14th Jan 2008 11:18
UBS AG (EPT)14 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 11 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 9,343,629 0.42% 3,866,867 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,343,629 0.42% 3,866,867 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 3500 1479 pence PURCHASE 179 1480 PURCHASE 500 1481 SALE 1422 1482 SALE 648 1482 SALE 326 1482 SALE 1500 1483 SALE 2452 1485 SALE 2452 1485 PURCHASE 2054 1485 SALE 6900 1487 SALE 4949 1488 SALE 975 1489 SALE 800 1490 PURCHASE 2300 1490 SALE 2407 1491 SALE 1844 1491 SALE 1328 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 1000 1491 SALE 945 1491 SALE 500 1491 PURCHASE 1062 1491 PURCHASE 1200 1491 PURCHASE 1700 1491 SALE 2136 1492 SALE 2000 1492 PURCHASE 212 1492 PURCHASE 2000 1492 PURCHASE 2000 1492 PURCHASE 4700 1492 SALE 4086 1493 SALE 4000 1493 SALE 2841 1493 SALE 1736 1493 SALE 898 1493 SALE 504 1493 SALE 294 1493 PURCHASE 345 1493 PURCHASE 473 1493 PURCHASE 953 1493 PURCHASE 1006 1493 PURCHASE 1344 1493 PURCHASE 1344 1493 PURCHASE 1344 1493 PURCHASE 1486 1493 PURCHASE 1928 1493 PURCHASE 2845 1493 PURCHASE 3883 1493 SALE 1000 1494 SALE 573 1494 SALE 150 1494 PURCHASE 178 1494 PURCHASE 1911 1494 PURCHASE 2000 1494 SALE 3832 1495 SALE 1959 1495 SALE 862 1495 PURCHASE 170 1495 PURCHASE 830 1495 PURCHASE 900 1495 PURCHASE 2252 1495 SALE 1320 1496 SALE 899 1496 SALE 864 1496 SALE 830 1496 SALE 280 1496 PURCHASE 280 1496 PURCHASE 1000 1496 PURCHASE 1402 1496 PURCHASE 1402 1496 PURCHASE 3143 1496 PURCHASE 3492 1496 SALE 7830 1497 SALE 5000 1497 SALE 4291 1497 SALE 800 1497 SALE 500 1497 SALE 183 1497 SALE 61 1497 SALE 61 1497 SALE 9 1497 PURCHASE 415 1497 PURCHASE 1014 1497 SALE 4352 1498 SALE 2500 1498 SALE 2474 1498 SALE 2159 1498 SALE 1800 1498 SALE 1600 1498 SALE 1500 1498 SALE 1352 1498 PURCHASE 28 1498 PURCHASE 110 1498 PURCHASE 415 1498 PURCHASE 536 1498 PURCHASE 1208 1498 PURCHASE 1244 1498 PURCHASE 1244 1498 PURCHASE 1265 1498 PURCHASE 1412 1498 PURCHASE 1453 1498 PURCHASE 1553 1498 PURCHASE 2108 1498 PURCHASE 3859 1498 PURCHASE 5400 1498 PURCHASE 5452 1498 SALE 3801 1499 SALE 2412 1499 SALE 1715 1499 SALE 1300 1499 SALE 1158 1499 SALE 1080 1499 SALE 277 1499 SALE 120 1499 SALE 92 1499 SALE 1 1499 PURCHASE 857 1499 PURCHASE 1833 1499 PURCHASE 2000 1499 PURCHASE 3000 1499 SALE 1301 1500 SALE 1100 1500 SALE 1023 1500 SALE 654 1500 SALE 412 1500 SALE 402 1500 PURCHASE 87 1500 PURCHASE 312 1500 PURCHASE 689 1500 PURCHASE 994 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 1039 1500 PURCHASE 1200 1500 PURCHASE 1319 1500 PURCHASE 1658 1500 PURCHASE 2010 1500 PURCHASE 2665 1500 PURCHASE 6548 1500 SALE 4978 1501 SALE 3300 1501 SALE 3000 1501 SALE 1041 1501 SALE 1000 1501 SALE 22 1501 PURCHASE 705 1501 PURCHASE 931 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 1152 1501 PURCHASE 1414 1501 PURCHASE 2020 1501 SALE 2100 1502 SALE 1000 1502 SALE 900 1502 SALE 733 1502 SALE 600 1502 SALE 500 1502 SALE 183 1502 SALE 92 1502 SALE 85 1502 PURCHASE 600 1502 PURCHASE 700 1502 PURCHASE 2700 1502 PURCHASE 3001 1502 PURCHASE 4000 1502 SALE 4384 1503 SALE 3614 1503 SALE 2054 1503 SALE 1751 1503 SALE 1606 1503 SALE 1604 1503 SALE 1320 1503 SALE 1171 1503 SALE 1100 1503 SALE 1068 1503 SALE 1000 1503 SALE 500 1503 SALE 473 1503 PURCHASE 34 1503 PURCHASE 300 1503 PURCHASE 300 1503 PURCHASE 355 1503 PURCHASE 399 1503 PURCHASE 404 1503 PURCHASE 500 1503 PURCHASE 574 1503 PURCHASE 596 1503 PURCHASE 596 1503 PURCHASE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 5800 1503 SALE 6200 1504 SALE 2541 1504 SALE 2067 1504 SALE 1800 1504 SALE 1611 1504 SALE 1351 1504 SALE 1059 1504 SALE 1031 1504 SALE 1030 1504 SALE 979 1504 SALE 956 1504 SALE 645 1504 SALE 277 1504 SALE 258 1504 SALE 257 1504 SALE 239 1504 SALE 200 1504 SALE 199 1504 SALE 199 1504 SALE 124 1504 SALE 122 1504 SALE 37 1504 SALE 22 1504 PURCHASE 122 1504 PURCHASE 248 1504 PURCHASE 800 1504 PURCHASE 800 1504 PURCHASE 873 1504 PURCHASE 900 1504 PURCHASE 1030 1504 PURCHASE 1392 1504 PURCHASE 2300 1504 PURCHASE 2411 1504 PURCHASE 4000 1504 SALE 2500 1505 SALE 1733 1505 SALE 1300 1505 SALE 1217 1505 SALE 1084 1505 SALE 1000 1505 SALE 1000 1505 SALE 515 1505 SALE 497 1505 SALE 492 1505 SALE 403 1505 SALE 300 1505 SALE 8 1505 PURCHASE 99 1505 PURCHASE 99 1505 PURCHASE 100 1505 PURCHASE 199 1505 PURCHASE 199 1505 PURCHASE 388 1505 PURCHASE 521 1505 PURCHASE 523 1505 PURCHASE 640 1505 PURCHASE 734 1505 PURCHASE 924 1505 PURCHASE 944 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 1098 1505 PURCHASE 1114 1505 PURCHASE 2778 1505 SALE 3424 1506 SALE 1500 1506 SALE 1154 1506 SALE 1030 1506 SALE 1000 1506 SALE 1000 1506 SALE 900 1506 SALE 782 1506 SALE 500 1506 SALE 200 1506 PURCHASE 167 1506 PURCHASE 600 1506 PURCHASE 697 1506 PURCHASE 700 1506 PURCHASE 701 1506 PURCHASE 742 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 1124 1506 PURCHASE 2378 1506 PURCHASE 2608 1506 PURCHASE 2707 1506 PURCHASE 2840 1506 PURCHASE 4102 1506 PURCHASE 5103 1506 SALE 9953 1507 SALE 4000 1507 SALE 3400 1507 SALE 2290 1507 SALE 1557 1507 SALE 1287 1507 SALE 1256 1507 SALE 1214 1507 SALE 1149 1507 SALE 1092 1507 SALE 650 1507 SALE 633 1507 SALE 169 1507 SALE 13 1507 PURCHASE 120 1507 PURCHASE 168 1507 PURCHASE 200 1507 PURCHASE 200 1507 PURCHASE 200 1507 PURCHASE 251 1507 PURCHASE 280 1507 PURCHASE 297 1507 PURCHASE 400 1507 PURCHASE 567 1507 PURCHASE 625 1507 PURCHASE 840 1507 PURCHASE 897 1507 PURCHASE 922 1507 PURCHASE 1314 1507 PURCHASE 1557 1507 PURCHASE 1868 1507 PURCHASE 2000 1507 PURCHASE 2215 1507 PURCHASE 3763 1507 PURCHASE 5936 1507 SALE 5411 1508 SALE 2502 1508 SALE 1439 1508 SALE 1112 1508 SALE 1057 1508 SALE 1000 1508 SALE 924 1508 SALE 707 1508 SALE 700 1508 SALE 689 1508 SALE 420 1508 SALE 252 1508 SALE 200 1508 PURCHASE 172 1508 PURCHASE 555 1508 PURCHASE 770 1508 PURCHASE 987 1508 PURCHASE 1000 1508 PURCHASE 3595 1508 SALE 3323 1509 SALE 2500 1509 SALE 2200 1509 SALE 1650 1509 SALE 1558 1509 SALE 1500 1509 SALE 1123 1509 SALE 945 1509 SALE 800 1509 SALE 516 1509 SALE 358 1509 SALE 316 1509 SALE 204 1509 SALE 200 1509 PURCHASE 15 1509 PURCHASE 23 1509 PURCHASE 385 1509 PURCHASE 404 1509 PURCHASE 464 1509 PURCHASE 743 1509 PURCHASE 800 1509 PURCHASE 800 1509 PURCHASE 934 1509 PURCHASE 1114 1509 PURCHASE 1503 1509 PURCHASE 1600 1509 PURCHASE 1813 1509 PURCHASE 2077 1509 PURCHASE 3166 1509 PURCHASE 3166 1509 PURCHASE 4497 1509 PURCHASE 4520 1509 PURCHASE 4520 1509 SALE 2347 1510 SALE 2178 1510 SALE 2082 1510 SALE 1853 1510 SALE 1375 1510 SALE 1096 1510 SALE 1000 1510 SALE 600 1510 SALE 310 1510 SALE 76 1510 PURCHASE 44 1510 PURCHASE 73 1510 PURCHASE 186 1510 PURCHASE 330 1510 PURCHASE 428 1510 PURCHASE 1127 1510 PURCHASE 1251 1510 PURCHASE 1602 1510 PURCHASE 1633 1510 PURCHASE 1648 1510 PURCHASE 1986 1510 PURCHASE 1989 1510 PURCHASE 2137 1510 PURCHASE 2279 1510 SALE 2568 1511 SALE 1948 1511 SALE 1214 1511 SALE 1184 1511 SALE 1100 1511 SALE 983 1511 SALE 983 1511 SALE 689 1511 SALE 600 1511 SALE 500 1511 SALE 230 1511 PURCHASE 3 1511 PURCHASE 51 1511 PURCHASE 168 1511 PURCHASE 444 1511 PURCHASE 606 1511 PURCHASE 628 1511 PURCHASE 754 1511 PURCHASE 1269 1511 PURCHASE 1269 1511 PURCHASE 1796 1511 PURCHASE 3679 1511 SALE 2500 1512 SALE 551 1512 SALE 400 1512 SALE 200 1512 SALE 66 1512 PURCHASE 268 1512 PURCHASE 435 1512 PURCHASE 437 1512 PURCHASE 460 1512 PURCHASE 592 1512 PURCHASE 689 1512 PURCHASE 774 1512 PURCHASE 800 1512 PURCHASE 810 1512 PURCHASE 894 1512 PURCHASE 895 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 PURCHASE 1000 1512 PURCHASE 1342 1512 PURCHASE 1608 1512 PURCHASE 1760 1512 PURCHASE 1930 1512 PURCHASE 2100 1512 PURCHASE 3925 1512 PURCHASE 4121 1512 PURCHASE 5196 1512 SALE 81765 1513 SALE 21007 1513 SALE 8822 1513 SALE 5267 1513 SALE 4500 1513 SALE 2700 1513 SALE 2700 1513 SALE 2200 1513 SALE 1985 1513 SALE 1500 1513 SALE 1100 1513 SALE 1054 1513 SALE 1000 1513 SALE 885 1513 SALE 774 1513 SALE 500 1513 SALE 500 1513 SALE 380 1513 SALE 26 1513 SALE 15 1513 SALE 15 1513 PURCHASE 97 1513 PURCHASE 153 1513 PURCHASE 168 1513 PURCHASE 168 1513 PURCHASE 168 1513 PURCHASE 168 1513 PURCHASE 168 1513 PURCHASE 168 1513 PURCHASE 168 1513 PURCHASE 175 1513 PURCHASE 388 1513 PURCHASE 729 1513 PURCHASE 890 1513 PURCHASE 969 1513 PURCHASE 995 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 1203 1513 PURCHASE 1280 1513 PURCHASE 1300 1513 PURCHASE 1494 1513 PURCHASE 2700 1513 PURCHASE 2700 1513 PURCHASE 3386 1513 PURCHASE 4261 1513 PURCHASE 4706 1513 PURCHASE 14082 1513 PURCHASE 45751 1513 PURCHASE 32 1513.5 PURCHASE 105 1513.5 SALE 6300 1514 SALE 5000 1514 SALE 4232 1514 SALE 2489 1514 SALE 2062 1514 SALE 2000 1514 SALE 1988 1514 SALE 1700 1514 SALE 1257 1514 SALE 1100 1514 SALE 900 1514 SALE 724 1514 SALE 700 1514 SALE 575 1514 SALE 536 1514 SALE 515 1514 SALE 500 1514 SALE 306 1514 SALE 239 1514 SALE 227 1514 SALE 183 1514 PURCHASE 50 1514 PURCHASE 116 1514 PURCHASE 153 1514 PURCHASE 292 1514 PURCHASE 347 1514 PURCHASE 400 1514 PURCHASE 400 1514 PURCHASE 400 1514 PURCHASE 500 1514 PURCHASE 648 1514 PURCHASE 800 1514 PURCHASE 984 1514 PURCHASE 1000 1514 PURCHASE 1000 1514 PURCHASE 1200 1514 PURCHASE 1203 1514 PURCHASE 1307 1514 PURCHASE 1336 1514 PURCHASE 1956 1514 PURCHASE 2051 1514 PURCHASE 2069 1514 PURCHASE 2113 1514 PURCHASE 5000 1514 SALE 1800 1515 SALE 1031 1515 SALE 977 1515 SALE 936 1515 SALE 8 1515 PURCHASE 8 1515 PURCHASE 66 1515 PURCHASE 100 1515 PURCHASE 113 1515 PURCHASE 400 1515 PURCHASE 449 1515 PURCHASE 592 1515 PURCHASE 728 1515 PURCHASE 780 1515 PURCHASE 800 1515 PURCHASE 1112 1515 PURCHASE 1202 1515 PURCHASE 1274 1515 PURCHASE 1300 1515 PURCHASE 1460 1515 PURCHASE 1485 1515 PURCHASE 1801 1515 PURCHASE 2611 1515 PURCHASE 2800 1515 PURCHASE 3352 1515 PURCHASE 3656 1515 PURCHASE 3666 1515 PURCHASE 10000 1515 PURCHASE 29 1515.5 PURCHASE 134 1515.5 SALE 6693 1516 SALE 5182 1516 SALE 2749 1516 SALE 2701 1516 SALE 2351 1516 SALE 2248 1516 SALE 1158 1516 SALE 1034 1516 SALE 1000 1516 SALE 992 1516 SALE 815 1516 SALE 683 1516 SALE 677 1516 SALE 563 1516 SALE 500 1516 SALE 500 1516 SALE 377 1516 SALE 216 1516 SALE 184 1516 SALE 100 1516 SALE 90 1516 SALE 49 1516 SALE 32 1516 SALE 30 1516 SALE 18 1516 PURCHASE 167 1516 PURCHASE 335 1516 PURCHASE 336 1516 PURCHASE 648 1516 PURCHASE 1300 1516 PURCHASE 2700 1516 PURCHASE 130 1516.5 PURCHASE 385 1516.5 PURCHASE 669 1516.5 PURCHASE 1015 1516.5 SALE 2761 1517 SALE 2088 1517 SALE 1836 1517 SALE 1784 1517 SALE 1409 1517 SALE 1315 1517 SALE 1152 1517 SALE 927 1517 SALE 877 1517 SALE 863 1517 SALE 833 1517 SALE 807 1517 SALE 761 1517 SALE 589 1517 SALE 460 1517 SALE 460 1517 SALE 437 1517 SALE 383 1517 SALE 363 1517 SALE 350 1517 SALE 261 1517 SALE 233 1517 SALE 230 1517 SALE 230 1517 SALE 230 1517 SALE 230 1517 SALE 230 1517 SALE 230 1517 SALE 230 1517 SALE 200 1517 SALE 200 1517 PURCHASE 9 1517 PURCHASE 92 1517 PURCHASE 182 1517 PURCHASE 349 1517 PURCHASE 633 1517 PURCHASE 657 1517 PURCHASE 1051 1517 PURCHASE 1449 1517 PURCHASE 4 1517.5 PURCHASE 140 1517.5 PURCHASE 190 1517.5 PURCHASE 276 1517.5 PURCHASE 410 1517.5 PURCHASE 523 1517.5 PURCHASE 1543 1517.5 PURCHASE 1680 1517.5 PURCHASE 2370 1517.5 SALE 13531 1518 SALE 3028 1518 SALE 2679 1518 SALE 1852 1518 SALE 1644 1518 SALE 1288 1518 SALE 1046 1518 SALE 794 1518 SALE 600 1518 SALE 505 1518 SALE 400 1518 SALE 352 1518 SALE 258 1518 SALE 230 1518 SALE 230 1518 SALE 230 1518 SALE 230 1518 SALE 212 1518 PURCHASE 218 1518 PURCHASE 222 1518 PURCHASE 366 1518 PURCHASE 491 1518 PURCHASE 955 1518 PURCHASE 996 1518 PURCHASE 1000 1518 PURCHASE 1064 1518 PURCHASE 1313 1518 PURCHASE 1952 1518 PURCHASE 2944 1518 PURCHASE 3943 1518 PURCHASE 7944 1518 PURCHASE 71 1518.5 PURCHASE 208 1518.5 PURCHASE 289 1518.5 SALE 2484 1519 SALE 1979 1519 SALE 1626 1519 SALE 1460 1519 SALE 1080 1519 SALE 1031 1519 SALE 1031 1519 SALE 700 1519 SALE 596 1519 SALE 500 1519 SALE 416 1519 SALE 183 1519 SALE 171 1519 SALE 98 1519 SALE 85 1519 PURCHASE 29 1519 PURCHASE 45 1519 PURCHASE 213 1519 PURCHASE 250 1519 PURCHASE 272 1519 PURCHASE 341 1519 PURCHASE 400 1519 PURCHASE 1031 1519 PURCHASE 1050 1519 PURCHASE 1088 1519 PURCHASE 1181 1519 PURCHASE 1236 1519 PURCHASE 2211 1519 PURCHASE 2570 1519 PURCHASE 2673 1519 PURCHASE 2760 1519 PURCHASE 3800 1519 PURCHASE 4800 1519 SALE 4653 1520 SALE 3286 1520 SALE 2612 1520 SALE 2409 1520 SALE 1273 1520 SALE 746 1520 SALE 720 1520 SALE 570 1520 SALE 375 1520 SALE 335 1520 SALE 300 1520 SALE 169 1520 SALE 169 1520 SALE 113 1520 SALE 54 1520 PURCHASE 168 1520 PURCHASE 178 1520 PURCHASE 221 1520 PURCHASE 323 1520 PURCHASE 479 1520 PURCHASE 520 1520 PURCHASE 556 1520 PURCHASE 677 1520 PURCHASE 759 1520 PURCHASE 1120 1520 PURCHASE 1271 1520 PURCHASE 1998 1520 PURCHASE 2000 1520 PURCHASE 2100 1520 PURCHASE 3125 1520 SALE 2317 1521 SALE 1400 1521 SALE 515 1521 PURCHASE 1 1521 PURCHASE 327 1521 PURCHASE 381 1521 PURCHASE 739 1521 PURCHASE 811 1521 PURCHASE 906 1521 PURCHASE 925 1521 PURCHASE 1089 1521 PURCHASE 2000 1521 SALE 782 1523 PURCHASE 275 1523 PURCHASE 500 1523 PURCHASE 1000 1523 PURCHASE 1466 1523 PURCHASE 1638 1524 SALE 680 1525 PURCHASE 3290 1525 SALE 3005 1526 SALE 1191 1526 SALE 700 1526 SALE 500 1527 PURCHASE 850 1528 PURCHASE 2809 1528 PURCHASE 200 1529 PURCHASE 1200 1529 TOTAL PURCHASES 583,576 TOTAL SALES 597,160 (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 14 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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