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EPT Disclosure

20th May 2008 11:38

RNS Number : 8667U
UBS AG (EPT)
20 May 2008
 



FORM 38.5(a)

 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

Name of exempt principal trader

UBS AG London Branch

Company dealt in

BHP Billiton PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

0.5 USD ordinary

Date of dealing

19 MAY 2008

 

 

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

324,851

2196 pence

2147 pence

 

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3) 

2,271,907

2196 pence

2143.54 pence

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,  e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3)

CFD

LONG

50,000

21.4354 GBP

CFD

LONG

144,048

21.54971898

CFD

LONG

114

21.57037632

CFD

LONG

1,039

21.57037671

CFD

LONG

3,811

21.57037673

CFD

LONG

1,100,000

21.66

CFD

LONG

120,000

21.6752

CFD

LONG

346,592

21.8174

CFD

LONG

6,460

21.81739938

CFD

LONG

141,751

41.9674 USD

CFD

LONG

23,400

44.3867 AUD

 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Product name,e.g call option

Writing,  selling,  purchasing, varying etc

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option moneypaid/received per unit (Note 3)

PUT

SELLING

18,000

2100 PENCE

AMERICAN

30/06/2008

74.5 PENCE

PUT

SELLING

2,000

2100 PENCE

AMERICAN

30/06/2008

73 PENCE

PUT

SELLING

2,000

2000 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/12/2008

180 PENCE

 

(ii) Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

 

 

 

3. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

 

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

 

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Date of disclosure

20 MAY 2008

Contact name

NIMISHA SACHDEV

Telephone number

020 7568 9289

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP Billiton PLC

BHP Billiton LTD

Nature of connection (Note 6)

CONNECTED ADVISER

 

Notes

 

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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