17th Dec 2007 11:51
UBS AG (EPT)17 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 14 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 2,309,284 0.23% 3,609 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,309,284 0.23% 3,609 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) SALE 133 5120 pence SALE 231 5121 SALE 390 5122 PURCHASE 242 5122 SALE 24 5123 SALE 465 5123 PURCHASE 200 5124 PURCHASE 8 5125 PURCHASE 301 5125 PURCHASE 323 5125 PURCHASE 449 5126 PURCHASE 200 5126 SALE 194 5126 SALE 210 5127 SALE 330 5127 PURCHASE 100 5127 PURCHASE 400 5127 SALE 195 5128 SALE 131 5128 SALE 593 5128 PURCHASE 333 5128 SALE 1293 5129 SALE 400 5129 PURCHASE 300 5129 SALE 949 5130 SALE 2173 5130 PURCHASE 178 5130 PURCHASE 47 5130 PURCHASE 1331 5130 PURCHASE 35 5130 PURCHASE 2600 5130 PURCHASE 762 5130 PURCHASE 283 5130 PURCHASE 1220 5131 PURCHASE 48 5132 PURCHASE 715 5132 PURCHASE 320 5132 SALE 400 5133 PURCHASE 390 5133 SALE 1000 5133 SALE 465 5134 PURCHASE 174 5134 SALE 177 5134 SALE 287 5134 SALE 303 5134 PURCHASE 378 5134 PURCHASE 185 5134 SALE 220 5135 SALE 1217 5135 PURCHASE 290 5135 SALE 480 5135 PURCHASE 241 5135 SALE 239 5136 PURCHASE 188 5136 PURCHASE 1947 5136 PURCHASE 2865 5136 SALE 1947 5136 PURCHASE 400 5136 PURCHASE 835 5136 PURCHASE 238 5136 PURCHASE 300 5136 PURCHASE 485 5136 PURCHASE 7742 5136 PURCHASE 284 5136 PURCHASE 921 5136 PURCHASE 464 5136 PURCHASE 82 5136 PURCHASE 47 5136 PURCHASE 1875 5136 PURCHASE 2206 5136 PURCHASE 919 5136 SALE 156 5137 SALE 156 5137 SALE 219 5137 PURCHASE 493 5137 PURCHASE 72 5137 SALE 937 5137 PURCHASE 1000 5137 PURCHASE 600 5137 PURCHASE 476 5137 SALE 50 5138 SALE 161 5138 PURCHASE 2154 5138 PURCHASE 1109 5138 SALE 679 5139 SALE 793 5139 SALE 800 5139 SALE 309 5139 SALE 133 5139 PURCHASE 892 5140 PURCHASE 803 5140 SALE 500 5140 SALE 500 5140 PURCHASE 748 5140 PURCHASE 600 5140 PURCHASE 423 5141 PURCHASE 413 5141 PURCHASE 412 5141 PURCHASE 551 5141 PURCHASE 913 5142 PURCHASE 854 5142 SALE 400 5142 PURCHASE 400 5142 SALE 2916 5143 SALE 190 5143 SALE 337 5143 SALE 957 5143 SALE 363 5143 SALE 535 5143 SALE 645 5143 SALE 400 5143 SALE 778 5143 SALE 393 5143 SALE 89 5143 SALE 51 5143 SALE 1235 5143 PURCHASE 71 5143 SALE 733 5143 SALE 604 5144 SALE 51 5144 SALE 42 5144 SALE 181 5144 SALE 861 5144 SALE 438 5144 SALE 138 5144 SALE 363 5144 SALE 343 5144 SALE 20 5144 SALE 261 5144 SALE 261 5144 PURCHASE 182 5145 PURCHASE 295 5145 PURCHASE 400 5145 PURCHASE 800 5145 PURCHASE 200 5145 SALE 349 5145 SALE 277 5146 SALE 400 5146 SALE 400 5146 SALE 138 5146 SALE 355 5146 SALE 106 5146 SALE 32 5146 PURCHASE 400 5146 SALE 410 5146 SALE 467 5146 SALE 1506 5146 PURCHASE 570 5147 SALE 504 5147 SALE 300 5148 SALE 19 5148 SALE 650 5148 PURCHASE 112 5148 SALE 400 5148 SALE 477 5148 PURCHASE 259 5148 PURCHASE 1032 5149 PURCHASE 590 5149 PURCHASE 22 5149 PURCHASE 500 5149 PURCHASE 69 5149 PURCHASE 2183 5150 PURCHASE 470 5150 PURCHASE 250 5150 PURCHASE 500 5150 SALE 422 5150 SALE 623 5150 SALE 1261 5150 SALE 194 5150 PURCHASE 303 5150 PURCHASE 825 5150 PURCHASE 1386 5150 PURCHASE 1184 5150 PURCHASE 1000 5150 PURCHASE 32 5151 PURCHASE 31 5151 PURCHASE 118 5151 SALE 798 5151 PURCHASE 200 5152 PURCHASE 200 5152 PURCHASE 294 5152 PURCHASE 440 5152 PURCHASE 400 5152 PURCHASE 200 5153 SALE 197 5153 PURCHASE 200 5153 PURCHASE 289 5153 PURCHASE 300 5153 PURCHASE 353 5153 PURCHASE 1660 5153 PURCHASE 1660 5153 PURCHASE 43 5153 PURCHASE 390 5154 PURCHASE 357 5154 PURCHASE 443 5154 PURCHASE 249 5155 PURCHASE 664 5155 PURCHASE 274 5155 PURCHASE 19 5155 PURCHASE 19 5155 PURCHASE 1000 5155 PURCHASE 200 5155 SALE 439 5155 PURCHASE 1474 5155 PURCHASE 2000 5155 PURCHASE 852 5155 SALE 1242 5155 PURCHASE 283 5155 PURCHASE 400 5155 SALE 261 5156 SALE 708 5156 SALE 500 5156 PURCHASE 429 5157 PURCHASE 580 5157 PURCHASE 87 5157 SALE 2117 5157 SALE 1397 5157 SALE 9 5157 SALE 519 5157 SALE 1000 5157 PURCHASE 377 5158 SALE 387 5158 SALE 408 5158 PURCHASE 252 5159 PURCHASE 300 5159 PURCHASE 200 5159 PURCHASE 400 5159 SALE 700 5160 SALE 1800 5160 SALE 400 5160 SALE 197 5160 SALE 197 5160 SALE 303 5160 PURCHASE 25 5160 PURCHASE 792 5160 PURCHASE 402 5160 PURCHASE 99 5160 PURCHASE 235 5160 PURCHASE 1038 5160 PURCHASE 244 5160 PURCHASE 151 5160 PURCHASE 160 5160 SALE 2906 5161 SALE 484 5161 SALE 2400 5161 PURCHASE 274 5161 SALE 926 5162 PURCHASE 300 5162 SALE 1675 5162 SALE 748 5162 PURCHASE 400 5162 PURCHASE 200 5162 SALE 304 5162 PURCHASE 40 5162 PURCHASE 190 5162 SALE 275 5162 PURCHASE 1000 5162 PURCHASE 51 5163 PURCHASE 500 5163 PURCHASE 296 5163 SALE 808 5163 PURCHASE 509 5163 SALE 2020 5163 PURCHASE 251 5163 PURCHASE 309 5163 PURCHASE 165 5164 PURCHASE 400 5164 SALE 100 5164 SALE 286 5164 PURCHASE 258 5164 PURCHASE 526 5165 PURCHASE 800 5165 PURCHASE 137 5165 PURCHASE 56 5165 PURCHASE 619 5165 PURCHASE 1077 5165 PURCHASE 820 5165 PURCHASE 1 5165 PURCHASE 400 5165 SALE 476 5165 SALE 100 5165 PURCHASE 368 5165 PURCHASE 154 5165 PURCHASE 578 5165 PURCHASE 1000 5165 PURCHASE 939 5166 PURCHASE 686 5166 PURCHASE 184 5166 PURCHASE 522 5166 PURCHASE 439 5166 PURCHASE 372 5166 PURCHASE 434 5166 PURCHASE 434 5166 PURCHASE 626 5166 PURCHASE 267 5166 PURCHASE 285 5166 PURCHASE 416 5166 PURCHASE 292 5166 PURCHASE 55 5166 PURCHASE 40 5166 PURCHASE 329 5167 PURCHASE 823 5167 SALE 197 5167 SALE 196 5167 SALE 529 5167 SALE 333 5167 PURCHASE 400 5167 PURCHASE 400 5167 PURCHASE 450 5167 PURCHASE 943 5167 PURCHASE 40 5167 PURCHASE 200 5167 PURCHASE 2703 5167 SALE 1000 5167 PURCHASE 123 5168 PURCHASE 948 5168 PURCHASE 140 5168 PURCHASE 77 5169 PURCHASE 206 5169 PURCHASE 285 5169 PURCHASE 128 5169 SALE 459 5169 PURCHASE 390 5169 SALE 850 5169 SALE 400 5169 SALE 638 5169 SALE 474 5169 SALE 680 5169 SALE 172 5169 SALE 34 5169 SALE 118 5169 SALE 641 5169 PURCHASE 70 5170 PURCHASE 663 5170 PURCHASE 1000 5170 SALE 903 5170 SALE 400 5170 SALE 379 5170 SALE 818 5170 SALE 147 5170 SALE 2353 5170 SALE 1000 5170 SALE 134 5170 SALE 432 5170 SALE 444 5170 SALE 3990 5170 SALE 321 5170 PURCHASE 898 5170 SALE 700 5170 SALE 215 5170 SALE 769 5170 SALE 1516 5170 SALE 2500 5170 PURCHASE 350 5170 PURCHASE 142 5170 SALE 328 5170 SALE 600 5170 SALE 260 5170 SALE 106 5170 SALE 285 5170 PURCHASE 539 5170 PURCHASE 500 5170 SALE 2362 5170 SALE 257 5170 SALE 101 5170 SALE 135 5170 SALE 89 5170 SALE 35 5170 SALE 130 5170 SALE 64 5170 SALE 124 5170 SALE 20 5170 SALE 97 5170 SALE 767 5170 SALE 63 5170 SALE 165 5170 SALE 231 5170 SALE 52 5170 SALE 78 5170 SALE 230 5170 PURCHASE 470 5171 PURCHASE 286 5171 PURCHASE 237 5171 PURCHASE 1438 5171 SALE 1000 5171 PURCHASE 548 5171 PURCHASE 857 5171 PURCHASE 300 5171 SALE 400 5171 SALE 1 5171 SALE 533 5171 SALE 39 5171 PURCHASE 579 5171 PURCHASE 255 5172 PURCHASE 1137 5172 SALE 653 5172 SALE 1000 5172 PURCHASE 300 5172 PURCHASE 92 5172 SALE 764 5172 SALE 585 5172 SALE 537 5172 SALE 269 5172 SALE 1000 5172 PURCHASE 130 5172 PURCHASE 33 5172 PURCHASE 203 5173 PURCHASE 470 5173 SALE 705 5173 SALE 1198 5173 SALE 597 5173 PURCHASE 442 5173 SALE 95 5173 SALE 242 5173 SALE 776 5173 SALE 244 5173 SALE 1000 5173 SALE 917 5173 SALE 400 5173 SALE 400 5173 SALE 400 5173 SALE 570 5173 PURCHASE 12 5174 PURCHASE 168 5174 PURCHASE 666 5174 PURCHASE 678 5174 PURCHASE 139 5174 PURCHASE 402 5174 PURCHASE 1292 5174 SALE 1000 5174 SALE 666 5174 SALE 333 5174 SALE 1000 5174 SALE 333 5174 SALE 219 5174 SALE 466 5174 SALE 567 5174 SALE 2249 5174 SALE 612 5174 SALE 116 5174 SALE 344 5174 SALE 1679 5174 SALE 2899 5174 SALE 1128 5174 SALE 260 5174 PURCHASE 400 5174 SALE 900 5174 PURCHASE 602 5174 PURCHASE 1093 5174 PURCHASE 773 5174 PURCHASE 421 5174 PURCHASE 10 5174 SALE 334 5174 SALE 221 5174 SALE 56 5174 SALE 660 5174 SALE 770 5174 SALE 56 5174 SALE 715 5174 SALE 600 5174 SALE 200 5174 SALE 42 5174 SALE 400 5174 SALE 56 5174 SALE 239 5174 SALE 680 5174 SALE 400 5174 SALE 201 5174 SALE 1000 5174 SALE 500 5174 SALE 799 5174 PURCHASE 500 5174 PURCHASE 377 5174 PURCHASE 528 5174 PURCHASE 883 5175 PURCHASE 212 5175 PURCHASE 358 5175 PURCHASE 161 5175 PURCHASE 225 5175 PURCHASE 364 5175 PURCHASE 456 5175 SALE 652 5175 SALE 289 5175 SALE 623 5175 SALE 56 5175 SALE 792 5175 PURCHASE 1829 5175 PURCHASE 600 5175 SALE 13 5175 SALE 150 5175 SALE 36 5175 PURCHASE 140 5176 PURCHASE 607 5176 PURCHASE 159 5176 PURCHASE 200 5176 PURCHASE 1000 5176 PURCHASE 192 5176 PURCHASE 200 5176 PURCHASE 490 5176 PURCHASE 228 5176 PURCHASE 419 5176 PURCHASE 32 5176 PURCHASE 700 5176 PURCHASE 526 5176 PURCHASE 333 5176 PURCHASE 792 5176 PURCHASE 546 5176 SALE 472 5176 SALE 1000 5176 SALE 120 5176 SALE 459 5176 SALE 5245 5176 SALE 1456 5176 SALE 968 5176 PURCHASE 968 5176 PURCHASE 400 5177 PURCHASE 200 5177 PURCHASE 200 5177 SALE 100 5177 SALE 1000 5177 PURCHASE 493 5177 PURCHASE 338 5177 SALE 151 5177 SALE 313 5177 SALE 109 5177 SALE 969 5177 PURCHASE 600 5177 PURCHASE 986 5177 PURCHASE 1311 5177 PURCHASE 369 5177 PURCHASE 640 5178 PURCHASE 1958 5178 PURCHASE 298 5178 SALE 196 5178 PURCHASE 936 5179 PURCHASE 48 5179 PURCHASE 311 5179 PURCHASE 1022 5179 SALE 337 5179 SALE 416 5179 SALE 400 5179 SALE 2074 5179 SALE 2000 5179 SALE 926 5179 PURCHASE 262 5180 PURCHASE 244 5180 PURCHASE 37 5180 PURCHASE 215 5180 SALE 313 5180 PURCHASE 1507 5180 SALE 1288 5180 SALE 1607 5180 SALE 273 5180 SALE 225 5180 SALE 463 5180 PURCHASE 210 5181 PURCHASE 533 5181 PURCHASE 35 5181 PURCHASE 294 5181 PURCHASE 1289 5181 PURCHASE 34 5181 SALE 2000 5181 SALE 855 5182 SALE 95 5182 SALE 301 5182 SALE 952 5182 SALE 36 5182 SALE 557 5182 SALE 52 5182 PURCHASE 216 5182 PURCHASE 713 5182 PURCHASE 883 5182 PURCHASE 53 5182 PURCHASE 39 5182 PURCHASE 793 5182 PURCHASE 339 5182 PURCHASE 91 5182 PURCHASE 406 5183 PURCHASE 345 5183 PURCHASE 24 5183 PURCHASE 28 5183 PURCHASE 1000 5183 PURCHASE 245 5183 PURCHASE 827 5183 PURCHASE 49 5183 PURCHASE 502 5183 PURCHASE 272 5184 PURCHASE 34 5184 PURCHASE 808 5184 PURCHASE 442 5184 SALE 1000 5184 PURCHASE 553 5184 SALE 270 5184 SALE 1990 5184 SALE 300 5185 SALE 300 5185 PURCHASE 283 5185 PURCHASE 457 5185 PURCHASE 57 5185 PURCHASE 47 5185 SALE 1000 5185 SALE 600 5185 SALE 445 5185 PURCHASE 326 5186 PURCHASE 234 5186 PURCHASE 285 5186 PURCHASE 13 5187 PURCHASE 212 5187 PURCHASE 216 5187 PURCHASE 461 5187 SALE 1000 5187 PURCHASE 208 5187 SALE 1500 5187 SALE 209 5187 PURCHASE 709 5187 PURCHASE 421 5187 PURCHASE 158 5187 PURCHASE 158 5187 PURCHASE 2430 5187 PURCHASE 709 5187 PURCHASE 551 5187 PURCHASE 178 5187 PURCHASE 600 5187 PURCHASE 169 5187 PURCHASE 56 5187 PURCHASE 600 5187 PURCHASE 600 5187 PURCHASE 407 5187 PURCHASE 1927 5187 PURCHASE 327 5187 SALE 1927 5187 SALE 1226 5187 SALE 1274 5187 PURCHASE 600 5188 SALE 300 5188 SALE 923 5188 SALE 300 5188 SALE 250 5188 SALE 203 5188 SALE 1236 5188 SALE 400 5188 PURCHASE 468 5188 SALE 300 5189 SALE 300 5189 SALE 764 5189 SALE 54 5189 SALE 1639 5189 SALE 14 5189 PURCHASE 294 5189 PURCHASE 147 5189 PURCHASE 368 5189 PURCHASE 147 5189 PURCHASE 222 5189 PURCHASE 175 5189 PURCHASE 47 5189 PURCHASE 466 5189 PURCHASE 289 5189 PURCHASE 228 5189 PURCHASE 962 5189 SALE 69 5189 SALE 2690 5189 PURCHASE 600 5189 PURCHASE 1927 5189 PURCHASE 200 5189 SALE 1112 5190 SALE 1906 5190 PURCHASE 246 5190 PURCHASE 200 5190 PURCHASE 261 5190 PURCHASE 446 5190 PURCHASE 187 5190 SALE 126 5190 SALE 36 5190 SALE 204 5190 SALE 13 5190 SALE 773 5190 PURCHASE 200 5191 PURCHASE 200 5191 PURCHASE 200 5191 PURCHASE 200 5191 SALE 506 5191 SALE 314 5191 SALE 21 5191 SALE 246 5191 SALE 58 5191 PURCHASE 240 5192 SALE 567 5192 SALE 322 5192 SALE 533 5192 SALE 300 5192 SALE 333 5192 SALE 750 5192 SALE 227 5192 SALE 524 5192 PURCHASE 132 5192 PURCHASE 249 5192 PURCHASE 203 5192 PURCHASE 2100 5192 PURCHASE 3000 5192 PURCHASE 2429 5192 PURCHASE 1214 5192 PURCHASE 54 5192 PURCHASE 3000 5192 PURCHASE 3000 5192 SALE 577 5193 PURCHASE 203 5193 PURCHASE 39 5193 PURCHASE 59 5193 SALE 429 5194 PURCHASE 54 5194 SALE 281 5194 PURCHASE 200 5194 PURCHASE 200 5194 PURCHASE 19 5195 PURCHASE 2153 5195 PURCHASE 1400 5195 PURCHASE 261 5195 PURCHASE 200 5195 SALE 318 5195 SALE 250 5195 SALE 1000 5195 SALE 727 5195 SALE 333 5195 SALE 333 5195 PURCHASE 200 5196 PURCHASE 545 5196 PURCHASE 247 5196 PURCHASE 136 5197 PURCHASE 1000 5197 SALE 186 5197 SALE 400 5198 SALE 139 5198 PURCHASE 450 5198 PURCHASE 134 5198 SALE 266 5198 SALE 18 5198 SALE 266 5198 SALE 37 5198 SALE 39 5198 SALE 166 5198 SALE 267 5198 SALE 161 5198 SALE 161 5198 SALE 1000 5198 SALE 41 5199 SALE 609 5200 SALE 1418 5200 SALE 500 5200 SALE 1923 5200 SALE 1567 5200 PURCHASE 748 5200 PURCHASE 212 5200 PURCHASE 469 5200 PURCHASE 1293 5200 PURCHASE 250 5200 PURCHASE 55 5201 PURCHASE 159 5201 SALE 702 5201 SALE 438 5201 SALE 100 5201 SALE 400 5201 SALE 500 5202 PURCHASE 472 5202 PURCHASE 70 5202 SALE 200 5202 SALE 301 5203 SALE 300 5204 PURCHASE 295 5204 PURCHASE 392 5204 PURCHASE 2212 5204 PURCHASE 1259 5204 PURCHASE 3950 5204 PURCHASE 75 5204 PURCHASE 927 5205 PURCHASE 200 5205 PURCHASE 200 5205 PURCHASE 1000 5206 PURCHASE 940 5206 PURCHASE 142 5206 PURCHASE 501 5206 SALE 55 5206 SALE 247 5206 PURCHASE 200 5206 PURCHASE 282 5207 PURCHASE 405 5207 SALE 165 5207 PURCHASE 1000 5208 SALE 1115 5209 PURCHASE 288 5209 PURCHASE 590 5209 SALE 400 5210 SALE 142 5210 SALE 525 5210 SALE 581 5210 SALE 571 5210 PURCHASE 1154 5210 PURCHASE 600 5210 SALE 400 5211 PURCHASE 200 5211 SALE 2400 5211 SALE 368 5212 SALE 368 5212 PURCHASE 240 5212 SALE 300 5212 SALE 212 5212 SALE 320 5212 SALE 1600 5213 SALE 200 5213 SALE 95 5213 SALE 290 5213 SALE 143 5213 SALE 185 5213 SALE 41 5213 PURCHASE 401 5214 PURCHASE 73 5214 SALE 2116 5214 SALE 300 5214 SALE 182 5214 SALE 1614 5214 SALE 247 5214 SALE 218 5214 SALE 85 5214 PURCHASE 1230 5215 SALE 200 5216 SALE 400 5216 SALE 1250 5216 PURCHASE 61 5216 PURCHASE 200 5217 SALE 600 5217 SALE 621 5217 SALE 37 5217 SALE 500 5217 SALE 52 5217 SALE 407 5217 SALE 28 5217 SALE 600 5217 PURCHASE 1127 5218 PURCHASE 38 5218 PURCHASE 617 5218 PURCHASE 200 5218 PURCHASE 200 5218 SALE 400 5219 PURCHASE 296 5219 PURCHASE 19 5219 PURCHASE 341 5219 PURCHASE 19 5219 SALE 300 5219 SALE 352 5220 SALE 2000 5220 SALE 700 5220 PURCHASE 94 5220 SALE 224 5220 SALE 224 5220 SALE 430 5220 SALE 100 5220 PURCHASE 130 5221 PURCHASE 231 5222 PURCHASE 250 5222 PURCHASE 975 5223 PURCHASE 376 5223 PURCHASE 213 5223 PURCHASE 654 5223 PURCHASE 287 5223 SALE 77 5224 SALE 201 5224 SALE 499 5224 PURCHASE 40 5224 PURCHASE 218 5224 PURCHASE 19 5224 PURCHASE 19 5224 PURCHASE 19 5224 PURCHASE 19 5224 PURCHASE 81 5224 PURCHASE 798 5224 PURCHASE 123 5224 PURCHASE 921 5224 PURCHASE 366 5224 PURCHASE 410 5224 SALE 400 5225 PURCHASE 701 5225 PURCHASE 237 5225 PURCHASE 949 5225 PURCHASE 1000 5225 PURCHASE 327 5226 PURCHASE 196 5226 PURCHASE 828 5226 PURCHASE 35 5226 PURCHASE 250 5226 PURCHASE 863 5227 PURCHASE 218 5227 PURCHASE 544 5227 PURCHASE 169 5227 PURCHASE 169 5227 PURCHASE 169 5227 PURCHASE 147 5227 PURCHASE 63 5228 SALE 231 5230 SALE 358 5230 SALE 141 5230 PURCHASE 500 5230 PURCHASE 436 5230 SALE 98 5231 SALE 35 5231 SALE 31 5231 SALE 320 5231 SALE 2800 5231 SALE 600 5233 PURCHASE 135 5234 SALE 259 5238 PURCHASE 349 5240 PURCHASE 90 5241 SALE 69 5241 PURCHASE 200 5242 PURCHASE 299 5243 SALE 250 5243 PURCHASE 500 5243 SALE 138 5244 SALE 138 5244 SALE 138 5244 SALE 146 5244 PURCHASE 394 5244 SALE 204 5244 SALE 190 5244 SALE 54 5244 SALE 106 5247 SALE 106 5247 SALE 106 5247 SALE 106 5247 SALE 628 5248 SALE 600 5248 SALE 400 5248 SALE 169 5249 SALE 174 5250 PURCHASE 400 5250 SALE 400 5251 SALE 128 5252 SALE 200 5252 PURCHASE 273 5253 PURCHASE 27 5253 PURCHASE 416 5253 PURCHASE 619 5254 PURCHASE 134 5254 PURCHASE 1322 5254 PURCHASE 94 5254 PURCHASE 193 5255 PURCHASE 316 5255 SALE 484 5257 SALE 16 5257 PURCHASE 321 5258 SALE 164 5259 PURCHASE 23 5261 PURCHASE 200 5261 PURCHASE 718 5261 SALE 302 5267 SALE 262 5267 SALE 166 5267 SALE 69 5273 SALE 138 5274 PURCHASE 561 5275 PURCHASE 259 5275 PURCHASE 1500 5275 PURCHASE 228 5275 PURCHASE 495 5278 SALE 41 5280 SALE 375 5280 SALE 54 5280 SALE 203 5280 SALE 167 5281 SALE 27 5281 SALE 119 5281 PURCHASE 799 5281 PURCHASE 600 5282 SALE 130 5283 SALE 64 5283 SALE 78 5283 PURCHASE 265 5284 PURCHASE 40 5284 PURCHASE 98 5284 SALE 102 5284 SALE 102 5284 SALE 80 5285 SALE 80 5285 PURCHASE 56 5285 PURCHASE 182 5285 PURCHASE 259 5285 SALE 169 5285 SALE 20 5287 SALE 2 5288 SALE 1583 5288 SALE 109 5288 SALE 617 5288 SALE 22 5288 SALE 900 5290 SALE 464 5290 SALE 26 5290 SALE 92 5291 SALE 249 5291 SALE 586 5291 SALE 414 5291 SALE 219 5291 SALE 800 5291 SALE 52 5294 SALE 428 5294 SALE 463 5294 SALE 13 5294 SALE 523 5294 PURCHASE 149 5295 SALE 397 5296 SALE 171 5297 SALE 191 5297 SALE 128 5297 SALE 134 5297 SALE 172 5297 PURCHASE 710 5298 PURCHASE 205 5300 PURCHASE 572 5300 PURCHASE 617 5300 PURCHASE 994 5301 PURCHASE 438 5301 PURCHASE 224 5301 PURCHASE 389 5301 SALE 1170 5301 SALE 226 5301 PURCHASE 194 5302 PURCHASE 647 5303 PURCHASE 500 5304 PURCHASE 277 5304 PURCHASE 202 5305 PURCHASE 1581 5305 PURCHASE 748 5305 PURCHASE 247 5305 PURCHASE 272 5305 PURCHASE 1500 5305 PURCHASE 213 5305 PURCHASE 200 5305 SALE 1472 5305 PURCHASE 259 5305 PURCHASE 119 5305 SALE 2207 5305 SALE 122 5306 PURCHASE 3 5306 PURCHASE 295 5306 PURCHASE 687 5306 PURCHASE 500 5306 PURCHASE 288 5306 PURCHASE 1000 5307 SALE 1000 5308 SALE 928 5308 SALE 289 5308 SALE 410 5308 PURCHASE 54 5308 PURCHASE 256 5308 PURCHASE 2 5308 PURCHASE 15 5308 PURCHASE 300 5309 PURCHASE 77 5310 PURCHASE 20 5310 PURCHASE 146 5310 PURCHASE 75 5310 PURCHASE 100 5310 PURCHASE 263 5310 PURCHASE 260 5310 PURCHASE 55 5310 SALE 55 5311 PURCHASE 480 5311 PURCHASE 155 5311 PURCHASE 224 5311 PURCHASE 156 5311 PURCHASE 268 5311 PURCHASE 54 5311 PURCHASE 208 5312 PURCHASE 93 5313 PURCHASE 500 5313 PURCHASE 94 5314 PURCHASE 148 5314 PURCHASE 81 5314 PURCHASE 349 5315 PURCHASE 126 5315 PURCHASE 209 5315 PURCHASE 164 5315 PURCHASE 322 5315 PURCHASE 542 5315 PURCHASE 169 5315 SALE 100 5315 PURCHASE 750 5316 PURCHASE 247 5316 PURCHASE 287 5316 SALE 188 5316 SALE 448 5316 SALE 16 5316 SALE 84 5316 SALE 584 5317 SALE 42 5317 SALE 58 5317 SALE 15 5317 SALE 186 5317 SALE 100 5317 PURCHASE 750 5317 SALE 211 5318 SALE 51 5318 SALE 404 5318 PURCHASE 163 5318 PURCHASE 193 5318 PURCHASE 945 5319 SALE 400 5319 SALE 1099 5319 SALE 308 5320 PURCHASE 1653 5320 PURCHASE 486 5320 PURCHASE 309 5320 PURCHASE 237 5320 PURCHASE 545 5320 PURCHASE 611 5320 SALE 291 5320 SALE 100 5320 SALE 625 5320 PURCHASE 51 5320 PURCHASE 234 5320 PURCHASE 53 5321 SALE 400 5321 SALE 541 5321 PURCHASE 714 5322 PURCHASE 221 5322 SALE 723 5322 SALE 143 5322 SALE 528 5322 SALE 238 5323 SALE 326 5324 SALE 1877 5325 PURCHASE 146 5325 SALE 200 5325 SALE 224 5325 SALE 812 5325 SALE 537 5325 PURCHASE 487 5326 PURCHASE 607 5326 SALE 281 5326 SALE 161 5326 SALE 578 5326 SALE 28 5326 SALE 197 5326 SALE 329 5326 SALE 27 5326 SALE 1000 5327 SALE 93 5327 SALE 500 5327 PURCHASE 196 5327 SALE 487 5328 PURCHASE 176 5329 SALE 2000 5330 PURCHASE 500 5330 PURCHASE 375 5330 PURCHASE 73 5330 PURCHASE 383 5330 PURCHASE 165 5330 SALE 2000 5331 SALE 718 5331 PURCHASE 718 5331 PURCHASE 231 5331 PURCHASE 622 5332 PURCHASE 581 5332 PURCHASE 463 5332 PURCHASE 531 5332 PURCHASE 27 5333 PURCHASE 100 5333 PURCHASE 750 5333 PURCHASE 87 5333 PURCHASE 424 5333 PURCHASE 525 5333 PURCHASE 240 5333 SALE 21 5335 SALE 250 5335 SALE 58 5335 PURCHASE 399 5335 SALE 232 5335 SALE 196 5337 PURCHASE 100 5338 PURCHASE 150 5338 SALE 1000 5340 SALE 400 5341 SALE 819 5341 SALE 1000 5341 PURCHASE 386 5341 SALE 266 5342 PURCHASE 146 5342 PURCHASE 512 5342 SALE 509 5342 PURCHASE 129 5343 PURCHASE 140 5343 PURCHASE 80 5343 SALE 250 5345 PURCHASE 140 5345 SALE 550 5345 SALE 398 5345 SALE 232 5345 SALE 78 5345 SALE 600 5345 SALE 601 5345 SALE 359 5345 PURCHASE 400 5346 PURCHASE 181 5346 PURCHASE 247 5346 PURCHASE 162 5347 PURCHASE 164 5347 PURCHASE 166 5347 SALE 72 5348 SALE 408 5348 SALE 336 5348 SALE 734 5348 PURCHASE 152 5348 PURCHASE 229 5348 PURCHASE 421 5348 PURCHASE 285 5348 PURCHASE 160 5348 PURCHASE 442 5348 PURCHASE 152 5349 PURCHASE 1000 5349 PURCHASE 96 5350 PURCHASE 552 5350 PURCHASE 100 5351 PURCHASE 217 5351 SALE 2222 5354 SALE 234 5355 SALE 299 5355 SALE 3602 5355 SALE 2071 5355 SALE 213 5355 TOTAL PURCHASES 304,859 TOTAL SALES 308,917 (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 17 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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