29th Feb 2008 11:49
UBS AG (EPT)29 February 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 FEBRUARY 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 9,437,497 0.43% 7,275,484 0.33%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,437,497 0.43% 7,275,484 0.33% (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 1082 1641 pence SALE 163 1641 PURCHASE 3306 1642 PURCHASE 539 1642 SALE 243 1642 SALE 1000 1642 SALE 800 1642 SALE 256 1642 SALE 85 1642.5 PURCHASE 461 1643 PURCHASE 537 1643 PURCHASE 1081 1643 PURCHASE 1807 1643 PURCHASE 554 1643 SALE 384 1643 SALE 140 1643 SALE 143 1643 PURCHASE 143 1643 PURCHASE 1747 1643 SALE 303 1643 SALE 2316 1643 SALE 83 1643 SALE 201 1643 SALE 1290 1643 SALE 3164 1643 PURCHASE 81 1644 PURCHASE 730 1644 PURCHASE 649 1644 PURCHASE 800 1644 PURCHASE 800 1644 PURCHASE 884 1644 PURCHASE 24 1644 PURCHASE 119 1644 PURCHASE 3530 1644 SALE 172 1644 SALE 2174 1644 PURCHASE 930 1644 PURCHASE 200 1644 PURCHASE 500 1644 PURCHASE 1000 1644 SALE 1601 1644 PURCHASE 2621 1645 PURCHASE 641 1645 PURCHASE 1623 1645 PURCHASE 154 1645 PURCHASE 1000 1645 SALE 519 1645 SALE 880 1645 SALE 4000 1645 SALE 132 1645 PURCHASE 6079 1645 PURCHASE 4821 1645 PURCHASE 300 1645 SALE 886 1645 SALE 1887 1645 SALE 2000 1645 SALE 660 1645 SALE 700 1645 SALE 3 1645 SALE 715 1645 SALE 2407 1645 SALE 5000 1645 SALE 187 1645 SALE 82 1645.5 PURCHASE 750 1646 PURCHASE 636 1646 PURCHASE 2889 1646 PURCHASE 1813 1646 PURCHASE 126 1646 PURCHASE 159 1646 PURCHASE 423 1646 PURCHASE 300 1646 PURCHASE 1685 1646 PURCHASE 885 1646 PURCHASE 512 1646 SALE 1170 1646 SALE 1000 1646 SALE 1000 1646 SALE 1000 1646 SALE 700 1646 SALE 924 1646 SALE 1080 1646 PURCHASE 1197 1646 PURCHASE 700 1646 PURCHASE 1056 1646 PURCHASE 1000 1646 PURCHASE 200 1646 PURCHASE 1000 1646 PURCHASE 1000 1646 PURCHASE 4203 1646 PURCHASE 1025 1646 PURCHASE 100 1646 PURCHASE 800 1646 PURCHASE 4000 1646 PURCHASE 1250 1646 PURCHASE 640 1646 SALE 86 1646.5 PURCHASE 1168 1647 SALE 3784 1647 SALE 734 1647 SALE 945 1647 SALE 763 1647 SALE 82 1647 SALE 82 1647 PURCHASE 504 1647 PURCHASE 944 1647 PURCHASE 451 1647 PURCHASE 2839 1647 PURCHASE 259 1647 PURCHASE 164 1647 PURCHASE 880 1647 SALE 98 1647.5 PURCHASE 408 1648 PURCHASE 990 1648 PURCHASE 725 1648 SALE 551 1648 SALE 571 1648 PURCHASE 2766 1648 PURCHASE 1106 1648 PURCHASE 887 1648 SALE 800 1648 SALE 1500 1648 PURCHASE 700 1648 PURCHASE 880 1648 PURCHASE 200 1648 PURCHASE 100 1648 PURCHASE 800 1648 SALE 1454 1648 SALE 391 1648 PURCHASE 800 1648 SALE 2062 1648 SALE 142 1648 PURCHASE 920 1649 PURCHASE 1058 1649 PURCHASE 402 1649 PURCHASE 402 1649 PURCHASE 480 1649 PURCHASE 74 1649 PURCHASE 699 1649 PURCHASE 900 1649 PURCHASE 1182 1649 PURCHASE 600 1649 PURCHASE 301 1649 PURCHASE 1500 1649 PURCHASE 300 1649 SALE 4061 1649 SALE 888 1649 SALE 223 1649 SALE 1000 1649 SALE 1125 1649 PURCHASE 2007 1649 PURCHASE 1000 1650 PURCHASE 1000 1650 PURCHASE 558 1650 PURCHASE 800 1650 PURCHASE 400 1650 PURCHASE 1298 1650 SALE 3950 1650 SALE 1625 1650 SALE 254 1650 SALE 1748 1650 SALE 2209 1650 SALE 1354 1650 SALE 1616 1650 SALE 1186 1650 PURCHASE 719 1650 SALE 1262 1650 SALE 2716 1650 SALE 1416 1650 PURCHASE 100 1650 PURCHASE 2200 1650 PURCHASE 583 1650 PURCHASE 100 1650 PURCHASE 1250 1650 PURCHASE 147 1650 SALE 1000 1650 SALE 200 1650 SALE 1250 1650 SALE 1694 1650 PURCHASE 2000 1650 PURCHASE 108 1650 SALE 1215 1651 SALE 1000 1651 SALE 1360 1651 SALE 1770 1651 SALE 546 1651 PURCHASE 425 1651 SALE 508 1651 SALE 51 1651 PURCHASE 300 1651 PURCHASE 200 1651 PURCHASE 1050 1651 PURCHASE 92 1651 PURCHASE 2000 1651 PURCHASE 2500 1651 SALE 1250 1651 PURCHASE 2000 1652 SALE 269 1652 SALE 500 1652 SALE 800 1652 SALE 2274 1652 SALE 1504 1652 SALE 2122 1652 SALE 800 1652 PURCHASE 1520 1652 SALE 890 1652 SALE 4000 1652 SALE 1500 1652 PURCHASE 1200 1652 PURCHASE 100 1652 PURCHASE 2330 1652 PURCHASE 36967 1652 SALE 152 1652 PURCHASE 1400 1653 PURCHASE 1000 1653 PURCHASE 200 1653 PURCHASE 388 1653 PURCHASE 283 1653 PURCHASE 273 1653 PURCHASE 1009 1653 PURCHASE 3 1653 PURCHASE 2500 1653 PURCHASE 200 1653 PURCHASE 800 1653 PURCHASE 300 1653 PURCHASE 718 1653 PURCHASE 206 1653 PURCHASE 1517 1653 PURCHASE 2405 1653 SALE 216 1653 SALE 2800 1653 SALE 216 1653 SALE 63 1653 SALE 888 1653 PURCHASE 1554 1653 PURCHASE 1000 1653 PURCHASE 3150 1653 SALE 95 1653.5 PURCHASE 800 1654 SALE 1116 1654 SALE 2655 1654 SALE 1550 1654 PURCHASE 911 1654 PURCHASE 233 1654 SALE 98 1654 SALE 938 1654 SALE 1364 1654 SALE 154 1654 SALE 200 1654 SALE 2094 1654 SALE 6 1654 PURCHASE 322 1654 PURCHASE 118 1654 PURCHASE 1270 1654 PURCHASE 1192 1654 PURCHASE 1192 1654 PURCHASE 468 1654 PURCHASE 126 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 484 1654 SALE 465 1654 SALE 1828 1654 SALE 2142 1654 SALE 198 1654 SALE 2753 1654 SALE 235 1654 SALE 204 1654 SALE 198 1654 SALE 60 1654 SALE 198 1654 SALE 359 1654 SALE 541 1654 PURCHASE 1895 1654 SALE 2303 1654 SALE 1598 1654 SALE 212 1654 SALE 2038 1654 SALE 1000 1654 SALE 1561 1654 SALE 1538 1654 SALE 2270 1654 SALE 1000 1654 SALE 1388 1654 PURCHASE 355 1654 PURCHASE 5000 1654 PURCHASE 4068 1654 PURCHASE 1000 1654 PURCHASE 1250 1654 PURCHASE 449 1654 PURCHASE 1510 1654 SALE 1000 1654 SALE 1000 1654 SALE 1000 1654 SALE 1417 1654 PURCHASE 1517 1654 PURCHASE 700 1655 PURCHASE 804 1655 PURCHASE 25 1655 PURCHASE 222 1655 PURCHASE 54 1655 PURCHASE 1500 1655 SALE 240 1655 SALE 1054 1655 SALE 1605 1655 SALE 660 1655 PURCHASE 208 1655 PURCHASE 200 1655 PURCHASE 833 1655 PURCHASE 800 1655 PURCHASE 780 1655 PURCHASE 42 1655 PURCHASE 1858 1655 PURCHASE 4345 1655 PURCHASE 500 1655 PURCHASE 800 1655 PURCHASE 1100 1655 PURCHASE 100 1655 PURCHASE 142 1655 PURCHASE 2490 1655 SALE 9063 1655 SALE 9 1655 PURCHASE 5000 1655 PURCHASE 414 1655 PURCHASE 2647 1655 PURCHASE 1250 1655 PURCHASE 302 1655 SALE 3677 1655 SALE 1865 1655 SALE 2519 1655 PURCHASE 74 1655 SALE 3756 1655 PURCHASE 158 1655 PURCHASE 226 1655 PURCHASE 970 1655 PURCHASE 336 1655 PURCHASE 609 1655 SALE 89 1655.5 SALE 803 1656 SALE 648 1656 SALE 650 1656 SALE 397 1656 SALE 1640 1656 SALE 479 1656 SALE 1582 1656 SALE 938 1656 SALE 656 1656 PURCHASE 1400 1656 SALE 1400 1656 SALE 110 1656 SALE 474 1656 PURCHASE 696 1656 PURCHASE 604 1656 PURCHASE 854 1656 PURCHASE 281 1656 PURCHASE 39 1656 PURCHASE 230 1656 PURCHASE 130 1656 SALE 2892 1656 SALE 142 1656 SALE 722 1656 SALE 2000 1656 SALE 1200 1656 SALE 700 1656 SALE 1250 1656 SALE 109 1656 SALE 173 1656 SALE 130 1656 SALE 1000 1656 SALE 671 1656 SALE 1000 1656 PURCHASE 2040 1656 SALE 2835 1656 PURCHASE 1007 1656 SALE 304 1656 SALE 1250 1656 PURCHASE 1538 1656 PURCHASE 4000 1656 PURCHASE 2035 1656 SALE 1525 1657 SALE 1616 1657 SALE 1000 1657 PURCHASE 1999 1657 PURCHASE 1 1657 SALE 1607 1657 SALE 2000 1657 PURCHASE 1705 1657 PURCHASE 797 1657 PURCHASE 3000 1657 PURCHASE 1000 1657 PURCHASE 1578 1657 PURCHASE 1707 1657 PURCHASE 220 1657 SALE 1000 1657 SALE 220 1657 SALE 2219 1657 SALE 900 1657 PURCHASE 135 1657 PURCHASE 2000 1657 PURCHASE 1126 1657 PURCHASE 1054 1657 SALE 89 1657 SALE 55 1657 SALE 1572 1657 PURCHASE 241 1657 PURCHASE 301 1657 PURCHASE 1000 1657 PURCHASE 1000 1657 PURCHASE 700 1657 PURCHASE 32 1657 PURCHASE 4000 1657 PURCHASE 1000 1657 PURCHASE 100 1657 SALE 1000 1657 SALE 1245 1657 SALE 1000 1657 SALE 4124 1657 SALE 197 1657 SALE 712 1657 SALE 624 1658 SALE 1956 1658 SALE 3467 1658 SALE 400 1658 SALE 190 1658 SALE 190 1658 SALE 800 1658 SALE 921 1658 SALE 2977 1658 SALE 1090 1658 SALE 1579 1658 SALE 601 1658 SALE 463 1658 PURCHASE 880 1658 PURCHASE 880 1658 PURCHASE 500 1658 PURCHASE 3054 1658 PURCHASE 800 1658 PURCHASE 418 1658 PURCHASE 492 1658 PURCHASE 220 1658 PURCHASE 399 1658 PURCHASE 350 1658 PURCHASE 4208 1658 PURCHASE 500 1658 SALE 1173 1658 SALE 1541 1658 SALE 1000 1658 SALE 2576 1658 SALE 1000 1658 SALE 1757 1658 SALE 1530 1658 SALE 1969 1658 SALE 1602 1658 SALE 150 1658 PURCHASE 1205 1658 PURCHASE 873 1658 PURCHASE 1205 1658 SALE 2061 1658 SALE 68 1658 SALE 1000 1658 PURCHASE 602 1658 PURCHASE 1000 1658 PURCHASE 1138 1658 PURCHASE 131 1658 SALE 5500 1658 SALE 2064 1658 SALE 783 1658 SALE 700 1658 SALE 529 1658 SALE 1379 1658 SALE 459 1658 SALE 1506 1658 PURCHASE 500 1658 PURCHASE 1000 1658 PURCHASE 78 1658 PURCHASE 500 1658 PURCHASE 98 1658 SALE 83 1658.5 SALE 89 1658.5 SALE 800 1659 SALE 1000 1659 SALE 800 1659 SALE 3400 1659 SALE 2455 1659 SALE 486 1659 SALE 1850 1659 SALE 185 1659 PURCHASE 818 1659 PURCHASE 29 1659 PURCHASE 200 1659 PURCHASE 800 1659 SALE 400 1659 SALE 1619 1659 SALE 2167 1659 SALE 476 1659 SALE 1543 1659 PURCHASE 42 1659 PURCHASE 315 1659 PURCHASE 70 1659 PURCHASE 800 1659 PURCHASE 100 1659 PURCHASE 3000 1659 PURCHASE 316 1659 SALE 1000 1659 SALE 1000 1659 SALE 1700 1659 SALE 532 1659 SALE 1343 1659 PURCHASE 708 1659 PURCHASE 880 1659 PURCHASE 880 1659 PURCHASE 678 1659 PURCHASE 500 1659 PURCHASE 540 1659 PURCHASE 287 1659 PURCHASE 675 1659 PURCHASE 500 1659 PURCHASE 869 1659 SALE 4111 1659 PURCHASE 887 1659 PURCHASE 401 1659 PURCHASE 166 1659 PURCHASE 835 1659 PURCHASE 169 1659 SALE 651 1659 SALE 1655 1659 SALE 1645 1659 SALE 1850 1659 SALE 1125 1659 SALE 2766 1659 PURCHASE 400 1659 PURCHASE 964 1659 PURCHASE 1800 1659 PURCHASE 190 1659 SALE 285 1659 SALE 1000 1659 SALE 2533 1659 SALE 700 1659 SALE 1545 1659 PURCHASE 879 1659 PURCHASE 1026 1659 PURCHASE 500 1659 PURCHASE 440 1659 PURCHASE 220 1659 PURCHASE 1000 1659 PURCHASE 660 1659 PURCHASE 1100 1659 PURCHASE 1800 1659 PURCHASE 267 1659 PURCHASE 2891 1659 PURCHASE 1069 1659 PURCHASE 3440 1659 PURCHASE 716 1659 PURCHASE 535 1659 PURCHASE 629 1659 PURCHASE 1250 1659 PURCHASE 2471 1659 SALE 2627 1659 SALE 1547 1659 SALE 1379 1659 SALE 112 1659 SALE 183 1659 SALE 749 1659 PURCHASE 638 1659 PURCHASE 300 1659 PURCHASE 3780 1659 SALE 448 1659 SALE 1464 1659 SALE 269 1659 PURCHASE 1182 1659 PURCHASE 100 1659 PURCHASE 483 1659 SALE 83 1659.5 SALE 301 1660 SALE 1000 1660 SALE 698 1660 SALE 3249 1660 SALE 900 1660 PURCHASE 918 1660 PURCHASE 1000 1660 PURCHASE 800 1660 PURCHASE 256 1660 PURCHASE 200 1660 PURCHASE 200 1660 SALE 4000 1660 SALE 457 1660 SALE 1353 1660 PURCHASE 4500 1660 PURCHASE 232 1660 PURCHASE 4304 1660 PURCHASE 1294 1660 PURCHASE 800 1660 PURCHASE 415 1660 PURCHASE 303 1660 SALE 539 1660 PURCHASE 2472 1660 PURCHASE 5000 1660 PURCHASE 1804 1660 PURCHASE 128 1660 PURCHASE 2417 1660 PURCHASE 1205 1660 PURCHASE 375 1660 PURCHASE 1205 1660 PURCHASE 462 1660 PURCHASE 951 1660 PURCHASE 150 1660 PURCHASE 1250 1660 PURCHASE 1000 1660 PURCHASE 124 1660 PURCHASE 1000 1660 PURCHASE 1500 1660 PURCHASE 200 1660 PURCHASE 425 1660 SALE 1000 1660 SALE 27 1660 PURCHASE 2872 1660 PURCHASE 1027 1660 SALE 555 1660 SALE 2308 1660 SALE 81 1660.5 PURCHASE 2700 1661 SALE 520 1661 PURCHASE 796 1661 PURCHASE 2000 1661 PURCHASE 1900 1661 SALE 483 1661 SALE 5400 1661 SALE 1000 1661 PURCHASE 940 1661 SALE 472 1661 SALE 2634 1661 PURCHASE 3772 1661 PURCHASE 900 1661 PURCHASE 100 1661 SALE 1831 1661 SALE 265 1661 SALE 1000 1661 SALE 1660 1661 PURCHASE 315 1661 PURCHASE 1100 1661 PURCHASE 830 1661 SALE 1545 1661 SALE 1213 1661 PURCHASE 400 1661 PURCHASE 5400 1661 SALE 1534 1661 PURCHASE 900 1661 PURCHASE 493 1661 PURCHASE 2500 1661 PURCHASE 1438 1661 PURCHASE 100 1661 PURCHASE 1000 1661 SALE 830 1661 SALE 906 1662 PURCHASE 1200 1662 SALE 700 1662 SALE 600 1662 SALE 1438 1662 SALE 1410 1662 SALE 962 1662 SALE 2475 1662 SALE 633 1662 PURCHASE 174 1662 PURCHASE 75 1662 PURCHASE 161 1662 SALE 1438 1662 PURCHASE 293 1662 PURCHASE 623 1662 PURCHASE 1400 1662 PURCHASE 1022 1662 SALE 1419 1662 SALE 1822 1662 SALE 161 1662 SALE 1282 1662 SALE 484 1662 SALE 1373 1662 SALE 681 1662 SALE 2410 1662 PURCHASE 54 1662 PURCHASE 400 1662 PURCHASE 200 1662 PURCHASE 924 1662 PURCHASE 8 1662 PURCHASE 1128 1662 PURCHASE 1322 1662 PURCHASE 5000 1663 SALE 1452 1663 SALE 3705 1663 SALE 1830 1663 SALE 488 1663 SALE 1544 1663 PURCHASE 880 1663 PURCHASE 4000 1663 PURCHASE 290 1663 PURCHASE 700 1663 PURCHASE 200 1663 PURCHASE 136 1663 SALE 192 1663 SALE 1000 1663 SALE 359 1663 SALE 454 1663 PURCHASE 1253 1663 PURCHASE 234 1663 PURCHASE 800 1663 PURCHASE 3500 1663 SALE 700 1663 PURCHASE 962 1663 PURCHASE 1000 1663 SALE 1500 1663 SALE 284 1663 SALE 3838 1663 SALE 1571 1663 SALE 1571 1663 SALE 194 1663 SALE 272 1664 PURCHASE 880 1664 PURCHASE 1713 1664 PURCHASE 1214 1664 PURCHASE 1000 1664 PURCHASE 1181 1664 PURCHASE 800 1664 SALE 1999 1664 SALE 1561 1664 SALE 768 1664 SALE 1587 1664 SALE 321 1664 SALE 1349 1664 SALE 81 1664 PURCHASE 723 1664 PURCHASE 35 1664 PURCHASE 3297 1664 SALE 1573 1664 SALE 1532 1664 PURCHASE 1277 1665 SALE 601 1665 PURCHASE 340 1665 PURCHASE 1015 1665 SALE 1000 1665 SALE 1384 1665 SALE 16 1665 PURCHASE 2000 1665 PURCHASE 1200 1665 PURCHASE 299 1665 PURCHASE 5226 1665 PURCHASE 481 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 1000 1665 PURCHASE 7857 1665 PURCHASE 152 1665 SALE 1366 1665 SALE 2429 1665 SALE 450 1665 SALE 58 1665 SALE 71 1665 SALE 1372 1665 SALE 1758 1665 PURCHASE 500 1665 SALE 466 1665 SALE 115 1665 SALE 1542 1665 PURCHASE 800 1665 PURCHASE 207 1665 PURCHASE 242 1665 PURCHASE 65 1665 PURCHASE 1474 1665 SALE 561 1665 SALE 764 1665 SALE 1114 1665 SALE 686 1665 SALE 1628 1665 SALE 922 1665 PURCHASE 1014 1665 PURCHASE 525 1665 SALE 1595 1665 SALE 648 1666 PURCHASE 1834 1666 PURCHASE 648 1666 PURCHASE 880 1666 PURCHASE 650 1666 PURCHASE 700 1666 PURCHASE 1053 1666 PURCHASE 880 1666 SALE 900 1666 PURCHASE 900 1666 SALE 600 1666 PURCHASE 700 1666 SALE 2591 1666 PURCHASE 2000 1666 SALE 2000 1666 PURCHASE 1105 1666 PURCHASE 34 1666 SALE 800 1666 PURCHASE 257 1666 PURCHASE 981 1666 PURCHASE 539 1666 PURCHASE 187 1666 PURCHASE 300 1666 PURCHASE 574 1666 PURCHASE 700 1666 PURCHASE 1645 1666 SALE 1142 1666 SALE 2008 1666 SALE 482 1666 PURCHASE 3155 1666 PURCHASE 500 1666 PURCHASE 400 1666 SALE 1116 1666 SALE 18 1666 SALE 1142 1666 SALE 491 1666 SALE 2817 1666 SALE 534 1666 SALE 1379 1666 SALE 2845 1666 SALE 2305 1667 PURCHASE 113 1667 SALE 297 1667 SALE 4869 1667 PURCHASE 50 1667 PURCHASE 2000 1667 PURCHASE 87 1667 PURCHASE 2114 1667 SALE 4000 1667 SALE 232 1667 PURCHASE 495 1667 SALE 1485 1667 SALE 2036 1667 PURCHASE 1561 1667 SALE 1182 1667 SALE 961 1667 SALE 476 1667 SALE 1000 1667 SALE 2959 1667 SALE 1443 1667 PURCHASE 8998 1667 SALE 2200 1667 PURCHASE 100 1667 PURCHASE 3674 1667 SALE 3627 1667 SALE 835 1667 SALE 2591 1667 SALE 1033 1667 SALE 64 1667 SALE 2610 1667 SALE 590 1667 SALE 200 1667 SALE 3557 1667 SALE 1381 1667 SALE 476 1667 SALE 652 1667 SALE 113 1667.5 SALE 58 1667.5 PURCHASE 800 1668 PURCHASE 589 1668 SALE 1109 1668 SALE 1893 1668 SALE 2357 1668 SALE 587 1668 SALE 3214 1668 SALE 958 1668 SALE 650 1668 SALE 648 1668 SALE 1000 1668 SALE 800 1668 SALE 700 1668 SALE 800 1668 SALE 89 1668 SALE 1495 1668 SALE 510 1668 SALE 1000 1668 SALE 117 1668 SALE 464 1668 SALE 1362 1668 SALE 3706 1668 SALE 805 1668 SALE 247 1668 SALE 330 1668 SALE 700 1668 SALE 1000 1668 SALE 1514 1668 SALE 535 1668 PURCHASE 291 1668 PURCHASE 84 1668 PURCHASE 704 1668 PURCHASE 1285 1668 PURCHASE 129 1668 PURCHASE 750 1668 PURCHASE 469 1668 SALE 1600 1669 SALE 1000 1669 PURCHASE 700 1669 PURCHASE 800 1669 PURCHASE 880 1669 PURCHASE 299 1669 PURCHASE 2846 1669 PURCHASE 800 1669 SALE 2042 1669 SALE 1369 1669 SALE 400 1669 SALE 526 1669 PURCHASE 1499 1669 SALE 1123 1669 SALE 460 1669 PURCHASE 345 1669 PURCHASE 500 1669 PURCHASE 1171 1669 PURCHASE 3191 1669 PURCHASE 34 1669 PURCHASE 1500 1669 PURCHASE 622 1669 PURCHASE 200 1669 PURCHASE 600 1669 PURCHASE 312 1669 PURCHASE 949 1669 PURCHASE 1000 1669 PURCHASE 661 1669 PURCHASE 699 1669 SALE 1667 1669 SALE 4293 1669 SALE 83 1669 PURCHASE 200 1669 PURCHASE 306 1669 PURCHASE 1100 1669 PURCHASE 65 1669 PURCHASE 3480 1669 SALE 484 1669 SALE 821 1669 SALE 2082 1669 SALE 935 1669 SALE 158 1669 SALE 1458 1669 SALE 1544 1669 PURCHASE 2415 1669 SALE 487 1669 SALE 1719 1669 SALE 1486 1669 SALE 3656 1669 SALE 482 1669 SALE 1841 1669 PURCHASE 177 1669 PURCHASE 202 1669 PURCHASE 863 1669 PURCHASE 200 1669 PURCHASE 453 1669 PURCHASE 2734 1669 PURCHASE 308 1669 PURCHASE 1630 1670 PURCHASE 1432 1670 SALE 1867 1670 SALE 5000 1670 SALE 2482 1670 SALE 1000 1670 SALE 500 1670 PURCHASE 109 1670 PURCHASE 3500 1670 PURCHASE 312 1670 PURCHASE 600 1670 PURCHASE 528 1670 SALE 2075 1670 SALE 2500 1670 SALE 1613 1670 SALE 2017 1670 SALE 457 1670 SALE 212 1670 SALE 1605 1670 SALE 2660 1670 SALE 390 1670 SALE 850 1670 SALE 1399 1670 PURCHASE 2402 1670 SALE 1981 1670 SALE 1383 1670 SALE 972 1670 PURCHASE 673 1670 PURCHASE 500 1670 PURCHASE 230 1670 PURCHASE 1429 1670 PURCHASE 271 1670 PURCHASE 1608 1670 PURCHASE 541 1670 PURCHASE 4155 1670 SALE 326 1670 SALE 1459 1670 SALE 250 1670 SALE 777 1670 PURCHASE 299 1671 PURCHASE 51 1671 PURCHASE 3000 1671 SALE 369 1671 SALE 1606 1671 SALE 1119 1671 SALE 350 1671 SALE 1331 1671 SALE 1600 1671 PURCHASE 100 1671 PURCHASE 4000 1671 PURCHASE 270 1671 PURCHASE 684 1671 PURCHASE 300 1671 PURCHASE 6528 1671 PURCHASE 898 1671 PURCHASE 999 1671 PURCHASE 706 1671 PURCHASE 300 1671 PURCHASE 751 1671 PURCHASE 8742 1672 PURCHASE 1524 1672 PURCHASE 56 1672 PURCHASE 2472 1672 PURCHASE 4890 1672 PURCHASE 254 1672 PURCHASE 1146 1672 PURCHASE 1335 1672 PURCHASE 1214 1672 PURCHASE 1100 1672 PURCHASE 4150 1672 PURCHASE 264 1672 PURCHASE 3457 1672 PURCHASE 1900 1673 PURCHASE 1593 1673 PURCHASE 500 1673 PURCHASE 3448 1673 PURCHASE 1203 1673 PURCHASE 422 1673 PURCHASE 373 1673 SALE 2000 1673 SALE 1862 1673 PURCHASE 1341 1673 SALE 5107 1674 SALE 510 1674 SALE 836 1674 PURCHASE 1587 1674 PURCHASE 1000 1674 SALE 1000 1674 PURCHASE 800 1674 PURCHASE 1143 1674 SALE 800 1674 PURCHASE 1000 1674 SALE 1000 1674 PURCHASE 600 1674 SALE 600 1674 PURCHASE 1000 1674 PURCHASE 1500 1674 SALE 508 1674 SALE 2911 1675 SALE 1251 1675 SALE 958 1675 SALE 1049 1675 SALE 1128 1675 SALE 1492 1675 SALE 2040 1675 SALE 501 1675 SALE 478 1675 SALE 1456 1675 SALE 300 1675 SALE 638 1675 SALE 1662 1675 SALE 1685 1675 SALE 880 1675 SALE 800 1675 SALE 1522 1675 SALE 1000 1675 SALE 880 1675 SALE 800 1675 PURCHASE 500 1675 PURCHASE 743 1675 PURCHASE 349 1675 PURCHASE 22 1675 PURCHASE 830 1675 SALE 645 1676 SALE 645 1676 SALE 616 1676 SALE 880 1676 SALE 1752 1676 SALE 273 1676 SALE 1838 1676 SALE 542 1676 SALE 1415 1676 PURCHASE 200 1676 PURCHASE 884 1676 PURCHASE 731 1676 PURCHASE 500 1676 PURCHASE 806 1676 PURCHASE 2500 1676 PURCHASE 358 1676 PURCHASE 687 1676 SALE 500 1677 SALE 1162 1677 PURCHASE 431 1677 PURCHASE 346 1677 PURCHASE 710 1677 PURCHASE 1101 1677 PURCHASE 520 1677 PURCHASE 512 1677 PURCHASE 720 1677 PURCHASE 252 1677 PURCHASE 953 1677 PURCHASE 93 1677 PURCHASE 506 1677 PURCHASE 434 1677 PURCHASE 379 1677 PURCHASE 429 1677 SALE 402 1677 SALE 4000 1677 SALE 1699 1677 SALE 297 1677 PURCHASE 245 1677 PURCHASE 126 1677 PURCHASE 451 1677 PURCHASE 770 1677 PURCHASE 240 1677 PURCHASE 360 1677 PURCHASE 1000 1677 PURCHASE 238 1677 PURCHASE 1400 1677 SALE 832 1677 SALE 1100 1677 SALE 1526 1678 PURCHASE 4 1678 PURCHASE 468 1678 SALE 511 1678 SALE 1000 1678 SALE 2646 1678 SALE 679 1678 PURCHASE 351 1679 PURCHASE 663 1679 PURCHASE 1500 1679 PURCHASE 500 1679 SALE 488 1679 SALE 7 1679 SALE 1165 1679 SALE 875 1679 SALE 800 1679 PURCHASE 500 1680 PURCHASE 1300 1680 SALE 650 1680 SALE 5952 1680 SALE 3241 1680 SALE 779 1680 SALE 2868 1680 SALE 1743 1680 SALE 3084 1680 SALE 1128 1680 PURCHASE 5934 1680 SALE 822 1680 SALE 464 1680 SALE 1192 1681 SALE 8 1681 SALE 451 1681 SALE 1000 1681 SALE 1500 1681 SALE 1000 1681 PURCHASE 200 1681 PURCHASE 620 1681 PURCHASE 2300 1682 PURCHASE 1800 1682 SALE 536 1682 SALE 693 1682 SALE 3487 1682 SALE 1468 1682 SALE 200 1683 SALE 119 1683 SALE 470 1683 SALE 502 1684 SALE 1000 1684 PURCHASE 1544 1684 TOTAL PURCHASES 676,369 TOTAL SALES 697,036 (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 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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