UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure
RNS Number:4664Q
UBS AG (EPT)
19 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 Branch
Company dealt in BHP Billiton Limited
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 18 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 7,014 0.00% 0 0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,014 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)
PURCHASE
6
3559 AUD Cents
PURCHASE
3
3559
PURCHASE
30
3559
PURCHASE
413
3559
PURCHASE
200
3559
PURCHASE
800
3559
PURCHASE
66
3559
PURCHASE
62
3559
PURCHASE
320
3559
PURCHASE
1752
3559
PURCHASE
786
3560
PURCHASE
21
3560
PURCHASE
900
3560
PURCHASE
1000
3560
SALE
574
3561
SALE
1630
3561
SALE
31
3561
SALE
246
3561
SALE
145
3561
SALE
1270
3561
SALE
54
3561
SALE
187
3561
SALE
986
3561
SALE
1121
3561
SALE
776
3561
PURCHASE
2803
3561
SALE
744
3563
SALE
167
3563
SALE
108
3563
SALE
654
3563
SALE
406
3563
SALE
43
3563
PURCHASE
3163
3564
PURCHASE
1219
3565
PURCHASE
794
3565
SALE
3173
3565
SALE
1000
3566
PURCHASE
2304
3567
SALE
749
3567
SALE
2850
3569
PURCHASE
3734
3570
PURCHASE
94
3570
PURCHASE
700
3570
PURCHASE
715
3571
PURCHASE
833
3571
SALE
53
3571
PURCHASE
1643
3572
PURCHASE
683
3572
PURCHASE
190
3572
PURCHASE
1076
3572
SALE
261
3572
SALE
500
3572
PURCHASE
853
3575
PURCHASE
588
3575
PURCHASE
4086
3577
PURCHASE
66
3577
PURCHASE
158
3577
PURCHASE
100
3577
PURCHASE
100
3577
PURCHASE
543
3577
PURCHASE
34
3577
PURCHASE
1902
3577
PURCHASE
500
3578
PURCHASE
1570
3578
PURCHASE
12
3578
SALE
100
3579
SALE
65
3579
SALE
1200
3579
SALE
4305
3579
SALE
186
3579
SALE
620
3579
SALE
1230
3579
SALE
644
3579
SALE
140
3579
SALE
39
3579
SALE
1150
3579
SALE
565
3579
SALE
785
3579
SALE
3493
3580
SALE
100
3580
SALE
1150
3580
SALE
130
3580
SALE
70
3580
SALE
18
3580
SALE
79
3580
SALE
99
3580
SALE
73
3580
SALE
85
3580
PURCHASE
3601
3581
PURCHASE
100
3581
PURCHASE
166
3581
PURCHASE
7
3581
PURCHASE
1
3581
PURCHASE
210
3581
SALE
555
3581
SALE
527
3581
SALE
3000
3581
PURCHASE
1716
3582
SALE
1648
3582
PURCHASE
3413
3583
PURCHASE
2574
3583
PURCHASE
4789
3583
PURCHASE
252
3583
PURCHASE
457
3584
PURCHASE
155
3584
PURCHASE
500
3584
PURCHASE
4
3584
PURCHASE
12
3584
PURCHASE
244
3584
SALE
1200
3584
SALE
331
3584
PURCHASE
1525
3585
SALE
331
3585
SALE
918
3585
SALE
1456
3585
SALE
1230
3585
SALE
500
3585
SALE
6971
3586
PURCHASE
1000
3586
SALE
991
3590
SALE
2000
3591
PURCHASE
772
3592
PURCHASE
1000
3592
PURCHASE
6
3592
PURCHASE
1
3592
PURCHASE
162
3592
PURCHASE
7
3592
PURCHASE
2
3592
PURCHASE
50
3593
PURCHASE
3040
3593
SALE
200
3594
SALE
1280
3594
PURCHASE
2712
3594
SALE
46
3595
SALE
1000
3595
SALE
27
3595
SALE
968
3595
SALE
140
3595
SALE
10
3595
SALE
1250
3595
PURCHASE
125
3595
PURCHASE
211
3595
PURCHASE
26
3595
PURCHASE
586
3595
PURCHASE
3321
3595
PURCHASE
93
3595
PURCHASE
12
3595
PURCHASE
12
3595
SALE
2500
3596
PURCHASE
2825
3596
SALE
300
3597
PURCHASE
1526
3597
SALE
5400
3597
SALE
705
3597
SALE
4503
3597
SALE
260
3598
SALE
970
3598
SALE
232
3598
SALE
1279
3598
PURCHASE
1769
3598
SALE
1791
3599
SALE
951
3599
PURCHASE
4866
3599
PURCHASE
1379
3599
PURCHASE
40
3599
PURCHASE
6
3599
PURCHASE
447
3599
PURCHASE
7
3599
PURCHASE
7
3599
PURCHASE
1
3599
PURCHASE
1
3599
PURCHASE
11
3599
PURCHASE
12
3599
PURCHASE
511
3599
PURCHASE
718
3599
SALE
5000
3599
SALE
150
3599
SALE
25
3599
SALE
150
3599
SALE
1310
3599
PURCHASE
532
3600
SALE 3600.889
211940
PURCHASE 3600.889
211940
SALE
998
3602
SALE
5550
3602
PURCHASE
499
3602
PURCHASE
482
3602
PURCHASE
942
3602
PURCHASE
1193
3603
PURCHASE 3603.223
201002
SALE 3603.223
201002
PURCHASE
161
3604
PURCHASE
964
3604
PURCHASE
1000
3604
PURCHASE
6
3604
PURCHASE
319
3604
PURCHASE
684
3605
PURCHASE
3074
3605
SALE
464
3605
SALE
1210
3605
PURCHASE
148
3605
PURCHASE
966
3605
PURCHASE
774
3605
PURCHASE
81
3605
PURCHASE
2255
3605
PURCHASE
108
3605
SALE
10
3606
SALE
105
3606
PURCHASE
1354
3607
PURCHASE
172
3607
PURCHASE
24
3607
PURCHASE
1215
3607
PURCHASE
957
3607
PURCHASE
377
3607
PURCHASE
35
3607
PURCHASE
111
3607
PURCHASE
141
3607
PURCHASE
957
3607
PURCHASE
385
3608
PURCHASE
12
3608
PURCHASE
2200
3608
PURCHASE
12
3608
SALE
1370
3608
SALE
5036
3608
SALE
1190
3608
PURCHASE
9
3608
PURCHASE
518
3608
SALE
1555
3609
SALE
800
3609
SALE
869
3609
PURCHASE
1094
3610
PURCHASE
11
3610
SALE
1716
3611
SALE
6923
3611
PURCHASE
121
3611
PURCHASE
77
3611
PURCHASE
24
3611
PURCHASE
12
3611
PURCHASE
12
3611
PURCHASE
1133
3611
PURCHASE
951
3611
PURCHASE
1413
3611
PURCHASE
1254
3611
PURCHASE
2743
3612
PURCHASE
161
3612
PURCHASE
12
3612
PURCHASE
24
3612
PURCHASE
12
3612
PURCHASE
12
3612
PURCHASE
325
3612
PURCHASE
482
3612
PURCHASE
6
3612
PURCHASE
1
3612
PURCHASE
7
3612
PURCHASE
1
3612
PURCHASE
12
3612
PURCHASE
4
3612
PURCHASE
163
3612
PURCHASE
300
3612
PURCHASE
477
3612
PURCHASE
33
3612
PURCHASE
83
3612
PURCHASE
466
3612
PURCHASE
2200
3612
PURCHASE
7
3612
PURCHASE
1000
3612
PURCHASE
3000
3612
SALE
2317
3612
SALE
3720
3613
PURCHASE
2130
3613
PURCHASE
723
3613
PURCHASE
550
3613
SALE
280
3613
SALE
1370
3613
PURCHASE
286
3613
PURCHASE
17
3613
PURCHASE
1
3613
PURCHASE
1
3613
PURCHASE
7
3613
PURCHASE
6
3613
PURCHASE
12
3613
PURCHASE
12
3613
PURCHASE
33
3613
PURCHASE
3812
3613
PURCHASE
872
3613
PURCHASE
2178
3614
PURCHASE
12
3614
PURCHASE
840
3614
PURCHASE
5000
3614
PURCHASE
5
3614
PURCHASE
5000
3614
PURCHASE
17
3614
PURCHASE
500
3614
PURCHASE
100
3614
PURCHASE
330
3614
PURCHASE
7
3614
PURCHASE
1
3614
PURCHASE
7
3614
PURCHASE
2
3614
PURCHASE
1276
3614
PURCHASE
13
3614
PURCHASE
859
3614
PURCHASE
833
3614
PURCHASE
1118
3614
PURCHASE
223
3614
PURCHASE
29
3614
PURCHASE
525
3614
PURCHASE
2200
3614
SALE
6917
3614
PURCHASE
2037
3615
PURCHASE
5
3615
PURCHASE
90
3615
PURCHASE
1000
3615
PURCHASE
400
3616
PURCHASE
1583
3616
PURCHASE
6913
3616
PURCHASE
6913
3616
PURCHASE
619
3616
SALE
1260
3616
SALE
980
3616
PURCHASE
20
3617
PURCHASE
289
3617
PURCHASE
469
3617
PURCHASE
6
3617
PURCHASE
20
3617
PURCHASE
500
3617
PURCHASE
500
3617
PURCHASE
200
3617
SALE
1249
3617
SALE
2000
3617
SALE
45
3617
SALE
971
3617
SALE
1270
3617
SALE
193
3617
SALE
1656
3617
PURCHASE
800
3618
PURCHASE
2001
3618
PURCHASE
2770
3618
SALE
5480
3618
SALE
170
3618
SALE
200
3618
PURCHASE
1722
3618
PURCHASE
12
3618
PURCHASE
12
3618
PURCHASE
1250
3618
SALE
96
3618
SALE
1162
3618
SALE
1133
3618
PURCHASE
4
3619
PURCHASE
24
3619
PURCHASE
100
3619
PURCHASE
2200
3619
PURCHASE
3000
3619
PURCHASE
500
3619
SALE
1291
3619
SALE
2089
3619
SALE
1596
3619
PURCHASE
1972
3620
PURCHASE
900
3620
PURCHASE
9
3620
PURCHASE
2673
3620
PURCHASE
16
3620
SALE
134
3620
SALE
1180
3620
SALE
1473
3620
SALE
1000
3620
SALE
200
3620
PURCHASE
4069
3620
PURCHASE
700
3620
PURCHASE
233
3620
PURCHASE
1012
3620
PURCHASE
250
3620
PURCHASE
629
3620
PURCHASE
166
3620
PURCHASE
436
3620
PURCHASE
2500
3620
SALE
2290
3620
SALE
2127
3620
PURCHASE
1544
3621
PURCHASE
2411
3621
SALE
3000
3621
SALE
443
3621
SALE
255
3621
SALE
34
3622
SALE
820
3622
SALE
1180
3622
SALE
6902
3622
PURCHASE
2767
3623
PURCHASE
12
3623
SALE
565
3624
SALE
160
3624
SALE
910
3624
SALE
1200
3624
SALE
840
3624
SALE
54
3624
SALE
589
3624
SALE
444
3624
PURCHASE
33
3625
SALE
500
3625
SALE
1200
3625
SALE
2786
3625
SALE
500
3625
SALE
1000
3625
SALE
37
3625
SALE
589
3625
SALE
201
3625
SALE
191
3625
SALE
1270
3625
SALE
2724
3628
SALE
1353
3629
SALE
1258
3629
SALE
840
3629
SALE
1866
3630
SALE
900
3630
SALE
6587
3630
TOTAL PURCHASES 624,882
TOTAL SALES 613,944
(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 19 MARCH 2008
Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEV
Telephone number 020 7568 9289
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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