18th Apr 2008 11:02
UBS AG (EPT)18 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 17 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 8,929,984 0.40% 4,266,027 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,929,984 0.40% 4,266,027 0.19% (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 31 1808 pence PURCHASE 89 1808 PURCHASE 127 1808 PURCHASE 256 1808 PURCHASE 1197 1808 SALE 5527 1809 SALE 974 1809 PURCHASE 233 1810 PURCHASE 1122 1810 PURCHASE 1267 1812 SALE 13 1815 PURCHASE 250 1815 PURCHASE 7340 1815 PURCHASE 12816 1815 SALE 5434 1822 SALE 12 1822 PURCHASE 750 1824 PURCHASE 1800 1824 SALE 107 1824.5 SALE 1418 1825 SALE 743 1825 SALE 673 1825 SALE 379 1825 SALE 128 1825 SALE 3 1825 PURCHASE 3 1825 PURCHASE 665 1825 PURCHASE 700 1825 PURCHASE 1230 1825 PURCHASE 2000 1825 SALE 7 1827 SALE 2 1827 SALE 16 1827.5 PURCHASE 36 1828 PURCHASE 51 1828 PURCHASE 139 1828 PURCHASE 210 1828 PURCHASE 900 1828 PURCHASE 1122 1828 PURCHASE 1230 1828 PURCHASE 1230 1828 PURCHASE 1435 1828 PURCHASE 1527 1828 PURCHASE 1587 1828 PURCHASE 1683 1828 PURCHASE 122 1829 PURCHASE 274 1829 PURCHASE 876 1829 PURCHASE 148 1831 PURCHASE 339 1831 SALE 1208 1832 SALE 40 1832 PURCHASE 300 1833 PURCHASE 533 1833 SALE 28 1833.5 PURCHASE 7 1835 PURCHASE 59 1835 SALE 1362 1836 SALE 460 1836 PURCHASE 144 1837 PURCHASE 300 1837 PURCHASE 300 1837 PURCHASE 662 1837 PURCHASE 908 1837 SALE 25000 1837.24 SALE 1755 1841 SALE 391 1841 PURCHASE 1537 1843 PURCHASE 2361 1843 SALE 2000 1846 PURCHASE 186 1846.5 SALE 1050 1850 PURCHASE 5555 1850 SALE 332 1852 PURCHASE 508 1853 SALE 713 1857 PURCHASE 652 1857 PURCHASE 220 1858 PURCHASE 202 1860 SALE 335 1862 PURCHASE 78 1862 PURCHASE 218 1862 PURCHASE 400 1862 PURCHASE 604 1862 SALE 230 1863 SALE 4052 1864 SALE 2269 1864 PURCHASE 744 1864 SALE 1400 1865 PURCHASE 2400 1865 PURCHASE 3837 1865 SALE 1318 1866 SALE 188 1866 PURCHASE 189 1866 SALE 701 1867 SALE 650 1867 SALE 150 1867 PURCHASE 700 1867 SALE 2700 1868 SALE 500 1868 PURCHASE 1000 1868 SALE 887 1869 SALE 850 1869 SALE 677 1869 SALE 432 1869 SALE 265 1869 PURCHASE 2000 1869 SALE 2932 1870 SALE 2017 1870 SALE 1180 1870 SALE 1000 1870 SALE 920 1870 SALE 471 1870 SALE 300 1870 SALE 264 1870 PURCHASE 894 1870 PURCHASE 1100 1870 SALE 477 1871 SALE 424 1871 SALE 300 1871 SALE 261 1871 SALE 2 1871 PURCHASE 1400 1871 PURCHASE 2000 1871 SALE 441 1872 SALE 107 1872 SALE 2377 1873 SALE 564 1874 SALE 564 1874 SALE 400 1874 SALE 372 1874 SALE 250 1874 SALE 1008 1875 SALE 600 1876 SALE 454 1876 SALE 124 1876 SALE 22 1876 PURCHASE 1500 1876 PURCHASE 681 1877 SALE 310 1878 SALE 100 1878 SALE 5463 1880 PURCHASE 435 1880 PURCHASE 680 1880 PURCHASE 730 1880 PURCHASE 328 1881 PURCHASE 572 1881 PURCHASE 600 1881 SALE 700 1882 SALE 2400 1883 SALE 1800 1883 SALE 200 1883 PURCHASE 400 1883 SALE 1200 1884 PURCHASE 2000 1884 PURCHASE 2400 1884 SALE 3648 1885 SALE 1000 1885 SALE 564 1885 SALE 323 1885 PURCHASE 2400 1886 PURCHASE 86 1887 PURCHASE 325 1887 PURCHASE 622 1887 PURCHASE 996 1887 PURCHASE 1934 1887 SALE 1600 1888 SALE 800 1888 SALE 100 1888 SALE 40 1888 SALE 1300 1889 SALE 107 1890 SALE 2169 1891 SALE 740 1891 SALE 260 1891 PURCHASE 355 1891 PURCHASE 1645 1891 SALE 1200 1892 SALE 800 1894 SALE 1255 1895 SALE 1235 1895 SALE 405 1895 SALE 4 1895 SALE 336 1896 SALE 300 1896 SALE 164 1896 TOTAL PURCHASES 95,472 TOTAL SALES 115,733 (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 18 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:
BHP Group