11th Dec 2007 11:47
UBS AG (EPT)11 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 10 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 8,939,557 0.40% 4,103,553 0.18%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,939,557 0.40% 4,103,553 0.18% (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 297 1664 pence SALE 2197 1665 SALE 684 1665 PURCHASE 6 1666 PURCHASE 609 1666 SALE 1332 1667 SALE 338 1667 PURCHASE 1465 1667 SALE 628 1668 SALE 531 1668 PURCHASE 376 1668 PURCHASE 407 1668 PURCHASE 500 1668 PURCHASE 1255 1668 PURCHASE 1666 1668 SALE 1904 1669 SALE 1621 1669 PURCHASE 335 1669 PURCHASE 732 1669 PURCHASE 800 1669 PURCHASE 4535 1669 PURCHASE 4900 1669 PURCHASE 5991 1669 SALE 1748 1670 SALE 453 1670 SALE 215 1670 PURCHASE 164 1670 PURCHASE 478 1670 PURCHASE 584 1670 PURCHASE 760 1670 PURCHASE 800 1670 PURCHASE 800 1670 PURCHASE 800 1670 PURCHASE 1000 1670 PURCHASE 1000 1670 SALE 8875 1671 SALE 2403 1671 SALE 2048 1671 SALE 1828 1671 SALE 1794 1671 SALE 1701 1671 SALE 1615 1671 SALE 1364 1671 SALE 1188 1671 SALE 811 1671 SALE 755 1671 SALE 668 1671 SALE 442 1671 SALE 322 1671 SALE 300 1671 SALE 282 1671 SALE 269 1671 SALE 41 1671 SALE 5 1671 SALE 5 1671 PURCHASE 44 1671 PURCHASE 100 1671 PURCHASE 155 1671 PURCHASE 163 1671 PURCHASE 163 1671 PURCHASE 314 1671 PURCHASE 591 1671 PURCHASE 684 1671 PURCHASE 800 1671 PURCHASE 871 1671 PURCHASE 1000 1671 PURCHASE 1188 1671 PURCHASE 2750 1671 PURCHASE 2911 1671 PURCHASE 3113 1671 SALE 3068 1672 SALE 2752 1672 SALE 2500 1672 SALE 1907 1672 SALE 1209 1672 SALE 955 1672 SALE 76 1672 SALE 7 1672 SALE 6 1672 PURCHASE 25 1672 PURCHASE 229 1672 PURCHASE 280 1672 PURCHASE 414 1672 PURCHASE 499 1672 PURCHASE 553 1672 PURCHASE 656 1672 PURCHASE 798 1672 PURCHASE 1041 1672 PURCHASE 1220 1672 PURCHASE 1297 1672 PURCHASE 1297 1672 PURCHASE 1550 1672 PURCHASE 2293 1672 PURCHASE 3198 1672 PURCHASE 3530 1672 SALE 2770 1673 SALE 1280 1673 SALE 310 1673 SALE 295 1673 SALE 88 1673 SALE 4 1673 PURCHASE 88 1673 PURCHASE 100 1673 PURCHASE 161 1673 PURCHASE 169 1673 PURCHASE 209 1673 PURCHASE 223 1673 PURCHASE 284 1673 PURCHASE 440 1673 PURCHASE 594 1673 PURCHASE 596 1673 PURCHASE 750 1673 PURCHASE 776 1673 PURCHASE 800 1673 PURCHASE 840 1673 PURCHASE 1000 1673 PURCHASE 1014 1673 PURCHASE 1040 1673 SALE 3000 1674 SALE 2665 1674 SALE 1739 1674 SALE 1683 1674 SALE 1538 1674 SALE 1500 1674 SALE 1104 1674 SALE 1000 1674 SALE 1000 1674 SALE 868 1674 SALE 830 1674 SALE 827 1674 SALE 812 1674 SALE 620 1674 SALE 560 1674 SALE 513 1674 SALE 450 1674 SALE 447 1674 SALE 379 1674 SALE 322 1674 SALE 311 1674 SALE 100 1674 SALE 11 1674 SALE 6 1674 SALE 5 1674 PURCHASE 2 1674 PURCHASE 45 1674 PURCHASE 58 1674 PURCHASE 73 1674 PURCHASE 121 1674 PURCHASE 121 1674 PURCHASE 159 1674 PURCHASE 190 1674 PURCHASE 482 1674 PURCHASE 484 1674 PURCHASE 590 1674 PURCHASE 768 1674 PURCHASE 800 1674 PURCHASE 1725 1674 PURCHASE 2772 1674 PURCHASE 5402 1674 SALE 195 1674.5 SALE 3985 1675 SALE 1686 1675 SALE 1521 1675 SALE 1303 1675 SALE 1227 1675 SALE 1149 1675 SALE 1000 1675 SALE 568 1675 SALE 500 1675 SALE 500 1675 SALE 500 1675 SALE 500 1675 SALE 500 1675 SALE 338 1675 SALE 313 1675 SALE 244 1675 SALE 97 1675 PURCHASE 63 1675 PURCHASE 194 1675 PURCHASE 333 1675 PURCHASE 350 1675 PURCHASE 351 1675 PURCHASE 363 1675 PURCHASE 561 1675 PURCHASE 582 1675 PURCHASE 610 1675 PURCHASE 853 1675 PURCHASE 965 1675 PURCHASE 1000 1675 PURCHASE 1411 1675 SALE 3 1675.5 SALE 2671 1676 SALE 2196 1676 SALE 1990 1676 SALE 1969 1676 SALE 1832 1676 SALE 1793 1676 SALE 1790 1676 SALE 1000 1676 SALE 1000 1676 SALE 1000 1676 SALE 995 1676 SALE 995 1676 SALE 818 1676 SALE 750 1676 SALE 750 1676 SALE 723 1676 SALE 500 1676 SALE 482 1676 SALE 445 1676 SALE 201 1676 SALE 49 1676 SALE 4 1676 SALE 4 1676 SALE 4 1676 PURCHASE 11 1676 PURCHASE 43 1676 PURCHASE 48 1676 PURCHASE 59 1676 PURCHASE 88 1676 PURCHASE 132 1676 PURCHASE 160 1676 PURCHASE 378 1676 PURCHASE 388 1676 PURCHASE 428 1676 PURCHASE 435 1676 PURCHASE 443 1676 PURCHASE 500 1676 PURCHASE 514 1676 PURCHASE 571 1676 PURCHASE 572 1676 PURCHASE 595 1676 PURCHASE 667 1676 PURCHASE 755 1676 PURCHASE 832 1676 PURCHASE 867 1676 PURCHASE 907 1676 PURCHASE 914 1676 PURCHASE 926 1676 PURCHASE 990 1676 PURCHASE 1000 1676 PURCHASE 1072 1676 PURCHASE 1100 1676 PURCHASE 1374 1676 PURCHASE 1583 1676 PURCHASE 1724 1676 PURCHASE 1810 1676 PURCHASE 1830 1676 PURCHASE 1920 1676 PURCHASE 2000 1676 SALE 12 1676.5 SALE 5000 1677 SALE 4000 1677 SALE 3579 1677 SALE 2742 1677 SALE 1952 1677 SALE 1875 1677 SALE 1852 1677 SALE 1571 1677 SALE 1414 1677 SALE 1222 1677 SALE 1178 1677 SALE 1000 1677 SALE 746 1677 SALE 674 1677 SALE 500 1677 SALE 455 1677 SALE 441 1677 SALE 387 1677 SALE 386 1677 SALE 275 1677 SALE 250 1677 SALE 189 1677 SALE 142 1677 SALE 118 1677 SALE 118 1677 PURCHASE 27 1677 PURCHASE 100 1677 PURCHASE 219 1677 PURCHASE 236 1677 PURCHASE 258 1677 PURCHASE 272 1677 PURCHASE 435 1677 PURCHASE 435 1677 PURCHASE 500 1677 PURCHASE 500 1677 PURCHASE 501 1677 PURCHASE 560 1677 PURCHASE 687 1677 PURCHASE 700 1677 PURCHASE 725 1677 PURCHASE 798 1677 PURCHASE 1000 1677 PURCHASE 1000 1677 PURCHASE 1090 1677 PURCHASE 1336 1677 PURCHASE 1429 1677 PURCHASE 1716 1677 PURCHASE 1721 1677 PURCHASE 1785 1677 PURCHASE 1872 1677 PURCHASE 1942 1677 PURCHASE 2394 1677 PURCHASE 4065 1677 PURCHASE 6000 1677 SALE 28 1677.5 SALE 6000 1678 SALE 4400 1678 SALE 3615 1678 SALE 3166 1678 SALE 2500 1678 SALE 1818 1678 SALE 1571 1678 SALE 1452 1678 SALE 1354 1678 SALE 1200 1678 SALE 1000 1678 SALE 1000 1678 SALE 1000 1678 SALE 1000 1678 SALE 1000 1678 SALE 957 1678 SALE 930 1678 SALE 903 1678 SALE 903 1678 SALE 900 1678 SALE 814 1678 SALE 813 1678 SALE 750 1678 SALE 750 1678 SALE 750 1678 SALE 742 1678 SALE 700 1678 SALE 700 1678 SALE 694 1678 SALE 589 1678 SALE 562 1678 SALE 501 1678 SALE 500 1678 SALE 500 1678 SALE 497 1678 SALE 400 1678 SALE 344 1678 SALE 314 1678 SALE 308 1678 SALE 258 1678 SALE 227 1678 SALE 212 1678 SALE 123 1678 SALE 80 1678 SALE 70 1678 SALE 70 1678 SALE 41 1678 SALE 12 1678 SALE 4 1678 PURCHASE 9 1678 PURCHASE 10 1678 PURCHASE 17 1678 PURCHASE 25 1678 PURCHASE 77 1678 PURCHASE 78 1678 PURCHASE 89 1678 PURCHASE 99 1678 PURCHASE 147 1678 PURCHASE 156 1678 PURCHASE 200 1678 PURCHASE 300 1678 PURCHASE 300 1678 PURCHASE 400 1678 PURCHASE 485 1678 PURCHASE 495 1678 PURCHASE 500 1678 PURCHASE 500 1678 PURCHASE 500 1678 PURCHASE 500 1678 PURCHASE 500 1678 PURCHASE 590 1678 PURCHASE 650 1678 PURCHASE 693 1678 PURCHASE 770 1678 PURCHASE 773 1678 PURCHASE 955 1678 PURCHASE 961 1678 PURCHASE 982 1678 PURCHASE 1000 1678 PURCHASE 1000 1678 PURCHASE 1014 1678 PURCHASE 1218 1678 PURCHASE 5772 1678 SALE 482 1678.5 SALE 13 1678.5 SALE 2 1678.5 SALE 5955 1679 SALE 1770 1679 SALE 1763 1679 SALE 1741 1679 SALE 1729 1679 SALE 1500 1679 SALE 1246 1679 SALE 1000 1679 SALE 822 1679 SALE 815 1679 SALE 800 1679 SALE 700 1679 SALE 697 1679 SALE 607 1679 SALE 578 1679 SALE 511 1679 SALE 460 1679 SALE 456 1679 SALE 343 1679 SALE 339 1679 SALE 289 1679 SALE 273 1679 SALE 242 1679 SALE 222 1679 SALE 204 1679 SALE 100 1679 SALE 85 1679 SALE 64 1679 SALE 33 1679 SALE 11 1679 SALE 11 1679 SALE 8 1679 SALE 6 1679 PURCHASE 10 1679 PURCHASE 43 1679 PURCHASE 71 1679 PURCHASE 78 1679 PURCHASE 83 1679 PURCHASE 121 1679 PURCHASE 138 1679 PURCHASE 140 1679 PURCHASE 141 1679 PURCHASE 146 1679 PURCHASE 180 1679 PURCHASE 204 1679 PURCHASE 228 1679 PURCHASE 337 1679 PURCHASE 376 1679 PURCHASE 400 1679 PURCHASE 448 1679 PURCHASE 500 1679 PURCHASE 500 1679 PURCHASE 500 1679 PURCHASE 510 1679 PURCHASE 520 1679 PURCHASE 520 1679 PURCHASE 539 1679 PURCHASE 555 1679 PURCHASE 578 1679 PURCHASE 590 1679 PURCHASE 600 1679 PURCHASE 601 1679 PURCHASE 630 1679 PURCHASE 636 1679 PURCHASE 701 1679 PURCHASE 750 1679 PURCHASE 800 1679 PURCHASE 809 1679 PURCHASE 815 1679 PURCHASE 898 1679 PURCHASE 900 1679 PURCHASE 942 1679 PURCHASE 942 1679 PURCHASE 945 1679 PURCHASE 945 1679 PURCHASE 1000 1679 PURCHASE 1000 1679 PURCHASE 1000 1679 PURCHASE 1024 1679 PURCHASE 1061 1679 PURCHASE 1143 1679 PURCHASE 1147 1679 PURCHASE 1198 1679 PURCHASE 1305 1679 PURCHASE 1395 1679 PURCHASE 1400 1679 PURCHASE 1400 1679 PURCHASE 1410 1679 PURCHASE 1533 1679 PURCHASE 1555 1679 PURCHASE 1558 1679 PURCHASE 1591 1679 PURCHASE 1842 1679 PURCHASE 2000 1679 PURCHASE 2000 1679 PURCHASE 2145 1679 PURCHASE 2760 1679 PURCHASE 2811 1679 PURCHASE 2975 1679 PURCHASE 3995 1679 SALE 13 1679.5 SALE 8507 1680 SALE 4000 1680 SALE 3944 1680 SALE 3289 1680 SALE 3115 1680 SALE 2663 1680 SALE 2143 1680 SALE 2093 1680 SALE 1884 1680 SALE 1803 1680 SALE 1724 1680 SALE 1613 1680 SALE 1571 1680 SALE 1508 1680 SALE 1284 1680 SALE 1160 1680 SALE 981 1680 SALE 968 1680 SALE 882 1680 SALE 872 1680 SALE 779 1680 SALE 673 1680 SALE 571 1680 SALE 559 1680 SALE 500 1680 SALE 500 1680 SALE 401 1680 SALE 257 1680 SALE 251 1680 SALE 220 1680 SALE 88 1680 SALE 5 1680 SALE 2 1680 PURCHASE 3 1680 PURCHASE 10 1680 PURCHASE 30 1680 PURCHASE 47 1680 PURCHASE 78 1680 PURCHASE 89 1680 PURCHASE 100 1680 PURCHASE 104 1680 PURCHASE 123 1680 PURCHASE 130 1680 PURCHASE 146 1680 PURCHASE 147 1680 PURCHASE 177 1680 PURCHASE 200 1680 PURCHASE 201 1680 PURCHASE 275 1680 PURCHASE 333 1680 PURCHASE 364 1680 PURCHASE 364 1680 PURCHASE 440 1680 PURCHASE 445 1680 PURCHASE 446 1680 PURCHASE 447 1680 PURCHASE 500 1680 PURCHASE 500 1680 PURCHASE 500 1680 PURCHASE 512 1680 PURCHASE 594 1680 PURCHASE 647 1680 PURCHASE 764 1680 PURCHASE 767 1680 PURCHASE 778 1680 PURCHASE 800 1680 PURCHASE 912 1680 PURCHASE 1000 1680 PURCHASE 1000 1680 PURCHASE 1000 1680 PURCHASE 1000 1680 PURCHASE 1023 1680 PURCHASE 1035 1680 PURCHASE 1077 1680 PURCHASE 1082 1680 PURCHASE 1112 1680 PURCHASE 1200 1680 PURCHASE 1200 1680 PURCHASE 1200 1680 PURCHASE 1295 1680 PURCHASE 1452 1680 PURCHASE 1488 1680 PURCHASE 1503 1680 PURCHASE 1542 1680 PURCHASE 1655 1680 PURCHASE 1800 1680 PURCHASE 1816 1680 PURCHASE 2000 1680 PURCHASE 2426 1680 PURCHASE 2981 1680 PURCHASE 3000 1680 PURCHASE 3119 1680 SALE 241 1680.5 SALE 18 1680.5 SALE 2 1680.5 SALE 3374 1681 SALE 3000 1681 SALE 2571 1681 SALE 2511 1681 SALE 2346 1681 SALE 2316 1681 SALE 1846 1681 SALE 1727 1681 SALE 1385 1681 SALE 1119 1681 SALE 1004 1681 SALE 964 1681 SALE 934 1681 SALE 923 1681 SALE 824 1681 SALE 707 1681 SALE 571 1681 SALE 569 1681 SALE 540 1681 SALE 500 1681 SALE 398 1681 SALE 5 1681 SALE 5 1681 SALE 3 1681 PURCHASE 200 1681 PURCHASE 217 1681 PURCHASE 240 1681 PURCHASE 320 1681 PURCHASE 387 1681 PURCHASE 400 1681 PURCHASE 400 1681 PURCHASE 430 1681 PURCHASE 500 1681 PURCHASE 500 1681 PURCHASE 504 1681 PURCHASE 552 1681 PURCHASE 661 1681 PURCHASE 800 1681 PURCHASE 800 1681 PURCHASE 800 1681 PURCHASE 1000 1681 PURCHASE 1000 1681 PURCHASE 1205 1681 PURCHASE 1586 1681 PURCHASE 1719 1681 PURCHASE 2681 1681 PURCHASE 3000 1681 SALE 4464 1682 SALE 2051 1682 SALE 1948 1682 SALE 1481 1682 SALE 1425 1682 SALE 1291 1682 SALE 1200 1682 SALE 1200 1682 SALE 1200 1682 SALE 908 1682 SALE 655 1682 SALE 500 1682 SALE 353 1682 SALE 322 1682 SALE 135 1682 SALE 134 1682 SALE 40 1682 SALE 5 1682 PURCHASE 2 1682 PURCHASE 40 1682 PURCHASE 65 1682 PURCHASE 100 1682 PURCHASE 129 1682 PURCHASE 148 1682 PURCHASE 155 1682 PURCHASE 177 1682 PURCHASE 200 1682 PURCHASE 249 1682 PURCHASE 278 1682 PURCHASE 284 1682 PURCHASE 300 1682 PURCHASE 323 1682 PURCHASE 350 1682 PURCHASE 411 1682 PURCHASE 468 1682 PURCHASE 518 1682 PURCHASE 529 1682 PURCHASE 565 1682 PURCHASE 601 1682 PURCHASE 620 1682 PURCHASE 621 1682 PURCHASE 626 1682 PURCHASE 698 1682 PURCHASE 730 1682 PURCHASE 734 1682 PURCHASE 800 1682 PURCHASE 991 1682 PURCHASE 1000 1682 PURCHASE 1200 1682 PURCHASE 1260 1682 PURCHASE 1500 1682 PURCHASE 1500 1682 PURCHASE 1777 1682 PURCHASE 2040 1682 PURCHASE 2964 1682 PURCHASE 4698 1682 SALE 5000 1683 SALE 1907 1683 SALE 1446 1683 SALE 1404 1683 SALE 1128 1683 SALE 1100 1683 SALE 897 1683 SALE 816 1683 SALE 802 1683 SALE 747 1683 SALE 703 1683 SALE 565 1683 SALE 500 1683 SALE 500 1683 SALE 225 1683 SALE 4 1683 SALE 1 1683 PURCHASE 44 1683 PURCHASE 257 1683 PURCHASE 348 1683 PURCHASE 350 1683 PURCHASE 468 1683 PURCHASE 500 1683 PURCHASE 530 1683 PURCHASE 744 1683 PURCHASE 763 1683 PURCHASE 800 1683 PURCHASE 830 1683 PURCHASE 892 1683 PURCHASE 925 1683 PURCHASE 985 1683 PURCHASE 994 1683 PURCHASE 1087 1683 PURCHASE 1100 1683 PURCHASE 1153 1683 PURCHASE 1360 1683 PURCHASE 1631 1683 PURCHASE 2044 1683 PURCHASE 3000 1683 PURCHASE 3066 1683 PURCHASE 5941 1683 SALE 4496 1684 SALE 3742 1684 SALE 2500 1684 SALE 1965 1684 SALE 1929 1684 SALE 1901 1684 SALE 1710 1684 SALE 1624 1684 SALE 1610 1684 SALE 866 1684 SALE 861 1684 SALE 787 1684 SALE 700 1684 SALE 666 1684 SALE 666 1684 SALE 518 1684 SALE 470 1684 SALE 300 1684 SALE 71 1684 SALE 5 1684 PURCHASE 77 1684 PURCHASE 79 1684 PURCHASE 127 1684 PURCHASE 160 1684 PURCHASE 216 1684 PURCHASE 308 1684 PURCHASE 320 1684 PURCHASE 443 1684 PURCHASE 500 1684 PURCHASE 671 1684 PURCHASE 700 1684 PURCHASE 702 1684 PURCHASE 778 1684 PURCHASE 800 1684 PURCHASE 820 1684 PURCHASE 1031 1684 PURCHASE 1067 1684 PURCHASE 1181 1684 PURCHASE 1258 1684 PURCHASE 1500 1684 PURCHASE 1567 1684 PURCHASE 1700 1684 PURCHASE 2572 1684 PURCHASE 3913 1684 PURCHASE 5160 1684 PURCHASE 5385 1684 SALE 4 1684.5 SALE 4426 1685 SALE 3512 1685 SALE 3442 1685 SALE 3092 1685 SALE 2487 1685 SALE 2021 1685 SALE 1970 1685 SALE 1695 1685 SALE 1264 1685 SALE 1162 1685 SALE 960 1685 SALE 910 1685 SALE 900 1685 SALE 800 1685 SALE 552 1685 SALE 379 1685 SALE 260 1685 SALE 260 1685 SALE 180 1685 SALE 33 1685 SALE 7 1685 PURCHASE 24 1685 PURCHASE 28 1685 PURCHASE 116 1685 PURCHASE 170 1685 PURCHASE 172 1685 PURCHASE 195 1685 PURCHASE 273 1685 PURCHASE 299 1685 PURCHASE 310 1685 PURCHASE 400 1685 PURCHASE 499 1685 PURCHASE 500 1685 PURCHASE 530 1685 PURCHASE 704 1685 PURCHASE 713 1685 PURCHASE 830 1685 PURCHASE 970 1685 PURCHASE 1000 1685 PURCHASE 1031 1685 PURCHASE 1061 1685 PURCHASE 1067 1685 PURCHASE 1423 1685 PURCHASE 1799 1685 PURCHASE 3188 1685 PURCHASE 4040 1685 SALE 2500 1686 SALE 1851 1686 SALE 1834 1686 SALE 1757 1686 SALE 1100 1686 SALE 1087 1686 SALE 1024 1686 SALE 1010 1686 SALE 600 1686 SALE 469 1686 SALE 13 1686 PURCHASE 260 1686 PURCHASE 400 1686 PURCHASE 416 1686 PURCHASE 443 1686 PURCHASE 555 1686 PURCHASE 636 1686 PURCHASE 810 1686 PURCHASE 918 1686 PURCHASE 1000 1686 PURCHASE 1011 1686 PURCHASE 1090 1686 PURCHASE 1119 1686 PURCHASE 2000 1686 PURCHASE 2927 1686 PURCHASE 5200 1686 PURCHASE 5931 1686 SALE 2347 1687 SALE 2056 1687 SALE 1151 1687 SALE 816 1687 SALE 500 1687 SALE 479 1687 SALE 453 1687 PURCHASE 10 1687 PURCHASE 11 1687 PURCHASE 108 1687 PURCHASE 130 1687 PURCHASE 135 1687 PURCHASE 146 1687 PURCHASE 345 1687 PURCHASE 366 1687 PURCHASE 582 1687 PURCHASE 1200 1687 PURCHASE 1422 1687 PURCHASE 1911 1687 PURCHASE 1960 1687 PURCHASE 2189 1687 PURCHASE 5000 1687 SALE 5000 1688 SALE 2777 1688 SALE 1274 1688 SALE 1191 1688 SALE 969 1688 SALE 208 1688 PURCHASE 42 1688 PURCHASE 705 1688 PURCHASE 934 1688 PURCHASE 965 1688 PURCHASE 1269 1688 SALE 8108 1689 SALE 2051 1689 SALE 2000 1689 SALE 1500 1689 SALE 1410 1689 SALE 1000 1689 SALE 1000 1689 SALE 481 1689 SALE 442 1689 SALE 437 1689 SALE 342 1689 SALE 146 1689 SALE 139 1689 PURCHASE 338 1689 PURCHASE 1432 1689 PURCHASE 1478 1689 SALE 2690 1690 SALE 1816 1690 SALE 1751 1690 SALE 1158 1690 SALE 928 1690 SALE 800 1690 SALE 718 1690 SALE 683 1690 SALE 633 1690 PURCHASE 100 1690 PURCHASE 207 1690 PURCHASE 539 1690 PURCHASE 721 1690 PURCHASE 1267 1690 PURCHASE 1500 1690 PURCHASE 1514 1690 SALE 1962 1691 SALE 1000 1691 SALE 4 1691 PURCHASE 53 1691 PURCHASE 531 1691 PURCHASE 822 1691 PURCHASE 880 1691 PURCHASE 1267 1691 PURCHASE 2499 1691 SALE 2644 1692 SALE 636 1692 SALE 439 1692 PURCHASE 78 1692 PURCHASE 225 1692 PURCHASE 350 1692 PURCHASE 500 1692 PURCHASE 500 1692 PURCHASE 540 1692 PURCHASE 760 1692 SALE 4478 1693 SALE 812 1693 SALE 544 1693 SALE 437 1693 SALE 413 1693 PURCHASE 811 1693 PURCHASE 3742 1693 SALE 5199 1694 SALE 2885 1694 SALE 2500 1694 SALE 1906 1694 SALE 1674 1694 SALE 1178 1694 SALE 1155 1694 SALE 940 1694 SALE 889 1694 SALE 829 1694 SALE 820 1694 SALE 301 1694 SALE 73 1694 SALE 18 1694 PURCHASE 776 1694 SALE 2411 1695 SALE 2000 1695 SALE 931 1695 SALE 907 1695 SALE 500 1695 SALE 128 1695 PURCHASE 500 1695 PURCHASE 670 1695 SALE 482 1695.5 SALE 1936 1696 SALE 1571 1696 SALE 1476 1696 SALE 628 1696 SALE 113 1696 PURCHASE 137 1696 PURCHASE 147 1696 PURCHASE 364 1696 PURCHASE 470 1696 PURCHASE 1033 1696 PURCHASE 1598 1696 PURCHASE 3265 1696 SALE 2036 1697 SALE 1684 1697 SALE 1000 1697 SALE 1000 1697 SALE 680 1697 SALE 104 1697 PURCHASE 500 1697 PURCHASE 868 1697 PURCHASE 948 1697 PURCHASE 1000 1697 PURCHASE 1031 1697 PURCHASE 1317 1697 SALE 4489 1698 SALE 4147 1698 SALE 1830 1698 SALE 1742 1698 SALE 1707 1698 SALE 1669 1698 SALE 1587 1698 SALE 1228 1698 SALE 1196 1698 SALE 900 1698 SALE 815 1698 SALE 752 1698 SALE 600 1698 SALE 500 1698 SALE 309 1698 PURCHASE 77 1698 PURCHASE 212 1698 PURCHASE 811 1698 PURCHASE 1000 1698 PURCHASE 1018 1698 PURCHASE 1638 1698 PURCHASE 3132 1698 SALE 5214 1699 SALE 514 1699 SALE 374 1699 PURCHASE 429 1699 PURCHASE 948 1699 PURCHASE 2084 1699 PURCHASE 2517 1699 PURCHASE 5448 1699 SALE 4150 1700 SALE 2101 1700 SALE 568 1700 SALE 426 1700 PURCHASE 71 1700 PURCHASE 150 1700 PURCHASE 782 1700 PURCHASE 811 1700 PURCHASE 1000 1700 PURCHASE 1095 1700 PURCHASE 1300 1700 PURCHASE 5000 1700 SALE 1571 1701 SALE 211 1701 PURCHASE 2996 1701 SALE 3525 1702 SALE 1000 1702 TOTAL PURCHASES 539,188 TOTAL SALES 560,381 (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 11 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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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