28th Apr 2008 11:39
UBS AG (EPT)28 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 25 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 8,874,111 0.40% 4,285,794 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,874,111 0.40% 4,285,794 0.19% (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 666 1807 pence SALE 767 1810 PURCHASE 4608 1810 SALE 1660 1811 SALE 3395 1813 SALE 1400 1815 PURCHASE 72 1815 PURCHASE 116 1815 PURCHASE 1812 1815 PURCHASE 3037 1815 SALE 2842 1816 SALE 648 1816 SALE 1100 1817 PURCHASE 206 1817 SALE 2890 1818 SALE 750 1818 SALE 659 1818 SALE 625 1818 SALE 400 1818 PURCHASE 15 1818 PURCHASE 41 1818 PURCHASE 659 1818 PURCHASE 800 1818 PURCHASE 100 1819 PURCHASE 773 1819 SALE 1127 1820 SALE 1031 1820 SALE 669 1820 SALE 600 1820 PURCHASE 55 1820 PURCHASE 159 1820 PURCHASE 400 1820 PURCHASE 1300 1820 SALE 3562 1821 SALE 2825 1821 SALE 1848 1821 SALE 1713 1821 SALE 670 1821 PURCHASE 95 1822 PURCHASE 139 1822 PURCHASE 800 1822 PURCHASE 849 1822 SALE 600 1823 PURCHASE 9 1823 PURCHASE 600 1823 PURCHASE 874 1823 SALE 1300 1824 PURCHASE 400 1824 PURCHASE 564 1824 PURCHASE 577 1824 PURCHASE 940 1824 PURCHASE 975 1824 PURCHASE 2000 1824 SALE 1262 1825 SALE 1085 1825 SALE 738 1825 SALE 215 1825 SALE 200 1825 PURCHASE 4 1825 PURCHASE 436 1825 PURCHASE 453 1825 PURCHASE 518 1825 PURCHASE 619 1825 PURCHASE 678 1825 PURCHASE 943 1825 PURCHASE 1264 1825 SALE 2865 1826 SALE 1836 1826 SALE 741 1826 SALE 293 1826 PURCHASE 506 1826 SALE 482 1827 SALE 118 1827 PURCHASE 648 1827 SALE 1288 1828 PURCHASE 38 1829 PURCHASE 745 1829 PURCHASE 3000 1829 PURCHASE 513 1832 PURCHASE 446 1833 PURCHASE 2000 1833 SALE 1280 1834 SALE 274 1834 PURCHASE 104 1834 PURCHASE 373 1834 PURCHASE 614 1834 PURCHASE 1326 1834 PURCHASE 2250 1834 PURCHASE 360 1835 PURCHASE 513 1835 PURCHASE 100 1836 PURCHASE 319 1836 PURCHASE 330 1836 PURCHASE 640 1836 PURCHASE 1270 1836 PURCHASE 1900 1836 SALE 500 1837 PURCHASE 348 1837 PURCHASE 527 1837 PURCHASE 975 1837 PURCHASE 1500 1837 PURCHASE 2000 1837 SALE 2000 1838 PURCHASE 91 1838 PURCHASE 177 1838 PURCHASE 185 1838 PURCHASE 800 1838 PURCHASE 975 1838 PURCHASE 1000 1838 PURCHASE 1020 1838 PURCHASE 1203 1838 SALE 2292 1839 SALE 1542 1839 SALE 1000 1839 SALE 875 1839 PURCHASE 172 1839 PURCHASE 355 1839 PURCHASE 10 1839.5 SALE 1500 1840 SALE 269 1840 PURCHASE 47 1840 PURCHASE 100 1840 PURCHASE 291 1840 PURCHASE 928 1840 PURCHASE 1920 1840 SALE 1400 1841 SALE 1202 1841 SALE 600 1841 SALE 490 1841 SALE 230 1841 SALE 80 1841 PURCHASE 16 1841 PURCHASE 113 1841 PURCHASE 303 1841 PURCHASE 781 1841 SALE 2900 1842 SALE 1400 1842 SALE 1300 1842 SALE 1275 1842 SALE 1200 1842 SALE 800 1842 SALE 400 1842 SALE 358 1842 SALE 200 1842 PURCHASE 100 1842 PURCHASE 200 1842 PURCHASE 329 1842 PURCHASE 564 1842 PURCHASE 858 1842 PURCHASE 877 1842 PURCHASE 900 1842 PURCHASE 4148 1842 SALE 1800 1843 SALE 1106 1843 SALE 1040 1843 SALE 900 1843 SALE 727 1843 SALE 94 1843 PURCHASE 191 1843 PURCHASE 544 1843 PURCHASE 653 1843 PURCHASE 875 1843 PURCHASE 1456 1843 SALE 1407 1844 SALE 676 1844 SALE 600 1844 SALE 400 1844 SALE 93 1844 PURCHASE 94 1844 PURCHASE 174 1844 PURCHASE 651 1844 PURCHASE 710 1844 PURCHASE 763 1844 PURCHASE 984 1844 PURCHASE 1157 1844 PURCHASE 1700 1844 PURCHASE 2119 1844 PURCHASE 2400 1844 SALE 5354 1845 SALE 1180 1845 SALE 1157 1845 SALE 984 1845 SALE 797 1845 SALE 700 1845 PURCHASE 85 1845 PURCHASE 540 1845 PURCHASE 816 1845 PURCHASE 838 1845 PURCHASE 1619 1845 PURCHASE 3714 1845 SALE 900 1846 SALE 600 1846 PURCHASE 38 1846 PURCHASE 38 1846 PURCHASE 146 1846 PURCHASE 554 1846 PURCHASE 800 1846 SALE 1008 1847 SALE 700 1847 SALE 600 1847 PURCHASE 2 1847 PURCHASE 97 1847 PURCHASE 100 1847 PURCHASE 187 1847 PURCHASE 313 1847 PURCHASE 646 1847 PURCHASE 648 1847 PURCHASE 803 1847 PURCHASE 1153 1847 PURCHASE 1300 1847 PURCHASE 1550 1847 SALE 954 1848 SALE 702 1848 SALE 666 1848 SALE 632 1848 PURCHASE 163 1848 PURCHASE 500 1848 PURCHASE 700 1848 PURCHASE 800 1848 PURCHASE 900 1848 PURCHASE 1261 1848 SALE 1950 1849 SALE 1587 1849 SALE 1300 1849 SALE 536 1849 PURCHASE 568 1849 PURCHASE 600 1849 PURCHASE 776 1849 PURCHASE 800 1849 PURCHASE 987 1849 PURCHASE 1032 1849 SALE 500 1850 SALE 76 1850 PURCHASE 108 1850 PURCHASE 320 1850 PURCHASE 324 1850 PURCHASE 648 1850 PURCHASE 847 1850 PURCHASE 863 1850 PURCHASE 940 1850 PURCHASE 1442 1850 PURCHASE 1593 1850 PURCHASE 1800 1850 PURCHASE 2025 1850 PURCHASE 3003 1850 PURCHASE 4518 1850 SALE 2063 1851 SALE 1409 1851 SALE 940 1851 SALE 450 1851 SALE 158 1851 PURCHASE 16 1851 PURCHASE 884 1851 PURCHASE 931 1851 PURCHASE 1100 1851 PURCHASE 1269 1851 SALE 258 1852 SALE 200 1852 PURCHASE 74 1852 PURCHASE 75 1852 PURCHASE 84 1852 PURCHASE 128 1852 PURCHASE 152 1852 PURCHASE 184 1852 PURCHASE 400 1852 PURCHASE 1086 1852 PURCHASE 1400 1852 SALE 1128 1853 SALE 1000 1853 SALE 1000 1853 SALE 900 1853 SALE 340 1853 SALE 297 1853 SALE 718 1854 PURCHASE 808 1854 SALE 500 1856 TOTAL PURCHASES 136,265 TOTAL SALES 113,324 (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 28 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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