4th Mar 2008 11:35
UBS AG (EPT)04 March 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 3 MARCH 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 2,121,220 0.21% 1,369 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,121,220 0.21% 1,369 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 167 5537 pence PURCHASE 268 5537 PURCHASE 48 5540 PURCHASE 57 5540 PURCHASE 167 5540 PURCHASE 270 5542 PURCHASE 122 5544 SALE 349 5545 SALE 32 5545 SALE 163 5547 PURCHASE 119 5548 PURCHASE 268 5548 PURCHASE 470 5548 PURCHASE 491 5548 SALE 1000 5550 SALE 400 5550 SALE 382 5550 SALE 300 5550 SALE 268 5550 SALE 250 5550 SALE 167 5550 PURCHASE 250 5550 PURCHASE 250 5550 PURCHASE 1796 5550 PURCHASE 333 5552 SALE 1000 5553 PURCHASE 397 5553 PURCHASE 418 5553 SALE 333 5554 PURCHASE 167 5554 PURCHASE 286 5554 PURCHASE 333 5555 PURCHASE 333 5555 PURCHASE 736 5555 SALE 272 5556 SALE 167 5556 SALE 51 5556 PURCHASE 329 5556 PURCHASE 333 5556 PURCHASE 403 5556 PURCHASE 463 5556 PURCHASE 600 5556 SALE 1000 5557 SALE 333 5557 SALE 333 5557 SALE 284 5557 SALE 268 5557 SALE 167 5557 PURCHASE 57 5557 PURCHASE 177 5557 PURCHASE 333 5557 PURCHASE 333 5557 PURCHASE 333 5557 PURCHASE 333 5557 PURCHASE 468 5557 PURCHASE 468 5557 PURCHASE 510 5557 SALE 2698 5558 SALE 1000 5558 SALE 1000 5558 PURCHASE 172 5558 PURCHASE 224 5558 PURCHASE 500 5558 PURCHASE 510 5558 SALE 387 5559 SALE 75 5559 SALE 69 5559 PURCHASE 167 5559 PURCHASE 170 5559 PURCHASE 174 5559 PURCHASE 333 5559 PURCHASE 353 5559 PURCHASE 370 5559 PURCHASE 486 5559 SALE 1000 5560 PURCHASE 28 5560 PURCHASE 83 5560 PURCHASE 230 5560 PURCHASE 241 5560 PURCHASE 254 5560 PURCHASE 332 5560 PURCHASE 333 5560 PURCHASE 388 5560 PURCHASE 600 5560 PURCHASE 636 5560 PURCHASE 1039 5560 SALE 333 5561 SALE 300 5561 SALE 102 5561 PURCHASE 167 5561 PURCHASE 235 5561 PURCHASE 333 5561 PURCHASE 333 5561 PURCHASE 353 5561 SALE 2696 5562 SALE 97 5562 SALE 67 5562 PURCHASE 43 5562 PURCHASE 116 5562 PURCHASE 174 5562 PURCHASE 333 5562 SALE 268 5563 SALE 243 5563 PURCHASE 39 5563 PURCHASE 73 5563 PURCHASE 333 5563 PURCHASE 489 5563 PURCHASE 737 5563 PURCHASE 1313 5563 PURCHASE 377 5564 PURCHASE 171 5565 PURCHASE 420 5565 PURCHASE 435 5565 PURCHASE 538 5565 PURCHASE 707 5566 SALE 500 5567 SALE 96 5567 SALE 87 5567 SALE 52 5567 SALE 23 5567 SALE 19 5567 SALE 19 5567 PURCHASE 333 5567 SALE 400 5568 PURCHASE 333 5568 PURCHASE 500 5568 SALE 727 5569 SALE 51 5569 SALE 500 5570 SALE 400 5570 SALE 399 5571 SALE 167 5571 SALE 106 5571 SALE 29 5571 PURCHASE 14 5571 PURCHASE 50 5571 PURCHASE 334 5571 PURCHASE 461 5571 SALE 329 5572 SALE 107 5572 PURCHASE 30 5572 PURCHASE 34 5572 PURCHASE 337 5572 SALE 627 5573 SALE 548 5573 SALE 419 5573 SALE 333 5573 SALE 208 5573 SALE 29 5573 PURCHASE 12 5573 PURCHASE 13 5573 PURCHASE 46 5573 PURCHASE 49 5573 PURCHASE 51 5573 PURCHASE 89 5573 PURCHASE 141 5573 PURCHASE 224 5573 PURCHASE 278 5573 PURCHASE 291 5573 PURCHASE 333 5573 PURCHASE 334 5573 PURCHASE 800 5573 SALE 534 5574 SALE 771 5575 SALE 500 5575 SALE 333 5575 PURCHASE 261 5575 PURCHASE 500 5575 SALE 2690 5576 SALE 2690 5576 SALE 320 5576 SALE 249 5576 SALE 468 5577 SALE 333 5577 SALE 333 5577 SALE 94 5577 PURCHASE 333 5577 PURCHASE 475 5577 SALE 294 5578 SALE 86 5578 PURCHASE 146 5578 PURCHASE 333 5578 SALE 1200 5579 SALE 450 5579 PURCHASE 158 5579 PURCHASE 180 5579 PURCHASE 313 5579 PURCHASE 460 5579 SALE 1021 5580 SALE 487 5580 SALE 369 5580 SALE 300 5580 SALE 250 5580 SALE 109 5580 PURCHASE 126 5580 PURCHASE 248 5580 PURCHASE 257 5580 PURCHASE 626 5580 PURCHASE 689 5580 PURCHASE 1000 5580 SALE 400 5581 SALE 349 5581 SALE 78 5581 SALE 57 5581 PURCHASE 1 5581 PURCHASE 32 5581 PURCHASE 57 5581 PURCHASE 82 5581 PURCHASE 101 5581 PURCHASE 102 5581 PURCHASE 125 5581 PURCHASE 286 5581 PURCHASE 350 5581 PURCHASE 403 5581 PURCHASE 411 5581 PURCHASE 447 5581 PURCHASE 479 5581 SALE 131 5582 PURCHASE 300 5582 PURCHASE 369 5582 PURCHASE 592 5582 PURCHASE 224 5583 PURCHASE 250 5583 PURCHASE 326 5583 PURCHASE 333 5583 PURCHASE 400 5583 PURCHASE 429 5583 PURCHASE 642 5583 SALE 2387 5584 SALE 588 5584 SALE 347 5584 SALE 299 5584 SALE 137 5584 PURCHASE 48 5584 PURCHASE 177 5584 PURCHASE 180 5584 PURCHASE 333 5584 PURCHASE 460 5584 PURCHASE 500 5584 PURCHASE 500 5584 PURCHASE 500 5584 PURCHASE 9 5585 PURCHASE 56 5585 PURCHASE 142 5585 PURCHASE 869 5585 PURCHASE 880 5585 PURCHASE 500 5586 SALE 469 5587 PURCHASE 21 5587 PURCHASE 243 5587 PURCHASE 310 5587 PURCHASE 1000 5587 SALE 631 5588 SALE 500 5588 SALE 333 5588 SALE 300 5588 SALE 103 5588 PURCHASE 738 5588 SALE 881 5589 SALE 508 5589 SALE 500 5589 SALE 400 5589 SALE 359 5589 SALE 333 5589 SALE 254 5589 SALE 250 5589 SALE 182 5589 PURCHASE 15 5589 PURCHASE 63 5589 PURCHASE 122 5589 PURCHASE 142 5589 PURCHASE 155 5589 PURCHASE 189 5589 PURCHASE 262 5589 PURCHASE 268 5589 PURCHASE 333 5589 PURCHASE 385 5589 PURCHASE 418 5589 PURCHASE 469 5589 PURCHASE 526 5589 PURCHASE 622 5589 PURCHASE 720 5589 PURCHASE 1200 5589 SALE 1151 5590 SALE 500 5590 SALE 300 5590 SALE 250 5590 PURCHASE 16 5590 PURCHASE 74 5590 PURCHASE 90 5590 PURCHASE 105 5590 PURCHASE 146 5590 PURCHASE 172 5590 PURCHASE 195 5590 PURCHASE 248 5590 PURCHASE 281 5590 PURCHASE 285 5590 PURCHASE 300 5590 PURCHASE 330 5590 PURCHASE 333 5590 PURCHASE 353 5590 PURCHASE 357 5590 PURCHASE 405 5590 PURCHASE 436 5590 PURCHASE 452 5590 PURCHASE 925 5590 PURCHASE 1152 5590 SALE 598 5591 SALE 400 5591 SALE 333 5591 SALE 333 5591 SALE 111 5591 SALE 110 5591 PURCHASE 40 5591 PURCHASE 74 5591 PURCHASE 142 5591 PURCHASE 268 5591 PURCHASE 333 5591 PURCHASE 333 5591 PURCHASE 333 5591 PURCHASE 333 5591 PURCHASE 393 5591 PURCHASE 444 5591 PURCHASE 768 5591 PURCHASE 1200 5591 SALE 1169 5592 SALE 758 5592 SALE 494 5592 SALE 439 5592 SALE 399 5592 SALE 388 5592 SALE 359 5592 SALE 250 5592 SALE 174 5592 SALE 158 5592 SALE 148 5592 SALE 105 5592 SALE 100 5592 SALE 88 5592 SALE 50 5592 SALE 36 5592 PURCHASE 134 5592 PURCHASE 193 5592 PURCHASE 196 5592 PURCHASE 205 5592 PURCHASE 211 5592 PURCHASE 227 5592 PURCHASE 270 5592 PURCHASE 300 5592 PURCHASE 306 5592 PURCHASE 333 5592 PURCHASE 357 5592 PURCHASE 477 5592 PURCHASE 609 5592 PURCHASE 1200 5592 SALE 585 5593 SALE 557 5593 SALE 500 5593 SALE 500 5593 SALE 500 5593 SALE 333 5593 SALE 321 5593 SALE 316 5593 SALE 300 5593 SALE 191 5593 SALE 156 5593 SALE 146 5593 SALE 132 5593 SALE 119 5593 SALE 96 5593 SALE 88 5593 SALE 62 5593 SALE 51 5593 SALE 45 5593 SALE 28 5593 SALE 9 5593 PURCHASE 111 5593 PURCHASE 120 5593 PURCHASE 124 5593 PURCHASE 174 5593 PURCHASE 268 5593 PURCHASE 333 5593 PURCHASE 333 5593 PURCHASE 380 5593 PURCHASE 441 5593 PURCHASE 540 5593 SALE 493 5594 SALE 420 5594 SALE 399 5594 SALE 355 5594 SALE 333 5594 SALE 120 5594 SALE 30 5594 PURCHASE 250 5594 PURCHASE 367 5594 PURCHASE 390 5594 PURCHASE 507 5594 SALE 1000 5595 SALE 800 5595 SALE 663 5595 SALE 500 5595 SALE 477 5595 SALE 443 5595 SALE 346 5595 SALE 308 5595 SALE 250 5595 SALE 19 5595 PURCHASE 113 5595 PURCHASE 199 5595 PURCHASE 300 5595 PURCHASE 333 5595 SALE 526 5596 SALE 500 5596 SALE 500 5596 SALE 500 5596 SALE 500 5596 SALE 343 5596 SALE 333 5596 SALE 223 5596 SALE 132 5596 SALE 84 5596 SALE 72 5596 SALE 61 5596 SALE 59 5596 SALE 58 5596 SALE 17 5596 PURCHASE 31 5596 PURCHASE 56 5596 PURCHASE 111 5596 PURCHASE 268 5596 PURCHASE 333 5596 PURCHASE 408 5596 PURCHASE 420 5596 PURCHASE 753 5596 SALE 1593 5597 SALE 1000 5597 SALE 753 5597 SALE 662 5597 SALE 644 5597 SALE 536 5597 SALE 500 5597 SALE 500 5597 SALE 491 5597 SALE 384 5597 SALE 310 5597 SALE 188 5597 SALE 186 5597 SALE 173 5597 SALE 160 5597 SALE 149 5597 SALE 131 5597 SALE 125 5597 SALE 100 5597 SALE 91 5597 SALE 72 5597 SALE 67 5597 SALE 9 5597 SALE 812 5598 SALE 673 5598 SALE 601 5598 SALE 452 5598 SALE 382 5598 SALE 356 5598 SALE 333 5598 SALE 167 5598 SALE 166 5598 SALE 143 5598 SALE 136 5598 SALE 125 5598 SALE 105 5598 SALE 92 5598 SALE 27 5598 SALE 23 5598 PURCHASE 45 5598 PURCHASE 333 5598 PURCHASE 569 5598 SALE 1634 5599 SALE 1000 5599 SALE 965 5599 SALE 950 5599 SALE 766 5599 SALE 521 5599 SALE 400 5599 SALE 339 5599 SALE 333 5599 SALE 333 5599 SALE 325 5599 SALE 300 5599 SALE 294 5599 SALE 290 5599 SALE 267 5599 SALE 258 5599 SALE 143 5599 SALE 131 5599 SALE 128 5599 SALE 127 5599 SALE 116 5599 SALE 116 5599 SALE 95 5599 SALE 86 5599 SALE 76 5599 SALE 26 5599 PURCHASE 35 5599 PURCHASE 111 5599 PURCHASE 167 5599 PURCHASE 194 5599 PURCHASE 300 5599 PURCHASE 325 5599 PURCHASE 330 5599 PURCHASE 417 5599 PURCHASE 424 5599 PURCHASE 500 5599 PURCHASE 560 5599 PURCHASE 666 5599 PURCHASE 815 5599 PURCHASE 2000 5599 SALE 2278 5600 SALE 600 5600 SALE 554 5600 SALE 500 5600 SALE 400 5600 SALE 326 5600 SALE 268 5600 SALE 206 5600 SALE 64 5600 PURCHASE 333 5600 PURCHASE 384 5600 PURCHASE 387 5600 PURCHASE 457 5600 PURCHASE 470 5600 PURCHASE 489 5600 PURCHASE 670 5600 PURCHASE 692 5600 PURCHASE 753 5600 PURCHASE 935 5600 PURCHASE 1090 5600 PURCHASE 1300 5600 SALE 400 5601 SALE 306 5601 SALE 150 5601 SALE 101 5601 PURCHASE 90 5601 PURCHASE 150 5601 PURCHASE 366 5601 SALE 333 5602 SALE 300 5602 SALE 67 5602 PURCHASE 57 5602 PURCHASE 101 5602 PURCHASE 111 5602 PURCHASE 141 5602 PURCHASE 150 5602 PURCHASE 184 5602 PURCHASE 195 5602 PURCHASE 239 5602 PURCHASE 268 5602 PURCHASE 333 5602 PURCHASE 399 5602 PURCHASE 429 5602 PURCHASE 475 5602 PURCHASE 692 5602 PURCHASE 753 5602 SALE 1500 5603 SALE 333 5603 SALE 255 5603 SALE 157 5603 SALE 123 5603 SALE 123 5603 PURCHASE 167 5603 PURCHASE 274 5603 PURCHASE 401 5603 PURCHASE 428 5603 PURCHASE 452 5603 PURCHASE 514 5603 PURCHASE 992 5603 SALE 888 5604 SALE 790 5604 SALE 555 5604 SALE 333 5604 SALE 333 5604 SALE 333 5604 SALE 331 5604 SALE 109 5604 SALE 61 5604 SALE 19 5604 PURCHASE 88 5604 PURCHASE 88 5604 PURCHASE 300 5604 PURCHASE 312 5604 PURCHASE 333 5604 PURCHASE 753 5604 PURCHASE 906 5604 SALE 457 5605 SALE 333 5605 SALE 309 5605 SALE 253 5605 PURCHASE 33 5605 PURCHASE 93 5605 PURCHASE 184 5605 PURCHASE 333 5605 PURCHASE 343 5605 PURCHASE 500 5605 PURCHASE 1200 5605 SALE 774 5606 SALE 479 5606 SALE 352 5606 PURCHASE 333 5606 PURCHASE 333 5606 PURCHASE 375 5606 SALE 500 5607 SALE 456 5607 SALE 284 5607 SALE 176 5607 SALE 176 5607 SALE 111 5607 SALE 84 5607 PURCHASE 18 5607 PURCHASE 53 5607 PURCHASE 206 5607 PURCHASE 333 5607 PURCHASE 342 5607 PURCHASE 363 5607 PURCHASE 963 5607 SALE 565 5608 SALE 400 5608 SALE 390 5608 SALE 333 5608 SALE 124 5608 SALE 107 5608 SALE 39 5608 PURCHASE 333 5608 SALE 454 5609 SALE 333 5609 SALE 333 5609 SALE 333 5609 SALE 189 5609 PURCHASE 300 5609 PURCHASE 552 5609 SALE 500 5610 SALE 250 5610 SALE 250 5610 SALE 116 5610 SALE 68 5610 PURCHASE 11 5610 PURCHASE 84 5610 PURCHASE 333 5610 PURCHASE 368 5610 PURCHASE 382 5610 PURCHASE 664 5610 PURCHASE 959 5610 SALE 531 5611 SALE 483 5611 SALE 333 5611 SALE 300 5611 SALE 261 5611 SALE 202 5611 SALE 39 5611 SALE 1 5611 PURCHASE 292 5611 PURCHASE 353 5611 PURCHASE 353 5611 PURCHASE 411 5611 PURCHASE 413 5611 PURCHASE 850 5611 PURCHASE 147 5612 PURCHASE 296 5612 PURCHASE 399 5612 PURCHASE 2121 5612 SALE 753 5613 SALE 600 5613 SALE 555 5613 SALE 412 5613 SALE 201 5613 SALE 67 5613 PURCHASE 360 5613 PURCHASE 421 5613 PURCHASE 429 5613 PURCHASE 452 5613 PURCHASE 500 5613 PURCHASE 1252 5613 SALE 1220 5614 SALE 760 5614 SALE 400 5614 SALE 353 5614 SALE 147 5614 PURCHASE 12 5614 PURCHASE 241 5614 PURCHASE 250 5614 PURCHASE 333 5614 PURCHASE 333 5614 PURCHASE 365 5614 PURCHASE 399 5614 PURCHASE 399 5614 PURCHASE 470 5614 SALE 753 5615 SALE 333 5615 SALE 333 5615 SALE 300 5615 SALE 250 5615 SALE 140 5615 PURCHASE 91 5615 PURCHASE 109 5615 PURCHASE 155 5615 PURCHASE 384 5615 PURCHASE 399 5615 PURCHASE 460 5615 PURCHASE 469 5615 PURCHASE 2671 5615 SALE 624 5616 SALE 484 5616 SALE 367 5616 SALE 333 5616 PURCHASE 333 5616 PURCHASE 398 5616 PURCHASE 614 5616 PURCHASE 753 5616 SALE 414 5617 PURCHASE 245 5617 PURCHASE 333 5617 SALE 496 5618 SALE 425 5618 SALE 401 5618 SALE 400 5618 SALE 264 5618 SALE 264 5618 SALE 150 5618 SALE 136 5618 SALE 107 5618 SALE 94 5618 SALE 83 5618 SALE 42 5618 PURCHASE 150 5618 PURCHASE 251 5618 PURCHASE 296 5618 PURCHASE 364 5618 PURCHASE 464 5618 SALE 376 5619 SALE 333 5619 SALE 300 5619 PURCHASE 57 5619 PURCHASE 333 5619 PURCHASE 459 5619 PURCHASE 460 5619 PURCHASE 1332 5619 SALE 636 5620 SALE 274 5620 SALE 106 5620 PURCHASE 95 5620 PURCHASE 400 5620 PURCHASE 438 5620 PURCHASE 441 5620 PURCHASE 451 5620 PURCHASE 471 5620 PURCHASE 538 5620 PURCHASE 1258 5620 PURCHASE 1580 5620 SALE 795 5621 SALE 560 5621 SALE 510 5621 SALE 500 5621 SALE 499 5621 SALE 413 5621 SALE 390 5621 SALE 382 5621 PURCHASE 118 5621 PURCHASE 132 5621 PURCHASE 291 5621 PURCHASE 408 5621 PURCHASE 429 5621 PURCHASE 753 5621 PURCHASE 1041 5621 SALE 598 5622 SALE 400 5622 SALE 92 5622 SALE 38 5622 PURCHASE 23 5622 PURCHASE 225 5622 PURCHASE 253 5622 PURCHASE 370 5622 PURCHASE 476 5622 SALE 524 5623 SALE 275 5623 SALE 224 5623 SALE 200 5623 PURCHASE 150 5623 PURCHASE 412 5623 PURCHASE 734 5623 PURCHASE 753 5623 SALE 1100 5624 SALE 706 5624 SALE 360 5624 SALE 333 5624 SALE 300 5624 SALE 294 5624 SALE 150 5624 PURCHASE 38 5624 PURCHASE 57 5624 PURCHASE 178 5624 PURCHASE 256 5624 PURCHASE 360 5624 PURCHASE 377 5624 PURCHASE 428 5624 PURCHASE 538 5624 PURCHASE 542 5624 SALE 1158 5625 SALE 850 5625 SALE 850 5625 SALE 739 5625 SALE 300 5625 SALE 292 5625 SALE 245 5625 SALE 150 5625 SALE 150 5625 SALE 150 5625 SALE 150 5625 SALE 150 5625 SALE 150 5625 PURCHASE 79 5625 PURCHASE 150 5625 PURCHASE 254 5625 PURCHASE 358 5625 PURCHASE 453 5625 PURCHASE 454 5625 PURCHASE 463 5625 PURCHASE 600 5625 PURCHASE 614 5625 PURCHASE 723 5625 PURCHASE 830 5625 PURCHASE 2000 5625 SALE 1200 5626 SALE 893 5626 SALE 400 5626 SALE 357 5626 SALE 276 5626 SALE 276 5626 SALE 100 5626 SALE 70 5626 PURCHASE 100 5626 PURCHASE 364 5626 PURCHASE 400 5626 PURCHASE 568 5626 PURCHASE 1356 5626 PURCHASE 80 5627 PURCHASE 252 5627 PURCHASE 333 5627 PURCHASE 1030 5627 SALE 1543 5628 SALE 701 5628 SALE 600 5628 SALE 534 5628 SALE 500 5628 SALE 298 5628 SALE 107 5628 SALE 99 5628 SALE 74 5628 SALE 783 5629 SALE 515 5629 SALE 510 5629 SALE 437 5629 SALE 370 5629 SALE 347 5629 SALE 278 5629 SALE 266 5629 SALE 150 5629 SALE 28 5629 PURCHASE 580 5629 SALE 500 5630 SALE 401 5630 SALE 239 5630 SALE 162 5630 SALE 132 5630 SALE 130 5630 SALE 118 5630 SALE 51 5630 SALE 32 5630 SALE 32 5630 SALE 19 5630 SALE 12 5630 PURCHASE 135 5630 PURCHASE 400 5630 PURCHASE 500 5630 PURCHASE 527 5630 PURCHASE 1000 5630 PURCHASE 1000 5630 SALE 390 5631 SALE 390 5631 PURCHASE 436 5631 SALE 549 5632 SALE 380 5632 PURCHASE 345 5632 PURCHASE 440 5632 PURCHASE 1000 5632 SALE 1200 5633 SALE 634 5633 SALE 300 5633 SALE 300 5633 SALE 150 5633 SALE 150 5633 PURCHASE 312 5633 PURCHASE 1093 5633 SALE 268 5634 PURCHASE 341 5634 PURCHASE 549 5634 PURCHASE 689 5634 PURCHASE 2662 5634 SALE 1604 5635 SALE 1200 5635 SALE 1024 5635 SALE 876 5635 SALE 710 5635 SALE 603 5635 SALE 333 5635 SALE 224 5635 SALE 176 5635 PURCHASE 614 5635 SALE 780 5636 SALE 655 5636 SALE 333 5636 SALE 180 5636 SALE 180 5636 PURCHASE 352 5636 PURCHASE 310 5637 SALE 193 5638 PURCHASE 478 5638 SALE 500 5639 SALE 390 5639 SALE 200 5639 SALE 161 5639 SALE 150 5639 SALE 73 5639 SALE 2659 5640 SALE 1960 5640 SALE 952 5640 SALE 439 5640 SALE 150 5640 PURCHASE 96 5640 PURCHASE 399 5640 PURCHASE 995 5640 SALE 427 5641 SALE 333 5641 SALE 333 5641 SALE 100 5641 SALE 952 5642 SALE 545 5642 SALE 473 5642 SALE 50 5642 SALE 150 5643 PURCHASE 613 5643 SALE 952 5644 SALE 952 5644 SALE 951 5644 PURCHASE 11 5645 PURCHASE 51 5645 PURCHASE 333 5645 PURCHASE 432 5645 PURCHASE 443 5645 PURCHASE 459 5645 PURCHASE 470 5645 PURCHASE 549 5645 PURCHASE 599 5645 SALE 409 5646 SALE 726 5648 PURCHASE 180 5648 PURCHASE 466 5648 PURCHASE 1585 5648 SALE 750 5649 SALE 227 5649 SALE 29 5649 PURCHASE 353 5649 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 730 5650 PURCHASE 41 5650 PURCHASE 467 5650 PURCHASE 2654 5650 SALE 470 5652 SALE 1200 5653 SALE 444 5653 SALE 333 5653 SALE 333 5653 SALE 333 5653 PURCHASE 238 5653 PURCHASE 757 5653 PURCHASE 150 5654 SALE 400 5655 SALE 162 5655 PURCHASE 333 5655 PURCHASE 500 5655 SALE 1600 5656 PURCHASE 333 5657 PURCHASE 348 5657 PURCHASE 400 5657 PURCHASE 400 5657 SALE 399 5658 SALE 305 5658 SALE 98 5658 PURCHASE 395 5658 PURCHASE 444 5658 PURCHASE 912 5658 PURCHASE 1036 5658 PURCHASE 1220 5658 PURCHASE 1570 5658 SALE 883 5659 SALE 608 5660 SALE 500 5660 SALE 500 5660 SALE 400 5660 SALE 28 5660 PURCHASE 133 5660 PURCHASE 225 5660 PURCHASE 333 5660 PURCHASE 1000 5660 PURCHASE 2650 5660 PURCHASE 5940 5660 SALE 1196 5661 SALE 500 5661 SALE 13 5661 PURCHASE 37 5661 PURCHASE 291 5661 PURCHASE 375 5661 PURCHASE 414 5661 PURCHASE 454 5661 PURCHASE 555 5661 PURCHASE 830 5661 PURCHASE 1000 5661 SALE 915 5662 SALE 500 5662 SALE 400 5662 SALE 37 5662 PURCHASE 280 5662 PURCHASE 390 5662 PURCHASE 413 5662 SALE 1000 5663 SALE 804 5663 SALE 778 5663 SALE 703 5663 SALE 586 5663 SALE 583 5663 SALE 564 5663 SALE 452 5663 SALE 416 5663 SALE 399 5663 SALE 360 5663 SALE 180 5663 SALE 80 5663 SALE 11 5663 PURCHASE 407 5663 SALE 87 5664 SALE 80 5664 SALE 62 5664 SALE 9 5664 PURCHASE 236 5664 PURCHASE 361 5664 PURCHASE 442 5664 PURCHASE 587 5664 PURCHASE 625 5664 PURCHASE 643 5664 PURCHASE 689 5664 SALE 500 5665 SALE 399 5665 SALE 335 5665 PURCHASE 100 5665 PURCHASE 400 5665 PURCHASE 642 5665 SALE 333 5666 SALE 195 5666 PURCHASE 400 5666 PURCHASE 782 5666 SALE 400 5667 PURCHASE 20 5667 PURCHASE 100 5667 PURCHASE 140 5667 PURCHASE 295 5667 PURCHASE 333 5667 PURCHASE 333 5667 SALE 493 5668 SALE 167 5668 SALE 89 5668 SALE 310 5669 SALE 290 5669 PURCHASE 189 5669 PURCHASE 243 5669 PURCHASE 93 5670 PURCHASE 189 5670 PURCHASE 199 5670 PURCHASE 1123 5670 SALE 892 5671 PURCHASE 470 5671 SALE 817 5672 SALE 334 5672 SALE 400 5673 SALE 400 5673 SALE 91 5673 SALE 75 5673 SALE 8 5673 PURCHASE 21 5673 PURCHASE 100 5673 PURCHASE 451 5673 PURCHASE 306 5674 PURCHASE 1195 5674 SALE 242 5675 PURCHASE 57 5675 PURCHASE 371 5675 SALE 1200 5676 SALE 860 5676 SALE 2642 5677 SALE 800 5677 SALE 588 5677 SALE 211 5677 SALE 184 5677 SALE 100 5677 SALE 49 5677 PURCHASE 333 5677 PURCHASE 333 5677 PURCHASE 660 5677 SALE 333 5678 SALE 233 5678 PURCHASE 600 5678 PURCHASE 883 5678 SALE 306 5679 SALE 434 5680 SALE 400 5680 PURCHASE 21 5680 PURCHASE 103 5680 PURCHASE 129 5680 PURCHASE 183 5680 PURCHASE 229 5680 PURCHASE 316 5680 PURCHASE 408 5680 PURCHASE 434 5680 PURCHASE 446 5680 PURCHASE 675 5680 PURCHASE 2640 5680 SALE 334 5681 SALE 266 5681 SALE 211 5681 SALE 75 5681 SALE 14 5681 PURCHASE 333 5681 PURCHASE 506 5682 SALE 60 5683 PURCHASE 31 5683 PURCHASE 32 5683 PURCHASE 43 5683 PURCHASE 310 5683 PURCHASE 316 5683 PURCHASE 392 5683 PURCHASE 400 5683 PURCHASE 400 5683 PURCHASE 406 5683 PURCHASE 458 5683 PURCHASE 462 5683 PURCHASE 608 5683 PURCHASE 640 5683 PURCHASE 753 5683 SALE 1000 5684 PURCHASE 190 5684 PURCHASE 262 5684 SALE 500 5685 SALE 333 5685 SALE 250 5685 PURCHASE 333 5685 PURCHASE 840 5685 SALE 170 5686 PURCHASE 45 5687 PURCHASE 400 5687 SALE 672 5688 SALE 218 5688 PURCHASE 150 5688 PURCHASE 399 5688 PURCHASE 435 5688 PURCHASE 551 5688 PURCHASE 730 5688 PURCHASE 1506 5688 SALE 333 5689 SALE 135 5689 PURCHASE 55 5689 PURCHASE 150 5689 PURCHASE 333 5689 PURCHASE 405 5689 PURCHASE 410 5689 PURCHASE 1083 5689 SALE 1529 5690 SALE 512 5690 SALE 500 5690 SALE 333 5690 PURCHASE 68 5690 PURCHASE 162 5690 PURCHASE 597 5690 SALE 2133 5691 SALE 600 5691 SALE 502 5691 SALE 399 5691 SALE 221 5691 SALE 108 5691 PURCHASE 405 5691 SALE 340 5692 SALE 333 5692 SALE 333 5692 SALE 333 5692 SALE 291 5692 SALE 283 5692 SALE 137 5692 PURCHASE 55 5692 PURCHASE 308 5692 PURCHASE 333 5692 PURCHASE 622 5692 SALE 2634 5693 SALE 1341 5693 SALE 298 5693 SALE 45 5693 SALE 42 5693 PURCHASE 150 5693 PURCHASE 333 5693 PURCHASE 333 5693 SALE 1337 5694 SALE 717 5694 SALE 500 5694 SALE 461 5694 SALE 461 5694 SALE 411 5694 SALE 333 5694 SALE 321 5694 SALE 100 5694 SALE 60 5694 PURCHASE 8 5694 PURCHASE 387 5694 PURCHASE 442 5694 SALE 500 5695 SALE 370 5695 SALE 328 5695 SALE 328 5695 SALE 319 5695 SALE 291 5695 SALE 243 5695 SALE 212 5695 SALE 110 5695 SALE 77 5695 SALE 45 5695 SALE 35 5695 PURCHASE 28 5695 PURCHASE 399 5695 PURCHASE 653 5695 SALE 617 5696 SALE 399 5696 SALE 333 5696 SALE 333 5696 SALE 174 5696 SALE 30 5696 PURCHASE 333 5696 PURCHASE 333 5696 PURCHASE 399 5696 PURCHASE 937 5696 SALE 655 5697 SALE 397 5697 SALE 391 5697 SALE 352 5697 SALE 333 5697 SALE 108 5697 SALE 83 5697 SALE 65 5697 SALE 63 5697 PURCHASE 391 5697 PURCHASE 570 5697 SALE 640 5698 SALE 419 5698 SALE 342 5698 SALE 333 5698 SALE 333 5698 SALE 333 5698 SALE 45 5698 SALE 30 5698 PURCHASE 300 5698 PURCHASE 333 5698 PURCHASE 640 5698 PURCHASE 997 5698 SALE 1187 5699 SALE 969 5699 SALE 655 5699 SALE 619 5699 SALE 613 5699 SALE 449 5699 SALE 391 5699 SALE 386 5699 SALE 333 5699 SALE 203 5699 SALE 26 5699 PURCHASE 150 5699 PURCHASE 167 5699 PURCHASE 400 5699 PURCHASE 446 5699 PURCHASE 614 5699 SALE 902 5700 SALE 290 5700 SALE 128 5700 SALE 98 5700 SALE 6 5700 PURCHASE 12 5700 PURCHASE 197 5700 PURCHASE 265 5700 PURCHASE 395 5700 PURCHASE 447 5700 PURCHASE 460 5700 PURCHASE 467 5700 PURCHASE 500 5700 PURCHASE 581 5700 PURCHASE 1010 5700 SALE 1016 5701 SALE 437 5701 SALE 371 5701 SALE 333 5701 PURCHASE 399 5701 PURCHASE 460 5701 PURCHASE 484 5701 PURCHASE 529 5701 PURCHASE 1196 5701 SALE 1000 5702 SALE 965 5702 SALE 742 5702 SALE 677 5702 SALE 453 5702 SALE 254 5702 SALE 244 5702 SALE 180 5702 SALE 53 5702 PURCHASE 333 5702 PURCHASE 405 5702 PURCHASE 637 5702 PURCHASE 657 5702 PURCHASE 1065 5702 SALE 400 5703 SALE 156 5703 SALE 57 5703 PURCHASE 333 5703 PURCHASE 399 5703 SALE 530 5704 SALE 376 5704 PURCHASE 390 5704 SALE 333 5705 SALE 42 5705 PURCHASE 368 5705 PURCHASE 987 5705 SALE 598 5706 SALE 233 5706 SALE 45 5706 PURCHASE 209 5706 PURCHASE 420 5706 SALE 1600 5707 SALE 761 5708 SALE 333 5708 SALE 290 5708 SALE 45 5708 PURCHASE 150 5708 PURCHASE 484 5708 PURCHASE 500 5708 SALE 575 5709 SALE 500 5709 SALE 351 5709 SALE 333 5709 SALE 283 5709 PURCHASE 400 5709 PURCHASE 44 5710 PURCHASE 56 5710 PURCHASE 120 5710 PURCHASE 245 5710 PURCHASE 399 5710 PURCHASE 411 5710 PURCHASE 452 5710 PURCHASE 475 5710 PURCHASE 789 5710 PURCHASE 190 5711 SALE 403 5712 PURCHASE 425 5712 PURCHASE 515 5712 PURCHASE 570 5712 SALE 45 5714 PURCHASE 329 5714 SALE 5442 5720 TOTAL PURCHASES 287,371 TOTAL SALES 291,421 (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 4 MARCH 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:
Rio Tinto