15th Apr 2008 11:31
UBS AG (EPT)15 April 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 14 APRIL 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 8,522,234 0.39% 3,858,198 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,522,234 0.39% 3,858,198 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) SALE 91 1702.5 pence PURCHASE 2 1703 PURCHASE 33 1703 SALE 306 1703.5 SALE 209 1703.5 SALE 20 1703.5 PURCHASE 2 1703.5 PURCHASE 12 1703.5 PURCHASE 17 1703.5 PURCHASE 86 1703.5 SALE 1520 1704.5 SALE 631 1704.5 SALE 560 1704.5 SALE 112 1704.5 SALE 32 1704.5 SALE 17 1704.5 SALE 13 1704.5 PURCHASE 2 1704.5 PURCHASE 2 1704.5 PURCHASE 2 1704.5 PURCHASE 9 1704.5 PURCHASE 16 1704.5 PURCHASE 24 1704.5 PURCHASE 1132 1705 SALE 1810 1705.5 SALE 34 1705.5 PURCHASE 3 1705.5 PURCHASE 16 1705.5 SALE 1157 1706 SALE 1054 1706 SALE 970 1706 SALE 484 1706 SALE 30 1706 PURCHASE 45 1706 PURCHASE 180 1706 PURCHASE 202 1706 PURCHASE 463 1706 PURCHASE 1260 1706 PURCHASE 1511 1706 PURCHASE 1863 1706 PURCHASE 3571 1706 SALE 1946 1706.5 SALE 966 1706.5 SALE 158 1706.5 PURCHASE 158 1706.5 SALE 5153 1707 SALE 1821 1707 SALE 878 1707 SALE 705 1707 PURCHASE 50 1707 PURCHASE 181 1707 PURCHASE 480 1707 PURCHASE 1019 1707 PURCHASE 1387 1707 PURCHASE 135 1707.5 PURCHASE 72 1708 PURCHASE 127 1708 PURCHASE 180 1708 PURCHASE 260 1708 PURCHASE 371 1708 PURCHASE 439 1708 PURCHASE 444 1708 PURCHASE 731 1708 PURCHASE 900 1708 PURCHASE 1200 1708 PURCHASE 1716 1708 PURCHASE 4263 1708 SALE 1772 1708.5 SALE 4422 1709 PURCHASE 3 1709 PURCHASE 87 1709 PURCHASE 94 1709 PURCHASE 703 1709 PURCHASE 879 1709 PURCHASE 1103 1709 PURCHASE 1348 1709 PURCHASE 1503 1709 PURCHASE 1562 1709 PURCHASE 1834 1709 PURCHASE 2213 1709 PURCHASE 2927 1709 PURCHASE 4484 1709 SALE 1482 1710 SALE 1421 1710 SALE 1005 1710 SALE 496 1710 SALE 175 1710 SALE 140 1710 SALE 100 1710 PURCHASE 26 1710 PURCHASE 140 1710 PURCHASE 175 1710 PURCHASE 306 1710 PURCHASE 458 1710 PURCHASE 800 1710 PURCHASE 951 1710 PURCHASE 1100 1710 PURCHASE 1248 1710 PURCHASE 1853 1710 PURCHASE 1908 1710 PURCHASE 2004 1710 PURCHASE 4564 1710 SALE 1159 1711 SALE 419 1711 PURCHASE 154 1711 PURCHASE 650 1711 PURCHASE 1293 1711 PURCHASE 1821 1711 SALE 8 1711.5 PURCHASE 432 1711.5 PURCHASE 505 1711.5 PURCHASE 539 1711.5 PURCHASE 587 1711.5 SALE 2982 1712 SALE 2859 1712 PURCHASE 104 1712 PURCHASE 406 1712 PURCHASE 500 1712 PURCHASE 1011 1712 PURCHASE 25000 1712.565 SALE 884 1713 PURCHASE 30 1713 PURCHASE 161 1713 PURCHASE 701 1713 PURCHASE 1643 1713 PURCHASE 3165 1713 PURCHASE 3192 1713 SALE 16766 1713.224323 PURCHASE 30046 1713.3653 PURCHASE 27 1713.5 PURCHASE 1946 1713.5 SALE 1627 1714 SALE 632 1714 PURCHASE 8 1714 PURCHASE 16 1714 PURCHASE 40 1714 PURCHASE 746 1714 PURCHASE 1627 1714 PURCHASE 50000 1714.0252 SALE 739 1714.5 PURCHASE 87 1714.5 PURCHASE 3761 1714.5 SALE 4226 1716 PURCHASE 73 1716 PURCHASE 127 1716 PURCHASE 223 1716 PURCHASE 223 1716 PURCHASE 307 1716 PURCHASE 321 1716 PURCHASE 500 1716 PURCHASE 500 1716 PURCHASE 564 1716 PURCHASE 564 1716 PURCHASE 564 1716 PURCHASE 564 1716 PURCHASE 564 1716 PURCHASE 564 1716 PURCHASE 610 1716 PURCHASE 660 1716 PURCHASE 700 1716 PURCHASE 752 1716 PURCHASE 752 1716 PURCHASE 827 1716 PURCHASE 916 1716 PURCHASE 916 1716 PURCHASE 975 1716 PURCHASE 984 1716 PURCHASE 1128 1716 PURCHASE 1300 1716 PURCHASE 1316 1716 PURCHASE 1316 1716 PURCHASE 1625 1716 PURCHASE 1660 1716 PURCHASE 1951 1716 PURCHASE 4000 1716 PURCHASE 17649 1716 SALE 215 1717 SALE 1863 1719 SALE 805 1719 SALE 458 1719 SALE 331 1719 SALE 300 1719 SALE 173 1719 SALE 90 1719 PURCHASE 1567 1719 PURCHASE 340 1719.5 PURCHASE 165 1720 PURCHASE 500 1720 PURCHASE 500 1720 PURCHASE 500 1720 PURCHASE 1320 1720 PURCHASE 1320 1720 SALE 1958 1721 SALE 1626 1721 SALE 1586 1721 SALE 192 1721 PURCHASE 258508 1722.3935 SALE 776 1723 PURCHASE 1729 1723 PURCHASE 3000 1723 PURCHASE 5311 1723 PURCHASE 283 1724 SALE 1810 1724.5 SALE 393 1724.5 PURCHASE 39 1724.5 PURCHASE 393 1724.5 SALE 1949 1725 SALE 1036 1725 SALE 740 1725 SALE 202 1725 SALE 676 1725.5 PURCHASE 432 1725.5 PURCHASE 505 1726 PURCHASE 550 1726 PURCHASE 1000 1726 PURCHASE 1099 1726 SALE 1319 1726.5 SALE 853 1726.5 SALE 627 1726.5 SALE 800 1727 SALE 800 1727 SALE 265 1727 SALE 32 1727 SALE 731 1728 PURCHASE 475 1728 PURCHASE 1378 1728 PURCHASE 3162 1728 SALE 536 1728.5 SALE 1086 1729 SALE 812 1729 PURCHASE 182 1729 PURCHASE 225 1729 SALE 3000 1730 SALE 2936 1730 SALE 1061 1730 SALE 803 1730 SALE 600 1730 SALE 1384 1731 SALE 1000 1731 SALE 108 1731 PURCHASE 141 1731 PURCHASE 663 1732 SALE 450000 26849.7778 AUD Cents TOTAL PURCHASES 520019 TOTAL SALES 549,923 (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 15 APRIL 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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