24th Dec 2007 11:48
UBS AG (EPT)24 December 2007 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 21 DECEMBER 2007 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 8,732,556 0.39% 3,725,079 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,732,556 0.39% 3,725,079 0.17% (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) PURCHASE 800 1503 pence PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1323 1503 PURCHASE 323 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 195 1503 SALE 2668 1504 PURCHASE 500 1505 PURCHASE 400 1505 PURCHASE 1646 1505 SALE 1950 1505 PURCHASE 600 1506 PURCHASE 1014 1506 PURCHASE 800 1506 PURCHASE 3862 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 700 1506 PURCHASE 500 1506 PURCHASE 30 1506 PURCHASE 2161 1507 PURCHASE 4454 1507 PURCHASE 273 1507 PURCHASE 4172 1508 SALE 1582 1508 PURCHASE 359 1508 PURCHASE 359 1508 PURCHASE 300 1508 SALE 1292 1509 SALE 1095 1509 SALE 331 1509 SALE 800 1509 SALE 2016 1509 SALE 400 1509 SALE 2000 1509 SALE 457 1509 PURCHASE 424 1509 SALE 6622 1510 SALE 1832 1510 SALE 466 1510 SALE 1100 1510 PURCHASE 2000 1511 PURCHASE 2432 1511 PURCHASE 637 1511 PURCHASE 508 1512 PURCHASE 740 1513 PURCHASE 4500 1513 SALE 1992 1513 PURCHASE 31 1513 PURCHASE 305 1513 PURCHASE 816 1514 PURCHASE 816 1514 SALE 805 1515 SALE 193 1515 SALE 666 1515 SALE 1914 1515 PURCHASE 2526 1515 SALE 1116 1517 SALE 1000 1517 PURCHASE 166 1517 PURCHASE 1824 1517 PURCHASE 2944 1517 SALE 4386 1517 SALE 1600 1517 SALE 605 1517 SALE 566 1518 SALE 500 1518 PURCHASE 758 1518 PURCHASE 90 1518 PURCHASE 193 1518 PURCHASE 141 1518 SALE 95 1519 SALE 573 1519 SALE 1500 1519 PURCHASE 999 1519 PURCHASE 2434 1519 PURCHASE 1646 1519 PURCHASE 1778 1519 PURCHASE 500 1520 PURCHASE 500 1520 PURCHASE 451 1520 SALE 2249 1520 SALE 1216 1520 PURCHASE 366 1520 PURCHASE 49 1520 PURCHASE 481 1520 SALE 5000 1520 SALE 1578 1520 PURCHASE 1000 1520 SALE 1000 1521 SALE 3576 1521 PURCHASE 349 1521 SALE 1500 1521 SALE 1800 1521 SALE 1651 1521 PURCHASE 269 1521 SALE 3201 1521 SALE 44 1521.5 SALE 300 1522 SALE 140 1522 SALE 547 1522 SALE 794 1522 PURCHASE 662 1522 PURCHASE 879 1522 PURCHASE 3200 1522 PURCHASE 103 1522 PURCHASE 311 1522 PURCHASE 208 1522 PURCHASE 1766 1522 PURCHASE 470 1522 PURCHASE 188 1522 PURCHASE 160 1522 PURCHASE 223 1522 PURCHASE 526 1522 PURCHASE 59 1522 PURCHASE 162 1522 PURCHASE 141 1522 PURCHASE 310 1522 PURCHASE 1834 1522 PURCHASE 330 1522 PURCHASE 332 1522 PURCHASE 272 1522 PURCHASE 498 1522 PURCHASE 694 1522 PURCHASE 1821 1522 PURCHASE 69 1522 PURCHASE 377 1522 PURCHASE 320 1522 PURCHASE 166 1522 PURCHASE 1657 1522 SALE 701 1522 SALE 456 1522 SALE 500 1522 SALE 24 1522.5 SALE 940 1523 SALE 1000 1523 SALE 533 1523 SALE 1366 1523 SALE 1000 1523 SALE 200 1523 SALE 825 1523 SALE 1000 1523 SALE 1000 1523 SALE 1061 1523 SALE 1594 1523 SALE 500 1523 PURCHASE 1552 1523 SALE 1000 1523 SALE 1281 1523 SALE 83 1523 SALE 1636 1523 SALE 143 1523 SALE 611 1523 PURCHASE 534 1523 SALE 410 1523 PURCHASE 1116 1523 PURCHASE 1484 1523 SALE 3 1523 PURCHASE 542 1523 SALE 6 1523 PURCHASE 310 1523 PURCHASE 311 1523 PURCHASE 70 1523 PURCHASE 197 1523 SALE 95 1523 PURCHASE 62 1523 PURCHASE 239 1523 PURCHASE 175 1523 PURCHASE 214 1523 PURCHASE 824 1523 SALE 17 1523.5 SALE 2000 1524 SALE 1500 1524 SALE 2477 1524 SALE 1207 1524 SALE 1207 1524 PURCHASE 4160 1524 PURCHASE 2401 1524 SALE 700 1524 SALE 2255 1524 SALE 1400 1524 SALE 796 1524 SALE 700 1524 SALE 49 1524 PURCHASE 262 1524 PURCHASE 281 1524 PURCHASE 456 1524 PURCHASE 159 1524 PURCHASE 73 1524 SALE 636 1524 PURCHASE 46 1524 SALE 785 1524 SALE 1556 1524 SALE 1281 1524 SALE 1606 1524 SALE 49 1524 SALE 46 1524 SALE 29 1524.5 SALE 13 1524.5 PURCHASE 5028 1525 PURCHASE 1529 1525 PURCHASE 1205 1525 PURCHASE 1205 1525 PURCHASE 1136 1525 PURCHASE 1138 1525 PURCHASE 547 1525 PURCHASE 3074 1525 PURCHASE 1205 1525 PURCHASE 1205 1525 SALE 749 1525 SALE 1434 1525 SALE 735 1525 SALE 370 1525 SALE 1203 1525 SALE 1206 1525 PURCHASE 938 1525 PURCHASE 938 1525 SALE 600 1525 SALE 1500 1525 SALE 582 1525 SALE 1701 1525 SALE 399 1525 PURCHASE 109 1525 PURCHASE 51 1525 PURCHASE 342 1525 PURCHASE 126 1525 PURCHASE 272 1525 SALE 192 1525 SALE 280 1525 SALE 2200 1525 SALE 500 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 303 1525 SALE 297 1525 SALE 479 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 738 1525 SALE 1000 1525 SALE 42 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 2412 1525 SALE 2321 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 735 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 1531 1525 SALE 660 1525 SALE 635 1525 SALE 455 1525 SALE 892 1525 SALE 200 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 1542 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 500 1525 SALE 96 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 1073 1525 SALE 1727 1525 SALE 1161 1525 PURCHASE 617 1525 SALE 24 1525 PURCHASE 1144 1525 SALE 478 1525 PURCHASE 1721 1525 SALE 1468 1525 SALE 244 1525 SALE 23 1525.5 SALE 24 1525.5 SALE 328 1526 SALE 352 1526 SALE 121 1526 PURCHASE 3188 1526 SALE 800 1526 SALE 989 1526 SALE 100 1526 SALE 400 1526 PURCHASE 500 1526 PURCHASE 553 1526 PURCHASE 149 1526 PURCHASE 500 1526 PURCHASE 55 1526 PURCHASE 1245 1526 PURCHASE 4147 1526 PURCHASE 4353 1526 PURCHASE 3406 1526 PURCHASE 1905 1526 PURCHASE 242 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 1941 1526 PURCHASE 626 1526 SALE 339 1526 SALE 1439 1526 PURCHASE 1500 1526 PURCHASE 754 1526 PURCHASE 100 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 100 1526 PURCHASE 201 1526 SALE 1351 1526 SALE 51 1526 SALE 1396 1526 SALE 74 1526 PURCHASE 565 1526 PURCHASE 319 1526 PURCHASE 3907 1526 SALE 79 1526 SALE 451 1526 SALE 705 1526 SALE 100 1526 SALE 175 1526 SALE 455 1526 SALE 75 1526.5 SALE 4348 1527 SALE 1000 1527 SALE 2479 1527 SALE 1651 1527 SALE 957 1527 SALE 1267 1527 SALE 533 1527 SALE 1000 1527 SALE 1000 1527 PURCHASE 3521 1527 SALE 2500 1527 SALE 500 1527 SALE 200 1527 SALE 200 1527 SALE 100 1527 PURCHASE 44 1527 PURCHASE 456 1527 PURCHASE 44 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 1000 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 100 1527 PURCHASE 808 1527 PURCHASE 281 1527 PURCHASE 1000 1527 SALE 1768 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 PURCHASE 500 1527 SALE 2700 1527 SALE 922 1527 PURCHASE 700 1527 SALE 6 1527 PURCHASE 77 1527 PURCHASE 220 1527 PURCHASE 328 1527 PURCHASE 204 1527 PURCHASE 75 1527 PURCHASE 121 1527 SALE 3541 1527 PURCHASE 450 1527 SALE 179 1527 SALE 1009 1527 SALE 1596 1527 SALE 1000 1527 SALE 593 1527 SALE 450 1527 SALE 20 1527 SALE 2 1527 SALE 1277 1527 SALE 342 1527 SALE 1647 1527 SALE 700 1527 SALE 1563 1527 SALE 1750 1527 SALE 111 1527 SALE 101 1527 SALE 19 1527.5 SALE 93 1527.5 SALE 11 1527.5 PURCHASE 485 1528 PURCHASE 1323 1528 PURCHASE 247 1528 PURCHASE 11 1528 PURCHASE 131 1528 PURCHASE 206 1528 PURCHASE 299 1528 PURCHASE 3219 1528 PURCHASE 705 1528 SALE 2759 1528 SALE 1329 1528 SALE 1190 1528 PURCHASE 1247 1528 PURCHASE 1125 1528 PURCHASE 101 1528 PURCHASE 411 1528 PURCHASE 121 1528 SALE 884 1528 SALE 152 1528 SALE 232 1528 SALE 510 1528 SALE 1010 1528 SALE 270 1528 SALE 1010 1528 SALE 911 1528 SALE 1010 1528 SALE 197 1528 SALE 763 1528 PURCHASE 1845 1528 PURCHASE 1111 1528 PURCHASE 1165 1528 PURCHASE 4235 1528 PURCHASE 6544 1528 SALE 2286 1528 PURCHASE 1772 1528 PURCHASE 515 1528 PURCHASE 400 1528 SALE 343 1528 PURCHASE 1794 1528 SALE 6 1528.5 SALE 66 1528.5 SALE 20 1528.5 SALE 14 1528.5 SALE 47 1528.5 SALE 60 1528.5 PURCHASE 500 1529 SALE 124 1529 SALE 5000 1529 SALE 887 1529 PURCHASE 247 1529 PURCHASE 276 1529 PURCHASE 905 1529 SALE 9 1529 SALE 985 1529 SALE 3276 1529 SALE 1232 1529 SALE 96 1529 SALE 1 1529 PURCHASE 125 1529 PURCHASE 524 1529 SALE 1385 1529 SALE 40 1529 SALE 49 1529 SALE 515 1529 SALE 21 1529 SALE 31 1529 SALE 1 1529.5 SALE 26 1529.5 SALE 5 1529.5 SALE 11 1529.5 SALE 12 1529.5 SALE 152 1529.5 PURCHASE 2507 1530 PURCHASE 1260 1530 PURCHASE 458 1530 PURCHASE 990 1530 PURCHASE 170 1530 PURCHASE 1852 1530 PURCHASE 364 1530 PURCHASE 600 1530 PURCHASE 289 1530 PURCHASE 1516 1530 PURCHASE 224 1530 PURCHASE 266 1530 PURCHASE 39 1530 PURCHASE 990 1530 SALE 309 1530 PURCHASE 115 1530 PURCHASE 217 1530 PURCHASE 76 1530 PURCHASE 1000 1530 PURCHASE 794 1530 PURCHASE 1000 1530 PURCHASE 1000 1530 PURCHASE 630 1530 SALE 17 1530 SALE 1410 1530 SALE 1372 1530 SALE 3400 1530 SALE 6 1530 SALE 99 1530 PURCHASE 165 1530 PURCHASE 88 1530 PURCHASE 305 1530 SALE 1236 1530 SALE 828 1530 SALE 3192 1530 SALE 486 1530 SALE 40 1530.5 SALE 5 1530.5 SALE 7 1530.5 SALE 53 1530.5 SALE 4 1530.5 SALE 34 1530.5 SALE 10 1530.5 SALE 18 1530.5 SALE 50 1530.5 SALE 41 1530.5 SALE 46 1530.5 SALE 1 1530.5 SALE 94 1530.5 SALE 1000 1531 SALE 1456 1531 SALE 41 1531 SALE 2 1531 SALE 17 1531 SALE 750 1531 SALE 515 1531 SALE 28 1531 PURCHASE 496 1531 PURCHASE 325 1531 PURCHASE 162 1531 PURCHASE 1033 1531 PURCHASE 283 1531 PURCHASE 100 1531 PURCHASE 398 1531 SALE 3 1531 PURCHASE 1913 1531 PURCHASE 1000 1531 PURCHASE 130 1531 PURCHASE 1000 1531 PURCHASE 287 1531 PURCHASE 429 1531 SALE 1309 1531 PURCHASE 435 1531 PURCHASE 1892 1531 PURCHASE 311 1531 PURCHASE 266 1531 SALE 197 1531.5 SALE 61 1531.5 SALE 35 1531.5 SALE 1006 1532 SALE 270 1532 SALE 1465 1532 SALE 474 1532 SALE 753 1532 SALE 224 1532 SALE 1565 1532 SALE 532 1532 SALE 10 1532 SALE 2000 1532 SALE 21 1532 SALE 24 1532 SALE 1321 1532 SALE 842 1532 PURCHASE 803 1532 PURCHASE 1817 1532 PURCHASE 100 1532 SALE 23 1532 SALE 6 1532 SALE 9 1532.5 SALE 15 1532.5 SALE 18 1532.5 SALE 60 1533 SALE 924 1533 SALE 924 1533 SALE 22 1533 PURCHASE 1000 1533 PURCHASE 130 1533 SALE 26 1533 SALE 4 1533 SALE 404 1533 SALE 1000 1533 SALE 544 1533 SALE 69 1533.5 SALE 149 1533.5 PURCHASE 6518 1534 SALE 1045 1534 SALE 100 1534 SALE 2000 1534 SALE 1000 1534 SALE 1942 1534 SALE 32 1534 SALE 57 1534 SALE 1019 1534 SALE 716 1534 PURCHASE 155 1534 PURCHASE 100 1534 PURCHASE 1591 1534 PURCHASE 207 1534 PURCHASE 511 1534 PURCHASE 824 1534 SALE 226 1534 SALE 712 1534 SALE 17 1534.5 SALE 116 1534.5 PURCHASE 2197 1536 PURCHASE 1800 1536 SALE 25 1536 PURCHASE 528 1536 PURCHASE 4794 1536 SALE 1877 1536 SALE 1600 1536 SALE 2200 1536 SALE 200 1536 SALE 2800 1537 SALE 364 1537.5 PURCHASE 265 1538 PURCHASE 97 1538 PURCHASE 729 1538 SALE 500 1538 PURCHASE 552 1538 PURCHASE 404 1538 PURCHASE 148 1538 PURCHASE 1617 1538 PURCHASE 37 1538 PURCHASE 2757 1538 SALE 152 1538.5 SALE 1 1538.5 SALE 9 1538.5 SALE 883 1539 SALE 168 1539 PURCHASE 983 1539 SALE 229 1539 SALE 602 1539 SALE 229 1539 SALE 511 1539 SALE 2989 1539 SALE 2063 1539 PURCHASE 1807 1539 PURCHASE 523 1539 PURCHASE 500 1539 PURCHASE 21 1539 PURCHASE 61 1539 PURCHASE 260 1539 PURCHASE 386 1539 SALE 230 1539 SALE 228 1539 SALE 689 1539 SALE 459 1539 SALE 3000 1539 SALE 2551 1539 PURCHASE 2200 1539 PURCHASE 800 1539 PURCHASE 1182 1539 PURCHASE 200 1539 PURCHASE 726 1539 PURCHASE 360 1539 PURCHASE 60 1539 PURCHASE 133 1539 PURCHASE 1785 1539 PURCHASE 1008 1539 PURCHASE 5589 1539 PURCHASE 694 1539 PURCHASE 214 1539 PURCHASE 4693 1539 SALE 45 1539.5 SALE 658 1540 PURCHASE 689 1540 PURCHASE 5200 1540 PURCHASE 1000 1540 PURCHASE 299 1540 PURCHASE 520 1540 PURCHASE 688 1540 PURCHASE 600 1540 SALE 247 1540 SALE 2845 1540 SALE 130 1540 SALE 48 1540 SALE 353 1540 SALE 927 1540 SALE 31 1540 PURCHASE 104 1540 PURCHASE 135 1540 PURCHASE 670 1540 PURCHASE 1000 1540 PURCHASE 968 1540 PURCHASE 63 1540 PURCHASE 134 1540 PURCHASE 134 1540 PURCHASE 124 1540 PURCHASE 2049 1540 SALE 400 1540 SALE 222 1540 SALE 1770 1540 SALE 4000 1540 SALE 723 1540 PURCHASE 503 1540 PURCHASE 168 1540 PURCHASE 5828 1540 PURCHASE 665 1540 SALE 402 1540 SALE 455 1540 SALE 1000 1540 SALE 439 1540 PURCHASE 4263 1540 PURCHASE 5076 1540 SALE 164 1540.5 SALE 35 1540.5 PURCHASE 1458 1541 PURCHASE 126 1541 PURCHASE 595 1541 PURCHASE 93 1541 PURCHASE 132 1541 SALE 833 1541 SALE 128 1541 PURCHASE 6 1541 PURCHASE 1321 1541 PURCHASE 463 1541 PURCHASE 1898 1541 SALE 1000 1541 SALE 1341 1541 SALE 1000 1541 SALE 87 1541 SALE 1625 1541 SALE 455 1541 SALE 1786 1541 PURCHASE 2622 1541 PURCHASE 686 1541 PURCHASE 439 1541 PURCHASE 1000 1541 SALE 944 1541 SALE 1660 1541 SALE 2500 1541 SALE 5000 1541 SALE 1489 1541 PURCHASE 560 1541 PURCHASE 2775 1541 SALE 8 1541.5 SALE 477 1541.5 SALE 165 1541.5 SALE 165 1541.5 SALE 53 1541.5 SALE 1200 1541.5 PURCHASE 400 1542 PURCHASE 1000 1542 PURCHASE 500 1542 PURCHASE 354 1542 PURCHASE 1000 1542 PURCHASE 129 1542 PURCHASE 363 1542 PURCHASE 1000 1542 PURCHASE 594 1542 PURCHASE 70 1542 PURCHASE 1023 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 2200 1542 PURCHASE 300 1542 PURCHASE 158 1542 PURCHASE 129 1542 PURCHASE 400 1542 PURCHASE 39 1542 PURCHASE 400 1542 PURCHASE 560 1542 PURCHASE 463 1542 SALE 296 1542 SALE 200 1542 SALE 1010 1542 SALE 1010 1542 SALE 43 1542.5 SALE 43 1542.5 SALE 1200 1542.5 SALE 22 1543 SALE 109 1543 SALE 1000 1543 PURCHASE 2940 1543 PURCHASE 500 1543 SALE 587 1543 SALE 141 1543 SALE 230 1543 SALE 115 1543 SALE 497 1543 SALE 1066 1543 SALE 4485 1543 SALE 2351 1543 SALE 1358 1543 PURCHASE 128 1543 SALE 560 1543 SALE 364 1543 SALE 230 1543 SALE 33 1543 PURCHASE 1895 1543 SALE 1027 1543 SALE 500 1543 SALE 2020 1543 SALE 1044 1543 SALE 148 1543 PURCHASE 2410 1543 PURCHASE 1573 1543 PURCHASE 2104 1543 PURCHASE 911 1543 SALE 26 1543 SALE 656 1543 SALE 1855 1543 SALE 533 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 2100 1543 SALE 336 1543 SALE 561 1543 SALE 511 1543 SALE 96 1543 SALE 1500 1543 SALE 1 1543.5 SALE 45 1543.5 SALE 260 1543.5 PURCHASE 330 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 PURCHASE 100 1544 PURCHASE 123 1544 PURCHASE 523 1544 SALE 16 1544 PURCHASE 350 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 PURCHASE 496 1544 PURCHASE 167 1544 SALE 1000 1544 SALE 1100 1544 SALE 1374 1544 SALE 586 1544 SALE 3944 1544 PURCHASE 58 1544 PURCHASE 56 1544 PURCHASE 69 1544 PURCHASE 686 1544 PURCHASE 579 1544 SALE 3487 1544 SALE 1833 1544 SALE 1561 1544 PURCHASE 839 1544 PURCHASE 500 1544 SALE 2472 1544 PURCHASE 603 1544 PURCHASE 1385 1544 PURCHASE 560 1544 PURCHASE 208 1544 PURCHASE 1000 1544 PURCHASE 1942 1544 SALE 1855 1544 SALE 1855 1544 SALE 1000 1544 SALE 1669 1544 SALE 20 1544.5 SALE 603 1545 SALE 3340 1545 SALE 92 1545 SALE 866 1545 SALE 866 1545 SALE 2200 1545 SALE 3000 1545 SALE 1247 1545 SALE 4 1545 SALE 783 1545 SALE 981 1545 SALE 5 1545 SALE 372 1545 SALE 3080 1545 PURCHASE 45 1545 PURCHASE 139 1545 PURCHASE 164 1545 SALE 343 1545 SALE 459 1545 SALE 229 1545 SALE 458 1545 SALE 229 1545 SALE 229 1545 SALE 229 1545 PURCHASE 1400 1545 PURCHASE 2854 1545 PURCHASE 3618 1545 PURCHASE 6472 1545 SALE 1754 1545 SALE 1500 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 743 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 127 1545.5 SALE 200 1546 SALE 1500 1546 SALE 36 1546 SALE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1171 1546 PURCHASE 284 1546 PURCHASE 107 1546 PURCHASE 162 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 SALE 1000 1546 SALE 493 1546 SALE 541 1546 SALE 700 1546 SALE 905 1546 SALE 196 1546 PURCHASE 2293 1546 PURCHASE 3375 1546 PURCHASE 800 1546 SALE 3128 1546 SALE 829 1546 SALE 3 1546 SALE 281 1546 SALE 1 1546 SALE 3 1546 SALE 2 1546 PURCHASE 996 1546 PURCHASE 576 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 SALE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 2000 1546 SALE 91 1546.5 SALE 117 1547 SALE 688 1547 SALE 700 1547 SALE 700 1547 SALE 408 1547 PURCHASE 2000 1547 PURCHASE 1200 1547 PURCHASE 2000 1547 PURCHASE 1000 1547 SALE 187 1548 SALE 1 1548 SALE 455 1548 SALE 4 1548 SALE 3287 1548 SALE 2625 1548 SALE 165 1548.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 397,822 TOTAL SALES 435,558 (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 24 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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