3rd Mar 2008 11:41
UBS AG (EPT)03 March 2008 FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in BHP Billiton PlcClass of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 29 FEBRUARY 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 9,430,003 0.43% 7,276,842 0.33%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,430,003 0.43% 7,276,842 0.33% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) SALE 4258 1620 pence SALE 2101 1620 PURCHASE 121 1621 PURCHASE 262 1621 PURCHASE 876 1621 PURCHASE 1642 1621 SALE 1738 1622 SALE 694 1622 PURCHASE 567 1622 PURCHASE 648 1622 PURCHASE 833 1622 PURCHASE 864 1622 SALE 5785 1623 SALE 3089 1623 SALE 1784 1623 SALE 1611 1623 SALE 1500 1623 SALE 1054 1623 SALE 1024 1623 SALE 1000 1623 SALE 947 1623 SALE 819 1623 SALE 182 1623 SALE 124 1623 PURCHASE 471 1623 PURCHASE 570 1623 PURCHASE 889 1623 PURCHASE 1493 1623 PURCHASE 1553 1623 PURCHASE 1572 1623 PURCHASE 2500 1623 SALE 4835 1624 SALE 1000 1624 SALE 900 1624 SALE 835 1624 PURCHASE 14 1624 PURCHASE 24 1624 PURCHASE 100 1624 PURCHASE 368 1624 PURCHASE 600 1624 PURCHASE 653 1624 PURCHASE 731 1624 PURCHASE 806 1624 PURCHASE 856 1624 PURCHASE 1000 1624 PURCHASE 1000 1624 PURCHASE 1000 1624 PURCHASE 1055 1624 PURCHASE 1149 1624 PURCHASE 1434 1624 PURCHASE 1717 1624 PURCHASE 1784 1624 PURCHASE 2345 1624 PURCHASE 3173 1624 PURCHASE 3738 1624 PURCHASE 5400 1624 SALE 3626 1625 SALE 1378 1625 PURCHASE 200 1625 PURCHASE 618 1625 PURCHASE 900 1625 PURCHASE 1018 1625 PURCHASE 1150 1625 PURCHASE 1195 1625 PURCHASE 1250 1625 PURCHASE 1800 1625 PURCHASE 1811 1625 PURCHASE 2395 1625 SALE 4425 1626 SALE 1507 1626 SALE 1500 1626 SALE 1436 1626 SALE 1422 1626 SALE 1250 1626 SALE 1190 1626 SALE 664 1626 SALE 500 1626 SALE 419 1626 SALE 232 1626 SALE 194 1626 PURCHASE 450 1626 PURCHASE 500 1626 PURCHASE 1422 1626 PURCHASE 1518 1626 PURCHASE 1554 1626 PURCHASE 2000 1626 PURCHASE 4541 1626 PURCHASE 801 1626.5 SALE 2148 1627 SALE 1250 1627 PURCHASE 500 1627 PURCHASE 646 1627 PURCHASE 648 1627 PURCHASE 828 1627 PURCHASE 880 1627 PURCHASE 1240 1627 PURCHASE 1250 1627 PURCHASE 1301 1627 PURCHASE 2676 1627 PURCHASE 134 1628 PURCHASE 200 1628 PURCHASE 281 1628 PURCHASE 1223 1628 PURCHASE 1250 1628 SALE 1303 1629 SALE 1250 1629 SALE 1000 1629 SALE 1000 1629 SALE 1000 1629 SALE 923 1629 SALE 317 1629 PURCHASE 1000 1629 PURCHASE 1250 1629 PURCHASE 1500 1629 PURCHASE 1500 1629 SALE 88518 1630 SALE 5000 1630 SALE 1254 1630 SALE 842 1630 SALE 831 1630 SALE 819 1630 SALE 132 1630 SALE 106 1630 PURCHASE 200 1630 PURCHASE 200 1630 PURCHASE 328 1630 PURCHASE 400 1630 PURCHASE 600 1630 PURCHASE 709 1630 PURCHASE 804 1630 PURCHASE 831 1630 PURCHASE 9137 1630 PURCHASE 30630 1630 PURCHASE 32571 1630 SALE 960 1631 PURCHASE 1200 1631 PURCHASE 1250 1631 PURCHASE 1250 1631 PURCHASE 1725 1631 PURCHASE 1800 1631 SALE 1463 1632 SALE 652 1632 SALE 110 1632 SALE 33 1632 PURCHASE 1604 1632 SALE 1250 1635 SALE 484 1635 SALE 476 1635 SALE 353 1635 SALE 334 1635 SALE 334 1635 SALE 64 1635 SALE 1040 1636 SALE 590 1636 SALE 260 1636 SALE 181 1636 SALE 19 1636 PURCHASE 1500 1636 SALE 2334 1637 SALE 1000 1637 SALE 172 1637 PURCHASE 244 1637 PURCHASE 314 1637 PURCHASE 483 1637 PURCHASE 500 1637 PURCHASE 1200 1637 SALE 5018 1638 SALE 1100 1638 SALE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 94 1638 PURCHASE 100 1638 PURCHASE 149 1638 PURCHASE 997 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 1071 1638 PURCHASE 1100 1638 PURCHASE 1200 1638 PURCHASE 1400 1638 PURCHASE 1434 1638 SALE 3451 1639 SALE 1461 1639 SALE 1441 1639 SALE 1250 1639 PURCHASE 117 1639 PURCHASE 1000 1639 PURCHASE 1700 1639 PURCHASE 1750 1639 PURCHASE 4422 1639 PURCHASE 4729 1639 SALE 1500 1640 SALE 1500 1640 SALE 1147 1640 SALE 1031 1640 SALE 1000 1640 SALE 800 1640 SALE 500 1640 SALE 391 1640 SALE 391 1640 SALE 391 1640 PURCHASE 800 1640 PURCHASE 900 1640 PURCHASE 915 1640 PURCHASE 1000 1640 PURCHASE 1019 1640 PURCHASE 1100 1640 PURCHASE 1600 1640 PURCHASE 2125 1640 PURCHASE 3357 1640 SALE 4800 1641 SALE 3083 1641 SALE 2000 1641 SALE 1970 1641 SALE 1250 1641 SALE 1122 1641 SALE 929 1641 SALE 900 1641 SALE 700 1641 SALE 700 1641 SALE 349 1641 SALE 318 1641 PURCHASE 438 1641 PURCHASE 500 1641 PURCHASE 520 1641 PURCHASE 700 1641 PURCHASE 900 1641 PURCHASE 1005 1641 PURCHASE 2535 1641 PURCHASE 3906 1641 SALE 9135 1642 SALE 3003 1642 SALE 2500 1642 SALE 1800 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 944 1642 SALE 541 1642 SALE 541 1642 SALE 452 1642 SALE 284 1642 PURCHASE 200 1642 PURCHASE 459 1642 PURCHASE 601 1642 PURCHASE 800 1642 PURCHASE 876 1642 PURCHASE 881 1642 PURCHASE 910 1642 PURCHASE 1100 1642 PURCHASE 1300 1642 PURCHASE 1300 1642 PURCHASE 1447 1642 PURCHASE 1873 1642 PURCHASE 2039 1642 PURCHASE 5400 1642 SALE 2148 1643 SALE 2140 1643 SALE 2024 1643 SALE 1833 1643 SALE 1700 1643 SALE 1245 1643 SALE 1236 1643 SALE 1103 1643 SALE 1057 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 925 1643 SALE 900 1643 SALE 880 1643 SALE 874 1643 SALE 800 1643 SALE 797 1643 SALE 700 1643 SALE 600 1643 SALE 535 1643 SALE 528 1643 SALE 507 1643 SALE 403 1643 SALE 400 1643 SALE 364 1643 SALE 234 1643 SALE 234 1643 SALE 150 1643 SALE 105 1643 SALE 72 1643 PURCHASE 10 1643 PURCHASE 89 1643 PURCHASE 100 1643 PURCHASE 100 1643 PURCHASE 117 1643 PURCHASE 144 1643 PURCHASE 160 1643 PURCHASE 178 1643 PURCHASE 239 1643 PURCHASE 304 1643 PURCHASE 313 1643 PURCHASE 400 1643 PURCHASE 445 1643 PURCHASE 451 1643 PURCHASE 500 1643 PURCHASE 549 1643 PURCHASE 750 1643 PURCHASE 863 1643 PURCHASE 863 1643 PURCHASE 920 1643 PURCHASE 1090 1643 PURCHASE 2000 1643 PURCHASE 2400 1643 PURCHASE 2500 1643 PURCHASE 2709 1643 PURCHASE 2886 1643 PURCHASE 3248 1643 PURCHASE 3447 1643 PURCHASE 3547 1643 PURCHASE 5200 1643 SALE 4293 1644 SALE 4000 1644 SALE 1660 1644 SALE 1277 1644 SALE 1066 1644 SALE 1000 1644 SALE 1000 1644 SALE 849 1644 SALE 800 1644 SALE 800 1644 SALE 800 1644 SALE 800 1644 SALE 600 1644 SALE 510 1644 SALE 500 1644 SALE 500 1644 SALE 350 1644 SALE 235 1644 SALE 70 1644 SALE 34 1644 SALE 15 1644 PURCHASE 96 1644 PURCHASE 100 1644 PURCHASE 100 1644 PURCHASE 197 1644 PURCHASE 426 1644 PURCHASE 456 1644 PURCHASE 474 1644 PURCHASE 485 1644 PURCHASE 497 1644 PURCHASE 500 1644 PURCHASE 500 1644 PURCHASE 650 1644 PURCHASE 650 1644 PURCHASE 785 1644 PURCHASE 800 1644 PURCHASE 800 1644 PURCHASE 831 1644 PURCHASE 989 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 PURCHASE 1349 1644 PURCHASE 1500 1644 PURCHASE 1544 1644 PURCHASE 2009 1644 SALE 2226 1645 SALE 2160 1645 SALE 1700 1645 SALE 1536 1645 SALE 1462 1645 SALE 1251 1645 SALE 1250 1645 SALE 1128 1645 SALE 1000 1645 SALE 1000 1645 SALE 923 1645 SALE 858 1645 SALE 700 1645 SALE 609 1645 SALE 600 1645 SALE 529 1645 SALE 512 1645 SALE 300 1645 SALE 44 1645 SALE 38 1645 PURCHASE 61 1645 PURCHASE 255 1645 PURCHASE 300 1645 PURCHASE 332 1645 PURCHASE 418 1645 PURCHASE 464 1645 PURCHASE 496 1645 PURCHASE 551 1645 PURCHASE 700 1645 PURCHASE 794 1645 PURCHASE 800 1645 PURCHASE 829 1645 PURCHASE 901 1645 PURCHASE 1000 1645 PURCHASE 1040 1645 PURCHASE 1132 1645 PURCHASE 1273 1645 PURCHASE 3150 1645 SALE 1795 1646 SALE 1636 1646 SALE 1540 1646 SALE 900 1646 SALE 853 1646 SALE 811 1646 SALE 800 1646 SALE 551 1646 SALE 258 1646 SALE 47 1646 PURCHASE 200 1646 PURCHASE 258 1646 PURCHASE 291 1646 PURCHASE 307 1646 PURCHASE 342 1646 PURCHASE 379 1646 PURCHASE 392 1646 PURCHASE 400 1646 PURCHASE 492 1646 PURCHASE 500 1646 PURCHASE 500 1646 PURCHASE 500 1646 PURCHASE 565 1646 PURCHASE 600 1646 PURCHASE 600 1646 PURCHASE 649 1646 PURCHASE 653 1646 PURCHASE 800 1646 PURCHASE 800 1646 PURCHASE 800 1646 PURCHASE 800 1646 PURCHASE 900 1646 PURCHASE 951 1646 PURCHASE 1000 1646 PURCHASE 1013 1646 PURCHASE 1338 1646 PURCHASE 1400 1646 PURCHASE 1500 1646 PURCHASE 2676 1646 PURCHASE 2866 1646 PURCHASE 3000 1646 PURCHASE 3974 1646 PURCHASE 5000 1646 SALE 2800 1647 SALE 2075 1647 SALE 1878 1647 SALE 1708 1647 SALE 1345 1647 SALE 1087 1647 SALE 1080 1647 SALE 864 1647 SALE 800 1647 SALE 800 1647 SALE 650 1647 SALE 650 1647 SALE 600 1647 SALE 515 1647 SALE 495 1647 SALE 477 1647 SALE 450 1647 SALE 311 1647 SALE 281 1647 SALE 53 1647 SALE 44 1647 SALE 32 1647 SALE 24 1647 PURCHASE 100 1647 PURCHASE 109 1647 PURCHASE 351 1647 PURCHASE 394 1647 PURCHASE 491 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 500 1647 PURCHASE 641 1647 PURCHASE 706 1647 PURCHASE 796 1647 PURCHASE 800 1647 PURCHASE 823 1647 PURCHASE 924 1647 PURCHASE 1000 1647 PURCHASE 1000 1647 PURCHASE 1000 1647 PURCHASE 1115 1647 PURCHASE 1170 1647 PURCHASE 1359 1647 PURCHASE 1396 1647 PURCHASE 2181 1647 PURCHASE 2489 1647 PURCHASE 2591 1647 SALE 4393 1648 SALE 4000 1648 SALE 3351 1648 SALE 3091 1648 SALE 2967 1648 SALE 2765 1648 SALE 2558 1648 SALE 2164 1648 SALE 2052 1648 SALE 2000 1648 SALE 1864 1648 SALE 1500 1648 SALE 1346 1648 SALE 1341 1648 SALE 1250 1648 SALE 1000 1648 SALE 800 1648 SALE 500 1648 SALE 413 1648 SALE 400 1648 SALE 205 1648 SALE 205 1648 SALE 197 1648 SALE 108 1648 SALE 100 1648 SALE 34 1648 PURCHASE 70 1648 PURCHASE 100 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 PURCHASE 792 1648 PURCHASE 800 1648 PURCHASE 800 1648 PURCHASE 900 1648 PURCHASE 1100 1648 PURCHASE 1192 1648 PURCHASE 1372 1648 PURCHASE 1448 1648 PURCHASE 1981 1648 PURCHASE 2164 1648 PURCHASE 2294 1648 PURCHASE 2571 1648 PURCHASE 3000 1648 SALE 4384 1649 SALE 1330 1649 SALE 1290 1649 SALE 1153 1649 SALE 880 1649 SALE 480 1649 SALE 468 1649 SALE 300 1649 SALE 260 1649 SALE 196 1649 PURCHASE 100 1649 PURCHASE 118 1649 PURCHASE 158 1649 PURCHASE 162 1649 PURCHASE 163 1649 PURCHASE 300 1649 PURCHASE 359 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 620 1649 PURCHASE 664 1649 PURCHASE 700 1649 PURCHASE 741 1649 PURCHASE 800 1649 PURCHASE 800 1649 PURCHASE 800 1649 PURCHASE 850 1649 PURCHASE 862 1649 PURCHASE 900 1649 PURCHASE 900 1649 PURCHASE 959 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1649 PURCHASE 1056 1649 PURCHASE 1142 1649 PURCHASE 1173 1649 PURCHASE 1200 1649 PURCHASE 1600 1649 PURCHASE 1620 1649 PURCHASE 1701 1649 PURCHASE 2267 1649 PURCHASE 3348 1649 PURCHASE 3874 1649 SALE 5082 1650 SALE 3069 1650 SALE 2939 1650 SALE 2400 1650 SALE 2400 1650 SALE 2400 1650 SALE 2048 1650 SALE 1900 1650 SALE 1767 1650 SALE 1546 1650 SALE 1095 1650 SALE 1026 1650 SALE 1000 1650 SALE 885 1650 SALE 854 1650 SALE 641 1650 SALE 586 1650 SALE 517 1650 SALE 500 1650 SALE 483 1650 SALE 477 1650 SALE 464 1650 SALE 460 1650 SALE 452 1650 SALE 452 1650 SALE 452 1650 SALE 449 1650 SALE 342 1650 SALE 342 1650 SALE 342 1650 SALE 340 1650 SALE 316 1650 SALE 300 1650 SALE 293 1650 SALE 288 1650 SALE 283 1650 SALE 188 1650 SALE 74 1650 PURCHASE 7 1650 PURCHASE 183 1650 PURCHASE 500 1650 PURCHASE 575 1650 PURCHASE 800 1650 PURCHASE 1050 1650 PURCHASE 1059 1650 PURCHASE 1069 1650 PURCHASE 1075 1650 PURCHASE 1200 1650 PURCHASE 1200 1650 PURCHASE 1300 1650 PURCHASE 1500 1650 PURCHASE 1560 1650 PURCHASE 1721 1650 PURCHASE 1800 1650 PURCHASE 2009 1650 PURCHASE 2200 1650 PURCHASE 2298 1650 SALE 5400 1651 SALE 4041 1651 SALE 3600 1651 SALE 3196 1651 SALE 1500 1651 SALE 1444 1651 SALE 1412 1651 SALE 1346 1651 SALE 1250 1651 SALE 1250 1651 SALE 1074 1651 SALE 999 1651 SALE 800 1651 SALE 687 1651 SALE 516 1651 SALE 509 1651 SALE 500 1651 SALE 500 1651 SALE 482 1651 SALE 397 1651 SALE 391 1651 SALE 341 1651 SALE 319 1651 SALE 138 1651 SALE 103 1651 PURCHASE 1 1651 PURCHASE 100 1651 PURCHASE 200 1651 PURCHASE 300 1651 PURCHASE 500 1651 PURCHASE 600 1651 PURCHASE 600 1651 PURCHASE 700 1651 PURCHASE 749 1651 PURCHASE 800 1651 PURCHASE 843 1651 PURCHASE 900 1651 PURCHASE 1000 1651 PURCHASE 1099 1651 PURCHASE 1100 1651 PURCHASE 1250 1651 PURCHASE 1380 1651 PURCHASE 1651 1651 PURCHASE 2405 1651 PURCHASE 2596 1651 PURCHASE 3658 1651 PURCHASE 4000 1651 SALE 2314 1652 SALE 2294 1652 SALE 2052 1652 SALE 1524 1652 SALE 1355 1652 SALE 925 1652 SALE 690 1652 SALE 689 1652 SALE 652 1652 SALE 500 1652 SALE 461 1652 SALE 274 1652 SALE 10 1652 PURCHASE 100 1652 PURCHASE 143 1652 PURCHASE 340 1652 PURCHASE 500 1652 PURCHASE 500 1652 PURCHASE 573 1652 PURCHASE 648 1652 PURCHASE 665 1652 PURCHASE 1000 1652 PURCHASE 1000 1652 PURCHASE 1000 1652 PURCHASE 1200 1652 PURCHASE 1468 1652 PURCHASE 2000 1652 PURCHASE 2000 1652 PURCHASE 2316 1652 PURCHASE 6014 1652 SALE 3600 1653 SALE 2800 1653 SALE 2536 1653 SALE 2220 1653 SALE 2000 1653 SALE 1400 1653 SALE 1300 1653 SALE 1250 1653 SALE 1249 1653 SALE 1000 1653 SALE 1000 1653 SALE 928 1653 SALE 800 1653 SALE 500 1653 SALE 176 1653 PURCHASE 100 1653 PURCHASE 100 1653 PURCHASE 100 1653 PURCHASE 122 1653 PURCHASE 204 1653 PURCHASE 500 1653 PURCHASE 530 1653 PURCHASE 542 1653 PURCHASE 600 1653 PURCHASE 718 1653 PURCHASE 859 1653 PURCHASE 1000 1653 PURCHASE 1111 1653 PURCHASE 1250 1653 PURCHASE 1318 1653 PURCHASE 1428 1653 PURCHASE 1495 1653 PURCHASE 1567 1653 PURCHASE 1934 1653 PURCHASE 2100 1653 PURCHASE 2742 1653 PURCHASE 3180 1653 PURCHASE 3356 1653 PURCHASE 4000 1653 SALE 2637 1654 SALE 1800 1654 SALE 1400 1654 SALE 1000 1654 SALE 892 1654 SALE 824 1654 SALE 789 1654 SALE 788 1654 SALE 563 1654 SALE 108 1654 PURCHASE 12 1654 PURCHASE 45 1654 PURCHASE 100 1654 PURCHASE 100 1654 PURCHASE 174 1654 PURCHASE 270 1654 PURCHASE 344 1654 PURCHASE 400 1654 PURCHASE 456 1654 PURCHASE 499 1654 PURCHASE 500 1654 PURCHASE 500 1654 PURCHASE 500 1654 PURCHASE 500 1654 PURCHASE 600 1654 PURCHASE 700 1654 PURCHASE 717 1654 PURCHASE 788 1654 PURCHASE 801 1654 PURCHASE 900 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1100 1654 PURCHASE 1155 1654 PURCHASE 1200 1654 PURCHASE 1200 1654 PURCHASE 1250 1654 PURCHASE 1300 1654 PURCHASE 1366 1654 PURCHASE 1519 1654 PURCHASE 2862 1654 SALE 9063 1655 SALE 3663 1655 SALE 2989 1655 SALE 1992 1655 SALE 1782 1655 SALE 1646 1655 SALE 1635 1655 SALE 1629 1655 SALE 1600 1655 SALE 1454 1655 SALE 1361 1655 SALE 1341 1655 SALE 880 1655 SALE 880 1655 SALE 846 1655 SALE 822 1655 SALE 798 1655 SALE 700 1655 SALE 500 1655 SALE 466 1655 SALE 307 1655 SALE 307 1655 SALE 202 1655 SALE 97 1655 SALE 34 1655 SALE 8 1655 SALE 2 1655 PURCHASE 8 1655 PURCHASE 146 1655 PURCHASE 157 1655 PURCHASE 183 1655 PURCHASE 230 1655 PURCHASE 500 1655 PURCHASE 500 1655 PURCHASE 860 1655 PURCHASE 904 1655 PURCHASE 935 1655 PURCHASE 1024 1655 PURCHASE 1085 1655 PURCHASE 1600 1655 PURCHASE 1660 1655 PURCHASE 2412 1655 PURCHASE 4176 1655 PURCHASE 4506 1655 SALE 2795 1656 SALE 2539 1656 SALE 2409 1656 SALE 1589 1656 SALE 1500 1656 SALE 1471 1656 SALE 1409 1656 SALE 1200 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1665 PURCHASE 300 1665 PURCHASE 308 1665 PURCHASE 400 1665 PURCHASE 500 1665 PURCHASE 509 1665 PURCHASE 573 1665 PURCHASE 597 1665 PURCHASE 695 1665 PURCHASE 707 1665 PURCHASE 779 1665 PURCHASE 779 1665 PURCHASE 800 1665 PURCHASE 800 1665 PURCHASE 805 1665 PURCHASE 900 1665 PURCHASE 939 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1004 1665 PURCHASE 1100 1665 PURCHASE 1185 1665 PURCHASE 1200 1665 PURCHASE 1362 1665 PURCHASE 1382 1665 PURCHASE 1409 1665 PURCHASE 1410 1665 PURCHASE 1429 1665 PURCHASE 1500 1665 PURCHASE 1515 1665 PURCHASE 1599 1665 PURCHASE 1613 1665 PURCHASE 1667 1665 PURCHASE 1728 1665 PURCHASE 1825 1665 PURCHASE 1975 1665 PURCHASE 1980 1665 PURCHASE 2268 1665 PURCHASE 2296 1665 PURCHASE 2309 1665 PURCHASE 3440 1665 PURCHASE 9403 1665 PURCHASE 10000 1665 PURCHASE 19719 1665 SALE 5245 1666 SALE 4306 1666 SALE 3244 1666 SALE 2769 1666 SALE 1983 1666 SALE 1473 1666 SALE 1200 1666 SALE 925 1666 SALE 800 1666 SALE 776 1666 SALE 648 1666 SALE 584 1666 SALE 538 1666 SALE 517 1666 SALE 514 1666 SALE 400 1666 SALE 230 1666 SALE 200 1666 SALE 152 1666 SALE 126 1666 PURCHASE 96 1666 PURCHASE 127 1666 PURCHASE 138 1666 PURCHASE 584 1666 PURCHASE 600 1666 PURCHASE 882 1666 PURCHASE 900 1666 PURCHASE 1100 1666 PURCHASE 1148 1666 PURCHASE 1250 1666 PURCHASE 1330 1666 PURCHASE 1360 1666 PURCHASE 1510 1666 PURCHASE 1513 1666 PURCHASE 1525 1666 PURCHASE 1546 1666 PURCHASE 1655 1666 PURCHASE 1983 1666 PURCHASE 1985 1666 PURCHASE 2500 1666 PURCHASE 2800 1666 PURCHASE 3114 1666 PURCHASE 3524 1666 PURCHASE 3975 1666 SALE 2076 1667 SALE 1462 1667 SALE 1440 1667 SALE 1420 1667 SALE 1270 1667 SALE 1000 1667 SALE 1000 1667 SALE 1000 1667 SALE 928 1667 SALE 925 1667 SALE 863 1667 SALE 784 1667 SALE 646 1667 SALE 534 1667 SALE 500 1667 SALE 500 1667 SALE 483 1667 SALE 462 1667 SALE 364 1667 SALE 33 1667 PURCHASE 70 1667 PURCHASE 169 1667 PURCHASE 200 1667 PURCHASE 200 1667 PURCHASE 400 1667 PURCHASE 500 1667 PURCHASE 600 1667 PURCHASE 648 1667 PURCHASE 648 1667 PURCHASE 650 1667 PURCHASE 654 1667 PURCHASE 695 1667 PURCHASE 867 1667 PURCHASE 880 1667 PURCHASE 880 1667 PURCHASE 880 1667 PURCHASE 952 1667 PURCHASE 1000 1667 PURCHASE 1000 1667 PURCHASE 1000 1667 PURCHASE 1350 1667 PURCHASE 1400 1667 PURCHASE 1480 1667 PURCHASE 1530 1667 PURCHASE 1567 1667 PURCHASE 1706 1667 PURCHASE 2000 1667 PURCHASE 2001 1667 PURCHASE 2131 1667 PURCHASE 3210 1667 PURCHASE 273 1667.5 PURCHASE 282 1667.5 PURCHASE 138 1668 PURCHASE 505 1668 PURCHASE 654 1668 PURCHASE 700 1668 PURCHASE 800 1668 PURCHASE 919 1668 PURCHASE 1000 1668 PURCHASE 1000 1668 PURCHASE 1082 1668 PURCHASE 1103 1668 PURCHASE 1200 1668 PURCHASE 1333 1668 PURCHASE 1426 1668 PURCHASE 1601 1668 PURCHASE 1613 1668 PURCHASE 2587 1668 PURCHASE 2867 1668 PURCHASE 3020 1668 SALE 2001 1669 SALE 1865 1669 SALE 1645 1669 SALE 1475 1669 SALE 1472 1669 SALE 1365 1669 SALE 1130 1669 SALE 699 1669 SALE 504 1669 SALE 468 1669 SALE 457 1669 SALE 150 1669 SALE 18 1669 PURCHASE 100 1669 PURCHASE 254 1669 PURCHASE 486 1669 PURCHASE 700 1669 PURCHASE 779 1669 PURCHASE 1746 1669 PURCHASE 2000 1669 PURCHASE 2001 1669 PURCHASE 2619 1669 PURCHASE 3753 1669 SALE 2009 1670 SALE 1576 1670 SALE 1132 1670 SALE 1000 1670 SALE 42 1670 PURCHASE 1000 1670 SALE 923 1672 SALE 20 1672 TOTAL PURCHASES 978,647 TOTAL SALES 787,499 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 3 MARCH 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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