6th Dec 2007 10:57
UBS AG (EPT)06 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 5 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 8,943,419 0.40% 4,094,754 0.18%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,943,419 0.40% 4,094,754 0.18% (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 150000 1573 pence PURCHASE 66 1580 PURCHASE 2161 1580 PURCHASE 3048 1580 SALE 1003 1582 SALE 888 1585 PURCHASE 1586 1585 PURCHASE 1977 1585 SALE 954 1586 SALE 913 1586 SALE 868 1586 SALE 848 1586 SALE 244 1586 PURCHASE 604 1586 SALE 2600 1587 SALE 300 1587 SALE 25 1587 PURCHASE 2068 1587 SALE 3647 1588 SALE 194 1588 PURCHASE 133 1588 PURCHASE 403 1588 PURCHASE 1257 1588 PURCHASE 1350 1588 PURCHASE 1890 1588 PURCHASE 3034 1588 PURCHASE 6297 1588 SALE 3135 1589 SALE 3022 1589 SALE 2854 1589 SALE 1394 1589 SALE 1353 1589 SALE 950 1589 SALE 825 1589 SALE 825 1589 SALE 692 1589 SALE 664 1589 SALE 388 1589 PURCHASE 895 1589 PURCHASE 2722 1589 SALE 5283 1590 SALE 3402 1590 SALE 2532 1590 SALE 969 1590 SALE 882 1590 SALE 608 1590 SALE 591 1590 SALE 454 1590 PURCHASE 5845 1590 SALE 2123 1591 PURCHASE 79 1591 PURCHASE 300 1591 PURCHASE 3021 1591 PURCHASE 3238 1591 PURCHASE 4664 1591 PURCHASE 6285 1591 SALE 6281 1592 SALE 4312 1592 SALE 2097 1592 SALE 1969 1592 SALE 1000 1592 SALE 894 1592 SALE 830 1592 SALE 806 1592 PURCHASE 1000 1592 PURCHASE 6281 1592 SALE 2024 1593 PURCHASE 235 1593 PURCHASE 690 1593 PURCHASE 2500 1593 PURCHASE 2635 1593 PURCHASE 2952 1593 PURCHASE 6277 1593 SALE 2195 1594 SALE 2128 1594 SALE 2028 1594 SALE 1826 1594 SALE 1692 1594 SALE 1645 1594 SALE 945 1594 SALE 29 1594 PURCHASE 85 1594 PURCHASE 136 1594 PURCHASE 146 1594 PURCHASE 175 1594 PURCHASE 455 1594 PURCHASE 474 1594 PURCHASE 687 1594 PURCHASE 1124 1594 PURCHASE 1177 1594 PURCHASE 1413 1594 PURCHASE 1575 1594 PURCHASE 1799 1594 PURCHASE 1800 1594 SALE 8585 1595 SALE 2022 1595 SALE 1701 1595 SALE 1418 1595 SALE 1299 1595 SALE 1299 1595 SALE 843 1595 SALE 834 1595 SALE 833 1595 SALE 827 1595 SALE 819 1595 PURCHASE 173 1595 PURCHASE 500 1595 PURCHASE 714 1595 PURCHASE 811 1595 PURCHASE 840 1595 PURCHASE 1511 1595 PURCHASE 1857 1595 PURCHASE 2354 1595 PURCHASE 2404 1595 PURCHASE 2718 1595 PURCHASE 2992 1595 PURCHASE 4889 1595 PURCHASE 5491 1595 SALE 3896 1596 SALE 3435 1596 SALE 3185 1596 SALE 1878 1596 SALE 1710 1596 SALE 1110 1596 SALE 702 1596 SALE 676 1596 SALE 535 1596 SALE 518 1596 SALE 149 1596 SALE 53 1596 PURCHASE 39 1596 PURCHASE 405 1596 PURCHASE 1000 1596 PURCHASE 3642 1596 SALE 5421 1597 SALE 2220 1597 SALE 1895 1597 PURCHASE 152 1597 PURCHASE 176 1597 PURCHASE 179 1597 PURCHASE 600 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1983 1597 PURCHASE 2146 1597 PURCHASE 4817 1597 SALE 3251 1598 SALE 2584 1598 SALE 2576 1598 SALE 2567 1598 SALE 2500 1598 SALE 1994 1598 SALE 1796 1598 SALE 1500 1598 SALE 1398 1598 SALE 616 1598 SALE 544 1598 SALE 439 1598 SALE 31 1598 PURCHASE 369 1598 PURCHASE 567 1598 PURCHASE 800 1598 PURCHASE 881 1598 PURCHASE 902 1598 PURCHASE 1195 1598 PURCHASE 1496 1598 PURCHASE 2035 1598 PURCHASE 2300 1598 PURCHASE 2487 1598 SALE 5400 1599 SALE 3999 1599 SALE 3856 1599 SALE 2780 1599 SALE 2770 1599 SALE 2712 1599 SALE 2685 1599 SALE 2406 1599 SALE 2379 1599 SALE 2065 1599 SALE 1800 1599 SALE 1360 1599 SALE 1255 1599 SALE 1108 1599 SALE 1000 1599 SALE 848 1599 SALE 621 1599 SALE 586 1599 SALE 376 1599 SALE 300 1599 SALE 245 1599 SALE 52 1599 PURCHASE 14 1599 PURCHASE 22 1599 PURCHASE 46 1599 PURCHASE 126 1599 PURCHASE 173 1599 PURCHASE 177 1599 PURCHASE 376 1599 PURCHASE 500 1599 PURCHASE 500 1599 PURCHASE 600 1599 PURCHASE 600 1599 PURCHASE 750 1599 PURCHASE 832 1599 PURCHASE 1000 1599 PURCHASE 1382 1599 PURCHASE 2359 1599 PURCHASE 2748 1599 PURCHASE 4223 1599 PURCHASE 5400 1599 SALE 5000 1600 SALE 4320 1600 SALE 3400 1600 SALE 3142 1600 SALE 2900 1600 SALE 809 1600 SALE 401 1600 SALE 100 1600 PURCHASE 68 1600 PURCHASE 126 1600 PURCHASE 199 1600 PURCHASE 233 1600 PURCHASE 282 1600 PURCHASE 400 1600 PURCHASE 428 1600 PURCHASE 441 1600 PURCHASE 753 1600 PURCHASE 800 1600 PURCHASE 862 1600 PURCHASE 904 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1180 1600 PURCHASE 1188 1600 PURCHASE 1400 1600 PURCHASE 1854 1600 PURCHASE 1996 1600 PURCHASE 2000 1600 PURCHASE 2066 1600 PURCHASE 5800 1600 PURCHASE 6200 1600 PURCHASE 6250 1600 SALE 2660 1601 SALE 2564 1601 SALE 2500 1601 SALE 1750 1601 SALE 1578 1601 SALE 1292 1601 SALE 1259 1601 SALE 1000 1601 SALE 900 1601 SALE 800 1601 SALE 728 1601 SALE 723 1601 SALE 723 1601 SALE 723 1601 SALE 723 1601 SALE 694 1601 SALE 659 1601 SALE 652 1601 SALE 262 1601 SALE 181 1601 SALE 46 1601 PURCHASE 13 1601 PURCHASE 20 1601 PURCHASE 35 1601 PURCHASE 52 1601 PURCHASE 65 1601 PURCHASE 141 1601 PURCHASE 194 1601 PURCHASE 413 1601 PURCHASE 587 1601 PURCHASE 629 1601 PURCHASE 726 1601 PURCHASE 796 1601 PURCHASE 900 1601 PURCHASE 900 1601 PURCHASE 992 1601 PURCHASE 1000 1601 PURCHASE 1000 1601 PURCHASE 1059 1601 PURCHASE 1180 1601 PURCHASE 2765 1601 PURCHASE 2852 1601 PURCHASE 3252 1601 PURCHASE 4349 1601 PURCHASE 6300 1601 SALE 6183 1602 SALE 3378 1602 SALE 2464 1602 SALE 2444 1602 SALE 1821 1602 SALE 1302 1602 SALE 1000 1602 SALE 900 1602 SALE 873 1602 SALE 500 1602 SALE 500 1602 SALE 435 1602 SALE 400 1602 SALE 377 1602 PURCHASE 205 1602 PURCHASE 400 1602 PURCHASE 500 1602 PURCHASE 535 1602 PURCHASE 600 1602 PURCHASE 600 1602 PURCHASE 700 1602 PURCHASE 910 1602 PURCHASE 1000 1602 PURCHASE 1000 1602 PURCHASE 4095 1602 PURCHASE 5335 1602 PURCHASE 6242 1602 PURCHASE 6242 1602 SALE 4485 1603 SALE 3665 1603 SALE 3345 1603 SALE 3181 1603 SALE 2874 1603 SALE 2860 1603 SALE 2724 1603 SALE 2564 1603 SALE 2177 1603 SALE 2079 1603 SALE 1942 1603 SALE 1499 1603 SALE 1321 1603 SALE 1278 1603 SALE 1137 1603 SALE 1059 1603 SALE 881 1603 SALE 600 1603 SALE 599 1603 SALE 564 1603 SALE 500 1603 SALE 498 1603 SALE 279 1603 SALE 240 1603 SALE 157 1603 SALE 19 1603 PURCHASE 50 1603 PURCHASE 62 1603 PURCHASE 147 1603 PURCHASE 150 1603 PURCHASE 336 1603 PURCHASE 362 1603 PURCHASE 430 1603 PURCHASE 454 1603 PURCHASE 500 1603 PURCHASE 573 1603 PURCHASE 730 1603 PURCHASE 750 1603 PURCHASE 800 1603 PURCHASE 1000 1603 PURCHASE 1000 1603 PURCHASE 1104 1603 PURCHASE 1500 1603 PURCHASE 1550 1603 PURCHASE 1550 1603 PURCHASE 2343 1603 PURCHASE 4053 1603 PURCHASE 5000 1603 SALE 520 1604 SALE 500 1604 PURCHASE 46 1604 PURCHASE 500 1604 PURCHASE 600 1604 PURCHASE 800 1604 PURCHASE 824 1604 PURCHASE 1000 1604 PURCHASE 1080 1604 PURCHASE 1131 1604 PURCHASE 1233 1604 PURCHASE 1868 1604 PURCHASE 2739 1604 PURCHASE 4000 1604 PURCHASE 4912 1604 SALE 3342 1605 SALE 2500 1605 SALE 1723 1605 SALE 1661 1605 SALE 1568 1605 SALE 1165 1605 SALE 1111 1605 SALE 1000 1605 SALE 814 1605 SALE 437 1605 SALE 233 1605 SALE 96 1605 PURCHASE 273 1605 PURCHASE 379 1605 PURCHASE 600 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1023 1605 PURCHASE 1400 1605 PURCHASE 2813 1605 PURCHASE 6000 1605 SALE 4710 1606 SALE 2154 1606 SALE 1522 1606 SALE 998 1606 SALE 549 1606 PURCHASE 882 1606 PURCHASE 913 1606 PURCHASE 1000 1606 PURCHASE 1122 1606 PURCHASE 2237 1606 SALE 932 1607 SALE 797 1607 SALE 3376 1608 PURCHASE 206 1608 PURCHASE 276 1608 PURCHASE 600 1608 PURCHASE 600 1608 PURCHASE 900 1608 PURCHASE 1506 1608 SALE 2101 1609 SALE 1352 1609 SALE 1131 1609 SALE 1000 1609 SALE 975 1609 SALE 940 1609 SALE 928 1609 PURCHASE 262 1609 PURCHASE 500 1609 PURCHASE 793 1609 PURCHASE 839 1609 PURCHASE 1837 1609 PURCHASE 2017 1609 SALE 1796 1610 SALE 1000 1610 SALE 149 1610 PURCHASE 159 1610 PURCHASE 334 1610 PURCHASE 500 1610 PURCHASE 500 1610 PURCHASE 500 1610 PURCHASE 596 1610 PURCHASE 681 1610 PURCHASE 900 1610 PURCHASE 1000 1610 PURCHASE 1213 1610 PURCHASE 2728 1610 PURCHASE 5700 1610 SALE 4459 1611 SALE 3512 1611 SALE 2170 1611 SALE 1741 1611 SALE 1500 1611 SALE 1000 1611 SALE 911 1611 SALE 898 1611 SALE 879 1611 SALE 876 1611 SALE 850 1611 SALE 623 1611 SALE 617 1611 SALE 600 1611 SALE 220 1611 SALE 201 1611 SALE 16 1611 PURCHASE 136 1611 PURCHASE 243 1611 PURCHASE 558 1611 PURCHASE 650 1611 PURCHASE 1000 1611 PURCHASE 1000 1611 PURCHASE 2366 1611 PURCHASE 4406 1611 PURCHASE 6222 1611 SALE 4000 1612 SALE 3957 1612 SALE 1674 1612 SALE 1500 1612 SALE 1000 1612 SALE 1000 1612 SALE 702 1612 SALE 595 1612 SALE 320 1612 SALE 201 1612 PURCHASE 514 1612 PURCHASE 693 1612 PURCHASE 4502 1612 SALE 1000 1613 PURCHASE 500 1613 PURCHASE 500 1613 PURCHASE 880 1613 PURCHASE 1000 1613 PURCHASE 6199 1613 SALE 3281 1614 SALE 2414 1614 SALE 2142 1614 SALE 2000 1614 SALE 1458 1614 SALE 1000 1614 SALE 648 1614 SALE 511 1614 SALE 500 1614 SALE 406 1614 PURCHASE 179 1614 PURCHASE 200 1614 PURCHASE 200 1614 PURCHASE 275 1614 PURCHASE 525 1614 PURCHASE 726 1614 PURCHASE 800 1614 PURCHASE 887 1614 PURCHASE 950 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1007 1614 PURCHASE 1500 1614 SALE 6191 1615 SALE 400 1615 PURCHASE 246 1615 PURCHASE 395 1615 PURCHASE 408 1615 PURCHASE 500 1615 PURCHASE 1000 1615 PURCHASE 1626 1615 PURCHASE 1778 1615 PURCHASE 2000 1615 PURCHASE 2157 1615 PURCHASE 3625 1615 SALE 3734 1616 SALE 1599 1616 SALE 1024 1616 SALE 1000 1616 SALE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 500 1616 PURCHASE 524 1616 PURCHASE 600 1616 PURCHASE 605 1616 PURCHASE 991 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1500 1616 PURCHASE 1600 1616 SALE 4475 1617 SALE 1900 1617 SALE 707 1617 SALE 500 1617 SALE 250 1617 PURCHASE 1510 1617 PURCHASE 1898 1617 SALE 1494 1618 SALE 1397 1618 SALE 831 1618 SALE 651 1618 PURCHASE 140 1618 PURCHASE 400 1618 PURCHASE 500 1618 PURCHASE 697 1618 PURCHASE 953 1618 PURCHASE 989 1618 PURCHASE 1000 1618 PURCHASE 2000 1618 SALE 3150 1619 SALE 2000 1619 SALE 1001 1619 PURCHASE 49 1619 PURCHASE 62 1619 PURCHASE 104 1619 PURCHASE 139 1619 PURCHASE 200 1619 PURCHASE 571 1619 PURCHASE 663 1619 PURCHASE 1000 1619 PURCHASE 1010 1619 SALE 1117 1620 PURCHASE 117 1620 PURCHASE 1000 1620 SALE 3725 1622 PURCHASE 192 1622 PURCHASE 316 1622 PURCHASE 432 1622 PURCHASE 1363 1622 SALE 409 1623 PURCHASE 164 1623 PURCHASE 200 1623 PURCHASE 400 1623 PURCHASE 600 1623 PURCHASE 850 1623 PURCHASE 1000 1623 PURCHASE 2000 1623 PURCHASE 2000 1623 PURCHASE 4311 1623 SALE 5006 1624 SALE 3132 1624 SALE 2500 1624 SALE 2251 1624 SALE 2114 1624 SALE 820 1624 SALE 331 1624 SALE 180 1624 PURCHASE 134 1624 PURCHASE 159 1624 PURCHASE 233 1624 PURCHASE 276 1624 PURCHASE 400 1624 PURCHASE 678 1624 PURCHASE 877 1624 PURCHASE 1000 1624 SALE 2023 1625 SALE 1125 1625 PURCHASE 70 1625 PURCHASE 200 1625 PURCHASE 402 1625 PURCHASE 725 1625 PURCHASE 907 1625 PURCHASE 936 1625 PURCHASE 1153 1625 PURCHASE 1260 1625 PURCHASE 6153 1625 SALE 2270 1626 SALE 678 1626 SALE 578 1626 SALE 500 1626 SALE 27 1626 SALE 1257 1627 SALE 1210 1627 PURCHASE 267 1627 PURCHASE 796 1627 PURCHASE 1600 1627 PURCHASE 1874 1627 SALE 2500 1628 SALE 2500 1628 SALE 1969 1628 SALE 1672 1628 SALE 1000 1628 SALE 1000 1628 PURCHASE 997 1628 PURCHASE 2265 1628 SALE 1914 1629 SALE 1364 1629 SALE 9 1629 PURCHASE 692 1629 SALE 572 1630 SALE 3016 1631 SALE 1766 1631 SALE 1000 1631 SALE 677 1631 SALE 361 1631 PURCHASE 500 1632 PURCHASE 1000 1632 SALE 2407 1633 SALE 2270 1633 SALE 1843 1633 SALE 1569 1633 SALE 1542 1633 PURCHASE 5000 1633 SALE 4583 1634 PURCHASE 1248 1634 SALE 2500 1636 PURCHASE 400 1636 PURCHASE 1100 1636 PURCHASE 1659 1636 SALE 2425 1637 SALE 2231 1637 SALE 1997 1637 SALE 1000 1637 SALE 564 1637 SALE 452 1637 SALE 449 1637 PURCHASE 896 1637 PURCHASE 1039 1637 PURCHASE 5000 1637 PURCHASE 210 1638 PURCHASE 219 1638 PURCHASE 739 1638 PURCHASE 739 1638 PURCHASE 800 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 1000 1638 PURCHASE 1458 1638 PURCHASE 1843 1638 SALE 5700 1639 SALE 3010 1639 SALE 2217 1639 SALE 506 1639 SALE 401 1639 SALE 165 1639 SALE 60 1639 PURCHASE 158 1639 PURCHASE 322 1639 PURCHASE 610 1639 PURCHASE 1127 1639 PURCHASE 1262 1639 PURCHASE 2838 1639 PURCHASE 4974 1639 SALE 6097 1640 SALE 4934 1640 SALE 3539 1640 SALE 1378 1640 SALE 1378 1640 SALE 1000 1640 SALE 894 1640 SALE 873 1640 SALE 667 1640 SALE 633 1640 SALE 497 1640 SALE 243 1640 SALE 102 1640 PURCHASE 8 1640 PURCHASE 164 1640 PURCHASE 522 1640 PURCHASE 2383 1640 PURCHASE 3114 1640 PURCHASE 5000 1640 SALE 2265 1641 SALE 2000 1641 SALE 870 1641 PURCHASE 124 1641 PURCHASE 161 1641 PURCHASE 588 1641 PURCHASE 590 1641 PURCHASE 750 1641 PURCHASE 758 1641 PURCHASE 970 1641 PURCHASE 1000 1641 PURCHASE 1000 1641 PURCHASE 1486 1641 PURCHASE 4483 1641 SALE 882 1642 SALE 396 1642 PURCHASE 161 1642 PURCHASE 161 1642 PURCHASE 166 1642 PURCHASE 189 1642 PURCHASE 201 1642 PURCHASE 803 1642 PURCHASE 1803 1642 PURCHASE 2959 1642 PURCHASE 3113 1642 PURCHASE 3338 1642 SALE 2106 1643 SALE 1373 1643 SALE 1066 1643 SALE 1000 1643 SALE 660 1643 SALE 377 1643 SALE 290 1643 PURCHASE 148 1643 PURCHASE 689 1643 PURCHASE 828 1643 PURCHASE 1000 1643 PURCHASE 1254 1643 PURCHASE 2000 1643 PURCHASE 5648 1643 SALE 2096 1644 SALE 2000 1644 SALE 811 1644 PURCHASE 393 1644 SALE 2240 1645 SALE 2197 1645 SALE 1635 1645 SALE 585 1645 SALE 6075 1646 SALE 2346 1646 SALE 1300 1646 PURCHASE 225 1646 PURCHASE 423 1646 PURCHASE 1379 1646 PURCHASE 4400 1647 PURCHASE 7871 1647 PURCHASE 14500 1647 TOTAL PURCHASES 731,223 TOTAL SALES 571,021 (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 6 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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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