22nd Apr 2008 11:35
UBS AG (EPT)22 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 21 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 8,735,109 0.40% 4,248,706 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,735,109 0.40% 4,248,706 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) PURCHASE 221 1822 pence PURCHASE 873 1825 PURCHASE 1341 1826 SALE 2576 1827 SALE 2500 1827 SALE 1614 1827 SALE 1045 1827 SALE 1000 1827 SALE 890 1827 SALE 827 1827 SALE 648 1827 SALE 614 1827 SALE 600 1827 SALE 600 1827 SALE 570 1827 SALE 550 1827 SALE 304 1827 SALE 76 1827 SALE 55 1827 SALE 39 1827 SALE 1 1827 PURCHASE 693 1827 PURCHASE 827 1827 PURCHASE 1378 1827 PURCHASE 1786 1827 SALE 4870 1828 SALE 1569 1828 SALE 896 1828 SALE 300 1828 SALE 300 1828 SALE 192 1828 SALE 89 1828 SALE 1638 1829 SALE 1400 1829 PURCHASE 3 1829 PURCHASE 50 1829 PURCHASE 55 1829 PURCHASE 166 1829 PURCHASE 233 1829 PURCHASE 272 1829 PURCHASE 314 1829 PURCHASE 414 1829 PURCHASE 462 1829 PURCHASE 545 1829 PURCHASE 657 1829 PURCHASE 667 1829 PURCHASE 701 1829 SALE 1500 1830 SALE 564 1830 SALE 564 1830 SALE 398 1830 SALE 200 1830 PURCHASE 138 1830 PURCHASE 200 1830 PURCHASE 209 1830 PURCHASE 340 1830 PURCHASE 360 1830 PURCHASE 539 1830 PURCHASE 1000 1830 PURCHASE 1000 1830 PURCHASE 1260 1830 PURCHASE 1262 1830 PURCHASE 1861 1830 PURCHASE 1899 1830 PURCHASE 3315 1830 SALE 2902 1831 SALE 1815 1831 SALE 1582 1831 SALE 1300 1831 SALE 835 1831 SALE 792 1831 SALE 743 1831 SALE 669 1831 SALE 305 1831 SALE 96 1831 SALE 42 1831 PURCHASE 577 1831 SALE 24 1831.5 PURCHASE 1888 1831.5 SALE 2280 1832 SALE 1482 1832 SALE 1122 1832 SALE 863 1832 SALE 800 1832 SALE 652 1832 SALE 515 1832 SALE 297 1832 SALE 20 1832 PURCHASE 174 1832 PURCHASE 181 1832 PURCHASE 269 1832 PURCHASE 304 1832 PURCHASE 319 1832 PURCHASE 464 1832 PURCHASE 564 1832 PURCHASE 723 1832 PURCHASE 827 1832 PURCHASE 1000 1832 PURCHASE 1366 1832 PURCHASE 1934 1832 PURCHASE 2742 1832 SALE 12 1832.5 PURCHASE 1888 1832.5 SALE 72 1833 PURCHASE 7 1833 PURCHASE 147 1833 PURCHASE 293 1833 PURCHASE 347 1833 PURCHASE 370 1833 PURCHASE 398 1833 PURCHASE 452 1833 PURCHASE 981 1833 PURCHASE 1330 1833 SALE 1 1833.5 PURCHASE 694 1833.5 SALE 1200 1834 SALE 700 1834 SALE 18 1834 SALE 1 1834 PURCHASE 1 1834 PURCHASE 18 1834 PURCHASE 100 1834 PURCHASE 461 1834 PURCHASE 473 1834 PURCHASE 514 1834 PURCHASE 845 1834 PURCHASE 853 1834 PURCHASE 925 1834 PURCHASE 1246 1834 PURCHASE 1638 1834 PURCHASE 1887 1834 PURCHASE 3459 1834 SALE 6 1834.5 SALE 5 1834.5 PURCHASE 91 1834.5 PURCHASE 1888 1834.5 SALE 24917 1834.83 SALE 1800 1835 SALE 1757 1835 SALE 1489 1835 SALE 900 1835 SALE 798 1835 SALE 500 1835 SALE 300 1835 PURCHASE 3 1835 PURCHASE 85 1835 PURCHASE 100 1835 PURCHASE 178 1835 PURCHASE 361 1835 PURCHASE 592 1835 PURCHASE 612 1835 PURCHASE 681 1835 PURCHASE 762 1835 PURCHASE 898 1835 PURCHASE 1408 1835 SALE 33 1835.5 SALE 3 1835.5 PURCHASE 1888 1835.5 PURCHASE 1888 1835.5 SALE 3889 1836 SALE 2591 1836 SALE 2400 1836 SALE 1557 1836 SALE 6 1836 PURCHASE 60 1836 PURCHASE 240 1836 PURCHASE 500 1836 PURCHASE 500 1836 PURCHASE 610 1836 PURCHASE 824 1836 PURCHASE 1542 1836 PURCHASE 1548 1836 PURCHASE 1552 1836 PURCHASE 1888 1836 SALE 500 1837 PURCHASE 500 1837 PURCHASE 1590 1837 PURCHASE 2100 1837 PURCHASE 2300 1837 PURCHASE 2400 1837 PURCHASE 2424 1837 PURCHASE 5443 1837 SALE 4 1837.5 PURCHASE 1817 1837.5 PURCHASE 1888 1837.5 SALE 2981 1838 SALE 1200 1838 SALE 305 1838 SALE 100 1838 PURCHASE 221 1838 PURCHASE 242 1838 PURCHASE 453 1838 PURCHASE 1100 1838 PURCHASE 1372 1838 PURCHASE 2013 1838 PURCHASE 1888 1838.5 SALE 1592 1839 SALE 1514 1839 SALE 700 1839 SALE 108 1839 SALE 86 1839 PURCHASE 60 1839 PURCHASE 65 1839 PURCHASE 140 1839 PURCHASE 300 1839 PURCHASE 333 1839 PURCHASE 900 1839 PURCHASE 1000 1839 PURCHASE 1000 1839 PURCHASE 1000 1839 PURCHASE 2400 1839 PURCHASE 190 1840 PURCHASE 437 1840 PURCHASE 675 1840 PURCHASE 1626 1840 PURCHASE 1198 1842 PURCHASE 1714 1842 SALE 4598 1845 SALE 1721 1845 SALE 40 1845 PURCHASE 1613 1845 SALE 414 1848 PURCHASE 218 1848 PURCHASE 333 1848 PURCHASE 860 1848 TOTAL PURCHASES 122,212 TOTAL SALES 108,943 (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 22 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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