5th Feb 2008 12:20
UBS AG (EPT)05 February 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 BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 04 FEBRUARY 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 2,209,981 0.22% 125 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,209,981 0.22% 125 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 45 5460 pence PURCHASE 1732 5460 PURCHASE 268 5467 PURCHASE 268 5468 SALE 268 5471 PURCHASE 158 5471 PURCHASE 218 5474 SALE 424 5474 PURCHASE 372 5476 SALE 734 5478 SALE 796 5480 SALE 468 5480 PURCHASE 500 5481 SALE 1000 5481 PURCHASE 184 5481 SALE 930 5482 SALE 268 5483 SALE 268 5483 PURCHASE 329 5483 PURCHASE 71 5483 SALE 303 5484 PURCHASE 366 5484 PURCHASE 414 5484 SALE 224 5485 PURCHASE 44 5485 PURCHASE 53 5485 PURCHASE 378 5485 PURCHASE 300 5486 SALE 2734 5486 PURCHASE 122 5486 PURCHASE 394 5486 SALE 296 5486 PURCHASE 540 5486 PURCHASE 78 5486 SALE 627 5487 SALE 489 5487 PURCHASE 683 5488 PURCHASE 683 5488 PURCHASE 406 5488 PURCHASE 135 5488 PURCHASE 245 5488 PURCHASE 732 5488 PURCHASE 392 5488 PURCHASE 441 5488 PURCHASE 400 5488 PURCHASE 53 5489 PURCHASE 290 5489 SALE 289 5490 PURCHASE 733 5490 SALE 337 5490 PURCHASE 605 5491 PURCHASE 87 5491 PURCHASE 1334 5491 PURCHASE 50 5491 SALE 126 5492 PURCHASE 305 5492 PURCHASE 1205 5492 PURCHASE 199 5492 SALE 663 5492 SALE 158 5493 PURCHASE 110 5493 PURCHASE 1000 5494 PURCHASE 207 5494 PURCHASE 82 5495 PURCHASE 42 5495 PURCHASE 64 5495 PURCHASE 53 5495 PURCHASE 53 5496 PURCHASE 671 5497 PURCHASE 200 5497 PURCHASE 481 5497 SALE 481 5497 SALE 1000 5497 SALE 54 5497 SALE 293 5497 SALE 205 5498 PURCHASE 268 5498 PURCHASE 268 5498 SALE 787 5498 SALE 300 5498 SALE 40 5499 SALE 600 5499 SALE 1200 5499 SALE 138 5500 SALE 500 5500 PURCHASE 805 5500 SALE 386 5500 SALE 2500 5500 SALE 267 5500 SALE 448 5500 SALE 150 5500 SALE 294 5500 PURCHASE 180 5500 PURCHASE 591 5501 PURCHASE 280 5501 PURCHASE 250 5501 SALE 300 5501 PURCHASE 300 5502 PURCHASE 161 5502 PURCHASE 153 5502 PURCHASE 1031 5502 PURCHASE 313 5502 PURCHASE 313 5502 PURCHASE 107 5502 PURCHASE 500 5503 SALE 164 5503 SALE 131 5503 PURCHASE 1148 5504 PURCHASE 348 5504 PURCHASE 200 5504 PURCHASE 148 5504 PURCHASE 954 5504 PURCHASE 323 5505 SALE 1545 5505 SALE 1148 5505 SALE 253 5505 SALE 351 5505 PURCHASE 75 5505 PURCHASE 351 5505 PURCHASE 28 5505 PURCHASE 610 5505 PURCHASE 100 5505 PURCHASE 710 5505 SALE 912 5505 SALE 81 5505 SALE 293 5505 SALE 202 5505 PURCHASE 244 5506 PURCHASE 293 5506 PURCHASE 487 5506 PURCHASE 400 5506 SALE 460 5506 PURCHASE 355 5506 PURCHASE 670 5506 PURCHASE 400 5506 PURCHASE 424 5507 SALE 500 5507 SALE 66 5507 PURCHASE 710 5507 PURCHASE 274 5507 PURCHASE 1565 5507 PURCHASE 869 5507 PURCHASE 635 5507 PURCHASE 129 5507 SALE 31 5507 SALE 269 5507 PURCHASE 330 5507 PURCHASE 521 5507 SALE 265 5507 SALE 187 5507 SALE 971 5507 SALE 945 5507 SALE 76 5507 SALE 912 5507 SALE 582 5507 SALE 483 5507 PURCHASE 2207 5507 PURCHASE 1000 5507 PURCHASE 300 5507 PURCHASE 545 5507 PURCHASE 336 5508 PURCHASE 732 5508 PURCHASE 1000 5508 SALE 100 5508 PURCHASE 350 5508 SALE 1222 5509 PURCHASE 88 5509 SALE 100 5509 SALE 71 5509 SALE 450 5509 PURCHASE 439 5509 SALE 293 5509 SALE 679 5510 SALE 838 5510 PURCHASE 653 5510 PURCHASE 1000 5510 PURCHASE 392 5510 PURCHASE 648 5510 PURCHASE 390 5510 PURCHASE 350 5510 SALE 420 5510 SALE 471 5510 SALE 176 5510 SALE 176 5510 SALE 176 5510 SALE 193 5510 SALE 2211 5510 SALE 186 5510 SALE 167 5510 SALE 45 5510 SALE 300 5510 SALE 657 5510 PURCHASE 677 5510 PURCHASE 705 5510 PURCHASE 323 5510 PURCHASE 1474 5510 PURCHASE 925 5510 PURCHASE 1500 5510 PURCHASE 15 5510 SALE 8 5510 SALE 6 5510 SALE 500 5510 SALE 528 5510 PURCHASE 2500 5510 PURCHASE 333 5511 PURCHASE 624 5511 PURCHASE 1000 5511 PURCHASE 382 5511 PURCHASE 297 5511 PURCHASE 355 5511 PURCHASE 355 5511 PURCHASE 15 5511 SALE 759 5511 SALE 500 5511 SALE 138 5512 SALE 965 5512 SALE 212 5512 PURCHASE 624 5512 PURCHASE 1668 5512 PURCHASE 2611 5512 PURCHASE 1789 5512 PURCHASE 400 5512 SALE 191 5512 SALE 300 5512 SALE 300 5512 PURCHASE 140 5512 PURCHASE 1059 5512 PURCHASE 612 5512 SALE 651 5513 SALE 268 5513 PURCHASE 158 5513 SALE 500 5513 SALE 610 5513 SALE 841 5513 PURCHASE 624 5513 PURCHASE 96 5513 PURCHASE 400 5513 PURCHASE 293 5513 SALE 95 5513 SALE 32 5513 SALE 500 5513 SALE 199 5513 SALE 300 5513 SALE 300 5513 SALE 194 5514 PURCHASE 161 5514 PURCHASE 400 5514 SALE 940 5514 PURCHASE 337 5515 PURCHASE 81 5515 PURCHASE 263 5515 PURCHASE 133 5515 PURCHASE 87 5515 SALE 607 5515 SALE 1414 5515 SALE 928 5515 SALE 691 5515 SALE 500 5515 SALE 500 5515 PURCHASE 386 5515 SALE 200 5515 SALE 628 5515 SALE 1685 5515 SALE 2719 5515 PURCHASE 49 5516 PURCHASE 101 5516 PURCHASE 66 5516 PURCHASE 223 5516 PURCHASE 245 5516 PURCHASE 94 5516 PURCHASE 49 5516 PURCHASE 49 5516 PURCHASE 219 5516 PURCHASE 24 5516 PURCHASE 49 5516 PURCHASE 122 5516 PURCHASE 169 5516 PURCHASE 107 5516 PURCHASE 251 5516 PURCHASE 400 5516 PURCHASE 32 5516 PURCHASE 379 5516 PURCHASE 89 5516 PURCHASE 89 5516 PURCHASE 229 5516 PURCHASE 1375 5516 PURCHASE 380 5516 PURCHASE 343 5516 PURCHASE 53 5516 PURCHASE 377 5516 PURCHASE 537 5516 PURCHASE 134 5516 PURCHASE 134 5516 PURCHASE 262 5516 PURCHASE 212 5516 PURCHASE 466 5516 PURCHASE 1087 5516 SALE 1000 5516 PURCHASE 362 5516 SALE 407 5516 PURCHASE 407 5516 PURCHASE 624 5516 PURCHASE 1704 5516 SALE 68 5516 SALE 500 5516 SALE 1000 5516 SALE 601 5516 SALE 494 5516 PURCHASE 54 5516 PURCHASE 268 5516 PURCHASE 2195 5516 SALE 2184 5516 SALE 1205 5516 SALE 607 5516 SALE 224 5516 SALE 58 5516 SALE 569 5516 SALE 293 5516 PURCHASE 201 5516 PURCHASE 355 5516 SALE 55 5517 SALE 111 5517 SALE 449 5517 SALE 689 5517 SALE 373 5517 SALE 305 5517 SALE 373 5517 PURCHASE 192 5517 SALE 216 5517 SALE 342 5517 SALE 1974 5517 PURCHASE 487 5517 SALE 1812 5517 PURCHASE 35 5517 PURCHASE 350 5517 PURCHASE 200 5517 PURCHASE 387 5517 SALE 390 5517 SALE 778 5517 SALE 1034 5517 SALE 123 5518 SALE 555 5518 SALE 300 5518 PURCHASE 2718 5518 SALE 375 5518 PURCHASE 593 5518 PURCHASE 433 5518 PURCHASE 293 5518 PURCHASE 735 5518 SALE 828 5518 PURCHASE 823 5518 PURCHASE 742 5518 PURCHASE 162 5518 PURCHASE 12 5518 SALE 918 5518 SALE 814 5518 SALE 390 5518 SALE 110 5518 PURCHASE 81 5518 SALE 1000 5518 SALE 211 5519 SALE 695 5519 SALE 326 5519 SALE 470 5519 SALE 584 5519 SALE 114 5519 PURCHASE 1000 5519 PURCHASE 1000 5519 PURCHASE 400 5519 PURCHASE 208 5519 PURCHASE 180 5519 PURCHASE 1206 5519 PURCHASE 72 5519 PURCHASE 126 5519 PURCHASE 34 5519 PURCHASE 370 5519 SALE 260 5519 SALE 206 5520 SALE 594 5520 SALE 268 5520 SALE 1182 5520 SALE 16 5520 SALE 642 5520 SALE 500 5520 PURCHASE 769 5520 SALE 237 5520 SALE 237 5520 SALE 237 5520 PURCHASE 337 5520 PURCHASE 333 5520 PURCHASE 160 5520 PURCHASE 19 5520 PURCHASE 1000 5520 PURCHASE 209 5520 SALE 498 5520 SALE 553 5520 SALE 1421 5520 SALE 683 5520 SALE 389 5520 SALE 213 5520 SALE 736 5520 PURCHASE 400 5520 SALE 324 5520 SALE 222 5520 PURCHASE 299 5520 PURCHASE 483 5520 SALE 2717 5520 PURCHASE 310 5520 SALE 921 5520 SALE 190 5520 PURCHASE 691 5520 SALE 107 5520 SALE 80 5520 PURCHASE 1550 5520.7 SALE 541 5521 PURCHASE 73 5521 PURCHASE 47 5521 PURCHASE 20 5521 PURCHASE 5 5521 PURCHASE 17 5521 PURCHASE 468 5521 PURCHASE 63 5521 PURCHASE 34 5521 PURCHASE 308 5521 PURCHASE 308 5521 PURCHASE 23 5521 PURCHASE 612 5521 PURCHASE 189 5521 PURCHASE 803 5521 PURCHASE 522 5521 PURCHASE 263 5521 PURCHASE 34 5521 PURCHASE 390 5521 PURCHASE 612 5521 SALE 100 5522 SALE 713 5522 PURCHASE 393 5522 PURCHASE 532 5522 PURCHASE 241 5522 PURCHASE 293 5522 SALE 367 5522 PURCHASE 367 5522 PURCHASE 430 5522 PURCHASE 32 5522 PURCHASE 96 5522 SALE 107 5522 PURCHASE 407 5522 PURCHASE 409 5522 PURCHASE 12 5522 SALE 515 5522 SALE 608 5522 SALE 199 5522 PURCHASE 33 5523 SALE 885 5523 SALE 109 5523 SALE 80 5523 SALE 151 5523 SALE 70 5523 SALE 15 5523 SALE 197 5523 SALE 64 5523 SALE 458 5523 SALE 2715 5523 SALE 383 5523 SALE 400 5523 SALE 367 5523 PURCHASE 397 5524 SALE 268 5524 SALE 801 5524 SALE 478 5524 SALE 713 5524 SALE 1000 5524 SALE 320 5524 SALE 316 5524 SALE 300 5524 SALE 155 5524 SALE 293 5524 SALE 853 5524 PURCHASE 103 5524 PURCHASE 890 5524 PURCHASE 588 5524 PURCHASE 7 5524 PURCHASE 270 5524 PURCHASE 17 5524 PURCHASE 270 5524 PURCHASE 306 5524 SALE 246 5525 SALE 16 5525 SALE 79 5525 SALE 412 5525 SALE 659 5525 SALE 1588 5525 PURCHASE 774 5525 SALE 100 5525 SALE 2491 5525 PURCHASE 204 5525 PURCHASE 600 5525 SALE 1001 5525 PURCHASE 1239 5525 PURCHASE 32 5525 PURCHASE 115 5525 PURCHASE 31 5525 PURCHASE 272 5525 SALE 58 5525 SALE 1000 5525 SALE 75 5525 SALE 750 5526 SALE 54 5526 SALE 314 5526 SALE 148 5526 PURCHASE 1000 5526 PURCHASE 33 5526 PURCHASE 712 5526 PURCHASE 500 5526 PURCHASE 1000 5526 SALE 677 5526 PURCHASE 400 5526 SALE 995 5526 PURCHASE 485 5527 PURCHASE 93 5527 PURCHASE 396 5527 SALE 1311 5527 SALE 242 5527 SALE 128 5527 SALE 276 5527 PURCHASE 462 5527 PURCHASE 1000 5527 PURCHASE 1466 5527 PURCHASE 395 5527 PURCHASE 15 5527 PURCHASE 34 5527 PURCHASE 403 5527 PURCHASE 3072 5527 PURCHASE 1200 5528 PURCHASE 500 5528 PURCHASE 163 5528 PURCHASE 138 5528 PURCHASE 200 5528 SALE 414 5528 SALE 300 5528 PURCHASE 486 5529 PURCHASE 317 5529 PURCHASE 238 5529 PURCHASE 238 5529 PURCHASE 852 5529 PURCHASE 625 5529 PURCHASE 713 5529 PURCHASE 327 5530 PURCHASE 216 5530 PURCHASE 662 5530 PURCHASE 38 5530 PURCHASE 23 5530 PURCHASE 141 5530 PURCHASE 237 5530 PURCHASE 454 5530 PURCHASE 1250 5530 PURCHASE 756 5530 SALE 311 5530 SALE 956 5530 PURCHASE 394 5530 SALE 19 5530 SALE 278 5530 PURCHASE 33 5530 PURCHASE 168 5530 PURCHASE 501 5530 SALE 192 5530 SALE 72 5530 SALE 584 5530 SALE 1245 5530 SALE 242 5530 PURCHASE 350 5531 SALE 962 5531 SALE 916 5531 PURCHASE 800 5532 PURCHASE 53 5532 PURCHASE 755 5532 PURCHASE 284 5532 PURCHASE 492 5532 PURCHASE 1205 5532 PURCHASE 1205 5532 PURCHASE 1205 5532 SALE 645 5532 PURCHASE 542 5533 PURCHASE 634 5533 PURCHASE 141 5533 PURCHASE 623 5533 PURCHASE 582 5533 PURCHASE 53 5533 PURCHASE 29 5533 PURCHASE 361 5534 PURCHASE 50 5534 SALE 525 5534 PURCHASE 817 5534 PURCHASE 234 5534 PURCHASE 222 5534 PURCHASE 328 5535 PURCHASE 91 5535 PURCHASE 59 5535 PURCHASE 59 5535 PURCHASE 1933 5535 PURCHASE 67 5535 PURCHASE 710 5535 PURCHASE 1000 5535 PURCHASE 713 5536 SALE 1000 5536 PURCHASE 294 5536 PURCHASE 713 5536 PURCHASE 711 5537 PURCHASE 100 5537 PURCHASE 879 5537 PURCHASE 293 5537 SALE 61 5537 SALE 294 5537 PURCHASE 677 5538 SALE 100 5538 SALE 146 5538 SALE 39 5538 SALE 189 5538 SALE 307 5538 SALE 170 5538 PURCHASE 160 5539 SALE 600 5539 SALE 300 5539 PURCHASE 2708 5539 PURCHASE 1940 5540 PURCHASE 164 5540 SALE 382 5540 SALE 48 5540 PURCHASE 500 5540 SALE 133 5540 SALE 1000 5540 SALE 800 5540 SALE 1371 5540 SALE 1430 5540 SALE 368 5540 SALE 66 5540 SALE 367 5540 PURCHASE 648 5540 PURCHASE 117 5540 SALE 511 5540 SALE 874 5540 PURCHASE 160 5541 PURCHASE 2547 5541 PURCHASE 308 5541 PURCHASE 700 5541 PURCHASE 1000 5541 PURCHASE 518 5541 PURCHASE 566 5541 PURCHASE 28 5541 PURCHASE 346 5541 PURCHASE 14 5541 SALE 320 5541 SALE 425 5541 SALE 628 5541 SALE 161 5541 SALE 657 5541 SALE 88 5541 SALE 339 5541 PURCHASE 986 5541 SALE 800 5543 PURCHASE 565 5543 SALE 387 5543 SALE 851 5543 SALE 248 5543 SALE 138 5543 SALE 1121 5543 SALE 7 5543 PURCHASE 748 5544 PURCHASE 226 5544 PURCHASE 226 5544 SALE 381 5544 SALE 77 5544 PURCHASE 53 5544 PURCHASE 500 5544 PURCHASE 632 5544 SALE 935 5544 PURCHASE 542 5544 PURCHASE 66 5545 PURCHASE 152 5545 PURCHASE 678 5545 SALE 15 5545 SALE 800 5545 SALE 883 5545 SALE 214 5545 PURCHASE 1000 5545 SALE 781 5545 SALE 752 5545 SALE 287 5545 SALE 49 5545 SALE 173 5545 SALE 327 5545 SALE 368 5546 PURCHASE 778 5546 PURCHASE 505 5546 PURCHASE 201 5546 PURCHASE 402 5546 PURCHASE 138 5546 PURCHASE 633 5546 PURCHASE 205 5546 SALE 298 5546 SALE 268 5546 SALE 420 5546 SALE 490 5546 SALE 211 5546 SALE 692 5546 SALE 721 5546 SALE 200 5546 PURCHASE 200 5546 PURCHASE 48 5546 SALE 182 5547 SALE 240 5547 SALE 880 5547 SALE 94 5547 SALE 241 5547 SALE 4 5547 SALE 258 5547 SALE 239 5547 SALE 884 5547 SALE 366 5548 SALE 286 5548 SALE 1068 5548 SALE 192 5548 SALE 500 5548 PURCHASE 717 5548 PURCHASE 633 5549 PURCHASE 175 5549 SALE 219 5549 SALE 231 5549 SALE 148 5549 SALE 160 5549 SALE 773 5549 SALE 1304 5549 SALE 376 5549 SALE 253 5549 SALE 74 5549 SALE 27 5549 SALE 266 5549 SALE 242 5549 SALE 387 5549 SALE 547 5550 SALE 1254 5550 SALE 681 5550 SALE 1780 5550 SALE 646 5550 SALE 198 5550 SALE 754 5550 SALE 1801 5550 SALE 573 5550 PURCHASE 665 5550 PURCHASE 581 5550 PURCHASE 199 5550 PURCHASE 599 5550 PURCHASE 200 5550 SALE 899 5550 PURCHASE 561 5550 PURCHASE 187 5550 SALE 271 5550 PURCHASE 370 5550 PURCHASE 914 5550 SALE 69 5550 PURCHASE 390 5550 PURCHASE 614 5550 PURCHASE 113 5550 PURCHASE 680 5550 PURCHASE 319 5550 PURCHASE 138 5550 SALE 1122 5550 SALE 366 5550 PURCHASE 285 5550 PURCHASE 285 5550 SALE 529 5550 SALE 561 5550 SALE 961 5550 SALE 225 5550 PURCHASE 179 5551 PURCHASE 360 5551 PURCHASE 396 5551 PURCHASE 289 5551 PURCHASE 77 5551 PURCHASE 253 5551 PURCHASE 50 5551 PURCHASE 79 5551 SALE 336 5551 PURCHASE 160 5552 PURCHASE 1115 5552 SALE 400 5552 SALE 174 5553 SALE 800 5553 PURCHASE 796 5553 PURCHASE 500 5553 PURCHASE 500 5553 PURCHASE 100 5553 PURCHASE 500 5553 SALE 36 5554 SALE 34 5554 PURCHASE 1783 5554 PURCHASE 1113 5554 PURCHASE 1056 5555 PURCHASE 1000 5555 PURCHASE 105 5555 SALE 238 5555 PURCHASE 448 5555 SALE 308 5555 SALE 367 5555 SALE 601 5555 SALE 211 5555 SALE 396 5555 SALE 500 5555 SALE 568 5555 SALE 761 5555 SALE 600 5555 PURCHASE 157 5556 PURCHASE 372 5556 PURCHASE 282 5556 PURCHASE 375 5556 PURCHASE 429 5556 SALE 620 5557 SALE 451 5557 PURCHASE 1050 5558 PURCHASE 446 5558 SALE 615 5558 SALE 588 5560 PURCHASE 516 5560 PURCHASE 350 5560 PURCHASE 455 5560 SALE 211 5560 PURCHASE 342 5560 SALE 400 5560 SALE 400 5560 SALE 400 5560 SALE 400 5560 SALE 400 5560 SALE 139 5560 SALE 1003 5560 SALE 1175 5561 SALE 50 5561 PURCHASE 350 5561 SALE 698 5561 SALE 31 5561 PURCHASE 2437 5561 PURCHASE 624 5561 PURCHASE 314 5561 PURCHASE 2611 5561 SALE 440 5561 SALE 340 5561 SALE 209 5561 SALE 193 5561 SALE 461 5561 SALE 435 5561 PURCHASE 797 5561 PURCHASE 266 5561 PURCHASE 237 5561 PURCHASE 246 5561 SALE 340 5562 PURCHASE 744 5562 PURCHASE 419 5562 PURCHASE 3617 5562 PURCHASE 310 5562 PURCHASE 310 5562 PURCHASE 168 5562 PURCHASE 441 5563 SALE 500 5563 SALE 599 5563 SALE 200 5563 PURCHASE 315 5563 PURCHASE 464 5563 PURCHASE 174 5563 PURCHASE 335 5564 SALE 1000 5564 SALE 2124 5565 SALE 550 5565 SALE 500 5565 SALE 255 5565 SALE 1722 5565 PURCHASE 624 5565 PURCHASE 240 5565 PURCHASE 201 5565 PURCHASE 204 5565 PURCHASE 202 5565 SALE 782 5565 SALE 12 5565 PURCHASE 349 5565 PURCHASE 322 5565 PURCHASE 673 5565 PURCHASE 12 5565 PURCHASE 438 5565 PURCHASE 180 5565 PURCHASE 134 5565 PURCHASE 271 5565 PURCHASE 385 5565 SALE 200 5566 SALE 200 5566 SALE 800 5566 SALE 293 5566 SALE 293 5566 SALE 293 5566 SALE 2694 5566 PURCHASE 276 5566 PURCHASE 599 5566 PURCHASE 454 5566 PURCHASE 777 5566 PURCHASE 1200 5566 PURCHASE 606 5566 SALE 850 5566 SALE 611 5566 SALE 2185 5566 SALE 644 5566 PURCHASE 338 5566 PURCHASE 351 5566 PURCHASE 327 5566 PURCHASE 800 5567 PURCHASE 67 5567 SALE 641 5567 SALE 1073 5567 SALE 988 5567 SALE 704 5567 SALE 164 5567 SALE 100 5567 SALE 64 5567 SALE 264 5567 SALE 268 5567 SALE 100 5567 PURCHASE 1432 5567 SALE 446 5567 SALE 692 5567 PURCHASE 1000 5567 SALE 203 5567 SALE 778 5567 PURCHASE 244 5567 PURCHASE 431 5567 PURCHASE 46 5567 PURCHASE 34 5567 PURCHASE 459 5567 PURCHASE 320 5567 PURCHASE 320 5567 PURCHASE 322 5567 PURCHASE 113 5567 PURCHASE 100 5567 PURCHASE 532 5567 PURCHASE 317 5568 PURCHASE 632 5568 PURCHASE 1546 5568 PURCHASE 609 5568 PURCHASE 513 5568 SALE 175 5568 PURCHASE 800 5568 SALE 249 5568 SALE 355 5568 SALE 79 5568 SALE 140 5568 SALE 761 5568 PURCHASE 222 5568 PURCHASE 349 5568 SALE 105 5568 SALE 513 5568 SALE 300 5568 PURCHASE 253 5568 PURCHASE 874 5568 SALE 281 5568 PURCHASE 441 5568 SALE 6 5569 SALE 143 5569 PURCHASE 768 5569 SALE 728 5569 SALE 253 5569 SALE 498 5569 SALE 19 5569 SALE 497 5569 SALE 394 5569 PURCHASE 682 5570 PURCHASE 88 5570 PURCHASE 660 5570 SALE 320 5570 SALE 320 5570 SALE 800 5570 SALE 316 5570 SALE 189 5570 PURCHASE 408 5570 PURCHASE 421 5570 PURCHASE 612 5570 SALE 100 5570 SALE 118 5570 SALE 801 5570 SALE 1301 5570 SALE 672 5570 PURCHASE 100 5570 PURCHASE 32 5570 SALE 380 5570 SALE 842 5570 PURCHASE 51 5570 PURCHASE 335 5570 PURCHASE 58 5570 PURCHASE 232 5570 PURCHASE 91 5570 PURCHASE 408 5571 SALE 50 5571 PURCHASE 717 5571 PURCHASE 72 5571 PURCHASE 998 5571 SALE 635 5571 PURCHASE 381 5571 PURCHASE 229 5571 PURCHASE 412 5571 PURCHASE 716 5572 PURCHASE 696 5572 PURCHASE 829 5572 PURCHASE 599 5572 PURCHASE 48 5572 PURCHASE 1005 5572 PURCHASE 53 5572 PURCHASE 1000 5572 SALE 1400 5572 PURCHASE 350 5572 PURCHASE 1090 5572 PURCHASE 79 5572 PURCHASE 921 5572 PURCHASE 53 5573 PURCHASE 53 5573 PURCHASE 53 5573 PURCHASE 357 5573 PURCHASE 53 5573 PURCHASE 54 5573 PURCHASE 5 5573 PURCHASE 228 5573 PURCHASE 698 5573 SALE 419 5574 SALE 500 5574 SALE 1000 5574 SALE 267 5574 SALE 640 5574 SALE 700 5574 SALE 2 5574 SALE 300 5574 PURCHASE 800 5575 SALE 370 5575 SALE 200 5575 PURCHASE 2690 5575 PURCHASE 1019 5575 PURCHASE 48 5575 PURCHASE 117 5575 SALE 921 5575 SALE 324 5575 SALE 77 5575 SALE 337 5575 SALE 636 5575 SALE 155 5575 SALE 364 5575 SALE 660 5575 SALE 16 5575 SALE 706 5575 PURCHASE 575 5575 PURCHASE 459 5575 SALE 282 5575 SALE 1211 5575 SALE 1315 5575 SALE 651 5575 SALE 521 5575 SALE 455 5575 SALE 859 5575 SALE 950 5575 SALE 499 5575 PURCHASE 105 5576 PURCHASE 35 5576 SALE 101 5576 SALE 137 5576 SALE 530 5576 SALE 37 5576 SALE 331 5576 SALE 100 5576 SALE 218 5576 SALE 699 5576 SALE 397 5576 SALE 397 5576 SALE 326 5576 SALE 326 5576 SALE 333 5576 PURCHASE 2689 5577 SALE 435 5577 PURCHASE 403 5577 PURCHASE 882 5577 SALE 81 5577 SALE 2887 5577 SALE 101 5577 PURCHASE 254 5577 PURCHASE 6 5577 PURCHASE 210 5577 PURCHASE 35 5577 PURCHASE 230 5577 PURCHASE 706 5577 PURCHASE 916 5577 PURCHASE 232 5577 PURCHASE 321 5577 PURCHASE 296 5577 PURCHASE 47 5577 SALE 89 5578 SALE 38 5578 SALE 47 5578 SALE 34 5578 SALE 530 5578 SALE 433 5578 PURCHASE 1000 5578 SALE 45 5579 SALE 538 5579 SALE 135 5579 SALE 225 5579 SALE 139 5579 SALE 50 5579 SALE 417 5580 PURCHASE 514 5580 SALE 1900 5580 SALE 500 5580 PURCHASE 152 5580 PURCHASE 1382 5580 PURCHASE 135 5580 PURCHASE 327 5580 PURCHASE 160 5580 PURCHASE 272 5580 PURCHASE 381 5580 PURCHASE 490 5580 SALE 81 5580 SALE 218 5580 SALE 565 5580 PURCHASE 1400 5580 PURCHASE 1288 5580 PURCHASE 50 5581 SALE 175 5581 SALE 760 5581 PURCHASE 1000 5581 SALE 293 5582 SALE 549 5583 SALE 107 5583 SALE 357 5584 SALE 1000 5584 SALE 465 5584 SALE 219 5584 PURCHASE 429 5585 SALE 100 5588 SALE 800 5588 SALE 128 5588 SALE 401 5590 SALE 383 5590 SALE 174 5590 SALE 177 5590 SALE 31 5591 SALE 80 5591 SALE 496 5591 SALE 177 5591 PURCHASE 1891 5592 SALE 250 5593 SALE 28 5593 SALE 200 5599 PURCHASE 292 5600 SALE 455 5600 SALE 540 5600 SALE 1000 5600 SALE 171 5600 SALE 2677 5603 PURCHASE 979 5606 PURCHASE 803 5607 PURCHASE 50 5616 PURCHASE 264 5616 PURCHASE 800 5616 PURCHASE 630 5616 SALE 800 5618 TOTAL PURCHASES 289,286 TOTAL SALES 279,801 (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 05 FEBRUARY 2008Contact 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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