5th Dec 2007 11:06
UBS AG (EPT)05 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 4 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 2,294,752 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,294,752 0.23% 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 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 69 5361 pence PURCHASE 96 5370 PURCHASE 22188 5370 PURCHASE 507 5373 PURCHASE 1000 5375 PURCHASE 1180 5375 SALE 59 5377 PURCHASE 37 5377 PURCHASE 200 5377 PURCHASE 248 5377 PURCHASE 513 5380 PURCHASE 180 5383 SALE 1000 5386 SALE 205 5386 PURCHASE 228 5387 PURCHASE 26 5388 PURCHASE 64 5388 SALE 399 5389 SALE 191 5390 SALE 26 5390 SALE 2130 5394 SALE 138 5397 SALE 120 5398 SALE 300 5399 PURCHASE 1570 5400 PURCHASE 741 5401 PURCHASE 300 5406 PURCHASE 480 5407 PURCHASE 480 5407 SALE 529 5409 PURCHASE 57 5411 PURCHASE 200 5411 PURCHASE 324 5411 PURCHASE 37 5412 PURCHASE 57 5412 SALE 500 5414 SALE 195 5415 SALE 1000 5418 PURCHASE 95 5418 PURCHASE 373 5420 PURCHASE 2000 5420 PURCHASE 100 5421 PURCHASE 536 5422 SALE 975 5423 SALE 877 5423 SALE 55 5423 SALE 39 5423 PURCHASE 59 5423 PURCHASE 800 5423 SALE 165 5424 SALE 1967 5425 SALE 963 5425 SALE 168 5425 PURCHASE 52 5425 PURCHASE 217 5425 PURCHASE 900 5425 SALE 124 5426 SALE 18 5426 SALE 13 5426 PURCHASE 500 5426 PURCHASE 300 5427 PURCHASE 225 5429 PURCHASE 28 5430 PURCHASE 49 5430 PURCHASE 87 5430 PURCHASE 139 5430 PURCHASE 259 5430 PURCHASE 277 5430 PURCHASE 28 5431 PURCHASE 39 5431 PURCHASE 46 5431 PURCHASE 220 5431 PURCHASE 228 5431 PURCHASE 600 5431 PURCHASE 1140 5431 PURCHASE 728 5432 PURCHASE 24 5433 PURCHASE 225 5433 PURCHASE 380 5433 PURCHASE 500 5433 PURCHASE 187 5435 PURCHASE 190 5435 PURCHASE 433 5435 PURCHASE 50 5436 PURCHASE 457 5436 PURCHASE 605 5436 PURCHASE 704 5436 SALE 930 5437 SALE 377 5437 SALE 322 5437 SALE 279 5437 SALE 64 5437 PURCHASE 100 5437 PURCHASE 261 5437 PURCHASE 1364 5437 SALE 992 5438 SALE 548 5438 SALE 375 5438 SALE 327 5438 SALE 202 5438 SALE 179 5438 SALE 100 5438 SALE 54 5438 SALE 52 5438 SALE 29 5438 PURCHASE 119 5438 PURCHASE 242 5438 PURCHASE 501 5438 PURCHASE 700 5438 SALE 500 5439 SALE 495 5439 SALE 262 5439 SALE 135 5439 SALE 63 5439 SALE 52 5439 SALE 19 5439 SALE 14 5439 PURCHASE 28 5439 PURCHASE 40 5439 PURCHASE 44 5439 PURCHASE 100 5439 PURCHASE 190 5439 PURCHASE 215 5439 PURCHASE 263 5439 PURCHASE 300 5439 PURCHASE 600 5439 PURCHASE 758 5439 SALE 467 5440 PURCHASE 174 5440 PURCHASE 323 5440 PURCHASE 350 5440 PURCHASE 500 5440 PURCHASE 1145 5440 SALE 634 5441 SALE 251 5441 SALE 130 5441 PURCHASE 38 5441 PURCHASE 96 5441 PURCHASE 100 5441 PURCHASE 270 5441 SALE 399 5442 SALE 190 5442 SALE 40 5442 SALE 14 5442 PURCHASE 29 5442 PURCHASE 59 5442 PURCHASE 150 5442 PURCHASE 233 5442 PURCHASE 360 5442 PURCHASE 500 5442 PURCHASE 700 5442 SALE 426 5443 SALE 251 5443 SALE 227 5443 SALE 185 5443 SALE 122 5443 SALE 78 5443 SALE 37 5443 SALE 12 5443 PURCHASE 28 5443 PURCHASE 28 5443 PURCHASE 29 5443 PURCHASE 100 5443 PURCHASE 317 5443 PURCHASE 1208 5443 SALE 1807 5444 SALE 860 5444 SALE 822 5444 SALE 540 5444 SALE 500 5444 SALE 386 5444 SALE 200 5444 SALE 180 5444 SALE 112 5444 PURCHASE 13 5444 PURCHASE 47 5444 PURCHASE 62 5444 PURCHASE 80 5444 PURCHASE 150 5444 PURCHASE 428 5444 PURCHASE 800 5444 SALE 800 5445 SALE 398 5445 SALE 200 5445 SALE 125 5445 SALE 100 5445 SALE 58 5445 SALE 39 5445 SALE 16 5445 PURCHASE 28 5445 PURCHASE 108 5445 PURCHASE 300 5445 SALE 228 5446 SALE 226 5446 SALE 163 5446 SALE 100 5446 SALE 51 5446 SALE 42 5446 SALE 38 5446 SALE 21 5446 SALE 19 5446 PURCHASE 327 5446 PURCHASE 602 5446 SALE 1609 5447 SALE 362 5447 SALE 176 5447 SALE 152 5447 SALE 131 5447 SALE 100 5447 SALE 43 5447 SALE 37 5447 SALE 17 5447 PURCHASE 100 5447 PURCHASE 196 5447 PURCHASE 235 5447 PURCHASE 397 5447 PURCHASE 1000 5447 SALE 1250 5448 PURCHASE 14 5448 PURCHASE 18 5448 PURCHASE 28 5448 PURCHASE 38 5448 PURCHASE 62 5448 PURCHASE 98 5448 PURCHASE 142 5448 PURCHASE 200 5448 PURCHASE 300 5448 PURCHASE 344 5448 PURCHASE 387 5448 PURCHASE 400 5448 PURCHASE 1353 5448 SALE 754 5449 SALE 717 5449 SALE 418 5449 SALE 51 5449 PURCHASE 40 5449 PURCHASE 58 5449 PURCHASE 140 5449 PURCHASE 259 5449 SALE 701 5450 SALE 468 5450 SALE 331 5450 SALE 289 5450 SALE 154 5450 SALE 17 5450 PURCHASE 40 5450 PURCHASE 75 5450 PURCHASE 122 5450 PURCHASE 232 5450 PURCHASE 240 5450 PURCHASE 311 5450 PURCHASE 336 5450 PURCHASE 421 5450 PURCHASE 764 5450 PURCHASE 1000 5450 SALE 1286 5451 SALE 1035 5451 SALE 645 5451 SALE 456 5451 SALE 399 5451 SALE 330 5451 SALE 300 5451 SALE 241 5451 SALE 193 5451 SALE 172 5451 SALE 100 5451 SALE 63 5451 SALE 51 5451 SALE 21 5451 PURCHASE 51 5451 PURCHASE 134 5451 PURCHASE 200 5451 PURCHASE 210 5451 PURCHASE 214 5451 PURCHASE 300 5451 PURCHASE 800 5451 PURCHASE 1870 5451 SALE 650 5452 SALE 222 5452 PURCHASE 22 5452 PURCHASE 66 5452 PURCHASE 255 5452 PURCHASE 390 5452 PURCHASE 500 5452 PURCHASE 500 5452 SALE 325 5453 SALE 309 5453 SALE 188 5453 SALE 56 5453 SALE 19 5453 PURCHASE 37 5453 PURCHASE 49 5453 PURCHASE 151 5453 PURCHASE 200 5453 PURCHASE 211 5453 PURCHASE 227 5453 PURCHASE 246 5453 PURCHASE 427 5453 PURCHASE 457 5453 PURCHASE 480 5453 SALE 1119 5454 SALE 500 5454 SALE 301 5454 SALE 184 5454 SALE 54 5454 SALE 4 5454 PURCHASE 40 5454 PURCHASE 86 5454 PURCHASE 86 5454 PURCHASE 100 5454 PURCHASE 117 5454 PURCHASE 250 5454 PURCHASE 694 5454 SALE 2749 5455 SALE 903 5455 SALE 606 5455 SALE 539 5455 SALE 385 5455 SALE 372 5455 SALE 267 5455 SALE 169 5455 SALE 156 5455 PURCHASE 37 5455 PURCHASE 37 5455 PURCHASE 44 5455 PURCHASE 80 5455 PURCHASE 200 5455 PURCHASE 200 5455 PURCHASE 200 5455 PURCHASE 455 5455 PURCHASE 703 5455 SALE 493 5456 SALE 391 5456 SALE 286 5456 PURCHASE 44 5456 PURCHASE 60 5456 PURCHASE 72 5456 PURCHASE 218 5456 PURCHASE 324 5456 PURCHASE 333 5456 PURCHASE 450 5456 PURCHASE 499 5456 PURCHASE 500 5456 PURCHASE 600 5456 PURCHASE 1552 5456 SALE 750 5457 SALE 500 5457 SALE 361 5457 SALE 300 5457 SALE 291 5457 SALE 266 5457 SALE 245 5457 SALE 99 5457 PURCHASE 300 5457 PURCHASE 357 5457 PURCHASE 400 5457 PURCHASE 496 5457 PURCHASE 750 5457 SALE 490 5458 SALE 270 5458 SALE 200 5458 SALE 57 5458 SALE 52 5458 SALE 19 5458 PURCHASE 39 5458 PURCHASE 50 5458 PURCHASE 100 5458 PURCHASE 133 5458 PURCHASE 153 5458 PURCHASE 177 5458 PURCHASE 318 5458 PURCHASE 438 5458 SALE 800 5459 SALE 474 5459 SALE 460 5459 SALE 426 5459 SALE 425 5459 SALE 413 5459 SALE 335 5459 SALE 300 5459 SALE 209 5459 SALE 187 5459 SALE 115 5459 SALE 58 5459 SALE 45 5459 SALE 22 5459 PURCHASE 3 5459 PURCHASE 98 5459 PURCHASE 180 5459 PURCHASE 322 5459 PURCHASE 333 5459 PURCHASE 362 5459 PURCHASE 400 5459 PURCHASE 422 5459 PURCHASE 613 5459 PURCHASE 1230 5459 SALE 1000 5460 SALE 914 5460 SALE 763 5460 SALE 670 5460 SALE 215 5460 SALE 213 5460 SALE 116 5460 SALE 14 5460 PURCHASE 4 5460 PURCHASE 7 5460 PURCHASE 8 5460 PURCHASE 37 5460 PURCHASE 37 5460 PURCHASE 38 5460 PURCHASE 39 5460 PURCHASE 51 5460 PURCHASE 52 5460 PURCHASE 88 5460 PURCHASE 200 5460 PURCHASE 210 5460 PURCHASE 248 5460 PURCHASE 250 5460 PURCHASE 257 5460 PURCHASE 299 5460 PURCHASE 313 5460 PURCHASE 350 5460 PURCHASE 400 5460 PURCHASE 417 5460 PURCHASE 439 5460 PURCHASE 450 5460 PURCHASE 518 5460 PURCHASE 543 5460 PURCHASE 574 5460 PURCHASE 684 5460 PURCHASE 924 5460 PURCHASE 929 5460 SALE 300 5461 SALE 300 5461 PURCHASE 73 5461 PURCHASE 79 5461 PURCHASE 116 5461 PURCHASE 180 5461 PURCHASE 400 5461 PURCHASE 661 5461 PURCHASE 704 5461 SALE 1080 5462 SALE 475 5462 SALE 266 5462 SALE 76 5462 SALE 56 5462 SALE 28 5462 PURCHASE 32 5462 PURCHASE 49 5462 PURCHASE 150 5462 PURCHASE 150 5462 PURCHASE 150 5462 PURCHASE 200 5462 PURCHASE 306 5462 PURCHASE 853 5462 SALE 500 5463 SALE 410 5463 SALE 177 5463 SALE 100 5463 SALE 34 5463 PURCHASE 39 5463 PURCHASE 51 5463 PURCHASE 76 5463 PURCHASE 100 5463 PURCHASE 146 5463 PURCHASE 178 5463 PURCHASE 366 5463 PURCHASE 400 5463 PURCHASE 400 5463 PURCHASE 400 5463 PURCHASE 559 5463 PURCHASE 801 5463 SALE 398 5464 SALE 338 5464 SALE 150 5464 SALE 121 5464 SALE 52 5464 SALE 26 5464 SALE 22 5464 SALE 15 5464 PURCHASE 97 5464 PURCHASE 213 5464 PURCHASE 400 5464 SALE 1548 5465 SALE 1196 5465 SALE 1058 5465 SALE 658 5465 SALE 500 5465 SALE 425 5465 SALE 267 5465 SALE 253 5465 SALE 229 5465 SALE 200 5465 SALE 180 5465 SALE 15 5465 PURCHASE 37 5465 PURCHASE 38 5465 PURCHASE 69 5465 PURCHASE 250 5465 PURCHASE 250 5465 PURCHASE 310 5465 PURCHASE 475 5465 PURCHASE 1122 5465 SALE 500 5466 SALE 253 5466 SALE 158 5466 SALE 123 5466 SALE 116 5466 SALE 77 5466 SALE 69 5466 SALE 54 5466 SALE 39 5466 SALE 39 5466 SALE 16 5466 PURCHASE 5 5466 PURCHASE 11 5466 PURCHASE 14 5466 PURCHASE 15 5466 PURCHASE 36 5466 PURCHASE 47 5466 PURCHASE 49 5466 PURCHASE 52 5466 PURCHASE 77 5466 PURCHASE 79 5466 PURCHASE 130 5466 PURCHASE 167 5466 PURCHASE 238 5466 PURCHASE 364 5466 PURCHASE 500 5466 PURCHASE 629 5466 PURCHASE 645 5466 PURCHASE 735 5466 PURCHASE 894 5466 PURCHASE 1021 5466 SALE 800 5467 SALE 307 5467 SALE 252 5467 SALE 199 5467 SALE 194 5467 SALE 58 5467 SALE 13 5467 PURCHASE 6 5467 PURCHASE 39 5467 PURCHASE 47 5467 PURCHASE 80 5467 PURCHASE 144 5467 PURCHASE 150 5467 PURCHASE 187 5467 PURCHASE 334 5467 PURCHASE 1939 5467 SALE 1175 5468 SALE 1140 5468 SALE 1048 5468 SALE 450 5468 SALE 374 5468 SALE 259 5468 SALE 143 5468 SALE 66 5468 SALE 53 5468 SALE 41 5468 PURCHASE 19 5468 PURCHASE 25 5468 PURCHASE 31 5468 PURCHASE 38 5468 PURCHASE 50 5468 PURCHASE 79 5468 PURCHASE 113 5468 PURCHASE 113 5468 PURCHASE 134 5468 PURCHASE 148 5468 PURCHASE 241 5468 PURCHASE 295 5468 PURCHASE 310 5468 PURCHASE 346 5468 PURCHASE 400 5468 PURCHASE 418 5468 PURCHASE 650 5468 PURCHASE 724 5468 PURCHASE 755 5468 PURCHASE 989 5468 PURCHASE 1268 5468 SALE 1276 5469 SALE 1000 5469 SALE 793 5469 SALE 455 5469 SALE 400 5469 SALE 342 5469 SALE 340 5469 SALE 327 5469 SALE 179 5469 SALE 56 5469 SALE 55 5469 SALE 53 5469 SALE 50 5469 SALE 48 5469 SALE 8 5469 PURCHASE 48 5469 PURCHASE 87 5469 PURCHASE 210 5469 PURCHASE 390 5469 PURCHASE 800 5469 SALE 1029 5470 SALE 311 5470 SALE 250 5470 SALE 84 5470 SALE 53 5470 PURCHASE 109 5470 PURCHASE 119 5470 PURCHASE 138 5470 PURCHASE 213 5470 PURCHASE 260 5470 PURCHASE 331 5470 PURCHASE 399 5470 PURCHASE 406 5470 PURCHASE 418 5470 PURCHASE 549 5470 PURCHASE 800 5470 PURCHASE 18 5471 PURCHASE 53 5471 PURCHASE 61 5471 SALE 1500 5472 SALE 1475 5472 SALE 496 5472 SALE 450 5472 SALE 200 5472 SALE 52 5472 SALE 28 5472 SALE 19 5472 PURCHASE 70 5472 PURCHASE 124 5472 PURCHASE 778 5472 PURCHASE 988 5472 SALE 118 5473 PURCHASE 142 5473 PURCHASE 157 5473 SALE 136 5474 PURCHASE 201 5474 PURCHASE 400 5474 PURCHASE 1458 5474 SALE 337 5475 SALE 158 5475 SALE 24 5475 PURCHASE 31 5475 PURCHASE 197 5475 PURCHASE 600 5475 PURCHASE 725 5475 PURCHASE 1482 5475 SALE 1412 5476 SALE 520 5476 SALE 300 5476 SALE 273 5476 SALE 208 5476 SALE 200 5476 SALE 187 5476 SALE 29 5476 PURCHASE 398 5476 PURCHASE 406 5476 SALE 415 5477 SALE 323 5477 SALE 300 5477 SALE 92 5477 PURCHASE 110 5477 PURCHASE 197 5477 PURCHASE 212 5477 PURCHASE 375 5477 SALE 400 5478 SALE 267 5478 SALE 182 5478 SALE 76 5478 PURCHASE 39 5478 PURCHASE 61 5478 PURCHASE 300 5478 PURCHASE 1401 5478 SALE 251 5479 PURCHASE 40 5479 PURCHASE 353 5479 PURCHASE 390 5479 PURCHASE 1000 5479 PURCHASE 2737 5479 SALE 250 5480 SALE 185 5480 SALE 141 5480 SALE 55 5480 SALE 41 5480 SALE 21 5480 PURCHASE 18 5480 PURCHASE 24 5480 PURCHASE 40 5480 PURCHASE 104 5480 PURCHASE 170 5480 PURCHASE 180 5480 PURCHASE 235 5480 PURCHASE 375 5480 SALE 900 5481 SALE 261 5481 PURCHASE 25 5481 PURCHASE 300 5481 PURCHASE 400 5481 PURCHASE 1975 5481 SALE 1100 5482 SALE 285 5482 SALE 281 5482 SALE 62 5482 PURCHASE 40 5482 PURCHASE 40 5482 PURCHASE 95 5482 PURCHASE 163 5482 PURCHASE 187 5482 SALE 1205 5483 SALE 864 5483 SALE 205 5483 SALE 186 5483 SALE 174 5483 SALE 118 5483 SALE 57 5483 SALE 900 5484 SALE 300 5484 SALE 173 5484 SALE 714 5485 SALE 669 5485 SALE 311 5485 SALE 252 5485 SALE 233 5485 SALE 191 5485 SALE 182 5485 SALE 120 5485 SALE 87 5485 SALE 61 5485 SALE 38 5485 SALE 17 5485 SALE 1 5485 PURCHASE 250 5485 PURCHASE 281 5485 PURCHASE 536 5485 PURCHASE 2500 5485 SALE 1082 5486 SALE 1000 5486 SALE 688 5486 SALE 530 5486 SALE 393 5486 SALE 388 5486 SALE 304 5486 SALE 290 5486 SALE 210 5486 SALE 197 5486 SALE 106 5486 SALE 96 5486 SALE 91 5486 SALE 28 5486 PURCHASE 300 5486 PURCHASE 400 5486 PURCHASE 1327 5487 SALE 222 5488 SALE 212 5488 PURCHASE 154 5488 PURCHASE 276 5488 PURCHASE 1155 5488 SALE 233 5489 SALE 138 5489 SALE 106 5489 SALE 100 5489 SALE 4 5489 PURCHASE 75 5489 PURCHASE 375 5489 PURCHASE 682 5489 SALE 508 5490 SALE 250 5490 SALE 240 5490 SALE 240 5490 SALE 124 5490 PURCHASE 201 5490 PURCHASE 369 5490 PURCHASE 477 5490 PURCHASE 611 5490 PURCHASE 1209 5490 SALE 2000 5491 SALE 503 5491 SALE 41 5491 SALE 1 5491 SALE 450 5492 SALE 172 5492 SALE 111 5492 SALE 81 5492 SALE 52 5492 SALE 1390 5493 PURCHASE 21 5493 PURCHASE 230 5493 PURCHASE 190 5494 PURCHASE 388 5494 PURCHASE 1610 5494 SALE 2729 5495 SALE 200 5495 SALE 200 5495 PURCHASE 225 5495 PURCHASE 884 5495 SALE 532 5496 PURCHASE 1196 5496 SALE 1641 5497 SALE 206 5497 SALE 185 5497 PURCHASE 400 5497 SALE 220 5498 SALE 198 5498 SALE 103 5498 SALE 100 5498 SALE 82 5498 SALE 1000 5499 SALE 840 5499 SALE 721 5499 SALE 571 5499 SALE 300 5499 SALE 300 5499 SALE 100 5499 SALE 88 5499 SALE 7500 5500 SALE 5000 5500 SALE 3928 5500 SALE 3000 5500 SALE 1500 5500 SALE 1000 5500 SALE 964 5500 SALE 600 5500 SALE 473 5500 SALE 295 5500 SALE 260 5500 SALE 18 5500 PURCHASE 21 5500 PURCHASE 163 5500 PURCHASE 375 5500 PURCHASE 207 5501 PURCHASE 300 5501 PURCHASE 400 5501 PURCHASE 900 5501 SALE 851 5502 SALE 800 5502 SALE 784 5502 SALE 350 5502 SALE 307 5502 SALE 200 5502 SALE 104 5502 SALE 50 5502 SALE 37 5502 SALE 900 5503 SALE 38 5503 PURCHASE 180 5503 PURCHASE 2180 5503 SALE 217 5504 SALE 200 5504 SALE 200 5504 SALE 57 5504 PURCHASE 400 5504 SALE 12910 5505 SALE 5000 5505 SALE 1500 5505 SALE 1139 5505 SALE 1000 5505 SALE 1000 5505 SALE 1000 5505 SALE 659 5505 SALE 500 5505 PURCHASE 287 5505 PURCHASE 375 5505 PURCHASE 810 5505 PURCHASE 915 5505 SALE 330 5506 SALE 121 5506 PURCHASE 50 5506 PURCHASE 225 5506 PURCHASE 270 5506 PURCHASE 272 5506 PURCHASE 1170 5506 SALE 1179 5507 SALE 980 5507 SALE 498 5507 SALE 340 5507 SALE 50 5507 SALE 50 5507 PURCHASE 25 5507 PURCHASE 97 5507 PURCHASE 100 5507 PURCHASE 178 5507 PURCHASE 213 5507 PURCHASE 225 5507 PURCHASE 1108 5507 PURCHASE 2500 5507 SALE 2486 5508 SALE 1341 5508 SALE 1052 5508 SALE 400 5508 SALE 400 5508 SALE 311 5508 SALE 297 5508 SALE 86 5508 SALE 69 5508 PURCHASE 13 5508 PURCHASE 100 5508 PURCHASE 541 5508 SALE 800 5509 SALE 488 5509 SALE 250 5509 SALE 235 5509 SALE 213 5509 SALE 194 5509 SALE 145 5509 SALE 68 5509 SALE 53 5509 PURCHASE 53 5509 PURCHASE 336 5509 SALE 2000 5510 SALE 1403 5510 SALE 1200 5510 SALE 726 5510 SALE 717 5510 SALE 673 5510 SALE 610 5510 SALE 398 5510 SALE 360 5510 SALE 357 5510 SALE 36 5510 PURCHASE 20 5510 PURCHASE 100 5510 PURCHASE 108 5510 PURCHASE 300 5510 PURCHASE 303 5510 PURCHASE 402 5510 PURCHASE 492 5510 PURCHASE 565 5510 PURCHASE 1000 5510 PURCHASE 1190 5510 SALE 1042 5511 SALE 682 5511 SALE 552 5511 SALE 500 5511 SALE 205 5511 SALE 177 5511 SALE 16 5511 PURCHASE 15 5511 PURCHASE 21 5511 PURCHASE 40 5511 PURCHASE 41 5511 PURCHASE 49 5511 PURCHASE 50 5511 PURCHASE 196 5511 PURCHASE 259 5511 PURCHASE 266 5511 PURCHASE 400 5511 PURCHASE 400 5511 PURCHASE 500 5511 PURCHASE 1462 5511 PURCHASE 1814 5511 SALE 57 5512 PURCHASE 28 5512 PURCHASE 139 5512 PURCHASE 303 5512 PURCHASE 360 5512 PURCHASE 500 5512 PURCHASE 984 5512 PURCHASE 1374 5512 SALE 57 5513 PURCHASE 38 5513 PURCHASE 114 5513 PURCHASE 130 5513 PURCHASE 985 5513 PURCHASE 1050 5513 SALE 2422 5514 SALE 1583 5514 SALE 1509 5514 SALE 880 5514 SALE 792 5514 SALE 554 5514 SALE 440 5514 SALE 300 5514 SALE 277 5514 SALE 230 5514 SALE 138 5514 SALE 79 5514 SALE 53 5514 SALE 35 5514 SALE 19 5514 PURCHASE 21 5514 PURCHASE 300 5514 PURCHASE 1500 5514 SALE 131 5515 SALE 16 5515 PURCHASE 22 5515 PURCHASE 55 5515 PURCHASE 120 5515 PURCHASE 169 5515 PURCHASE 255 5515 PURCHASE 330 5515 PURCHASE 500 5515 PURCHASE 567 5515 PURCHASE 629 5515 PURCHASE 829 5515 PURCHASE 938 5515 PURCHASE 1108 5515 PURCHASE 1600 5515 SALE 971 5516 SALE 900 5516 SALE 650 5516 SALE 450 5516 SALE 95 5516 PURCHASE 1058 5516 SALE 1258 5517 SALE 1176 5517 SALE 625 5517 SALE 600 5517 SALE 570 5517 SALE 498 5517 SALE 473 5517 SALE 444 5517 SALE 421 5517 SALE 400 5517 SALE 400 5517 SALE 345 5517 SALE 345 5517 SALE 218 5517 SALE 93 5517 SALE 57 5517 SALE 34 5517 PURCHASE 400 5517 SALE 468 5518 PURCHASE 30 5518 PURCHASE 200 5518 PURCHASE 500 5518 PURCHASE 784 5518 SALE 340 5519 PURCHASE 127 5519 PURCHASE 194 5519 SALE 653 5520 SALE 88 5520 PURCHASE 2000 5520 SALE 530 5523 SALE 2407 5525 SALE 492 5525 PURCHASE 264 5528 PURCHASE 504 5528 PURCHASE 863 5528 SALE 102 5529 PURCHASE 214 5535 SALE 380 5536 SALE 148 5536 PURCHASE 18 5536 PURCHASE 23 5536 PURCHASE 1000 5536 PURCHASE 1087 5539 PURCHASE 946 5540 PURCHASE 500 5545 SALE 74 5548 PURCHASE 511 5551 SALE 898 5560 SALE 450 5568 SALE 225 5568 SALE 269 5570 PURCHASE 455 5570 PURCHASE 459 5572 SALE 296 5573 SALE 151 5573 SALE 928 5585 SALE 884 5585 TOTAL PURCHASES 221,638 TOTAL SALES 245,762 (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 5 DECEMBER 2007Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name 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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