15th Jan 2008 11:05
UBS AG (EPT)15 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 14 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 9,343,973 0.42% 3,864,820 0.17%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,343,973 0.42% 3,864,820 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 1829 1498 pence SALE 3899 1499 SALE 1334 1499 SALE 1012 1499 SALE 1000 1499 SALE 943 1499 SALE 593 1499 SALE 367 1499 SALE 199 1499 SALE 199 1499 SALE 99 1499 SALE 66 1499 PURCHASE 367 1499 PURCHASE 2637 1499 PURCHASE 3899 1499 PURCHASE 1225 1500 SALE 4000 1501 SALE 1900 1501 SALE 59 1501 PURCHASE 67 1501 PURCHASE 183 1501 PURCHASE 1367 1501 PURCHASE 2334 1501 PURCHASE 3653 1501 PURCHASE 3903 1501 SALE 1300 1502 SALE 947 1502 PURCHASE 40 1502 PURCHASE 330 1502 PURCHASE 1500 1502 PURCHASE 1818 1502 PURCHASE 3860 1502 PURCHASE 5600 1502 PURCHASE 9783 1502 SALE 3000 1503 SALE 874 1503 SALE 740 1503 SALE 26 1503 PURCHASE 12 1503 PURCHASE 100 1503 PURCHASE 856 1503 PURCHASE 2300 1503 PURCHASE 2428 1503 PURCHASE 2788 1503 PURCHASE 3400 1503 PURCHASE 3700 1503 PURCHASE 6948 1503 SALE 4900 1504 SALE 1740 1504 SALE 696 1504 SALE 28 1504 PURCHASE 25 1504 PURCHASE 75 1504 PURCHASE 86 1504 PURCHASE 112 1504 PURCHASE 120 1504 PURCHASE 258 1504 PURCHASE 980 1504 PURCHASE 1000 1504 PURCHASE 1200 1504 PURCHASE 1214 1504 PURCHASE 1525 1504 PURCHASE 1800 1504 PURCHASE 2988 1504 PURCHASE 4296 1504 SALE 3108 1505 SALE 3000 1505 SALE 1865 1505 SALE 368 1505 SALE 365 1505 SALE 333 1505 SALE 102 1505 PURCHASE 3 1505 PURCHASE 70 1505 PURCHASE 491 1505 PURCHASE 1100 1505 PURCHASE 1479 1505 PURCHASE 1500 1505 PURCHASE 2700 1505 SALE 3496 1506 SALE 3200 1506 SALE 2900 1506 SALE 2700 1506 SALE 2452 1506 SALE 1600 1506 SALE 1527 1506 SALE 1418 1506 SALE 1328 1506 SALE 1300 1506 SALE 1082 1506 SALE 1039 1506 SALE 984 1506 SALE 973 1506 SALE 777 1506 SALE 710 1506 SALE 572 1506 SALE 500 1506 SALE 500 1506 SALE 500 1506 SALE 500 1506 SALE 456 1506 SALE 357 1506 SALE 228 1506 SALE 204 1506 SALE 200 1506 SALE 191 1506 SALE 182 1506 SALE 140 1506 SALE 132 1506 SALE 76 1506 SALE 75 1506 SALE 49 1506 SALE 3 1506 PURCHASE 8 1506 PURCHASE 127 1506 PURCHASE 349 1506 PURCHASE 452 1506 PURCHASE 702 1506 PURCHASE 756 1506 PURCHASE 782 1506 PURCHASE 1300 1506 PURCHASE 1587 1506 PURCHASE 1634 1506 PURCHASE 1845 1506 PURCHASE 2957 1506 SALE 1500 1507 SALE 1304 1507 SALE 1300 1507 SALE 1138 1507 SALE 862 1507 SALE 547 1507 SALE 546 1507 SALE 399 1507 SALE 251 1507 SALE 186 1507 SALE 99 1507 SALE 17 1507 PURCHASE 89 1507 PURCHASE 598 1507 PURCHASE 898 1507 PURCHASE 919 1507 PURCHASE 1042 1507 PURCHASE 1350 1507 PURCHASE 1350 1507 PURCHASE 1359 1507 PURCHASE 1449 1507 PURCHASE 1500 1507 PURCHASE 2073 1507 PURCHASE 3042 1507 SALE 300 1508 SALE 265 1508 PURCHASE 35 1508 PURCHASE 100 1508 PURCHASE 450 1508 PURCHASE 522 1508 PURCHASE 772 1508 PURCHASE 900 1508 PURCHASE 2541 1508 PURCHASE 2700 1508 PURCHASE 3348 1508 SALE 2542 1509 SALE 2189 1509 SALE 1643 1509 SALE 1542 1509 SALE 1423 1509 SALE 1360 1509 SALE 1317 1509 SALE 1065 1509 SALE 958 1509 SALE 707 1509 SALE 707 1509 SALE 648 1509 SALE 376 1509 SALE 197 1509 SALE 144 1509 PURCHASE 50 1509 PURCHASE 257 1509 PURCHASE 300 1509 PURCHASE 637 1509 PURCHASE 739 1509 PURCHASE 1110 1509 PURCHASE 1350 1509 PURCHASE 2102 1509 PURCHASE 2417 1509 PURCHASE 3700 1509 SALE 4188 1510 SALE 1597 1510 SALE 1327 1510 SALE 1327 1510 SALE 1056 1510 SALE 741 1510 SALE 712 1510 SALE 466 1510 SALE 435 1510 SALE 400 1510 SALE 244 1510 PURCHASE 100 1510 PURCHASE 161 1510 PURCHASE 239 1510 PURCHASE 327 1510 PURCHASE 584 1510 PURCHASE 910 1510 PURCHASE 1051 1510 PURCHASE 1345 1510 PURCHASE 3000 1510 PURCHASE 3427 1510 SALE 2300 1511 SALE 948 1511 SALE 300 1511 PURCHASE 474 1511 PURCHASE 616 1511 PURCHASE 1000 1511 PURCHASE 3117 1511 SALE 5095 1512 SALE 5000 1512 SALE 2425 1512 SALE 1823 1512 SALE 1500 1512 SALE 1377 1512 SALE 959 1512 SALE 959 1512 SALE 687 1512 SALE 573 1512 SALE 400 1512 SALE 100 1512 PURCHASE 22 1512 PURCHASE 578 1512 PURCHASE 1300 1512 PURCHASE 1500 1512 SALE 995 1514 SALE 760 1514 SALE 594 1514 SALE 569 1514 SALE 500 1514 SALE 447 1514 SALE 205 1514 PURCHASE 200 1514 PURCHASE 534 1514 SALE 2000 1515 SALE 408 1515 SALE 1200 1516 SALE 758 1516 SALE 737 1516 SALE 690 1516 SALE 595 1516 SALE 537 1516 SALE 142 1516 PURCHASE 675 1516 SALE 577 1517 PURCHASE 725 1517 PURCHASE 1075 1517 SALE 2597 1518 SALE 1991 1518 SALE 1837 1518 SALE 1498 1518 SALE 1000 1518 SALE 958 1518 SALE 942 1518 SALE 781 1518 SALE 756 1518 SALE 573 1518 SALE 400 1518 SALE 109 1518 SALE 86 1518 SALE 2 1518 PURCHASE 447 1518 SALE 2808 1519 SALE 1087 1519 PURCHASE 92 1519 PURCHASE 2808 1519 PURCHASE 200 1520 PURCHASE 700 1520 PURCHASE 138 1521 PURCHASE 197 1521 PURCHASE 197 1521 PURCHASE 795 1521 SALE 932 1522 SALE 500 1522 SALE 434 1523 SALE 204 1523 SALE 127 1523 SALE 100 1523 SALE 100 1523 SALE 87 1523 SALE 500 1524 SALE 417 1524 SALE 135 1524 SALE 56 1524 SALE 24 1524 SALE 1252 1525 PURCHASE 700 1525 PURCHASE 3244 1525 SALE 1500 1526 SALE 1435 1526 SALE 865 1526 SALE 40 1526 PURCHASE 634 1526 SALE 3396 1527 SALE 2200 1527 SALE 2114 1527 SALE 1719 1527 SALE 1302 1527 SALE 1200 1527 SALE 1000 1527 SALE 900 1527 SALE 718 1527 SALE 700 1527 SALE 600 1527 SALE 540 1527 SALE 532 1527 SALE 500 1527 SALE 480 1527 SALE 440 1527 SALE 390 1527 SALE 383 1527 SALE 300 1527 SALE 200 1527 SALE 4 1527 SALE 4 1527 PURCHASE 2 1527 PURCHASE 368 1527 PURCHASE 527 1527 PURCHASE 674 1527 PURCHASE 675 1527 PURCHASE 998 1527 PURCHASE 1000 1527 PURCHASE 2532 1527 SALE 3000 1528 SALE 3000 1528 SALE 2578 1528 SALE 1702 1528 SALE 1385 1528 SALE 1253 1528 SALE 1086 1528 SALE 1000 1528 SALE 1000 1528 SALE 850 1528 SALE 800 1528 SALE 777 1528 SALE 750 1528 SALE 700 1528 SALE 648 1528 SALE 500 1528 SALE 453 1528 SALE 423 1528 SALE 352 1528 SALE 200 1528 SALE 125 1528 PURCHASE 243 1528 PURCHASE 350 1528 PURCHASE 400 1528 PURCHASE 495 1528 PURCHASE 675 1528 PURCHASE 800 1528 PURCHASE 1020 1528 PURCHASE 1370 1528 PURCHASE 1480 1528 PURCHASE 1633 1528 PURCHASE 4800 1528 PURCHASE 6708 1529 SALE 3150 1530 SALE 400 1530 SALE 200 1530 PURCHASE 36 1530 PURCHASE 68 1530 PURCHASE 243 1530 PURCHASE 394 1530 PURCHASE 600 1530 PURCHASE 994 1530 PURCHASE 1377 1530 PURCHASE 1600 1530 PURCHASE 2150 1530 PURCHASE 2600 1530 PURCHASE 6070 1530 SALE 1450 1531 SALE 232 1531 SALE 163 1531 SALE 150 1531 PURCHASE 254 1531 PURCHASE 303 1531 PURCHASE 1527 1531 PURCHASE 2025 1531 SALE 833 1532 SALE 803 1532 SALE 369 1532 SALE 231 1532 SALE 167 1532 SALE 122 1532 SALE 100 1532 PURCHASE 97 1532 PURCHASE 803 1532 PURCHASE 2510 1532 SALE 4000 1533 SALE 3494 1533 SALE 1000 1533 SALE 997 1533 SALE 750 1533 SALE 618 1533 SALE 500 1533 SALE 485 1533 SALE 400 1533 SALE 164 1533 SALE 150 1533 SALE 21 1533 SALE 5100 1534 SALE 1954 1534 SALE 1417 1534 SALE 1000 1534 SALE 546 1534 SALE 541 1534 SALE 177 1534 SALE 65 1534 PURCHASE 272 1534 PURCHASE 451 1534 PURCHASE 675 1534 PURCHASE 879 1534 PURCHASE 1419 1534 SALE 2654 1535 SALE 1650 1535 SALE 1530 1535 SALE 1348 1535 SALE 1118 1535 SALE 1000 1535 SALE 777 1535 SALE 680 1535 SALE 555 1535 SALE 522 1535 SALE 522 1535 SALE 18 1535 SALE 3 1535 PURCHASE 52 1535 PURCHASE 100 1535 PURCHASE 481 1535 PURCHASE 500 1535 PURCHASE 500 1535 PURCHASE 675 1535 PURCHASE 1348 1535 PURCHASE 1504 1535 PURCHASE 1696 1535 PURCHASE 2214 1535 PURCHASE 4000 1535 SALE 4000 1536 SALE 3385 1536 SALE 1600 1536 SALE 1300 1536 SALE 536 1536 SALE 530 1536 SALE 500 1536 SALE 467 1536 SALE 200 1536 SALE 166 1536 SALE 150 1536 SALE 141 1536 SALE 23 1536 SALE 17 1536 PURCHASE 452 1536 PURCHASE 1845 1536 SALE 2700 1537 SALE 1711 1537 SALE 600 1537 SALE 446 1537 SALE 401 1537 SALE 267 1537 SALE 141 1537 SALE 48 1537 SALE 20 1537 SALE 20 1537 PURCHASE 586 1537 PURCHASE 1379 1537 PURCHASE 2705 1537 SALE 3773 1538 SALE 2200 1538 SALE 1500 1538 SALE 1470 1538 SALE 1300 1538 SALE 1200 1538 SALE 1200 1538 SALE 1088 1538 SALE 1035 1538 SALE 774 1538 SALE 738 1538 SALE 730 1538 SALE 700 1538 SALE 600 1538 SALE 596 1538 SALE 578 1538 SALE 549 1538 SALE 495 1538 SALE 467 1538 SALE 400 1538 SALE 392 1538 SALE 200 1538 SALE 166 1538 SALE 56 1538 SALE 12 1538 PURCHASE 31 1538 PURCHASE 36 1538 PURCHASE 65 1538 PURCHASE 100 1538 PURCHASE 153 1538 PURCHASE 200 1538 PURCHASE 525 1538 PURCHASE 600 1538 PURCHASE 700 1538 PURCHASE 832 1538 PURCHASE 1000 1538 PURCHASE 1035 1538 PURCHASE 1088 1538 PURCHASE 1200 1538 PURCHASE 2375 1538 PURCHASE 2647 1538 SALE 1984 1539 SALE 1000 1539 SALE 949 1539 SALE 239 1539 PURCHASE 700 1539 PURCHASE 1200 1539 PURCHASE 1463 1539 PURCHASE 2200 1539 PURCHASE 2276 1539 SALE 2507 1540 SALE 2280 1540 SALE 1000 1540 SALE 509 1540 PURCHASE 88 1540 PURCHASE 268 1540 PURCHASE 555 1540 PURCHASE 800 1540 PURCHASE 812 1540 PURCHASE 1800 1540 PURCHASE 2886 1540 SALE 1783 1541 SALE 1297 1541 SALE 903 1541 SALE 700 1541 SALE 52 1541 PURCHASE 103 1541 PURCHASE 305 1541 PURCHASE 597 1541 PURCHASE 675 1541 PURCHASE 750 1541 PURCHASE 2652 1541 SALE 4996 1542 SALE 2104 1542 SALE 1194 1542 SALE 1000 1542 SALE 753 1542 SALE 626 1542 SALE 447 1542 PURCHASE 54 1542 PURCHASE 64 1542 PURCHASE 380 1542 PURCHASE 1036 1542 PURCHASE 2033 1542 PURCHASE 5832 1542 SALE 390 1543 PURCHASE 64 1543 PURCHASE 97 1543 PURCHASE 194 1543 PURCHASE 278 1543 PURCHASE 400 1543 PURCHASE 500 1543 PURCHASE 668 1543 PURCHASE 675 1543 PURCHASE 683 1543 PURCHASE 700 1543 PURCHASE 1000 1543 PURCHASE 1179 1543 PURCHASE 1550 1543 PURCHASE 1874 1543 PURCHASE 2200 1543 PURCHASE 3500 1543 PURCHASE 3595 1543 SALE 4602 1544 SALE 3329 1544 SALE 1516 1544 SALE 868 1544 PURCHASE 29 1544 PURCHASE 100 1544 PURCHASE 163 1544 PURCHASE 186 1544 PURCHASE 812 1544 PURCHASE 1200 1544 PURCHASE 2200 1544 PURCHASE 2705 1544 PURCHASE 3375 1544 PURCHASE 4371 1544 SALE 648 1545 SALE 600 1545 SALE 173 1545 SALE 124 1545 PURCHASE 1879 1545 PURCHASE 2000 1545 PURCHASE 4000 1545 SALE 574 1546 PURCHASE 500 1546 PURCHASE 555 1546 PURCHASE 675 1546 PURCHASE 785 1546 SALE 3683 1547 SALE 2165 1547 SALE 700 1547 SALE 395 1547 SALE 250 1547 PURCHASE 64 1547 PURCHASE 96 1547 PURCHASE 207 1547 PURCHASE 263 1547 PURCHASE 352 1547 PURCHASE 490 1547 PURCHASE 537 1547 PURCHASE 700 1547 PURCHASE 713 1547 PURCHASE 720 1547 PURCHASE 1130 1547 PURCHASE 1350 1547 PURCHASE 3500 1547 SALE 2048 1548 SALE 2000 1548 SALE 2000 1548 SALE 2000 1548 SALE 1614 1548 SALE 1352 1548 SALE 477 1548 SALE 122 1548 SALE 86 1548 PURCHASE 4868 1548 SALE 5700 1549 SALE 500 1549 SALE 140 1549 SALE 76 1549 PURCHASE 1702 1549 PURCHASE 729 1550 PURCHASE 1653 1550 SALE 1341 1552 SALE 800 1552 SALE 495 1552 PURCHASE 1305 1552 SALE 6557 1554 SALE 596 1554 PURCHASE 500 1554 PURCHASE 1501 1554 PURCHASE 5040 1554 PURCHASE 247 1555 PURCHASE 1621 1555 PURCHASE 1776 1555 PURCHASE 2846 1555 PURCHASE 6975 1555 SALE 1813 1556 PURCHASE 38 1556 PURCHASE 2167 1556 SALE 756 1559 SALE 438 1561 TOTAL PURCHASES 379,291 TOTAL SALES 376,900 (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 15 JANUARY 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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