19th Dec 2007 11:53
UBS AG (EPT)19 December 2007 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 Rio Tinto PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 18 DECEMBER 2007 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 2,389,558 0.24% - 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,389,558 0.24% - 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 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) PURCHASE 600 4920 pence SALE 60 4927 SALE 71 4927 SALE 597 4928 SALE 100 4928 PURCHASE 360 4928 PURCHASE 30 4928 PURCHASE 63 4928 SALE 170 4929 SALE 603 4929 PURCHASE 140 4930 PURCHASE 2233 4930 PURCHASE 106 4930 PURCHASE 29 4930 PURCHASE 41 4930 PURCHASE 300 4931 PURCHASE 897 4931 PURCHASE 1197 4931 PURCHASE 100 4932 PURCHASE 561 4932 PURCHASE 300 4932 PURCHASE 335 4932 PURCHASE 100 4932 SALE 221 4934 PURCHASE 2 4937 PURCHASE 130 4937 PURCHASE 346 4937 PURCHASE 93 4937 SALE 224 4937 SALE 224 4937 SALE 224 4937 PURCHASE 461 4938 PURCHASE 344 4938 SALE 1500 4938 SALE 465 4938 SALE 1500 4938 SALE 450 4939 SALE 891 4939 PURCHASE 600 4939 SALE 300 4941 PURCHASE 247 4941 PURCHASE 272 4942 PURCHASE 115 4942 PURCHASE 3033 4944 SALE 294 4944 SALE 500 4944 SALE 30 4945 SALE 366 4945 SALE 2 4946 SALE 105 4946 PURCHASE 246 4946 PURCHASE 512 4946 PURCHASE 28 4946 PURCHASE 394 4946 SALE 200 4947 SALE 817 4947 SALE 95 4947 SALE 693 4947 SALE 618 4948 SALE 216 4949 SALE 1453 4949 PURCHASE 223 4949 SALE 20 4949 PURCHASE 319 4949 PURCHASE 181 4949 PURCHASE 500 4949 SALE 836 4949 SALE 94 4950 PURCHASE 375 4950 PURCHASE 48 4950 SALE 430 4950 SALE 139 4950 SALE 751 4950 PURCHASE 808 4951 PURCHASE 490 4951 PURCHASE 559 4951 PURCHASE 1640 4951 PURCHASE 300 4951 SALE 1000 4952 SALE 500 4952 PURCHASE 221 4952 PURCHASE 351 4952 PURCHASE 184 4952 PURCHASE 850 4952 PURCHASE 278 4952 PURCHASE 414 4952 PURCHASE 100 4952 PURCHASE 614 4953 PURCHASE 400 4953 PURCHASE 333 4954 PURCHASE 482 4954 PURCHASE 640 4954 PURCHASE 90 4954 PURCHASE 536 4954 PURCHASE 652 4954 PURCHASE 970 4954 SALE 464 4955 SALE 2 4955 SALE 564 4955 PURCHASE 476 4955 PURCHASE 42 4955 PURCHASE 50 4955 PURCHASE 245 4955 PURCHASE 220 4955 PURCHASE 29 4955 PURCHASE 93 4955 SALE 41 4955 SALE 1123 4955 SALE 78 4955 PURCHASE 1000 4956 SALE 74 4956 SALE 149 4956 SALE 169 4956 SALE 232 4956 PURCHASE 245 4957 PURCHASE 762 4957 SALE 82 4957 SALE 223 4957 SALE 136 4957 SALE 900 4957 PURCHASE 226 4958 SALE 671 4959 PURCHASE 34 4959 PURCHASE 100 4959 PURCHASE 200 4959 SALE 100 4959 SALE 727 4961 SALE 73 4961 SALE 800 4961 SALE 800 4961 SALE 300 4961 SALE 440 4961 SALE 800 4961 SALE 580 4961 SALE 73 4963 PURCHASE 21 4964 PURCHASE 479 4964 PURCHASE 534 4965 SALE 204 4965 SALE 136 4965 PURCHASE 623 4967 PURCHASE 100 4967 PURCHASE 128 4969 PURCHASE 65 4969 SALE 1817 4969 PURCHASE 718 4970 PURCHASE 208 4970 PURCHASE 1001 4972 PURCHASE 395 4972 PURCHASE 81 4973 PURCHASE 31 4973 PURCHASE 380 4973 PURCHASE 28 4973 PURCHASE 413 4974 PURCHASE 453 4974 SALE 1469 4975 SALE 2130 4976 PURCHASE 1000 4977 SALE 430 4977 PURCHASE 602 4977 PURCHASE 1055 4977 PURCHASE 1300 4977 PURCHASE 56 4977 SALE 750 4983 PURCHASE 447 4983 PURCHASE 211 4985 SALE 1300 4985 SALE 1257 4986 SALE 43 4986 SALE 92 4986 SALE 812 4988 SALE 1180 4988 SALE 911 4988 SALE 179 4989 SALE 179 4989 SALE 1400 4991 SALE 2068 4993 PURCHASE 813 4993 PURCHASE 250 4996 PURCHASE 29 4996 PURCHASE 5 4996 PURCHASE 695 4996 SALE 1133 4997 PURCHASE 365 5000 PURCHASE 800 5002 SALE 124 5002 SALE 63 5002 PURCHASE 88 5002 PURCHASE 670 5002 PURCHASE 526 5002 PURCHASE 366 5002 PURCHASE 1100 5003 PURCHASE 42 5004 PURCHASE 30 5004 PURCHASE 60 5004 SALE 213 5005 SALE 229 5005 PURCHASE 192 5006 PURCHASE 1265 5006 SALE 170 5006 SALE 1184 5008 PURCHASE 545 5008 PURCHASE 28 5008 PURCHASE 131 5008 PURCHASE 37 5008 PURCHASE 659 5009 SALE 76 5009 SALE 470 5009 SALE 456 5010 SALE 1926 5010 PURCHASE 800 5010 PURCHASE 100 5010 SALE 143 5011 PURCHASE 300 5011 PURCHASE 100 5012 SALE 458 5012 SALE 500 5013 PURCHASE 197 5013 PURCHASE 250 5013 SALE 178 5013 SALE 178 5013 PURCHASE 211 5013 SALE 1209 5013 PURCHASE 276 5013 SALE 100 5014 SALE 249 5014 PURCHASE 155 5015 PURCHASE 400 5015 PURCHASE 678 5015 PURCHASE 580 5015 SALE 300 5015 SALE 40 5015 SALE 400 5015 SALE 250 5015 PURCHASE 690 5015 PURCHASE 216 5015 PURCHASE 31 5015 PURCHASE 505 5015 PURCHASE 99 5015 PURCHASE 16 5015 PURCHASE 271 5015 SALE 656 5015 SALE 1100 5015 PURCHASE 500 5016 PURCHASE 268 5016 PURCHASE 392 5017 PURCHASE 43 5018 PURCHASE 594 5018 PURCHASE 46 5018 PURCHASE 31 5018 PURCHASE 180 5018 SALE 1300 5019 SALE 200 5019 PURCHASE 214 5020 PURCHASE 367 5021 PURCHASE 100 5021 SALE 453 5022 SALE 28 5022 SALE 19 5023 PURCHASE 144 5023 PURCHASE 100 5024 PURCHASE 582 5025 PURCHASE 127 5025 PURCHASE 1471 5025 PURCHASE 146 5028 PURCHASE 246 5030 PURCHASE 534 5030 PURCHASE 338 5030 SALE 904 5030 SALE 291 5031 SALE 139 5031 SALE 109 5031 PURCHASE 1300 5031 PURCHASE 1547 5032 PURCHASE 19 5032 SALE 600 5032 SALE 79 5032 PURCHASE 807 5033 PURCHASE 86 5033 PURCHASE 49 5033 PURCHASE 262 5033 SALE 542 5035 PURCHASE 40 5035 PURCHASE 334 5035 PURCHASE 15 5035 PURCHASE 610 5035 PURCHASE 244 5035 PURCHASE 28 5036 PURCHASE 159 5036 PURCHASE 450 5036 SALE 800 5036 PURCHASE 253 5037 PURCHASE 16 5037 PURCHASE 271 5037 SALE 500 5038 SALE 400 5038 SALE 2394 5038 SALE 583 5038 SALE 200 5038 SALE 95 5038 SALE 200 5038 PURCHASE 440 5038 PURCHASE 97 5038 PURCHASE 233 5038 PURCHASE 506 5038 SALE 2922 5039 SALE 900 5039 PURCHASE 243 5039 PURCHASE 155 5039 PURCHASE 434 5039 PURCHASE 100 5039 PURCHASE 211 5039 SALE 400 5040 SALE 544 5040 SALE 140 5040 PURCHASE 439 5040 PURCHASE 470 5040 SALE 520 5040 PURCHASE 200 5041 PURCHASE 149 5041 PURCHASE 66 5041 SALE 480 5041 SALE 399 5041 SALE 452 5041 PURCHASE 699 5042 PURCHASE 160 5042 PURCHASE 208 5042 PURCHASE 300 5043 SALE 1000 5043 PURCHASE 247 5043 SALE 186 5045 SALE 320 5045 SALE 243 5045 PURCHASE 970 5046 SALE 400 5046 SALE 375 5046 SALE 480 5046 SALE 800 5046 PURCHASE 157 5047 PURCHASE 395 5047 SALE 1779 5048 SALE 187 5048 SALE 2906 5048 SALE 600 5048 SALE 400 5049 SALE 240 5049 PURCHASE 249 5049 PURCHASE 1000 5049 SALE 439 5050 PURCHASE 2435 5050 PURCHASE 535 5050 SALE 1000 5050 SALE 401 5050 PURCHASE 73 5051 PURCHASE 723 5051 PURCHASE 300 5051 SALE 400 5051 SALE 470 5051 SALE 400 5051 PURCHASE 536 5051 PURCHASE 760 5052 PURCHASE 100 5052 PURCHASE 300 5052 PURCHASE 8 5052 PURCHASE 900 5052 PURCHASE 334 5053 PURCHASE 393 5053 PURCHASE 29 5053 PURCHASE 244 5053 PURCHASE 296 5053 PURCHASE 2039 5054 SALE 480 5054 PURCHASE 462 5055 PURCHASE 210 5055 PURCHASE 127 5055 PURCHASE 348 5055 PURCHASE 174 5055 PURCHASE 459 5055 PURCHASE 31 5055 PURCHASE 100 5055 PURCHASE 350 5055 PURCHASE 63 5055 PURCHASE 244 5055 SALE 588 5056 PURCHASE 165 5056 PURCHASE 165 5056 PURCHASE 246 5056 SALE 75 5056 SALE 383 5057 SALE 553 5057 PURCHASE 266 5057 PURCHASE 283 5058 PURCHASE 100 5058 SALE 276 5058 PURCHASE 123 5058 PURCHASE 616 5058 PURCHASE 500 5058 SALE 1145 5059 SALE 231 5059 SALE 138 5059 SALE 312 5060 PURCHASE 2002 5060 PURCHASE 354 5060 PURCHASE 57 5060 PURCHASE 500 5060 PURCHASE 394 5060 SALE 400 5060 PURCHASE 389 5061 PURCHASE 123 5061 SALE 1000 5062 PURCHASE 193 5062 PURCHASE 38 5062 PURCHASE 301 5062 PURCHASE 31 5062 PURCHASE 131 5062 PURCHASE 52 5063 PURCHASE 159 5063 PURCHASE 155 5063 PURCHASE 4 5063 PURCHASE 743 5064 PURCHASE 31 5064 PURCHASE 55 5064 PURCHASE 500 5064 PURCHASE 664 5064 SALE 400 5065 PURCHASE 259 5066 PURCHASE 829 5066 PURCHASE 85 5066 PURCHASE 290 5066 PURCHASE 194 5066 PURCHASE 194 5066 PURCHASE 1149 5066 SALE 100 5066 SALE 136 5066 SALE 359 5067 PURCHASE 30 5067 PURCHASE 134 5067 PURCHASE 219 5067 PURCHASE 1520 5067 PURCHASE 500 5068 SALE 220 5068 SALE 480 5068 PURCHASE 268 5069 PURCHASE 226 5069 PURCHASE 545 5069 PURCHASE 412 5069 PURCHASE 200 5069 SALE 1000 5069 SALE 529 5069 PURCHASE 97 5070 PURCHASE 1301 5070 PURCHASE 265 5070 SALE 410 5070 PURCHASE 1000 5071 PURCHASE 998 5071 PURCHASE 250 5071 SALE 390 5071 SALE 456 5071 SALE 225 5072 SALE 1010 5072 SALE 581 5072 PURCHASE 173 5072 PURCHASE 592 5072 SALE 48 5072 SALE 347 5072 PURCHASE 653 5073 SALE 400 5073 SALE 400 5073 SALE 760 5073 SALE 592 5073 SALE 600 5073 SALE 230 5073 SALE 370 5073 SALE 396 5073 SALE 400 5074 PURCHASE 356 5074 SALE 480 5074 SALE 820 5075 SALE 2800 5075 SALE 588 5075 SALE 577 5075 SALE 83 5075 SALE 90 5075 PURCHASE 1446 5075 PURCHASE 468 5076 SALE 459 5076 PURCHASE 130 5076 SALE 51 5076 SALE 1000 5076 SALE 1336 5076 SALE 1259 5077 SALE 334 5077 SALE 190 5077 SALE 154 5077 PURCHASE 428 5078 PURCHASE 29 5078 PURCHASE 878 5078 PURCHASE 650 5078 SALE 355 5078 SALE 779 5078 SALE 1078 5078 SALE 600 5079 PURCHASE 233 5079 PURCHASE 200 5079 PURCHASE 143 5079 PURCHASE 29 5079 PURCHASE 1096 5079 PURCHASE 199 5079 SALE 2500 5079 SALE 453 5079 PURCHASE 2953 5079 SALE 2538 5080 SALE 414 5080 PURCHASE 708 5080 PURCHASE 472 5080 PURCHASE 700 5080 PURCHASE 602 5080 PURCHASE 700 5080 PURCHASE 400 5080 SALE 795 5080 SALE 711 5080 PURCHASE 2000 5080 SALE 575 5081 SALE 678 5081 SALE 800 5081 SALE 467 5081 SALE 542 5082 SALE 567 5082 SALE 765 5082 SALE 765 5082 PURCHASE 6 5082 PURCHASE 19 5082 PURCHASE 463 5082 PURCHASE 106 5082 PURCHASE 14 5082 PURCHASE 29 5082 SALE 115 5083 SALE 403 5083 SALE 210 5083 SALE 510 5083 PURCHASE 769 5083 PURCHASE 67 5083 SALE 1348 5084 SALE 545 5084 PURCHASE 1000 5085 SALE 56 5085 SALE 2064 5085 PURCHASE 1331 5085 PURCHASE 458 5085 SALE 400 5085 SALE 573 5085 SALE 1300 5085 PURCHASE 800 5086 SALE 824 5086 SALE 201 5086 PURCHASE 43 5086 PURCHASE 286 5086 SALE 699 5086 PURCHASE 132 5086 PURCHASE 1226 5086 SALE 400 5086 PURCHASE 319 5087 PURCHASE 29 5087 PURCHASE 41 5087 PURCHASE 530 5087 PURCHASE 682 5087 PURCHASE 28 5087 PURCHASE 819 5087 PURCHASE 1000 5087 PURCHASE 1000 5087 SALE 266 5087 PURCHASE 203 5087 PURCHASE 341 5087 PURCHASE 400 5088 PURCHASE 400 5089 PURCHASE 1700 5089 SALE 458 5089 PURCHASE 1000 5089 PURCHASE 194 5089 PURCHASE 1626 5089 PURCHASE 426 5090 SALE 500 5090 PURCHASE 106 5091 PURCHASE 1000 5091 PURCHASE 42 5091 SALE 400 5091 PURCHASE 1792 5091 PURCHASE 3044 5092 PURCHASE 391 5092 PURCHASE 2874 5092 SALE 727 5092 SALE 220 5092 SALE 1000 5092 SALE 600 5092 SALE 203 5092 PURCHASE 28 5092 PURCHASE 27 5092 PURCHASE 434 5092 SALE 100 5093 PURCHASE 1173 5093 SALE 1000 5093 SALE 215 5093 SALE 380 5093 SALE 1000 5093 SALE 518 5093 SALE 349 5093 SALE 975 5093 SALE 400 5094 PURCHASE 500 5094 PURCHASE 300 5094 PURCHASE 2944 5094 PURCHASE 490 5094 SALE 226 5094 PURCHASE 200 5094 PURCHASE 1496 5094 PURCHASE 171 5095 PURCHASE 1161 5095 PURCHASE 386 5095 SALE 888 5095 SALE 136 5095 PURCHASE 15 5095 PURCHASE 648 5095 PURCHASE 937 5095 PURCHASE 1000 5095 PURCHASE 500 5095 SALE 932 5095 PURCHASE 932 5095 SALE 1030 5095 PURCHASE 1030 5095 PURCHASE 525 5095 PURCHASE 60 5095 PURCHASE 682 5095 SALE 230 5095 SALE 610 5095 SALE 1084 5095 PURCHASE 1522 5096 PURCHASE 113 5096 SALE 604 5096 SALE 131 5097 SALE 162 5097 PURCHASE 1057 5097 PURCHASE 1000 5097 SALE 509 5097 SALE 139 5097 SALE 219 5097 SALE 216 5097 SALE 878 5097 SALE 400 5097 SALE 217 5098 SALE 1569 5098 PURCHASE 531 5098 PURCHASE 1000 5098 SALE 600 5099 SALE 590 5099 SALE 1513 5099 PURCHASE 54 5100 PURCHASE 529 5100 PURCHASE 1093 5100 PURCHASE 59 5100 PURCHASE 776 5100 PURCHASE 662 5100 PURCHASE 16 5100 PURCHASE 578 5100 PURCHASE 526 5100 PURCHASE 296 5100 PURCHASE 1189 5100 PURCHASE 1314 5100 PURCHASE 736 5100 PURCHASE 112 5100 PURCHASE 699 5100 PURCHASE 174 5100 PURCHASE 129 5100 PURCHASE 552 5100 PURCHASE 692 5100 PURCHASE 414 5100 PURCHASE 579 5100 PURCHASE 624 5100 PURCHASE 1078 5100 SALE 400 5100 PURCHASE 334 5100 PURCHASE 180 5100 PURCHASE 334 5100 PURCHASE 248 5100 PURCHASE 129 5100 PURCHASE 104 5101 SALE 597 5101 PURCHASE 28 5101 PURCHASE 147 5101 PURCHASE 30 5101 PURCHASE 158 5101 PURCHASE 249 5101 PURCHASE 249 5101 PURCHASE 110 5101 PURCHASE 130 5101 PURCHASE 343 5101 SALE 1000 5101 PURCHASE 1498 5102 PURCHASE 555 5102 PURCHASE 796 5102 SALE 836 5102 SALE 1231 5102 SALE 945 5103 SALE 577 5103 SALE 900 5103 SALE 142 5103 SALE 933 5104 SALE 104 5105 SALE 524 5105 SALE 400 5105 SALE 142 5105 SALE 641 5105 SALE 396 5105 SALE 245 5105 SALE 196 5105 SALE 314 5105 SALE 360 5105 SALE 263 5105 SALE 563 5105 SALE 452 5105 SALE 121 5105 SALE 209 5105 PURCHASE 29 5105 PURCHASE 98 5105 PURCHASE 31 5105 PURCHASE 245 5105 PURCHASE 57 5105 PURCHASE 449 5105 PURCHASE 400 5106 PURCHASE 703 5106 PURCHASE 987 5108 PURCHASE 731 5108 PURCHASE 239 5108 PURCHASE 346 5108 PURCHASE 98 5109 PURCHASE 1072 5110 SALE 400 5113 PURCHASE 580 5115 SALE 1000 5115 SALE 1176 5115 PURCHASE 395 5115 PURCHASE 600 5115 PURCHASE 318 5115 PURCHASE 601 5115 SALE 1000 5117 PURCHASE 1000 5117 SALE 58 5117 SALE 429 5117 SALE 148 5117 PURCHASE 230 5118 SALE 103 5118 SALE 1562 5119 PURCHASE 226 5119 PURCHASE 500 5119 PURCHASE 708 5120 PURCHASE 708 5120 PURCHASE 771 5120 PURCHASE 318 5120 PURCHASE 854 5120 PURCHASE 500 5120 PURCHASE 300 5121 SALE 590 5121 PURCHASE 131 5121 PURCHASE 30 5121 SALE 161 5122 PURCHASE 782 5123 PURCHASE 1718 5123 PURCHASE 30 5123 PURCHASE 200 5123 PURCHASE 3 5123 PURCHASE 1566 5123 PURCHASE 150 5123 PURCHASE 188 5123 PURCHASE 500 5123 SALE 1457 5124 SALE 1158 5125 PURCHASE 171 5125 PURCHASE 171 5125 PURCHASE 542 5125 SALE 400 5125 SALE 5 5125 PURCHASE 500 5125 PURCHASE 500 5125 PURCHASE 1159 5127 SALE 404 5127 SALE 375 5127 PURCHASE 653 5127 SALE 400 5128 PURCHASE 279 5130 PURCHASE 557 5130 PURCHASE 674 5130 PURCHASE 465 5130 SALE 259 5130 SALE 1812 5130 SALE 74 5132 SALE 864 5132 SALE 846 5132 PURCHASE 139 5133 SALE 1174 5133 PURCHASE 180 5134 PURCHASE 185 5134 SALE 452 5135 SALE 452 5135 PURCHASE 485 5135 PURCHASE 37 5135 PURCHASE 272 5135 SALE 390 5136 SALE 969 5136 SALE 487 5137 SALE 1074 5138 SALE 105 5138 SALE 236 5138 PURCHASE 1317 5138 PURCHASE 57 5138 PURCHASE 1525 5138 PURCHASE 31 5138 PURCHASE 892 5138 PURCHASE 70 5138 PURCHASE 395 5138 SALE 374 5139 SALE 100 5139 SALE 72 5139 PURCHASE 137 5140 PURCHASE 40 5141 PURCHASE 200 5141 PURCHASE 29 5141 SALE 1075 5142 PURCHASE 800 5142 PURCHASE 149 5142 SALE 276 5142 SALE 150 5143 PURCHASE 145 5143 PURCHASE 854 5143 SALE 357 5143 PURCHASE 29 5144 PURCHASE 723 5144 SALE 251 5144 PURCHASE 587 5145 SALE 400 5145 PURCHASE 278 5145 PURCHASE 239 5146 SALE 308 5147 PURCHASE 418 5147 SALE 1000 5147 PURCHASE 410 5147 PURCHASE 132 5147 PURCHASE 2913 5148 SALE 350 5148 SALE 758 5148 SALE 1290 5148 SALE 32 5148 SALE 270 5148 SALE 250 5148 PURCHASE 1000 5148 SALE 576 5148 PURCHASE 215 5148 PURCHASE 170 5148 PURCHASE 479 5148 SALE 1162 5149 PURCHASE 30 5149 PURCHASE 40 5149 PURCHASE 310 5149 PURCHASE 283 5149 PURCHASE 122 5149 PURCHASE 33 5149 PURCHASE 39 5149 PURCHASE 20000 5149.61 PURCHASE 975 5150 PURCHASE 1937 5150 PURCHASE 1074 5150 PURCHASE 978 5151 SALE 200 5151 SALE 333 5151 SALE 411 5151 PURCHASE 1000 5152 PURCHASE 30 5152 PURCHASE 869 5152 PURCHASE 497 5152 SALE 811 5153 PURCHASE 591 5153 SALE 363 5154 PURCHASE 305 5154 PURCHASE 2190 5154 PURCHASE 163 5154 SALE 538 5155 PURCHASE 230 5155 PURCHASE 303 5156 PURCHASE 181 5156 SALE 387 5156 SALE 838 5156 PURCHASE 498 5156 PURCHASE 164 5156 PURCHASE 30 5156 PURCHASE 500 5156 SALE 562 5157 PURCHASE 1286 5157 PURCHASE 40 5157 SALE 102 5157 SALE 596 5157 SALE 731 5158 PURCHASE 711 5158 PURCHASE 1040 5158 PURCHASE 1073 5158 PURCHASE 507 5158 PURCHASE 1150 5158 SALE 1 5159 SALE 758 5159 SALE 1587 5159 SALE 3 5159 SALE 1137 5159 SALE 206 5159 SALE 144 5159 SALE 196 5159 SALE 684 5159 SALE 454 5159 SALE 200 5159 SALE 220 5159 SALE 1229 5160 SALE 431 5160 SALE 340 5160 SALE 537 5160 SALE 212 5160 SALE 215 5160 PURCHASE 679 5160 SALE 535 5160 SALE 90 5160 SALE 210 5160 PURCHASE 772 5160 SALE 185 5160 PURCHASE 28 5160 PURCHASE 280 5160 PURCHASE 861 5160 SALE 439 5160 PURCHASE 177 5161 PURCHASE 368 5161 SALE 301 5161 SALE 736 5161 PURCHASE 148 5161 PURCHASE 28 5161 SALE 460 5161 SALE 218 5164 SALE 919 5164 SALE 361 5164 PURCHASE 28 5164 PURCHASE 122 5164 SALE 2077 5164 SALE 529 5165 SALE 512 5165 SALE 46 5165 SALE 758 5165 PURCHASE 454 5165 PURCHASE 904 5165 PURCHASE 42 5165 PURCHASE 400 5165 PURCHASE 174 5165 PURCHASE 690 5165 PURCHASE 160 5165 PURCHASE 1000 5165 SALE 500 5166 PURCHASE 180 5166 PURCHASE 644 5166 SALE 1927 5167 PURCHASE 29 5167 PURCHASE 19 5167 PURCHASE 401 5167 PURCHASE 629 5170 PURCHASE 1000 5170 PURCHASE 150 5170 SALE 2500 5172 SALE 418 5172 SALE 389 5172 SALE 644 5172 SALE 377 5172 SALE 234 5172 SALE 744 5172 SALE 485 5172 SALE 162 5172 PURCHASE 708 5174 SALE 13 5174 SALE 1014 5174 SALE 289 5174 SALE 205 5174 PURCHASE 30 5177 PURCHASE 942 5177 TOTAL PURCHASES 283,474 TOTAL SALES 232,271 (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 19 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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