9th Apr 2008 11:39
UBS AG (EPT)09 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 8 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 8,801,784 0.40% 3,785,145 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,801,784 0.40% 3,785,145 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) SALE 30235 1600 pence SALE 937 1639 SALE 363 1639 PURCHASE 110 1639 PURCHASE 217 1639 SALE 2400 1640 SALE 1489 1640 SALE 1349 1640 SALE 1111 1640 SALE 800 1640 SALE 94 1640 SALE 51 1640 SALE 482 1641 SALE 327 1641 PURCHASE 88 1641 PURCHASE 131 1641 PURCHASE 231 1641 PURCHASE 351 1641 PURCHASE 364 1641 PURCHASE 1636 1641 PURCHASE 2000 1641 PURCHASE 2000 1641 PURCHASE 30239 1641 SALE 820 1641.5 SALE 758 1642 SALE 742 1642 SALE 500 1642 PURCHASE 1 1642 PURCHASE 12 1642 PURCHASE 225 1642 PURCHASE 688 1642 PURCHASE 900 1642 PURCHASE 1800 1642 PURCHASE 1999 1642 SALE 3000 1643 SALE 2000 1643 SALE 1500 1643 SALE 650 1643 SALE 650 1643 SALE 427 1643 SALE 378 1643 SALE 308 1643 PURCHASE 17 1643 PURCHASE 900 1643 PURCHASE 1874 1643 SALE 800 1644 SALE 800 1644 PURCHASE 5 1644 PURCHASE 27 1644 PURCHASE 29 1644 PURCHASE 101 1644 PURCHASE 228 1644 PURCHASE 276 1644 PURCHASE 378 1644 PURCHASE 400 1644 PURCHASE 582 1644 PURCHASE 651 1644 PURCHASE 717 1644 PURCHASE 961 1644 PURCHASE 1100 1644 PURCHASE 2400 1644 SALE 250 1644.5 PURCHASE 132 1644.5 PURCHASE 250 1644.5 PURCHASE 356 1644.5 SALE 3500 1645 SALE 2044 1645 SALE 1400 1645 SALE 800 1645 SALE 356 1645 SALE 267 1645.5 SALE 181 1645.5 PURCHASE 181 1645.5 PURCHASE 230 1645.5 PURCHASE 1446 1645.5 SALE 1376 1646 SALE 1200 1646 SALE 900 1646 SALE 800 1646 SALE 600 1646 SALE 486 1646 SALE 124 1646 PURCHASE 6 1646 PURCHASE 20 1646 PURCHASE 25 1646 PURCHASE 52 1646 PURCHASE 56 1646 PURCHASE 91 1646 PURCHASE 100 1646 PURCHASE 113 1646 PURCHASE 114 1646 PURCHASE 140 1646 PURCHASE 147 1646 PURCHASE 154 1646 PURCHASE 168 1646 PURCHASE 193 1646 PURCHASE 200 1646 PURCHASE 210 1646 PURCHASE 222 1646 PURCHASE 248 1646 PURCHASE 300 1646 PURCHASE 300 1646 PURCHASE 310 1646 PURCHASE 339 1646 PURCHASE 400 1646 PURCHASE 700 1646 PURCHASE 716 1646 PURCHASE 787 1646 PURCHASE 900 1646 PURCHASE 916 1646 PURCHASE 916 1646 PURCHASE 940 1646 PURCHASE 1100 1646 PURCHASE 1451 1646 PURCHASE 1733 1646 SALE 983 1646.5 PURCHASE 489 1646.5 PURCHASE 1512 1646.5 SALE 1901 1647 SALE 1281 1647 SALE 1039 1647 SALE 800 1647 SALE 721 1647 SALE 380 1647 SALE 99 1647 SALE 40 1647 PURCHASE 63 1647 PURCHASE 74 1647 PURCHASE 78 1647 PURCHASE 173 1647 PURCHASE 200 1647 PURCHASE 427 1647 PURCHASE 452 1647 PURCHASE 522 1647 PURCHASE 573 1647 PURCHASE 1479 1647 PURCHASE 1626 1647 PURCHASE 1900 1647 SALE 3570 1648 SALE 3000 1648 SALE 2000 1648 SALE 1900 1648 SALE 1873 1648 SALE 1823 1648 SALE 1790 1648 SALE 1779 1648 SALE 700 1648 SALE 621 1648 SALE 127 1648 SALE 10 1648 PURCHASE 21 1648 PURCHASE 45 1648 PURCHASE 51 1648 PURCHASE 107 1648 PURCHASE 114 1648 PURCHASE 126 1648 PURCHASE 139 1648 PURCHASE 169 1648 PURCHASE 500 1648 PURCHASE 800 1648 PURCHASE 931 1648 PURCHASE 951 1648 PURCHASE 1764 1648 PURCHASE 1900 1648 PURCHASE 2000 1648 PURCHASE 2400 1648 SALE 2400 1649 SALE 878 1649 PURCHASE 80 1649 PURCHASE 84 1649 PURCHASE 203 1649 PURCHASE 500 1649 PURCHASE 720 1649 PURCHASE 1097 1649 PURCHASE 2400 1649 SALE 1361 1650 SALE 600 1650 SALE 397 1650 SALE 242 1650 PURCHASE 80 1650 PURCHASE 216 1650 PURCHASE 912 1650 SALE 5001 1651 SALE 5000 1651 SALE 2400 1651 SALE 1786 1651 SALE 614 1651 PURCHASE 92 1651 PURCHASE 108 1651 PURCHASE 200 1651 PURCHASE 200 1651 PURCHASE 200 1651 PURCHASE 300 1651 PURCHASE 600 1651 PURCHASE 900 1651 PURCHASE 512 1651.5 PURCHASE 1694 1651.5 SALE 3947 1652 SALE 2400 1652 SALE 2400 1652 SALE 1700 1652 SALE 1500 1652 SALE 983 1652 SALE 500 1652 SALE 500 1652 SALE 253 1652 PURCHASE 24 1652 PURCHASE 97 1652 PURCHASE 105 1652 PURCHASE 377 1652 PURCHASE 983 1652 PURCHASE 1437 1652 PURCHASE 1599 1652 PURCHASE 1798 1652 PURCHASE 2000 1652 PURCHASE 2400 1652 PURCHASE 150000 1652 SALE 41 1652.5 SALE 38 1652.5 PURCHASE 71 1652.5 PURCHASE 429 1652.5 SALE 2400 1653 SALE 2319 1653 SALE 1030 1653 SALE 988 1653 SALE 600 1653 SALE 510 1653 SALE 390 1653 SALE 336 1653 SALE 170 1653 SALE 51 1653 SALE 50 1653 SALE 12 1653 PURCHASE 8 1653 PURCHASE 9 1653 PURCHASE 72 1653 PURCHASE 98 1653 PURCHASE 100 1653 PURCHASE 112 1653 PURCHASE 172 1653 PURCHASE 196 1653 PURCHASE 252 1653 PURCHASE 390 1653 PURCHASE 400 1653 PURCHASE 458 1653 PURCHASE 500 1653 PURCHASE 500 1653 PURCHASE 800 1653 PURCHASE 916 1653 PURCHASE 940 1653 PURCHASE 960 1653 PURCHASE 1010 1653 PURCHASE 1283 1653 PURCHASE 1700 1653 PURCHASE 20000 1653 SALE 466 1653.5 SALE 272 1653.5 SALE 2400 1654 SALE 2080 1654 SALE 2000 1654 SALE 2000 1654 SALE 1537 1654 SALE 1423 1654 SALE 1197 1654 SALE 800 1654 SALE 704 1654 SALE 700 1654 SALE 453 1654 SALE 363 1654 SALE 300 1654 SALE 250 1654 SALE 156 1654 SALE 96 1654 PURCHASE 137 1654 PURCHASE 241 1654 PURCHASE 320 1654 PURCHASE 600 1654 PURCHASE 894 1654 PURCHASE 1637 1654 PURCHASE 1680 1654 PURCHASE 1700 1654 PURCHASE 4167 1654 PURCHASE 70000 1654 SALE 955 1654.5 SALE 28 1654.5 PURCHASE 28 1654.5 PURCHASE 120 1654.5 PURCHASE 835 1654.5 SALE 5000 1655 SALE 3366 1655 SALE 3227 1655 SALE 2013 1655 SALE 2000 1655 SALE 1928 1655 SALE 1615 1655 SALE 1190 1655 SALE 1095 1655 SALE 1000 1655 SALE 984 1655 SALE 927 1655 SALE 895 1655 SALE 834 1655 SALE 700 1655 SALE 466 1655 SALE 400 1655 SALE 387 1655 SALE 375 1655 SALE 347 1655 SALE 277 1655 SALE 246 1655 SALE 124 1655 SALE 97 1655 SALE 92 1655 SALE 72 1655 SALE 52 1655 SALE 51 1655 SALE 46 1655 SALE 3 1655 PURCHASE 89 1655 PURCHASE 99 1655 PURCHASE 150 1655 PURCHASE 154 1655 PURCHASE 214 1655 PURCHASE 241 1655 PURCHASE 273 1655 PURCHASE 301 1655 PURCHASE 409 1655 PURCHASE 500 1655 PURCHASE 700 1655 PURCHASE 745 1655 PURCHASE 823 1655 PURCHASE 1596 1655 PURCHASE 1700 1655 PURCHASE 2000 1655 PURCHASE 2000 1655 PURCHASE 2000 1655 PURCHASE 2159 1655 SALE 524 1655.5 SALE 514 1655.5 SALE 491 1655.5 SALE 469 1655.5 SALE 64 1655.5 SALE 60 1655.5 PURCHASE 67 1655.5 PURCHASE 74 1655.5 PURCHASE 395 1655.5 PURCHASE 521 1655.5 SALE 2720 1656 SALE 2400 1656 SALE 2347 1656 SALE 2274 1656 SALE 1700 1656 SALE 1650 1656 SALE 1603 1656 SALE 1301 1656 SALE 1136 1656 SALE 1121 1656 SALE 1100 1656 SALE 1077 1656 SALE 1000 1656 SALE 923 1656 SALE 900 1656 SALE 800 1656 SALE 670 1656 SALE 594 1656 SALE 584 1656 SALE 500 1656 SALE 500 1656 SALE 378 1656 SALE 313 1656 SALE 301 1656 SALE 300 1656 SALE 187 1656 SALE 159 1656 SALE 100 1656 SALE 32 1656 SALE 30 1656 SALE 10 1656 SALE 1 1656 PURCHASE 4 1656 PURCHASE 47 1656 PURCHASE 51 1656 PURCHASE 83 1656 PURCHASE 106 1656 PURCHASE 113 1656 PURCHASE 185 1656 PURCHASE 200 1656 PURCHASE 224 1656 PURCHASE 231 1656 PURCHASE 564 1656 PURCHASE 594 1656 PURCHASE 900 1656 PURCHASE 1000 1656 PURCHASE 1488 1656 PURCHASE 1749 1656 PURCHASE 2000 1656 SALE 2500 1657 SALE 2000 1657 SALE 1817 1657 SALE 1000 1657 SALE 747 1657 SALE 617 1657 SALE 345 1657 SALE 342 1657 SALE 308 1657 SALE 159 1657 SALE 83 1657 SALE 65 1657 PURCHASE 62 1657 PURCHASE 81 1657 PURCHASE 82 1657 PURCHASE 85 1657 PURCHASE 117 1657 PURCHASE 118 1657 PURCHASE 139 1657 PURCHASE 170 1657 PURCHASE 190 1657 PURCHASE 205 1657 PURCHASE 275 1657 PURCHASE 308 1657 PURCHASE 474 1657 PURCHASE 583 1657 PURCHASE 600 1657 PURCHASE 877 1657 PURCHASE 1163 1657 PURCHASE 1236 1657 PURCHASE 1250 1657 PURCHASE 1389 1657 PURCHASE 1700 1657 PURCHASE 2500 1657 SALE 46 1657.5 SALE 43 1657.5 PURCHASE 72 1657.5 PURCHASE 432 1657.5 SALE 2270 1658 SALE 2000 1658 SALE 1292 1658 SALE 686 1658 SALE 644 1658 SALE 600 1658 SALE 14 1658 SALE 8 1658 PURCHASE 2400 1658 SALE 2000 1659 SALE 1783 1659 SALE 1526 1659 SALE 822 1659 SALE 569 1659 SALE 500 1659 SALE 274 1659 SALE 274 1659 SALE 200 1659 PURCHASE 252 1659 PURCHASE 297 1659 PURCHASE 385 1659 PURCHASE 748 1659 PURCHASE 800 1659 PURCHASE 1191 1659 PURCHASE 1748 1659 PURCHASE 2426 1659 SALE 3043 1660 SALE 2957 1660 SALE 2031 1660 SALE 1121 1660 PURCHASE 87 1660 PURCHASE 123 1660 PURCHASE 172 1660 PURCHASE 253 1660 PURCHASE 272 1660 PURCHASE 300 1660 PURCHASE 336 1660 PURCHASE 1441 1660 SALE 2000 1661 SALE 42 1661 PURCHASE 53 1661 PURCHASE 200 1661 PURCHASE 366 1661 PURCHASE 600 1661 PURCHASE 700 1661 PURCHASE 2047 1661 SALE 1273 1662 SALE 1127 1662 SALE 940 1662 SALE 650 1662 SALE 564 1662 SALE 246 1662 PURCHASE 103 1662 PURCHASE 139 1662 PURCHASE 200 1662 PURCHASE 633 1662 PURCHASE 1367 1662 PURCHASE 1558 1662 SALE 473 1662.5 SALE 320 1662.5 PURCHASE 61 1662.5 PURCHASE 320 1662.5 PURCHASE 412 1662.5 SALE 2308 1663 SALE 1902 1663 SALE 1900 1663 SALE 1000 1663 SALE 708 1663 SALE 692 1663 SALE 500 1663 PURCHASE 700 1663 PURCHASE 1112 1663 PURCHASE 2000 1663 SALE 4190 1664 SALE 2357 1664 SALE 1935 1664 SALE 1700 1664 SALE 1562 1664 SALE 677 1664 SALE 640 1664 SALE 640 1664 SALE 507 1664 SALE 432 1664 SALE 38 1664 PURCHASE 42 1664 PURCHASE 87 1664 PURCHASE 99 1664 PURCHASE 99 1664 PURCHASE 110 1664 PURCHASE 115 1664 PURCHASE 147 1664 PURCHASE 181 1664 PURCHASE 299 1664 PURCHASE 421 1664 PURCHASE 619 1664 PURCHASE 683 1664 PURCHASE 1000 1664 PURCHASE 1218 1664 PURCHASE 1388 1664 PURCHASE 1400 1664 PURCHASE 1600 1664 PURCHASE 2200 1664 PURCHASE 3809 1664 SALE 4367 1665 SALE 2766 1665 SALE 2149 1665 SALE 1784 1665 SALE 1081 1665 SALE 877 1665 SALE 748 1665 SALE 500 1665 SALE 400 1665 SALE 200 1665 SALE 2265 1667 SALE 1891 1667 SALE 1830 1667 SALE 1746 1667 SALE 1687 1667 SALE 959 1667 SALE 600 1667 PURCHASE 1395 1667 PURCHASE 246 1667.5 PURCHASE 341 1667.5 SALE 2890 1668 SALE 473 1668 SALE 473 1668 PURCHASE 1900 1668 SALE 1786 1669 SALE 1220 1669 SALE 1000 1669 SALE 625 1669 SALE 485 1669 PURCHASE 171 1669 PURCHASE 1615 1669 SALE 798 1669.5 PURCHASE 192 1669.5 PURCHASE 606 1669.5 SALE 500 1670 SALE 1660 1671 SALE 800 1671 SALE 700 1671 SALE 2682 1672 SALE 1353 1672 SALE 827 1672 SALE 586 1672 SALE 143 1672 SALE 2000 1673 SALE 1900 1673 SALE 1660 1673 SALE 3067 1674 SALE 1660 1674 SALE 578 1674 SALE 4013 1675 SALE 3565 1675 SALE 1703 1675 SALE 827 1675 SALE 800 1675 SALE 195 1675 SALE 2055 1676 SALE 1000 1676 SALE 800 1676 SALE 500 1676 SALE 308 1676 SALE 78 1676 PURCHASE 1464 1676 SALE 2600 1677 SALE 935 1677 SALE 650 1677 PURCHASE 111 1678 SALE 1320 1681 SALE 1423 1687 SALE 25559 1687.6641 SALE 751 1691.5 PURCHASE 210 1691.5 PURCHASE 541 1691.5 PURCHASE 1569 1750 SALE 737 1762 PURCHASE 194 1762 PURCHASE 580 1762 PURCHASE 942 1762 PURCHASE 6642 1762 PURCHASE 6813 1762 PURCHASE 8613 1762 PURCHASE 10000 1762 TOTAL PURCHASES 503,860 TOTAL SALES 387,855 (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 9 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:
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