UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:0710S
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 Branch
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Plc
Class of relevant security to which the 0.5 USD Ordinary
dealings 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 than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 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 than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total

(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 unit
CFD (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 Option
name,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/
call purchasing, to which the European received per
option varying etc option etc. unit (Note
relates 4)
(Note 6)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit
option (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 person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.

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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)
NO

Date of disclosure 10 APRIL 2008
Contact name LOUISE ROBINSON
Telephone number 020 7567 8762
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC

BHP Billiton LTD
Nature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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