31st Jan 2008 11:27
UBS AG (EPT)31 January 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 30 JANUARY 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 9,319,293 0.42% 3,515,310 0.16%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,319,293 0.42% 3,515,310 0.16% (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 700 1411 pence PURCHASE 457 1412 PURCHASE 538 1412 PURCHASE 452 1413 SALE 3188 1414 SALE 732 1414 SALE 262 1414 SALE 238 1414 SALE 89 1414 PURCHASE 487 1414 SALE 2400 1415 SALE 1000 1415 SALE 756 1415 SALE 755 1415 SALE 696 1415 SALE 226 1415 PURCHASE 1104 1415 PURCHASE 3245 1416 SALE 1331 1417 SALE 354 1417 SALE 333 1417 SALE 223 1417 SALE 169 1417 SALE 147 1417 SALE 54 1417 PURCHASE 6936 1417 SALE 10578 1418 SALE 4291 1418 SALE 1500 1418 SALE 1469 1418 SALE 682 1418 SALE 443 1418 SALE 372 1418 SALE 123 1418 SALE 72 1418 SALE 53 1418 SALE 82 1419 SALE 933 1420 SALE 3330 1424 SALE 600 1426 PURCHASE 1895 1427 PURCHASE 1600 1429 PURCHASE 400 1431 SALE 1857 1433 SALE 1540 1433 SALE 1513 1433 SALE 5601 1434 SALE 3100 1434 SALE 2860 1434 SALE 1769 1434 SALE 1593 1434 SALE 1280 1434 SALE 1000 1434 SALE 936 1434 SALE 800 1434 SALE 500 1434 SALE 500 1434 SALE 498 1434 SALE 300 1434 PURCHASE 1418 1434 SALE 500 1435 SALE 500 1435 SALE 93 1435 SALE 2734 1436 SALE 2174 1436 SALE 1619 1436 SALE 900 1436 PURCHASE 172 1436 PURCHASE 300 1436 PURCHASE 426 1436 PURCHASE 902 1436 PURCHASE 1391 1436 PURCHASE 2235 1436 PURCHASE 4273 1436 PURCHASE 5146 1436 SALE 3127 1437 SALE 2711 1437 SALE 2683 1437 SALE 2268 1437 SALE 2085 1437 SALE 1679 1437 SALE 1105 1437 SALE 1000 1437 SALE 873 1437 SALE 800 1437 SALE 628 1437 SALE 594 1437 SALE 587 1437 SALE 500 1437 SALE 208 1437 PURCHASE 168 1437 PURCHASE 174 1437 PURCHASE 500 1437 PURCHASE 542 1437 PURCHASE 596 1437 PURCHASE 600 1437 PURCHASE 622 1437 PURCHASE 800 1437 PURCHASE 855 1437 PURCHASE 903 1437 PURCHASE 1024 1437 PURCHASE 1280 1437 PURCHASE 1518 1437 SALE 3039 1438 SALE 1820 1438 SALE 1810 1438 SALE 1503 1438 SALE 1305 1438 SALE 1130 1438 SALE 1029 1438 SALE 1000 1438 SALE 946 1438 SALE 824 1438 SALE 683 1438 SALE 549 1438 SALE 442 1438 SALE 330 1438 SALE 330 1438 SALE 330 1438 SALE 162 1438 SALE 17 1438 PURCHASE 160 1438 PURCHASE 163 1438 PURCHASE 200 1438 PURCHASE 211 1438 PURCHASE 216 1438 PURCHASE 259 1438 PURCHASE 259 1438 PURCHASE 495 1438 PURCHASE 515 1438 PURCHASE 537 1438 PURCHASE 600 1438 PURCHASE 647 1438 PURCHASE 756 1438 PURCHASE 800 1438 PURCHASE 864 1438 PURCHASE 1000 1438 PURCHASE 1000 1438 PURCHASE 1016 1438 PURCHASE 1033 1438 PURCHASE 1359 1438 PURCHASE 1509 1438 PURCHASE 1684 1438 PURCHASE 2401 1438 PURCHASE 4232 1438 PURCHASE 4722 1438 PURCHASE 5730 1438 PURCHASE 42682 1438.471909 SALE 6279 1439 SALE 6032 1439 SALE 4977 1439 SALE 1963 1439 SALE 1822 1439 SALE 1800 1439 SALE 1770 1439 SALE 1400 1439 SALE 1379 1439 SALE 1326 1439 SALE 1200 1439 SALE 1080 1439 SALE 858 1439 SALE 856 1439 SALE 800 1439 SALE 800 1439 SALE 773 1439 SALE 527 1439 SALE 500 1439 SALE 500 1439 SALE 286 1439 SALE 151 1439 SALE 88 1439 SALE 57 1439 PURCHASE 6 1439 PURCHASE 200 1439 PURCHASE 216 1439 PURCHASE 329 1439 PURCHASE 347 1439 PURCHASE 421 1439 PURCHASE 504 1439 PURCHASE 512 1439 PURCHASE 531 1439 PURCHASE 567 1439 PURCHASE 891 1439 PURCHASE 1400 1439 PURCHASE 2104 1439 PURCHASE 2210 1439 SALE 3896 1440 SALE 2054 1440 SALE 1849 1440 SALE 1824 1440 SALE 1637 1440 SALE 1420 1440 SALE 1404 1440 SALE 1172 1440 SALE 1080 1440 SALE 900 1440 SALE 700 1440 SALE 555 1440 SALE 314 1440 SALE 100 1440 PURCHASE 49 1440 PURCHASE 87 1440 PURCHASE 155 1440 PURCHASE 200 1440 PURCHASE 211 1440 PURCHASE 302 1440 PURCHASE 516 1440 PURCHASE 544 1440 PURCHASE 594 1440 PURCHASE 744 1440 PURCHASE 848 1440 PURCHASE 894 1440 PURCHASE 988 1440 PURCHASE 1080 1440 PURCHASE 1127 1440 PURCHASE 1149 1440 PURCHASE 1153 1440 PURCHASE 1344 1440 PURCHASE 1651 1440 PURCHASE 1748 1440 PURCHASE 1794 1440 PURCHASE 2097 1440 PURCHASE 2119 1440 PURCHASE 2357 1440 PURCHASE 2730 1440 PURCHASE 3479 1440 PURCHASE 3960 1440 SALE 3411 1441 SALE 2421 1441 SALE 2094 1441 SALE 1808 1441 SALE 1425 1441 SALE 1172 1441 SALE 1080 1441 SALE 1000 1441 SALE 744 1441 SALE 582 1441 PURCHASE 3 1441 PURCHASE 100 1441 PURCHASE 151 1441 PURCHASE 160 1441 PURCHASE 208 1441 PURCHASE 259 1441 PURCHASE 315 1441 PURCHASE 554 1441 PURCHASE 584 1441 PURCHASE 629 1441 PURCHASE 638 1441 PURCHASE 810 1441 PURCHASE 829 1441 PURCHASE 829 1441 PURCHASE 1000 1441 PURCHASE 1020 1441 PURCHASE 1075 1441 PURCHASE 1126 1441 PURCHASE 1137 1441 PURCHASE 1300 1441 PURCHASE 1424 1441 PURCHASE 1536 1441 PURCHASE 2147 1441 PURCHASE 2741 1441 PURCHASE 3120 1441 PURCHASE 3120 1441 PURCHASE 3320 1441 PURCHASE 4000 1441 SALE 3255 1442 SALE 2727 1442 SALE 2623 1442 SALE 1973 1442 SALE 1902 1442 SALE 1516 1442 SALE 1092 1442 SALE 1080 1442 SALE 920 1442 SALE 876 1442 SALE 760 1442 SALE 679 1442 SALE 555 1442 SALE 236 1442 PURCHASE 100 1442 PURCHASE 172 1442 PURCHASE 200 1442 PURCHASE 200 1442 PURCHASE 259 1442 PURCHASE 292 1442 PURCHASE 328 1442 PURCHASE 500 1442 PURCHASE 541 1442 PURCHASE 600 1442 PURCHASE 604 1442 PURCHASE 666 1442 PURCHASE 723 1442 PURCHASE 849 1442 PURCHASE 857 1442 PURCHASE 864 1442 PURCHASE 1061 1442 PURCHASE 1289 1442 PURCHASE 1296 1442 PURCHASE 1687 1442 PURCHASE 1858 1442 PURCHASE 3036 1442 PURCHASE 3424 1442 PURCHASE 3498 1442 PURCHASE 4285 1442 PURCHASE 4690 1442 PURCHASE 4886 1442 PURCHASE 5200 1442 PURCHASE 5500 1442 SALE 2971 1443 SALE 1197 1443 SALE 1194 1443 SALE 552 1443 SALE 500 1443 SALE 459 1443 SALE 235 1443 SALE 217 1443 SALE 176 1443 SALE 158 1443 SALE 132 1443 SALE 132 1443 PURCHASE 100 1443 PURCHASE 100 1443 PURCHASE 172 1443 PURCHASE 175 1443 PURCHASE 289 1443 PURCHASE 500 1443 PURCHASE 500 1443 PURCHASE 500 1443 PURCHASE 533 1443 PURCHASE 600 1443 PURCHASE 610 1443 PURCHASE 811 1443 PURCHASE 1035 1443 PURCHASE 1360 1443 PURCHASE 1643 1443 PURCHASE 1858 1443 PURCHASE 2000 1443 PURCHASE 2807 1443 SALE 3672 1444 SALE 2525 1444 SALE 2525 1444 SALE 2169 1444 SALE 1344 1444 SALE 1194 1444 SALE 1100 1444 SALE 700 1444 SALE 598 1444 SALE 500 1444 SALE 388 1444 PURCHASE 100 1444 PURCHASE 129 1444 PURCHASE 142 1444 PURCHASE 172 1444 PURCHASE 551 1444 PURCHASE 553 1444 PURCHASE 572 1444 PURCHASE 574 1444 PURCHASE 721 1444 PURCHASE 855 1444 PURCHASE 1030 1444 PURCHASE 1091 1444 PURCHASE 1119 1444 PURCHASE 1593 1444 PURCHASE 1697 1444 PURCHASE 2038 1444 PURCHASE 5000 1444 PURCHASE 5200 1444 SALE 1120 1445 SALE 1080 1445 SALE 1019 1445 SALE 1000 1445 SALE 1000 1445 SALE 873 1445 SALE 796 1445 SALE 737 1445 SALE 400 1445 SALE 206 1445 SALE 107 1445 SALE 26 1445 PURCHASE 74 1445 PURCHASE 497 1445 PURCHASE 500 1445 PURCHASE 500 1445 PURCHASE 582 1445 PURCHASE 610 1445 PURCHASE 864 1445 PURCHASE 1097 1445 PURCHASE 1100 1445 PURCHASE 1170 1445 PURCHASE 1645 1445 PURCHASE 1738 1445 PURCHASE 1922 1445 PURCHASE 2075 1445 PURCHASE 2255 1445 PURCHASE 5978 1445 SALE 14010 1446 SALE 5500 1446 SALE 3800 1446 SALE 2500 1446 SALE 1921 1446 SALE 1656 1446 SALE 1200 1446 SALE 1000 1446 SALE 1000 1446 SALE 978 1446 SALE 343 1446 SALE 343 1446 SALE 295 1446 PURCHASE 4 1446 PURCHASE 111 1446 PURCHASE 500 1446 PURCHASE 674 1446 PURCHASE 982 1446 PURCHASE 1000 1446 SALE 5904 1447 SALE 2783 1447 SALE 1684 1447 SALE 1601 1447 SALE 1597 1447 SALE 1540 1447 SALE 1323 1447 SALE 1200 1447 SALE 1100 1447 SALE 571 1447 SALE 452 1447 SALE 444 1447 SALE 258 1447 SALE 177 1447 SALE 100 1447 SALE 97 1447 PURCHASE 96 1447 PURCHASE 200 1447 PURCHASE 349 1447 PURCHASE 400 1447 PURCHASE 500 1447 PURCHASE 985 1447 PURCHASE 1000 1447 PURCHASE 1566 1447 PURCHASE 1652 1447 PURCHASE 2485 1447 SALE 3830 1448 SALE 2461 1448 SALE 1980 1448 SALE 1578 1448 SALE 1296 1448 SALE 1110 1448 SALE 864 1448 SALE 97 1448 SALE 17 1448 PURCHASE 216 1448 PURCHASE 230 1448 PURCHASE 333 1448 PURCHASE 414 1448 PURCHASE 531 1448 PURCHASE 587 1448 PURCHASE 2436 1448 PURCHASE 3278 1448 PURCHASE 6437 1448 SALE 2401 1449 SALE 1838 1449 SALE 1659 1449 SALE 1650 1449 SALE 1448 1449 SALE 1194 1449 SALE 1188 1449 SALE 972 1449 SALE 620 1449 SALE 554 1449 SALE 495 1449 SALE 331 1449 SALE 326 1449 SALE 249 1449 SALE 230 1449 SALE 155 1449 SALE 143 1449 SALE 122 1449 SALE 117 1449 PURCHASE 614 1449 PURCHASE 800 1449 PURCHASE 800 1449 PURCHASE 864 1449 PURCHASE 1544 1449 PURCHASE 1710 1449 PURCHASE 3136 1449 PURCHASE 5200 1449 SALE 2777 1450 SALE 2163 1450 SALE 1092 1450 SALE 813 1450 SALE 700 1450 SALE 452 1450 PURCHASE 310 1450 PURCHASE 500 1450 PURCHASE 633 1450 PURCHASE 1016 1450 PURCHASE 1293 1450 PURCHASE 3655 1450 PURCHASE 3655 1450 SALE 5953 1451 SALE 5200 1451 SALE 3384 1451 SALE 1871 1451 SALE 1617 1451 SALE 1537 1451 SALE 1390 1451 SALE 1361 1451 SALE 1197 1451 SALE 1080 1451 SALE 1000 1451 SALE 791 1451 SALE 559 1451 SALE 306 1451 SALE 283 1451 SALE 45 1451 PURCHASE 234 1451 PURCHASE 500 1451 PURCHASE 616 1451 PURCHASE 647 1451 PURCHASE 748 1451 PURCHASE 929 1451 PURCHASE 1080 1451 PURCHASE 1170 1451 PURCHASE 1469 1451 PURCHASE 1920 1451 SALE 4744 1452 SALE 4000 1452 SALE 2547 1452 SALE 1732 1452 SALE 1673 1452 SALE 1662 1452 SALE 1077 1452 SALE 1000 1452 SALE 924 1452 SALE 821 1452 SALE 800 1452 SALE 585 1452 SALE 258 1452 SALE 192 1452 SALE 126 1452 SALE 100 1452 SALE 13 1452 PURCHASE 1107 1452 PURCHASE 1121 1452 PURCHASE 2670 1452 SALE 2000 1453 SALE 1984 1453 SALE 1702 1453 SALE 1263 1453 SALE 1263 1453 SALE 999 1453 SALE 990 1453 SALE 943 1453 SALE 924 1453 SALE 800 1453 SALE 591 1453 SALE 587 1453 SALE 392 1453 SALE 293 1453 SALE 2 1453 PURCHASE 200 1453 PURCHASE 263 1453 PURCHASE 344 1453 PURCHASE 620 1453 PURCHASE 1013 1453 PURCHASE 1109 1453 PURCHASE 1449 1453 PURCHASE 2029 1453 PURCHASE 2031 1453 PURCHASE 2225 1453 PURCHASE 4000 1453 SALE 4600 1454 SALE 3709 1454 SALE 2808 1454 SALE 1889 1454 SALE 1676 1454 SALE 1612 1454 SALE 1587 1454 SALE 1324 1454 SALE 1000 1454 SALE 1000 1454 SALE 887 1454 SALE 800 1454 SALE 800 1454 SALE 713 1454 SALE 705 1454 SALE 478 1454 SALE 370 1454 SALE 273 1454 SALE 122 1454 PURCHASE 414 1454 PURCHASE 1002 1454 PURCHASE 1500 1454 PURCHASE 1542 1454 PURCHASE 2403 1454 SALE 6000 1455 SALE 3019 1455 SALE 3007 1455 SALE 1726 1455 SALE 1715 1455 SALE 1568 1455 SALE 1260 1455 SALE 1200 1455 SALE 1000 1455 SALE 924 1455 SALE 751 1455 SALE 713 1455 SALE 522 1455 SALE 235 1455 SALE 202 1455 SALE 114 1455 SALE 66 1455 PURCHASE 86 1455 PURCHASE 149 1455 PURCHASE 200 1455 PURCHASE 206 1455 PURCHASE 206 1455 PURCHASE 400 1455 PURCHASE 700 1455 PURCHASE 743 1455 PURCHASE 938 1455 PURCHASE 1467 1455 PURCHASE 3222 1455 PURCHASE 4618 1455 SALE 2709 1456 SALE 2240 1456 SALE 1518 1456 SALE 806 1456 SALE 800 1456 SALE 700 1456 SALE 507 1456 SALE 380 1456 SALE 255 1456 SALE 215 1456 SALE 61 1456 PURCHASE 70 1456 PURCHASE 96 1456 PURCHASE 97 1456 PURCHASE 98 1456 PURCHASE 196 1456 PURCHASE 200 1456 PURCHASE 200 1456 PURCHASE 530 1456 PURCHASE 700 1456 PURCHASE 737 1456 PURCHASE 800 1456 PURCHASE 940 1456 PURCHASE 1028 1456 PURCHASE 1261 1456 PURCHASE 1296 1456 PURCHASE 1296 1456 PURCHASE 2110 1456 PURCHASE 2167 1456 PURCHASE 2881 1456 PURCHASE 2973 1456 PURCHASE 3101 1456 PURCHASE 4007 1456 PURCHASE 5200 1456 SALE 4833 1457 SALE 2541 1457 SALE 699 1457 SALE 621 1457 SALE 594 1457 SALE 453 1457 SALE 134 1457 PURCHASE 87 1457 PURCHASE 121 1457 PURCHASE 200 1457 PURCHASE 200 1457 PURCHASE 343 1457 PURCHASE 500 1457 PURCHASE 500 1457 PURCHASE 543 1457 PURCHASE 600 1457 PURCHASE 600 1457 PURCHASE 700 1457 PURCHASE 700 1457 PURCHASE 1000 1457 PURCHASE 1007 1457 PURCHASE 1200 1457 PURCHASE 1296 1457 PURCHASE 1328 1457 PURCHASE 1819 1457 PURCHASE 3660 1457 PURCHASE 4451 1457 SALE 1539 1458 SALE 1061 1458 PURCHASE 200 1458 PURCHASE 314 1458 PURCHASE 594 1458 PURCHASE 707 1458 PURCHASE 800 1458 PURCHASE 800 1458 PURCHASE 910 1458 PURCHASE 1000 1458 PURCHASE 1150 1458 PURCHASE 1205 1458 PURCHASE 1205 1458 PURCHASE 1205 1458 PURCHASE 2195 1458 PURCHASE 3070 1458 PURCHASE 3974 1458 PURCHASE 4138 1458 SALE 3836 1459 SALE 3079 1459 SALE 849 1459 SALE 755 1459 SALE 705 1459 PURCHASE 200 1459 PURCHASE 200 1459 PURCHASE 241 1459 PURCHASE 345 1459 PURCHASE 400 1459 PURCHASE 500 1459 PURCHASE 545 1459 PURCHASE 629 1459 PURCHASE 666 1459 PURCHASE 700 1459 PURCHASE 704 1459 PURCHASE 741 1459 PURCHASE 800 1459 PURCHASE 1000 1459 PURCHASE 1352 1459 PURCHASE 1511 1459 PURCHASE 1905 1459 PURCHASE 4000 1459 SALE 10273 1460 SALE 9600 1460 SALE 6715 1460 SALE 6494 1460 SALE 4941 1460 SALE 4060 1460 SALE 1955 1460 SALE 1955 1460 SALE 1920 1460 SALE 1831 1460 SALE 1468 1460 SALE 1378 1460 SALE 203 1460 PURCHASE 153 1460 PURCHASE 205 1460 PURCHASE 263 1460 PURCHASE 282 1460 PURCHASE 403 1460 PURCHASE 500 1460 PURCHASE 500 1460 PURCHASE 594 1460 PURCHASE 600 1460 PURCHASE 707 1460 PURCHASE 719 1460 PURCHASE 767 1460 PURCHASE 800 1460 PURCHASE 951 1460 PURCHASE 2000 1460 PURCHASE 2413 1460 PURCHASE 2794 1460 PURCHASE 3000 1460 SALE 5000 1461 SALE 1899 1461 SALE 1615 1461 SALE 1296 1461 SALE 1257 1461 SALE 1000 1461 SALE 1000 1461 SALE 1000 1461 SALE 990 1461 SALE 900 1461 SALE 641 1461 SALE 500 1461 SALE 234 1461 SALE 205 1461 SALE 184 1461 SALE 113 1461 PURCHASE 300 1461 PURCHASE 500 1461 PURCHASE 500 1461 PURCHASE 500 1461 PURCHASE 545 1461 PURCHASE 599 1461 PURCHASE 800 1461 PURCHASE 1000 1461 PURCHASE 1296 1461 PURCHASE 1981 1461 PURCHASE 3600 1461 SALE 10259 1462 SALE 1506 1462 SALE 1500 1462 SALE 1500 1462 SALE 1406 1462 SALE 1197 1462 SALE 1042 1462 SALE 1000 1462 SALE 1000 1462 SALE 616 1462 SALE 500 1462 SALE 116 1462 PURCHASE 60 1462 PURCHASE 135 1462 PURCHASE 200 1462 PURCHASE 200 1462 PURCHASE 200 1462 PURCHASE 228 1462 PURCHASE 400 1462 PURCHASE 466 1462 PURCHASE 500 1462 PURCHASE 500 1462 PURCHASE 503 1462 PURCHASE 522 1462 PURCHASE 534 1462 PURCHASE 585 1462 PURCHASE 604 1462 PURCHASE 668 1462 PURCHASE 714 1462 PURCHASE 972 1462 PURCHASE 1058 1462 PURCHASE 1254 1462 PURCHASE 1320 1462 PURCHASE 1560 1462 PURCHASE 1631 1462 PURCHASE 1809 1462 PURCHASE 1894 1462 PURCHASE 2040 1462 PURCHASE 2100 1462 PURCHASE 2100 1462 PURCHASE 2100 1462 PURCHASE 2100 1462 PURCHASE 2101 1462 PURCHASE 2200 1462 SALE 3338 1463 SALE 2700 1463 SALE 2534 1463 SALE 2407 1463 SALE 2193 1463 SALE 1754 1463 SALE 1672 1463 SALE 1559 1463 SALE 1557 1463 SALE 1556 1463 SALE 1001 1463 SALE 1000 1463 SALE 1000 1463 SALE 1000 1463 SALE 986 1463 SALE 900 1463 SALE 732 1463 SALE 701 1463 SALE 546 1463 SALE 519 1463 SALE 500 1463 SALE 500 1463 SALE 447 1463 SALE 300 1463 SALE 240 1463 SALE 219 1463 SALE 215 1463 SALE 160 1463 SALE 149 1463 SALE 127 1463 PURCHASE 1 1463 PURCHASE 190 1463 PURCHASE 200 1463 PURCHASE 317 1463 PURCHASE 400 1463 PURCHASE 613 1463 PURCHASE 1000 1463 PURCHASE 1709 1463 PURCHASE 4090 1463 SALE 4620 1464 SALE 1239 1464 SALE 280 1464 PURCHASE 1 1464 PURCHASE 3 1464 PURCHASE 100 1464 PURCHASE 308 1464 PURCHASE 402 1464 PURCHASE 459 1464 PURCHASE 493 1464 PURCHASE 523 1464 PURCHASE 587 1464 PURCHASE 800 1464 PURCHASE 800 1464 PURCHASE 813 1464 PURCHASE 872 1464 PURCHASE 1000 1464 PURCHASE 1000 1464 PURCHASE 1000 1464 PURCHASE 1200 1464 PURCHASE 1500 1464 PURCHASE 1500 1464 PURCHASE 2000 1464 PURCHASE 2543 1464 PURCHASE 10245 1464 SALE 7720 1465 SALE 5200 1465 SALE 4810 1465 SALE 1816 1465 SALE 1759 1465 SALE 1038 1465 SALE 1028 1465 SALE 1000 1465 SALE 702 1465 SALE 500 1465 SALE 500 1465 SALE 485 1465 SALE 400 1465 SALE 211 1465 SALE 187 1465 PURCHASE 14 1465 PURCHASE 73 1465 PURCHASE 147 1465 PURCHASE 450 1465 PURCHASE 492 1465 PURCHASE 513 1465 PURCHASE 543 1465 PURCHASE 563 1465 PURCHASE 577 1465 PURCHASE 586 1465 PURCHASE 591 1465 PURCHASE 665 1465 PURCHASE 701 1465 PURCHASE 734 1465 PURCHASE 769 1465 PURCHASE 801 1465 PURCHASE 1000 1465 PURCHASE 1000 1465 PURCHASE 1000 1465 PURCHASE 1000 1465 PURCHASE 1015 1465 PURCHASE 1205 1465 PURCHASE 1393 1465 PURCHASE 1471 1465 PURCHASE 1491 1465 PURCHASE 2479 1465 PURCHASE 3412 1465 PURCHASE 4403 1465 SALE 4429 1466 SALE 2692 1466 SALE 2568 1466 SALE 1920 1466 SALE 1728 1466 SALE 1703 1466 SALE 1600 1466 SALE 1584 1466 SALE 1520 1466 SALE 1432 1466 SALE 570 1466 SALE 500 1466 SALE 194 1466 SALE 132 1466 PURCHASE 1 1466 PURCHASE 100 1466 PURCHASE 215 1466 PURCHASE 298 1466 PURCHASE 307 1466 PURCHASE 310 1466 PURCHASE 346 1466 PURCHASE 363 1466 PURCHASE 363 1466 PURCHASE 400 1466 PURCHASE 416 1466 PURCHASE 695 1466 PURCHASE 700 1466 PURCHASE 961 1466 PURCHASE 1000 1466 PURCHASE 1000 1466 PURCHASE 1000 1466 PURCHASE 1000 1466 PURCHASE 1213 1466 PURCHASE 1424 1466 PURCHASE 2000 1466 PURCHASE 2871 1466 PURCHASE 6203 1466 SALE 5200 1467 SALE 3440 1467 SALE 3322 1467 SALE 1778 1467 SALE 1681 1467 SALE 1590 1467 SALE 1482 1467 SALE 1452 1467 SALE 897 1467 SALE 817 1467 SALE 670 1467 SALE 597 1467 SALE 200 1467 SALE 151 1467 SALE 121 1467 SALE 15 1467 PURCHASE 96 1467 PURCHASE 100 1467 PURCHASE 367 1467 PURCHASE 500 1467 PURCHASE 500 1467 PURCHASE 517 1467 PURCHASE 537 1467 PURCHASE 540 1467 PURCHASE 600 1467 PURCHASE 604 1467 PURCHASE 1029 1467 PURCHASE 1196 1467 PURCHASE 4254 1467 PURCHASE 5277 1467 PURCHASE 8734 1467 SALE 9694 1468 SALE 3340 1468 SALE 3170 1468 SALE 3026 1468 SALE 1727 1468 SALE 1656 1468 SALE 1384 1468 SALE 1288 1468 SALE 1116 1468 SALE 1046 1468 SALE 800 1468 SALE 673 1468 SALE 500 1468 SALE 467 1468 SALE 23 1468 PURCHASE 15 1468 PURCHASE 284 1468 PURCHASE 500 1468 PURCHASE 515 1468 PURCHASE 515 1468 PURCHASE 541 1468 PURCHASE 800 1468 PURCHASE 920 1468 PURCHASE 945 1468 PURCHASE 1000 1468 PURCHASE 1321 1468 PURCHASE 2364 1468 PURCHASE 2500 1468 PURCHASE 2500 1468 PURCHASE 2864 1468 PURCHASE 3403 1468 PURCHASE 3405 1468 PURCHASE 3405 1468 PURCHASE 3407 1468 PURCHASE 2 1468.5 PURCHASE 2 1468.5 SALE 2635 1469 SALE 2522 1469 SALE 1800 1469 SALE 1780 1469 SALE 1705 1469 SALE 1542 1469 SALE 1375 1469 SALE 500 1469 SALE 500 1469 SALE 383 1469 SALE 307 1469 SALE 189 1469 SALE 167 1469 PURCHASE 1 1469 PURCHASE 1 1469 PURCHASE 192 1469 PURCHASE 204 1469 PURCHASE 204 1469 PURCHASE 217 1469 PURCHASE 300 1469 PURCHASE 314 1469 PURCHASE 500 1469 PURCHASE 514 1469 PURCHASE 518 1469 PURCHASE 709 1469 PURCHASE 737 1469 PURCHASE 800 1469 PURCHASE 1140 1469 PURCHASE 1166 1469 PURCHASE 1200 1469 PURCHASE 2437 1469 PURCHASE 2978 1469 PURCHASE 3403 1469 PURCHASE 4000 1469 PURCHASE 5200 1469 PURCHASE 5500 1469 PURCHASE 1 1469.5 PURCHASE 2 1469.5 SALE 4554 1470 SALE 1683 1470 SALE 1619 1470 SALE 999 1470 SALE 782 1470 SALE 447 1470 SALE 160 1470 SALE 131 1470 SALE 100 1470 PURCHASE 57 1470 PURCHASE 177 1470 PURCHASE 181 1470 PURCHASE 300 1470 PURCHASE 317 1470 PURCHASE 341 1470 PURCHASE 489 1470 PURCHASE 500 1470 PURCHASE 500 1470 PURCHASE 500 1470 PURCHASE 500 1470 PURCHASE 500 1470 PURCHASE 500 1470 PURCHASE 540 1470 PURCHASE 574 1470 PURCHASE 574 1470 PURCHASE 586 1470 PURCHASE 658 1470 PURCHASE 663 1470 PURCHASE 683 1470 PURCHASE 718 1470 PURCHASE 737 1470 PURCHASE 800 1470 PURCHASE 800 1470 PURCHASE 800 1470 PURCHASE 884 1470 PURCHASE 1125 1470 PURCHASE 1260 1470 PURCHASE 1500 1470 PURCHASE 1931 1470 PURCHASE 2117 1470 PURCHASE 2127 1470 PURCHASE 2828 1470 PURCHASE 3080 1470 PURCHASE 5000 1470 PURCHASE 2 1470.5 PURCHASE 2 1470.5 SALE 2301 1471 SALE 1757 1471 SALE 1700 1471 SALE 737 1471 SALE 551 1471 SALE 500 1471 SALE 487 1471 SALE 62 1471 PURCHASE 1 1471 PURCHASE 1 1471 PURCHASE 4 1471 PURCHASE 154 1471 PURCHASE 154 1471 PURCHASE 181 1471 PURCHASE 227 1471 PURCHASE 227 1471 PURCHASE 227 1471 PURCHASE 786 1471 PURCHASE 833 1471 PURCHASE 1030 1471 PURCHASE 1513 1471 PURCHASE 2366 1471 PURCHASE 2724 1471 PURCHASE 3446 1471 PURCHASE 10197 1471 PURCHASE 1 1471.5 PURCHASE 1 1471.5 SALE 3446 1472 SALE 3000 1472 SALE 1109 1472 SALE 1024 1472 SALE 100 1472 PURCHASE 1 1472 PURCHASE 100 1472 PURCHASE 302 1472 PURCHASE 473 1472 PURCHASE 542 1472 PURCHASE 598 1472 PURCHASE 679 1472 PURCHASE 719 1472 PURCHASE 737 1472 PURCHASE 1174 1472 PURCHASE 2000 1472 PURCHASE 2265 1472 PURCHASE 2265 1472 PURCHASE 5200 1472 SALE 5200 1473 SALE 4174 1473 SALE 2598 1473 SALE 2544 1473 SALE 1677 1473 SALE 1100 1473 SALE 500 1473 SALE 100 1473 SALE 3814 1474 SALE 3626 1474 SALE 2168 1474 SALE 1091 1474 SALE 367 1474 PURCHASE 2211 1474 SALE 1916 1475 SALE 1218 1475 SALE 123 1475 PURCHASE 100 1475 PURCHASE 414 1475 PURCHASE 498 1475 PURCHASE 1000 1475 PURCHASE 4203 1475 PURCHASE 1 1475.5 PURCHASE 1 1475.5 SALE 5255 1476 SALE 1488 1476 SALE 700 1476 SALE 500 1476 SALE 203 1476 SALE 100 1476 PURCHASE 64 1476 PURCHASE 200 1476 PURCHASE 295 1476 PURCHASE 449 1476 PURCHASE 500 1476 PURCHASE 600 1476 PURCHASE 682 1476 PURCHASE 1137 1476 PURCHASE 2496 1476 PURCHASE 2500 1476 PURCHASE 2704 1476 PURCHASE 4274 1476 PURCHASE 1 1476.5 SALE 2704 1477 SALE 2582 1477 SALE 1258 1477 SALE 898 1477 SALE 106 1477 PURCHASE 2255 1477 PURCHASE 3924 1477 SALE 2965 1478 SALE 1612 1478 SALE 1500 1478 SALE 500 1478 SALE 476 1478 SALE 476 1478 SALE 75 1478 PURCHASE 615 1478 PURCHASE 1 1478.5 SALE 334 1479 SALE 123 1479 PURCHASE 2200 1479 PURCHASE 1 1479.5 SALE 5800 1480 SALE 3199 1480 SALE 1800 1480 SALE 1750 1480 SALE 735 1480 SALE 656 1480 SALE 500 1480 PURCHASE 11 1480 PURCHASE 100 1480 PURCHASE 2000 1480 PURCHASE 1100 1481 SALE 1158 1482 SALE 500 1482 PURCHASE 22 1482 PURCHASE 2000 1482 PURCHASE 786 1483 PURCHASE 1000 1483 TOTAL PURCHASES 858,629 TOTAL SALES 822,926 (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 31 JANUARY 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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