4th Dec 2007 11:42
UBS AG (EPT)04 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 3 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 9,250,455 0.41% 2,760,937 0.12%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,250,455 0.41% 2,760,937 0.12% (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 500 1566 pence PURCHASE 1819 1566 SALE 1239 1567 SALE 608 1567 SALE 250 1567 SALE 1996 1568 PURCHASE 1827 1568 PURCHASE 6554 1568 SALE 1530 1569 SALE 191 1569 SALE 63 1569 SALE 63 1569 PURCHASE 800 1569 PURCHASE 1000 1569 SALE 1136 1570 SALE 983 1570 SALE 668 1570 SALE 332 1570 PURCHASE 378 1570 PURCHASE 2209 1570 SALE 2000 1571 SALE 1822 1571 SALE 1119 1571 SALE 500 1571 PURCHASE 632 1571 PURCHASE 1126 1571 PURCHASE 1200 1571 SALE 6594 1572 SALE 3200 1572 SALE 2869 1572 SALE 2647 1572 SALE 1869 1572 SALE 1375 1572 SALE 710 1572 SALE 598 1572 SALE 514 1572 PURCHASE 115 1572 PURCHASE 1331 1572 PURCHASE 2100 1572 PURCHASE 2354 1572 SALE 1200 1573 SALE 500 1573 SALE 400 1573 PURCHASE 517 1573 PURCHASE 547 1573 PURCHASE 1988 1573 SALE 2066 1575 PURCHASE 162 1575 PURCHASE 437 1575 PURCHASE 437 1575 PURCHASE 1500 1575 PURCHASE 4349 1575 SALE 2206 1576 SALE 800 1576 SALE 744 1576 PURCHASE 100 1576 PURCHASE 112 1576 PURCHASE 195 1576 PURCHASE 538 1576 PURCHASE 1208 1576 PURCHASE 1401 1576 PURCHASE 1403 1576 PURCHASE 2103 1576 PURCHASE 4578 1576 SALE 2273 1577 SALE 2180 1577 SALE 1677 1577 SALE 1441 1577 SALE 1335 1577 SALE 900 1577 SALE 800 1577 SALE 773 1577 SALE 726 1577 SALE 693 1577 SALE 666 1577 SALE 600 1577 SALE 188 1577 SALE 160 1577 PURCHASE 325 1577 PURCHASE 481 1577 PURCHASE 960 1577 PURCHASE 1167 1577 PURCHASE 2560 1577 PURCHASE 4641 1577 PURCHASE 4798 1577 PURCHASE 7488 1577 PURCHASE 9589 1577 SALE 3102 1578 SALE 1804 1578 SALE 1369 1578 SALE 1277 1578 SALE 880 1578 SALE 800 1578 SALE 422 1578 SALE 229 1578 SALE 229 1578 SALE 229 1578 PURCHASE 13 1578 PURCHASE 83 1578 PURCHASE 99 1578 PURCHASE 117 1578 PURCHASE 219 1578 PURCHASE 269 1578 PURCHASE 343 1578 PURCHASE 357 1578 PURCHASE 490 1578 PURCHASE 750 1578 PURCHASE 1161 1578 PURCHASE 1200 1578 PURCHASE 1411 1578 PURCHASE 1893 1578 PURCHASE 2113 1578 PURCHASE 2214 1578 PURCHASE 2300 1578 PURCHASE 3200 1578 PURCHASE 3717 1578 SALE 2350 1579 SALE 1946 1579 SALE 1595 1579 SALE 837 1579 SALE 744 1579 SALE 500 1579 SALE 484 1579 SALE 484 1579 SALE 465 1579 SALE 455 1579 SALE 404 1579 SALE 404 1579 SALE 396 1579 SALE 248 1579 SALE 63 1579 PURCHASE 277 1579 PURCHASE 328 1579 PURCHASE 450 1579 PURCHASE 455 1579 PURCHASE 570 1579 PURCHASE 727 1579 PURCHASE 909 1579 PURCHASE 1000 1579 PURCHASE 1027 1579 PURCHASE 1250 1579 PURCHASE 1913 1579 PURCHASE 2055 1579 PURCHASE 2576 1579 PURCHASE 2883 1579 SALE 6329 1580 SALE 4044 1580 SALE 2500 1580 SALE 2316 1580 SALE 2116 1580 SALE 1054 1580 SALE 977 1580 SALE 883 1580 SALE 750 1580 SALE 650 1580 SALE 500 1580 SALE 500 1580 SALE 310 1580 PURCHASE 129 1580 PURCHASE 788 1580 PURCHASE 1372 1580 PURCHASE 1827 1580 PURCHASE 2108 1580 PURCHASE 2118 1580 SALE 6325 1581 SALE 3381 1581 SALE 3028 1581 SALE 2839 1581 SALE 2424 1581 SALE 2352 1581 SALE 2274 1581 SALE 1834 1581 SALE 1822 1581 SALE 1271 1581 SALE 1136 1581 SALE 990 1581 SALE 800 1581 SALE 501 1581 SALE 500 1581 SALE 500 1581 SALE 500 1581 SALE 490 1581 SALE 468 1581 SALE 200 1581 SALE 63 1581 PURCHASE 471 1581 PURCHASE 476 1581 PURCHASE 600 1581 PURCHASE 812 1581 PURCHASE 915 1581 PURCHASE 1000 1581 PURCHASE 1029 1581 PURCHASE 1034 1581 PURCHASE 1779 1581 PURCHASE 1919 1581 PURCHASE 2200 1581 PURCHASE 2251 1581 PURCHASE 2263 1581 PURCHASE 2500 1581 PURCHASE 2702 1581 PURCHASE 2799 1581 PURCHASE 2971 1581 PURCHASE 4074 1581 PURCHASE 6325 1581 SALE 5000 1582 SALE 3207 1582 SALE 2859 1582 SALE 2500 1582 SALE 2000 1582 SALE 1897 1582 SALE 1779 1582 SALE 1102 1582 SALE 996 1582 SALE 800 1582 SALE 751 1582 SALE 750 1582 SALE 500 1582 SALE 500 1582 SALE 260 1582 SALE 187 1582 SALE 28 1582 PURCHASE 174 1582 PURCHASE 179 1582 PURCHASE 180 1582 PURCHASE 206 1582 PURCHASE 225 1582 PURCHASE 300 1582 PURCHASE 312 1582 PURCHASE 319 1582 PURCHASE 328 1582 PURCHASE 337 1582 PURCHASE 373 1582 PURCHASE 400 1582 PURCHASE 439 1582 PURCHASE 488 1582 PURCHASE 493 1582 PURCHASE 558 1582 PURCHASE 624 1582 PURCHASE 665 1582 PURCHASE 811 1582 PURCHASE 902 1582 PURCHASE 928 1582 PURCHASE 939 1582 PURCHASE 1000 1582 PURCHASE 1000 1582 PURCHASE 1001 1582 PURCHASE 1160 1582 PURCHASE 1401 1582 PURCHASE 1661 1582 PURCHASE 1802 1582 PURCHASE 1888 1582 PURCHASE 1927 1582 PURCHASE 2133 1582 PURCHASE 2154 1582 PURCHASE 2369 1582 PURCHASE 2500 1582 PURCHASE 2500 1582 PURCHASE 2850 1582 PURCHASE 3125 1582 PURCHASE 3454 1582 PURCHASE 5000 1582 SALE 4947 1583 SALE 2530 1583 SALE 2500 1583 SALE 1479 1583 SALE 1470 1583 SALE 1079 1583 SALE 1000 1583 SALE 890 1583 SALE 864 1583 SALE 735 1583 SALE 672 1583 SALE 671 1583 SALE 616 1583 SALE 616 1583 SALE 495 1583 SALE 458 1583 SALE 458 1583 SALE 417 1583 SALE 369 1583 SALE 281 1583 SALE 247 1583 PURCHASE 18 1583 PURCHASE 50 1583 PURCHASE 140 1583 PURCHASE 185 1583 PURCHASE 210 1583 PURCHASE 320 1583 PURCHASE 458 1583 PURCHASE 529 1583 PURCHASE 600 1583 PURCHASE 619 1583 PURCHASE 637 1583 PURCHASE 666 1583 PURCHASE 800 1583 PURCHASE 820 1583 PURCHASE 873 1583 PURCHASE 931 1583 PURCHASE 963 1583 PURCHASE 983 1583 PURCHASE 1083 1583 PURCHASE 1087 1583 PURCHASE 1200 1583 PURCHASE 1230 1583 PURCHASE 1371 1583 PURCHASE 1760 1583 PURCHASE 1800 1583 PURCHASE 1867 1583 PURCHASE 2410 1583 PURCHASE 2448 1583 PURCHASE 2448 1583 PURCHASE 2874 1583 PURCHASE 2982 1583 PURCHASE 3000 1583 SALE 6313 1584 SALE 4761 1584 SALE 4477 1584 SALE 4174 1584 SALE 4105 1584 SALE 3268 1584 SALE 3158 1584 SALE 2726 1584 SALE 2382 1584 SALE 2314 1584 SALE 2139 1584 SALE 2131 1584 SALE 2000 1584 SALE 1985 1584 SALE 1942 1584 SALE 1914 1584 SALE 1800 1584 SALE 1697 1584 SALE 1183 1584 SALE 1013 1584 SALE 1000 1584 SALE 1000 1584 SALE 900 1584 SALE 900 1584 SALE 800 1584 SALE 570 1584 SALE 570 1584 SALE 500 1584 SALE 185 1584 SALE 100 1584 SALE 77 1584 SALE 77 1584 SALE 77 1584 PURCHASE 26 1584 PURCHASE 45 1584 PURCHASE 47 1584 PURCHASE 124 1584 PURCHASE 135 1584 PURCHASE 172 1584 PURCHASE 177 1584 PURCHASE 184 1584 PURCHASE 211 1584 PURCHASE 234 1584 PURCHASE 285 1584 PURCHASE 300 1584 PURCHASE 440 1584 PURCHASE 463 1584 PURCHASE 640 1584 PURCHASE 659 1584 PURCHASE 712 1584 PURCHASE 715 1584 PURCHASE 800 1584 PURCHASE 800 1584 PURCHASE 875 1584 PURCHASE 887 1584 PURCHASE 900 1584 PURCHASE 900 1584 PURCHASE 912 1584 PURCHASE 915 1584 PURCHASE 924 1584 PURCHASE 934 1584 PURCHASE 1000 1584 PURCHASE 1271 1584 PURCHASE 1276 1584 PURCHASE 1339 1584 PURCHASE 1339 1584 PURCHASE 1633 1584 PURCHASE 1737 1584 PURCHASE 1889 1584 PURCHASE 1978 1584 PURCHASE 2000 1584 PURCHASE 2012 1584 PURCHASE 2300 1584 PURCHASE 2370 1584 PURCHASE 2429 1584 SALE 5000 1585 SALE 3617 1585 SALE 2209 1585 SALE 2200 1585 SALE 2071 1585 SALE 2000 1585 SALE 1956 1585 SALE 1605 1585 SALE 1515 1585 SALE 1473 1585 SALE 1200 1585 SALE 1044 1585 SALE 1000 1585 SALE 1000 1585 SALE 986 1585 SALE 948 1585 SALE 850 1585 SALE 800 1585 SALE 800 1585 SALE 700 1585 SALE 528 1585 SALE 525 1585 SALE 510 1585 SALE 500 1585 SALE 500 1585 SALE 475 1585 SALE 376 1585 SALE 206 1585 SALE 145 1585 SALE 63 1585 PURCHASE 69 1585 PURCHASE 181 1585 PURCHASE 184 1585 PURCHASE 184 1585 PURCHASE 189 1585 PURCHASE 190 1585 PURCHASE 232 1585 PURCHASE 237 1585 PURCHASE 310 1585 PURCHASE 330 1585 PURCHASE 332 1585 PURCHASE 387 1585 PURCHASE 441 1585 PURCHASE 460 1585 PURCHASE 500 1585 PURCHASE 500 1585 PURCHASE 544 1585 PURCHASE 686 1585 PURCHASE 700 1585 PURCHASE 728 1585 PURCHASE 791 1585 PURCHASE 800 1585 PURCHASE 938 1585 PURCHASE 1000 1585 PURCHASE 1002 1585 PURCHASE 1125 1585 PURCHASE 1140 1585 PURCHASE 1431 1585 PURCHASE 1493 1585 PURCHASE 1519 1585 PURCHASE 1580 1585 PURCHASE 1960 1585 PURCHASE 2000 1585 PURCHASE 2002 1585 PURCHASE 2080 1585 PURCHASE 2200 1585 PURCHASE 2281 1585 PURCHASE 3830 1585 SALE 5089 1586 SALE 2054 1586 SALE 2000 1586 SALE 1596 1586 SALE 1596 1586 SALE 1550 1586 SALE 1336 1586 SALE 1306 1586 SALE 1058 1586 SALE 567 1586 SALE 462 1586 SALE 400 1586 PURCHASE 100 1586 PURCHASE 322 1586 PURCHASE 665 1586 PURCHASE 779 1586 PURCHASE 805 1586 PURCHASE 895 1586 PURCHASE 943 1586 PURCHASE 985 1586 PURCHASE 1000 1586 PURCHASE 1148 1586 PURCHASE 1222 1586 PURCHASE 1446 1586 PURCHASE 2318 1586 PURCHASE 2886 1586 SALE 4100 1587 SALE 3085 1587 SALE 3000 1587 SALE 3000 1587 SALE 2572 1587 SALE 1800 1587 SALE 1632 1587 SALE 1217 1587 SALE 951 1587 SALE 775 1587 SALE 662 1587 SALE 600 1587 SALE 532 1587 SALE 500 1587 SALE 500 1587 SALE 289 1587 SALE 229 1587 SALE 194 1587 SALE 125 1587 SALE 106 1587 SALE 42 1587 PURCHASE 100 1587 PURCHASE 131 1587 PURCHASE 179 1587 PURCHASE 179 1587 PURCHASE 300 1587 PURCHASE 325 1587 PURCHASE 454 1587 PURCHASE 466 1587 PURCHASE 500 1587 PURCHASE 500 1587 PURCHASE 800 1587 PURCHASE 875 1587 PURCHASE 1499 1587 PURCHASE 1597 1587 PURCHASE 1917 1587 PURCHASE 2013 1587 PURCHASE 2076 1587 PURCHASE 3000 1587 PURCHASE 5184 1587 SALE 6297 1588 SALE 4231 1588 SALE 2720 1588 SALE 2366 1588 SALE 2365 1588 SALE 2066 1588 SALE 1257 1588 SALE 920 1588 SALE 804 1588 SALE 772 1588 SALE 700 1588 SALE 691 1588 SALE 521 1588 SALE 500 1588 SALE 500 1588 SALE 500 1588 SALE 300 1588 SALE 212 1588 PURCHASE 51 1588 PURCHASE 134 1588 PURCHASE 189 1588 PURCHASE 205 1588 PURCHASE 338 1588 PURCHASE 547 1588 PURCHASE 600 1588 PURCHASE 616 1588 PURCHASE 750 1588 PURCHASE 800 1588 PURCHASE 878 1588 PURCHASE 912 1588 PURCHASE 930 1588 PURCHASE 1000 1588 PURCHASE 1200 1588 PURCHASE 1200 1588 PURCHASE 1990 1588 PURCHASE 2015 1588 PURCHASE 2060 1588 PURCHASE 2679 1588 PURCHASE 2804 1588 SALE 3719 1589 SALE 3682 1589 SALE 3114 1589 SALE 2835 1589 SALE 2073 1589 SALE 1905 1589 SALE 1837 1589 SALE 1617 1589 SALE 1574 1589 SALE 1200 1589 SALE 1173 1589 SALE 505 1589 SALE 382 1589 SALE 216 1589 SALE 180 1589 SALE 75 1589 PURCHASE 19 1589 PURCHASE 252 1589 PURCHASE 570 1589 PURCHASE 800 1589 PURCHASE 848 1589 PURCHASE 2118 1589 PURCHASE 2850 1589 PURCHASE 3344 1589 SALE 4169 1590 SALE 2360 1590 SALE 1800 1590 SALE 807 1590 SALE 500 1590 SALE 389 1590 SALE 229 1590 SALE 229 1590 SALE 229 1590 SALE 200 1590 SALE 1 1590 PURCHASE 100 1590 PURCHASE 100 1590 PURCHASE 200 1590 PURCHASE 500 1590 PURCHASE 600 1590 PURCHASE 722 1590 PURCHASE 1520 1590 PURCHASE 2789 1590 PURCHASE 5000 1590 SALE 2000 1591 SALE 2000 1591 SALE 1200 1591 SALE 978 1591 SALE 953 1591 SALE 606 1591 SALE 400 1591 SALE 213 1591 PURCHASE 372 1591 PURCHASE 414 1591 PURCHASE 442 1591 PURCHASE 700 1591 PURCHASE 3383 1591 SALE 1958 1592 SALE 785 1592 PURCHASE 570 1592 SALE 370 1593 SALE 53 1593 PURCHASE 1145 1593 PURCHASE 1414 1593 PURCHASE 1679 1593 SALE 377 1593.5 SALE 830 1594 SALE 800 1594 SALE 707 1594 SALE 600 1594 SALE 570 1594 SALE 400 1594 SALE 383 1594 SALE 200 1594 SALE 120 1594 SALE 108 1594 SALE 52 1594 PURCHASE 506 1594 PURCHASE 2016 1594 SALE 1869 1595 SALE 1169 1595 SALE 1158 1595 SALE 500 1595 SALE 482 1595 SALE 4 1595 PURCHASE 339 1595 PURCHASE 801 1595 PURCHASE 1955 1595 SALE 804 1595.5 SALE 348 1595.5 SALE 3000 1596 SALE 2002 1596 SALE 1692 1596 SALE 1178 1596 SALE 754 1596 SALE 750 1596 SALE 7 1596 PURCHASE 157 1596 PURCHASE 200 1596 PURCHASE 274 1596 PURCHASE 594 1596 PURCHASE 1000 1596 PURCHASE 1126 1596 PURCHASE 1165 1596 PURCHASE 1355 1596 PURCHASE 3000 1596 PURCHASE 4545 1596 SALE 1400 1597 SALE 1200 1597 SALE 1155 1597 SALE 229 1597 SALE 229 1597 SALE 3989 1598 SALE 1924 1598 PURCHASE 1056 1598 SALE 5504 1600 SALE 1978 1600 SALE 500 1600 SALE 246 1600 SALE 1910 1601 PURCHASE 400 1601 PURCHASE 500 1601 PURCHASE 1800 1601 PURCHASE 4446 1601 SALE 2826 1602 SALE 2375 1602 SALE 1041 1602 PURCHASE 949 1602 SALE 2679 1603 SALE 1818 1603 SALE 1268 1603 PURCHASE 1579 1606 PURCHASE 800 1609 PURCHASE 1800 1609 PURCHASE 2000 1609 SALE 1200 1610 SALE 1000 1610 SALE 1000 1610 SALE 2000 1612 SALE 2000 1612 SALE 220 1612 PURCHASE 750 1612 SALE 2939 1613 SALE 2000 1613 SALE 2000 1613 SALE 1824 1613 SALE 1675 1613 SALE 1500 1613 SALE 1000 1613 SALE 977 1613 SALE 851 1613 SALE 600 1613 SALE 459 1613 SALE 306 1613 PURCHASE 700 1613 PURCHASE 2022 1613 SALE 1750 1614 SALE 1088 1614 SALE 1088 1614 SALE 1018 1614 SALE 980 1614 SALE 980 1614 SALE 805 1614 SALE 691 1614 SALE 234 1614 PURCHASE 416 1614 PURCHASE 500 1614 PURCHASE 500 1614 PURCHASE 593 1614 PURCHASE 747 1614 PURCHASE 800 1614 PURCHASE 800 1614 PURCHASE 800 1614 PURCHASE 800 1614 PURCHASE 1088 1614 PURCHASE 1261 1614 PURCHASE 1800 1614 PURCHASE 2129 1614 PURCHASE 3584 1614 SALE 2486 1614.5 SALE 1167 1615 PURCHASE 221 1615 PURCHASE 750 1615 PURCHASE 867 1615 PURCHASE 1824 1615 PURCHASE 2123 1615 PURCHASE 2403 1615 PURCHASE 2566 1615 PURCHASE 2841 1615 PURCHASE 5000 1615 SALE 2443 1616 SALE 2318 1616 SALE 1600 1616 SALE 1072 1616 SALE 800 1616 SALE 616 1616 SALE 581 1616 SALE 445 1616 PURCHASE 616 1616 PURCHASE 800 1616 PURCHASE 1026 1616 PURCHASE 1053 1616 PURCHASE 1600 1616 PURCHASE 2645 1616 PURCHASE 6700 1616 SALE 1888 1617 SALE 1370 1617 SALE 1152 1617 SALE 1026 1617 SALE 842 1617 SALE 690 1617 SALE 487 1617 SALE 446 1617 PURCHASE 191 1617 PURCHASE 348 1617 PURCHASE 500 1617 SALE 900 1618 SALE 394 1618 SALE 736 1619 SALE 408 1619 PURCHASE 1200 1619 SALE 768 1620 SALE 1653 1622 PURCHASE 929 1625 SALE 442 1626 TOTAL PURCHASES 506,186 TOTAL SALES 515,710 (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 4 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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