24th Apr 2008 11:51
UBS AG (EPT)24 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 23 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 8,879,709 0.40% 4,562,983 0.21%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,879,709 0.40% 4,562,983 0.21% (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 3035 1877 pence SALE 424 1877 SALE 400 1877 SALE 5324 1878 PURCHASE 69 1878 PURCHASE 1830 1878 SALE 5466 1879 SALE 746 1879 SALE 1802 1880 SALE 1380 1880 SALE 751 1880 PURCHASE 1263 1880 SALE 24 1882 SALE 5 1882 PURCHASE 1320 1882 PURCHASE 1993 1882 PURCHASE 2000 1882 SALE 2630 1883 SALE 2 1883 PURCHASE 845 1883 SALE 846 1884 PURCHASE 764 1884 PURCHASE 1959 1884 PURCHASE 2413 1884 PURCHASE 2584 1884 PURCHASE 3041 1884 PURCHASE 1 1885 PURCHASE 475 1885 PURCHASE 1717 1885 PURCHASE 1769 1885 SALE 386 1886 SALE 426 1887 SALE 209 1887 SALE 2 1887 SALE 425 1888 SALE 342 1888 SALE 1317 1889 SALE 838 1889 SALE 500 1889 SALE 250 1889 SALE 164 1889 SALE 140 1889 SALE 9 1889 SALE 6 1889 SALE 5291 1890 SALE 3701 1890 SALE 1500 1890 SALE 1440 1890 SALE 756 1890 SALE 725 1890 SALE 645 1890 SALE 500 1890 SALE 493 1890 SALE 468 1890 SALE 414 1890 SALE 213 1890 SALE 158 1890 SALE 755 1891 SALE 721 1891 SALE 198 1891 SALE 37 1891 SALE 7 1891 SALE 1 1891 PURCHASE 647 1892 PURCHASE 703 1892 PURCHASE 1252 1892 PURCHASE 1500 1892 PURCHASE 1900 1892 PURCHASE 2133 1892 SALE 1 1892.5 PURCHASE 306 1893 SALE 250 1894 PURCHASE 17 1894 PURCHASE 1400 1894 SALE 852 1895 PURCHASE 1089 1896 PURCHASE 3186 1896 PURCHASE 1646 1898 SALE 600 1901 SALE 440 1901 SALE 3 1903.5 PURCHASE 11 1905 PURCHASE 23 1905 PURCHASE 42 1905 PURCHASE 91 1905 PURCHASE 207 1905 PURCHASE 263 1905 PURCHASE 424 1905 PURCHASE 1221 1905 PURCHASE 1237 1905 PURCHASE 1495 1905 PURCHASE 2872 1905 SALE 847 1907 SALE 14 1907 PURCHASE 110 1907 PURCHASE 216 1907 PURCHASE 600 1907 SALE 5238 1909 SALE 762 1910 PURCHASE 2654 1910 SALE 10 1911 SALE 2 1911 PURCHASE 43 1911 PURCHASE 115 1911 PURCHASE 566 1912 SALE 1300 1913 PURCHASE 38 1913 PURCHASE 47 1913 PURCHASE 52 1913 PURCHASE 100 1913 PURCHASE 500 1913 PURCHASE 600 1913 PURCHASE 800 1913 PURCHASE 1800 1913 SALE 1900 1914 SALE 1621 1914 SALE 1400 1914 SALE 1300 1914 SALE 739 1914 SALE 179 1914 SALE 100 1914 PURCHASE 117 1914 PURCHASE 581 1914 PURCHASE 800 1914 PURCHASE 5369 1914 SALE 500 1915 SALE 32 1915 PURCHASE 17 1915 PURCHASE 210 1915 PURCHASE 373 1915 PURCHASE 382 1916 PURCHASE 387 1916 PURCHASE 418 1916 PURCHASE 663 1916 PURCHASE 4325 1916 SALE 1800 1917 SALE 900 1917 SALE 844 1917 SALE 256 1917 PURCHASE 152 1917 PURCHASE 331 1917 PURCHASE 646 1917 PURCHASE 900 1917 SALE 654 1918 SALE 508 1918 SALE 231 1918 SALE 208 1918 PURCHASE 37 1918 PURCHASE 763 1918 SALE 2400 1919 SALE 1353 1919 SALE 800 1919 SALE 647 1919 PURCHASE 50 1919 PURCHASE 90 1919 PURCHASE 317 1919 PURCHASE 693 1919 PURCHASE 850 1919 PURCHASE 850 1919 PURCHASE 850 1919 PURCHASE 2955 1919 SALE 900 1920 SALE 700 1920 SALE 655 1920 SALE 655 1920 SALE 492 1920 SALE 97 1920 SALE 48 1920 PURCHASE 667 1920 PURCHASE 800 1920 PURCHASE 1588 1920 SALE 375 1921 SALE 227 1921 PURCHASE 655 1921 PURCHASE 786 1921 PURCHASE 1214 1921 SALE 9 1921.5 SALE 932 1922 SALE 873 1922 PURCHASE 1000 1922 SALE 9052 1927 SALE 672 1927 SALE 20 1927 SALE 5 1927 TOTAL PURCHASES 85,785 TOTAL SALES 90,275 (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 24 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:
BHP Group