21st Dec 2007 10:22
UBS AG (EPT)21 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 20 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 8,766,544 0.39% 3,721,331 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,766,544 0.39% 3,721,331 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 58 1471 pence SALE 1141 1472 PURCHASE 1000 1473 PURCHASE 86 1473 PURCHASE 446 1473 PURCHASE 1500 1474 PURCHASE 603 1474 PURCHASE 475 1474 PURCHASE 1000 1474 PURCHASE 1067 1474 SALE 872 1474 PURCHASE 100 1475 PURCHASE 2276 1475 PURCHASE 456 1475 PURCHASE 455 1475 PURCHASE 600 1477 PURCHASE 400 1477 PURCHASE 748 1477 PURCHASE 857 1477 PURCHASE 109 1477 PURCHASE 2296 1477 PURCHASE 1789 1477 PURCHASE 38 1477 PURCHASE 1000 1477 PURCHASE 1168 1477 PURCHASE 185 1477 PURCHASE 135 1477 PURCHASE 2000 1478 PURCHASE 2544 1478 SALE 13897 1478 PURCHASE 307 1478 PURCHASE 18 1478 SALE 1433 1479 SALE 25 1479 PURCHASE 132 1479 PURCHASE 1000 1479 PURCHASE 1000 1479 PURCHASE 1000 1479 PURCHASE 1074 1479 PURCHASE 645 1479 SALE 307 1479 SALE 141 1479 SALE 141 1479 PURCHASE 169 1479 PURCHASE 137 1479 PURCHASE 358 1479 SALE 211 1479 SALE 69 1479 SALE 1000 1479 SALE 48 1480 SALE 2760 1480 SALE 1600 1480 SALE 236 1480 SALE 507 1480 SALE 148 1480 PURCHASE 2223 1480 PURCHASE 237 1480 SALE 439 1480 SALE 257 1480 SALE 1437 1480 SALE 263 1480 SALE 107 1480 PURCHASE 167 1480 PURCHASE 416 1480 PURCHASE 289 1480 SALE 3574 1480 SALE 1502 1480 SALE 1636 1480 SALE 1116 1480 SALE 198 1480 SALE 1747 1480 SALE 919 1480 SALE 67 1480 SALE 987 1480 SALE 1427 1480 SALE 364 1480 SALE 1367 1480 SALE 61 1480 PURCHASE 1800 1481 PURCHASE 1000 1481 PURCHASE 500 1481 SALE 6752 1481 SALE 37 1481 SALE 1100 1481 SALE 1546 1481 SALE 1670 1481 SALE 100 1481 PURCHASE 216 1481 PURCHASE 334 1481 PURCHASE 4445 1481 PURCHASE 231 1481 PURCHASE 186 1481 PURCHASE 1479 1481 PURCHASE 50 1481 PURCHASE 136 1481 PURCHASE 398 1481 SALE 443 1481 SALE 328 1481 SALE 131 1481 SALE 67 1481 SALE 2000 1481 PURCHASE 3597 1481 PURCHASE 869 1481 PURCHASE 869 1481 PURCHASE 2587 1481 PURCHASE 500 1481 PURCHASE 473 1481 PURCHASE 100 1481 SALE 662 1481 SALE 62 1481 PURCHASE 79 1481 PURCHASE 1667 1481 PURCHASE 184 1481 PURCHASE 526 1481 SALE 4500 1482 SALE 352 1482 SALE 1200 1482 SALE 1484 1482 SALE 410 1482 PURCHASE 224 1482 SALE 1000 1482 SALE 730 1482 SALE 3605 1482 SALE 410 1482 PURCHASE 1000 1482 PURCHASE 1188 1482 SALE 1000 1483 PURCHASE 1000 1483 SALE 1800 1483 SALE 1245 1483 PURCHASE 1000 1483 PURCHASE 1500 1483 PURCHASE 1100 1483 PURCHASE 320 1483 PURCHASE 508 1483 PURCHASE 1000 1483 PURCHASE 500 1483 PURCHASE 815 1483 PURCHASE 2879 1483 PURCHASE 2233 1483 PURCHASE 1630 1483 PURCHASE 1 1483 SALE 863 1483 PURCHASE 77 1483 PURCHASE 500 1483 PURCHASE 48 1483 PURCHASE 6738 1484 PURCHASE 401 1484 PURCHASE 1313 1484 PURCHASE 100 1484 PURCHASE 3114 1484 PURCHASE 218 1484 PURCHASE 786 1484 SALE 676 1484 SALE 315 1484 SALE 3707 1484 PURCHASE 2196 1484 PURCHASE 1624 1484 PURCHASE 200 1484 PURCHASE 2564 1484 PURCHASE 580 1484 SALE 6738 1484 SALE 2706 1484 SALE 24 1484 SALE 3389 1484 SALE 1100 1484 SALE 1942 1484 SALE 3000 1484 SALE 839 1484 PURCHASE 1789 1484 PURCHASE 51 1484 SALE 2229 1484 SALE 372 1484 SALE 1355 1484 SALE 24 1484 SALE 2069 1484 SALE 248 1484 SALE 1085 1484 SALE 838 1484 SALE 62 1484 SALE 435 1484 SALE 250 1484 SALE 752 1484 SALE 249 1484 PURCHASE 1472 1484 PURCHASE 1200 1484 PURCHASE 852 1484 PURCHASE 1800 1484 PURCHASE 1000 1484 PURCHASE 206 1484 PURCHASE 1100 1484 SALE 1000 1485 SALE 100 1485 SALE 1000 1485 SALE 500 1485 SALE 444 1485 SALE 1000 1485 SALE 286 1485 SALE 245 1485 SALE 879 1485 PURCHASE 837 1485 PURCHASE 163 1485 PURCHASE 500 1485 SALE 848 1485 PURCHASE 5775 1485 PURCHASE 859 1485 PURCHASE 100 1485 PURCHASE 2469 1485 PURCHASE 156 1485 SALE 400 1485 SALE 1306 1485 PURCHASE 1152 1485 PURCHASE 373 1485 PURCHASE 408 1485 PURCHASE 100 1485 PURCHASE 587 1485 PURCHASE 178 1485 PURCHASE 189 1485 PURCHASE 1500 1485 PURCHASE 544 1485 PURCHASE 607 1485 PURCHASE 1380 1485 PURCHASE 190 1485 PURCHASE 918 1485 PURCHASE 1280 1485 PURCHASE 1841 1485 PURCHASE 493 1485 PURCHASE 409 1485 PURCHASE 1046 1485 PURCHASE 197 1485 PURCHASE 550 1485 SALE 78 1485 SALE 1328 1485 SALE 1328 1485 SALE 398 1485 SALE 200 1485 SALE 201 1485 SALE 315 1485 SALE 2200 1485 SALE 340 1485 SALE 233 1485 PURCHASE 730 1485 SALE 500 1486 SALE 500 1486 SALE 93 1486 SALE 600 1486 SALE 600 1486 SALE 2256 1486 SALE 69 1486 SALE 301 1486 SALE 1585 1486 SALE 67 1486 SALE 795 1486 PURCHASE 300 1486 PURCHASE 1000 1486 PURCHASE 1000 1486 PURCHASE 2000 1486 PURCHASE 500 1486 SALE 3500 1486 PURCHASE 4872 1486 PURCHASE 1857 1486 SALE 3868 1486 SALE 412 1486 SALE 1424 1486 SALE 1876 1486 SALE 3429 1486 PURCHASE 1452 1486 SALE 3459 1486 SALE 70 1486 SALE 3086 1486 SALE 63 1486 SALE 127 1486 SALE 190 1486 PURCHASE 5880 1487 PURCHASE 1309 1487 PURCHASE 5890 1487 PURCHASE 455 1487 SALE 61 1487 SALE 100 1487 SALE 100 1487 SALE 4600 1487 SALE 66 1487 PURCHASE 3354 1487 PURCHASE 1751 1487 SALE 4913 1487 SALE 2000 1487 SALE 2000 1487 SALE 3694 1487 SALE 2000 1487 SALE 2000 1487 SALE 97 1487 PURCHASE 4495 1487 PURCHASE 1442 1487 PURCHASE 100 1487 PURCHASE 687 1487 SALE 7051 1487 SALE 62 1487 SALE 1112 1488 PURCHASE 1057 1488 PURCHASE 3002 1488 PURCHASE 347 1488 PURCHASE 2762 1488 SALE 1000 1488 SALE 2000 1488 PURCHASE 3206 1488 PURCHASE 140 1488 PURCHASE 2995 1488 PURCHASE 379 1488 SALE 1057 1488 SALE 67 1488 SALE 32 1488 SALE 4975 1488 PURCHASE 1458 1488 PURCHASE 100 1488 PURCHASE 1000 1488 SALE 3500 1488 SALE 945 1488 SALE 3360 1488 SALE 1968 1488 SALE 467 1488 SALE 30 1488 PURCHASE 1519 1488 SALE 1372 1488 SALE 130 1488 SALE 1137 1488 PURCHASE 2043 1488 PURCHASE 1647 1488 SALE 1000 1488 PURCHASE 4295 1488 PURCHASE 161 1488 PURCHASE 2264 1488 SALE 1898 1488 SALE 3070 1488 SALE 3262 1488 SALE 192 1488 SALE 1637 1488 SALE 149 1488 SALE 51 1488 SALE 4750 1488 SALE 4750 1488 SALE 100 1488 SALE 149 1488 SALE 1000 1488 SALE 1051 1488 SALE 3149 1488 SALE 3848 1488 SALE 1250 1488 SALE 1250 1488 SALE 3649 1488 SALE 4899 1488 SALE 4899 1488 SALE 1553 1488 SALE 66 1488 SALE 214 1488 SALE 39024 1488 SALE 749 1488 SALE 223 1488 SALE 1094 1488 SALE 102 1488 SALE 1217 1489 SALE 1100 1489 SALE 69 1489 SALE 4500 1489 PURCHASE 71 1489 PURCHASE 1100 1489 PURCHASE 1462 1489 SALE 2000 1489 SALE 1604 1489 SALE 36 1489 SALE 818 1489 SALE 65 1489 SALE 646 1489 SALE 354 1489 SALE 1828 1489 SALE 22 1489 SALE 65 1489 SALE 122 1489 SALE 957 1489 SALE 61 1489 SALE 374 1489 SALE 114 1489 SALE 616 1489 SALE 540 1489 PURCHASE 500 1489 PURCHASE 566 1489 PURCHASE 2181 1489 PURCHASE 1226 1489 PURCHASE 119 1489 PURCHASE 158 1489 PURCHASE 182 1489 PURCHASE 927 1489 PURCHASE 158 1489 PURCHASE 5200 1489 PURCHASE 132 1489 SALE 1398 1490 SALE 78 1490 SALE 67 1490 SALE 411 1490 SALE 800 1490 SALE 501 1490 SALE 729 1490 PURCHASE 970 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 264 1490 SALE 292 1490 SALE 1000 1490 SALE 231 1490 SALE 1562 1490 SALE 62 1490 SALE 270 1490 SALE 270 1490 SALE 696 1490 SALE 1176 1490 SALE 68 1490 SALE 412 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 1500 1490 PURCHASE 898 1490 PURCHASE 1593 1490 PURCHASE 1489 1490 PURCHASE 354 1490 PURCHASE 511 1490 PURCHASE 50 1490 PURCHASE 46 1490 PURCHASE 289 1490 PURCHASE 645 1490 SALE 469 1490 SALE 2300 1490 SALE 62 1490 SALE 400 1490 SALE 1000 1490 SALE 1403 1490 SALE 100 1490 PURCHASE 99 1490 PURCHASE 1000 1490 PURCHASE 1601 1490 PURCHASE 664 1490 PURCHASE 500 1490 PURCHASE 924 1490 PURCHASE 2200 1490 PURCHASE 505 1490 PURCHASE 184 1490 PURCHASE 785 1490 SALE 4000 1490 SALE 1606 1490 SALE 143 1490 SALE 1651 1490 SALE 6711 1490 SALE 5143 1490 SALE 2164 1490 SALE 4500 1490 SALE 294 1491 PURCHASE 1302 1491 PURCHASE 463 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 PURCHASE 623 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 SALE 2859 1491 SALE 494 1491 SALE 69 1491 SALE 563 1491 PURCHASE 2078 1491 PURCHASE 383 1491 PURCHASE 1116 1491 PURCHASE 179 1491 PURCHASE 586 1491 SALE 791 1491 PURCHASE 1679 1491 SALE 514 1491 PURCHASE 1200 1491 PURCHASE 1000 1491 PURCHASE 54 1491 PURCHASE 200 1491 PURCHASE 2200 1491 PURCHASE 2200 1491 PURCHASE 116 1491 PURCHASE 547 1491 SALE 97 1491 SALE 1500 1491 PURCHASE 860 1491 PURCHASE 127 1491 PURCHASE 748 1491 PURCHASE 534 1491 PURCHASE 23 1491 PURCHASE 47 1491 PURCHASE 173 1491 PURCHASE 4913 1491 PURCHASE 260 1491 PURCHASE 1533 1491 SALE 6706 1491 SALE 103 1492 SALE 2000 1492 SALE 1000 1492 PURCHASE 157 1492 PURCHASE 1573 1492 SALE 1923 1492 SALE 64 1492 SALE 706 1492 PURCHASE 17 1492 PURCHASE 1543 1492 PURCHASE 631 1492 PURCHASE 1302 1492 SALE 859 1492 SALE 1000 1492 PURCHASE 154 1492 PURCHASE 193 1492 PURCHASE 347 1492 PURCHASE 1401 1492 PURCHASE 138 1492 PURCHASE 590 1492 SALE 842 1492 PURCHASE 597 1492 PURCHASE 1800 1492 PURCHASE 1387 1492 PURCHASE 615 1492 PURCHASE 199 1492 PURCHASE 176 1492 PURCHASE 100 1492 PURCHASE 1500 1492 PURCHASE 100 1492 PURCHASE 1371 1492 PURCHASE 1800 1492 PURCHASE 800 1492 SALE 1448 1492 SALE 174 1492 SALE 60 1492 SALE 96 1492 SALE 3400 1492 PURCHASE 711 1492 PURCHASE 1679 1492 PURCHASE 1100 1492 PURCHASE 1000 1492 PURCHASE 1523 1492 PURCHASE 100 1492 PURCHASE 42 1492 PURCHASE 22 1492 PURCHASE 1278 1492 PURCHASE 120 1492 PURCHASE 185 1492 PURCHASE 1000 1492 PURCHASE 1630 1492 SALE 339 1492 SALE 3213 1492 SALE 838 1492 SALE 2141 1492 SALE 615 1492 SALE 64 1492 SALE 2500 1492 SALE 1382 1492 SALE 32 1492 SALE 2964 1492 SALE 1868 1493 SALE 1000 1493 SALE 1000 1493 SALE 500 1493 PURCHASE 90 1493 PURCHASE 150 1493 PURCHASE 177 1493 PURCHASE 500 1493 PURCHASE 2662 1493 PURCHASE 27 1493 PURCHASE 33 1493 PURCHASE 1453 1493 PURCHASE 1329 1493 PURCHASE 3590 1493 PURCHASE 163 1493 PURCHASE 126 1493 PURCHASE 705 1493 PURCHASE 1275 1493 PURCHASE 52 1493 PURCHASE 500 1493 PURCHASE 17 1493 PURCHASE 874 1493 PURCHASE 28 1493 PURCHASE 5135 1493 SALE 5194 1493 SALE 1121 1493 SALE 382 1493 PURCHASE 5131 1493 PURCHASE 874 1493 PURCHASE 692 1493 PURCHASE 949 1493 PURCHASE 148 1493 PURCHASE 966 1493 PURCHASE 961 1493 PURCHASE 921 1493 PURCHASE 34 1493 PURCHASE 383 1493 PURCHASE 581 1493 PURCHASE 5699 1493 PURCHASE 4356 1493 PURCHASE 2000 1493 SALE 112 1493 SALE 1066 1493 SALE 5026 1493 PURCHASE 2500 1494 PURCHASE 500 1494 PURCHASE 1000 1494 PURCHASE 1000 1494 PURCHASE 2500 1494 PURCHASE 1575 1494 PURCHASE 1329 1494 PURCHASE 647 1494 PURCHASE 4 1494 PURCHASE 125 1494 PURCHASE 1440 1494 PURCHASE 1320 1494 PURCHASE 2200 1494 SALE 914 1494 PURCHASE 150 1494 PURCHASE 2954 1494 PURCHASE 1026 1495 PURCHASE 252 1495 PURCHASE 1450 1495 PURCHASE 563 1495 SALE 2176 1495 SALE 4512 1495 SALE 790 1495 SALE 1100 1495 SALE 1365 1495 SALE 68 1495 SALE 221 1495 SALE 1027 1495 SALE 1853 1495 SALE 184 1495 SALE 594 1495 SALE 2635 1495 SALE 1079 1495 SALE 343 1495 PURCHASE 844 1495 PURCHASE 197 1495 PURCHASE 158 1495 PURCHASE 1253 1495 PURCHASE 1592 1495 PURCHASE 285 1495 PURCHASE 1151 1495 PURCHASE 310 1495 PURCHASE 1503 1495 SALE 1041 1495 SALE 62 1495 SALE 3733 1495 PURCHASE 966 1496 PURCHASE 99 1496 PURCHASE 133 1496 SALE 474 1496 SALE 162 1496 SALE 69 1496 SALE 700 1496 PURCHASE 225 1496 PURCHASE 196 1496 PURCHASE 956 1496 PURCHASE 428 1496 PURCHASE 6 1496 PURCHASE 1000 1496 PURCHASE 2885 1496 PURCHASE 300 1496 PURCHASE 1000 1496 PURCHASE 6254 1496 PURCHASE 430 1496 SALE 36 1497 PURCHASE 627 1497 SALE 2074 1497 SALE 2921 1497 SALE 1606 1497 SALE 1922 1497 SALE 4247 1497 SALE 1638 1497 SALE 129 1497 SALE 70 1497 PURCHASE 875 1497 SALE 1572 1497 SALE 1500 1497 PURCHASE 1459 1497 SALE 1100 1497 SALE 1000 1497 SALE 1344 1497 SALE 299 1497 PURCHASE 400 1498 PURCHASE 2147 1498 SALE 1000 1498 SALE 1200 1498 SALE 1000 1498 SALE 1000 1498 SALE 1000 1498 SALE 2000 1498 SALE 1000 1498 PURCHASE 1997 1498 SALE 859 1498 SALE 3045 1498 SALE 1451 1498 PURCHASE 467 1498 PURCHASE 182 1498 SALE 961 1498 PURCHASE 673 1498 PURCHASE 49 1498 PURCHASE 876 1498 PURCHASE 82 1498 PURCHASE 445 1498 PURCHASE 830 1498 PURCHASE 186 1498 PURCHASE 1380 1498 PURCHASE 6109 1498 SALE 1866 1499 SALE 1042 1499 PURCHASE 1204 1499 SALE 4852 1499 SALE 1000 1499 PURCHASE 1577 1499 PURCHASE 1000 1499 SALE 737 1499 SALE 772 1499 SALE 1000 1499 SALE 771 1499 SALE 138 1499 SALE 700 1499 SALE 1000 1499 SALE 500 1499 SALE 1000 1499 SALE 377 1499 SALE 100 1499 SALE 800 1499 PURCHASE 472 1499 PURCHASE 352 1499 SALE 6671 1499 SALE 1000 1499 SALE 1392 1499 SALE 1000 1499 SALE 1000 1499 SALE 1700 1499 SALE 70 1499 SALE 25 1499 SALE 100 1499 SALE 398 1499 SALE 1508 1499 SALE 461 1499 SALE 1600 1499 PURCHASE 134 1499 PURCHASE 48 1499 PURCHASE 402 1499 PURCHASE 49 1499 PURCHASE 148 1499 PURCHASE 370 1499 PURCHASE 3575 1499 PURCHASE 149 1499 PURCHASE 106 1499 PURCHASE 573 1499 PURCHASE 180 1499 PURCHASE 156 1499 PURCHASE 1564 1499 SALE 622 1500 SALE 910 1500 SALE 1510 1500 PURCHASE 5200 1500 SALE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 1057 1500 PURCHASE 1382 1500 PURCHASE 787 1500 PURCHASE 1124 1500 PURCHASE 999 1500 PURCHASE 76 1500 PURCHASE 2400 1500 PURCHASE 267 1500 PURCHASE 1319 1500 PURCHASE 500 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 800 1500 PURCHASE 1100 1500 PURCHASE 540 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 1443 1500 PURCHASE 1995 1500 PURCHASE 649 1500 PURCHASE 500 1500 PURCHASE 358 1500 PURCHASE 633 1500 PURCHASE 2070 1500 PURCHASE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 162 1500 PURCHASE 455 1500 PURCHASE 6666 1500 PURCHASE 141 1500 PURCHASE 598 1500 PURCHASE 216 1500 PURCHASE 102 1500 SALE 486 1500 SALE 1948 1500 SALE 292 1500 SALE 284 1500 SALE 63 1500 SALE 490 1500 SALE 745 1500 SALE 3851 1500 SALE 1000 1500 PURCHASE 214 1500 PURCHASE 1494 1500 PURCHASE 405 1500 PURCHASE 143 1500 SALE 1000 1501 SALE 1000 1501 SALE 164 1501 SALE 1637 1501 SALE 2202 1501 PURCHASE 1550 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 800 1501 PURCHASE 1200 1501 PURCHASE 1693 1501 PURCHASE 1460 1501 PURCHASE 894 1501 PURCHASE 1299 1501 PURCHASE 405 1501 SALE 1215 1501 PURCHASE 1000 1501 PURCHASE 2000 1501 PURCHASE 289 1501 PURCHASE 2000 1501 PURCHASE 1024 1501 PURCHASE 6662 1501 PURCHASE 1290 1501 PURCHASE 175 1501 PURCHASE 100 1501 PURCHASE 2728 1501 PURCHASE 252 1501 PURCHASE 526 1501 PURCHASE 1668 1501 PURCHASE 943 1501 SALE 362 1501 PURCHASE 676 1501 PURCHASE 1096 1502 SALE 1778 1502 SALE 3889 1502 SALE 69 1502 SALE 1350 1502 SALE 1663 1502 SALE 719 1503 SALE 1324 1503 SALE 300 1504 SALE 540 1504 SALE 500 1504 SALE 700 1504 PURCHASE 4991 1504 PURCHASE 1384 1504 PURCHASE 817 1504 PURCHASE 840 1504 PURCHASE 1956 1504 SALE 1800 1505 SALE 200 1505 PURCHASE 271 1505 PURCHASE 965 1505 PURCHASE 171 1505 PURCHASE 248 1505 PURCHASE 189 1505 PURCHASE 46 1505 PURCHASE 900 1505 SALE 997 1505 SALE 291 1506 SALE 1500 1506 SALE 866 1506 SALE 930 1506 SALE 421 1506 SALE 66 1506 PURCHASE 603 1506 PURCHASE 200 1506 PURCHASE 170 1506 PURCHASE 124 1506 PURCHASE 200 1506 PURCHASE 146 1506 PURCHASE 410 1506 PURCHASE 45 1506 PURCHASE 3000 1507 PURCHASE 300 1507 PURCHASE 100 1507 PURCHASE 100 1507 PURCHASE 800 1507 SALE 400 1507 SALE 68 1507 SALE 200 1507 SALE 597 1507 SALE 5593 1508 SALE 308 1508 SALE 1026 1509 PURCHASE 120 1510 PURCHASE 171 1510 PURCHASE 1526 1512 TOTAL PURCHASES 493,392 TOTAL SALES 555,562 (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 21 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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