29th Feb 2008 11:54
UBS AG (EPT)29 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 28 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 2,114,435 0.21% 2,391 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,114,435 0.21% 2,391 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 1200 5741 pence SALE 800 5743 PURCHASE 273 5743 PURCHASE 333 5743 PURCHASE 143 5744 PURCHASE 333 5744 PURCHASE 327 5744 PURCHASE 272 5744 SALE 69 5745 SALE 69 5745 SALE 69 5745 SALE 86 5745 PURCHASE 68 5745 PURCHASE 500 5745 PURCHASE 452 5745 PURCHASE 460 5745 SALE 444 5745 PURCHASE 574 5746 PURCHASE 533 5746 PURCHASE 193 5746 SALE 333 5747 SALE 242 5747 PURCHASE 676 5747 PURCHASE 69 5747 PURCHASE 302 5747 PURCHASE 4 5747 PURCHASE 43 5747 PURCHASE 923 5747 PURCHASE 425 5747 PURCHASE 259 5748 SALE 1130 5748 PURCHASE 463 5748 PURCHASE 500 5748 SALE 459 5748 PURCHASE 657 5748 SALE 319 5748 PURCHASE 230 5748 PURCHASE 43 5748 PURCHASE 423 5748 PURCHASE 333 5749 PURCHASE 333 5749 PURCHASE 401 5749 PURCHASE 108 5749 PURCHASE 440 5749 SALE 415 5749 PURCHASE 142 5749 PURCHASE 1000 5750 PURCHASE 1079 5750 PURCHASE 902 5750 PURCHASE 100 5750 PURCHASE 61 5750 PURCHASE 1029 5750 PURCHASE 650 5750 PURCHASE 452 5750 SALE 1126 5750 PURCHASE 952 5750 PURCHASE 318 5750 PURCHASE 445 5750 PURCHASE 426 5750 SALE 139 5750 SALE 217 5750 SALE 600 5751 PURCHASE 268 5751 PURCHASE 1132 5751 SALE 259 5751 SALE 500 5751 SALE 144 5751 SALE 333 5752 SALE 333 5752 PURCHASE 391 5752 SALE 391 5752 PURCHASE 261 5752 PURCHASE 337 5752 SALE 333 5753 SALE 333 5753 SALE 333 5753 SALE 600 5753 SALE 230 5753 SALE 6 5753 SALE 295 5753 SALE 357 5753 SALE 600 5753 SALE 69 5753 SALE 69 5753 SALE 69 5753 SALE 86 5753 SALE 444 5753 SALE 69 5754 SALE 86 5754 SALE 69 5754 SALE 69 5754 SALE 357 5754 SALE 1200 5754 PURCHASE 88 5754 SALE 285 5754 SALE 800 5755 SALE 1000 5755 PURCHASE 846 5755 SALE 335 5755 SALE 191 5755 SALE 357 5755 PURCHASE 492 5755 SALE 348 5755 PURCHASE 280 5756 PURCHASE 1852 5756 SALE 657 5756 PURCHASE 333 5756 PURCHASE 400 5756 PURCHASE 320 5756 PURCHASE 376 5756 PURCHASE 74 5756 PURCHASE 272 5756 PURCHASE 900 5757 PURCHASE 449 5757 PURCHASE 348 5757 PURCHASE 472 5757 PURCHASE 330 5757 PURCHASE 500 5757 PURCHASE 7 5757 PURCHASE 500 5757 PURCHASE 179 5758 PURCHASE 165 5758 PURCHASE 465 5758 PURCHASE 333 5758 PURCHASE 120 5758 PURCHASE 423 5758 SALE 183 5758 SALE 17 5758 PURCHASE 79 5758 SALE 90 5758 SALE 357 5758 SALE 357 5758 SALE 549 5759 SALE 653 5759 SALE 477 5759 SALE 30 5759 SALE 400 5759 SALE 357 5759 SALE 500 5759 PURCHASE 182 5760 PURCHASE 400 5760 PURCHASE 382 5760 PURCHASE 447 5760 SALE 300 5760 SALE 500 5760 PURCHASE 636 5760 PURCHASE 1005 5760 SALE 357 5760 SALE 500 5760 SALE 500 5760 PURCHASE 217 5761 SALE 129 5761 SALE 359 5762 PURCHASE 500 5762 PURCHASE 441 5762 PURCHASE 59 5762 SALE 278 5762 SALE 485 5762 PURCHASE 195 5763 PURCHASE 12 5763 PURCHASE 368 5763 PURCHASE 281 5763 SALE 477 5763 SALE 300 5763 SALE 240 5763 SALE 63 5763 SALE 100 5763 SALE 788 5763 SALE 74 5763 SALE 1000 5763 PURCHASE 315 5764 PURCHASE 288 5764 SALE 475 5764 SALE 300 5764 PURCHASE 238 5764 SALE 1000 5765 SALE 172 5765 PURCHASE 536 5765 PURCHASE 463 5765 PURCHASE 986 5765 PURCHASE 173 5765 PURCHASE 57 5765 PURCHASE 627 5765 SALE 156 5765 PURCHASE 75 5765 PURCHASE 57 5765 SALE 246 5765 SALE 106 5765 SALE 345 5765 PURCHASE 444 5765 SALE 430 5766 PURCHASE 80 5766 PURCHASE 42 5766 PURCHASE 600 5766 PURCHASE 157 5766 PURCHASE 154 5766 SALE 500 5766 SALE 703 5766 SALE 44 5766 SALE 152 5766 SALE 633 5766 SALE 31 5766 SALE 220 5766 PURCHASE 268 5767 SALE 294 5768 PURCHASE 400 5768 PURCHASE 219 5768 PURCHASE 70 5768 SALE 485 5768 SALE 1200 5768 SALE 444 5768 SALE 181 5769 SALE 642 5769 SALE 529 5769 PURCHASE 414 5769 PURCHASE 1000 5769 SALE 2041 5769 SALE 287 5769 PURCHASE 903 5769 PURCHASE 406 5769 SALE 333 5769 SALE 400 5769 SALE 400 5769 SALE 613 5769 PURCHASE 300 5769 SALE 643 5769 SALE 245 5769 PURCHASE 314 5769 SALE 444 5769 PURCHASE 1343 5770 PURCHASE 501 5770 PURCHASE 801 5770 PURCHASE 1611 5770 PURCHASE 518 5770 PURCHASE 340 5770 PURCHASE 456 5770 PURCHASE 390 5770 PURCHASE 50 5770 PURCHASE 53 5770 PURCHASE 603 5770 PURCHASE 435 5770 PURCHASE 120 5770 SALE 268 5771 PURCHASE 400 5771 SALE 36 5771 SALE 222 5771 SALE 39 5771 SALE 1000 5771 SALE 1500 5772 PURCHASE 86 5772 PURCHASE 806 5772 PURCHASE 48 5772 PURCHASE 766 5772 PURCHASE 409 5772 PURCHASE 530 5772 PURCHASE 4545 5772 SALE 592 5773 SALE 1072 5773 SALE 357 5773 SALE 390 5773 PURCHASE 314 5773 PURCHASE 315 5773 PURCHASE 1030 5774 PURCHASE 455 5774 PURCHASE 685 5774 SALE 444 5774 SALE 230 5774 PURCHASE 419 5774 PURCHASE 31 5774 SALE 467 5775 PURCHASE 268 5775 PURCHASE 164 5775 PURCHASE 77 5775 PURCHASE 440 5775 PURCHASE 43 5775 SALE 824 5775 SALE 400 5775 SALE 221 5775 PURCHASE 498 5775 PURCHASE 40 5775 PURCHASE 792 5775 PURCHASE 171 5776 PURCHASE 610 5776 PURCHASE 463 5776 PURCHASE 489 5776 SALE 214 5776 SALE 830 5776 SALE 304 5776 PURCHASE 429 5776 PURCHASE 1000 5776 SALE 441 5776 SALE 407 5776 SALE 500 5776 PURCHASE 43 5776 PURCHASE 23 5776 PURCHASE 309 5776 SALE 444 5776 SALE 242 5776 SALE 56 5776 SALE 539 5776 SALE 539 5776 SALE 203 5776 PURCHASE 522 5776 PURCHASE 81 5777 PURCHASE 508 5777 PURCHASE 472 5777 PURCHASE 133 5777 PURCHASE 493 5777 SALE 333 5777 SALE 58 5777 SALE 357 5777 SALE 500 5777 PURCHASE 554 5777 PURCHASE 800 5777 PURCHASE 333 5777 PURCHASE 409 5777 PURCHASE 1018 5777 PURCHASE 410 5777 PURCHASE 43 5777 PURCHASE 54 5777 SALE 20 5777 PURCHASE 2 5777 PURCHASE 39 5777 PURCHASE 340 5777 PURCHASE 76 5777 SALE 1200 5777 PURCHASE 1173 5778 PURCHASE 592 5778 PURCHASE 289 5778 PURCHASE 181 5778 SALE 693 5778 SALE 192 5778 PURCHASE 1018 5778 SALE 484 5778 SALE 309 5778 SALE 268 5779 PURCHASE 227 5779 PURCHASE 227 5779 PURCHASE 229 5779 PURCHASE 318 5779 SALE 140 5779 SALE 408 5779 PURCHASE 471 5780 PURCHASE 95 5780 PURCHASE 789 5780 PURCHASE 329 5780 PURCHASE 485 5780 PURCHASE 43 5780 PURCHASE 78 5780 PURCHASE 971 5780 PURCHASE 411 5780 SALE 800 5780 SALE 600 5780 SALE 357 5780 SALE 309 5780 SALE 371 5780 SALE 268 5781 PURCHASE 268 5781 PURCHASE 367 5781 PURCHASE 40 5781 SALE 400 5781 PURCHASE 67 5781 PURCHASE 200 5781 PURCHASE 268 5781 PURCHASE 444 5781 PURCHASE 60 5781 SALE 333 5782 PURCHASE 118 5782 SALE 1302 5782 SALE 257 5782 SALE 530 5782 PURCHASE 467 5782 PURCHASE 333 5782 PURCHASE 96 5782 SALE 357 5782 SALE 164 5782 SALE 626 5782 PURCHASE 178 5782 PURCHASE 455 5782 SALE 1793 5782 PURCHASE 62 5782 PURCHASE 181 5782 PURCHASE 145 5782 PURCHASE 201 5782 PURCHASE 589 5783 PURCHASE 221 5783 SALE 33 5783 SALE 212 5783 SALE 254 5783 SALE 800 5783 SALE 200 5783 PURCHASE 900 5783 PURCHASE 400 5784 PURCHASE 387 5784 PURCHASE 651 5784 PURCHASE 78 5784 PURCHASE 69 5784 PURCHASE 344 5784 PURCHASE 400 5784 SALE 1256 5784 SALE 268 5785 SALE 1064 5785 SALE 52 5785 SALE 333 5785 SALE 589 5785 PURCHASE 1133 5785 PURCHASE 600 5785 SALE 106 5785 PURCHASE 80 5785 PURCHASE 303 5785 PURCHASE 345 5785 PURCHASE 300 5785 PURCHASE 398 5785 SALE 858 5786 PURCHASE 813 5786 SALE 7 5786 SALE 37 5786 SALE 1145 5786 PURCHASE 268 5786 PURCHASE 463 5786 PURCHASE 412 5786 SALE 475 5786 PURCHASE 589 5786 PURCHASE 86 5786 SALE 963 5786 SALE 430 5786 SALE 251 5786 SALE 500 5786 PURCHASE 619 5786 SALE 824 5786 SALE 419 5787 SALE 235 5787 SALE 411 5787 PURCHASE 656 5787 SALE 1245 5787 PURCHASE 444 5787 PURCHASE 170 5787 PURCHASE 545 5787 PURCHASE 69 5787 PURCHASE 43 5787 SALE 775 5787 SALE 208 5788 SALE 678 5788 SALE 701 5788 SALE 568 5788 SALE 2591 5788 SALE 246 5788 SALE 1119 5788 SALE 2148 5788 SALE 443 5788 SALE 1237 5788 SALE 1513 5788 SALE 276 5788 PURCHASE 41 5788 SALE 455 5788 PURCHASE 548 5788 PURCHASE 497 5788 SALE 1734 5789 SALE 46 5789 SALE 98 5789 SALE 570 5789 PURCHASE 565 5789 PURCHASE 440 5789 SALE 938 5789 SALE 353 5789 SALE 48 5789 SALE 682 5789 SALE 680 5789 PURCHASE 200 5789 PURCHASE 333 5789 PURCHASE 180 5789 PURCHASE 400 5789 PURCHASE 333 5789 PURCHASE 800 5789 PURCHASE 42 5789 PURCHASE 778 5790 PURCHASE 361 5790 PURCHASE 384 5790 SALE 201 5790 SALE 99 5790 SALE 500 5790 PURCHASE 483 5790 PURCHASE 435 5790 SALE 166 5790 SALE 100 5790 SALE 101 5790 SALE 101 5790 SALE 266 5790 PURCHASE 89 5790 PURCHASE 270 5790 PURCHASE 581 5790 SALE 603 5790 SALE 46 5790 SALE 242 5790 PURCHASE 2590 5790 PURCHASE 204 5790 PURCHASE 419 5790 PURCHASE 405 5790 PURCHASE 629 5790 SALE 1000 5790 SALE 167 5790 SALE 547 5790 SALE 538 5790 SALE 287 5790 PURCHASE 555 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 411 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 46 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 100 5790 PURCHASE 393 5790 PURCHASE 400 5790 PURCHASE 240 5790 PURCHASE 260 5790 PURCHASE 400 5790 PURCHASE 1312 5790 SALE 518 5790 PURCHASE 382 5790 PURCHASE 126 5790 PURCHASE 479 5790 PURCHASE 48 5790 SALE 115 5790 PURCHASE 1626 5790 SALE 357 5791 SALE 450 5791 SALE 400 5791 SALE 145 5791 PURCHASE 43 5791 SALE 43 5791 SALE 312 5791 SALE 672 5791 SALE 222 5791 PURCHASE 475 5791 PURCHASE 348 5791 SALE 437 5791 PURCHASE 304 5791 SALE 494 5791 SALE 483 5791 SALE 15 5791 PURCHASE 610 5791 PURCHASE 400 5791 PURCHASE 333 5791 PURCHASE 400 5791 SALE 313 5791 PURCHASE 500 5791 PURCHASE 467 5791 PURCHASE 34 5791 PURCHASE 37 5791 SALE 141 5791 SALE 320 5791 SALE 555 5791 SALE 325 5791 SALE 1860 5791 PURCHASE 113 5791 PURCHASE 645 5791 SALE 320 5792 SALE 400 5792 SALE 320 5792 SALE 333 5792 SALE 500 5792 SALE 770 5792 SALE 797 5792 PURCHASE 387 5792 SALE 460 5792 PURCHASE 318 5792 SALE 915 5792 SALE 403 5792 SALE 1103 5792 SALE 200 5792 PURCHASE 555 5792 PURCHASE 15 5792 PURCHASE 510 5792 PURCHASE 1200 5792 SALE 706 5792 SALE 336 5792 SALE 322 5792 PURCHASE 330 5792 PURCHASE 586 5792 PURCHASE 57 5792 PURCHASE 547 5792 PURCHASE 333 5792 PURCHASE 69 5792 PURCHASE 86 5792 PURCHASE 435 5792 PURCHASE 409 5792 SALE 822 5793 SALE 177 5793 SALE 288 5793 SALE 357 5793 SALE 333 5793 SALE 333 5793 SALE 500 5793 SALE 400 5793 PURCHASE 483 5793 PURCHASE 303 5793 PURCHASE 316 5793 PURCHASE 515 5793 SALE 300 5793 SALE 500 5793 SALE 332 5793 SALE 773 5794 SALE 78 5794 SALE 583 5794 SALE 425 5794 SALE 1171 5794 PURCHASE 78 5794 PURCHASE 452 5794 PURCHASE 392 5794 PURCHASE 446 5794 PURCHASE 78 5794 PURCHASE 478 5794 PURCHASE 6 5794 PURCHASE 385 5794 PURCHASE 93 5794 PURCHASE 700 5794 PURCHASE 68 5794 SALE 285 5794 SALE 500 5794 SALE 988 5795 SALE 699 5795 SALE 754 5795 SALE 239 5795 PURCHASE 483 5795 SALE 1000 5795 PURCHASE 449 5795 PURCHASE 72 5795 SALE 400 5795 PURCHASE 120 5795 PURCHASE 394 5795 PURCHASE 434 5795 SALE 1126 5795 SALE 279 5795 SALE 453 5795 PURCHASE 444 5795 PURCHASE 400 5795 PURCHASE 319 5795 PURCHASE 268 5795 PURCHASE 1200 5795 SALE 138 5795 PURCHASE 1290 5796 SALE 351 5796 SALE 857 5796 PURCHASE 2587 5796 SALE 108 5796 SALE 400 5796 SALE 517 5796 SALE 1000 5796 PURCHASE 23 5796 PURCHASE 43 5796 PURCHASE 114 5796 PURCHASE 400 5796 PURCHASE 43 5796 PURCHASE 390 5796 PURCHASE 610 5796 PURCHASE 411 5796 SALE 48 5797 SALE 34 5797 SALE 300 5797 SALE 276 5797 SALE 11 5797 PURCHASE 408 5797 SALE 268 5797 SALE 114 5797 SALE 400 5797 PURCHASE 530 5798 PURCHASE 376 5798 PURCHASE 333 5798 PURCHASE 500 5798 SALE 400 5798 PURCHASE 444 5798 PURCHASE 1741 5798 PURCHASE 308 5798 PURCHASE 538 5798 PURCHASE 1000 5799 SALE 645 5799 PURCHASE 327 5799 PURCHASE 2170 5799 PURCHASE 400 5799 PURCHASE 16 5799 PURCHASE 68 5799 PURCHASE 64 5799 PURCHASE 209 5799 PURCHASE 151 5799 PURCHASE 200 5800 SALE 219 5800 SALE 790 5800 PURCHASE 268 5800 PURCHASE 178 5800 SALE 122 5800 SALE 73 5800 PURCHASE 461 5800 PURCHASE 300 5800 SALE 400 5800 PURCHASE 333 5800 PURCHASE 140 5800 SALE 400 5800 PURCHASE 78 5800 PURCHASE 960 5800 PURCHASE 611 5800 PURCHASE 1150 5800 PURCHASE 319 5800 PURCHASE 506 5800 PURCHASE 400 5800 SALE 400 5800 PURCHASE 713 5800 SALE 1245 5801 PURCHASE 443 5801 PURCHASE 1200 5801 SALE 219 5802 SALE 268 5802 PURCHASE 300 5802 SALE 420 5802 SALE 581 5803 PURCHASE 268 5803 PURCHASE 240 5803 SALE 333 5803 SALE 400 5803 PURCHASE 357 5803 PURCHASE 295 5803 PURCHASE 400 5804 SALE 268 5804 SALE 215 5804 PURCHASE 300 5804 SALE 773 5805 PURCHASE 1012 5805 PURCHASE 300 5805 SALE 300 5805 SALE 333 5805 PURCHASE 268 5805 PURCHASE 472 5805 PURCHASE 273 5805 PURCHASE 157 5805 PURCHASE 169 5805 SALE 268 5806 SALE 300 5806 SALE 333 5806 SALE 300 5806 SALE 9 5806 SALE 112 5806 SALE 800 5807 SALE 1429 5808 SALE 382 5808 SALE 88 5808 SALE 49 5808 SALE 245 5808 PURCHASE 100 5808 SALE 386 5808 SALE 1200 5809 SALE 446 5809 SALE 333 5809 SALE 2302 5809 PURCHASE 3 5809 PURCHASE 622 5809 PURCHASE 52 5809 SALE 58 5809 PURCHASE 354 5809 PURCHASE 553 5809 SALE 300 5810 SALE 500 5810 SALE 407 5810 PURCHASE 218 5810 PURCHASE 868 5810 PURCHASE 300 5810 PURCHASE 399 5810 PURCHASE 120 5810 PURCHASE 433 5810 SALE 300 5811 PURCHASE 251 5811 PURCHASE 600 5811 PURCHASE 600 5811 SALE 250 5811 SALE 9 5811 SALE 676 5811 SALE 7 5811 SALE 10 5811 PURCHASE 266 5811 SALE 13 5811 SALE 5 5811 SALE 17 5811 SALE 237 5811 SALE 114 5811 SALE 634 5811 PURCHASE 69 5811 PURCHASE 333 5811 PURCHASE 1200 5811 PURCHASE 87 5811 PURCHASE 333 5811 PURCHASE 31 5811 PURCHASE 268 5812 PURCHASE 433 5812 PURCHASE 584 5812 PURCHASE 387 5812 PURCHASE 430 5812 SALE 321 5812 SALE 446 5812 SALE 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333 5850 SALE 100 5850 SALE 1100 5850 SALE 229 5850 SALE 894 5850 PURCHASE 922 5850 PURCHASE 407 5850 PURCHASE 22 5850 PURCHASE 226 5851 PURCHASE 420 5851 SALE 977 5851 SALE 579 5851 PURCHASE 85 5852 SALE 446 5852 SALE 115 5852 SALE 433 5852 SALE 420 5852 PURCHASE 693 5852 SALE 329 5852 SALE 368 5852 SALE 292 5852 PURCHASE 593 5852 PURCHASE 461 5853 PURCHASE 611 5853 PURCHASE 410 5853 SALE 574 5853 PURCHASE 175 5853 PURCHASE 86 5853 PURCHASE 914 5853 PURCHASE 457 5853 SALE 1350 5853 PURCHASE 590 5854 SALE 772 5854 SALE 363 5854 SALE 264 5854 SALE 420 5854 SALE 333 5854 SALE 74 5854 PURCHASE 414 5855 PURCHASE 278 5855 SALE 28 5855 SALE 1035 5855 SALE 796 5855 SALE 5 5856 SALE 20 5856 SALE 2 5856 SALE 891 5856 SALE 198 5856 PURCHASE 8 5856 PURCHASE 818 5856 SALE 66 5857 SALE 528 5857 PURCHASE 2500 5857 PURCHASE 61 5857 PURCHASE 2112 5857 PURCHASE 1068 5857 PURCHASE 474 5857 PURCHASE 560 5857 PURCHASE 547 5857 SALE 74 5857 SALE 416 5858 SALE 94 5858 SALE 501 5858 SALE 54 5858 SALE 363 5858 SALE 91 5858 SALE 146 5858 SALE 850 5858 PURCHASE 1171 5858 SALE 213 5858 SALE 650 5858 SALE 202 5859 SALE 202 5859 SALE 305 5859 SALE 153 5859 SALE 70 5859 PURCHASE 300 5859 PURCHASE 543 5859 PURCHASE 333 5859 PURCHASE 357 5859 PURCHASE 321 5859 PURCHASE 50 5859 PURCHASE 864 5859 PURCHASE 500 5859 PURCHASE 179 5859 PURCHASE 1292 5859 SALE 191 5859 PURCHASE 2559 5860 PURCHASE 1000 5860 PURCHASE 700 5860 PURCHASE 333 5860 PURCHASE 500 5860 PURCHASE 646 5860 PURCHASE 1211 5860 PURCHASE 37 5860 PURCHASE 41 5860 PURCHASE 425 5860 SALE 897 5860 SALE 536 5860 SALE 28 5860 SALE 268 5861 SALE 268 5861 SALE 180 5861 SALE 1000 5861 PURCHASE 8 5861 PURCHASE 493 5861 PURCHASE 473 5861 SALE 263 5861 SALE 20 5861 SALE 200 5862 SALE 300 5862 PURCHASE 491 5862 SALE 357 5862 SALE 300 5862 SALE 100 5862 PURCHASE 1280 5862 PURCHASE 92 5862 PURCHASE 1000 5862 SALE 27 5862 SALE 264 5862 PURCHASE 679 5863 SALE 250 5863 SALE 181 5863 SALE 300 5863 PURCHASE 300 5863 PURCHASE 463 5863 PURCHASE 915 5863 SALE 34 5863 SALE 379 5863 SALE 522 5863 SALE 1421 5863 SALE 34 5863 SALE 172 5863 SALE 51 5863 PURCHASE 469 5864 SALE 383 5864 SALE 212 5864 SALE 229 5864 SALE 415 5864 PURCHASE 450 5865 PURCHASE 613 5865 PURCHASE 389 5865 SALE 648 5865 SALE 74 5865 SALE 483 5865 PURCHASE 427 5865 PURCHASE 588 5866 PURCHASE 397 5866 SALE 14 5866 PURCHASE 414 5866 PURCHASE 176 5866 PURCHASE 564 5866 PURCHASE 414 5866 PURCHASE 90 5866 PURCHASE 43 5866 SALE 321 5866 SALE 357 5867 SALE 742 5867 SALE 298 5867 SALE 1971 5868 SALE 268 5868 SALE 500 5868 SALE 1322 5868 SALE 29 5868 PURCHASE 124 5869 PURCHASE 85 5869 SALE 150 5869 PURCHASE 54 5869 SALE 531 5869 SALE 349 5870 PURCHASE 800 5870 PURCHASE 342 5870 PURCHASE 254 5870 PURCHASE 263 5870 PURCHASE 181 5870 SALE 500 5870 SALE 500 5870 SALE 500 5870 PURCHASE 5 5870 PURCHASE 500 5870 PURCHASE 445 5870 PURCHASE 180 5870 SALE 754 5870 PURCHASE 92 5870 PURCHASE 800 5870 SALE 2555 5870 SALE 2336 5870 SALE 400 5871 PURCHASE 400 5871 SALE 100 5871 PURCHASE 1500 5871 PURCHASE 1108 5871 PURCHASE 43 5871 SALE 700 5872 PURCHASE 130 5872 PURCHASE 300 5872 PURCHASE 138 5872 PURCHASE 51 5872 PURCHASE 545 5872 PURCHASE 37 5872 PURCHASE 455 5872 PURCHASE 400 5873 PURCHASE 189 5873 PURCHASE 800 5873 SALE 357 5873 PURCHASE 1269 5874 SALE 300 5874 SALE 242 5874 SALE 824 5874 PURCHASE 500 5874 PURCHASE 400 5874 PURCHASE 800 5875 PURCHASE 500 5876 PURCHASE 268 5876 PURCHASE 300 5876 PURCHASE 483 5876 SALE 226 5876 SALE 211 5876 PURCHASE 1200 5877 SALE 1 5877 SALE 415 5877 PURCHASE 415 5877 PURCHASE 1200 5877 SALE 393 5877 PURCHASE 28 5877 SALE 307 5878 SALE 57 5878 SALE 1025 5878 SALE 479 5878 SALE 217 5878 SALE 456 5879 PURCHASE 290 5879 SALE 1025 5880 PURCHASE 416 5880 PURCHASE 294 5880 PURCHASE 357 5880 PURCHASE 800 5880 PURCHASE 800 5880 PURCHASE 450 5880 PURCHASE 160 5880 SALE 445 5881 SALE 506 5881 SALE 500 5881 SALE 357 5881 SALE 214 5881 PURCHASE 466 5882 PURCHASE 459 5882 PURCHASE 9 5882 SALE 268 5883 PURCHASE 315 5883 SALE 235 5883 SALE 96 5883 SALE 301 5884 SALE 468 5885 SALE 227 5885 PURCHASE 800 5885 PURCHASE 2547 5887 SALE 1689 5887 PURCHASE 48 5887 PURCHASE 419 5887 PURCHASE 387 5887 SALE 300 5889 SALE 488 5890 SALE 300 5892 SALE 500 5893 SALE 77 5894 SALE 122 5894 SALE 39 5894 PURCHASE 300 5894 SALE 500 5895 SALE 327 5896 SALE 962 5896 SALE 931 5896 SALE 560 5896 SALE 580 5897 PURCHASE 459 5897 PURCHASE 474 5898 PURCHASE 1421 5898 PURCHASE 454 5898 PURCHASE 357 5898 PURCHASE 666 5898 PURCHASE 326 5902 SALE 4 5902 SALE 1305 5902 PURCHASE 400 5904 SALE 110 5906 TOTAL PURCHASES 334,028 TOTAL SALES 332,116 (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 29 FEBRUARY 2008Contact 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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