4th Mar 2008 11:33
UBS AG (EPT)04 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 3 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 9,436,632 0.43% 6,528,235 0.30%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,436,632 0.43% 6,528,235 0.30% (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 5000 1582 pence PURCHASE 2000 1582 PURCHASE 564 1583 PURCHASE 564 1583 PURCHASE 777 1583 SALE 1381 1584 SALE 1166 1584 SALE 418 1584 SALE 282 1584 PURCHASE 418 1584 PURCHASE 704 1584 PURCHASE 1000 1584 PURCHASE 1567 1584 SALE 1040 1585 SALE 600 1585 SALE 500 1585 SALE 100 1585 PURCHASE 564 1585 PURCHASE 4000 1585 SALE 1084 1586 SALE 716 1586 PURCHASE 38 1586 PURCHASE 102 1586 PURCHASE 277 1586 PURCHASE 700 1586 PURCHASE 821 1586 PURCHASE 1000 1586 PURCHASE 1000 1586 PURCHASE 1379 1586 PURCHASE 1408 1586 PURCHASE 2700 1586 PURCHASE 4354 1586 SALE 2235 1587 SALE 1931 1587 SALE 1500 1587 SALE 1200 1587 SALE 1000 1587 SALE 600 1587 PURCHASE 19 1587 PURCHASE 100 1587 PURCHASE 148 1587 PURCHASE 151 1587 PURCHASE 153 1587 PURCHASE 178 1587 PURCHASE 395 1587 PURCHASE 410 1587 PURCHASE 438 1587 PURCHASE 472 1587 PURCHASE 504 1587 PURCHASE 585 1587 PURCHASE 592 1587 PURCHASE 594 1587 PURCHASE 653 1587 PURCHASE 700 1587 PURCHASE 752 1587 PURCHASE 766 1587 PURCHASE 785 1587 PURCHASE 905 1587 PURCHASE 966 1587 PURCHASE 1000 1587 PURCHASE 1000 1587 PURCHASE 1000 1587 PURCHASE 1000 1587 PURCHASE 1000 1587 PURCHASE 1355 1587 PURCHASE 1362 1587 PURCHASE 1364 1587 PURCHASE 1894 1587 PURCHASE 2105 1587 PURCHASE 2524 1587 PURCHASE 2575 1587 PURCHASE 2747 1587 PURCHASE 4000 1587 PURCHASE 8965 1587 SALE 68 1587.5 SALE 3522 1588 SALE 2658 1588 SALE 1631 1588 SALE 1457 1588 SALE 1251 1588 SALE 1202 1588 SALE 921 1588 SALE 779 1588 SALE 700 1588 SALE 570 1588 SALE 511 1588 SALE 177 1588 SALE 100 1588 SALE 21 1588 PURCHASE 40 1588 PURCHASE 95 1588 PURCHASE 624 1588 PURCHASE 1142 1588 PURCHASE 1205 1588 PURCHASE 1205 1588 PURCHASE 1256 1588 SALE 77 1588.5 SALE 6777 1589 SALE 5794 1589 SALE 3000 1589 SALE 2500 1589 SALE 1895 1589 SALE 1596 1589 SALE 1458 1589 SALE 1149 1589 SALE 1000 1589 SALE 1000 1589 SALE 900 1589 SALE 800 1589 SALE 700 1589 SALE 601 1589 SALE 564 1589 SALE 132 1589 SALE 100 1589 SALE 34 1589 PURCHASE 64 1589 PURCHASE 83 1589 PURCHASE 100 1589 PURCHASE 100 1589 PURCHASE 154 1589 PURCHASE 193 1589 PURCHASE 198 1589 PURCHASE 223 1589 PURCHASE 471 1589 PURCHASE 500 1589 PURCHASE 500 1589 PURCHASE 500 1589 PURCHASE 529 1589 PURCHASE 550 1589 PURCHASE 564 1589 PURCHASE 564 1589 PURCHASE 572 1589 PURCHASE 600 1589 PURCHASE 607 1589 PURCHASE 611 1589 PURCHASE 648 1589 PURCHASE 697 1589 PURCHASE 771 1589 PURCHASE 782 1589 PURCHASE 800 1589 PURCHASE 800 1589 PURCHASE 841 1589 PURCHASE 1000 1589 PURCHASE 1071 1589 PURCHASE 1100 1589 PURCHASE 1137 1589 PURCHASE 1300 1589 PURCHASE 1323 1589 PURCHASE 1535 1589 PURCHASE 1555 1589 PURCHASE 1639 1589 PURCHASE 1652 1589 PURCHASE 1722 1589 PURCHASE 2921 1589 PURCHASE 3460 1589 PURCHASE 6099 1589 PURCHASE 100000 1589.5 SALE 8442 1590 SALE 4000 1590 SALE 1313 1590 SALE 1048 1590 SALE 996 1590 SALE 880 1590 SALE 755 1590 SALE 693 1590 SALE 564 1590 SALE 421 1590 SALE 400 1590 SALE 300 1590 SALE 230 1590 SALE 185 1590 SALE 179 1590 SALE 51 1590 PURCHASE 37 1590 PURCHASE 39 1590 PURCHASE 49 1590 PURCHASE 88 1590 PURCHASE 89 1590 PURCHASE 133 1590 PURCHASE 179 1590 PURCHASE 183 1590 PURCHASE 199 1590 PURCHASE 421 1590 PURCHASE 524 1590 PURCHASE 551 1590 PURCHASE 561 1590 PURCHASE 564 1590 PURCHASE 600 1590 PURCHASE 702 1590 PURCHASE 800 1590 PURCHASE 900 1590 PURCHASE 906 1590 PURCHASE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 1000 1590 PURCHASE 1450 1590 PURCHASE 3382 1590 PURCHASE 4000 1590 PURCHASE 4630 1590 SALE 2686 1591 SALE 2000 1591 SALE 1892 1591 SALE 1500 1591 SALE 1458 1591 SALE 1412 1591 SALE 1301 1591 SALE 1231 1591 SALE 1100 1591 SALE 1000 1591 SALE 800 1591 SALE 700 1591 SALE 690 1591 SALE 500 1591 SALE 483 1591 SALE 429 1591 SALE 312 1591 SALE 291 1591 SALE 258 1591 SALE 249 1591 SALE 229 1591 SALE 228 1591 SALE 227 1591 SALE 190 1591 SALE 138 1591 SALE 1 1591 PURCHASE 76 1591 PURCHASE 128 1591 PURCHASE 199 1591 PURCHASE 199 1591 PURCHASE 413 1591 PURCHASE 477 1591 PURCHASE 485 1591 PURCHASE 608 1591 PURCHASE 700 1591 PURCHASE 709 1591 PURCHASE 749 1591 PURCHASE 887 1591 PURCHASE 1000 1591 PURCHASE 1256 1591 PURCHASE 1285 1591 PURCHASE 1349 1591 PURCHASE 1399 1591 PURCHASE 1500 1591 PURCHASE 1619 1591 PURCHASE 2356 1591 PURCHASE 5110 1591 PURCHASE 100000 1591.44 SALE 3459 1592 SALE 2604 1592 SALE 2312 1592 SALE 2035 1592 SALE 1749 1592 SALE 1675 1592 SALE 1659 1592 SALE 1590 1592 SALE 1560 1592 SALE 1464 1592 SALE 1425 1592 SALE 1400 1592 SALE 1400 1592 SALE 1269 1592 SALE 1200 1592 SALE 1000 1592 SALE 1000 1592 SALE 1000 1592 SALE 867 1592 SALE 800 1592 SALE 778 1592 SALE 700 1592 SALE 600 1592 SALE 531 1592 SALE 389 1592 SALE 344 1592 SALE 300 1592 SALE 199 1592 SALE 100 1592 SALE 35 1592 SALE 2 1592 PURCHASE 103 1592 PURCHASE 277 1592 PURCHASE 355 1592 PURCHASE 386 1592 PURCHASE 497 1592 PURCHASE 500 1592 PURCHASE 556 1592 PURCHASE 567 1592 PURCHASE 662 1592 PURCHASE 700 1592 PURCHASE 704 1592 PURCHASE 1200 1592 PURCHASE 1506 1592 PURCHASE 1540 1592 PURCHASE 1565 1592 PURCHASE 3570 1592 SALE 96 1592.5 SALE 4631 1593 SALE 2082 1593 SALE 1900 1593 SALE 1800 1593 SALE 1750 1593 SALE 1700 1593 SALE 1660 1593 SALE 1618 1593 SALE 1567 1593 SALE 1499 1593 SALE 1442 1593 SALE 1400 1593 SALE 1309 1593 SALE 1295 1593 SALE 1000 1593 SALE 1000 1593 SALE 1000 1593 SALE 1000 1593 SALE 973 1593 SALE 900 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 800 1593 SALE 672 1593 SALE 605 1593 SALE 600 1593 SALE 500 1593 SALE 376 1593 SALE 173 1593 SALE 128 1593 SALE 125 1593 SALE 100 1593 SALE 75 1593 SALE 27 1593 PURCHASE 49 1593 PURCHASE 55 1593 PURCHASE 73 1593 PURCHASE 93 1593 PURCHASE 100 1593 PURCHASE 133 1593 PURCHASE 197 1593 PURCHASE 199 1593 PURCHASE 327 1593 PURCHASE 600 1593 PURCHASE 600 1593 PURCHASE 600 1593 PURCHASE 656 1593 PURCHASE 700 1593 PURCHASE 734 1593 PURCHASE 800 1593 PURCHASE 800 1593 PURCHASE 900 1593 PURCHASE 972 1593 PURCHASE 986 1593 PURCHASE 1000 1593 PURCHASE 1000 1593 PURCHASE 1000 1593 PURCHASE 1000 1593 PURCHASE 1000 1593 PURCHASE 1003 1593 PURCHASE 1400 1593 PURCHASE 1606 1593 PURCHASE 1700 1593 PURCHASE 1900 1593 PURCHASE 2300 1593 PURCHASE 2366 1593 PURCHASE 2953 1593 PURCHASE 4220 1593 PURCHASE 4634 1593 PURCHASE 200000 1593.62 SALE 2447 1594 SALE 2061 1594 SALE 2000 1594 SALE 1700 1594 SALE 1500 1594 SALE 1200 1594 SALE 1000 1594 SALE 1000 1594 SALE 966 1594 SALE 700 1594 SALE 600 1594 SALE 600 1594 SALE 506 1594 SALE 329 1594 SALE 308 1594 PURCHASE 100 1594 PURCHASE 400 1594 PURCHASE 474 1594 PURCHASE 500 1594 PURCHASE 743 1594 PURCHASE 909 1594 PURCHASE 933 1594 PURCHASE 934 1594 PURCHASE 1000 1594 PURCHASE 1000 1594 PURCHASE 1000 1594 PURCHASE 1005 1594 PURCHASE 1200 1594 PURCHASE 1200 1594 PURCHASE 1234 1594 PURCHASE 1471 1594 PURCHASE 3000 1594 PURCHASE 3570 1594 SALE 73 1594.5 SALE 5286 1595 SALE 4000 1595 SALE 2824 1595 SALE 2581 1595 SALE 2400 1595 SALE 2349 1595 SALE 2245 1595 SALE 2183 1595 SALE 1984 1595 SALE 1878 1595 SALE 1839 1595 SALE 1300 1595 SALE 1200 1595 SALE 1200 1595 SALE 1183 1595 SALE 1000 1595 SALE 945 1595 SALE 900 1595 SALE 818 1595 SALE 800 1595 SALE 800 1595 SALE 793 1595 SALE 783 1595 SALE 700 1595 SALE 600 1595 SALE 600 1595 SALE 597 1595 SALE 500 1595 SALE 500 1595 SALE 500 1595 SALE 376 1595 SALE 300 1595 SALE 182 1595 SALE 72 1595 PURCHASE 3 1595 PURCHASE 84 1595 PURCHASE 93 1595 PURCHASE 94 1595 PURCHASE 100 1595 PURCHASE 100 1595 PURCHASE 254 1595 PURCHASE 500 1595 PURCHASE 560 1595 PURCHASE 590 1595 PURCHASE 597 1595 PURCHASE 600 1595 PURCHASE 600 1595 PURCHASE 631 1595 PURCHASE 652 1595 PURCHASE 756 1595 PURCHASE 791 1595 PURCHASE 800 1595 PURCHASE 807 1595 PURCHASE 846 1595 PURCHASE 878 1595 PURCHASE 985 1595 PURCHASE 1053 1595 PURCHASE 1100 1595 PURCHASE 1200 1595 PURCHASE 1300 1595 PURCHASE 1500 1595 PURCHASE 3591 1595 PURCHASE 4827 1595 PURCHASE 5801 1595 SALE 3467 1596 SALE 2261 1596 SALE 1821 1596 SALE 1663 1596 SALE 1636 1596 SALE 1635 1596 SALE 1600 1596 SALE 1299 1596 SALE 1200 1596 SALE 1000 1596 SALE 1000 1596 SALE 1000 1596 SALE 1000 1596 SALE 1000 1596 SALE 1000 1596 SALE 964 1596 SALE 800 1596 SALE 700 1596 SALE 580 1596 SALE 565 1596 SALE 565 1596 SALE 555 1596 SALE 550 1596 SALE 522 1596 SALE 500 1596 SALE 408 1596 SALE 390 1596 SALE 237 1596 SALE 30 1596 SALE 25 1596 PURCHASE 92 1596 PURCHASE 100 1596 PURCHASE 199 1596 PURCHASE 204 1596 PURCHASE 273 1596 PURCHASE 329 1596 PURCHASE 515 1596 PURCHASE 600 1596 PURCHASE 615 1596 PURCHASE 632 1596 PURCHASE 700 1596 PURCHASE 706 1596 PURCHASE 760 1596 PURCHASE 800 1596 PURCHASE 800 1596 PURCHASE 800 1596 PURCHASE 810 1596 PURCHASE 1000 1596 PURCHASE 1000 1596 PURCHASE 1126 1596 PURCHASE 1245 1596 PURCHASE 1387 1596 PURCHASE 1566 1596 PURCHASE 1700 1596 PURCHASE 1760 1596 PURCHASE 2090 1596 PURCHASE 2301 1596 PURCHASE 2969 1596 PURCHASE 3246 1596 SALE 4700 1597 SALE 4210 1597 SALE 1619 1597 SALE 1474 1597 SALE 1200 1597 SALE 1000 1597 SALE 1000 1597 SALE 1000 1597 SALE 996 1597 SALE 900 1597 SALE 704 1597 SALE 665 1597 SALE 600 1597 SALE 500 1597 SALE 300 1597 SALE 99 1597 SALE 2 1597 PURCHASE 2 1597 PURCHASE 5 1597 PURCHASE 35 1597 PURCHASE 38 1597 PURCHASE 46 1597 PURCHASE 71 1597 PURCHASE 100 1597 PURCHASE 118 1597 PURCHASE 319 1597 PURCHASE 473 1597 PURCHASE 482 1597 PURCHASE 500 1597 PURCHASE 500 1597 PURCHASE 500 1597 PURCHASE 500 1597 PURCHASE 564 1597 PURCHASE 598 1597 PURCHASE 600 1597 PURCHASE 600 1597 PURCHASE 600 1597 PURCHASE 600 1597 PURCHASE 601 1597 PURCHASE 653 1597 PURCHASE 665 1597 PURCHASE 670 1597 PURCHASE 698 1597 PURCHASE 706 1597 PURCHASE 758 1597 PURCHASE 800 1597 PURCHASE 800 1597 PURCHASE 895 1597 PURCHASE 900 1597 PURCHASE 996 1597 PURCHASE 998 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1000 1597 PURCHASE 1122 1597 PURCHASE 1162 1597 PURCHASE 1370 1597 PURCHASE 1542 1597 PURCHASE 1720 1597 PURCHASE 2000 1597 PURCHASE 2177 1597 PURCHASE 2605 1597 PURCHASE 3043 1597 PURCHASE 4000 1597 SALE 3236 1598 SALE 2589 1598 SALE 2026 1598 SALE 2010 1598 SALE 1961 1598 SALE 1652 1598 SALE 1185 1598 SALE 937 1598 SALE 800 1598 SALE 600 1598 SALE 565 1598 SALE 500 1598 SALE 336 1598 SALE 300 1598 SALE 168 1598 SALE 65 1598 PURCHASE 100 1598 PURCHASE 139 1598 PURCHASE 139 1598 PURCHASE 291 1598 PURCHASE 323 1598 PURCHASE 775 1598 PURCHASE 874 1598 PURCHASE 916 1598 PURCHASE 1000 1598 PURCHASE 1000 1598 PURCHASE 1000 1598 PURCHASE 1295 1598 PURCHASE 1452 1598 PURCHASE 1500 1598 PURCHASE 1600 1598 PURCHASE 1642 1598 PURCHASE 2877 1598 PURCHASE 2979 1598 SALE 4 1598.5 SALE 2 1598.5 SALE 2 1598.5 SALE 2 1598.5 SALE 5000 1599 SALE 2822 1599 SALE 2728 1599 SALE 2223 1599 SALE 2214 1599 SALE 1800 1599 SALE 1800 1599 SALE 1736 1599 SALE 1681 1599 SALE 1637 1599 SALE 1584 1599 SALE 1500 1599 SALE 1409 1599 SALE 1371 1599 SALE 1230 1599 SALE 1166 1599 SALE 1100 1599 SALE 1000 1599 SALE 800 1599 SALE 800 1599 SALE 800 1599 SALE 800 1599 SALE 746 1599 SALE 687 1599 SALE 600 1599 SALE 600 1599 SALE 600 1599 SALE 564 1599 SALE 500 1599 SALE 284 1599 SALE 277 1599 SALE 242 1599 SALE 200 1599 SALE 200 1599 SALE 192 1599 SALE 190 1599 SALE 151 1599 SALE 139 1599 SALE 108 1599 SALE 100 1599 SALE 100 1599 SALE 54 1599 SALE 9 1599 PURCHASE 52 1599 PURCHASE 105 1599 PURCHASE 149 1599 PURCHASE 200 1599 PURCHASE 319 1599 PURCHASE 399 1599 PURCHASE 500 1599 PURCHASE 600 1599 PURCHASE 604 1599 PURCHASE 627 1599 PURCHASE 700 1599 PURCHASE 792 1599 PURCHASE 800 1599 PURCHASE 800 1599 PURCHASE 852 1599 PURCHASE 960 1599 PURCHASE 1000 1599 PURCHASE 1086 1599 PURCHASE 1100 1599 PURCHASE 1200 1599 PURCHASE 1250 1599 PURCHASE 1329 1599 PURCHASE 1400 1599 PURCHASE 1419 1599 PURCHASE 1421 1599 PURCHASE 1479 1599 PURCHASE 1500 1599 PURCHASE 1520 1599 PURCHASE 1690 1599 PURCHASE 1700 1599 PURCHASE 2000 1599 PURCHASE 2000 1599 PURCHASE 3091 1599 PURCHASE 3233 1599 PURCHASE 3351 1599 PURCHASE 150000 1599.3 SALE 92 1599.5 SALE 4 1599.5 SALE 1 1599.5 SALE 4500 1600 SALE 2695 1600 SALE 2404 1600 SALE 2262 1600 SALE 2106 1600 SALE 2000 1600 SALE 2000 1600 SALE 1754 1600 SALE 1660 1600 SALE 1626 1600 SALE 1584 1600 SALE 1574 1600 SALE 1467 1600 SALE 1455 1600 SALE 1450 1600 SALE 1385 1600 SALE 1352 1600 SALE 1268 1600 SALE 1210 1600 SALE 1114 1600 SALE 1079 1600 SALE 1064 1600 SALE 1013 1600 SALE 1006 1600 SALE 1000 1600 SALE 1000 1600 SALE 1000 1600 SALE 1000 1600 SALE 1000 1600 SALE 960 1600 SALE 900 1600 SALE 800 1600 SALE 554 1600 SALE 554 1600 SALE 500 1600 SALE 458 1600 SALE 376 1600 SALE 376 1600 SALE 348 1600 SALE 324 1600 SALE 194 1600 SALE 193 1600 SALE 159 1600 SALE 76 1600 SALE 50 1600 SALE 6 1600 SALE 2 1600 PURCHASE 18 1600 PURCHASE 18 1600 PURCHASE 58 1600 PURCHASE 159 1600 PURCHASE 327 1600 PURCHASE 367 1600 PURCHASE 405 1600 PURCHASE 492 1600 PURCHASE 500 1600 PURCHASE 594 1600 PURCHASE 673 1600 PURCHASE 678 1600 PURCHASE 683 1600 PURCHASE 826 1600 PURCHASE 907 1600 PURCHASE 996 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1000 1600 PURCHASE 1367 1600 PURCHASE 1510 1600 PURCHASE 1999 1600 PURCHASE 2002 1600 PURCHASE 2150 1600 PURCHASE 2400 1600 PURCHASE 4017 1600 SALE 3 1600.5 SALE 3 1600.5 SALE 2 1600.5 SALE 1800 1601 SALE 1500 1601 SALE 1449 1601 SALE 1321 1601 SALE 1200 1601 SALE 1000 1601 SALE 800 1601 SALE 800 1601 SALE 700 1601 SALE 624 1601 SALE 615 1601 SALE 500 1601 SALE 500 1601 SALE 500 1601 SALE 500 1601 SALE 500 1601 SALE 288 1601 SALE 164 1601 SALE 85 1601 SALE 68 1601 SALE 9 1601 SALE 5 1601 PURCHASE 47 1601 PURCHASE 115 1601 PURCHASE 158 1601 PURCHASE 211 1601 PURCHASE 403 1601 PURCHASE 500 1601 PURCHASE 500 1601 PURCHASE 500 1601 PURCHASE 517 1601 PURCHASE 553 1601 PURCHASE 565 1601 PURCHASE 575 1601 PURCHASE 900 1601 PURCHASE 1000 1601 PURCHASE 1107 1601 PURCHASE 1108 1601 PURCHASE 1345 1601 PURCHASE 1419 1601 PURCHASE 1511 1601 PURCHASE 1559 1601 PURCHASE 1639 1601 PURCHASE 2000 1601 PURCHASE 3000 1601 PURCHASE 3600 1601 PURCHASE 3815 1601 SALE 3 1601.5 SALE 2 1601.5 SALE 1 1601.5 SALE 2564 1602 SALE 1915 1602 SALE 1489 1602 SALE 1060 1602 SALE 952 1602 SALE 900 1602 SALE 600 1602 SALE 500 1602 SALE 500 1602 SALE 339 1602 SALE 288 1602 SALE 276 1602 SALE 273 1602 SALE 220 1602 SALE 211 1602 SALE 161 1602 SALE 95 1602 SALE 33 1602 PURCHASE 33 1602 PURCHASE 45 1602 PURCHASE 373 1602 PURCHASE 500 1602 PURCHASE 500 1602 PURCHASE 600 1602 PURCHASE 700 1602 PURCHASE 700 1602 PURCHASE 805 1602 PURCHASE 888 1602 PURCHASE 900 1602 PURCHASE 955 1602 PURCHASE 996 1602 PURCHASE 1145 1602 PURCHASE 1467 1602 PURCHASE 1500 1602 SALE 10 1602.5 SALE 5 1602.5 SALE 3 1602.5 SALE 3000 1603 SALE 2613 1603 SALE 2028 1603 SALE 1784 1603 SALE 1600 1603 SALE 1500 1603 SALE 792 1603 SALE 600 1603 SALE 516 1603 SALE 500 1603 SALE 500 1603 SALE 500 1603 SALE 200 1603 SALE 100 1603 PURCHASE 15 1603 PURCHASE 42 1603 PURCHASE 210 1603 PURCHASE 290 1603 PURCHASE 310 1603 PURCHASE 342 1603 PURCHASE 376 1603 PURCHASE 493 1603 PURCHASE 495 1603 PURCHASE 500 1603 PURCHASE 564 1603 PURCHASE 658 1603 PURCHASE 1000 1603 PURCHASE 1500 1603 PURCHASE 2343 1603 PURCHASE 4000 1603 SALE 6 1603.5 SALE 4 1603.5 SALE 3 1603.5 SALE 5858 1604 SALE 2403 1604 SALE 1100 1604 SALE 800 1604 SALE 511 1604 SALE 500 1604 SALE 414 1604 SALE 389 1604 SALE 327 1604 SALE 327 1604 SALE 303 1604 SALE 247 1604 SALE 200 1604 SALE 5 1604 SALE 3 1604 PURCHASE 185 1604 PURCHASE 200 1604 PURCHASE 200 1604 PURCHASE 222 1604 PURCHASE 309 1604 PURCHASE 355 1604 PURCHASE 900 1604 PURCHASE 1000 1604 PURCHASE 1015 1604 PURCHASE 1045 1604 PURCHASE 1158 1604 PURCHASE 1359 1604 PURCHASE 1601 1604 PURCHASE 1625 1604 PURCHASE 1650 1604 PURCHASE 1800 1604 PURCHASE 2000 1604 SALE 6 1604.5 SALE 3 1604.5 SALE 3665 1605 SALE 2994 1605 SALE 2026 1605 SALE 2000 1605 SALE 1501 1605 SALE 1500 1605 SALE 1433 1605 SALE 800 1605 SALE 660 1605 SALE 656 1605 SALE 490 1605 SALE 447 1605 SALE 320 1605 SALE 300 1605 SALE 290 1605 SALE 4 1605 SALE 1 1605 PURCHASE 180 1605 PURCHASE 200 1605 PURCHASE 206 1605 PURCHASE 292 1605 PURCHASE 344 1605 PURCHASE 400 1605 PURCHASE 436 1605 PURCHASE 471 1605 PURCHASE 486 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1000 1605 PURCHASE 1071 1605 PURCHASE 1144 1605 PURCHASE 1171 1605 PURCHASE 1201 1605 PURCHASE 1317 1605 PURCHASE 1420 1605 PURCHASE 1421 1605 PURCHASE 1474 1605 PURCHASE 1596 1605 PURCHASE 1657 1605 PURCHASE 2021 1605 PURCHASE 2350 1605 PURCHASE 3600 1605 PURCHASE 4000 1605 PURCHASE 5000 1605 PURCHASE 100000 1605.57 SALE 7024 1606 SALE 2544 1606 SALE 1200 1606 SALE 1177 1606 SALE 956 1606 SALE 500 1606 SALE 500 1606 SALE 489 1606 SALE 311 1606 SALE 310 1606 SALE 292 1606 SALE 12 1606 PURCHASE 199 1606 PURCHASE 200 1606 PURCHASE 275 1606 PURCHASE 500 1606 PURCHASE 711 1606 PURCHASE 800 1606 PURCHASE 825 1606 PURCHASE 1460 1606 PURCHASE 1488 1606 PURCHASE 1615 1606 PURCHASE 3000 1606 SALE 1854 1607 SALE 1547 1607 SALE 1535 1607 SALE 1492 1607 SALE 1390 1607 SALE 1055 1607 SALE 869 1607 SALE 813 1607 SALE 600 1607 SALE 395 1607 SALE 374 1607 SALE 374 1607 PURCHASE 20 1607 PURCHASE 564 1607 PURCHASE 600 1607 PURCHASE 800 1607 PURCHASE 1000 1607 PURCHASE 1480 1607 PURCHASE 1604 1607 PURCHASE 1748 1607 PURCHASE 3460 1607 PURCHASE 9334 1607 SALE 2 1607.5 SALE 4172 1608 SALE 1582 1608 SALE 1069 1608 SALE 1041 1608 SALE 1011 1608 SALE 1000 1608 SALE 900 1608 SALE 464 1608 PURCHASE 2 1608 PURCHASE 211 1608 PURCHASE 389 1608 PURCHASE 598 1608 PURCHASE 722 1608 PURCHASE 900 1608 PURCHASE 1100 1608 SALE 3 1608.5 SALE 1 1608.5 SALE 2916 1609 SALE 2390 1609 SALE 2289 1609 SALE 1738 1609 SALE 1471 1609 SALE 1437 1609 SALE 1000 1609 SALE 1000 1609 SALE 700 1609 SALE 600 1609 SALE 500 1609 SALE 240 1609 SALE 210 1609 SALE 150 1609 SALE 8 1609 PURCHASE 199 1609 PURCHASE 200 1609 PURCHASE 400 1609 PURCHASE 443 1609 PURCHASE 500 1609 PURCHASE 500 1609 PURCHASE 603 1609 PURCHASE 800 1609 PURCHASE 828 1609 PURCHASE 876 1609 PURCHASE 900 1609 PURCHASE 996 1609 PURCHASE 1143 1609 PURCHASE 1369 1609 PURCHASE 1380 1609 PURCHASE 1450 1609 PURCHASE 1525 1609 PURCHASE 1576 1609 PURCHASE 3000 1609 PURCHASE 3000 1609 PURCHASE 3500 1609 SALE 3322 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1620 1611 PURCHASE 1637 1611 PURCHASE 1640 1611 PURCHASE 1643 1611 PURCHASE 2000 1611 PURCHASE 4000 1611 PURCHASE 4165 1611 PURCHASE 100000 1611.5384 SALE 5943 1612 SALE 1247 1612 SALE 968 1612 SALE 640 1612 SALE 1 1612 PURCHASE 88 1612 PURCHASE 1000 1612 PURCHASE 1660 1612 SALE 3173 1613 SALE 1000 1613 SALE 1000 1613 SALE 458 1613 SALE 9 1613 PURCHASE 669 1613 PURCHASE 1084 1613 PURCHASE 1624 1613 PURCHASE 2640 1613 SALE 5 1613.5 SALE 2490 1614 SALE 1664 1614 SALE 100 1614 PURCHASE 200 1614 PURCHASE 468 1614 PURCHASE 1000 1614 PURCHASE 1367 1614 PURCHASE 1500 1614 PURCHASE 1660 1614 SALE 14 1614.5 SALE 1 1614.5 SALE 2000 1615 SALE 1000 1615 SALE 700 1615 SALE 600 1615 SALE 180 1615 SALE 150 1615 PURCHASE 340 1615 PURCHASE 415 1615 PURCHASE 440 1615 PURCHASE 468 1615 PURCHASE 996 1615 PURCHASE 1000 1615 PURCHASE 2342 1615 SALE 5000 1616 SALE 4131 1616 SALE 842 1616 SALE 700 1616 SALE 530 1616 SALE 500 1616 SALE 198 1616 PURCHASE 350 1616 PURCHASE 996 1616 PURCHASE 1000 1616 PURCHASE 1485 1616 PURCHASE 1787 1616 PURCHASE 100 1617 PURCHASE 2500 1617 SALE 4384 1618 SALE 1457 1620 SALE 4311 1621 SALE 1598 1621 SALE 1232 1621 SALE 672 1621 PURCHASE 700 1621 PURCHASE 1342 1621 PURCHASE 1470 1621 SALE 6729 1622 SALE 3592 1622 SALE 874 1622 SALE 718 1622 SALE 500 1622 SALE 651 1623 SALE 1467 1624 SALE 669 1624 SALE 49 1624 SALE 2828 1625 SALE 1571 1625 SALE 800 1625 SALE 103 1625 PURCHASE 100 1625 PURCHASE 151 1625 PURCHASE 490 1625 PURCHASE 714 1625 PURCHASE 752 1625 PURCHASE 1357 1625 PURCHASE 1368 1625 PURCHASE 3000 1625 PURCHASE 4000 1625 PURCHASE 4564 1625 SALE 600 1626 SALE 129 1626 PURCHASE 488 1626 PURCHASE 669 1626 PURCHASE 1039 1626 PURCHASE 1296 1626 PURCHASE 2429 1626 PURCHASE 9225 1626 SALE 37 1626.5 SALE 5319 1627 SALE 3900 1627 SALE 700 1627 PURCHASE 100 1627 PURCHASE 668 1627 PURCHASE 748 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 1000 1627 PURCHASE 1356 1627 PURCHASE 1660 1627 PURCHASE 6036 1627 PURCHASE 1445 1628 PURCHASE 2000 1628 PURCHASE 2330 1628 SALE 2500 1629 SALE 1484 1629 SALE 964 1629 SALE 332 1629 PURCHASE 241 1629 PURCHASE 1000 1629 PURCHASE 1180 1629 PURCHASE 1522 1629 PURCHASE 1699 1629 SALE 6134 1630 SALE 5809 1630 SALE 2500 1630 SALE 1984 1630 SALE 1805 1630 SALE 1527 1630 SALE 877 1630 SALE 820 1630 SALE 752 1630 SALE 64 1630 PURCHASE 207 1630 PURCHASE 456 1630 PURCHASE 500 1630 PURCHASE 540 1630 PURCHASE 941 1630 PURCHASE 1200 1630 PURCHASE 1529 1630 PURCHASE 1706 1630 PURCHASE 1838 1630 PURCHASE 2000 1630 SALE 2487 1631 SALE 2142 1631 SALE 1584 1631 SALE 1559 1631 SALE 1021 1631 SALE 172 1631 PURCHASE 43 1631 PURCHASE 840 1631 PURCHASE 1000 1631 PURCHASE 1784 1631 PURCHASE 5273 1631 PURCHASE 9196 1631 SALE 2966 1632 SALE 1561 1632 SALE 1505 1632 SALE 1077 1632 SALE 1000 1632 SALE 1000 1632 SALE 869 1632 SALE 585 1632 SALE 100 1632 SALE 48 1632 PURCHASE 300 1632 PURCHASE 1361 1632 PURCHASE 2190 1632 SALE 5400 1633 SALE 2500 1633 SALE 2213 1633 SALE 2090 1633 SALE 2088 1633 SALE 1698 1633 SALE 1580 1633 SALE 1532 1633 SALE 1520 1633 SALE 1444 1633 SALE 1416 1633 SALE 1361 1633 SALE 1323 1633 SALE 900 1633 SALE 886 1633 SALE 843 1633 SALE 760 1633 SALE 729 1633 SALE 564 1633 SALE 448 1633 SALE 365 1633 SALE 354 1633 SALE 176 1633 SALE 149 1633 PURCHASE 455 1633 PURCHASE 603 1633 PURCHASE 806 1633 PURCHASE 1865 1633 PURCHASE 2000 1633 SALE 5000 1634 SALE 2958 1634 SALE 1205 1634 SALE 1000 1634 SALE 752 1634 SALE 377 1634 PURCHASE 1000 1634 PURCHASE 1507 1634 PURCHASE 2000 1634 PURCHASE 3000 1634 PURCHASE 3179 1634 SALE 3785 1635 SALE 3654 1635 SALE 2500 1635 SALE 1600 1635 SALE 1579 1635 SALE 1448 1635 SALE 1374 1635 SALE 1241 1635 SALE 1205 1635 SALE 1205 1635 SALE 1205 1635 SALE 1205 1635 SALE 1140 1635 SALE 1034 1635 SALE 1000 1635 SALE 700 1635 SALE 652 1635 SALE 634 1635 SALE 557 1635 SALE 493 1635 SALE 411 1635 SALE 395 1635 SALE 380 1635 SALE 165 1635 SALE 164 1635 SALE 104 1635 PURCHASE 195 1635 PURCHASE 200 1635 PURCHASE 408 1635 PURCHASE 484 1635 PURCHASE 564 1635 PURCHASE 635 1635 PURCHASE 691 1635 PURCHASE 700 1635 PURCHASE 712 1635 PURCHASE 833 1635 PURCHASE 895 1635 PURCHASE 1100 1635 PURCHASE 1200 1635 PURCHASE 1360 1635 PURCHASE 1531 1635 PURCHASE 1600 1635 PURCHASE 1600 1635 PURCHASE 1625 1635 PURCHASE 2000 1635 PURCHASE 2500 1635 SALE 76 1635.5 SALE 1682 1636 SALE 1322 1636 SALE 1200 1636 SALE 1029 1636 SALE 208 1636 PURCHASE 126 1636 PURCHASE 179 1636 PURCHASE 200 1636 PURCHASE 275 1636 PURCHASE 500 1636 PURCHASE 549 1636 PURCHASE 907 1636 PURCHASE 941 1636 PURCHASE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 1000 1636 PURCHASE 1199 1636 PURCHASE 1480 1636 PURCHASE 1653 1636 PURCHASE 1700 1636 PURCHASE 1865 1636 PURCHASE 1972 1636 PURCHASE 2000 1636 PURCHASE 2226 1636 PURCHASE 4631 1636 SALE 75 1636.5 SALE 2550 1637 SALE 2239 1637 SALE 2037 1637 SALE 2020 1637 SALE 2000 1637 SALE 1636 1637 SALE 1577 1637 SALE 1463 1637 SALE 1436 1637 SALE 1403 1637 SALE 1103 1637 SALE 57 1637.5 SALE 2000 1638 SALE 1313 1638 SALE 803 1638 SALE 334 1638 PURCHASE 305 1638 PURCHASE 902 1638 PURCHASE 5000 1638 SALE 2006 1639 SALE 1885 1639 SALE 1506 1639 SALE 1304 1639 SALE 1106 1639 SALE 700 1639 SALE 19 1639 PURCHASE 564 1639 PURCHASE 779 1639 PURCHASE 1460 1639 PURCHASE 5400 1639 SALE 2021 1640 SALE 1523 1640 SALE 1133 1640 SALE 1000 1640 SALE 165 1640 SALE 24 1640 PURCHASE 378 1640 PURCHASE 400 1640 PURCHASE 564 1640 PURCHASE 2000 1640 PURCHASE 3000 1640 SALE 3438 1641 SALE 1527 1641 SALE 1470 1641 PURCHASE 319 1641 PURCHASE 500 1641 PURCHASE 668 1641 PURCHASE 700 1641 PURCHASE 1089 1641 TOTAL PURCHASES 1,591,524 TOTAL SALES 836,288 (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 4 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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