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UBS AG (EPT)25 March 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 20 MARCH 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 8,597,680 0.39% 4,030,908 0.18%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,597,680 0.39% 4,030,908 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) PURCHASE 1000 1355 pence PURCHASE 4000 1355 PURCHASE 51 1356 PURCHASE 139 1356 PURCHASE 325 1356 PURCHASE 515 1356 SALE 2436 1360 SALE 4205 1361 PURCHASE 14 1361 PURCHASE 200 1361 PURCHASE 206 1361 PURCHASE 230 1361 PURCHASE 400 1361 PURCHASE 1600 1361 PURCHASE 13313 1361 SALE 1184 1362 SALE 426 1362 PURCHASE 355 1364 PURCHASE 2405 1364 PURCHASE 3500 1364 PURCHASE 100 1366 PURCHASE 273 1366 PURCHASE 325 1366 PURCHASE 380 1366 PURCHASE 821 1366 PURCHASE 825 1366 PURCHASE 827 1366 PURCHASE 949 1366 PURCHASE 1050 1366 PURCHASE 1167 1366 PURCHASE 1183 1366 PURCHASE 1500 1366 PURCHASE 1562 1366 PURCHASE 1574 1366 PURCHASE 1781 1366 PURCHASE 2143 1366 PURCHASE 150000 1366.9933 SALE 7315 1367 PURCHASE 30 1367 PURCHASE 31 1367 PURCHASE 100 1367 PURCHASE 356 1367 PURCHASE 500 1367 PURCHASE 800 1367 PURCHASE 1200 1367 PURCHASE 1660 1367 PURCHASE 3000 1367 PURCHASE 4200 1367 SALE 1546 1368 SALE 1512 1368 SALE 213 1368 PURCHASE 14 1368 PURCHASE 148 1368 PURCHASE 156 1368 PURCHASE 200 1368 PURCHASE 287 1368 PURCHASE 299 1368 PURCHASE 500 1368 PURCHASE 564 1368 PURCHASE 564 1368 PURCHASE 585 1368 PURCHASE 1167 1368 PURCHASE 1379 1368 PURCHASE 1522 1368 PURCHASE 1546 1368 PURCHASE 2365 1368 PURCHASE 2630 1368 PURCHASE 3478 1368 PURCHASE 5000 1368 PURCHASE 6107 1368 PURCHASE 13312 1368 SALE 1444 1369 SALE 936 1369 SALE 124 1369 SALE 100 1369 PURCHASE 454 1369 PURCHASE 1328 1369 PURCHASE 1462 1369 SALE 240 1370 PURCHASE 5967 1370 SALE 5655 1371 SALE 595 1371 SALE 1 1371 PURCHASE 510 1371 PURCHASE 379 1372 PURCHASE 379 1372 PURCHASE 510 1372 PURCHASE 838 1372 PURCHASE 1100 1372 PURCHASE 1468 1372 PURCHASE 2000 1372 PURCHASE 2344 1372 PURCHASE 2920 1372 PURCHASE 4 1373 PURCHASE 53 1373 PURCHASE 100 1373 PURCHASE 152 1373 PURCHASE 1100 1373 PURCHASE 1201 1373 PURCHASE 4146 1373 SALE 5000 1374 SALE 2974 1374 SALE 2500 1374 SALE 2100 1374 SALE 2093 1374 SALE 1715 1374 SALE 330 1374 SALE 300 1374 SALE 200 1374 SALE 133 1374 SALE 4838 1375 SALE 3961 1375 SALE 3454 1375 SALE 1540 1375 SALE 1500 1375 SALE 1000 1375 SALE 290 1375 SALE 194 1375 PURCHASE 6400 1375 SALE 11195 1376 SALE 6496 1376 SALE 5186 1376 SALE 5000 1376 SALE 4035 1376 SALE 3806 1376 SALE 3688 1376 SALE 2700 1376 SALE 2000 1376 SALE 1608 1376 SALE 1339 1376 SALE 1167 1376 SALE 1024 1376 SALE 979 1376 SALE 825 1376 SALE 598 1376 SALE 564 1376 SALE 560 1376 SALE 400 1376 SALE 207 1376 SALE 107 1376 PURCHASE 379 1376 PURCHASE 379 1376 PURCHASE 671 1376 PURCHASE 800 1376 PURCHASE 1100 1376 PURCHASE 1200 1376 PURCHASE 1663 1376 PURCHASE 4520 1376 PURCHASE 4520 1376 SALE 2700 1377 SALE 2474 1377 SALE 1564 1377 SALE 956 1377 PURCHASE 359 1377 PURCHASE 379 1377 PURCHASE 510 1377 PURCHASE 1569 1377 PURCHASE 1660 1377 PURCHASE 2198 1377 PURCHASE 2622 1377 PURCHASE 7930 1377 SALE 6194 1378 SALE 1425 1378 SALE 1259 1378 SALE 1259 1378 SALE 535 1378 SALE 458 1378 SALE 300 1378 SALE 237 1378 PURCHASE 194 1378 PURCHASE 422 1378 PURCHASE 948 1378 PURCHASE 1100 1378 PURCHASE 2700 1378 PURCHASE 3000 1378 SALE 1043 1379 SALE 344 1379 PURCHASE 415 1379 PURCHASE 2646 1379 SALE 2279 1380 SALE 1500 1380 SALE 1420 1380 SALE 1000 1380 SALE 1000 1380 SALE 951 1380 SALE 825 1380 SALE 564 1380 SALE 130 1380 SALE 96 1380 PURCHASE 379 1380 PURCHASE 4664 1380 SALE 1700 1381 SALE 889 1381 SALE 833 1381 SALE 399 1381 SALE 103 1381 PURCHASE 334 1381 PURCHASE 380 1381 PURCHASE 810 1381 PURCHASE 1000 1381 PURCHASE 1584 1381 PURCHASE 1875 1381 PURCHASE 2120 1381 PURCHASE 2686 1381 PURCHASE 2700 1381 SALE 5000 1382 SALE 4050 1382 SALE 878 1382 PURCHASE 500 1382 PURCHASE 564 1382 PURCHASE 1500 1382 SALE 150000 1382.3201 PURCHASE 200000 1382.8421 SALE 5051 1383 SALE 1762 1383 SALE 1600 1383 SALE 1372 1383 SALE 1100 1383 SALE 916 1383 SALE 902 1383 SALE 880 1383 SALE 648 1383 SALE 619 1383 SALE 600 1383 SALE 530 1383 SALE 520 1383 SALE 500 1383 SALE 203 1383 SALE 43 1383 SALE 1673 1384 SALE 1660 1384 SALE 877 1384 SALE 875 1384 SALE 823 1384 SALE 785 1384 SALE 564 1384 SALE 564 1384 PURCHASE 416 1384 PURCHASE 548 1384 PURCHASE 700 1384 PURCHASE 800 1384 PURCHASE 1000 1384 PURCHASE 1000 1384 PURCHASE 3871 1384 SALE 9058 1385 SALE 3000 1385 SALE 2932 1385 SALE 2775 1385 SALE 1167 1385 SALE 605 1385 SALE 234 1385 PURCHASE 96 1385 PURCHASE 523 1385 PURCHASE 605 1385 PURCHASE 1457 1385 SALE 33264 1385.12999 SALE 4000 1386 SALE 3236 1386 SALE 2914 1386 SALE 2757 1386 SALE 1727 1386 SALE 1500 1386 SALE 1000 1386 SALE 1000 1386 PURCHASE 320 1386 PURCHASE 541 1386 PURCHASE 564 1386 PURCHASE 579 1386 PURCHASE 2630 1386 PURCHASE 3065 1386 PURCHASE 4428 1386 SALE 9235 1387 SALE 551 1387 SALE 430 1387 PURCHASE 83 1387 PURCHASE 180 1387 PURCHASE 379 1387 PURCHASE 473 1387 PURCHASE 500 1387 PURCHASE 500 1387 PURCHASE 596 1387 PURCHASE 1000 1387 PURCHASE 1000 1387 PURCHASE 1051 1387 PURCHASE 1729 1387 PURCHASE 2500 1387 PURCHASE 2722 1387 PURCHASE 2949 1387 PURCHASE 3298 1387 PURCHASE 123973 1387.879998 SALE 3215 1388 SALE 1334 1388 SALE 974 1388 SALE 500 1388 SALE 11 1388 PURCHASE 600 1388 PURCHASE 1900 1388 PURCHASE 3277 1388 PURCHASE 50000 1388.013 PURCHASE 300 1389 PURCHASE 333 1389 PURCHASE 795 1389 PURCHASE 827 1389 PURCHASE 1455 1389 PURCHASE 1497 1389 PURCHASE 4616 1389 SALE 7896 1390 SALE 7704 1390 SALE 1723 1390 SALE 1000 1390 SALE 407 1390 PURCHASE 350 1390 SALE 500 1391 PURCHASE 132 1391 PURCHASE 277 1391 SALE 5000 1392 SALE 3273 1392 SALE 3015 1392 SALE 1230 1392 SALE 230 1392 SALE 40 1392 PURCHASE 130 1392 PURCHASE 175 1392 PURCHASE 2917 1392 SALE 2500 1393 SALE 1000 1393 SALE 725 1393 PURCHASE 810 1393 PURCHASE 2414 1393 PURCHASE 2000 1394 SALE 1416 1395 SALE 1129 1395 SALE 827 1395 SALE 533 1395 SALE 467 1395 SALE 205 1395 SALE 184 1395 SALE 165 1395 PURCHASE 276 1395 PURCHASE 50000 1395 PURCHASE 15000 1395 SALE 3188 1396 SALE 1600 1396 SALE 1100 1396 SALE 600 1396 SALE 472 1396 SALE 144 1396 SALE 143 1396 SALE 125 1396 SALE 52 1396 SALE 3 1396 PURCHASE 136 1396 PURCHASE 206 1396 PURCHASE 800 1396 PURCHASE 1427 1396 PURCHASE 1525 1396 PURCHASE 1782 1396 PURCHASE 1900 1396 SALE 3381 1397 SALE 721 1397 SALE 700 1397 SALE 417 1397 SALE 350 1397 SALE 305 1397 PURCHASE 852 1397 PURCHASE 900 1397 PURCHASE 985 1397 PURCHASE 2000 1397 PURCHASE 2314 1397 SALE 1055 1398 SALE 502 1398 SALE 491 1398 SALE 291 1398 PURCHASE 1 1398 PURCHASE 40 1398 PURCHASE 148 1398 PURCHASE 187 1398 PURCHASE 360 1398 PURCHASE 360 1398 PURCHASE 552 1398 PURCHASE 552 1398 PURCHASE 745 1398 PURCHASE 1138 1398 PURCHASE 50000 1398.9488 SALE 2633 1399 SALE 2000 1399 SALE 1999 1399 SALE 1600 1399 SALE 1600 1399 SALE 1550 1399 SALE 1100 1399 SALE 1000 1399 SALE 357 1399 SALE 240 1399 SALE 146 1399 SALE 114 1399 PURCHASE 193 1399 PURCHASE 302 1399 PURCHASE 421 1399 PURCHASE 632 1399 PURCHASE 700 1399 PURCHASE 900 1399 PURCHASE 1600 1399 PURCHASE 1700 1399 SALE 6306 1400 SALE 2700 1400 SALE 989 1400 SALE 693 1400 SALE 354 1400 SALE 311 1400 SALE 270 1400 PURCHASE 250 1400 PURCHASE 2150 1400 SALE 4000 1401 SALE 3800 1401 SALE 100 1401 PURCHASE 17 1401 PURCHASE 100 1401 PURCHASE 250 1401 PURCHASE 250 1401 PURCHASE 483 1401 PURCHASE 500 1401 PURCHASE 2839 1401 SALE 800 1402 SALE 100 1402 PURCHASE 44 1402 PURCHASE 250 1402 PURCHASE 2506 1402 TOTAL PURCHASES 939,362 TOTAL SALES 513,960 (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 25 MARCH 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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