UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:5518S
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 Limited
Class of relevant security to which the 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 45,767 0.00% 0 0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,767 0.00% 0 0.00%

(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 5838 4282 AUD Cents
PURCHASE 5837 4283
PURCHASE 9 4285
PURCHASE 509 4285
SALE 1989 4289
SALE 209 4289
SALE 209 4289
SALE 19 4289
PURCHASE 9 4290
PURCHASE 200 4290
PURCHASE 230 4290
PURCHASE 700 4290
SALE 730 4291
SALE 19 4291
SALE 14 4291
SALE 3000 4293
SALE 1970 4293
SALE 176 4293
SALE 89 4293
SALE 37 4293
SALE 34 4293
SALE 19 4293
SALE 14 4293
PURCHASE 2957 4295
SALE 500 4297
PURCHASE 700 4298
PURCHASE 67 4299
PURCHASE 300 4299
PURCHASE 400 4299
PURCHASE 600 4299
PURCHASE 900 4299
PURCHASE 900 4299
PURCHASE 1287 4299
SALE 3000 4300
SALE 1232 4300
SALE 779 4300
SALE 200 4300
PURCHASE 4 4300
PURCHASE 37 4300
PURCHASE 472 4300
PURCHASE 500 4300
PURCHASE 526 4300
PURCHASE 1458 4300
PURCHASE 1871 4300
PURCHASE 3189 4300
PURCHASE 5181 4300
SALE 2000 4301
PURCHASE 75 4301
PURCHASE 140 4301
PURCHASE 300 4301
PURCHASE 400 4301
PURCHASE 403 4301
PURCHASE 458 4301
PURCHASE 550 4301
PURCHASE 759 4301
PURCHASE 2249 4301
SALE 5000 4302
PURCHASE 1 4302
PURCHASE 17 4302
PURCHASE 138 4302
PURCHASE 138 4302
PURCHASE 206 4302
PURCHASE 211 4302
PURCHASE 230 4302
PURCHASE 500 4302
PURCHASE 700 4302
PURCHASE 756 4302
PURCHASE 2597 4302
PURCHASE 4 4303
PURCHASE 14 4303
PURCHASE 84 4303
PURCHASE 200 4303
PURCHASE 300 4303
PURCHASE 300 4303
PURCHASE 300 4303
PURCHASE 300 4303
PURCHASE 450 4303
PURCHASE 3461 4303
SALE 1887 4304
SALE 1662 4304
SALE 181 4304
SALE 19 4304
SALE 14 4304
PURCHASE 51 4304
PURCHASE 1000 4304
PURCHASE 2077 4304
PURCHASE 2101 4304
SALE 562 4305
SALE 150 4305
PURCHASE 37 4305
PURCHASE 100 4305
PURCHASE 2000 4305
PURCHASE 2000 4305
SALE 2801 4306
SALE 2290 4306
SALE 229 4306
PURCHASE 1785 4307
SALE 1527 4308
SALE 426 4308
SALE 1190 4309
SALE 1070 4309
SALE 951 4309
SALE 450 4309
SALE 272 4309
SALE 188 4309
SALE 37 4309
SALE 26 4309
SALE 14 4309
SALE 8 4309
PURCHASE 1615 4309
SALE 1959 4310
PURCHASE 547 4310
SALE 1000 4311
SALE 985 4311
SALE 897 4311
SALE 834 4311
SALE 826 4311
SALE 583 4311
SALE 579 4311
SALE 486 4311
SALE 448 4311
SALE 253 4311
SALE 236 4311
SALE 210 4311
SALE 209 4311
SALE 155 4311
SALE 131 4311
SALE 64 4311
SALE 43 4311
SALE 43 4311
SALE 39 4311
SALE 36 4311
SALE 34 4311
SALE 22 4311
SALE 14 4311
SALE 6 4311
PURCHASE 4 4311
PURCHASE 6 4311
PURCHASE 48 4311
PURCHASE 65 4311
PURCHASE 84 4311
PURCHASE 93 4311
PURCHASE 115 4311
PURCHASE 247 4311
PURCHASE 715 4311
PURCHASE 1241 4311
PURCHASE 2301 4311
PURCHASE 4386 4311
SALE 2196 4312
SALE 1950 4312
SALE 1182 4312
SALE 879 4312
SALE 541 4312
SALE 483 4312
SALE 427 4312
SALE 322 4312
SALE 290 4312
SALE 144 4312
SALE 133 4312
SALE 72 4312
SALE 25 4312
PURCHASE 1 4312
PURCHASE 21 4312
PURCHASE 55 4312
PURCHASE 68 4312
PURCHASE 138 4312
PURCHASE 138 4312
PURCHASE 322 4312
PURCHASE 474 4312
PURCHASE 509 4312
PURCHASE 797 4312
PURCHASE 1253 4312
PURCHASE 1858 4312
PURCHASE 5000 4312
SALE 153830 4312.23812
PURCHASE 153830 4312.23812
SALE 2200 4313
SALE 146 4313
SALE 36 4313
SALE 18 4313
SALE 14 4313
PURCHASE 26 4313
PURCHASE 28 4313
PURCHASE 28 4313
PURCHASE 68 4313
PURCHASE 69 4313
PURCHASE 100 4313
PURCHASE 138 4313
PURCHASE 138 4313
PURCHASE 175 4313
PURCHASE 200 4313
PURCHASE 319 4313
PURCHASE 706 4313
PURCHASE 2098 4313
SALE 2229 4314
SALE 464 4314
SALE 148669 4314.666615
PURCHASE 148669 4314.666615
PURCHASE 200 4315
PURCHASE 200 4315
PURCHASE 2001 4315
SALE 1537 4316
SALE 1320 4316
SALE 1212 4316
SALE 978 4316
SALE 500 4316
SALE 450 4316
SALE 215 4316
SALE 100 4316
SALE 61 4316
SALE 23 4316
SALE 22 4316
PURCHASE 8 4316
PURCHASE 15 4316
PURCHASE 50 4316
PURCHASE 74 4316
PURCHASE 97 4316
PURCHASE 100 4316
PURCHASE 138 4316
PURCHASE 180 4316
PURCHASE 200 4316
PURCHASE 3908 4316
SALE 2370 4317
PURCHASE 138 4317
PURCHASE 138 4317
PURCHASE 171 4317
PURCHASE 319 4317
SALE 1739 4318
SALE 1239 4318
SALE 1172 4318
SALE 538 4318
SALE 369 4318
SALE 301 4318
SALE 232 4318
SALE 209 4318
SALE 209 4318
SALE 24 4318
SALE 12 4318
SALE 2661 4319
SALE 1887 4319
SALE 1386 4319
SALE 1305 4319
SALE 1010 4319
SALE 474 4319
SALE 368 4319
SALE 237 4319
SALE 228 4319
SALE 53 4319
SALE 48 4319
SALE 23 4319
SALE 18 4319
SALE 15 4319
SALE 11 4319
SALE 8 4319
SALE 5 4319
PURCHASE 982 4319
SALE 3029 4320
SALE 2112 4320
SALE 1652 4320
SALE 1112 4320
SALE 609 4320
SALE 326 4320
SALE 300 4320
PURCHASE 57 4320
PURCHASE 200 4320
PURCHASE 207 4320
PURCHASE 222 4320
PURCHASE 400 4320
PURCHASE 730 4320
PURCHASE 2262 4320
PURCHASE 4643 4320
SALE 2007 4321
PURCHASE 4 4321
PURCHASE 29 4321
PURCHASE 179 4321
PURCHASE 312 4321
PURCHASE 500 4321
PURCHASE 785 4321
PURCHASE 4920 4321
PURCHASE 5000 4321
PURCHASE 5200 4321
SALE 3412 4322
PURCHASE 1 4322
PURCHASE 47 4322
PURCHASE 70 4322
PURCHASE 105 4322
PURCHASE 138 4322
PURCHASE 259 4322
PURCHASE 347 4322
PURCHASE 549 4322
PURCHASE 1000 4322
PURCHASE 1000 4322
PURCHASE 4841 4322
SALE 1540 4323
SALE 477 4323
SALE 319 4323
SALE 315 4323
SALE 277 4323
SALE 21 4323
PURCHASE 421 4323
PURCHASE 747 4323
PURCHASE 949 4323
PURCHASE 5783 4323
PURCHASE 65 4324
PURCHASE 252 4324
PURCHASE 285 4324
SALE 1210 4325
SALE 779 4325
SALE 593 4325
SALE 477 4325
SALE 99 4325
SALE 39 4325
SALE 35 4325
SALE 7 4325
SALE 3844 4326
SALE 1180 4326
SALE 380 4326
SALE 358 4326
SALE 227 4326
SALE 187 4326
SALE 127 4326
SALE 91 4326
SALE 48 4326
SALE 46 4326
SALE 42 4326
SALE 33 4326
SALE 27 4326
SALE 9 4326
SALE 1190 4327
SALE 1070 4327
SALE 377 4327
SALE 143 4327
SALE 83 4327
SALE 46 4327
SALE 34 4327
SALE 25 4327
SALE 19 4327
PURCHASE 1724 4327
PURCHASE 7 4328
PURCHASE 70 4328
PURCHASE 100 4328
PURCHASE 179 4328
PURCHASE 359 4328
PURCHASE 579 4328
PURCHASE 820 4328
PURCHASE 2818 4328
SALE 2905 4329
SALE 2299 4329
SALE 1000 4329
SALE 544 4329
SALE 500 4329
SALE 423 4329
SALE 408 4329
SALE 226 4329
SALE 124 4329
SALE 43 4329
SALE 8 4329
PURCHASE 59 4329
PURCHASE 60 4329
PURCHASE 100 4329
PURCHASE 643 4329
PURCHASE 788 4329
PURCHASE 858 4329
PURCHASE 1753 4329
PURCHASE 3429 4329
SALE 3078 4330
PURCHASE 53 4330
PURCHASE 242 4330
PURCHASE 300 4330
PURCHASE 700 4330
PURCHASE 3000 4330
SALE 5000 4331
SALE 2631 4331
SALE 1107 4331
PURCHASE 490 4331
PURCHASE 800 4331
SALE 3112 4332
SALE 2800 4332
PURCHASE 42 4332
SALE 627 4335
SALE 58 4335

TOTAL PURCHASES 456,329

TOTAL SALES 451,168

(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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