18th Dec 2007 11:58
UBS AG (EPT)18 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 17 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 8,738,897 0.39% 3,682,227 0.16%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,738,897 0.39% 3,682,227 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) SALE 25177 1478 pence SALE 400 1480 SALE 3856 1480 SALE 2500 1480 PURCHASE 2090 1481 PURCHASE 1638 1482 PURCHASE 1638 1482 SALE 1061 1482 SALE 1000 1482 PURCHASE 600 1482 PURCHASE 2905 1483 PURCHASE 750 1483 PURCHASE 3000 1483 PURCHASE 4754 1483 PURCHASE 668 1483 PURCHASE 1500 1483 PURCHASE 433 1483 PURCHASE 1849 1483 PURCHASE 194 1483 PURCHASE 1800 1483 PURCHASE 3243 1483 PURCHASE 710 1483 PURCHASE 167 1483 PURCHASE 167 1483 PURCHASE 81 1483 PURCHASE 167 1483 PURCHASE 1730 1483 PURCHASE 167 1483 PURCHASE 3608 1483 PURCHASE 1200 1483 PURCHASE 137 1483 PURCHASE 200 1483 PURCHASE 3721 1484 PURCHASE 754 1484 PURCHASE 11571 1484 PURCHASE 1365 1484 PURCHASE 1762 1484 PURCHASE 165 1484 PURCHASE 140 1484 PURCHASE 2361 1484 PURCHASE 666 1484 PURCHASE 1865 1484 SALE 900 1484 SALE 167 1484 SALE 697 1484 SALE 57 1484 PURCHASE 1450 1484 SALE 884 1484 SALE 384 1484 SALE 200 1484 SALE 1200 1484 SALE 3603 1484 PURCHASE 614 1485 PURCHASE 897 1485 PURCHASE 652 1485 SALE 3798 1485 SALE 1100 1485 SALE 900 1485 SALE 3448 1485 PURCHASE 1600 1486 PURCHASE 2000 1486 PURCHASE 99 1486 PURCHASE 2307 1486 PURCHASE 1363 1486 PURCHASE 1200 1486 SALE 803 1486 SALE 6251 1487 SALE 473 1487 SALE 460 1487 PURCHASE 403 1487 PURCHASE 1002 1487 PURCHASE 1800 1487 SALE 2546 1487 SALE 870 1487 SALE 1100 1487 PURCHASE 2500 1487 PURCHASE 166 1487 PURCHASE 1798 1487 PURCHASE 2137 1487 PURCHASE 1000 1487 SALE 844 1487 SALE 2328 1487 PURCHASE 100 1487 PURCHASE 1808 1487 PURCHASE 1760 1487 PURCHASE 1609 1487 PURCHASE 350 1487 PURCHASE 692 1487 PURCHASE 692 1487 PURCHASE 1722 1487 PURCHASE 120 1487 PURCHASE 3227 1487 PURCHASE 1655 1487 SALE 800 1487 SALE 1400 1487 SALE 3408 1487 SALE 441 1487 SALE 500 1487 PURCHASE 1519 1488 SALE 400 1488 PURCHASE 1716 1488 PURCHASE 2350 1488 PURCHASE 631 1488 SALE 750 1488 SALE 2650 1488 SALE 6720 1488 PURCHASE 1470 1488 PURCHASE 3519 1488 PURCHASE 24 1488 PURCHASE 23 1488 PURCHASE 194 1488 PURCHASE 163 1488 PURCHASE 725 1489 PURCHASE 768 1489 PURCHASE 5676 1489 PURCHASE 2293 1489 PURCHASE 420 1489 PURCHASE 1561 1489 PURCHASE 1210 1489 PURCHASE 2135 1489 PURCHASE 154 1489 PURCHASE 3503 1489 PURCHASE 586 1489 PURCHASE 1000 1489 SALE 6715 1489 SALE 170 1489 SALE 1364 1489 PURCHASE 1800 1489 PURCHASE 350 1489 PURCHASE 1500 1489 PURCHASE 458 1489 PURCHASE 45 1489 PURCHASE 1479 1489 PURCHASE 1800 1489 PURCHASE 1000 1489 PURCHASE 1334 1490 PURCHASE 100 1490 PURCHASE 542 1490 PURCHASE 542 1490 SALE 1453 1490 PURCHASE 619 1490 PURCHASE 500 1490 SALE 6711 1490 PURCHASE 1613 1490 PURCHASE 1644 1490 PURCHASE 71 1490 SALE 766 1491 SALE 766 1491 SALE 4500 1491 SALE 162 1491 SALE 892 1491 SALE 892 1491 SALE 82 1491 SALE 739 1491 SALE 3331 1491 SALE 1200 1491 SALE 6706 1491 PURCHASE 2883 1492 PURCHASE 1688 1492 PURCHASE 1523 1492 SALE 1354 1492 SALE 1354 1492 SALE 862 1492 SALE 778 1492 SALE 3259 1492 PURCHASE 884 1492 PURCHASE 3718 1492 PURCHASE 2100 1492 SALE 1042 1492 SALE 1196 1492 SALE 320 1492 SALE 1200 1492 SALE 4600 1492 SALE 3212 1492 SALE 3819 1492 SALE 1554 1492 SALE 579 1492 SALE 1000 1492 PURCHASE 915 1493 SALE 1500 1493 SALE 1000 1493 PURCHASE 1614 1494 PURCHASE 616 1494 SALE 580 1494 SALE 800 1494 SALE 3187 1494 SALE 1056 1494 PURCHASE 529 1494 PURCHASE 186 1494 PURCHASE 528 1494 PURCHASE 1785 1494 SALE 772 1495 SALE 671 1495 SALE 1750 1495 PURCHASE 2500 1495 PURCHASE 1714 1495 PURCHASE 925 1495 PURCHASE 550 1495 SALE 750 1495 PURCHASE 1490 1495 PURCHASE 1916 1495 SALE 1000 1495 PURCHASE 1046 1496 PURCHASE 1046 1496 SALE 172 1496 SALE 672 1496 PURCHASE 368 1496 PURCHASE 1057 1496 SALE 914 1496 PURCHASE 155 1496 PURCHASE 3513 1496 SALE 714 1496 SALE 830 1496 PURCHASE 1145 1497 PURCHASE 313 1497 SALE 99 1497 PURCHASE 403 1497 PURCHASE 4282 1497 PURCHASE 1794 1497 PURCHASE 173 1497 SALE 810 1497 SALE 2726 1497 SALE 1075 1498 PURCHASE 472 1498 PURCHASE 1200 1498 SALE 43 1498 SALE 600 1498 SALE 5247 1498 SALE 665 1498 SALE 1428 1498 PURCHASE 1000 1498 PURCHASE 100 1498 SALE 2436 1498 SALE 600 1498 PURCHASE 161 1498 PURCHASE 503 1498 PURCHASE 1837 1498 SALE 750 1498 SALE 457 1498 SALE 188 1498 SALE 2357 1498 SALE 1222 1498 SALE 1420 1498 PURCHASE 1883 1499 PURCHASE 667 1499 PURCHASE 1547 1499 PURCHASE 1376 1499 PURCHASE 107 1499 PURCHASE 2000 1499 PURCHASE 54 1499 PURCHASE 3665 1499 PURCHASE 654 1499 SALE 50 1499 PURCHASE 148 1499 PURCHASE 128 1499 PURCHASE 524 1499 SALE 1091 1500 SALE 4435 1500 SALE 3121 1500 SALE 1500 1500 SALE 600 1500 SALE 980 1500 SALE 1286 1500 SALE 1146 1500 SALE 2987 1500 SALE 600 1500 SALE 600 1500 PURCHASE 745 1500 PURCHASE 627 1500 PURCHASE 556 1500 SALE 3295 1500 SALE 38 1500 SALE 1817 1500 SALE 1706 1500 SALE 705 1501 SALE 500 1501 SALE 1800 1501 PURCHASE 800 1501 PURCHASE 171 1501 PURCHASE 1717 1501 PURCHASE 73 1501 PURCHASE 1425 1501 PURCHASE 1868 1501 PURCHASE 608 1501 SALE 700 1501 SALE 1000 1501 SALE 1088 1501 PURCHASE 1753 1501 SALE 6500 1501 SALE 4000 1502 SALE 677 1502 PURCHASE 1092 1502 PURCHASE 153 1502 PURCHASE 2500 1502 SALE 1600 1502 SALE 300 1502 SALE 37 1502 SALE 800 1502 SALE 1379 1502 SALE 293 1502 SALE 247 1502 SALE 1151 1502 SALE 320 1502 SALE 689 1502 SALE 1000 1502 SALE 634 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 291 1502 SALE 300 1502 SALE 1227 1502 PURCHASE 192 1502 PURCHASE 1100 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 PURCHASE 500 1502 PURCHASE 1000 1502 SALE 800 1503 SALE 1075 1503 SALE 800 1503 SALE 1000 1503 SALE 955 1503 SALE 2280 1503 PURCHASE 994 1503 SALE 800 1503 SALE 38 1503 SALE 2029 1503 SALE 1211 1503 SALE 700 1503 SALE 2552 1503 SALE 123 1503 PURCHASE 71 1503 PURCHASE 755 1503 SALE 518 1503 SALE 4295 1503 PURCHASE 659 1503 SALE 400 1503 SALE 104 1503 SALE 1900 1503 SALE 347 1503 SALE 1000 1503 PURCHASE 496 1503 PURCHASE 570 1503 PURCHASE 1545 1503 SALE 1215 1503 SALE 1764 1503 SALE 300 1503 SALE 300 1503 PURCHASE 357 1503 PURCHASE 777 1503 SALE 1201 1503 SALE 758 1503 SALE 1032 1504 SALE 700 1504 PURCHASE 1214 1504 SALE 5600 1504 SALE 1700 1504 SALE 3587 1504 SALE 700 1504 SALE 970 1504 SALE 891 1504 SALE 500 1504 PURCHASE 1939 1504 PURCHASE 1272 1504 PURCHASE 228 1504 SALE 93 1504 SALE 1000 1504 SALE 224 1504 PURCHASE 1871 1504 PURCHASE 907 1504 PURCHASE 909 1504 PURCHASE 2550 1504 PURCHASE 542 1504 PURCHASE 790 1504 PURCHASE 1223 1504 PURCHASE 414 1504 PURCHASE 194 1504 PURCHASE 1631 1504 PURCHASE 750 1504 PURCHASE 4322 1504 PURCHASE 81 1504 PURCHASE 1569 1504 PURCHASE 1546 1504 PURCHASE 791 1504 SALE 5 1504 SALE 1011 1504 SALE 2 1504 SALE 600 1504 PURCHASE 1628 1504 PURCHASE 66 1504 SALE 1200 1504 PURCHASE 3696 1504 PURCHASE 167 1504 PURCHASE 1046 1504 PURCHASE 741 1504 PURCHASE 4 1504 PURCHASE 2118 1504 PURCHASE 4373 1504 PURCHASE 3100 1504 PURCHASE 513 1504 PURCHASE 438 1504 PURCHASE 3728 1504 PURCHASE 1507 1504 PURCHASE 518 1504 PURCHASE 1800 1504 PURCHASE 500 1504 SALE 9792 1505 PURCHASE 300 1505 PURCHASE 1509 1505 PURCHASE 400 1505 SALE 900 1505 SALE 250 1505 SALE 3050 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 3000 1505 PURCHASE 639 1505 PURCHASE 3 1505 PURCHASE 740 1505 PURCHASE 562 1505 PURCHASE 127 1505 PURCHASE 4008 1505 PURCHASE 1550 1505 PURCHASE 928 1505 PURCHASE 865 1505 PURCHASE 300 1505 PURCHASE 800 1505 PURCHASE 1789 1505 PURCHASE 288 1505 PURCHASE 1002 1505 SALE 1871 1505 SALE 1279 1505 SALE 3563 1505 SALE 1800 1505 SALE 520 1505 SALE 761 1505 PURCHASE 473 1505 PURCHASE 594 1505 PURCHASE 3577 1505 PURCHASE 1000 1505 PURCHASE 285 1505 PURCHASE 4000 1505 PURCHASE 624 1505 PURCHASE 1514 1505 PURCHASE 200 1505 PURCHASE 1353 1505 PURCHASE 1010 1505 PURCHASE 1048 1505 PURCHASE 1389 1505 PURCHASE 5833 1505 PURCHASE 811 1505 SALE 3405 1505 SALE 610 1505 SALE 321 1505 SALE 374 1505 SALE 1205 1505 SALE 1205 1505 SALE 1392 1505 SALE 1225 1505 SALE 756 1505 SALE 374 1505 PURCHASE 6644 1505 PURCHASE 384 1506 PURCHASE 384 1506 PURCHASE 364 1506 PURCHASE 119 1506 PURCHASE 1531 1506 PURCHASE 689 1506 SALE 222 1506 SALE 700 1506 SALE 400 1506 PURCHASE 803 1506 PURCHASE 803 1506 PURCHASE 2144 1506 PURCHASE 930 1506 PURCHASE 1198 1506 PURCHASE 7 1506 PURCHASE 139 1506 PURCHASE 575 1506 SALE 3000 1506 PURCHASE 320 1506 PURCHASE 3273 1506 SALE 1000 1506 SALE 177 1506 SALE 2856 1506 PURCHASE 13 1506 PURCHASE 522 1506 PURCHASE 1607 1506 SALE 2172 1506 SALE 804 1506 PURCHASE 769 1506 PURCHASE 1466 1506 PURCHASE 741 1506 SALE 1744 1506 PURCHASE 600 1506 SALE 1000 1506 SALE 2608 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 PURCHASE 500 1506 PURCHASE 327 1506 PURCHASE 500 1506 SALE 973 1506 PURCHASE 200 1506 PURCHASE 2800 1506 PURCHASE 139 1506 PURCHASE 1000 1506 SALE 619 1506 SALE 1000 1506 SALE 2560 1506 SALE 100 1506 SALE 3035 1506 PURCHASE 750 1506 SALE 3239 1506 PURCHASE 750 1506 SALE 1488 1506 SALE 573 1507 SALE 1000 1507 PURCHASE 150 1507 PURCHASE 1212 1507 PURCHASE 642 1507 PURCHASE 2000 1507 PURCHASE 440 1507 PURCHASE 1000 1507 PURCHASE 900 1507 PURCHASE 661 1507 PURCHASE 400 1507 PURCHASE 750 1507 PURCHASE 1809 1507 PURCHASE 768 1507 PURCHASE 188 1507 PURCHASE 1392 1507 PURCHASE 976 1507 SALE 1255 1507 SALE 418 1507 PURCHASE 1066 1507 PURCHASE 400 1507 PURCHASE 1265 1507 PURCHASE 400 1507 SALE 558 1507 SALE 704 1507 PURCHASE 777 1507 PURCHASE 13 1507 SALE 1000 1507 SALE 2310 1507 PURCHASE 2578 1507 PURCHASE 4000 1508 PURCHASE 345 1508 PURCHASE 163 1508 PURCHASE 500 1508 PURCHASE 800 1508 PURCHASE 524 1508 PURCHASE 163 1508 PURCHASE 600 1508 SALE 71 1508 SALE 1087 1508 PURCHASE 800 1508 PURCHASE 1671 1508 PURCHASE 150 1508 PURCHASE 1074 1508 SALE 6018 1508 SALE 613 1508 PURCHASE 1082 1508 PURCHASE 564 1508 PURCHASE 143 1508 SALE 829 1508 PURCHASE 89 1508 PURCHASE 495 1508 PURCHASE 267 1508 PURCHASE 877 1508 PURCHASE 20 1508 PURCHASE 184 1508 SALE 188 1508 SALE 200 1508 SALE 765 1509 SALE 1500 1509 PURCHASE 658 1509 PURCHASE 450 1509 PURCHASE 658 1509 PURCHASE 500 1509 PURCHASE 1200 1509 PURCHASE 1139 1509 PURCHASE 209 1509 PURCHASE 800 1509 PURCHASE 1200 1509 PURCHASE 600 1509 SALE 477 1509 PURCHASE 403 1509 SALE 112 1509 SALE 400 1509 PURCHASE 1000 1509 SALE 481 1509 SALE 3048 1509 SALE 2404 1509 SALE 1049 1509 SALE 933 1509 SALE 1529 1509 SALE 1193 1509 SALE 509 1509 PURCHASE 1064 1509 SALE 327 1509 SALE 145 1509 SALE 1006 1510 SALE 2961 1510 PURCHASE 2300 1510 PURCHASE 96 1510 PURCHASE 600 1510 PURCHASE 643 1510 PURCHASE 558 1510 PURCHASE 288 1510 SALE 1514 1510 PURCHASE 4562 1510 PURCHASE 1420 1510 SALE 1500 1510 PURCHASE 687 1511 PURCHASE 634 1511 PURCHASE 273 1511 PURCHASE 1826 1511 SALE 588 1511 SALE 747 1511 SALE 1000 1511 PURCHASE 1100 1511 SALE 462 1511 SALE 600 1511 PURCHASE 500 1511 PURCHASE 900 1511 PURCHASE 96 1511 PURCHASE 1104 1511 SALE 47 1511 SALE 143 1511 SALE 1342 1512 SALE 351 1512 SALE 1236 1512 SALE 4114 1512 SALE 192 1512 SALE 200 1512 SALE 1500 1512 PURCHASE 746 1512 PURCHASE 4654 1512 SALE 1548 1513 SALE 800 1513 TOTAL PURCHASES 425,670 TOTAL SALES 403,521 (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 18 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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