UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5508S
UBS AG (EPT)
17 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 16 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 8,929,289 0.40% 4,245,071 0.19%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 8,929,289 0.40% 4,245,071 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)

PURCHASE 50000 1740.7334 pence
PURCHASE 50000 1753.3629
PURCHASE 100000 1770.0124
PURCHASE 1237 1787
PURCHASE 648 1788
PURCHASE 650 1788
SALE 1359 1791
SALE 300 1791
SALE 200 1791
PURCHASE 414 1792
PURCHASE 585 1792
PURCHASE 3730 1792
SALE 2334 1793
SALE 2289 1793
SALE 66 1793
SALE 1234 1794
SALE 47 1794
PURCHASE 37 1794
PURCHASE 47 1794
PURCHASE 538 1794
PURCHASE 648 1794
PURCHASE 726 1794
PURCHASE 762 1794
PURCHASE 1000 1794
PURCHASE 3737 1794
SALE 1192 1795
SALE 22 1795
PURCHASE 309 1795
PURCHASE 575 1795
PURCHASE 677 1795
SALE 4068 1796
SALE 3636 1796
SALE 2708 1796
SALE 1300 1796
SALE 1250 1796
SALE 473 1796
PURCHASE 875 1796
PURCHASE 1080 1796
SALE 1700 1797
SALE 208 1797
SALE 73 1797
PURCHASE 115 1797
PURCHASE 311 1797
PURCHASE 608 1797
PURCHASE 1274 1797
SALE 1000 1798
SALE 1000 1798
SALE 760 1798
PURCHASE 7 1798
PURCHASE 84 1798
PURCHASE 227 1798
PURCHASE 315 1798
PURCHASE 585 1798
PURCHASE 1114 1798
SALE 5709 1799
SALE 1200 1799
PURCHASE 7 1799
PURCHASE 350 1799
PURCHASE 706 1799
PURCHASE 850 1799
PURCHASE 894 1799
PURCHASE 1100 1799
SALE 5555 1800
PURCHASE 311 1800
PURCHASE 500 1800
SALE 200000 1800.3786
SALE 2500 1801
SALE 2220 1801
SALE 1000 1801
SALE 932 1801
PURCHASE 89 1801
PURCHASE 110 1801
PURCHASE 231 1801
PURCHASE 241 1801
PURCHASE 299 1801
PURCHASE 410 1801
PURCHASE 683 1801
PURCHASE 706 1801
PURCHASE 5000 1801
SALE 100000 1801.046
PURCHASE 270 1802
PURCHASE 730 1802
PURCHASE 800 1802
PURCHASE 1170 1802
SALE 2664 1804
SALE 916 1804
SALE 75 1804
PURCHASE 225 1804
PURCHASE 600 1804
SALE 5000 1805
SALE 2214 1805
SALE 1045 1805
SALE 900 1805
SALE 698 1805
SALE 7 1805
PURCHASE 83 1805
PURCHASE 227 1805
PURCHASE 904 1805
SALE 496 1806
SALE 200 1806
SALE 5000 1807
PURCHASE 500 1809
SALE 858 1810
PURCHASE 175 1810
PURCHASE 854 1810
SALE 992 1811
SALE 3362 1814
SALE 638 1814
SALE 638 1814
SALE 2232 1816
SALE 606 1817
PURCHASE 7 1818
PURCHASE 100 1820
PURCHASE 5491 1821
SALE 375 1832
PURCHASE 245 1833
PURCHASE 564 1833
PURCHASE 650 1833
PURCHASE 400 1834
PURCHASE 6 1839
PURCHASE 627 1839
PURCHASE 854 1839
PURCHASE 532 1841
SALE 1549 1842
SALE 916 1842
SALE 58 1843
SALE 2799 1845
SALE 1901 1846
SALE 555 1846
SALE 473 1846
PURCHASE 5 1852
PURCHASE 11272 1865
PURCHASE 13279 1865

TOTAL PURCHASES 275,972

TOTAL SALES 383,502

(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 17 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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