10th Apr 2008 11:40
UBS AG (EPT)10 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 9 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 8,800,834 0.40% 4,107,140 0.19%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,800,834 0.40% 4,107,140 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 11733 1705 pence SALE 2300 1705 SALE 2000 1705 SALE 1910 1705 SALE 800 1705 SALE 800 1705 SALE 650 1705 SALE 650 1705 SALE 640 1705 SALE 500 1705 SALE 500 1705 SALE 400 1705 SALE 25 1705 SALE 5000 1706 SALE 620 1706 SALE 1472 1707 SALE 6398 1710 SALE 4500 1710 SALE 4500 1710 SALE 2000 1710 SALE 1462 1710 SALE 640 1710 SALE 500 1710 SALE 20420 1715 SALE 3290 1715 SALE 650 1715 SALE 640 1715 SALE 1663 1716 PURCHASE 2700 1716 SALE 12559 1717 SALE 1337 1717 SALE 3000 1718 SALE 640 1718 SALE 5801 1719 PURCHASE 620 1719 SALE 1822 1720 SALE 373 1720 PURCHASE 1467 1720 SALE 1102 1721 SALE 317 1721 SALE 705 1722 SALE 451 1722 SALE 650 1723 SALE 4514 1725 SALE 2039 1725 SALE 2000 1725 SALE 1767 1725 SALE 1750 1725 SALE 1727 1725 SALE 1300 1725 SALE 962 1725 PURCHASE 659 1725 SALE 30000 1726 SALE 5000 1726 SALE 1920 1726 SALE 1800 1726 SALE 650 1726 SALE 395 1726 PURCHASE 1214 1727 PURCHASE 723 1727.5 SALE 7242 1728 SALE 5943 1728 SALE 4066 1728 SALE 2255 1728 SALE 1913 1728 SALE 1842 1728 SALE 916 1728 SALE 300 1728 PURCHASE 3382 1728 SALE 1677 1729 SALE 1473 1729 SALE 254 1729 SALE 13790 1730 SALE 10639 1730 SALE 5250 1730 SALE 4772 1730 SALE 3684 1730 SALE 2920 1730 SALE 2004 1730 SALE 1383 1730 SALE 916 1730 SALE 916 1730 SALE 916 1730 SALE 916 1730 SALE 621 1730 SALE 321 1730 SALE 76 1730 SALE 76 1730 SALE 76 1730 SALE 76 1730 PURCHASE 90 1730 PURCHASE 500 1730 PURCHASE 1112 1730 PURCHASE 1379 1730 PURCHASE 1613 1730 SALE 1616 1732 SALE 648 1732 PURCHASE 1132 1732 SALE 5767 1734 PURCHASE 150 1735 PURCHASE 1560 1735 SALE 2818 1736 SALE 2668 1736 PURCHASE 5753 1738 PURCHASE 1363 1740 PURCHASE 651 1742 SALE 5730 1745 PURCHASE 4576 1747 SALE 904 1748 PURCHASE 1300 1748 SALE 677 1749 PURCHASE 3427 1749 SALE 1318 1751 SALE 24 1751 PURCHASE 5 1752.5 PURCHASE 14 1752.5 PURCHASE 611 1753 PURCHASE 14 1753.5 SALE 100000 1753.9867 SALE 609 1754 SALE 456 1754 SALE 230 1754 PURCHASE 15 1754 PURCHASE 78 1754 PURCHASE 995 1754 PURCHASE 1721 1754 SALE 1044 1755 SALE 600 1755 SALE 227 1755 SALE 227 1755 SALE 142 1755 SALE 40 1755 PURCHASE 2900 1755 PURCHASE 545 1756.5 PURCHASE 1632 1759 SALE 827 1760 PURCHASE 331 1761.5 SALE 2140 1762 SALE 1503 1762 SALE 1200 1762 SALE 618 1762 SALE 227 1762 SALE 227 1762 SALE 224 1762 SALE 177 1762 SALE 84 1762 PURCHASE 62 1762 PURCHASE 718 1762 PURCHASE 5832 1762 PURCHASE 723 1762.5 SALE 1733 1763 SALE 1300 1763 SALE 897 1763 SALE 880 1763 SALE 879 1763 SALE 788 1763 SALE 526 1763 SALE 516 1763 SALE 500 1763 SALE 284 1763 PURCHASE 1 1763 SALE 1060 1764 SALE 777 1764 SALE 346 1764 SALE 1898 1765 SALE 1047 1765 SALE 978 1765 SALE 600 1765 PURCHASE 2500 1765 PURCHASE 2678 1765 PURCHASE 2822 1765 PURCHASE 242 1765.5 SALE 1561 1766 SALE 700 1766 SALE 650 1766 SALE 650 1766 SALE 171 1766 PURCHASE 88978 1766.240498 PURCHASE 226 1767 SALE 111 1769 SALE 100000 1772.2888 SALE 50000 1772.6786 SALE 4309 1773 PURCHASE 196 1774.5 SALE 20000 1775 SALE 1500 1776 SALE 1395 1776 SALE 488 1779 PURCHASE 636 1781 PURCHASE 33 1791.5 PURCHASE 28 1792.5 SALE 640 1793 SALE 564 1793 SALE 197 1793 PURCHASE 8 1793 PURCHASE 89 1793 SALE 984 1794 SALE 905 1794 SALE 640 1794 SALE 564 1794 SALE 564 1794 SALE 461 1794 SALE 100 1795 PURCHASE 19 1795.5 SALE 1783 1796 SALE 1652 1796 SALE 210 1796 PURCHASE 2 1796.5 SALE 3000 1797 SALE 2994 1797 SALE 1300 1797 SALE 1040 1797 SALE 752 1797 SALE 640 1797 SALE 3056 1798 SALE 2485 1798 SALE 473 1798 SALE 9722 1799 SALE 274 1799 SALE 5000 1801 SALE 1425 1801 SALE 1300 1801 SALE 1300 1801 SALE 975 1801 PURCHASE 444 1804 PURCHASE 1000 1804 PURCHASE 8131 1804 PURCHASE 9871 1804 PURCHASE 10000 1804 PURCHASE 18750 1804 PURCHASE 96827 1804 SALE 5000 1805 TOTAL PURCHASES 295,048 TOTAL SALES 617,993 (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 10 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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