17th Dec 2007 11:54
UBS AG (EPT)17 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 14 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 8,734,380 0.39% 3,699,859 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,734,380 0.39% 3,699,859 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) PURCHASE 947 1524 pence SALE 6557 1525 SALE 2187 1525 SALE 337 1525 SALE 2959 1525 SALE 3346 1525 SALE 4000 1525 SALE 4000 1525 SALE 118 1525 PURCHASE 540 1525 SALE 1100 1525 SALE 1000 1525 SALE 3041 1525 PURCHASE 1564 1525 PURCHASE 1671 1525 PURCHASE 165 1525 SALE 2200 1525 SALE 65 1525 SALE 1000 1525 SALE 1077 1526 PURCHASE 3915 1526 PURCHASE 1693 1526 PURCHASE 3471 1526 PURCHASE 6553 1526 PURCHASE 1500 1526 PURCHASE 600 1526 PURCHASE 2308 1526 PURCHASE 533 1526 PURCHASE 200 1526 SALE 1956 1526 PURCHASE 1036 1526 SALE 1581 1526 SALE 4972 1526 SALE 145 1526 SALE 145 1526 SALE 2237 1526 SALE 1100 1526 SALE 1563 1527 SALE 6548 1527 PURCHASE 2558 1527 PURCHASE 672 1527 SALE 2500 1527 PURCHASE 1095 1527 SALE 141 1527 SALE 730 1527 PURCHASE 1100 1527 PURCHASE 2039 1527 PURCHASE 509 1527 PURCHASE 4000 1527 PURCHASE 2706 1527 PURCHASE 758 1527 PURCHASE 1953 1527 PURCHASE 1155 1528 PURCHASE 1000 1528 PURCHASE 678 1528 PURCHASE 2247 1528 PURCHASE 1956 1528 PURCHASE 227 1528 SALE 578 1528 SALE 1279 1528 SALE 1512 1528 PURCHASE 491 1528 SALE 1016 1528 PURCHASE 507 1528 SALE 1000 1528 SALE 761 1528 SALE 500 1528 SALE 1348 1529 PURCHASE 6121 1529 PURCHASE 80 1529 PURCHASE 4000 1529 SALE 397 1529 SALE 6000 1530 PURCHASE 525 1530 SALE 221 1530 SALE 1000 1530 SALE 440 1530 SALE 3986 1530 SALE 1329 1530 PURCHASE 6535 1530 SALE 2521 1530 SALE 377 1530 SALE 1500 1530 SALE 808 1530 PURCHASE 500 1530 PURCHASE 266 1530 PURCHASE 800 1530 PURCHASE 565 1530 SALE 628 1531 SALE 205 1531 SALE 400 1531 SALE 1739 1531 SALE 1000 1531 SALE 2559 1531 PURCHASE 1535 1531 PURCHASE 400 1531 PURCHASE 158 1531 PURCHASE 3919 1531 PURCHASE 981 1531 PURCHASE 2433 1531 PURCHASE 1000 1531 PURCHASE 689 1531 SALE 408 1531 PURCHASE 1173 1531 PURCHASE 500 1531 SALE 1200 1531 PURCHASE 400 1531 SALE 3163 1531 SALE 800 1531 SALE 800 1531 PURCHASE 3022 1531 PURCHASE 4427 1531 PURCHASE 512 1531 PURCHASE 6531 1531 PURCHASE 3308 1532 PURCHASE 207 1532 SALE 4000 1532 PURCHASE 1676 1532 PURCHASE 2170 1532 PURCHASE 6527 1532 PURCHASE 2896 1532 PURCHASE 315 1532 PURCHASE 1000 1532 PURCHASE 1000 1532 PURCHASE 398 1532 PURCHASE 201 1532 PURCHASE 231 1532 PURCHASE 1062 1532 PURCHASE 140 1532 PURCHASE 1000 1532 PURCHASE 1000 1532 PURCHASE 1000 1532 PURCHASE 1314 1532 PURCHASE 1200 1532 PURCHASE 1176 1532 PURCHASE 1569 1532 PURCHASE 564 1532 PURCHASE 993 1532 PURCHASE 369 1532 PURCHASE 1100 1532 PURCHASE 1619 1532 SALE 4000 1533 SALE 2541 1533 PURCHASE 4400 1533 PURCHASE 1200 1533 SALE 1190 1533 PURCHASE 200 1533 PURCHASE 1690 1533 PURCHASE 1000 1533 PURCHASE 689 1533 PURCHASE 2460 1533 SALE 4000 1533 PURCHASE 746 1533 PURCHASE 269 1533 PURCHASE 500 1533 PURCHASE 101 1533 PURCHASE 4000 1533 PURCHASE 571 1533 PURCHASE 909 1533 PURCHASE 50 1533 PURCHASE 1642 1533 PURCHASE 1584 1533 PURCHASE 5735 1533 PURCHASE 1000 1534 PURCHASE 69 1534 PURCHASE 371 1534 SALE 2584 1534 SALE 6367 1534 PURCHASE 5090 1534 PURCHASE 372 1534 PURCHASE 716 1534 PURCHASE 185 1534 PURCHASE 900 1534 PURCHASE 771 1534 PURCHASE 815 1534 PURCHASE 232 1534 PURCHASE 1828 1534 SALE 5152 1534 SALE 301 1534 SALE 5000 1534 PURCHASE 493 1534 PURCHASE 866 1534 PURCHASE 118 1534 PURCHASE 364 1534 PURCHASE 1200 1534 PURCHASE 615 1534 PURCHASE 750 1534 SALE 6518 1534 SALE 929 1535 SALE 1494 1535 SALE 1500 1535 SALE 2000 1535 PURCHASE 500 1535 PURCHASE 490 1535 PURCHASE 248 1535 PURCHASE 297 1535 PURCHASE 217 1535 PURCHASE 6079 1535 SALE 1000 1535 PURCHASE 149 1535 PURCHASE 857 1535 PURCHASE 1164 1535 PURCHASE 3170 1535 PURCHASE 991 1535 PURCHASE 1189 1535 PURCHASE 2080 1535 PURCHASE 1687 1535 PURCHASE 1308 1535 SALE 3247 1535 SALE 1637 1535 SALE 4357 1535 SALE 520 1535 SALE 313 1535 SALE 380 1535 PURCHASE 750 1535 PURCHASE 3217 1535 PURCHASE 2640 1535 PURCHASE 863 1535 PURCHASE 1000 1535 SALE 1000 1535 SALE 546 1535 SALE 3400 1535 SALE 4064 1535 PURCHASE 1915 1536 PURCHASE 487 1536 PURCHASE 392 1536 PURCHASE 213 1536 PURCHASE 564 1536 PURCHASE 500 1536 PURCHASE 11 1536 SALE 1817 1536 SALE 591 1536 SALE 1346 1536 SALE 2403 1536 SALE 2828 1536 SALE 2143 1536 SALE 2974 1536 SALE 4101 1536 PURCHASE 2450 1536 SALE 100 1536 SALE 3253 1536 PURCHASE 3439 1536 SALE 1344 1536 SALE 1887 1536 SALE 123 1536 PURCHASE 590 1536 SALE 928 1536 PURCHASE 3410 1537 PURCHASE 862 1537 PURCHASE 1265 1537 PURCHASE 392 1537 SALE 1500 1537 PURCHASE 1123 1537 PURCHASE 2000 1537 SALE 649 1537 SALE 64 1537 SALE 1000 1537 SALE 3080 1537 SALE 900 1537 SALE 813 1537 PURCHASE 790 1537 PURCHASE 700 1537 PURCHASE 406 1537 PURCHASE 285 1537 PURCHASE 465 1537 PURCHASE 2506 1537 PURCHASE 3104 1537 SALE 366 1537 SALE 500 1537 SALE 441 1537 PURCHASE 800 1537 SALE 470 1537 SALE 470 1537 PURCHASE 200 1538 PURCHASE 3614 1538 PURCHASE 3008 1538 PURCHASE 903 1538 PURCHASE 2096 1538 SALE 2133 1538 PURCHASE 1586 1538 PURCHASE 1187 1538 SALE 500 1538 PURCHASE 1000 1538 SALE 800 1538 SALE 900 1538 SALE 1100 1538 SALE 1045 1538 PURCHASE 49 1538 PURCHASE 488 1538 PURCHASE 453 1538 PURCHASE 5448 1538 SALE 6443 1538 SALE 58 1538 SALE 903 1539 SALE 1495 1539 SALE 2500 1539 SALE 888 1539 SALE 505 1539 PURCHASE 2294 1539 SALE 1206 1539 SALE 3200 1539 SALE 2765 1539 SALE 256 1539 SALE 1603 1539 PURCHASE 627 1539 SALE 2565 1539 PURCHASE 3717 1539 PURCHASE 792 1539 PURCHASE 1000 1539 PURCHASE 3004 1539 PURCHASE 1701 1539 PURCHASE 591 1539 PURCHASE 200 1539 SALE 800 1539 SALE 490 1539 SALE 1629 1539 SALE 585 1539 PURCHASE 1301 1539 PURCHASE 1766 1539 SALE 223 1539 SALE 481 1539 PURCHASE 2586 1539 SALE 400 1539 SALE 2300 1539 SALE 447 1539 SALE 710 1539 PURCHASE 326 1539 PURCHASE 1500 1539 SALE 4300 1539 PURCHASE 1017 1540 PURCHASE 1800 1540 SALE 890 1540 PURCHASE 601 1540 PURCHASE 304 1540 PURCHASE 3206 1540 PURCHASE 2296 1540 SALE 150 1540 SALE 3787 1540 PURCHASE 1000 1541 SALE 96 1541 SALE 481 1541 SALE 1021 1541 SALE 1000 1541 PURCHASE 183 1541 PURCHASE 1501 1541 PURCHASE 2200 1541 SALE 937 1541 SALE 1500 1541 PURCHASE 521 1541 PURCHASE 3213 1541 PURCHASE 1836 1541 PURCHASE 4653 1541 PURCHASE 6489 1541 PURCHASE 236 1541 PURCHASE 5609 1541 SALE 1284 1541 PURCHASE 581 1541 PURCHASE 287 1541 SALE 2158 1542 SALE 2842 1542 SALE 4989 1542 SALE 1496 1542 SALE 595 1542 SALE 5000 1542 SALE 890 1542 SALE 2543 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 937 1542 PURCHASE 460 1542 PURCHASE 800 1542 SALE 910 1542 SALE 3400 1542 SALE 4000 1543 PURCHASE 856 1543 PURCHASE 255 1543 PURCHASE 1263 1543 PURCHASE 522 1543 PURCHASE 822 1543 SALE 6000 1543 SALE 6000 1543 SALE 6000 1543 SALE 1000 1543 SALE 2100 1543 PURCHASE 1041 1543 PURCHASE 709 1543 SALE 4000 1543 SALE 438 1543 SALE 1618 1543 SALE 862 1543 SALE 449 1543 SALE 954 1543 PURCHASE 702 1543 PURCHASE 398 1543 PURCHASE 1298 1543 PURCHASE 3000 1543 PURCHASE 76 1543 PURCHASE 3000 1543 PURCHASE 108 1543 PURCHASE 1500 1543 PURCHASE 106 1543 SALE 2500 1543 SALE 4242 1543 PURCHASE 500 1543 PURCHASE 126 1543 PURCHASE 2303 1543 PURCHASE 2191 1543 PURCHASE 197 1543 PURCHASE 197 1543 PURCHASE 1100 1543 PURCHASE 4060 1543 SALE 400 1543 SALE 174 1543 SALE 31 1543 SALE 6480 1543 SALE 1678 1543 SALE 848 1543 SALE 376 1543 SALE 2004 1543 PURCHASE 966 1544 PURCHASE 161 1544 PURCHASE 205 1544 PURCHASE 1928 1544 PURCHASE 1215 1544 SALE 750 1544 PURCHASE 1047 1544 SALE 2500 1544 SALE 3369 1544 SALE 469 1544 PURCHASE 94 1544 PURCHASE 604 1544 PURCHASE 841 1544 PURCHASE 889 1544 PURCHASE 431 1544 PURCHASE 2500 1544 SALE 527 1544 SALE 529 1544 SALE 6161 1544 SALE 315 1544 SALE 2669 1544 SALE 1075 1544 SALE 4070 1544 SALE 899 1544 PURCHASE 2929 1544 SALE 255 1544 SALE 176 1544 SALE 192 1544 PURCHASE 1622 1544 SALE 1920 1544 SALE 4000 1544 PURCHASE 2800 1545 PURCHASE 137 1545 PURCHASE 3166 1545 PURCHASE 1334 1545 PURCHASE 675 1545 SALE 828 1545 SALE 1000 1545 SALE 400 1545 SALE 698 1545 PURCHASE 363 1545 SALE 4747 1545 PURCHASE 775 1545 PURCHASE 721 1545 PURCHASE 1003 1545 SALE 2122 1545 SALE 1465 1545 SALE 6714 1545 SALE 107 1545 SALE 1775 1545 PURCHASE 200 1545 PURCHASE 101 1545 PURCHASE 200 1545 PURCHASE 816 1545 PURCHASE 3695 1545 PURCHASE 373 1545 PURCHASE 1752 1545 PURCHASE 3291 1545 PURCHASE 1218 1545 PURCHASE 1131 1545 PURCHASE 832 1545 SALE 7611 1545 SALE 31440 1545 SALE 17575 1545 SALE 9695 1545 SALE 965 1545 SALE 15523 1545 PURCHASE 43758 1545 PURCHASE 717 1546 PURCHASE 2490 1546 PURCHASE 742 1546 PURCHASE 482 1546 PURCHASE 1990 1546 PURCHASE 29 1546 PURCHASE 355 1546 PURCHASE 284 1546 PURCHASE 750 1546 PURCHASE 806 1546 PURCHASE 1000 1546 PURCHASE 2690 1546 PURCHASE 6468 1546 SALE 2466 1546 SALE 2810 1546 SALE 333 1546 SALE 1500 1546 SALE 790 1546 SALE 1379 1546 SALE 4000 1547 PURCHASE 64 1547 PURCHASE 167 1547 SALE 2461 1547 PURCHASE 796 1547 PURCHASE 492 1547 PURCHASE 214 1547 PURCHASE 100 1547 PURCHASE 1104 1547 PURCHASE 215 1547 SALE 400 1547 SALE 1384 1547 SALE 281 1547 SALE 860 1547 SALE 606 1547 SALE 346 1547 SALE 31 1547 SALE 220 1547 SALE 535 1547 PURCHASE 1716 1547 PURCHASE 800 1547 PURCHASE 1200 1547 PURCHASE 348 1547 PURCHASE 2201 1547 SALE 800 1547 SALE 1407 1547 SALE 1318 1547 SALE 800 1547 SALE 228 1548 SALE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 432 1548 PURCHASE 937 1548 PURCHASE 1902 1548 PURCHASE 1670 1548 PURCHASE 688 1548 PURCHASE 380 1548 SALE 1500 1548 SALE 3308 1548 PURCHASE 600 1548 PURCHASE 952 1548 PURCHASE 749 1548 PURCHASE 5000 1548 PURCHASE 1500 1548 SALE 2368 1548 SALE 2505 1548 PURCHASE 6000 1548 PURCHASE 459 1548 SALE 910 1548 SALE 519 1548 SALE 1769 1548 SALE 3073 1548 PURCHASE 1100 1548 PURCHASE 1490 1548 PURCHASE 1500 1548 SALE 590 1548 SALE 300 1548 SALE 31 1548 PURCHASE 1489 1548 PURCHASE 4359 1548 SALE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 279 1548 PURCHASE 354 1548 PURCHASE 1000 1548 PURCHASE 330 1548 PURCHASE 810 1548 PURCHASE 939 1548 PURCHASE 800 1548 PURCHASE 288 1548 SALE 112 1548 SALE 512 1548 SALE 5000 1548 SALE 1329 1548 SALE 3671 1548 SALE 4000 1548 SALE 186 1548 SALE 6459 1548 PURCHASE 650 1549 SALE 1500 1549 PURCHASE 3389 1549 PURCHASE 324 1549 PURCHASE 185 1549 SALE 233 1549 SALE 804 1549 SALE 2069 1549 PURCHASE 2023 1549 SALE 405 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 600 1549 SALE 800 1549 SALE 1592 1549 SALE 1100 1549 SALE 378 1549 SALE 900 1549 SALE 3774 1549 SALE 481 1549 PURCHASE 1205 1549 SALE 150 1549 SALE 705 1549 PURCHASE 864 1549 PURCHASE 304 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 2302 1549 SALE 1283 1549 SALE 803 1549 SALE 628 1549 SALE 356 1549 PURCHASE 38 1549 PURCHASE 1774 1549 PURCHASE 1224 1549 PURCHASE 554 1549 PURCHASE 1900 1549 PURCHASE 1098 1549 SALE 841 1550 SALE 5000 1550 PURCHASE 2410 1550 PURCHASE 560 1550 SALE 1263 1550 SALE 2104 1550 PURCHASE 2600 1550 PURCHASE 1000 1550 SALE 796 1550 SALE 2495 1550 SALE 540 1550 SALE 1123 1550 PURCHASE 1300 1551 SALE 1000 1551 SALE 1371 1551 SALE 2053 1551 SALE 653 1551 PURCHASE 804 1551 PURCHASE 1500 1551 PURCHASE 4143 1551 PURCHASE 1031 1552 PURCHASE 18 1552 PURCHASE 990 1552 PURCHASE 859 1552 PURCHASE 100 1552 PURCHASE 59 1553 PURCHASE 1500 1553 PURCHASE 1314 1553 SALE 4357 1554 SALE 482 1555 PURCHASE 264 1555 PURCHASE 480 1555 PURCHASE 127 1557 PURCHASE 873 1557 PURCHASE 362 1558 PURCHASE 1243 1558 PURCHASE 1000 1558 PURCHASE 3800 1558 PURCHASE 1765 1558 PURCHASE 135 1558 PURCHASE 211 1558 PURCHASE 473 1558 PURCHASE 51 1563 PURCHASE 2000 1563 PURCHASE 673 1563 PURCHASE 2811 1563 PURCHASE 390 1563 PURCHASE 605 1563 PURCHASE 45 1563 PURCHASE 185 1563 PURCHASE 1497 1563 PURCHASE 51 1563 PURCHASE 742 1563 PURCHASE 289 1563 PURCHASE 5823 1564 PURCHASE 3302 1564 PURCHASE 135 1564 PURCHASE 1079 1564 SALE 923 1565 SALE 1221 1565 PURCHASE 374 1566 SALE 437 1567 PURCHASE 105 1568 PURCHASE 2154 1568 PURCHASE 117 1568 PURCHASE 470 1568 PURCHASE 501 1568 PURCHASE 1949 1568 PURCHASE 530 1568 PURCHASE 229 1569 PURCHASE 469 1569 PURCHASE 852 1569 PURCHASE 549 1569 PURCHASE 1000 1569 PURCHASE 63 1569 SALE 413 1569 SALE 1500 1569 SALE 2500 1569 SALE 875 1569 SALE 1024 1570 SALE 3101 1570 SALE 1000 1570 PURCHASE 528 1570 PURCHASE 7 1570 PURCHASE 500 1570 PURCHASE 536 1570 PURCHASE 1500 1570 PURCHASE 214 1570 PURCHASE 1000 1570 PURCHASE 626 1570 PURCHASE 477 1571 PURCHASE 777 1571 SALE 6165 1571 SALE 200 1571 SALE 93 1572 SALE 415 1572 SALE 145 1572 SALE 718 1572 PURCHASE 659 1572 PURCHASE 368 1572 PURCHASE 1097 1572 PURCHASE 3718 1572 PURCHASE 746 1572 PURCHASE 718 1572 PURCHASE 107 1572 PURCHASE 58 1572 PURCHASE 1013 1572 PURCHASE 54 1572 PURCHASE 232 1572 PURCHASE 1009 1572 PURCHASE 1144 1572 PURCHASE 432 1572 PURCHASE 324 1572 PURCHASE 3573 1572 PURCHASE 312 1572 PURCHASE 529 1572 SALE 248 1573 PURCHASE 664 1573 PURCHASE 150 1573 PURCHASE 3486 1573 SALE 1900 1573 PURCHASE 1007 1573 PURCHASE 968 1573 SALE 1217 1573 PURCHASE 1000 1574 PURCHASE 429 1574 PURCHASE 158 1574 PURCHASE 465 1574 PURCHASE 303 1574 PURCHASE 303 1574 SALE 1066 1574 PURCHASE 800 1574 PURCHASE 776 1574 PURCHASE 24 1574 PURCHASE 483 1574 PURCHASE 483 1574 PURCHASE 726 1574 SALE 2476 1574 SALE 725 1574 PURCHASE 1000 1575 PURCHASE 1000 1575 PURCHASE 49 1575 SALE 100 1575 SALE 800 1575 SALE 2534 1575 PURCHASE 866 1575 PURCHASE 834 1575 SALE 22 1575 SALE 1000 1575 PURCHASE 121 1576 PURCHASE 800 1576 PURCHASE 800 1576 PURCHASE 1811 1576 PURCHASE 2747 1576 SALE 3250 1577 PURCHASE 436 1577 PURCHASE 292 1577 SALE 1317 1577 PURCHASE 200 1577 PURCHASE 998 1577 PURCHASE 1350 1578 PURCHASE 1277 1578 PURCHASE 90 1578 PURCHASE 3110 1578 PURCHASE 600 1578 PURCHASE 22 1578 SALE 1515 1578 SALE 2845 1578 SALE 1032 1578 PURCHASE 819 1578 PURCHASE 207 1578 PURCHASE 882 1578 SALE 1033 1578 SALE 850 1578 SALE 481 1578 PURCHASE 216 1578 PURCHASE 741 1579 PURCHASE 800 1579 PURCHASE 300 1579 PURCHASE 263 1579 PURCHASE 1378 1579 PURCHASE 641 1579 SALE 1000 1579 SALE 799 1579 PURCHASE 828 1579 PURCHASE 91 1579 PURCHASE 60 1579 PURCHASE 306 1579 PURCHASE 537 1579 PURCHASE 624 1579 PURCHASE 322 1579 PURCHASE 79 1579 PURCHASE 235 1579 PURCHASE 254 1579 PURCHASE 85 1579 PURCHASE 496 1579 PURCHASE 281 1579 PURCHASE 391 1580 PURCHASE 254 1580 PURCHASE 457 1580 PURCHASE 1012 1580 PURCHASE 400 1580 SALE 996 1580 SALE 1665 1580 SALE 1000 1580 SALE 1000 1580 SALE 1000 1580 SALE 100 1580 SALE 154 1580 SALE 946 1580 SALE 276 1580 SALE 3124 1580 PURCHASE 3028 1580 SALE 719 1580 SALE 1000 1580 SALE 684 1580 SALE 1615 1580 SALE 700 1580 SALE 932 1580 PURCHASE 355 1580 PURCHASE 520 1580 PURCHASE 25 1580 PURCHASE 800 1580 SALE 1105 1580 SALE 1205 1580 SALE 500 1580 SALE 264 1580 SALE 833 1580 PURCHASE 3601 1580 PURCHASE 100 1580 PURCHASE 700 1580 PURCHASE 130 1580 PURCHASE 2497 1580 PURCHASE 18 1581 PURCHASE 455 1581 PURCHASE 754 1581 PURCHASE 666 1581 PURCHASE 478 1581 PURCHASE 499 1581 PURCHASE 95 1581 SALE 725 1581 SALE 755 1581 SALE 443 1581 SALE 696 1581 SALE 1126 1581 SALE 100 1581 SALE 1400 1581 SALE 720 1581 SALE 13 1581 SALE 400 1581 SALE 2487 1581 SALE 626 1581 SALE 1388 1581 SALE 101 1581 SALE 1511 1581 SALE 19 1581 SALE 6 1581 SALE 488 1581 PURCHASE 424 1581 PURCHASE 260 1581 PURCHASE 186 1581 PURCHASE 809 1581 PURCHASE 21 1581 PURCHASE 95 1581 PURCHASE 135 1581 PURCHASE 800 1581 PURCHASE 4670 1581 PURCHASE 183 1581 PURCHASE 890 1582 PURCHASE 372 1582 PURCHASE 1000 1582 PURCHASE 1444 1582 PURCHASE 1000 1582 PURCHASE 1017 1582 PURCHASE 2947 1582 SALE 1100 1582 PURCHASE 3309 1582 SALE 3 1582 SALE 12 1582 SALE 1160 1582 SALE 28 1582 PURCHASE 2094 1582 PURCHASE 28 1582 SALE 4000 1582 SALE 290 1582 SALE 1710 1582 PURCHASE 130 1582 PURCHASE 69 1582 PURCHASE 769 1582 SALE 157 1583 SALE 1137 1583 SALE 1012 1583 SALE 1360 1583 SALE 361 1583 PURCHASE 614 1583 PURCHASE 1600 1583 SALE 400 1583 SALE 1614 1583 SALE 1086 1583 PURCHASE 1086 1583 SALE 1513 1583 SALE 2500 1583 SALE 500 1583 SALE 2929 1583 SALE 592 1583 SALE 134 1583 SALE 750 1583 SALE 5982 1583 PURCHASE 420 1583 SALE 110 1583 PURCHASE 1090 1583 SALE 1090 1583 PURCHASE 47 1583 PURCHASE 326 1583 PURCHASE 600 1583 PURCHASE 600 1583 SALE 800 1583 PURCHASE 2851 1583 PURCHASE 1000 1583 PURCHASE 4603 1583 PURCHASE 6000 1583 PURCHASE 300 1583 PURCHASE 599 1583 PURCHASE 873 1583 PURCHASE 1125 1583 PURCHASE 241 1583 PURCHASE 1800 1583 PURCHASE 1200 1583 SALE 659 1583 SALE 3433 1583 PURCHASE 1000 1584 SALE 1041 1584 SALE 1000 1584 SALE 700 1584 SALE 452 1584 SALE 100 1584 SALE 217 1584 PURCHASE 847 1584 PURCHASE 1253 1584 PURCHASE 189 1584 SALE 1482 1584 PURCHASE 473 1584 PURCHASE 2093 1584 PURCHASE 465 1584 PURCHASE 907 1584 PURCHASE 5100 1584 PURCHASE 100 1584 PURCHASE 420 1584 SALE 1000 1584 PURCHASE 500 1584 PURCHASE 1000 1584 PURCHASE 6546 1584 PURCHASE 154 1584 PURCHASE 22 1584 PURCHASE 1337 1584 SALE 4084 1584 SALE 1007 1584 PURCHASE 2346 1585 PURCHASE 996 1585 PURCHASE 100 1585 PURCHASE 798 1585 SALE 400 1585 SALE 700 1585 SALE 800 1585 SALE 668 1585 SALE 3613 1585 SALE 3968 1585 SALE 1073 1585 SALE 312 1585 SALE 15 1585 PURCHASE 400 1585 PURCHASE 500 1585 PURCHASE 367 1585 SALE 3800 1585 SALE 2015 1585 SALE 515 1585 SALE 479 1585 PURCHASE 545 1585 PURCHASE 861 1585 PURCHASE 2739 1585 PURCHASE 3057 1585 PURCHASE 216 1585 PURCHASE 135 1585 PURCHASE 753 1585 PURCHASE 384 1585 PURCHASE 4500 1586 SALE 4500 1586 SALE 500 1586 PURCHASE 700 1586 PURCHASE 4200 1586 SALE 5000 1586 SALE 4500 1586 PURCHASE 61 1586 PURCHASE 4500 1586 PURCHASE 461 1586 PURCHASE 191 1586 SALE 909 1586 PURCHASE 909 1586 PURCHASE 107 1586 PURCHASE 241 1586 PURCHASE 175 1586 PURCHASE 65 1586 PURCHASE 12 1586 SALE 1000 1586 SALE 12 1586 PURCHASE 319 1586 PURCHASE 1000 1586 PURCHASE 500 1586 PURCHASE 186 1586 PURCHASE 879 1586 PURCHASE 2221 1586 PURCHASE 184 1586 PURCHASE 136 1586 PURCHASE 574 1586 PURCHASE 186 1586 SALE 1116 1587 SALE 104 1587 SALE 2596 1587 SALE 2833 1587 SALE 500 1587 SALE 800 1588 PURCHASE 884 1588 PURCHASE 155 1588 PURCHASE 62 1588 PURCHASE 503 1588 PURCHASE 1464 1588 SALE 4574 1589 PURCHASE 1500 1589 PURCHASE 360 1589 SALE 3863 1589 SALE 1000 1589 SALE 600 1589 SALE 600 1589 PURCHASE 485 1590 SALE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 312 1590 PURCHASE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 228 1590 SALE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 372 1590 SALE 316 1590 PURCHASE 682 1590 SALE 827 1590 SALE 725 1590 SALE 1296 1590 SALE 1533 1590 PURCHASE 1525 1590 PURCHASE 2275 1590 SALE 1525 1590 SALE 2275 1590 SALE 426 1590 SALE 100 1590 PURCHASE 3097 1590 SALE 1100 1590 SALE 1261 1591 PURCHASE 375 1591 PURCHASE 771 1591 PURCHASE 246 1591 PURCHASE 1100 1591 PURCHASE 183 1591 PURCHASE 1000 1591 SALE 800 1591 SALE 200 1591 SALE 1000 1591 PURCHASE 152 1591 PURCHASE 138 1591 PURCHASE 456 1591 PURCHASE 56 1591 PURCHASE 51 1591 PURCHASE 770 1591 PURCHASE 4477 1591 PURCHASE 853 1592 PURCHASE 62 1592 PURCHASE 180 1592 SALE 457 1592 PURCHASE 1041 1592 PURCHASE 149 1592 PURCHASE 211 1592 PURCHASE 2311 1592 PURCHASE 400 1592 PURCHASE 400 1592 SALE 1279 1592 SALE 1021 1592 PURCHASE 900 1592 PURCHASE 1077 1593 PURCHASE 750 1593 PURCHASE 50 1593 PURCHASE 600 1593 PURCHASE 53 1593 PURCHASE 747 1593 SALE 6890 1593 PURCHASE 252 1594 PURCHASE 26 1594 PURCHASE 1605 1594 PURCHASE 1395 1594 PURCHASE 2522 1594 PURCHASE 172 1594 PURCHASE 536 1594 PURCHASE 1 1594 PURCHASE 1998 1594 PURCHASE 766 1594 SALE 2100 1594 SALE 2200 1594 PURCHASE 5000 1594 PURCHASE 1000 1594 SALE 1833 1594 PURCHASE 990 1594 SALE 1716 1594 SALE 485 1594 SALE 632 1594 SALE 800 1594 SALE 2732 1595 SALE 949 1595 SALE 951 1595 SALE 2223 1595 TOTAL PURCHASES 807,402 TOTAL SALES 800,364 (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 17 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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