17th Jan 2008 11:56
UBS AG (EPT)17 January 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 16 JANUARY 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 2,257,397 0.23% 852 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,257,397 0.23% 852 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 268 4628 pence SALE 1732 4630 SALE 1000 4630 SALE 3238 4632 SALE 956 4633 PURCHASE 150 4633 PURCHASE 204 4633 PURCHASE 217 4633 PURCHASE 268 4633 PURCHASE 390 4633 PURCHASE 50 4634 PURCHASE 331 4634 PURCHASE 453 4634 SALE 1000 4635 SALE 918 4635 SALE 535 4635 SALE 489 4635 SALE 294 4635 PURCHASE 64 4635 PURCHASE 2532 4637 PURCHASE 3132 4637 PURCHASE 268 4638 PURCHASE 285 4638 PURCHASE 558 4638 PURCHASE 1200 4638 SALE 1071 4640 SALE 700 4640 SALE 176 4640 PURCHASE 176 4640 PURCHASE 1158 4640 SALE 1291 4642 SALE 790 4642 PURCHASE 769 4643 SALE 268 4644 PURCHASE 300 4644 SALE 191 4645 PURCHASE 592 4645 SALE 313 4646 SALE 178 4646 PURCHASE 136 4646 PURCHASE 295 4646 PURCHASE 385 4647 PURCHASE 459 4647 PURCHASE 597 4647 SALE 1200 4648 SALE 171 4648 PURCHASE 300 4648 SALE 268 4649 PURCHASE 303 4649 PURCHASE 500 4649 SALE 1979 4650 PURCHASE 83 4650 PURCHASE 210 4650 PURCHASE 442 4650 PURCHASE 500 4650 PURCHASE 500 4650 PURCHASE 676 4653 PURCHASE 1434 4653 PURCHASE 532 4654 PURCHASE 792 4654 PURCHASE 1379 4654 SALE 293 4655 PURCHASE 230 4655 PURCHASE 300 4655 PURCHASE 500 4655 PURCHASE 500 4655 PURCHASE 845 4655 PURCHASE 1200 4656 SALE 210 4657 PURCHASE 200 4657 SALE 527 4658 SALE 268 4658 PURCHASE 410 4658 PURCHASE 444 4658 SALE 1231 4659 SALE 800 4659 SALE 268 4659 SALE 268 4659 SALE 140 4659 SALE 28 4659 SALE 28 4659 SALE 21 4659 SALE 1305 4660 SALE 700 4660 SALE 226 4660 SALE 165 4660 PURCHASE 27 4660 PURCHASE 48 4660 PURCHASE 100 4660 PURCHASE 150 4660 PURCHASE 222 4660 PURCHASE 682 4660 PURCHASE 845 4660 SALE 3000 4661 SALE 1184 4661 SALE 274 4661 SALE 268 4661 SALE 181 4661 PURCHASE 443 4661 SALE 250 4662 SALE 250 4662 PURCHASE 300 4662 PURCHASE 1651 4662 SALE 982 4663 SALE 532 4663 SALE 500 4663 SALE 500 4663 SALE 268 4663 SALE 28 4663 SALE 1170 4664 SALE 555 4664 SALE 532 4664 SALE 494 4664 SALE 232 4664 SALE 232 4664 SALE 22 4664 PURCHASE 268 4664 PURCHASE 400 4664 SALE 6568 4665 SALE 3920 4665 SALE 1250 4665 SALE 1130 4665 SALE 204 4665 PURCHASE 139 4665 PURCHASE 194 4665 PURCHASE 212 4665 PURCHASE 286 4665 PURCHASE 320 4665 PURCHASE 336 4665 PURCHASE 500 4665 PURCHASE 1339 4665 PURCHASE 404 4666 PURCHASE 454 4666 PURCHASE 477 4666 PURCHASE 929 4666 PURCHASE 1247 4666 PURCHASE 150 4667 PURCHASE 521 4667 PURCHASE 311 4668 PURCHASE 538 4668 PURCHASE 800 4668 PURCHASE 1147 4668 PURCHASE 1369 4668 SALE 602 4669 SALE 489 4669 PURCHASE 194 4669 PURCHASE 250 4669 SALE 1291 4670 SALE 750 4670 SALE 250 4670 SALE 227 4670 SALE 133 4670 SALE 128 4670 SALE 28 4670 SALE 21 4670 PURCHASE 147 4670 PURCHASE 155 4670 PURCHASE 158 4670 PURCHASE 428 4670 PURCHASE 433 4670 PURCHASE 461 4670 PURCHASE 702 4670 PURCHASE 838 4670 SALE 790 4671 PURCHASE 172 4671 PURCHASE 377 4671 PURCHASE 433 4671 PURCHASE 521 4671 PURCHASE 300 4672 PURCHASE 295 4673 PURCHASE 538 4674 PURCHASE 822 4674 PURCHASE 964 4674 PURCHASE 1368 4674 PURCHASE 1500 4674 SALE 2296 4675 SALE 489 4675 SALE 50 4675 PURCHASE 1732 4675 PURCHASE 400 4677 PURCHASE 250 4678 SALE 571 4679 SALE 13 4679 PURCHASE 136 4679 PURCHASE 268 4679 PURCHASE 647 4679 SALE 2000 4680 SALE 1177 4680 SALE 28 4680 PURCHASE 300 4680 PURCHASE 600 4680 SALE 1018 4681 SALE 423 4681 PURCHASE 400 4681 PURCHASE 1447 4682 PURCHASE 168 4683 PURCHASE 268 4683 PURCHASE 470 4684 PURCHASE 168 4686 PURCHASE 322 4687 SALE 579 4688 SALE 182 4688 SALE 1069 4690 SALE 861 4690 SALE 659 4690 SALE 452 4690 SALE 310 4690 SALE 62 4690 SALE 28 4690 SALE 28 4690 PURCHASE 3 4690 PURCHASE 136 4690 PURCHASE 329 4690 PURCHASE 460 4690 PURCHASE 80 4691 PURCHASE 348 4691 PURCHASE 461 4691 PURCHASE 2150 4691 SALE 1000 4693 SALE 900 4693 SALE 315 4693 PURCHASE 8 4693 PURCHASE 193 4693 PURCHASE 268 4693 PURCHASE 856 4693 PURCHASE 1475 4693 PURCHASE 1988 4693 SALE 530 4694 SALE 306 4694 SALE 28 4694 SALE 14 4694 PURCHASE 570 4694 SALE 1500 4695 SALE 1291 4695 SALE 559 4695 SALE 410 4695 SALE 241 4695 SALE 180 4695 SALE 17 4695 SALE 755 4696 SALE 723 4696 SALE 609 4696 SALE 424 4696 SALE 272 4696 PURCHASE 1497 4696 SALE 370 4697 SALE 1170 4698 SALE 998 4698 SALE 411 4698 SALE 175 4698 SALE 100 4698 SALE 100 4698 SALE 66 4698 PURCHASE 1299 4698 SALE 1278 4699 SALE 1224 4699 SALE 850 4699 SALE 690 4699 SALE 616 4699 SALE 378 4699 SALE 307 4699 SALE 94 4699 SALE 23 4699 PURCHASE 1250 4700 PURCHASE 1587 4700 PURCHASE 1913 4700 SALE 1019 4702 SALE 398 4704 SALE 114 4704 SALE 100 4704 SALE 400 4706 PURCHASE 400 4706 SALE 272 4707 SALE 269 4707 PURCHASE 200 4718 PURCHASE 84 4719 PURCHASE 1192 4720 PURCHASE 2411 4720 PURCHASE 268 4721 PURCHASE 100 4722 PURCHASE 575 4723 SALE 1130 4724 SALE 334 4724 PURCHASE 268 4724 PURCHASE 413 4724 SALE 2235 4725 SALE 160 4725 PURCHASE 196 4725 PURCHASE 400 4725 PURCHASE 250 4726 PURCHASE 268 4727 PURCHASE 268 4727 SALE 336 4728 SALE 220 4728 SALE 44 4728 PURCHASE 268 4728 PURCHASE 268 4728 PURCHASE 268 4728 PURCHASE 268 4728 PURCHASE 400 4728 PURCHASE 400 4729 SALE 1111 4730 SALE 346 4730 SALE 316 4730 SALE 272 4730 SALE 215 4730 SALE 100 4730 PURCHASE 346 4730 PURCHASE 546 4730 PURCHASE 132 4731 PURCHASE 165 4731 PURCHASE 268 4731 SALE 973 4732 SALE 1526 4733 PURCHASE 33 4733 PURCHASE 390 4733 PURCHASE 488 4733 SALE 531 4734 SALE 250 4734 PURCHASE 25 4734 PURCHASE 268 4734 PURCHASE 268 4734 PURCHASE 1103 4734 PURCHASE 2092 4734 PURCHASE 355 4736 PURCHASE 381 4736 SALE 489 4737 PURCHASE 55 4737 PURCHASE 250 4737 PURCHASE 268 4737 PURCHASE 425 4737 PURCHASE 646 4737 PURCHASE 1167 4737 SALE 2504 4738 SALE 750 4738 PURCHASE 800 4738 SALE 489 4739 SALE 200 4739 PURCHASE 203 4739 SALE 299 4740 PURCHASE 268 4740 SALE 332 4741 SALE 268 4741 SALE 268 4741 SALE 210 4742 PURCHASE 391 4742 PURCHASE 1343 4742 PURCHASE 1746 4742 PURCHASE 328 4743 PURCHASE 421 4743 SALE 2122 4744 SALE 1061 4744 SALE 922 4744 SALE 268 4744 SALE 2496 4745 SALE 771 4745 SALE 699 4745 PURCHASE 500 4745 PURCHASE 504 4745 PURCHASE 610 4745 SALE 250 4746 PURCHASE 227 4746 SALE 555 4747 SALE 262 4747 PURCHASE 85 4747 PURCHASE 1000 4747 PURCHASE 1200 4747 SALE 1704 4748 SALE 1056 4748 SALE 740 4748 SALE 629 4748 SALE 597 4748 SALE 489 4748 SALE 483 4748 SALE 464 4748 SALE 105 4748 SALE 40 4748 PURCHASE 133 4748 PURCHASE 200 4748 PURCHASE 390 4748 PURCHASE 400 4748 PURCHASE 450 4748 PURCHASE 450 4748 PURCHASE 482 4748 PURCHASE 600 4748 PURCHASE 932 4748 SALE 811 4749 SALE 807 4749 SALE 255 4749 SALE 59 4749 SALE 15 4749 PURCHASE 500 4749 PURCHASE 536 4749 PURCHASE 699 4749 PURCHASE 2105 4749 SALE 1223 4750 SALE 500 4750 SALE 500 4750 PURCHASE 500 4750 PURCHASE 1500 4750 SALE 268 4751 PURCHASE 150 4751 PURCHASE 247 4751 PURCHASE 268 4751 PURCHASE 289 4751 PURCHASE 500 4751 PURCHASE 900 4751 PURCHASE 3821 4751 SALE 1508 4752 SALE 250 4752 SALE 88 4752 SALE 54 4752 SALE 17 4752 PURCHASE 3 4752 PURCHASE 17 4752 PURCHASE 18 4752 PURCHASE 139 4752 PURCHASE 268 4752 PURCHASE 295 4752 PURCHASE 319 4752 PURCHASE 339 4752 PURCHASE 360 4752 PURCHASE 400 4752 PURCHASE 1500 4752 SALE 1049 4753 SALE 430 4753 SALE 428 4753 PURCHASE 100 4753 PURCHASE 268 4753 PURCHASE 268 4753 PURCHASE 390 4753 PURCHASE 1343 4753 PURCHASE 2000 4753 SALE 78 4754 SALE 66 4754 PURCHASE 15 4754 PURCHASE 39 4754 PURCHASE 51 4754 PURCHASE 111 4754 PURCHASE 224 4754 PURCHASE 300 4754 PURCHASE 521 4754 PURCHASE 800 4754 PURCHASE 1000 4754 PURCHASE 1152 4754 PURCHASE 1500 4754 PURCHASE 2108 4754 SALE 2000 4755 SALE 563 4755 SALE 268 4755 SALE 268 4755 SALE 233 4755 PURCHASE 27 4755 PURCHASE 189 4755 PURCHASE 500 4755 PURCHASE 647 4755 PURCHASE 925 4755 PURCHASE 1330 4755 SALE 1271 4756 SALE 310 4756 PURCHASE 131 4756 PURCHASE 201 4756 PURCHASE 459 4756 PURCHASE 500 4756 PURCHASE 1000 4756 SALE 1033 4757 SALE 240 4757 SALE 210 4757 SALE 100 4757 PURCHASE 101 4757 PURCHASE 268 4757 PURCHASE 500 4757 PURCHASE 750 4757 PURCHASE 926 4757 PURCHASE 1034 4757 SALE 1009 4758 SALE 89 4758 PURCHASE 400 4758 PURCHASE 500 4758 PURCHASE 1039 4758 PURCHASE 1867 4758 SALE 1200 4759 SALE 586 4759 SALE 160 4759 SALE 62 4759 SALE 62 4759 SALE 62 4759 SALE 62 4759 PURCHASE 180 4759 PURCHASE 390 4759 PURCHASE 488 4759 SALE 1250 4760 SALE 955 4760 SALE 789 4760 SALE 627 4760 SALE 569 4760 SALE 505 4760 SALE 400 4760 SALE 400 4760 SALE 380 4760 SALE 272 4760 SALE 183 4760 SALE 152 4760 SALE 100 4760 SALE 62 4760 PURCHASE 153 4760 PURCHASE 200 4760 PURCHASE 302 4760 PURCHASE 370 4760 PURCHASE 760 4760 PURCHASE 892 4760 PURCHASE 1500 4760 SALE 781 4761 SALE 608 4761 SALE 268 4761 SALE 268 4761 SALE 120 4761 SALE 105 4761 SALE 100 4761 SALE 100 4761 PURCHASE 20 4761 PURCHASE 44 4761 PURCHASE 79 4761 PURCHASE 158 4761 PURCHASE 168 4761 PURCHASE 211 4761 PURCHASE 268 4761 PURCHASE 400 4761 PURCHASE 500 4761 SALE 2500 4762 SALE 800 4762 SALE 600 4762 SALE 500 4762 SALE 240 4762 SALE 166 4762 SALE 161 4762 SALE 90 4762 PURCHASE 17 4762 PURCHASE 25 4762 PURCHASE 62 4762 PURCHASE 158 4762 PURCHASE 240 4762 PURCHASE 259 4762 PURCHASE 2357 4762 SALE 1226 4763 SALE 1000 4763 SALE 1000 4763 SALE 988 4763 SALE 809 4763 SALE 535 4763 SALE 470 4763 SALE 440 4763 SALE 239 4763 SALE 197 4763 PURCHASE 40 4763 PURCHASE 77 4763 PURCHASE 158 4763 PURCHASE 304 4763 PURCHASE 478 4763 PURCHASE 597 4763 PURCHASE 609 4763 PURCHASE 700 4763 PURCHASE 1060 4763 SALE 620 4764 PURCHASE 273 4764 PURCHASE 300 4764 PURCHASE 326 4764 PURCHASE 372 4764 PURCHASE 446 4764 PURCHASE 663 4764 PURCHASE 858 4764 SALE 1520 4765 SALE 1020 4765 SALE 1000 4765 SALE 353 4765 SALE 25 4765 PURCHASE 51 4765 PURCHASE 119 4765 PURCHASE 190 4765 PURCHASE 600 4765 PURCHASE 700 4765 PURCHASE 700 4765 PURCHASE 700 4765 PURCHASE 700 4765 PURCHASE 819 4765 PURCHASE 1000 4765 PURCHASE 1875 4765 SALE 2114 4766 SALE 1200 4766 SALE 783 4766 SALE 637 4766 SALE 406 4766 SALE 400 4766 PURCHASE 72 4766 PURCHASE 136 4766 PURCHASE 176 4766 PURCHASE 273 4766 PURCHASE 297 4766 PURCHASE 311 4766 PURCHASE 497 4766 PURCHASE 503 4766 PURCHASE 1000 4766 SALE 2500 4767 SALE 1200 4767 SALE 639 4767 SALE 250 4767 SALE 1247 4768 SALE 1000 4768 SALE 1000 4768 PURCHASE 50 4768 PURCHASE 136 4768 PURCHASE 136 4768 PURCHASE 150 4768 PURCHASE 269 4768 PURCHASE 313 4768 PURCHASE 330 4768 PURCHASE 336 4768 PURCHASE 346 4768 PURCHASE 500 4768 SALE 1000 4769 SALE 488 4769 SALE 486 4769 SALE 418 4769 SALE 151 4769 SALE 146 4769 PURCHASE 40 4769 PURCHASE 69 4769 PURCHASE 136 4769 PURCHASE 220 4769 PURCHASE 268 4769 PURCHASE 280 4769 PURCHASE 294 4769 PURCHASE 309 4769 PURCHASE 310 4769 PURCHASE 500 4769 PURCHASE 519 4769 PURCHASE 770 4769 PURCHASE 770 4769 PURCHASE 770 4769 PURCHASE 770 4769 PURCHASE 770 4769 PURCHASE 770 4769 PURCHASE 1200 4769 PURCHASE 1200 4769 SALE 1187 4770 SALE 878 4770 SALE 825 4770 SALE 580 4770 SALE 400 4770 SALE 346 4770 SALE 85 4770 SALE 74 4770 SALE 2 4770 SALE 2 4770 PURCHASE 100 4770 PURCHASE 134 4770 PURCHASE 137 4770 PURCHASE 183 4770 PURCHASE 500 4770 PURCHASE 540 4770 PURCHASE 596 4770 PURCHASE 790 4770 PURCHASE 953 4770 PURCHASE 1000 4770 PURCHASE 1073 4770 SALE 550 4771 PURCHASE 74 4771 PURCHASE 120 4771 PURCHASE 121 4771 PURCHASE 140 4771 PURCHASE 197 4771 PURCHASE 200 4771 PURCHASE 263 4771 PURCHASE 400 4771 PURCHASE 540 4771 PURCHASE 540 4771 PURCHASE 571 4771 PURCHASE 787 4771 PURCHASE 3380 4771 SALE 1368 4772 SALE 565 4772 SALE 529 4772 SALE 406 4772 SALE 53 4772 PURCHASE 50 4772 PURCHASE 89 4772 SALE 900 4773 SALE 398 4773 SALE 231 4773 PURCHASE 201 4773 PURCHASE 268 4773 PURCHASE 300 4773 PURCHASE 680 4773 PURCHASE 1000 4773 SALE 1520 4774 SALE 1346 4774 SALE 1200 4774 SALE 1000 4774 SALE 718 4774 SALE 499 4774 PURCHASE 74 4774 PURCHASE 76 4774 PURCHASE 268 4774 PURCHASE 268 4774 PURCHASE 340 4774 PURCHASE 1040 4774 SALE 1221 4775 SALE 497 4775 SALE 83 4775 PURCHASE 623 4775 PURCHASE 1000 4775 SALE 489 4776 SALE 250 4776 PURCHASE 12 4776 PURCHASE 119 4776 PURCHASE 136 4776 PURCHASE 200 4776 PURCHASE 237 4776 PURCHASE 682 4776 SALE 2783 4777 PURCHASE 40 4777 PURCHASE 320 4777 PURCHASE 520 4777 PURCHASE 1989 4777 SALE 1200 4778 PURCHASE 167 4778 PURCHASE 268 4778 PURCHASE 327 4778 PURCHASE 870 4778 PURCHASE 1000 4778 PURCHASE 1000 4778 PURCHASE 3139 4778 SALE 964 4779 SALE 483 4779 SALE 268 4779 SALE 268 4779 SALE 117 4779 PURCHASE 24 4779 PURCHASE 43 4779 PURCHASE 60 4779 PURCHASE 128 4779 PURCHASE 155 4779 PURCHASE 200 4779 PURCHASE 212 4779 PURCHASE 268 4779 PURCHASE 268 4779 PURCHASE 287 4779 PURCHASE 418 4779 PURCHASE 830 4779 PURCHASE 843 4779 PURCHASE 900 4779 SALE 2535 4780 SALE 1150 4780 SALE 1000 4780 PURCHASE 250 4780 PURCHASE 250 4780 SALE 2091 4781 SALE 1861 4781 SALE 872 4781 SALE 107 4781 SALE 100 4781 PURCHASE 150 4781 PURCHASE 164 4781 PURCHASE 288 4781 PURCHASE 300 4781 SALE 489 4782 SALE 484 4782 SALE 334 4782 SALE 250 4782 PURCHASE 174 4782 PURCHASE 268 4782 PURCHASE 526 4782 SALE 1091 4783 SALE 199 4783 SALE 199 4783 SALE 96 4783 PURCHASE 11 4783 PURCHASE 44 4783 PURCHASE 46 4783 PURCHASE 268 4783 PURCHASE 268 4783 PURCHASE 285 4783 PURCHASE 300 4783 PURCHASE 301 4783 PURCHASE 301 4783 PURCHASE 400 4783 PURCHASE 684 4783 PURCHASE 703 4783 PURCHASE 1794 4783 SALE 790 4784 SALE 780 4784 SALE 130 4784 SALE 91 4784 PURCHASE 300 4784 PURCHASE 331 4784 SALE 473 4785 SALE 287 4785 SALE 100 4785 SALE 53 4785 PURCHASE 154 4785 SALE 1889 4786 SALE 1697 4786 SALE 704 4786 SALE 619 4786 SALE 49 4786 PURCHASE 300 4786 SALE 1149 4787 SALE 268 4787 SALE 181 4787 SALE 180 4787 SALE 62 4787 PURCHASE 35 4787 PURCHASE 749 4787 SALE 304 4789 SALE 268 4789 SALE 82 4789 SALE 30 4789 SALE 3131 4790 SALE 820 4790 SALE 709 4790 SALE 517 4790 SALE 305 4790 SALE 54 4790 PURCHASE 1200 4790 SALE 513 4791 PURCHASE 100 4791 PURCHASE 150 4791 PURCHASE 1000 4791 SALE 1334 4792 PURCHASE 76 4792 PURCHASE 132 4792 PURCHASE 318 4792 PURCHASE 600 4792 PURCHASE 600 4792 PURCHASE 1000 4792 SALE 595 4793 SALE 489 4793 SALE 200 4793 SALE 3200 4794 SALE 1599 4794 SALE 1392 4794 SALE 532 4794 SALE 424 4794 SALE 268 4794 SALE 91 4794 PURCHASE 705 4794 SALE 3128 4795 SALE 1786 4795 SALE 719 4795 SALE 514 4795 SALE 200 4795 SALE 164 4795 PURCHASE 446 4795 SALE 1100 4796 SALE 300 4796 SALE 263 4796 PURCHASE 268 4796 PURCHASE 268 4796 PURCHASE 268 4796 PURCHASE 300 4796 PURCHASE 300 4796 SALE 1200 4797 PURCHASE 292 4797 PURCHASE 375 4797 PURCHASE 407 4797 SALE 718 4798 SALE 699 4798 SALE 500 4798 SALE 391 4798 SALE 268 4798 SALE 260 4798 SALE 100 4798 SALE 489 4799 SALE 300 4799 SALE 150 4799 SALE 3000 4800 SALE 796 4800 SALE 299 4800 SALE 299 4800 SALE 244 4800 PURCHASE 49 4800 PURCHASE 106 4800 PURCHASE 132 4800 PURCHASE 371 4800 PURCHASE 429 4800 PURCHASE 567 4800 SALE 998 4801 SALE 501 4801 SALE 268 4801 SALE 268 4801 PURCHASE 150 4801 PURCHASE 197 4801 PURCHASE 268 4801 PURCHASE 406 4801 PURCHASE 638 4801 PURCHASE 647 4801 PURCHASE 1000 4801 PURCHASE 2376 4801 PURCHASE 3124 4801 PURCHASE 268 4802 PURCHASE 350 4802 PURCHASE 467 4802 PURCHASE 553 4802 SALE 250 4803 SALE 82 4803 PURCHASE 400 4803 PURCHASE 1111 4803 PURCHASE 1123 4803 SALE 4276 4804 SALE 284 4804 SALE 198 4804 SALE 21 4804 PURCHASE 28 4804 PURCHASE 157 4804 PURCHASE 200 4804 PURCHASE 243 4804 PURCHASE 400 4804 PURCHASE 415 4804 PURCHASE 496 4804 PURCHASE 615 4804 PURCHASE 732 4804 PURCHASE 1200 4804 PURCHASE 1243 4804 PURCHASE 2922 4804 SALE 1305 4805 SALE 1000 4805 SALE 854 4805 SALE 268 4805 PURCHASE 8 4805 PURCHASE 133 4805 PURCHASE 414 4805 PURCHASE 600 4805 PURCHASE 843 4805 SALE 2080 4806 SALE 397 4806 PURCHASE 136 4806 PURCHASE 226 4806 PURCHASE 268 4806 PURCHASE 350 4806 PURCHASE 400 4806 PURCHASE 1200 4806 SALE 1073 4807 SALE 468 4807 SALE 367 4807 SALE 300 4807 SALE 300 4807 SALE 169 4807 SALE 56 4807 PURCHASE 719 4807 PURCHASE 739 4807 SALE 2383 4808 SALE 550 4808 SALE 398 4808 SALE 232 4808 SALE 8 4808 PURCHASE 219 4808 PURCHASE 250 4808 PURCHASE 341 4808 PURCHASE 355 4808 PURCHASE 368 4808 PURCHASE 403 4808 PURCHASE 408 4808 PURCHASE 811 4808 PURCHASE 855 4808 PURCHASE 1000 4808 PURCHASE 1228 4808 PURCHASE 29 4809 PURCHASE 105 4809 PURCHASE 239 4809 PURCHASE 282 4809 PURCHASE 600 4809 PURCHASE 602 4809 PURCHASE 826 4809 PURCHASE 2500 4809 SALE 4270 4810 SALE 3118 4810 SALE 1688 4810 SALE 1438 4810 SALE 1118 4810 SALE 838 4810 SALE 660 4810 SALE 547 4810 SALE 487 4810 SALE 318 4810 SALE 305 4810 SALE 268 4810 PURCHASE 32 4810 PURCHASE 90 4810 PURCHASE 137 4810 PURCHASE 164 4810 PURCHASE 265 4810 PURCHASE 331 4810 PURCHASE 357 4810 PURCHASE 690 4810 PURCHASE 690 4810 PURCHASE 690 4810 PURCHASE 3118 4810 SALE 854 4811 SALE 549 4811 SALE 300 4811 SALE 251 4811 PURCHASE 50 4811 PURCHASE 216 4811 PURCHASE 275 4811 PURCHASE 315 4811 PURCHASE 500 4811 PURCHASE 900 4811 SALE 1373 4812 SALE 369 4812 SALE 279 4812 PURCHASE 3 4812 PURCHASE 65 4812 PURCHASE 100 4812 PURCHASE 100 4812 PURCHASE 132 4812 PURCHASE 165 4812 PURCHASE 178 4812 PURCHASE 185 4812 PURCHASE 215 4812 PURCHASE 226 4812 PURCHASE 268 4812 PURCHASE 273 4812 PURCHASE 350 4812 PURCHASE 400 4812 PURCHASE 600 4812 PURCHASE 835 4812 PURCHASE 53 4813 PURCHASE 62 4813 PURCHASE 198 4813 PURCHASE 300 4813 PURCHASE 300 4813 PURCHASE 338 4813 PURCHASE 350 4813 PURCHASE 505 4813 PURCHASE 932 4813 PURCHASE 1000 4813 PURCHASE 1002 4813 SALE 466 4814 PURCHASE 44 4814 PURCHASE 252 4814 PURCHASE 420 4814 PURCHASE 500 4814 PURCHASE 500 4814 PURCHASE 651 4814 PURCHASE 658 4814 PURCHASE 733 4814 PURCHASE 925 4814 PURCHASE 967 4814 SALE 1844 4815 SALE 1000 4815 SALE 961 4815 SALE 582 4815 SALE 460 4815 SALE 268 4815 SALE 187 4815 SALE 187 4815 PURCHASE 60 4815 PURCHASE 73 4815 PURCHASE 185 4815 PURCHASE 268 4815 PURCHASE 304 4815 PURCHASE 432 4815 PURCHASE 988 4815 PURCHASE 1000 4815 PURCHASE 2354 4815 SALE 1591 4816 SALE 756 4816 SALE 532 4816 SALE 453 4816 SALE 339 4816 PURCHASE 49 4816 PURCHASE 182 4816 PURCHASE 232 4816 PURCHASE 434 4816 PURCHASE 732 4816 PURCHASE 925 4816 PURCHASE 62 4817 PURCHASE 72 4817 PURCHASE 150 4817 PURCHASE 382 4817 PURCHASE 1000 4817 PURCHASE 1165 4817 SALE 1004 4818 SALE 557 4818 SALE 442 4818 SALE 306 4818 SALE 212 4818 SALE 21 4818 PURCHASE 268 4818 SALE 313 4819 SALE 150 4819 PURCHASE 286 4819 SALE 2940 4820 SALE 2144 4820 SALE 1462 4820 SALE 1144 4820 SALE 1092 4820 SALE 718 4820 SALE 388 4820 SALE 347 4820 SALE 331 4820 SALE 308 4820 SALE 260 4820 SALE 200 4820 PURCHASE 248 4820 PURCHASE 268 4820 PURCHASE 339 4820 PURCHASE 495 4820 PURCHASE 679 4820 PURCHASE 2700 4820 SALE 1201 4821 SALE 400 4821 PURCHASE 47 4821 PURCHASE 62 4821 PURCHASE 175 4821 PURCHASE 200 4821 PURCHASE 318 4821 PURCHASE 400 4821 PURCHASE 600 4821 PURCHASE 877 4821 PURCHASE 900 4821 SALE 343 4822 SALE 263 4822 SALE 181 4822 SALE 46 4822 PURCHASE 995 4822 SALE 1324 4823 SALE 800 4823 SALE 582 4823 SALE 360 4823 SALE 280 4823 PURCHASE 242 4823 PURCHASE 354 4823 PURCHASE 431 4823 SALE 1575 4824 SALE 700 4824 SALE 638 4824 SALE 630 4824 SALE 590 4824 SALE 466 4824 SALE 458 4824 SALE 355 4824 SALE 263 4824 SALE 227 4824 SALE 114 4824 PURCHASE 119 4824 PURCHASE 170 4824 PURCHASE 212 4824 PURCHASE 300 4824 PURCHASE 479 4824 PURCHASE 972 4824 PURCHASE 1529 4824 SALE 2072 4825 SALE 1738 4825 SALE 1726 4825 SALE 1702 4825 SALE 1414 4825 SALE 989 4825 SALE 526 4825 SALE 480 4825 SALE 419 4825 SALE 398 4825 SALE 100 4825 SALE 19 4825 PURCHASE 24 4825 PURCHASE 50 4825 PURCHASE 54 4825 PURCHASE 222 4825 PURCHASE 300 4825 PURCHASE 381 4825 PURCHASE 484 4825 PURCHASE 500 4825 PURCHASE 502 4825 PURCHASE 525 4825 PURCHASE 531 4825 PURCHASE 640 4825 PURCHASE 790 4825 PURCHASE 995 4825 PURCHASE 2845 4825 SALE 1528 4826 SALE 1165 4826 SALE 806 4826 SALE 561 4826 SALE 462 4826 SALE 328 4826 SALE 321 4826 SALE 155 4826 SALE 132 4826 SALE 110 4826 SALE 20 4826 PURCHASE 97 4826 PURCHASE 136 4826 PURCHASE 239 4826 PURCHASE 298 4826 PURCHASE 300 4826 PURCHASE 313 4826 PURCHASE 507 4826 PURCHASE 527 4826 PURCHASE 552 4826 PURCHASE 894 4826 PURCHASE 1800 4826 SALE 385 4827 PURCHASE 34 4827 PURCHASE 121 4827 PURCHASE 192 4827 PURCHASE 500 4827 PURCHASE 649 4827 PURCHASE 668 4827 PURCHASE 670 4827 PURCHASE 800 4827 PURCHASE 837 4827 SALE 304 4828 SALE 300 4828 SALE 140 4828 SALE 78 4828 PURCHASE 127 4828 PURCHASE 342 4828 PURCHASE 400 4828 PURCHASE 2200 4828 SALE 1107 4829 SALE 466 4829 SALE 464 4829 SALE 212 4829 PURCHASE 56 4829 PURCHASE 169 4829 PURCHASE 268 4829 PURCHASE 294 4829 PURCHASE 300 4829 PURCHASE 365 4829 SALE 1281 4830 SALE 619 4830 SALE 348 4830 SALE 181 4830 SALE 31 4830 PURCHASE 551 4830 PURCHASE 735 4830 PURCHASE 900 4830 PURCHASE 900 4830 PURCHASE 1297 4830 PURCHASE 1500 4830 PURCHASE 2000 4830 PURCHASE 3105 4830 PURCHASE 195 4831 PURCHASE 214 4831 PURCHASE 300 4831 PURCHASE 140 4832 PURCHASE 519 4832 PURCHASE 615 4832 SALE 1200 4833 SALE 696 4833 SALE 413 4833 SALE 92 4833 PURCHASE 500 4834 PURCHASE 900 4834 SALE 283 4835 SALE 250 4835 PURCHASE 282 4835 SALE 692 4836 PURCHASE 300 4836 PURCHASE 161 4837 PURCHASE 264 4837 SALE 121 4838 PURCHASE 300 4838 SALE 1789 4839 SALE 518 4839 SALE 477 4839 SALE 217 4839 SALE 98 4839 SALE 532 4840 SALE 268 4840 SALE 594 4844 SALE 304 4845 SALE 251 4845 PURCHASE 201 4845 PURCHASE 365 4845 PURCHASE 500 4845 SALE 747 4846 PURCHASE 152 4846 PURCHASE 666 4846 PURCHASE 15 4847 PURCHASE 28 4847 PURCHASE 77 4847 PURCHASE 400 4847 PURCHASE 893 4847 PURCHASE 1000 4847 PURCHASE 1200 4847 SALE 250 4848 SALE 532 4850 SALE 525 4850 SALE 215 4850 PURCHASE 585 4851 PURCHASE 2114 4851 SALE 458 4852 SALE 193 4853 PURCHASE 732 4853 SALE 571 4854 SALE 328 4854 SALE 259 4854 SALE 242 4854 PURCHASE 612 4854 SALE 207 4855 PURCHASE 232 4855 PURCHASE 292 4855 PURCHASE 400 4855 PURCHASE 529 4855 SALE 3088 4857 SALE 509 4858 PURCHASE 300 4859 SALE 1326 4860 SALE 82 4861 PURCHASE 377 4861 PURCHASE 623 4861 PURCHASE 268 4862 PURCHASE 356 4862 PURCHASE 900 4862 PURCHASE 223 4863 PURCHASE 395 4863 PURCHASE 489 4863 PURCHASE 525 4863 SALE 2159 4865 SALE 500 4865 SALE 500 4865 SALE 246 4865 SALE 199 4865 SALE 197 4865 SALE 175 4865 SALE 163 4865 SALE 23 4865 SALE 1000 4867 SALE 173 4869 SALE 500 4870 SALE 500 4870 SALE 368 4870 SALE 226 4870 SALE 94 4870 SALE 3076 4875 SALE 824 4875 SALE 500 4875 SALE 500 4875 SALE 500 4875 SALE 500 4875 SALE 232 4875 SALE 209 4875 SALE 110 4875 PURCHASE 494 4875 SALE 1256 4877 SALE 538 4878 SALE 92 4879 PURCHASE 183 4879 PURCHASE 3074 4879 SALE 1100 4880 SALE 500 4880 SALE 347 4880 PURCHASE 300 4883 PURCHASE 1000 4885 PURCHASE 319 4886 PURCHASE 482 4887 SALE 324 4888 SALE 200 4888 SALE 1200 4889 SALE 854 4890 SALE 562 4890 SALE 450 4890 SALE 391 4890 SALE 270 4890 SALE 148 4890 SALE 45 4890 PURCHASE 340 4890 PURCHASE 99 4891 PURCHASE 600 4891 PURCHASE 1300 4891 PURCHASE 3066 4891 PURCHASE 100 4892 PURCHASE 277 4892 SALE 820 4893 SALE 357 4894 SALE 80 4895 PURCHASE 98 4895 SALE 757 4896 PURCHASE 268 4896 SALE 1050 4898 SALE 600 4898 PURCHASE 357 4898 PURCHASE 357 4898 SALE 529 4899 SALE 8197 4900 SALE 6753 4900 SALE 1000 4900 SALE 407 4900 SALE 303 4900 SALE 214 4900 SALE 79 4900 SALE 50 4900 SALE 21 4900 PURCHASE 357 4900 PURCHASE 3061 4900 PURCHASE 3154 4900 PURCHASE 891 4902 PURCHASE 400 4903 SALE 1000 4904 PURCHASE 160 4904 PURCHASE 174 4905 PURCHASE 207 4905 PURCHASE 268 4905 PURCHASE 342 4906 PURCHASE 166 4907 SALE 204 4908 SALE 909 4909 PURCHASE 136 4910 PURCHASE 250 4910 PURCHASE 500 4910 SALE 200 4912 SALE 268 4914 SALE 439 4917 SALE 2354 4920 PURCHASE 2112 4920 PURCHASE 643 4921 PURCHASE 1000 4923 SALE 1000 4927 SALE 1000 4927 SALE 192 4927 SALE 171 4927 PURCHASE 343 4929 PURCHASE 1143 4930 PURCHASE 1000 4931 SALE 1732 4937 SALE 500 4940 SALE 1169 4945 SALE 357 4948 SALE 185 4950 PURCHASE 194 4950 SALE 181 4951 SALE 803 4959 SALE 1659 4972 SALE 19 4974 PURCHASE 176 5022 PURCHASE 268 5022 PURCHASE 268 5023 SALE 110 5068 TOTAL PURCHASES 422,367 TOTAL SALES 434,271 (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 JANUARY 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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