13th Dec 2007 12:02
UBS AG (EPT)13 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 12 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 2,258,884 0.23% 1,298 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,258,884 0.23% 1,298 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 695 5468 pence PURCHASE 458 5474 PURCHASE 702 5486 PURCHASE 451 5488 PURCHASE 1000 5489 PURCHASE 543 5489 SALE 2732 5490 PURCHASE 248 5490 PURCHASE 120 5490 PURCHASE 139 5490 PURCHASE 580 5491 PURCHASE 303 5491 PURCHASE 213 5491 PURCHASE 208 5491 PURCHASE 52 5491 PURCHASE 187 5491 PURCHASE 100 5492 PURCHASE 145 5492 PURCHASE 717 5492 PURCHASE 3 5492 SALE 1000 5493 PURCHASE 664 5493 PURCHASE 27 5496 PURCHASE 585 5496 PURCHASE 14 5496 PURCHASE 450 5496 PURCHASE 198 5497 PURCHASE 152 5498 PURCHASE 100 5498 PURCHASE 768 5498 SALE 168 5499 PURCHASE 89 5500 PURCHASE 721 5500 SALE 995 5500 PURCHASE 225 5502 PURCHASE 136 5502 PURCHASE 84 5504 PURCHASE 607 5505 PURCHASE 328 5505 SALE 1000 5505 SALE 625 5505 PURCHASE 701 5506 PURCHASE 355 5506 PURCHASE 112 5506 PURCHASE 296 5506 PURCHASE 282 5506 PURCHASE 901 5506 PURCHASE 4 5506 PURCHASE 172 5506 PURCHASE 140 5507 PURCHASE 40 5507 PURCHASE 140 5508 PURCHASE 537 5508 PURCHASE 670 5508 PURCHASE 25 5508 PURCHASE 332 5508 PURCHASE 251 5508 SALE 912 5508 PURCHASE 97 5508 PURCHASE 58 5508 PURCHASE 619 5508 PURCHASE 50 5509 PURCHASE 80 5509 PURCHASE 354 5509 PURCHASE 200 5509 SALE 56 5510 SALE 100 5510 SALE 21 5510 SALE 317 5510 SALE 558 5510 SALE 243 5510 SALE 558 5510 SALE 181 5510 PURCHASE 174 5510 PURCHASE 305 5510 PURCHASE 39100 5510 SALE 1000 5510 PURCHASE 136 5510 PURCHASE 151 5510 PURCHASE 683 5510 PURCHASE 17 5510 PURCHASE 135 5510 PURCHASE 100 5510 PURCHASE 150 5510 PURCHASE 150 5510 PURCHASE 751 5510 PURCHASE 336 5510 PURCHASE 40 5510 PURCHASE 414 5510 PURCHASE 177 5510 PURCHASE 53 5511 PURCHASE 220 5511 SALE 500 5512 SALE 54 5512 SALE 500 5512 SALE 297 5512 SALE 13 5513 SALE 192 5513 SALE 251 5513 PURCHASE 20 5513 PURCHASE 600 5513 PURCHASE 200 5514 PURCHASE 131 5514 PURCHASE 35 5514 PURCHASE 2 5514 PURCHASE 343 5514 PURCHASE 344 5514 PURCHASE 48 5514 PURCHASE 11 5514 PURCHASE 35 5514 PURCHASE 6 5514 PURCHASE 364 5514 PURCHASE 799 5515 PURCHASE 351 5515 PURCHASE 1813 5515 SALE 865 5515 SALE 200 5515 SALE 1392 5515 SALE 729 5515 SALE 2363 5515 SALE 293 5515 SALE 163 5515 SALE 466 5515 SALE 968 5515 SALE 79 5515 SALE 104 5515 PURCHASE 273 5515 PURCHASE 6 5515 SALE 662 5515 PURCHASE 200 5516 PURCHASE 400 5516 PURCHASE 11 5516 PURCHASE 1506 5516 SALE 500 5516 SALE 200 5516 PURCHASE 40 5516 PURCHASE 2719 5516 PURCHASE 116 5516 PURCHASE 32 5516 PURCHASE 35 5516 PURCHASE 12 5516 PURCHASE 31 5516 PURCHASE 102 5516 PURCHASE 6 5516 PURCHASE 139 5516 SALE 564 5516 SALE 27 5516 SALE 729 5516 PURCHASE 114 5517 PURCHASE 6 5517 SALE 606 5517 SALE 235 5517 SALE 982 5518 PURCHASE 16 5518 PURCHASE 55 5518 PURCHASE 709 5518 SALE 762 5518 SALE 169 5519 PURCHASE 250 5519 SALE 225 5519 PURCHASE 307 5519 PURCHASE 649 5519 PURCHASE 501 5520 SALE 860 5520 SALE 1000 5520 SALE 18 5520 SALE 203 5520 SALE 540 5520 SALE 348 5520 SALE 200 5520 SALE 438 5520 PURCHASE 794 5521 PURCHASE 137 5521 SALE 622 5521 PURCHASE 350 5521 SALE 1000 5521 SALE 766 5521 SALE 500 5521 SALE 690 5521 SALE 400 5521 PURCHASE 487 5522 PURCHASE 75 5522 PURCHASE 91 5522 PURCHASE 137 5522 PURCHASE 70 5522 PURCHASE 646 5523 SALE 150 5523 SALE 826 5523 SALE 473 5524 PURCHASE 675 5524 PURCHASE 80 5524 PURCHASE 500 5524 PURCHASE 140 5524 PURCHASE 59 5525 PURCHASE 277 5525 PURCHASE 200 5525 PURCHASE 109 5525 SALE 533 5525 SALE 1486 5525 SALE 800 5525 PURCHASE 84 5526 PURCHASE 141 5526 SALE 694 5526 SALE 199 5527 PURCHASE 266 5528 SALE 123 5528 SALE 840 5528 SALE 607 5528 SALE 335 5528 SALE 204 5528 SALE 2000 5528 SALE 708 5528 SALE 579 5528 PURCHASE 1534 5529 PURCHASE 338 5529 PURCHASE 56 5529 SALE 385 5529 SALE 678 5529 PURCHASE 6 5530 PURCHASE 11 5530 PURCHASE 108 5530 SALE 300 5530 SALE 60 5530 PURCHASE 1001 5530 PURCHASE 110 5530 PURCHASE 15 5530 PURCHASE 4 5530 PURCHASE 690 5530 PURCHASE 281 5530 PURCHASE 1976 5530 PURCHASE 53 5530 PURCHASE 1192 5530 SALE 100 5530 PURCHASE 43 5531 PURCHASE 158 5531 PURCHASE 27 5531 PURCHASE 100 5531 PURCHASE 1643 5531 PURCHASE 566 5531 PURCHASE 11 5531 PURCHASE 702 5531 PURCHASE 226 5531 PURCHASE 699 5532 PURCHASE 245 5532 PURCHASE 469 5532 PURCHASE 231 5532 PURCHASE 6 5532 PURCHASE 461 5532 PURCHASE 295 5533 PURCHASE 194 5535 PURCHASE 464 5535 SALE 200 5535 PURCHASE 97 5537 PURCHASE 305 5539 PURCHASE 300 5540 PURCHASE 100 5542 PURCHASE 450 5542 PURCHASE 225 5542 PURCHASE 353 5542 PURCHASE 544 5545 PURCHASE 188 5546 SALE 600 5547 SALE 149 5548 SALE 2 5548 SALE 144 5548 PURCHASE 237 5548 SALE 802 5549 SALE 321 5549 SALE 151 5550 SALE 214 5550 PURCHASE 91 5550 PURCHASE 11 5550 PURCHASE 644 5550 PURCHASE 5 5550 PURCHASE 660 5551 PURCHASE 364 5551 SALE 146 5552 SALE 100 5553 SALE 325 5553 SALE 179 5553 SALE 816 5554 SALE 225 5554 SALE 250 5554 SALE 577 5554 SALE 301 5555 SALE 500 5555 PURCHASE 43 5555 PURCHASE 165 5555 PURCHASE 235 5555 PURCHASE 133 5555 PURCHASE 92 5555 PURCHASE 450 5555 SALE 60 5555 SALE 235 5555 SALE 390 5555 PURCHASE 954 5555 SALE 809 5556 SALE 205 5556 SALE 649 5556 PURCHASE 18 5556 SALE 1350 5556 SALE 220 5558 PURCHASE 314 5558 PURCHASE 763 5558 SALE 50 5559 SALE 156 5559 SALE 200 5559 PURCHASE 1234 5560 PURCHASE 189 5560 PURCHASE 300 5560 PURCHASE 259 5560 PURCHASE 151 5560 PURCHASE 383 5560 PURCHASE 1693 5560 SALE 225 5560 PURCHASE 592 5561 SALE 359 5561 PURCHASE 116 5561 PURCHASE 400 5561 PURCHASE 225 5561 SALE 438 5562 PURCHASE 1125 5562 PURCHASE 36 5562 PURCHASE 144 5562 PURCHASE 454 5562 PURCHASE 352 5562 SALE 250 5562 PURCHASE 1121 5562 PURCHASE 5 5563 PURCHASE 1001 5563 PURCHASE 36 5563 PURCHASE 246 5563 PURCHASE 266 5563 SALE 21 5563 SALE 108 5563 SALE 229 5563 PURCHASE 477 5564 PURCHASE 39 5564 SALE 25 5564 SALE 193 5564 SALE 196 5564 SALE 213 5564 SALE 250 5565 SALE 702 5565 PURCHASE 150 5565 PURCHASE 450 5565 SALE 600 5565 SALE 145 5565 SALE 200 5565 SALE 176 5566 SALE 40 5566 SALE 176 5566 SALE 136 5566 SALE 455 5566 PURCHASE 253 5566 SALE 662 5566 SALE 304 5566 PURCHASE 75 5566 PURCHASE 150 5566 PURCHASE 500 5566 PURCHASE 225 5566 SALE 50 5567 PURCHASE 169 5567 PURCHASE 10 5567 PURCHASE 333 5567 SALE 1026 5567 SALE 245 5567 SALE 600 5567 SALE 48 5567 PURCHASE 149 5567 SALE 200 5567 PURCHASE 80 5568 PURCHASE 178 5568 PURCHASE 142 5568 SALE 600 5568 SALE 381 5568 SALE 116 5568 SALE 357 5568 SALE 250 5568 SALE 340 5569 SALE 200 5569 SALE 127 5569 PURCHASE 19 5569 PURCHASE 187 5569 PURCHASE 328 5569 SALE 130 5569 SALE 154 5569 SALE 608 5569 PURCHASE 264 5569 SALE 317 5569 SALE 803 5569 SALE 300 5570 SALE 28 5570 SALE 568 5570 PURCHASE 122 5570 SALE 447 5570 SALE 150 5570 SALE 340 5570 SALE 155 5570 SALE 120 5570 PURCHASE 600 5570 PURCHASE 450 5570 SALE 500 5571 SALE 26 5571 SALE 837 5571 SALE 200 5571 SALE 368 5571 SALE 216 5571 SALE 385 5571 PURCHASE 450 5571 SALE 200 5571 SALE 500 5571 SALE 400 5572 SALE 358 5572 PURCHASE 176 5572 SALE 49 5573 SALE 139 5573 SALE 444 5573 SALE 100 5573 SALE 143 5573 SALE 148 5573 SALE 250 5574 SALE 85 5574 SALE 251 5574 SALE 223 5574 PURCHASE 139 5574 PURCHASE 336 5574 PURCHASE 146 5574 PURCHASE 236 5574 SALE 41 5575 SALE 531 5575 SALE 203 5575 SALE 242 5575 SALE 200 5575 PURCHASE 384 5575 PURCHASE 534 5575 PURCHASE 1467 5575 SALE 372 5575 SALE 200 5575 SALE 221 5575 SALE 300 5576 PURCHASE 1349 5576 PURCHASE 50 5576 SALE 134 5576 SALE 803 5576 SALE 16 5576 SALE 147 5576 SALE 40 5576 SALE 400 5576 SALE 120 5576 SALE 88 5576 SALE 48 5577 SALE 331 5577 SALE 800 5577 SALE 137 5577 PURCHASE 264 5577 SALE 213 5577 SALE 319 5577 PURCHASE 631 5577 PURCHASE 4 5577 PURCHASE 2689 5577 SALE 221 5578 PURCHASE 679 5578 SALE 136 5578 SALE 35 5580 SALE 274 5580 SALE 359 5580 SALE 572 5580 SALE 738 5580 SALE 27 5580 PURCHASE 641 5580 PURCHASE 729 5580 PURCHASE 546 5580 PURCHASE 55 5580 SALE 225 5580 SALE 98 5580 SALE 5 5581 SALE 460 5581 PURCHASE 747 5581 PURCHASE 339 5581 SALE 2250 5581 SALE 1277 5582 SALE 377 5582 PURCHASE 7 5583 PURCHASE 723 5583 SALE 492 5583 PURCHASE 1678 5583 SALE 344 5584 PURCHASE 342 5584 SALE 85 5585 SALE 154 5585 SALE 173 5585 PURCHASE 19 5585 PURCHASE 171 5585 PURCHASE 1000 5585 SALE 431 5585 SALE 265 5585 SALE 700 5585 PURCHASE 207 5585 PURCHASE 100 5586 SALE 461 5586 PURCHASE 289 5586 SALE 61 5586 SALE 207 5586 PURCHASE 600 5587 SALE 250 5588 PURCHASE 272 5588 PURCHASE 60 5588 SALE 152 5589 SALE 400 5589 PURCHASE 38 5589 PURCHASE 251 5590 SALE 23 5591 SALE 280 5591 PURCHASE 331 5591 PURCHASE 600 5592 SALE 69 5592 SALE 209 5592 SALE 154 5592 SALE 200 5592 SALE 137 5592 PURCHASE 956 5592 SALE 140 5593 SALE 400 5593 SALE 450 5594 SALE 500 5594 PURCHASE 500 5594 PURCHASE 173 5594 PURCHASE 1760 5595 PURCHASE 1555 5595 PURCHASE 905 5595 PURCHASE 510 5595 SALE 320 5596 PURCHASE 205 5596 SALE 1000 5596 SALE 200 5597 PURCHASE 460 5597 PURCHASE 344 5597 SALE 715 5598 SALE 40 5599 SALE 151 5599 SALE 749 5599 PURCHASE 365 5600 SALE 200 5600 PURCHASE 365 5600 PURCHASE 17 5600 SALE 267 5600 PURCHASE 186 5600 SALE 338 5600 PURCHASE 376 5600 PURCHASE 26 5600 PURCHASE 746 5600 PURCHASE 833 5600 PURCHASE 160 5600 PURCHASE 196 5601 PURCHASE 78 5601 SALE 339 5601 SALE 1350 5601 SALE 225 5601 SALE 225 5601 PURCHASE 214 5602 PURCHASE 308 5602 SALE 450 5602 SALE 485 5602 SALE 1120 5602 SALE 250 5602 PURCHASE 1 5603 PURCHASE 437 5603 PURCHASE 75 5603 PURCHASE 410 5603 SALE 200 5604 SALE 500 5604 SALE 152 5604 SALE 165 5604 SALE 1218 5604 SALE 464 5605 PURCHASE 100 5606 PURCHASE 1254 5606 PURCHASE 138 5606 SALE 199 5607 SALE 225 5607 SALE 1000 5607 SALE 200 5609 SALE 200 5609 SALE 126 5609 SALE 180 5609 PURCHASE 230 5612 PURCHASE 261 5613 PURCHASE 12 5613 PURCHASE 119 5613 SALE 1000 5616 SALE 100 5618 SALE 400 5619 PURCHASE 504 5620 SALE 129 5620 SALE 126 5620 PURCHASE 456 5620 PURCHASE 952 5621 SALE 400 5621 SALE 126 5621 PURCHASE 278 5621 PURCHASE 270 5621 PURCHASE 940 5621 PURCHASE 21 5622 SALE 112 5622 SALE 160 5622 SALE 22 5622 SALE 500 5623 PURCHASE 10 5623 PURCHASE 9 5623 SALE 304 5623 SALE 340 5623 SALE 809 5623 PURCHASE 390 5623 PURCHASE 1038 5624 PURCHASE 189 5624 PURCHASE 100 5624 PURCHASE 200 5624 PURCHASE 4 5624 PURCHASE 506 5625 PURCHASE 151 5625 PURCHASE 246 5625 PURCHASE 506 5625 SALE 225 5625 PURCHASE 100 5625 SALE 332 5626 SALE 400 5626 SALE 300 5626 SALE 25 5626 PURCHASE 84 5627 PURCHASE 389 5627 PURCHASE 273 5627 PURCHASE 215 5627 SALE 200 5627 PURCHASE 23 5627 PURCHASE 729 5627 SALE 274 5627 SALE 1 5627 SALE 126 5627 PURCHASE 1 5627 PURCHASE 1 5627 PURCHASE 275 5627 SALE 509 5628 PURCHASE 280 5628 PURCHASE 597 5628 PURCHASE 65 5628 PURCHASE 649 5628 SALE 46 5628 PURCHASE 415 5628 PURCHASE 312 5629 SALE 750 5629 PURCHASE 91 5629 PURCHASE 17 5630 SALE 100 5630 SALE 31 5630 PURCHASE 400 5630 SALE 591 5632 PURCHASE 492 5632 PURCHASE 147 5632 SALE 232 5632 PURCHASE 126 5632 SALE 648 5633 SALE 103 5633 SALE 200 5633 SALE 596 5633 SALE 8000 5633 PURCHASE 500 5633 SALE 500 5633 PURCHASE 286 5633 PURCHASE 9 5633 PURCHASE 90 5634 PURCHASE 443 5634 PURCHASE 36 5634 SALE 2656 5634 PURCHASE 58 5635 PURCHASE 864 5635 PURCHASE 1024 5635 PURCHASE 40 5635 PURCHASE 1350 5635 SALE 450 5635 PURCHASE 481 5635 PURCHASE 780 5635 PURCHASE 372 5636 PURCHASE 100 5636 PURCHASE 9 5636 PURCHASE 400 5636 PURCHASE 400 5636 PURCHASE 19 5636 PURCHASE 461 5636 SALE 1043 5637 PURCHASE 460 5637 SALE 709 5637 SALE 391 5637 PURCHASE 391 5637 PURCHASE 724 5637 PURCHASE 41 5637 SALE 798 5637 PURCHASE 798 5637 SALE 617 5637 SALE 856 5638 PURCHASE 790 5638 PURCHASE 250 5638 PURCHASE 100 5638 PURCHASE 250 5638 SALE 11 5638 SALE 191 5638 SALE 1264 5638 PURCHASE 852 5640 PURCHASE 494 5640 PURCHASE 173 5640 PURCHASE 416 5640 SALE 600 5640 SALE 1800 5640 SALE 200 5640 SALE 108 5640 SALE 320 5640 SALE 677 5640 PURCHASE 189 5640 SALE 189 5640 PURCHASE 677 5640 PURCHASE 135 5640 PURCHASE 3 5640 PURCHASE 177 5640 PURCHASE 344 5640 SALE 443 5640 SALE 348 5641 SALE 25 5641 PURCHASE 454 5641 PURCHASE 350 5641 SALE 656 5642 PURCHASE 691 5642 SALE 250 5642 SALE 56 5642 SALE 225 5642 PURCHASE 420 5642 PURCHASE 172 5642 SALE 225 5642 SALE 17 5642 SALE 664 5642 SALE 450 5642 PURCHASE 536 5642 SALE 500 5643 PURCHASE 438 5643 PURCHASE 629 5643 PURCHASE 1842 5643 SALE 500 5644 SALE 379 5644 SALE 400 5644 PURCHASE 120 5644 SALE 1800 5644 PURCHASE 126 5644 SALE 612 5645 SALE 2012 5645 SALE 406 5645 PURCHASE 800 5645 SALE 557 5645 PURCHASE 154 5645 SALE 105 5645 SALE 268 5645 SALE 117 5646 PURCHASE 184 5646 SALE 192 5646 SALE 131 5646 SALE 126 5646 PURCHASE 400 5646 PURCHASE 690 5646 SALE 780 5647 SALE 200 5647 SALE 759 5647 SALE 1000 5647 PURCHASE 88 5647 PURCHASE 400 5647 PURCHASE 35 5647 PURCHASE 69 5647 PURCHASE 92 5647 SALE 300 5647 SALE 1000 5647 SALE 45 5647 SALE 601 5648 SALE 1000 5648 PURCHASE 148 5648 SALE 390 5648 SALE 587 5649 SALE 42 5649 PURCHASE 633 5649 PURCHASE 434 5649 SALE 300 5649 SALE 250 5649 PURCHASE 5 5649 SALE 16 5649 SALE 250 5649 PURCHASE 200 5650 PURCHASE 118 5650 SALE 1775 5650 PURCHASE 1217 5650 SALE 6261 5650 SALE 600 5650 SALE 500 5650 SALE 138 5650 SALE 619 5650 SALE 822 5650 SALE 821 5650 SALE 400 5650 PURCHASE 400 5650 PURCHASE 77 5650 SALE 225 5650 SALE 420 5650 PURCHASE 225 5650 SALE 248 5650 SALE 695 5650 SALE 100 5650 SALE 327 5650 SALE 403 5651 PURCHASE 483 5651 PURCHASE 384 5651 PURCHASE 155 5651 SALE 483 5651 SALE 200 5651 SALE 126 5651 SALE 200 5651 PURCHASE 66 5652 SALE 350 5652 SALE 200 5652 SALE 425 5652 SALE 884 5652 SALE 543 5652 SALE 105 5652 SALE 653 5652 SALE 400 5652 SALE 831 5652 SALE 300 5652 SALE 207 5652 SALE 250 5652 SALE 100 5652 PURCHASE 63 5652 PURCHASE 96 5652 PURCHASE 1012 5652 PURCHASE 461 5652 PURCHASE 710 5652 SALE 195 5652 PURCHASE 800 5653 PURCHASE 150 5653 SALE 27 5653 SALE 225 5653 SALE 600 5653 SALE 200 5653 SALE 17 5653 SALE 1000 5653 PURCHASE 1000 5654 PURCHASE 680 5654 PURCHASE 43 5654 PURCHASE 641 5654 SALE 1000 5654 PURCHASE 9 5654 PURCHASE 100 5654 SALE 450 5654 SALE 100 5654 SALE 500 5654 SALE 299 5655 SALE 569 5655 SALE 325 5655 PURCHASE 317 5655 PURCHASE 142 5655 PURCHASE 9 5655 PURCHASE 41 5655 PURCHASE 200 5655 SALE 269 5655 SALE 738 5656 SALE 270 5656 SALE 450 5657 SALE 450 5657 SALE 1620 5657 SALE 330 5657 SALE 683 5657 SALE 100 5658 SALE 756 5659 PURCHASE 113 5659 SALE 6 5659 SALE 610 5659 SALE 793 5659 PURCHASE 469 5660 SALE 779 5660 SALE 612 5660 PURCHASE 336 5661 SALE 250 5661 SALE 90 5661 PURCHASE 167 5662 SALE 200 5662 SALE 722 5662 PURCHASE 339 5663 PURCHASE 727 5663 SALE 200 5663 PURCHASE 725 5664 PURCHASE 355 5664 SALE 225 5664 PURCHASE 400 5664 SALE 56 5664 SALE 260 5664 PURCHASE 225 5665 PURCHASE 169 5665 PURCHASE 1244 5665 SALE 1450 5666 SALE 310 5666 SALE 800 5666 SALE 495 5666 PURCHASE 9 5667 PURCHASE 478 5667 PURCHASE 2159 5667 PURCHASE 320 5667 PURCHASE 346 5667 PURCHASE 410 5667 PURCHASE 88 5667 PURCHASE 100 5667 PURCHASE 500 5667 PURCHASE 300 5667 SALE 637 5667 PURCHASE 151 5668 PURCHASE 239 5668 PURCHASE 294 5668 SALE 154 5668 PURCHASE 170 5668 PURCHASE 251 5669 SALE 601 5669 PURCHASE 100 5670 PURCHASE 240 5670 SALE 2375 5670 SALE 389 5670 SALE 620 5670 SALE 723 5670 PURCHASE 701 5670 PURCHASE 58 5670 PURCHASE 70 5670 PURCHASE 723 5670 PURCHASE 26 5670 SALE 1082 5670 SALE 24 5670 PURCHASE 446 5671 PURCHASE 616 5671 SALE 212 5671 SALE 718 5671 PURCHASE 359 5673 PURCHASE 10 5673 SALE 327 5674 SALE 317 5674 SALE 1107 5674 SALE 600 5674 SALE 2217 5674 SALE 423 5674 SALE 3 5674 PURCHASE 707 5675 PURCHASE 266 5676 PURCHASE 700 5676 SALE 338 5676 PURCHASE 644 5677 PURCHASE 1000 5677 SALE 171 5678 SALE 225 5679 PURCHASE 920 5681 SALE 450 5681 SALE 441 5681 PURCHASE 216 5683 PURCHASE 221 5683 SALE 500 5683 SALE 531 5685 SALE 115 5687 PURCHASE 338 5689 SALE 330 5689 SALE 628 5689 PURCHASE 9 5690 SALE 812 5692 SALE 100 5693 SALE 299 5693 PURCHASE 616 5695 SALE 9 5696 SALE 225 5700 PURCHASE 142 5700 PURCHASE 62 5706 PURCHASE 42 5706 PURCHASE 240 5706 PURCHASE 100 5707 PURCHASE 100 5707 SALE 600 5711 PURCHASE 750 5713 SALE 2625 5713 SALE 1357 5717 PURCHASE 400 5719 SALE 625 5722 SALE 500 5724 PURCHASE 266 5726 PURCHASE 315 5726 PURCHASE 600 5727 SALE 500 5738 SALE 1431 5739 PURCHASE 1655 5740 PURCHASE 1000 5740 PURCHASE 430 5745 SALE 681 5750 TOTAL PURCHASES 224,381 TOTAL SALES 225,327 (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 13 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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