29th Apr 2008 10:44
UBS AG (EPT)29 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 28 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 8,890,511 0.40% 4,230,239 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,890,511 0.40% 4,230,239 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) SALE 700 1834 pence PURCHASE 3850 1834 SALE 1264 1835 SALE 650 1835 SALE 648 1835 SALE 648 1835 SALE 640 1835 SALE 2410 1836 SALE 1190 1836 SALE 800 1836 SALE 602 1837 SALE 611 1840 SALE 389 1840 SALE 600 1841 PURCHASE 800 1841 SALE 640 1842 PURCHASE 300 1849 PURCHASE 1279 1849 SALE 1031 1850 SALE 936 1850 SALE 639 1850 SALE 564 1850 PURCHASE 1031 1850 SALE 649 1851 SALE 300 1852 SALE 1647 1854 SALE 300 1854 PURCHASE 700 1854 PURCHASE 806 1854 PURCHASE 900 1854 PURCHASE 1100 1854 SALE 1000 1855 SALE 806 1855 SALE 600 1855 SALE 300 1855 SALE 300 1859 SALE 300 1860 SALE 300 1861 PURCHASE 300 1861 SALE 1594 1862 SALE 885 1862 SALE 476 1862 PURCHASE 200 1862 PURCHASE 500 1862 PURCHASE 136 1863 PURCHASE 200 1863 PURCHASE 223 1863 PURCHASE 1204 1863 SALE 3169 1864 SALE 572 1864 SALE 68 1864 PURCHASE 400 1864 PURCHASE 700 1864 PURCHASE 218 1865 SALE 200 1867 PURCHASE 1190 1867 SALE 170 1868 PURCHASE 900 1868 SALE 809 1869 SALE 378 1869 SALE 103 1869 PURCHASE 59 1869 PURCHASE 600 1869 PURCHASE 699 1869 SALE 180 1870 SALE 800 1871 PURCHASE 50 1872 PURCHASE 226 1872 PURCHASE 300 1872 PURCHASE 741 1872 PURCHASE 790 1872 PURCHASE 824 1872 SALE 1090 1873 SALE 741 1873 SALE 167 1873 PURCHASE 623 1874 PURCHASE 900 1874 PURCHASE 1186 1874 PURCHASE 4713 1874 SALE 1000 1875 SALE 172 1875 PURCHASE 140 1875 PURCHASE 1300 1875 PURCHASE 1561 1875 SALE 5330 1876 SALE 89 1876 PURCHASE 51 1876 PURCHASE 367 1876 PURCHASE 387 1876 PURCHASE 500 1876 PURCHASE 581 1876 PURCHASE 1215 1876 PURCHASE 2296 1876 SALE 3518 1877 SALE 2663 1877 SALE 931 1877 SALE 800 1877 SALE 628 1877 SALE 587 1877 SALE 67 1877 PURCHASE 40 1877 PURCHASE 65 1877 PURCHASE 188 1877 PURCHASE 500 1877 PURCHASE 532 1877 PURCHASE 717 1877 PURCHASE 1590 1877 PURCHASE 1825 1877 PURCHASE 2929 1877 PURCHASE 9340 1877 SALE 2000 1878 SALE 848 1878 SALE 400 1878 SALE 200 1878 SALE 164 1878 SALE 81 1878 SALE 52 1878 PURCHASE 136 1878 PURCHASE 139 1878 PURCHASE 285 1878 PURCHASE 401 1878 PURCHASE 418 1878 PURCHASE 466 1878 PURCHASE 500 1878 PURCHASE 532 1878 PURCHASE 614 1878 PURCHASE 700 1878 PURCHASE 820 1878 PURCHASE 848 1878 PURCHASE 880 1878 PURCHASE 890 1878 PURCHASE 916 1878 PURCHASE 916 1878 PURCHASE 1006 1878 PURCHASE 1096 1878 PURCHASE 1145 1878 PURCHASE 1146 1878 PURCHASE 1150 1878 PURCHASE 1200 1878 PURCHASE 1300 1878 PURCHASE 1304 1878 PURCHASE 1731 1878 PURCHASE 1821 1878 PURCHASE 1823 1878 PURCHASE 1859 1878 PURCHASE 1988 1878 PURCHASE 2958 1878 PURCHASE 3474 1878 SALE 600 1879 SALE 357 1879 SALE 200 1879 PURCHASE 100 1879 PURCHASE 600 1879 PURCHASE 617 1879 SALE 3091 1880 SALE 1171 1880 PURCHASE 58 1880 PURCHASE 102 1880 PURCHASE 200 1880 PURCHASE 757 1880 SALE 803 1881 SALE 56 1881 PURCHASE 300 1881 PURCHASE 300 1881 PURCHASE 500 1881 PURCHASE 564 1881 PURCHASE 564 1881 PURCHASE 1018 1881 PURCHASE 1500 1881 SALE 500 1882 PURCHASE 408 1882 PURCHASE 607 1882 PURCHASE 1128 1882 PURCHASE 3000 1882 PURCHASE 3407 1882 SALE 200 1883 PURCHASE 280 1883 PURCHASE 320 1883 PURCHASE 462 1883 PURCHASE 966 1883 PURCHASE 1058 1883 PURCHASE 1280 1883 PURCHASE 1505 1883 SALE 640 1884 SALE 590 1884 SALE 300 1884 SALE 300 1884 PURCHASE 4583 1884 PURCHASE 1495 1885 SALE 178 1886 PURCHASE 106 1886 PURCHASE 147 1886 PURCHASE 200 1886 PURCHASE 400 1886 PURCHASE 458 1886 PURCHASE 661 1887 SALE 700 1888 PURCHASE 200 1889 PURCHASE 10000 1889 SALE 10000 1890 SALE 1573 1890 SALE 1300 1890 SALE 1045 1890 SALE 700 1890 SALE 694 1890 SALE 500 1890 SALE 500 1890 PURCHASE 700 1890 PURCHASE 974 1890 PURCHASE 1000 1890 PURCHASE 1034 1890 PURCHASE 1045 1890 SALE 1034 1891 SALE 300 1891 SALE 200 1891 SALE 156 1891 PURCHASE 57 1892 PURCHASE 324 1892 PURCHASE 650 1892 PURCHASE 800 1892 PURCHASE 900 1892 PURCHASE 1230 1892 PURCHASE 1239 1892 PURCHASE 2044 1892 PURCHASE 1831 1893 PURCHASE 2365 1893 PURCHASE 2597 1893 PURCHASE 1479 1894 PURCHASE 2885 1894 SALE 200 1896 SALE 700 1834 PURCHASE 3850 1834 SALE 1264 1835 SALE 650 1835 SALE 648 1835 SALE 648 1835 SALE 640 1835 SALE 2410 1836 SALE 1190 1836 SALE 800 1836 SALE 602 1837 SALE 611 1840 SALE 389 1840 SALE 600 1841 PURCHASE 800 1841 SALE 640 1842 PURCHASE 300 1849 PURCHASE 1279 1849 SALE 1031 1850 SALE 936 1850 SALE 639 1850 SALE 564 1850 PURCHASE 1031 1850 SALE 649 1851 SALE 300 1852 SALE 1647 1854 SALE 300 1854 PURCHASE 700 1854 PURCHASE 806 1854 PURCHASE 900 1854 PURCHASE 1100 1854 SALE 1000 1855 SALE 806 1855 SALE 600 1855 SALE 300 1855 SALE 300 1859 SALE 300 1860 SALE 300 1861 PURCHASE 300 1861 SALE 1594 1862 SALE 885 1862 SALE 476 1862 PURCHASE 200 1862 PURCHASE 500 1862 PURCHASE 136 1863 PURCHASE 200 1863 PURCHASE 223 1863 PURCHASE 1204 1863 SALE 3169 1864 SALE 572 1864 SALE 68 1864 PURCHASE 400 1864 PURCHASE 700 1864 PURCHASE 218 1865 SALE 200 1867 PURCHASE 1190 1867 SALE 170 1868 PURCHASE 900 1868 SALE 809 1869 SALE 378 1869 SALE 103 1869 PURCHASE 59 1869 PURCHASE 600 1869 PURCHASE 699 1869 SALE 180 1870 SALE 800 1871 PURCHASE 50 1872 PURCHASE 226 1872 PURCHASE 300 1872 PURCHASE 741 1872 PURCHASE 790 1872 PURCHASE 824 1872 SALE 1090 1873 SALE 741 1873 SALE 167 1873 PURCHASE 623 1874 PURCHASE 900 1874 PURCHASE 1186 1874 PURCHASE 4713 1874 SALE 1000 1875 SALE 172 1875 PURCHASE 140 1875 PURCHASE 1300 1875 PURCHASE 1561 1875 SALE 5330 1876 SALE 89 1876 PURCHASE 51 1876 PURCHASE 367 1876 PURCHASE 387 1876 PURCHASE 500 1876 PURCHASE 581 1876 PURCHASE 1215 1876 PURCHASE 2296 1876 SALE 3518 1877 SALE 2663 1877 SALE 931 1877 SALE 800 1877 SALE 628 1877 SALE 587 1877 SALE 67 1877 PURCHASE 40 1877 PURCHASE 65 1877 PURCHASE 188 1877 PURCHASE 500 1877 PURCHASE 532 1877 PURCHASE 717 1877 PURCHASE 1590 1877 PURCHASE 1825 1877 PURCHASE 2929 1877 PURCHASE 9340 1877 SALE 2000 1878 SALE 848 1878 SALE 400 1878 SALE 200 1878 SALE 164 1878 SALE 81 1878 SALE 52 1878 PURCHASE 136 1878 PURCHASE 139 1878 PURCHASE 285 1878 PURCHASE 401 1878 PURCHASE 418 1878 PURCHASE 466 1878 PURCHASE 500 1878 PURCHASE 532 1878 PURCHASE 614 1878 PURCHASE 700 1878 PURCHASE 820 1878 PURCHASE 848 1878 PURCHASE 880 1878 PURCHASE 890 1878 PURCHASE 916 1878 PURCHASE 916 1878 PURCHASE 1006 1878 PURCHASE 1096 1878 PURCHASE 1145 1878 PURCHASE 1146 1878 PURCHASE 1150 1878 PURCHASE 1200 1878 PURCHASE 1300 1878 PURCHASE 1304 1878 PURCHASE 1731 1878 PURCHASE 1821 1878 PURCHASE 1823 1878 PURCHASE 1859 1878 PURCHASE 1988 1878 PURCHASE 2958 1878 PURCHASE 3474 1878 SALE 600 1879 SALE 357 1879 SALE 200 1879 PURCHASE 100 1879 PURCHASE 600 1879 PURCHASE 617 1879 SALE 3091 1880 SALE 1171 1880 PURCHASE 58 1880 PURCHASE 102 1880 PURCHASE 200 1880 PURCHASE 757 1880 SALE 803 1881 SALE 56 1881 PURCHASE 300 1881 PURCHASE 300 1881 PURCHASE 500 1881 PURCHASE 564 1881 PURCHASE 564 1881 PURCHASE 1018 1881 PURCHASE 1500 1881 SALE 500 1882 PURCHASE 408 1882 PURCHASE 607 1882 PURCHASE 1128 1882 PURCHASE 3000 1882 PURCHASE 3407 1882 SALE 200 1883 PURCHASE 280 1883 PURCHASE 320 1883 PURCHASE 462 1883 PURCHASE 966 1883 PURCHASE 1058 1883 PURCHASE 1280 1883 PURCHASE 1505 1883 SALE 640 1884 SALE 590 1884 SALE 300 1884 SALE 300 1884 PURCHASE 4583 1884 PURCHASE 1495 1885 SALE 178 1886 PURCHASE 106 1886 PURCHASE 147 1886 PURCHASE 200 1886 PURCHASE 400 1886 PURCHASE 458 1886 PURCHASE 661 1887 SALE 700 1888 PURCHASE 200 1889 PURCHASE 10000 1889 SALE 10000 1890 SALE 1573 1890 SALE 1300 1890 SALE 1045 1890 SALE 700 1890 SALE 694 1890 SALE 500 1890 SALE 500 1890 PURCHASE 700 1890 PURCHASE 974 1890 PURCHASE 1000 1890 PURCHASE 1034 1890 PURCHASE 1045 1890 SALE 1034 1891 SALE 300 1891 SALE 200 1891 SALE 156 1891 PURCHASE 57 1892 PURCHASE 324 1892 PURCHASE 650 1892 PURCHASE 800 1892 PURCHASE 900 1892 PURCHASE 1230 1892 PURCHASE 1239 1892 PURCHASE 2044 1892 PURCHASE 1831 1893 PURCHASE 2365 1893 PURCHASE 2597 1893 PURCHASE 1479 1894 PURCHASE 2885 1894 SALE 200 1896 TOTAL PURCHASES 152,239 TOTAL SALES 80,284 (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 29 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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