12th Feb 2008 11:29
UBS AG (EPT)12 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 11 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 2,254,198 0.23% 1,584 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,254,198 0.23% 1,584 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 1000 5195 pence PURCHASE 400 5196 SALE 624 5197 SALE 213 5197 PURCHASE 330 5197 PURCHASE 655 5198 SALE 535 5199 PURCHASE 20 5199 PURCHASE 49 5199 PURCHASE 260 5199 SALE 302 5200 SALE 100 5200 PURCHASE 800 5200 PURCHASE 1921 5200 PURCHASE 2671 5200 SALE 1500 5201 SALE 1000 5201 SALE 535 5201 SALE 535 5201 SALE 535 5201 SALE 535 5201 SALE 500 5201 PURCHASE 360 5201 PURCHASE 380 5201 PURCHASE 1442 5201 SALE 316 5202 SALE 300 5202 SALE 250 5202 SALE 240 5202 SALE 213 5202 PURCHASE 247 5202 PURCHASE 316 5202 PURCHASE 800 5202 SALE 800 5203 SALE 500 5203 SALE 227 5203 PURCHASE 323 5203 SALE 1774 5204 SALE 608 5204 SALE 600 5204 SALE 500 5204 SALE 170 5204 SALE 164 5204 SALE 126 5204 PURCHASE 41 5204 PURCHASE 80 5204 PURCHASE 183 5204 PURCHASE 205 5204 PURCHASE 265 5204 PURCHASE 302 5204 PURCHASE 500 5204 PURCHASE 600 5204 PURCHASE 617 5204 PURCHASE 617 5204 SALE 1844 5205 SALE 1115 5205 SALE 1000 5205 SALE 986 5205 SALE 800 5205 SALE 664 5205 SALE 230 5205 SALE 116 5205 SALE 108 5205 PURCHASE 24 5205 PURCHASE 50 5205 PURCHASE 56 5205 PURCHASE 73 5205 PURCHASE 100 5205 PURCHASE 146 5205 PURCHASE 191 5205 PURCHASE 193 5205 PURCHASE 233 5205 PURCHASE 264 5205 PURCHASE 280 5205 PURCHASE 288 5205 PURCHASE 312 5205 PURCHASE 321 5205 PURCHASE 427 5205 PURCHASE 437 5205 PURCHASE 617 5205 PURCHASE 623 5205 PURCHASE 712 5205 PURCHASE 948 5205 PURCHASE 973 5205 PURCHASE 1378 5205 PURCHASE 1500 5205 PURCHASE 1592 5205 PURCHASE 1877 5205 PURCHASE 2030 5205 PURCHASE 3500 5205 SALE 703 5206 SALE 635 5206 SALE 396 5206 SALE 201 5206 PURCHASE 16 5206 PURCHASE 17 5206 PURCHASE 18 5206 PURCHASE 162 5206 PURCHASE 217 5206 PURCHASE 236 5206 PURCHASE 252 5206 PURCHASE 262 5206 PURCHASE 280 5206 PURCHASE 459 5206 PURCHASE 497 5206 PURCHASE 600 5206 PURCHASE 617 5206 PURCHASE 617 5206 PURCHASE 617 5206 PURCHASE 760 5206 SALE 1718 5207 SALE 1000 5207 SALE 591 5207 SALE 338 5207 SALE 241 5207 SALE 81 5207 PURCHASE 112 5207 PURCHASE 438 5207 PURCHASE 464 5207 PURCHASE 535 5207 PURCHASE 795 5207 PURCHASE 800 5207 PURCHASE 851 5207 SALE 2531 5208 SALE 270 5208 PURCHASE 13 5208 PURCHASE 35 5208 PURCHASE 129 5208 PURCHASE 400 5208 PURCHASE 535 5208 PURCHASE 617 5208 PURCHASE 617 5208 PURCHASE 617 5208 PURCHASE 790 5208 PURCHASE 1966 5208 PURCHASE 3946 5208 SALE 672 5209 PURCHASE 264 5209 PURCHASE 300 5209 PURCHASE 370 5209 PURCHASE 500 5209 PURCHASE 554 5209 PURCHASE 594 5209 PURCHASE 776 5209 SALE 2879 5210 SALE 38 5210 PURCHASE 9 5210 PURCHASE 130 5210 PURCHASE 158 5210 PURCHASE 196 5210 PURCHASE 196 5210 PURCHASE 261 5210 PURCHASE 263 5210 PURCHASE 301 5210 PURCHASE 407 5210 PURCHASE 499 5210 PURCHASE 605 5210 SALE 800 5211 SALE 535 5211 SALE 36 5211 PURCHASE 120 5211 PURCHASE 147 5211 PURCHASE 156 5211 PURCHASE 500 5211 PURCHASE 535 5211 PURCHASE 651 5211 PURCHASE 800 5211 SALE 635 5212 SALE 444 5212 SALE 155 5212 SALE 107 5212 PURCHASE 400 5212 PURCHASE 500 5212 PURCHASE 535 5212 SALE 244 5213 SALE 107 5213 PURCHASE 124 5213 PURCHASE 196 5213 SALE 619 5214 SALE 244 5214 PURCHASE 33 5214 PURCHASE 262 5214 SALE 2876 5215 SALE 2447 5215 SALE 498 5215 SALE 106 5215 PURCHASE 274 5215 PURCHASE 300 5215 PURCHASE 590 5215 PURCHASE 800 5215 PURCHASE 800 5215 PURCHASE 1555 5215 SALE 100 5216 PURCHASE 9 5216 PURCHASE 110 5216 PURCHASE 444 5216 SALE 523 5217 SALE 200 5217 SALE 42 5217 PURCHASE 200 5217 PURCHASE 268 5217 PURCHASE 500 5217 PURCHASE 600 5217 PURCHASE 617 5217 PURCHASE 617 5217 PURCHASE 1097 5217 SALE 1540 5218 SALE 1000 5218 SALE 635 5218 SALE 472 5218 SALE 374 5218 SALE 263 5218 SALE 200 5218 SALE 128 5218 SALE 58 5218 PURCHASE 600 5218 SALE 1423 5219 SALE 427 5219 SALE 402 5219 SALE 227 5219 SALE 210 5219 SALE 100 5219 SALE 84 5219 SALE 75 5219 SALE 58 5219 SALE 50 5219 PURCHASE 300 5219 PURCHASE 700 5219 PURCHASE 809 5219 PURCHASE 4300 5219 SALE 1978 5220 SALE 1786 5220 SALE 900 5220 SALE 687 5220 SALE 654 5220 SALE 550 5220 SALE 383 5220 SALE 345 5220 SALE 269 5220 SALE 268 5220 SALE 268 5220 SALE 200 5220 SALE 139 5220 SALE 16 5220 PURCHASE 215 5220 PURCHASE 280 5220 PURCHASE 378 5220 PURCHASE 407 5220 PURCHASE 446 5220 PURCHASE 515 5220 PURCHASE 1000 5220 PURCHASE 1024 5220 PURCHASE 1263 5220 SALE 800 5221 SALE 692 5221 SALE 300 5221 SALE 100 5221 SALE 36 5221 PURCHASE 12 5221 PURCHASE 85 5221 PURCHASE 204 5221 PURCHASE 233 5221 PURCHASE 306 5221 PURCHASE 495 5221 PURCHASE 600 5221 PURCHASE 617 5221 PURCHASE 617 5221 PURCHASE 617 5221 PURCHASE 1144 5221 SALE 1495 5222 SALE 735 5222 SALE 665 5222 PURCHASE 500 5222 PURCHASE 500 5222 PURCHASE 539 5222 SALE 800 5223 SALE 478 5223 SALE 176 5223 PURCHASE 42 5223 PURCHASE 617 5223 PURCHASE 809 5223 SALE 500 5224 PURCHASE 223 5224 SALE 800 5225 SALE 600 5225 SALE 406 5225 SALE 390 5225 SALE 182 5225 SALE 115 5225 PURCHASE 617 5225 SALE 514 5226 SALE 500 5226 SALE 305 5226 SALE 41 5226 PURCHASE 358 5226 PURCHASE 387 5226 PURCHASE 546 5226 PURCHASE 546 5226 PURCHASE 546 5226 PURCHASE 617 5226 PURCHASE 1750 5226 SALE 946 5227 SALE 400 5227 SALE 281 5227 SALE 261 5227 SALE 251 5227 SALE 150 5227 SALE 100 5227 SALE 86 5227 PURCHASE 139 5227 PURCHASE 813 5227 SALE 1389 5228 SALE 1022 5228 SALE 847 5228 SALE 635 5228 SALE 411 5228 SALE 255 5228 SALE 174 5228 SALE 157 5228 SALE 138 5228 SALE 111 5228 SALE 83 5228 PURCHASE 350 5228 SALE 618 5229 PURCHASE 71 5229 PURCHASE 168 5229 PURCHASE 339 5229 PURCHASE 500 5229 PURCHASE 617 5229 SALE 2500 5230 SALE 2500 5230 SALE 800 5230 SALE 268 5230 SALE 264 5230 SALE 200 5230 SALE 55 5230 PURCHASE 300 5230 PURCHASE 353 5230 PURCHASE 600 5230 PURCHASE 600 5230 PURCHASE 809 5230 PURCHASE 2868 5230 PURCHASE 4400 5230 PURCHASE 5000 5230 PURCHASE 5000 5230 PURCHASE 10000 5230 SALE 1278 5231 SALE 502 5231 SALE 52 5231 SALE 38 5231 SALE 14 5231 PURCHASE 322 5231 SALE 713 5232 PURCHASE 540 5232 PURCHASE 1234 5232 SALE 793 5233 SALE 610 5233 PURCHASE 400 5233 PURCHASE 700 5233 SALE 400 5234 SALE 354 5234 SALE 312 5234 SALE 43 5234 SALE 9 5234 PURCHASE 23 5234 PURCHASE 63 5234 PURCHASE 92 5234 PURCHASE 117 5234 PURCHASE 235 5234 PURCHASE 292 5234 PURCHASE 617 5234 PURCHASE 617 5234 PURCHASE 617 5234 PURCHASE 617 5234 SALE 1000 5235 SALE 919 5235 SALE 402 5235 SALE 390 5235 SALE 297 5235 SALE 69 5235 PURCHASE 30 5235 PURCHASE 32 5235 PURCHASE 73 5235 PURCHASE 90 5235 PURCHASE 110 5235 PURCHASE 148 5235 PURCHASE 221 5235 PURCHASE 343 5235 PURCHASE 346 5235 PURCHASE 427 5235 SALE 275 5236 PURCHASE 50 5236 PURCHASE 175 5236 PURCHASE 184 5236 PURCHASE 217 5236 PURCHASE 447 5236 SALE 1693 5237 SALE 430 5237 SALE 400 5237 SALE 291 5237 SALE 219 5237 SALE 200 5237 SALE 43 5237 PURCHASE 166 5237 PURCHASE 206 5237 PURCHASE 300 5237 PURCHASE 435 5237 PURCHASE 617 5237 SALE 606 5238 SALE 574 5238 SALE 418 5238 SALE 298 5238 SALE 267 5238 SALE 243 5238 SALE 88 5238 PURCHASE 34 5238 PURCHASE 55 5238 PURCHASE 76 5238 PURCHASE 136 5238 PURCHASE 191 5238 PURCHASE 207 5238 PURCHASE 273 5238 PURCHASE 329 5238 PURCHASE 354 5238 PURCHASE 355 5238 PURCHASE 511 5238 PURCHASE 617 5238 PURCHASE 617 5238 PURCHASE 1577 5238 SALE 75 5239 SALE 75 5239 SALE 67 5239 PURCHASE 7 5239 PURCHASE 55 5239 PURCHASE 192 5239 PURCHASE 288 5239 PURCHASE 670 5239 PURCHASE 766 5239 SALE 2862 5240 SALE 1394 5240 SALE 520 5240 PURCHASE 6 5240 PURCHASE 34 5240 PURCHASE 68 5240 PURCHASE 74 5240 PURCHASE 104 5240 PURCHASE 175 5240 PURCHASE 193 5240 PURCHASE 236 5240 PURCHASE 255 5240 PURCHASE 284 5240 PURCHASE 297 5240 PURCHASE 304 5240 PURCHASE 374 5240 PURCHASE 390 5240 PURCHASE 436 5240 PURCHASE 617 5240 PURCHASE 617 5240 PURCHASE 617 5240 PURCHASE 617 5240 PURCHASE 1000 5240 PURCHASE 1957 5240 PURCHASE 2220 5240 PURCHASE 2862 5240 PURCHASE 2862 5240 PURCHASE 5540 5240 SALE 1600 5241 SALE 842 5241 SALE 600 5241 SALE 230 5241 SALE 136 5241 SALE 61 5241 SALE 60 5241 PURCHASE 67 5241 PURCHASE 154 5241 PURCHASE 505 5241 PURCHASE 624 5241 PURCHASE 800 5241 SALE 326 5242 SALE 267 5242 SALE 212 5242 SALE 189 5242 SALE 189 5242 SALE 40 5242 SALE 40 5242 PURCHASE 28 5242 PURCHASE 100 5242 PURCHASE 100 5242 PURCHASE 296 5242 PURCHASE 298 5242 PURCHASE 332 5242 PURCHASE 380 5242 PURCHASE 600 5242 PURCHASE 617 5242 PURCHASE 667 5242 PURCHASE 2000 5242 SALE 636 5243 SALE 366 5243 PURCHASE 80 5243 PURCHASE 87 5243 PURCHASE 89 5243 PURCHASE 100 5243 PURCHASE 154 5243 PURCHASE 257 5243 PURCHASE 386 5243 PURCHASE 505 5243 PURCHASE 518 5243 PURCHASE 532 5243 PURCHASE 617 5243 PURCHASE 617 5243 PURCHASE 617 5243 PURCHASE 617 5243 SALE 1271 5244 SALE 1100 5244 SALE 827 5244 SALE 790 5244 SALE 719 5244 SALE 624 5244 SALE 500 5244 SALE 500 5244 SALE 489 5244 SALE 350 5244 SALE 268 5244 SALE 146 5244 SALE 141 5244 PURCHASE 127 5244 PURCHASE 153 5244 PURCHASE 154 5244 PURCHASE 206 5244 PURCHASE 214 5244 PURCHASE 304 5244 PURCHASE 383 5244 PURCHASE 446 5244 PURCHASE 511 5244 SALE 2859 5245 SALE 1265 5245 SALE 1000 5245 SALE 800 5245 SALE 718 5245 SALE 669 5245 SALE 646 5245 SALE 543 5245 SALE 357 5245 SALE 316 5245 SALE 250 5245 SALE 221 5245 SALE 208 5245 SALE 200 5245 SALE 200 5245 SALE 38 5245 SALE 28 5245 PURCHASE 54 5245 PURCHASE 55 5245 PURCHASE 113 5245 PURCHASE 123 5245 PURCHASE 164 5245 PURCHASE 171 5245 PURCHASE 173 5245 PURCHASE 241 5245 PURCHASE 262 5245 PURCHASE 263 5245 PURCHASE 271 5245 PURCHASE 283 5245 PURCHASE 293 5245 PURCHASE 309 5245 PURCHASE 315 5245 PURCHASE 319 5245 PURCHASE 350 5245 PURCHASE 434 5245 PURCHASE 489 5245 PURCHASE 552 5245 PURCHASE 600 5245 PURCHASE 617 5245 PURCHASE 641 5245 PURCHASE 2859 5245 SALE 1309 5246 SALE 1134 5246 SALE 829 5246 SALE 513 5246 SALE 500 5246 SALE 500 5246 SALE 355 5246 SALE 333 5246 SALE 255 5246 SALE 213 5246 SALE 136 5246 SALE 136 5246 SALE 84 5246 SALE 77 5246 SALE 42 5246 SALE 41 5246 SALE 34 5246 SALE 23 5246 PURCHASE 48 5246 PURCHASE 85 5246 PURCHASE 237 5246 PURCHASE 338 5246 PURCHASE 357 5246 PURCHASE 357 5246 PURCHASE 399 5246 PURCHASE 489 5246 PURCHASE 571 5246 PURCHASE 617 5246 SALE 1050 5247 SALE 364 5247 SALE 287 5247 SALE 240 5247 SALE 200 5247 SALE 149 5247 SALE 100 5247 PURCHASE 227 5247 PURCHASE 255 5247 PURCHASE 313 5247 PURCHASE 328 5247 PURCHASE 363 5247 PURCHASE 400 5247 PURCHASE 418 5247 PURCHASE 439 5247 PURCHASE 443 5247 PURCHASE 617 5247 PURCHASE 617 5247 PURCHASE 875 5247 PURCHASE 2858 5247 SALE 1258 5248 SALE 1000 5248 SALE 859 5248 SALE 711 5248 SALE 373 5248 SALE 268 5248 SALE 176 5248 SALE 75 5248 PURCHASE 20 5248 PURCHASE 82 5248 PURCHASE 95 5248 PURCHASE 167 5248 PURCHASE 317 5248 PURCHASE 380 5248 PURCHASE 400 5248 PURCHASE 600 5248 PURCHASE 617 5248 PURCHASE 617 5248 PURCHASE 617 5248 PURCHASE 617 5248 PURCHASE 617 5248 PURCHASE 624 5248 SALE 1500 5249 SALE 723 5249 SALE 650 5249 SALE 650 5249 SALE 568 5249 SALE 268 5249 SALE 232 5249 PURCHASE 20 5249 PURCHASE 100 5249 PURCHASE 155 5249 PURCHASE 155 5249 PURCHASE 214 5249 PURCHASE 297 5249 PURCHASE 344 5249 PURCHASE 352 5249 PURCHASE 597 5249 PURCHASE 617 5249 PURCHASE 617 5249 PURCHASE 719 5249 SALE 2857 5250 SALE 800 5250 SALE 592 5250 SALE 500 5250 SALE 500 5250 SALE 400 5250 SALE 358 5250 SALE 159 5250 SALE 100 5250 SALE 30 5250 SALE 29 5250 PURCHASE 52 5250 PURCHASE 59 5250 PURCHASE 191 5250 PURCHASE 192 5250 PURCHASE 266 5250 PURCHASE 327 5250 PURCHASE 340 5250 PURCHASE 526 5250 PURCHASE 600 5250 PURCHASE 617 5250 PURCHASE 851 5250 PURCHASE 1000 5250 SALE 800 5251 SALE 717 5251 SALE 687 5251 SALE 600 5251 SALE 515 5251 SALE 400 5251 SALE 323 5251 SALE 320 5251 SALE 300 5251 SALE 300 5251 SALE 268 5251 SALE 225 5251 SALE 200 5251 SALE 44 5251 SALE 41 5251 PURCHASE 518 5251 PURCHASE 531 5251 PURCHASE 567 5251 SALE 2164 5252 SALE 624 5252 SALE 326 5252 SALE 115 5252 PURCHASE 94 5252 PURCHASE 330 5252 PURCHASE 347 5252 PURCHASE 400 5252 PURCHASE 714 5252 PURCHASE 812 5252 SALE 2400 5253 SALE 1605 5253 SALE 903 5253 SALE 732 5253 SALE 720 5253 SALE 547 5253 SALE 500 5253 SALE 400 5253 SALE 300 5253 SALE 205 5253 SALE 200 5253 SALE 200 5253 SALE 165 5253 SALE 157 5253 SALE 151 5253 PURCHASE 17 5253 PURCHASE 56 5253 PURCHASE 124 5253 PURCHASE 156 5253 PURCHASE 181 5253 PURCHASE 209 5253 PURCHASE 228 5253 PURCHASE 278 5253 PURCHASE 283 5253 PURCHASE 364 5253 PURCHASE 380 5253 PURCHASE 415 5253 PURCHASE 617 5253 PURCHASE 800 5253 SALE 852 5254 SALE 852 5254 SALE 446 5254 SALE 300 5254 SALE 175 5254 SALE 130 5254 SALE 80 5254 SALE 34 5254 SALE 34 5254 SALE 867 5255 SALE 728 5255 SALE 656 5255 SALE 656 5255 SALE 612 5255 SALE 605 5255 SALE 450 5255 SALE 450 5255 SALE 450 5255 SALE 450 5255 SALE 450 5255 SALE 333 5255 SALE 302 5255 SALE 230 5255 SALE 175 5255 SALE 108 5255 SALE 100 5255 PURCHASE 500 5255 PURCHASE 647 5255 SALE 2853 5256 SALE 734 5256 SALE 589 5256 SALE 191 5256 SALE 123 5256 SALE 100 5256 PURCHASE 451 5256 PURCHASE 617 5256 PURCHASE 1099 5256 SALE 1023 5257 SALE 600 5257 SALE 516 5257 SALE 400 5257 SALE 100 5257 SALE 100 5257 SALE 76 5257 SALE 56 5257 SALE 15 5257 SALE 740 5258 SALE 500 5258 SALE 500 5258 PURCHASE 204 5258 PURCHASE 226 5258 PURCHASE 617 5258 SALE 761 5259 SALE 128 5259 PURCHASE 100 5259 PURCHASE 190 5259 PURCHASE 250 5259 PURCHASE 411 5259 PURCHASE 617 5259 PURCHASE 1419 5259 SALE 2500 5260 SALE 1898 5260 SALE 655 5260 SALE 317 5260 PURCHASE 268 5260 PURCHASE 617 5260 PURCHASE 617 5260 PURCHASE 800 5260 PURCHASE 1405 5260 PURCHASE 1446 5260 PURCHASE 1986 5260 PURCHASE 2117 5260 PURCHASE 2851 5260 SALE 1000 5261 SALE 700 5261 SALE 634 5261 SALE 420 5261 SALE 357 5261 SALE 275 5261 SALE 268 5261 PURCHASE 57 5261 PURCHASE 57 5261 PURCHASE 444 5261 SALE 2241 5262 SALE 1009 5262 SALE 822 5262 SALE 800 5262 SALE 609 5262 SALE 357 5262 SALE 357 5262 SALE 296 5262 SALE 199 5262 PURCHASE 100 5262 PURCHASE 268 5262 PURCHASE 268 5262 PURCHASE 268 5262 PURCHASE 500 5262 PURCHASE 500 5262 PURCHASE 599 5262 PURCHASE 728 5262 PURCHASE 797 5262 SALE 800 5263 SALE 292 5263 SALE 268 5263 PURCHASE 79 5263 PURCHASE 380 5263 PURCHASE 406 5263 PURCHASE 500 5263 PURCHASE 1787 5263 PURCHASE 2752 5263 SALE 357 5264 SALE 312 5264 SALE 110 5264 SALE 14 5264 PURCHASE 295 5264 PURCHASE 2849 5264 SALE 1496 5265 SALE 1258 5265 SALE 607 5265 SALE 582 5265 SALE 501 5265 SALE 57 5265 PURCHASE 215 5265 PURCHASE 400 5265 SALE 2500 5266 SALE 717 5266 SALE 552 5266 SALE 473 5266 SALE 300 5266 SALE 102 5266 PURCHASE 206 5266 PURCHASE 467 5266 PURCHASE 617 5266 PURCHASE 617 5266 PURCHASE 800 5266 SALE 333 5267 SALE 333 5267 PURCHASE 258 5267 PURCHASE 617 5267 SALE 1500 5268 SALE 505 5268 SALE 1 5268 PURCHASE 250 5268 SALE 482 5270 SALE 357 5270 SALE 30 5270 SALE 617 5271 PURCHASE 554 5271 PURCHASE 100 5276 SALE 898 5279 SALE 500 5283 PURCHASE 104 5290 TOTAL PURCHASE 270,719 TOTAL SALE 225,240 (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 12 FEBRUARY 2008Contact 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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