10th Jan 2008 11:54
UBS AG (EPT)10 January 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 09 JANUARY 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 9,171,188 0.41% 3,735,801 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,171,188 0.41% 3,735,801 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 340 1495 pence PURCHASE 400 1495 SALE 4133 1496 PURCHASE 896 1496 PURCHASE 3258 1496 SALE 1226 1497 SALE 1226 1497 PURCHASE 78 1497 PURCHASE 2023 1497 SALE 3100 1498 SALE 1090 1498 PURCHASE 2117 1498 PURCHASE 2200 1498 PURCHASE 3100 1498 SALE 2795 1499 SALE 2310 1499 SALE 2310 1499 SALE 1278 1499 PURCHASE 295 1499 PURCHASE 872 1499 SALE 6269 1500 SALE 2900 1500 SALE 1348 1500 SALE 1031 1500 SALE 928 1500 SALE 589 1500 PURCHASE 31 1500 PURCHASE 95 1500 PURCHASE 176 1500 PURCHASE 229 1500 PURCHASE 4690 1500 PURCHASE 6269 1500 SALE 230 1501 PURCHASE 772 1501 PURCHASE 2117 1501 SALE 3458 1502 SALE 3395 1502 SALE 3300 1502 SALE 2890 1502 SALE 2451 1502 SALE 1271 1502 SALE 937 1502 SALE 900 1502 SALE 805 1502 SALE 551 1502 SALE 500 1502 SALE 500 1502 SALE 51 1502 SALE 49 1502 SALE 44 1502 PURCHASE 1042 1502 PURCHASE 1602 1502 PURCHASE 2232 1502 PURCHASE 6657 1502 SALE 1440 1503 SALE 1166 1503 SALE 230 1503 SALE 230 1503 PURCHASE 588 1503 SALE 6300 1504 PURCHASE 3 1504 PURCHASE 134 1504 PURCHASE 316 1504 PURCHASE 494 1504 PURCHASE 683 1504 PURCHASE 4390 1504 PURCHASE 6300 1504 SALE 3500 1505 SALE 1119 1505 SALE 854 1505 SALE 854 1505 SALE 854 1505 SALE 642 1505 SALE 234 1505 SALE 146 1505 SALE 66 1505 SALE 4 1505 PURCHASE 700 1505 PURCHASE 3423 1505 SALE 3034 1506 SALE 1682 1506 SALE 418 1506 SALE 400 1506 SALE 377 1506 SALE 66 1506 PURCHASE 316 1506 PURCHASE 316 1506 PURCHASE 377 1506 PURCHASE 418 1506 PURCHASE 418 1506 PURCHASE 888 1506 PURCHASE 1177 1506 PURCHASE 1436 1506 PURCHASE 2523 1506 PURCHASE 3204 1506 PURCHASE 4000 1506 PURCHASE 4100 1506 PURCHASE 4200 1506 SALE 4000 1507 SALE 4000 1507 SALE 4000 1507 SALE 3118 1507 SALE 1802 1507 SALE 1574 1507 SALE 886 1507 SALE 884 1507 SALE 600 1507 SALE 230 1507 SALE 79 1507 PURCHASE 192 1507 PURCHASE 193 1507 PURCHASE 723 1507 PURCHASE 1200 1507 PURCHASE 1345 1507 PURCHASE 1348 1507 PURCHASE 1802 1507 PURCHASE 3153 1507 SALE 9200 1508 SALE 6300 1508 SALE 5100 1508 SALE 2200 1508 SALE 2000 1508 SALE 1400 1508 SALE 1379 1508 SALE 1104 1508 SALE 1100 1508 SALE 721 1508 SALE 680 1508 SALE 645 1508 SALE 527 1508 SALE 450 1508 SALE 350 1508 SALE 255 1508 SALE 230 1508 SALE 53 1508 PURCHASE 48 1508 PURCHASE 86 1508 PURCHASE 88 1508 PURCHASE 95 1508 PURCHASE 214 1508 PURCHASE 224 1508 PURCHASE 224 1508 PURCHASE 226 1508 PURCHASE 240 1508 PURCHASE 336 1508 PURCHASE 387 1508 PURCHASE 400 1508 PURCHASE 402 1508 PURCHASE 408 1508 PURCHASE 410 1508 PURCHASE 611 1508 PURCHASE 645 1508 PURCHASE 800 1508 PURCHASE 1000 1508 PURCHASE 1376 1508 PURCHASE 1400 1508 PURCHASE 1436 1508 PURCHASE 1725 1508 PURCHASE 1830 1508 PURCHASE 2000 1508 PURCHASE 2917 1508 PURCHASE 2919 1508 PURCHASE 3671 1508 PURCHASE 4000 1508 PURCHASE 6300 1508 SALE 4000 1509 SALE 4000 1509 SALE 3817 1509 SALE 3200 1509 SALE 2483 1509 SALE 1000 1509 SALE 1000 1509 SALE 961 1509 SALE 900 1509 SALE 900 1509 SALE 700 1509 SALE 600 1509 SALE 575 1509 SALE 538 1509 SALE 524 1509 SALE 498 1509 SALE 476 1509 SALE 460 1509 SALE 425 1509 SALE 273 1509 SALE 271 1509 SALE 258 1509 SALE 230 1509 PURCHASE 25 1509 PURCHASE 54 1509 PURCHASE 118 1509 PURCHASE 148 1509 PURCHASE 420 1509 PURCHASE 500 1509 PURCHASE 514 1509 PURCHASE 524 1509 PURCHASE 549 1509 PURCHASE 575 1509 PURCHASE 600 1509 PURCHASE 668 1509 PURCHASE 700 1509 PURCHASE 752 1509 PURCHASE 1000 1509 PURCHASE 1300 1509 PURCHASE 1341 1509 PURCHASE 1432 1509 PURCHASE 1446 1509 PURCHASE 1698 1509 PURCHASE 2012 1509 PURCHASE 2647 1509 PURCHASE 3394 1509 PURCHASE 3481 1509 PURCHASE 4900 1509 PURCHASE 301 1509.5 SALE 3456 1510 SALE 1700 1510 SALE 200 1510 SALE 183 1510 SALE 66 1510 PURCHASE 22 1510 PURCHASE 137 1510 PURCHASE 168 1510 PURCHASE 170 1510 PURCHASE 224 1510 PURCHASE 243 1510 PURCHASE 410 1510 PURCHASE 518 1510 PURCHASE 535 1510 PURCHASE 867 1510 PURCHASE 970 1510 PURCHASE 1050 1510 PURCHASE 2055 1510 PURCHASE 2678 1510 PURCHASE 3733 1510 SALE 6618 1511 SALE 6337 1511 SALE 2839 1511 SALE 1693 1511 SALE 1209 1511 SALE 884 1511 SALE 658 1511 SALE 610 1511 SALE 423 1511 SALE 402 1511 SALE 278 1511 SALE 249 1511 SALE 66 1511 PURCHASE 15 1511 PURCHASE 47 1511 PURCHASE 121 1511 PURCHASE 129 1511 PURCHASE 176 1511 PURCHASE 198 1511 PURCHASE 210 1511 PURCHASE 305 1511 PURCHASE 322 1511 PURCHASE 329 1511 PURCHASE 407 1511 PURCHASE 410 1511 PURCHASE 410 1511 PURCHASE 477 1511 PURCHASE 522 1511 PURCHASE 606 1511 PURCHASE 813 1511 PURCHASE 1042 1511 PURCHASE 1323 1511 PURCHASE 1775 1511 PURCHASE 4814 1511 PURCHASE 285 1511.5 SALE 4610 1512 SALE 4400 1512 SALE 4300 1512 SALE 3615 1512 SALE 2200 1512 SALE 2200 1512 SALE 2088 1512 SALE 1989 1512 SALE 1362 1512 SALE 900 1512 SALE 892 1512 SALE 885 1512 SALE 582 1512 SALE 517 1512 SALE 500 1512 SALE 462 1512 SALE 420 1512 SALE 368 1512 SALE 230 1512 SALE 230 1512 SALE 230 1512 SALE 200 1512 SALE 90 1512 SALE 66 1512 SALE 66 1512 PURCHASE 224 1512 PURCHASE 386 1512 PURCHASE 1086 1512 PURCHASE 1652 1512 PURCHASE 2068 1512 PURCHASE 2200 1512 PURCHASE 2315 1512 PURCHASE 2800 1512 PURCHASE 3200 1512 SALE 5000 1513 SALE 5000 1513 SALE 4010 1513 SALE 1609 1513 SALE 1500 1513 SALE 967 1513 SALE 500 1513 SALE 500 1513 SALE 448 1513 SALE 429 1513 SALE 370 1513 SALE 351 1513 SALE 350 1513 SALE 344 1513 SALE 240 1513 SALE 98 1513 SALE 12 1513 PURCHASE 5 1513 PURCHASE 27 1513 PURCHASE 28 1513 PURCHASE 42 1513 PURCHASE 53 1513 PURCHASE 68 1513 PURCHASE 79 1513 PURCHASE 86 1513 PURCHASE 143 1513 PURCHASE 170 1513 PURCHASE 200 1513 PURCHASE 216 1513 PURCHASE 224 1513 PURCHASE 260 1513 PURCHASE 272 1513 PURCHASE 387 1513 PURCHASE 395 1513 PURCHASE 500 1513 PURCHASE 536 1513 PURCHASE 569 1513 PURCHASE 622 1513 PURCHASE 665 1513 PURCHASE 725 1513 PURCHASE 804 1513 PURCHASE 900 1513 PURCHASE 900 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 1000 1513 PURCHASE 1008 1513 PURCHASE 1168 1513 PURCHASE 1200 1513 PURCHASE 1214 1513 PURCHASE 1300 1513 PURCHASE 1302 1513 PURCHASE 1309 1513 PURCHASE 1449 1513 PURCHASE 1469 1513 PURCHASE 1653 1513 PURCHASE 2900 1513 PURCHASE 3526 1513 PURCHASE 3800 1513 PURCHASE 3800 1513 PURCHASE 4000 1513 PURCHASE 4745 1513 SALE 2955 1514 SALE 2321 1514 SALE 2200 1514 SALE 1841 1514 SALE 1700 1514 SALE 1500 1514 SALE 1196 1514 SALE 944 1514 SALE 942 1514 SALE 892 1514 SALE 852 1514 SALE 800 1514 SALE 689 1514 SALE 563 1514 SALE 459 1514 SALE 400 1514 SALE 300 1514 SALE 269 1514 SALE 230 1514 SALE 230 1514 SALE 204 1514 SALE 85 1514 SALE 66 1514 PURCHASE 75 1514 PURCHASE 176 1514 PURCHASE 177 1514 PURCHASE 221 1514 PURCHASE 252 1514 PURCHASE 500 1514 PURCHASE 606 1514 PURCHASE 700 1514 PURCHASE 748 1514 PURCHASE 800 1514 PURCHASE 943 1514 PURCHASE 990 1514 PURCHASE 1000 1514 PURCHASE 1400 1514 PURCHASE 1448 1514 PURCHASE 1500 1514 PURCHASE 1535 1514 PURCHASE 1600 1514 PURCHASE 1664 1514 PURCHASE 1700 1514 PURCHASE 2000 1514 PURCHASE 2473 1514 PURCHASE 2500 1514 PURCHASE 3000 1514 PURCHASE 5000 1514 PURCHASE 8 1514.5 SALE 7300 1515 SALE 6600 1515 SALE 5427 1515 SALE 4200 1515 SALE 3900 1515 SALE 3600 1515 SALE 3384 1515 SALE 3000 1515 SALE 2359 1515 SALE 2200 1515 SALE 2100 1515 SALE 1950 1515 SALE 1900 1515 SALE 1673 1515 SALE 1579 1515 SALE 1466 1515 SALE 1305 1515 SALE 1200 1515 SALE 1100 1515 SALE 1000 1515 SALE 994 1515 SALE 982 1515 SALE 713 1515 SALE 713 1515 SALE 676 1515 SALE 600 1515 SALE 500 1515 SALE 500 1515 SALE 384 1515 SALE 230 1515 SALE 230 1515 SALE 230 1515 SALE 230 1515 SALE 230 1515 SALE 230 1515 SALE 173 1515 PURCHASE 24 1515 PURCHASE 67 1515 PURCHASE 73 1515 PURCHASE 82 1515 PURCHASE 153 1515 PURCHASE 191 1515 PURCHASE 198 1515 PURCHASE 211 1515 PURCHASE 217 1515 PURCHASE 224 1515 PURCHASE 292 1515 PURCHASE 300 1515 PURCHASE 336 1515 PURCHASE 400 1515 PURCHASE 400 1515 PURCHASE 410 1515 PURCHASE 500 1515 PURCHASE 500 1515 PURCHASE 500 1515 PURCHASE 526 1515 PURCHASE 577 1515 PURCHASE 641 1515 PURCHASE 680 1515 PURCHASE 800 1515 PURCHASE 800 1515 PURCHASE 882 1515 PURCHASE 972 1515 PURCHASE 1089 1515 PURCHASE 1299 1515 PURCHASE 1300 1515 PURCHASE 1448 1515 PURCHASE 1518 1515 PURCHASE 1611 1515 PURCHASE 1711 1515 PURCHASE 1900 1515 PURCHASE 2200 1515 PURCHASE 2221 1515 PURCHASE 2345 1515 PURCHASE 3076 1515 PURCHASE 4000 1515 PURCHASE 5000 1515 PURCHASE 5 1515.5 PURCHASE 6 1515.5 PURCHASE 20 1515.5 PURCHASE 665 1515.5 SALE 6300 1516 SALE 5233 1516 SALE 3337 1516 SALE 3150 1516 SALE 2000 1516 SALE 1319 1516 SALE 1200 1516 SALE 895 1516 SALE 691 1516 SALE 683 1516 SALE 600 1516 SALE 545 1516 SALE 533 1516 SALE 496 1516 SALE 481 1516 SALE 455 1516 SALE 400 1516 SALE 165 1516 SALE 105 1516 SALE 9 1516 PURCHASE 4 1516 PURCHASE 16 1516 PURCHASE 44 1516 PURCHASE 50 1516 PURCHASE 52 1516 PURCHASE 73 1516 PURCHASE 75 1516 PURCHASE 96 1516 PURCHASE 122 1516 PURCHASE 128 1516 PURCHASE 128 1516 PURCHASE 143 1516 PURCHASE 175 1516 PURCHASE 180 1516 PURCHASE 198 1516 PURCHASE 223 1516 PURCHASE 300 1516 PURCHASE 349 1516 PURCHASE 400 1516 PURCHASE 438 1516 PURCHASE 453 1516 PURCHASE 474 1516 PURCHASE 500 1516 PURCHASE 595 1516 PURCHASE 642 1516 PURCHASE 653 1516 PURCHASE 670 1516 PURCHASE 700 1516 PURCHASE 900 1516 PURCHASE 900 1516 PURCHASE 927 1516 PURCHASE 1000 1516 PURCHASE 1118 1516 PURCHASE 1118 1516 PURCHASE 1300 1516 PURCHASE 1405 1516 PURCHASE 1448 1516 PURCHASE 1684 1516 PURCHASE 2222 1516 PURCHASE 2716 1516 PURCHASE 4000 1516 PURCHASE 5000 1516 PURCHASE 6300 1516 PURCHASE 6596 1516 PURCHASE 4 1516.5 PURCHASE 7 1516.5 PURCHASE 16 1516.5 SALE 13371 1517 SALE 4000 1517 SALE 2200 1517 SALE 1919 1517 SALE 1300 1517 SALE 1250 1517 SALE 1183 1517 SALE 1000 1517 SALE 988 1517 SALE 961 1517 SALE 912 1517 SALE 500 1517 SALE 385 1517 SALE 270 1517 SALE 253 1517 SALE 244 1517 SALE 224 1517 SALE 200 1517 SALE 109 1517 SALE 18 1517 PURCHASE 1 1517 PURCHASE 43 1517 PURCHASE 45 1517 PURCHASE 61 1517 PURCHASE 61 1517 PURCHASE 124 1517 PURCHASE 166 1517 PURCHASE 168 1517 PURCHASE 277 1517 PURCHASE 424 1517 PURCHASE 500 1517 PURCHASE 707 1517 PURCHASE 800 1517 PURCHASE 888 1517 PURCHASE 1100 1517 PURCHASE 1500 1517 PURCHASE 1614 1517 PURCHASE 2100 1517 PURCHASE 2400 1517 PURCHASE 2883 1517 PURCHASE 3 1517.5 PURCHASE 4 1517.5 PURCHASE 11 1517.5 SALE 6587 1518 SALE 3908 1518 SALE 3429 1518 SALE 3085 1518 SALE 2669 1518 SALE 2324 1518 SALE 2000 1518 SALE 1773 1518 SALE 1663 1518 SALE 1627 1518 SALE 1388 1518 SALE 1317 1518 SALE 1300 1518 SALE 1244 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1205 1518 SALE 1200 1518 SALE 1200 1518 SALE 1200 1518 SALE 964 1518 SALE 964 1518 SALE 889 1518 SALE 803 1518 SALE 761 1518 SALE 600 1518 SALE 574 1518 SALE 481 1518 SALE 355 1518 SALE 275 1518 SALE 158 1518 SALE 87 1518 SALE 38 1518 SALE 5 1518 PURCHASE 15 1518 PURCHASE 19 1518 PURCHASE 43 1518 PURCHASE 49 1518 PURCHASE 63 1518 PURCHASE 83 1518 PURCHASE 85 1518 PURCHASE 94 1518 PURCHASE 100 1518 PURCHASE 150 1518 PURCHASE 173 1518 PURCHASE 178 1518 PURCHASE 193 1518 PURCHASE 203 1518 PURCHASE 224 1518 PURCHASE 224 1518 PURCHASE 225 1518 PURCHASE 230 1518 PURCHASE 232 1518 PURCHASE 265 1518 PURCHASE 280 1518 PURCHASE 290 1518 PURCHASE 311 1518 PURCHASE 315 1518 PURCHASE 318 1518 PURCHASE 339 1518 PURCHASE 368 1518 PURCHASE 372 1518 PURCHASE 396 1518 PURCHASE 440 1518 PURCHASE 522 1518 PURCHASE 700 1518 PURCHASE 738 1518 PURCHASE 900 1518 PURCHASE 928 1518 PURCHASE 1000 1518 PURCHASE 1100 1518 PURCHASE 1200 1518 PURCHASE 1204 1518 PURCHASE 1204 1518 PURCHASE 1204 1518 PURCHASE 1204 1518 PURCHASE 1205 1518 PURCHASE 1205 1518 PURCHASE 1300 1518 PURCHASE 1317 1518 PURCHASE 1400 1518 PURCHASE 1422 1518 PURCHASE 1480 1518 PURCHASE 1600 1518 PURCHASE 1669 1518 PURCHASE 1709 1518 PURCHASE 1762 1518 PURCHASE 2217 1518 PURCHASE 2221 1518 PURCHASE 2256 1518 PURCHASE 2800 1518 PURCHASE 2883 1518 PURCHASE 3057 1518 PURCHASE 3400 1518 PURCHASE 3636 1518 PURCHASE 5000 1518 PURCHASE 6099 1518 PURCHASE 6300 1518 PURCHASE 2 1518.5 PURCHASE 5 1518.5 PURCHASE 13 1518.5 PURCHASE 26 1518.5 SALE 6300 1519 SALE 6000 1519 SALE 4359 1519 SALE 3600 1519 SALE 3500 1519 SALE 2739 1519 SALE 2000 1519 SALE 1597 1519 SALE 1539 1519 SALE 1400 1519 SALE 1163 1519 SALE 1000 1519 SALE 762 1519 SALE 473 1519 SALE 37 1519 PURCHASE 1 1519 PURCHASE 2 1519 PURCHASE 8 1519 PURCHASE 56 1519 PURCHASE 65 1519 PURCHASE 69 1519 PURCHASE 97 1519 PURCHASE 166 1519 PURCHASE 176 1519 PURCHASE 178 1519 PURCHASE 185 1519 PURCHASE 254 1519 PURCHASE 256 1519 PURCHASE 262 1519 PURCHASE 346 1519 PURCHASE 400 1519 PURCHASE 407 1519 PURCHASE 453 1519 PURCHASE 480 1519 PURCHASE 498 1519 PURCHASE 517 1519 PURCHASE 799 1519 PURCHASE 900 1519 PURCHASE 1000 1519 PURCHASE 1000 1519 PURCHASE 1100 1519 PURCHASE 1199 1519 PURCHASE 1300 1519 PURCHASE 1323 1519 PURCHASE 1469 1519 PURCHASE 1700 1519 PURCHASE 1920 1519 PURCHASE 1924 1519 PURCHASE 1934 1519 PURCHASE 2009 1519 PURCHASE 2489 1519 PURCHASE 2535 1519 PURCHASE 3101 1519 PURCHASE 3433 1519 PURCHASE 4195 1519 PURCHASE 4400 1519 PURCHASE 6583 1519 PURCHASE 26 1519.5 SALE 6266 1520 SALE 5475 1520 SALE 5369 1520 SALE 4750 1520 SALE 4400 1520 SALE 4286 1520 SALE 4000 1520 SALE 2977 1520 SALE 2113 1520 SALE 1442 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1200 1520 SALE 1152 1520 SALE 1103 1520 SALE 952 1520 SALE 900 1520 SALE 900 1520 SALE 900 1520 SALE 724 1520 SALE 677 1520 SALE 500 1520 SALE 484 1520 SALE 461 1520 SALE 228 1520 SALE 200 1520 SALE 170 1520 SALE 167 1520 SALE 122 1520 SALE 48 1520 SALE 48 1520 SALE 34 1520 PURCHASE 2 1520 PURCHASE 28 1520 PURCHASE 50 1520 PURCHASE 86 1520 PURCHASE 210 1520 PURCHASE 360 1520 PURCHASE 519 1520 PURCHASE 776 1520 PURCHASE 800 1520 PURCHASE 900 1520 PURCHASE 1040 1520 PURCHASE 1098 1520 PURCHASE 1200 1520 PURCHASE 1472 1520 PURCHASE 1600 1520 PURCHASE 2000 1520 PURCHASE 2460 1520 PURCHASE 2500 1520 PURCHASE 2700 1520 PURCHASE 4000 1520 PURCHASE 4000 1520 PURCHASE 4040 1520 PURCHASE 4 1520.5 PURCHASE 4 1520.5 SALE 6300 1521 SALE 5114 1521 SALE 3800 1521 SALE 3365 1521 SALE 2500 1521 SALE 2106 1521 SALE 1918 1521 SALE 1584 1521 SALE 1362 1521 SALE 1273 1521 SALE 1000 1521 SALE 1000 1521 SALE 1000 1521 SALE 960 1521 SALE 917 1521 SALE 844 1521 SALE 750 1521 SALE 723 1521 SALE 687 1521 SALE 631 1521 SALE 483 1521 SALE 471 1521 SALE 186 1521 SALE 167 1521 SALE 111 1521 SALE 84 1521 SALE 35 1521 PURCHASE 6 1521 PURCHASE 37 1521 PURCHASE 58 1521 PURCHASE 180 1521 PURCHASE 184 1521 PURCHASE 210 1521 PURCHASE 700 1521 PURCHASE 750 1521 PURCHASE 1000 1521 PURCHASE 1331 1521 PURCHASE 1400 1521 PURCHASE 1416 1521 PURCHASE 1600 1521 PURCHASE 2933 1521 PURCHASE 3300 1521 SALE 7586 1522 SALE 5000 1522 SALE 4700 1522 SALE 2748 1522 SALE 2500 1522 SALE 2499 1522 SALE 1900 1522 SALE 1712 1522 SALE 1600 1522 SALE 1376 1522 SALE 1200 1522 SALE 1000 1522 SALE 976 1522 SALE 953 1522 SALE 756 1522 SALE 700 1522 SALE 500 1522 SALE 500 1522 SALE 461 1522 SALE 400 1522 SALE 196 1522 SALE 124 1522 SALE 99 1522 SALE 28 1522 PURCHASE 11 1522 PURCHASE 49 1522 PURCHASE 52 1522 PURCHASE 52 1522 PURCHASE 64 1522 PURCHASE 103 1522 PURCHASE 135 1522 PURCHASE 142 1522 PURCHASE 142 1522 PURCHASE 149 1522 PURCHASE 171 1522 PURCHASE 184 1522 PURCHASE 185 1522 PURCHASE 204 1522 PURCHASE 216 1522 PURCHASE 328 1522 PURCHASE 364 1522 PURCHASE 388 1522 PURCHASE 500 1522 PURCHASE 500 1522 PURCHASE 500 1522 PURCHASE 515 1522 PURCHASE 697 1522 PURCHASE 700 1522 PURCHASE 736 1522 PURCHASE 757 1522 PURCHASE 800 1522 PURCHASE 908 1522 PURCHASE 999 1522 PURCHASE 1000 1522 PURCHASE 1000 1522 PURCHASE 1089 1522 PURCHASE 1177 1522 PURCHASE 1200 1522 PURCHASE 1205 1522 PURCHASE 1205 1522 PURCHASE 1314 1522 PURCHASE 1365 1522 PURCHASE 2411 1522 PURCHASE 2652 1522 PURCHASE 3000 1522 PURCHASE 4700 1522 PURCHASE 4735 1522 PURCHASE 6300 1522 PURCHASE 10 1522.5 PURCHASE 223 1522.5 SALE 6600 1523 SALE 5000 1523 SALE 4000 1523 SALE 3890 1523 SALE 2200 1523 SALE 1900 1523 SALE 1277 1523 SALE 1049 1523 SALE 671 1523 PURCHASE 185 1523 PURCHASE 205 1523 PURCHASE 250 1523 PURCHASE 536 1523 PURCHASE 546 1523 PURCHASE 600 1523 PURCHASE 613 1523 PURCHASE 614 1523 PURCHASE 800 1523 PURCHASE 915 1523 PURCHASE 923 1523 PURCHASE 929 1523 PURCHASE 1000 1523 PURCHASE 1205 1523 PURCHASE 1381 1523 PURCHASE 1500 1523 PURCHASE 1792 1523 PURCHASE 2235 1523 PURCHASE 2743 1523 PURCHASE 3649 1523 PURCHASE 5800 1523 PURCHASE 57 1523.5 SALE 3900 1524 SALE 3817 1524 SALE 2504 1524 SALE 2500 1524 SALE 2500 1524 SALE 2000 1524 SALE 405 1524 SALE 307 1524 SALE 150 1524 PURCHASE 6 1524 PURCHASE 10 1524 PURCHASE 24 1524 PURCHASE 35 1524 PURCHASE 235 1524 PURCHASE 297 1524 PURCHASE 400 1524 PURCHASE 558 1524 PURCHASE 700 1524 PURCHASE 951 1524 PURCHASE 1000 1524 PURCHASE 1000 1524 PURCHASE 1000 1524 PURCHASE 1680 1524 PURCHASE 2052 1524 PURCHASE 2200 1524 PURCHASE 3127 1524 PURCHASE 3266 1524 PURCHASE 3759 1524 PURCHASE 3876 1524 PURCHASE 5000 1524 PURCHASE 2 1524.5 PURCHASE 3 1524.5 SALE 6300 1525 SALE 5300 1525 SALE 4522 1525 SALE 4100 1525 SALE 3900 1525 SALE 3200 1525 SALE 2653 1525 SALE 2326 1525 SALE 2200 1525 SALE 1997 1525 SALE 1968 1525 SALE 1933 1525 SALE 1887 1525 SALE 1694 1525 SALE 1420 1525 SALE 1300 1525 SALE 1213 1525 SALE 1200 1525 SALE 1100 1525 SALE 995 1525 SALE 882 1525 SALE 699 1525 SALE 500 1525 SALE 500 1525 SALE 284 1525 SALE 173 1525 SALE 67 1525 SALE 65 1525 PURCHASE 152 1525 PURCHASE 191 1525 PURCHASE 292 1525 PURCHASE 331 1525 PURCHASE 429 1525 PURCHASE 474 1525 PURCHASE 700 1525 PURCHASE 700 1525 PURCHASE 700 1525 PURCHASE 769 1525 PURCHASE 783 1525 PURCHASE 993 1525 PURCHASE 1000 1525 PURCHASE 1127 1525 PURCHASE 1205 1525 PURCHASE 1205 1525 PURCHASE 1653 1525 PURCHASE 1997 1525 PURCHASE 2400 1525 PURCHASE 3000 1525 PURCHASE 3900 1525 PURCHASE 5000 1525 PURCHASE 5000 1525 SALE 5000 1526 SALE 4601 1526 SALE 2800 1526 SALE 2500 1526 SALE 2458 1526 SALE 2000 1526 SALE 1400 1526 SALE 1300 1526 SALE 1200 1526 SALE 670 1526 SALE 648 1526 SALE 500 1526 SALE 199 1526 PURCHASE 5 1526 PURCHASE 10 1526 PURCHASE 24 1526 PURCHASE 84 1526 PURCHASE 144 1526 PURCHASE 172 1526 PURCHASE 176 1526 PURCHASE 218 1526 PURCHASE 251 1526 PURCHASE 683 1526 PURCHASE 793 1526 PURCHASE 872 1526 PURCHASE 878 1526 PURCHASE 900 1526 PURCHASE 990 1526 PURCHASE 995 1526 PURCHASE 1000 1526 PURCHASE 1100 1526 PURCHASE 1200 1526 PURCHASE 1200 1526 PURCHASE 1205 1526 PURCHASE 1205 1526 PURCHASE 1205 1526 PURCHASE 1390 1526 PURCHASE 1615 1526 PURCHASE 2398 1526 PURCHASE 2511 1526 PURCHASE 2911 1526 PURCHASE 3564 1526 SALE 4483 1527 SALE 2900 1527 SALE 2000 1527 SALE 1658 1527 SALE 1540 1527 SALE 1170 1527 SALE 1005 1527 SALE 1000 1527 SALE 1000 1527 SALE 874 1527 SALE 823 1527 SALE 773 1527 SALE 626 1527 SALE 446 1527 SALE 390 1527 SALE 390 1527 SALE 311 1527 SALE 258 1527 SALE 131 1527 SALE 50 1527 PURCHASE 3 1527 PURCHASE 182 1527 PURCHASE 184 1527 PURCHASE 186 1527 PURCHASE 186 1527 PURCHASE 335 1527 PURCHASE 600 1527 PURCHASE 744 1527 PURCHASE 800 1527 PURCHASE 900 1527 PURCHASE 1000 1527 PURCHASE 1000 1527 PURCHASE 1205 1527 PURCHASE 1544 1527 PURCHASE 1579 1527 PURCHASE 1762 1527 PURCHASE 1800 1527 PURCHASE 1900 1527 PURCHASE 2500 1527 PURCHASE 2900 1527 PURCHASE 3000 1527 PURCHASE 3700 1527 PURCHASE 3700 1527 PURCHASE 4000 1527 PURCHASE 187 1527.5 PURCHASE 665 1527.5 SALE 5000 1528 SALE 4000 1528 SALE 3200 1528 SALE 3000 1528 SALE 2960 1528 SALE 2860 1528 SALE 2594 1528 SALE 2400 1528 SALE 1600 1528 SALE 1473 1528 SALE 1300 1528 SALE 1300 1528 SALE 1296 1528 SALE 1200 1528 SALE 1082 1528 SALE 987 1528 SALE 935 1528 SALE 902 1528 SALE 892 1528 SALE 557 1528 SALE 500 1528 SALE 400 1528 SALE 400 1528 SALE 188 1528 SALE 185 1528 SALE 106 1528 SALE 65 1528 SALE 40 1528 SALE 40 1528 SALE 19 1528 SALE 18 1528 PURCHASE 2 1528 PURCHASE 13 1528 PURCHASE 18 1528 PURCHASE 106 1528 PURCHASE 133 1528 PURCHASE 182 1528 PURCHASE 494 1528 PURCHASE 500 1528 PURCHASE 529 1528 PURCHASE 1000 1528 PURCHASE 1000 1528 PURCHASE 1013 1528 PURCHASE 1035 1528 PURCHASE 1098 1528 PURCHASE 1200 1528 PURCHASE 1729 1528 PURCHASE 1800 1528 PURCHASE 2085 1528 PURCHASE 2199 1528 PURCHASE 2305 1528 PURCHASE 2575 1528 PURCHASE 3325 1528 PURCHASE 3473 1528 PURCHASE 3500 1528 PURCHASE 5000 1528 PURCHASE 5650 1528 PURCHASE 5650 1528 PURCHASE 221 1528.5 SALE 6540 1529 SALE 6300 1529 SALE 3200 1529 SALE 2781 1529 SALE 1033 1529 SALE 253 1529 PURCHASE 6 1529 PURCHASE 15 1529 PURCHASE 97 1529 PURCHASE 179 1529 PURCHASE 229 1529 PURCHASE 317 1529 PURCHASE 333 1529 PURCHASE 527 1529 PURCHASE 571 1529 PURCHASE 660 1529 PURCHASE 703 1529 PURCHASE 1000 1529 PURCHASE 1286 1529 PURCHASE 1369 1529 PURCHASE 1473 1529 PURCHASE 1677 1529 PURCHASE 2263 1529 PURCHASE 2972 1529 PURCHASE 6300 1529 SALE 7500 1530 SALE 1999 1530 SALE 676 1530 SALE 94 1530 PURCHASE 572 1530 PURCHASE 754 1530 PURCHASE 765 1530 PURCHASE 900 1530 PURCHASE 982 1530 PURCHASE 2380 1530 PURCHASE 2474 1530 PURCHASE 3278 1530 SALE 4900 1531 SALE 3866 1531 SALE 3200 1531 SALE 2140 1531 SALE 1885 1531 SALE 1291 1531 SALE 782 1531 SALE 600 1531 SALE 500 1531 SALE 500 1531 SALE 219 1531 PURCHASE 118 1531 PURCHASE 118 1531 PURCHASE 143 1531 PURCHASE 231 1531 PURCHASE 300 1531 PURCHASE 300 1531 PURCHASE 300 1531 PURCHASE 300 1531 PURCHASE 1000 1531 PURCHASE 1043 1531 PURCHASE 1358 1531 PURCHASE 1449 1531 PURCHASE 1620 1531 PURCHASE 1796 1531 PURCHASE 2103 1531 PURCHASE 2166 1531 PURCHASE 3000 1531 PURCHASE 4500 1531 SALE 559 1532 SALE 160 1532 PURCHASE 1 1532 PURCHASE 167 1532 PURCHASE 280 1532 PURCHASE 305 1532 PURCHASE 402 1532 PURCHASE 571 1532 PURCHASE 588 1532 PURCHASE 1283 1532 PURCHASE 1519 1532 PURCHASE 1549 1532 PURCHASE 2100 1532 PURCHASE 2151 1532 PURCHASE 2269 1532 PURCHASE 2514 1532 PURCHASE 2922 1532 SALE 5000 1533 SALE 3567 1533 SALE 925 1533 SALE 867 1533 SALE 433 1533 PURCHASE 5 1533 PURCHASE 11 1533 PURCHASE 85 1533 PURCHASE 88 1533 PURCHASE 144 1533 PURCHASE 216 1533 PURCHASE 216 1533 PURCHASE 216 1533 PURCHASE 224 1533 PURCHASE 312 1533 PURCHASE 312 1533 PURCHASE 322 1533 PURCHASE 396 1533 PURCHASE 413 1533 PURCHASE 477 1533 PURCHASE 501 1533 PURCHASE 519 1533 PURCHASE 537 1533 PURCHASE 722 1533 PURCHASE 759 1533 PURCHASE 886 1533 PURCHASE 1988 1533 PURCHASE 2139 1533 PURCHASE 2720 1533 PURCHASE 2802 1533 PURCHASE 5637 1533 SALE 5295 1534 PURCHASE 191 1534 PURCHASE 231 1534 PURCHASE 252 1534 PURCHASE 289 1534 PURCHASE 860 1534 PURCHASE 1300 1534 PURCHASE 1665 1534 PURCHASE 1897 1534 SALE 3200 1535 SALE 2800 1535 SALE 2500 1535 SALE 1876 1535 SALE 324 1535 SALE 84 1535 SALE 16 1535 PURCHASE 65 1535 PURCHASE 2450 1535 PURCHASE 2801 1535 SALE 1822 1536 SALE 1373 1536 SALE 158 1536 SALE 58 1536 SALE 10 1536 PURCHASE 295 1536 PURCHASE 2410 1536 SALE 9238 1537 SALE 1164 1537 SALE 189 1537 SALE 1481 1538 SALE 813 1538 PURCHASE 408 1538 PURCHASE 1712 1538 PURCHASE 2800 1538 SALE 2950 1539 SALE 1423 1539 SALE 1297 1539 SALE 800 1539 PURCHASE 3000 1539 PURCHASE 84 1540 PURCHASE 600 1540 PURCHASE 1468 1540 PURCHASE 2068 1540 PURCHASE 2129 1540 SALE 1400 1542 SALE 1268 1543 SALE 510 1543 SALE 6300 1544 SALE 5500 1544 SALE 51 1544 SALE 34 1544 SALE 15 1544 PURCHASE 33 1544 PURCHASE 983 1544 PURCHASE 6300 1544 SALE 4458 1545 SALE 3000 1545 SALE 1738 1545 SALE 36 1545 PURCHASE 346 1545 PURCHASE 472 1545 PURCHASE 843 1545 PURCHASE 965 1545 PURCHASE 1000 1545 PURCHASE 1506 1545 PURCHASE 1999 1545 SALE 3800 1546 SALE 2942 1546 SALE 2129 1546 SALE 500 1546 SALE 453 1546 PURCHASE 657 1546 PURCHASE 6468 1546 SALE 1595 1547 SALE 600 1547 SALE 545 1547 SALE 400 1547 SALE 191 1547 SALE 4191 1548 SALE 1000 1548 SALE 557 1548 SALE 2365 1549 SALE 1359 1549 SALE 1000 1549 SALE 987 1549 SALE 641 1549 PURCHASE 38 1549 PURCHASE 38 1549 PURCHASE 2562 1549 PURCHASE 4962 1549 PURCHASE 6300 1549 SALE 321 1551 SALE 208 1551 PURCHASE 2506 1551 SALE 6300 1553 TOTAL PURCHASES 978,717 TOTAL SALES 970,834 (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 10 JANUARY 2008Contact 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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