22nd Feb 2008 11:32
UBS AG (EPT)22 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 21 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 2,177,853 0.22% 2,594 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,177,853 0.22% 2,594 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 273 5737 pence SALE 250 5737 SALE 100 5737 SALE 100 5737 SALE 1200 5738 SALE 600 5739 PURCHASE 78 5744 PURCHASE 600 5745 SALE 310 5746 PURCHASE 238 5746 PURCHASE 455 5746 PURCHASE 225 5747 PURCHASE 250 5747 PURCHASE 786 5748 PURCHASE 250 5749 PURCHASE 600 5751 PURCHASE 89 5752 PURCHASE 279 5755 SALE 268 5758 SALE 132 5758 PURCHASE 9 5758 PURCHASE 139 5760 PURCHASE 306 5760 PURCHASE 259 5761 PURCHASE 293 5761 PURCHASE 293 5761 PURCHASE 566 5761 PURCHASE 608 5761 PURCHASE 712 5761 SALE 496 5762 PURCHASE 19 5762 PURCHASE 27 5762 PURCHASE 53 5762 PURCHASE 96 5762 PURCHASE 268 5762 PURCHASE 339 5762 PURCHASE 400 5762 PURCHASE 428 5762 PURCHASE 47 5763 PURCHASE 145 5763 PURCHASE 200 5763 PURCHASE 805 5763 PURCHASE 1100 5763 PURCHASE 22 5764 PURCHASE 59 5764 PURCHASE 82 5764 PURCHASE 120 5764 PURCHASE 250 5764 PURCHASE 250 5764 PURCHASE 259 5764 PURCHASE 384 5764 PURCHASE 593 5764 PURCHASE 810 5764 SALE 500 5765 SALE 20 5765 PURCHASE 293 5765 PURCHASE 666 5765 SALE 293 5766 SALE 72 5766 PURCHASE 415 5766 PURCHASE 590 5766 PURCHASE 600 5766 PURCHASE 700 5766 SALE 690 5767 SALE 293 5767 SALE 94 5767 PURCHASE 24 5767 PURCHASE 49 5767 PURCHASE 115 5767 PURCHASE 168 5767 PURCHASE 255 5767 PURCHASE 354 5767 PURCHASE 400 5767 PURCHASE 400 5767 PURCHASE 1730 5767 SALE 750 5768 SALE 382 5768 SALE 293 5768 SALE 293 5768 PURCHASE 148 5768 PURCHASE 250 5768 PURCHASE 463 5768 PURCHASE 900 5768 SALE 431 5769 SALE 335 5769 SALE 217 5769 SALE 100 5769 PURCHASE 200 5769 PURCHASE 250 5769 PURCHASE 329 5769 PURCHASE 453 5769 PURCHASE 600 5769 SALE 1342 5770 SALE 1307 5770 SALE 911 5770 SALE 803 5770 SALE 800 5770 SALE 763 5770 SALE 293 5770 SALE 270 5770 SALE 100 5770 PURCHASE 95 5770 PURCHASE 211 5770 PURCHASE 293 5770 PURCHASE 307 5770 PURCHASE 400 5770 PURCHASE 500 5770 PURCHASE 540 5770 SALE 300 5771 SALE 280 5771 SALE 269 5771 PURCHASE 387 5771 PURCHASE 446 5771 PURCHASE 615 5771 PURCHASE 1246 5771 SALE 1611 5772 SALE 1023 5772 SALE 970 5772 PURCHASE 99 5772 PURCHASE 100 5772 PURCHASE 293 5772 PURCHASE 500 5772 PURCHASE 986 5772 SALE 1475 5773 SALE 899 5773 SALE 298 5773 SALE 175 5773 SALE 162 5773 PURCHASE 207 5773 PURCHASE 293 5773 PURCHASE 400 5773 PURCHASE 400 5773 PURCHASE 639 5773 SALE 502 5774 SALE 362 5774 SALE 51 5774 SALE 25 5774 PURCHASE 162 5774 PURCHASE 194 5774 PURCHASE 212 5774 PURCHASE 293 5774 PURCHASE 597 5774 PURCHASE 700 5774 SALE 2597 5775 SALE 293 5775 SALE 293 5775 SALE 270 5775 SALE 176 5775 PURCHASE 120 5775 PURCHASE 160 5775 PURCHASE 200 5775 PURCHASE 200 5775 PURCHASE 290 5775 PURCHASE 295 5775 PURCHASE 322 5775 PURCHASE 600 5775 PURCHASE 800 5775 PURCHASE 1046 5775 SALE 2575 5776 SALE 1719 5776 SALE 666 5776 SALE 316 5776 SALE 300 5776 SALE 229 5776 SALE 152 5776 SALE 90 5776 SALE 80 5776 PURCHASE 42 5776 PURCHASE 111 5776 PURCHASE 225 5776 PURCHASE 400 5776 PURCHASE 570 5776 SALE 1600 5777 SALE 1161 5777 SALE 800 5777 SALE 495 5777 SALE 400 5777 SALE 350 5777 SALE 220 5777 SALE 200 5777 SALE 56 5777 PURCHASE 293 5777 PURCHASE 298 5777 PURCHASE 400 5777 PURCHASE 500 5777 PURCHASE 639 5777 SALE 1200 5778 SALE 907 5778 SALE 581 5778 SALE 390 5778 SALE 203 5778 PURCHASE 200 5778 PURCHASE 293 5778 PURCHASE 293 5778 PURCHASE 310 5778 PURCHASE 400 5778 PURCHASE 400 5778 PURCHASE 420 5778 PURCHASE 500 5778 PURCHASE 728 5778 SALE 574 5779 SALE 300 5779 SALE 293 5779 SALE 200 5779 SALE 54 5779 PURCHASE 267 5779 PURCHASE 444 5779 PURCHASE 500 5779 SALE 1600 5780 SALE 1493 5780 SALE 1341 5780 SALE 1254 5780 SALE 1102 5780 SALE 1027 5780 SALE 961 5780 SALE 950 5780 SALE 851 5780 SALE 738 5780 SALE 655 5780 SALE 600 5780 SALE 546 5780 SALE 476 5780 SALE 471 5780 SALE 456 5780 SALE 375 5780 SALE 305 5780 SALE 300 5780 SALE 300 5780 SALE 293 5780 SALE 254 5780 SALE 250 5780 SALE 240 5780 SALE 145 5780 PURCHASE 168 5780 PURCHASE 292 5780 PURCHASE 420 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 PURCHASE 800 5780 PURCHASE 2595 5780 SALE 707 5781 SALE 574 5781 SALE 567 5781 SALE 500 5781 SALE 300 5781 SALE 293 5781 SALE 220 5781 SALE 178 5781 SALE 100 5781 PURCHASE 10 5781 PURCHASE 120 5781 PURCHASE 123 5781 PURCHASE 200 5781 PURCHASE 320 5781 PURCHASE 572 5781 PURCHASE 600 5781 SALE 1519 5782 SALE 1008 5782 SALE 500 5782 SALE 314 5782 SALE 293 5782 SALE 293 5782 SALE 245 5782 SALE 194 5782 SALE 150 5782 SALE 149 5782 SALE 149 5782 PURCHASE 93 5782 PURCHASE 100 5782 PURCHASE 146 5782 PURCHASE 205 5782 PURCHASE 293 5782 PURCHASE 336 5782 PURCHASE 364 5782 PURCHASE 364 5782 PURCHASE 447 5782 PURCHASE 1012 5782 PURCHASE 1114 5782 PURCHASE 1273 5782 PURCHASE 1365 5782 PURCHASE 1729 5782 PURCHASE 2366 5782 SALE 907 5783 SALE 507 5783 SALE 468 5783 SALE 409 5783 SALE 293 5783 SALE 215 5783 SALE 57 5783 SALE 50 5783 PURCHASE 11 5783 PURCHASE 100 5783 PURCHASE 100 5783 PURCHASE 400 5783 PURCHASE 800 5783 PURCHASE 1225 5783 SALE 706 5784 SALE 300 5784 SALE 84 5784 SALE 74 5784 SALE 47 5784 SALE 908 5785 SALE 683 5785 SALE 500 5785 SALE 500 5785 SALE 447 5785 SALE 400 5785 SALE 200 5785 PURCHASE 206 5785 PURCHASE 293 5785 PURCHASE 1720 5785 PURCHASE 2408 5785 PURCHASE 2592 5785 SALE 660 5786 SALE 366 5786 SALE 299 5786 PURCHASE 400 5786 PURCHASE 1906 5786 SALE 800 5787 SALE 506 5787 SALE 293 5787 SALE 293 5787 SALE 182 5787 SALE 160 5787 SALE 119 5787 SALE 100 5787 SALE 80 5787 SALE 5 5787 PURCHASE 64 5787 PURCHASE 400 5787 SALE 2400 5788 PURCHASE 1600 5788 SALE 400 5789 SALE 377 5789 SALE 293 5789 SALE 100 5789 PURCHASE 396 5789 PURCHASE 466 5789 SALE 1137 5790 SALE 402 5790 SALE 300 5790 PURCHASE 200 5790 PURCHASE 500 5790 PURCHASE 659 5790 PURCHASE 1111 5790 SALE 500 5791 PURCHASE 200 5791 PURCHASE 200 5791 PURCHASE 359 5791 SALE 114 5792 PURCHASE 1253 5792 PURCHASE 1336 5792 SALE 413 5793 SALE 200 5793 PURCHASE 377 5793 SALE 702 5794 SALE 600 5794 SALE 300 5794 PURCHASE 327 5794 PURCHASE 550 5794 PURCHASE 1772 5794 SALE 1200 5795 SALE 746 5795 SALE 500 5795 SALE 293 5795 SALE 200 5795 PURCHASE 19 5795 PURCHASE 47 5795 PURCHASE 65 5795 PURCHASE 78 5795 PURCHASE 321 5795 SALE 1526 5796 SALE 600 5796 SALE 500 5796 SALE 500 5796 SALE 210 5796 SALE 175 5796 SALE 300 5797 SALE 67 5797 PURCHASE 324 5797 PURCHASE 1000 5797 PURCHASE 200 5799 SALE 953 5800 SALE 500 5800 SALE 440 5800 SALE 132 5800 SALE 48 5800 PURCHASE 490 5800 PURCHASE 1000 5800 PURCHASE 2586 5800 SALE 1000 5801 SALE 175 5801 PURCHASE 742 5801 SALE 948 5802 SALE 600 5802 PURCHASE 130 5802 PURCHASE 418 5802 PURCHASE 293 5808 PURCHASE 351 5808 SALE 507 5810 PURCHASE 94 5810 PURCHASE 377 5810 PURCHASE 400 5810 PURCHASE 410 5810 PURCHASE 700 5810 SALE 573 5811 SALE 500 5811 SALE 137 5811 SALE 70 5811 PURCHASE 1088 5811 SALE 390 5812 SALE 238 5812 SALE 183 5812 SALE 51 5812 PURCHASE 71 5812 PURCHASE 1989 5812 PURCHASE 2856 5812 PURCHASE 86 5813 PURCHASE 107 5813 PURCHASE 226 5813 PURCHASE 333 5813 PURCHASE 519 5813 PURCHASE 1200 5813 SALE 1000 5814 SALE 128 5814 SALE 34 5814 PURCHASE 273 5814 PURCHASE 529 5814 PURCHASE 1796 5814 SALE 1600 5815 SALE 1200 5815 SALE 870 5815 SALE 400 5815 SALE 293 5815 SALE 242 5815 SALE 188 5815 SALE 187 5815 SALE 178 5815 SALE 51 5815 PURCHASE 325 5815 PURCHASE 722 5815 SALE 1679 5816 SALE 704 5816 SALE 304 5816 SALE 293 5816 SALE 46 5816 SALE 21 5816 PURCHASE 48 5816 PURCHASE 66 5816 PURCHASE 104 5816 PURCHASE 182 5816 PURCHASE 200 5816 PURCHASE 600 5816 SALE 175 5817 SALE 126 5817 PURCHASE 436 5817 PURCHASE 800 5817 SALE 2578 5818 SALE 763 5818 SALE 573 5818 SALE 561 5818 SALE 554 5818 SALE 522 5818 SALE 453 5818 SALE 441 5818 SALE 366 5818 SALE 311 5818 SALE 307 5818 SALE 248 5818 SALE 159 5818 SALE 121 5818 SALE 63 5818 SALE 54 5818 SALE 36 5818 SALE 22 5818 SALE 20 5818 SALE 12 5818 SALE 4 5818 SALE 4 5818 SALE 3 5818 PURCHASE 98 5818 PURCHASE 200 5818 PURCHASE 315 5818 PURCHASE 400 5818 PURCHASE 533 5818 PURCHASE 555 5818 PURCHASE 555 5818 PURCHASE 700 5818 PURCHASE 914 5818 PURCHASE 2422 5818 PURCHASE 2578 5818 SALE 900 5819 SALE 700 5819 SALE 200 5819 SALE 151 5819 SALE 100 5819 SALE 100 5819 PURCHASE 2 5819 PURCHASE 49 5819 PURCHASE 106 5819 PURCHASE 240 5819 PURCHASE 293 5819 PURCHASE 654 5819 PURCHASE 1146 5819 SALE 1551 5820 SALE 1200 5820 SALE 487 5820 SALE 418 5820 SALE 300 5820 SALE 181 5820 PURCHASE 150 5820 PURCHASE 282 5820 PURCHASE 293 5820 PURCHASE 293 5820 PURCHASE 374 5820 PURCHASE 427 5820 PURCHASE 500 5820 PURCHASE 555 5820 PURCHASE 595 5820 PURCHASE 1149 5820 PURCHASE 104 5821 PURCHASE 284 5821 PURCHASE 300 5821 PURCHASE 600 5821 PURCHASE 800 5821 PURCHASE 1600 5821 SALE 2162 5822 SALE 1522 5822 SALE 1111 5822 SALE 1078 5822 SALE 1000 5822 SALE 838 5822 SALE 796 5822 SALE 609 5822 SALE 574 5822 SALE 500 5822 SALE 400 5822 SALE 335 5822 SALE 257 5822 SALE 93 5822 SALE 70 5822 SALE 46 5822 PURCHASE 43 5822 PURCHASE 129 5822 PURCHASE 182 5822 PURCHASE 245 5822 PURCHASE 315 5822 PURCHASE 319 5822 PURCHASE 334 5822 PURCHASE 348 5822 PURCHASE 389 5822 PURCHASE 397 5822 PURCHASE 400 5822 PURCHASE 2576 5822 PURCHASE 3937 5822 SALE 800 5823 SALE 412 5823 SALE 361 5823 SALE 333 5823 SALE 29 5823 PURCHASE 237 5823 PURCHASE 337 5823 PURCHASE 350 5823 PURCHASE 413 5823 PURCHASE 495 5823 PURCHASE 528 5823 PURCHASE 1700 5823 SALE 944 5824 SALE 500 5824 SALE 278 5824 SALE 190 5824 SALE 85 5824 SALE 73 5824 SALE 51 5824 SALE 45 5824 SALE 17 5824 PURCHASE 427 5824 PURCHASE 800 5824 SALE 5000 5825 SALE 5000 5825 SALE 867 5825 SALE 684 5825 SALE 600 5825 SALE 389 5825 SALE 170 5825 SALE 31 5825 PURCHASE 111 5825 PURCHASE 137 5825 PURCHASE 167 5825 PURCHASE 293 5825 PURCHASE 315 5825 PURCHASE 500 5825 PURCHASE 500 5825 PURCHASE 555 5825 SALE 500 5826 SALE 380 5826 SALE 232 5826 SALE 74 5826 PURCHASE 195 5826 PURCHASE 200 5826 PURCHASE 565 5826 SALE 634 5827 SALE 500 5827 SALE 200 5827 PURCHASE 300 5827 PURCHASE 300 5827 PURCHASE 500 5827 PURCHASE 615 5827 SALE 1000 5828 SALE 880 5828 SALE 611 5828 SALE 436 5828 SALE 400 5828 SALE 367 5828 SALE 112 5828 SALE 49 5828 SALE 46 5828 SALE 44 5828 SALE 43 5828 PURCHASE 47 5828 PURCHASE 449 5828 PURCHASE 949 5828 PURCHASE 1910 5828 PURCHASE 2573 5828 SALE 374 5829 SALE 354 5829 SALE 290 5829 SALE 232 5829 SALE 232 5829 SALE 190 5829 SALE 168 5829 SALE 139 5829 SALE 113 5829 SALE 82 5829 SALE 60 5829 SALE 46 5829 SALE 43 5829 SALE 30 5829 SALE 15 5829 PURCHASE 198 5829 PURCHASE 344 5829 PURCHASE 593 5829 PURCHASE 1200 5829 SALE 327 5830 SALE 293 5830 SALE 182 5830 SALE 155 5830 SALE 67 5830 SALE 58 5830 PURCHASE 21 5830 PURCHASE 195 5830 PURCHASE 293 5830 PURCHASE 444 5830 PURCHASE 521 5830 PURCHASE 533 5830 PURCHASE 612 5830 PURCHASE 2572 5830 SALE 500 5831 SALE 293 5831 PURCHASE 300 5831 PURCHASE 1105 5831 SALE 593 5832 SALE 500 5832 SALE 333 5832 SALE 315 5832 SALE 100 5832 PURCHASE 25 5832 PURCHASE 51 5832 PURCHASE 330 5832 PURCHASE 500 5832 SALE 458 5833 SALE 333 5833 SALE 315 5833 SALE 250 5833 SALE 124 5833 SALE 456 5834 SALE 407 5834 PURCHASE 52 5834 PURCHASE 800 5834 SALE 1134 5835 SALE 441 5835 SALE 400 5835 SALE 333 5835 SALE 315 5835 SALE 282 5835 SALE 220 5835 SALE 160 5835 PURCHASE 2500 5835 SALE 555 5836 SALE 400 5836 SALE 83 5836 PURCHASE 458 5836 SALE 175 5837 SALE 72 5837 SALE 40 5837 SALE 25 5837 PURCHASE 274 5837 PURCHASE 292 5837 PURCHASE 528 5837 PURCHASE 1342 5837 PURCHASE 120 5838 PURCHASE 147 5838 PURCHASE 200 5838 SALE 400 5839 SALE 293 5839 SALE 200 5839 SALE 192 5839 SALE 175 5839 PURCHASE 234 5839 PURCHASE 541 5839 SALE 500 5840 SALE 500 5840 SALE 500 5840 SALE 464 5840 SALE 461 5840 SALE 452 5840 SALE 299 5840 SALE 268 5840 SALE 211 5840 SALE 184 5840 SALE 182 5840 PURCHASE 48 5840 PURCHASE 356 5840 PURCHASE 476 5840 PURCHASE 500 5840 PURCHASE 524 5840 PURCHASE 528 5840 PURCHASE 556 5840 PURCHASE 992 5840 PURCHASE 1000 5840 PURCHASE 1000 5840 PURCHASE 1000 5840 PURCHASE 1000 5840 PURCHASE 1498 5840 SALE 890 5841 SALE 659 5841 SALE 523 5841 SALE 445 5841 SALE 417 5841 SALE 118 5841 SALE 80 5841 SALE 1 5841 SALE 599 5842 SALE 511 5842 SALE 461 5842 SALE 400 5842 SALE 400 5842 SALE 250 5842 SALE 100 5842 SALE 96 5842 SALE 65 5842 PURCHASE 153 5842 PURCHASE 358 5842 SALE 815 5843 SALE 456 5843 SALE 403 5843 SALE 400 5843 SALE 400 5843 SALE 333 5843 SALE 318 5843 SALE 296 5843 SALE 281 5843 SALE 250 5843 SALE 246 5843 SALE 240 5843 SALE 175 5843 SALE 139 5843 SALE 103 5843 SALE 1329 5844 SALE 1184 5844 SALE 202 5844 PURCHASE 183 5844 PURCHASE 500 5844 PURCHASE 500 5844 PURCHASE 549 5844 PURCHASE 613 5844 PURCHASE 1200 5844 SALE 2583 5845 SALE 959 5845 SALE 606 5845 SALE 523 5845 SALE 483 5845 SALE 461 5845 SALE 461 5845 SALE 461 5845 SALE 461 5845 SALE 452 5845 SALE 336 5845 SALE 328 5845 SALE 315 5845 SALE 298 5845 SALE 178 5845 SALE 39 5845 PURCHASE 281 5845 PURCHASE 509 5845 PURCHASE 874 5845 PURCHASE 875 5845 PURCHASE 1200 5845 PURCHASE 69 5846 PURCHASE 262 5846 PURCHASE 390 5846 PURCHASE 545 5846 PURCHASE 1000 5846 PURCHASE 1500 5846 SALE 679 5847 PURCHASE 177 5847 PURCHASE 211 5847 PURCHASE 235 5847 PURCHASE 315 5847 PURCHASE 334 5847 PURCHASE 476 5847 PURCHASE 500 5847 PURCHASE 559 5847 PURCHASE 650 5847 SALE 285 5848 SALE 19 5848 PURCHASE 398 5848 SALE 1600 5849 SALE 678 5849 SALE 500 5849 SALE 155 5849 SALE 51 5849 PURCHASE 390 5849 PURCHASE 500 5849 PURCHASE 570 5849 PURCHASE 2545 5849 SALE 1200 5850 SALE 461 5850 SALE 461 5850 SALE 461 5850 SALE 461 5850 SALE 461 5850 SALE 255 5850 SALE 136 5850 SALE 51 5850 SALE 51 5850 PURCHASE 85 5850 PURCHASE 171 5850 PURCHASE 300 5850 PURCHASE 500 5850 PURCHASE 500 5850 PURCHASE 1979 5850 SALE 500 5851 SALE 182 5851 SALE 914 5853 SALE 750 5853 SALE 284 5853 SALE 100 5853 SALE 51 5853 PURCHASE 336 5853 PURCHASE 572 5853 SALE 120 5854 SALE 100 5854 PURCHASE 75 5854 PURCHASE 167 5854 PURCHASE 258 5854 PURCHASE 378 5854 PURCHASE 650 5854 SALE 500 5855 SALE 175 5855 PURCHASE 240 5855 PURCHASE 2383 5855 SALE 870 5857 SALE 554 5857 SALE 263 5857 SALE 176 5857 SALE 1027 5858 SALE 500 5858 PURCHASE 272 5858 SALE 1949 5859 SALE 1700 5859 SALE 315 5859 SALE 175 5859 SALE 101 5859 PURCHASE 533 5859 PURCHASE 733 5859 SALE 1556 5860 SALE 1556 5860 PURCHASE 200 5860 PURCHASE 380 5860 PURCHASE 500 5860 PURCHASE 925 5860 PURCHASE 1094 5860 PURCHASE 1200 5860 SALE 1614 5861 SALE 1581 5861 SALE 620 5861 SALE 571 5861 SALE 407 5861 SALE 210 5861 PURCHASE 1600 5861 SALE 300 5862 PURCHASE 586 5862 PURCHASE 1349 5862 PURCHASE 326 5864 PURCHASE 335 5864 PURCHASE 24 5865 PURCHASE 143 5865 PURCHASE 400 5865 PURCHASE 500 5865 SALE 363 5866 PURCHASE 226 5866 PURCHASE 226 5866 PURCHASE 394 5866 PURCHASE 1242 5866 PURCHASE 62 5867 PURCHASE 100 5867 PURCHASE 233 5867 PURCHASE 800 5867 PURCHASE 924 5867 SALE 276 5868 SALE 175 5868 PURCHASE 42 5868 PURCHASE 213 5868 PURCHASE 567 5868 PURCHASE 630 5868 PURCHASE 832 5868 PURCHASE 840 5868 PURCHASE 238 5870 PURCHASE 238 5870 PURCHASE 304 5870 SALE 735 5873 SALE 346 5873 SALE 116 5873 SALE 300 5874 PURCHASE 1870 5875 SALE 1200 5877 SALE 333 5877 PURCHASE 1200 5877 SALE 1073 5878 SALE 476 5879 SALE 17 5879 PURCHASE 185 5879 PURCHASE 668 5879 SALE 1200 5880 SALE 1200 5880 SALE 806 5880 SALE 700 5880 SALE 665 5880 SALE 630 5880 SALE 315 5880 SALE 192 5880 SALE 166 5880 PURCHASE 957 5880 SALE 524 5882 SALE 175 5882 SALE 132 5882 SALE 48 5882 SALE 44 5882 PURCHASE 816 5882 SALE 333 5883 SALE 315 5883 PURCHASE 229 5883 PURCHASE 323 5884 PURCHASE 667 5884 PURCHASE 875 5884 PURCHASE 1000 5884 SALE 1106 5885 SALE 740 5885 SALE 500 5885 SALE 49 5885 SALE 46 5885 SALE 32 5885 PURCHASE 262 5885 PURCHASE 2286 5885 SALE 1852 5886 SALE 400 5886 SALE 132 5886 SALE 80 5886 PURCHASE 250 5886 PURCHASE 300 5886 PURCHASE 333 5886 PURCHASE 400 5886 SALE 869 5887 SALE 500 5887 SALE 300 5887 PURCHASE 399 5887 SALE 354 5888 PURCHASE 200 5888 PURCHASE 562 5888 PURCHASE 591 5888 PURCHASE 596 5888 PURCHASE 854 5888 PURCHASE 2084 5888 PURCHASE 2547 5888 SALE 200 5889 PURCHASE 35 5889 PURCHASE 500 5889 SALE 1862 5890 SALE 169 5890 SALE 145 5890 PURCHASE 400 5890 SALE 1200 5891 SALE 1000 5891 SALE 877 5891 SALE 310 5891 SALE 43 5891 PURCHASE 22 5891 PURCHASE 92 5891 PURCHASE 500 5891 PURCHASE 2524 5891 SALE 217 5892 PURCHASE 42 5892 PURCHASE 49 5892 PURCHASE 86 5892 PURCHASE 201 5892 SALE 1081 5893 SALE 750 5893 SALE 714 5893 SALE 170 5893 PURCHASE 99 5893 PURCHASE 485 5893 SALE 1478 5894 SALE 1000 5894 SALE 1000 5894 SALE 315 5894 SALE 120 5894 SALE 50 5894 PURCHASE 112 5894 PURCHASE 1731 5894 SALE 317 5895 SALE 204 5895 SALE 174 5895 SALE 113 5895 PURCHASE 93 5895 PURCHASE 280 5895 PURCHASE 2544 5895 PURCHASE 2544 5895 SALE 447 5896 SALE 444 5897 SALE 2035 5898 SALE 1507 5898 SALE 175 5898 SALE 75 5898 PURCHASE 451 5898 SALE 439 5899 SALE 439 5899 SALE 100 5899 PURCHASE 706 5899 SALE 996 5900 SALE 659 5900 SALE 650 5900 SALE 650 5900 SALE 486 5900 SALE 459 5900 SALE 405 5900 SALE 356 5900 SALE 320 5900 SALE 300 5900 SALE 300 5900 SALE 241 5900 SALE 74 5900 SALE 59 5900 SALE 58 5900 SALE 21 5900 SALE 19 5900 PURCHASE 157 5900 PURCHASE 278 5900 PURCHASE 360 5900 PURCHASE 418 5900 SALE 1102 5901 SALE 400 5901 SALE 300 5901 PURCHASE 178 5901 PURCHASE 255 5901 PURCHASE 337 5901 PURCHASE 400 5901 PURCHASE 558 5901 PURCHASE 1677 5901 SALE 1150 5902 SALE 410 5902 PURCHASE 35 5902 PURCHASE 400 5902 PURCHASE 946 5902 PURCHASE 1200 5902 SALE 1594 5903 SALE 1515 5903 SALE 1000 5903 SALE 989 5903 SALE 593 5903 SALE 289 5903 SALE 200 5903 SALE 175 5903 SALE 102 5903 SALE 100 5903 SALE 67 5903 SALE 46 5903 SALE 32 5903 SALE 7 5903 PURCHASE 217 5903 PURCHASE 267 5903 PURCHASE 1200 5903 SALE 954 5904 SALE 920 5904 SALE 600 5904 SALE 570 5904 SALE 450 5904 PURCHASE 376 5904 PURCHASE 400 5904 PURCHASE 1000 5904 SALE 1000 5905 SALE 863 5905 SALE 461 5905 SALE 461 5905 SALE 461 5905 SALE 434 5905 SALE 328 5905 SALE 181 5905 SALE 72 5905 SALE 46 5905 PURCHASE 58 5905 PURCHASE 60 5905 PURCHASE 109 5905 PURCHASE 141 5905 PURCHASE 184 5905 PURCHASE 191 5905 PURCHASE 197 5905 PURCHASE 229 5905 PURCHASE 340 5905 PURCHASE 467 5905 PURCHASE 737 5905 PURCHASE 1464 5905 PURCHASE 1496 5905 PURCHASE 1605 5905 PURCHASE 1941 5905 PURCHASE 2540 5905 SALE 1000 5906 SALE 667 5906 SALE 509 5906 SALE 478 5906 SALE 308 5906 SALE 248 5906 SALE 247 5906 SALE 229 5906 SALE 200 5906 SALE 175 5906 SALE 153 5906 SALE 87 5906 SALE 74 5906 SALE 44 5906 PURCHASE 172 5906 PURCHASE 251 5906 PURCHASE 300 5906 PURCHASE 733 5906 PURCHASE 811 5906 SALE 1263 5907 SALE 1000 5907 SALE 403 5907 SALE 300 5907 SALE 300 5907 SALE 276 5907 SALE 172 5907 SALE 143 5907 SALE 104 5907 SALE 15 5907 PURCHASE 205 5907 PURCHASE 1004 5907 PURCHASE 2539 5907 SALE 643 5908 SALE 479 5908 SALE 453 5908 SALE 256 5908 SALE 244 5908 SALE 198 5908 SALE 155 5908 SALE 132 5908 SALE 79 5908 PURCHASE 48 5908 PURCHASE 234 5908 PURCHASE 260 5908 PURCHASE 284 5908 PURCHASE 427 5908 PURCHASE 759 5908 PURCHASE 1521 5908 PURCHASE 1521 5908 PURCHASE 2141 5908 SALE 600 5909 SALE 595 5909 SALE 473 5909 SALE 391 5909 SALE 286 5909 SALE 269 5909 SALE 265 5909 SALE 167 5909 SALE 33 5909 SALE 29 5909 PURCHASE 37 5909 PURCHASE 80 5909 PURCHASE 283 5909 PURCHASE 922 5909 PURCHASE 1185 5909 SALE 1006 5910 SALE 964 5910 SALE 961 5910 SALE 385 5910 SALE 308 5910 SALE 200 5910 SALE 181 5910 SALE 158 5910 SALE 62 5910 PURCHASE 30 5910 PURCHASE 500 5910 PURCHASE 1472 5910 SALE 1305 5911 SALE 740 5911 SALE 384 5911 SALE 137 5911 PURCHASE 500 5912 PURCHASE 794 5912 PURCHASE 804 5912 PURCHASE 1356 5912 PURCHASE 1733 5912 SALE 94 5913 SALE 399 5914 SALE 1418 5915 SALE 239 5915 SALE 55 5915 SALE 545 5916 SALE 36 5916 SALE 484 5919 TOTAL PURCHASE 313,434 TOTAL SALE 317,188 (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 22 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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