EPT Disclosure

26th Nov 2007 12:09

UBS AG (EPT)26 November 2007 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) 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 NOVEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 3,508,226 1574.358 pence 1486 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,853,866 1641.459 pence 1489 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 800,000 14.86 GBP CFD LONG 900 14.877603 CFD LONG 97,400 14.8776031 CFD LONG 1,700 14.87760312 CFD SHORT 135,974 14.9685 CFD LONG 100,000 14.97 CFD SHORT 100,000 15.323 CFD LONG 1,305 15.41958498 CFD LONG 80,330 15.41958503 CFD LONG 63,365 15.41958504 CFD LONG 80,000 15.4346 CFD LONG 60,000 15.4567 CFD SHORT 100,000 15.7133 CFD SHORT 100,000 15.7232 CFD SHORT 100,000 15.7436 (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 moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) CALL SELLING 80,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 90.5 pence 2007 CALL SELLING 17,000 24.00 GBP AMERICAN 30/06/ 30 2008 CALL PURCHASING 5,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 91 2007 CALL PURCHASING 20,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 87 2007 CALL PURCHASING 20,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 87 2007 CALL PURCHASING 80,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 90.5 2007 PUT SELLING 80,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 77.5 2007 PUT PURCHASING 5,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 73 2007 PUT PURCHASING 8,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 81 2007 PUT PURCHASING 12,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 81 2007 PUT PURCHASING 20,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 81 2007 PUT PURCHASING 80,000 15.50 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/ 77.5 2007 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 26 NOVEMBER 2007Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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 Exchange

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