21st Feb 2008 11:43
UBS AG (EPT)21 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 20 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 2,180,240 0.22% 1,227 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,180,240 0.22% 1,227 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 1000 5625 pence PURCHASE 314 5628 PURCHASE 296 5630 SALE 800 5631 PURCHASE 1 5631 PURCHASE 400 5631 PURCHASE 682 5631 SALE 667 5632 SALE 300 5632 PURCHASE 268 5632 PURCHASE 333 5632 PURCHASE 481 5632 PURCHASE 600 5632 SALE 333 5633 SALE 245 5633 SALE 163 5633 SALE 44 5633 PURCHASE 195 5633 PURCHASE 222 5633 PURCHASE 333 5633 PURCHASE 413 5633 PURCHASE 50000 5633.4375 SALE 819 5634 SALE 500 5634 SALE 300 5634 SALE 268 5634 SALE 232 5634 SALE 1642 5635 SALE 1050 5635 SALE 572 5635 SALE 337 5635 SALE 232 5635 PURCHASE 60 5635 PURCHASE 116 5635 PURCHASE 200 5635 PURCHASE 400 5635 PURCHASE 600 5635 PURCHASE 1295 5635 SALE 1310 5636 SALE 1101 5636 SALE 859 5636 SALE 636 5636 SALE 464 5636 SALE 400 5636 SALE 263 5636 SALE 170 5636 SALE 163 5636 PURCHASE 77 5636 PURCHASE 341 5636 PURCHASE 500 5636 PURCHASE 600 5636 PURCHASE 760 5636 SALE 530 5637 SALE 333 5637 SALE 88 5637 SALE 53 5637 SALE 53 5637 SALE 1 5637 PURCHASE 4 5637 PURCHASE 201 5637 PURCHASE 493 5637 SALE 871 5638 SALE 544 5638 SALE 480 5638 SALE 423 5638 SALE 268 5638 SALE 246 5638 PURCHASE 16 5638 PURCHASE 28 5638 PURCHASE 54 5638 PURCHASE 84 5638 PURCHASE 141 5638 PURCHASE 200 5638 PURCHASE 268 5638 PURCHASE 300 5638 PURCHASE 472 5638 PURCHASE 751 5638 PURCHASE 980 5638 SALE 2660 5639 SALE 564 5639 PURCHASE 48 5639 PURCHASE 153 5639 PURCHASE 197 5639 PURCHASE 307 5639 PURCHASE 441 5639 PURCHASE 462 5639 PURCHASE 696 5639 PURCHASE 1012 5639 PURCHASE 1257 5639 PURCHASE 1489 5639 SALE 1601 5640 SALE 1390 5640 SALE 1081 5640 SALE 1024 5640 SALE 1024 5640 SALE 728 5640 SALE 724 5640 SALE 700 5640 SALE 592 5640 SALE 500 5640 SALE 170 5640 SALE 45 5640 PURCHASE 32 5640 PURCHASE 32 5640 PURCHASE 35 5640 PURCHASE 38 5640 PURCHASE 50 5640 PURCHASE 53 5640 PURCHASE 53 5640 PURCHASE 100 5640 PURCHASE 101 5640 PURCHASE 200 5640 PURCHASE 200 5640 PURCHASE 232 5640 PURCHASE 460 5640 PURCHASE 490 5640 PURCHASE 500 5640 PURCHASE 634 5640 PURCHASE 731 5640 PURCHASE 1193 5640 PURCHASE 1982 5640 SALE 1000 5641 SALE 995 5641 SALE 530 5641 SALE 500 5641 SALE 500 5641 SALE 333 5641 SALE 88 5641 SALE 53 5641 SALE 53 5641 SALE 10 5641 PURCHASE 79 5641 PURCHASE 100 5641 PURCHASE 268 5641 PURCHASE 268 5641 PURCHASE 357 5641 PURCHASE 400 5641 PURCHASE 500 5641 SALE 815 5642 SALE 400 5642 SALE 386 5642 SALE 357 5642 SALE 256 5642 PURCHASE 31 5642 PURCHASE 86 5642 PURCHASE 171 5642 PURCHASE 245 5642 PURCHASE 298 5642 PURCHASE 298 5642 PURCHASE 329 5642 PURCHASE 329 5642 PURCHASE 329 5642 PURCHASE 394 5642 PURCHASE 480 5642 PURCHASE 657 5642 SALE 497 5643 PURCHASE 119 5643 PURCHASE 500 5643 PURCHASE 500 5643 PURCHASE 673 5643 PURCHASE 741 5643 SALE 2324 5644 SALE 800 5644 SALE 462 5644 SALE 381 5644 SALE 268 5644 SALE 250 5644 SALE 220 5644 PURCHASE 62 5644 PURCHASE 120 5644 PURCHASE 176 5644 PURCHASE 200 5644 PURCHASE 200 5644 PURCHASE 276 5644 PURCHASE 315 5644 PURCHASE 319 5644 PURCHASE 333 5644 PURCHASE 333 5644 PURCHASE 333 5644 PURCHASE 1424 5644 SALE 2500 5645 SALE 722 5645 SALE 512 5645 SALE 500 5645 SALE 214 5645 PURCHASE 268 5645 PURCHASE 319 5645 PURCHASE 333 5645 PURCHASE 333 5645 PURCHASE 400 5645 PURCHASE 500 5645 SALE 205 5646 SALE 170 5646 PURCHASE 103 5646 PURCHASE 106 5646 PURCHASE 219 5646 PURCHASE 239 5646 PURCHASE 255 5646 PURCHASE 268 5646 PURCHASE 397 5646 PURCHASE 464 5646 PURCHASE 642 5646 SALE 800 5647 SALE 599 5647 PURCHASE 184 5647 PURCHASE 200 5647 PURCHASE 222 5647 PURCHASE 268 5647 PURCHASE 249 5648 PURCHASE 487 5648 PURCHASE 1521 5648 PURCHASE 400 5649 PURCHASE 400 5649 PURCHASE 572 5649 PURCHASE 743 5649 SALE 400 5650 SALE 246 5650 SALE 93 5650 PURCHASE 90 5650 PURCHASE 183 5650 PURCHASE 312 5650 PURCHASE 619 5650 PURCHASE 747 5650 SALE 300 5651 SALE 100 5651 PURCHASE 200 5651 SALE 199 5652 PURCHASE 730 5653 PURCHASE 1000 5653 PURCHASE 2653 5653 SALE 800 5654 SALE 500 5654 SALE 268 5654 SALE 268 5654 PURCHASE 22 5654 PURCHASE 36 5654 PURCHASE 49 5654 PURCHASE 51 5654 PURCHASE 123 5654 PURCHASE 200 5654 PURCHASE 214 5654 PURCHASE 600 5654 PURCHASE 600 5654 PURCHASE 699 5654 PURCHASE 1428 5654 SALE 333 5655 SALE 134 5656 PURCHASE 410 5656 PURCHASE 683 5656 PURCHASE 683 5656 SALE 1420 5657 SALE 300 5657 SALE 268 5657 SALE 223 5657 SALE 223 5657 SALE 218 5657 SALE 46 5657 PURCHASE 333 5657 PURCHASE 1297 5658 SALE 1400 5659 SALE 530 5659 SALE 400 5659 SALE 400 5659 PURCHASE 88 5659 SALE 1720 5660 SALE 310 5660 SALE 222 5660 SALE 815 5661 SALE 1420 5663 SALE 530 5663 SALE 400 5663 SALE 1198 5664 SALE 1189 5664 PURCHASE 116 5664 PURCHASE 116 5664 PURCHASE 205 5664 PURCHASE 260 5664 PURCHASE 500 5664 SALE 2647 5665 PURCHASE 36 5665 PURCHASE 49 5665 PURCHASE 600 5665 PURCHASE 758 5665 PURCHASE 1600 5665 SALE 1582 5666 SALE 1065 5666 SALE 1000 5666 SALE 530 5666 SALE 222 5666 PURCHASE 13 5666 PURCHASE 37 5666 PURCHASE 42 5666 SALE 374 5667 PURCHASE 51 5667 PURCHASE 56 5667 PURCHASE 63 5667 PURCHASE 155 5667 PURCHASE 171 5667 PURCHASE 191 5667 PURCHASE 638 5667 PURCHASE 885 5667 PURCHASE 983 5667 SALE 1041 5668 SALE 1000 5668 SALE 493 5668 SALE 60 5668 PURCHASE 1400 5668 PURCHASE 800 5669 SALE 678 5670 SALE 576 5670 SALE 200 5670 SALE 61 5670 PURCHASE 268 5670 PURCHASE 691 5670 PURCHASE 2204 5670 SALE 1000 5671 SALE 170 5671 SALE 136 5671 SALE 100 5671 SALE 100 5671 SALE 68 5671 PURCHASE 123 5671 PURCHASE 147 5671 PURCHASE 200 5671 PURCHASE 256 5671 PURCHASE 315 5671 PURCHASE 685 5671 SALE 404 5672 SALE 400 5672 SALE 300 5672 SALE 268 5672 PURCHASE 134 5672 PURCHASE 200 5672 PURCHASE 38 5673 PURCHASE 180 5673 PURCHASE 376 5673 PURCHASE 1046 5673 SALE 400 5674 PURCHASE 147 5674 PURCHASE 222 5674 PURCHASE 227 5674 PURCHASE 268 5674 PURCHASE 513 5674 PURCHASE 555 5674 PURCHASE 1000 5674 SALE 1457 5675 SALE 268 5675 SALE 227 5675 PURCHASE 81 5675 PURCHASE 758 5675 PURCHASE 300 5676 PURCHASE 413 5677 SALE 330 5678 SALE 170 5678 PURCHASE 355 5680 PURCHASE 2000 5680 PURCHASE 2513 5680 PURCHASE 2640 5680 SALE 1000 5681 SALE 23 5681 PURCHASE 556 5681 SALE 2335 5682 SALE 290 5682 SALE 110 5682 PURCHASE 52 5682 PURCHASE 1000 5682 SALE 268 5683 SALE 814 5684 SALE 800 5684 SALE 200 5684 SALE 69 5684 SALE 50 5684 SALE 47 5684 SALE 45 5684 PURCHASE 222 5684 PURCHASE 486 5684 SALE 1767 5685 SALE 800 5685 SALE 309 5685 SALE 210 5685 PURCHASE 38 5685 PURCHASE 189 5685 PURCHASE 191 5685 PURCHASE 195 5685 PURCHASE 201 5685 PURCHASE 202 5685 PURCHASE 229 5685 PURCHASE 400 5685 PURCHASE 800 5685 SALE 725 5686 SALE 122 5686 PURCHASE 1376 5686 SALE 930 5687 SALE 784 5687 PURCHASE 88 5687 PURCHASE 577 5687 SALE 1000 5688 SALE 937 5688 SALE 918 5688 SALE 861 5688 SALE 732 5688 SALE 555 5688 SALE 510 5688 SALE 510 5688 SALE 464 5688 SALE 414 5688 SALE 398 5688 SALE 384 5688 SALE 357 5688 SALE 333 5688 SALE 300 5688 SALE 250 5688 PURCHASE 73 5688 PURCHASE 436 5688 PURCHASE 700 5688 SALE 400 5689 PURCHASE 69 5689 PURCHASE 100 5689 PURCHASE 178 5689 PURCHASE 721 5689 SALE 1278 5690 SALE 159 5690 PURCHASE 64 5690 PURCHASE 86 5690 PURCHASE 97 5690 PURCHASE 179 5690 PURCHASE 298 5690 PURCHASE 334 5690 PURCHASE 347 5690 PURCHASE 355 5690 PURCHASE 392 5690 PURCHASE 465 5690 PURCHASE 525 5690 PURCHASE 561 5690 PURCHASE 897 5690 SALE 268 5691 PURCHASE 345 5691 PURCHASE 1067 5691 SALE 1600 5692 SALE 800 5692 SALE 700 5692 SALE 500 5692 SALE 239 5692 PURCHASE 268 5692 PURCHASE 300 5692 PURCHASE 333 5692 PURCHASE 444 5692 PURCHASE 500 5692 PURCHASE 699 5692 PURCHASE 705 5692 PURCHASE 1200 5692 SALE 310 5693 SALE 78 5693 PURCHASE 8 5693 PURCHASE 9 5693 PURCHASE 28 5693 PURCHASE 33 5693 PURCHASE 71 5693 PURCHASE 108 5693 PURCHASE 172 5693 PURCHASE 174 5693 PURCHASE 198 5693 PURCHASE 215 5693 PURCHASE 225 5693 PURCHASE 257 5693 SALE 1760 5694 SALE 1206 5694 SALE 1200 5694 SALE 327 5694 SALE 267 5694 SALE 86 5694 SALE 28 5694 SALE 27 5694 SALE 18 5694 PURCHASE 400 5694 PURCHASE 769 5694 PURCHASE 2634 5694 SALE 1866 5695 SALE 1573 5695 SALE 907 5695 SALE 778 5695 SALE 668 5695 SALE 524 5695 SALE 47 5695 PURCHASE 22 5695 PURCHASE 29 5695 PURCHASE 66 5695 PURCHASE 137 5695 PURCHASE 322 5695 PURCHASE 478 5695 PURCHASE 561 5695 PURCHASE 646 5695 PURCHASE 1200 5695 SALE 2147 5696 SALE 1000 5696 SALE 655 5696 SALE 346 5696 SALE 182 5696 SALE 49 5696 PURCHASE 555 5696 SALE 400 5697 SALE 298 5697 SALE 220 5697 PURCHASE 49 5697 PURCHASE 60 5697 PURCHASE 83 5697 PURCHASE 126 5697 PURCHASE 141 5697 PURCHASE 157 5697 PURCHASE 228 5697 PURCHASE 356 5697 PURCHASE 460 5697 PURCHASE 563 5697 PURCHASE 669 5697 PURCHASE 1601 5697 SALE 75 5697.5 SALE 400 5698 PURCHASE 31 5698 PURCHASE 31 5698 PURCHASE 78 5698 PURCHASE 219 5698 PURCHASE 314 5698 PURCHASE 333 5698 PURCHASE 357 5698 PURCHASE 400 5698 PURCHASE 444 5698 PURCHASE 665 5698 PURCHASE 1129 5698 SALE 1764 5699 SALE 1744 5699 SALE 1480 5699 SALE 1000 5699 SALE 700 5699 SALE 160 5699 PURCHASE 51 5699 PURCHASE 142 5699 PURCHASE 927 5699 PURCHASE 1000 5699 PURCHASE 1661 5699 SALE 2150 5700 SALE 2076 5700 SALE 1600 5700 SALE 1474 5700 SALE 1200 5700 SALE 1200 5700 SALE 1200 5700 SALE 1200 5700 SALE 1200 5700 SALE 1200 5700 SALE 978 5700 SALE 892 5700 SALE 830 5700 SALE 815 5700 SALE 800 5700 SALE 781 5700 SALE 727 5700 SALE 612 5700 SALE 600 5700 SALE 450 5700 SALE 400 5700 SALE 400 5700 SALE 395 5700 SALE 330 5700 SALE 326 5700 SALE 222 5700 SALE 166 5700 PURCHASE 21 5700 PURCHASE 37 5700 PURCHASE 66 5700 PURCHASE 400 5700 PURCHASE 509 5700 PURCHASE 603 5700 PURCHASE 648 5700 PURCHASE 763 5700 PURCHASE 855 5700 PURCHASE 855 5700 PURCHASE 1057 5700 PURCHASE 1254 5700 PURCHASE 1574 5700 SALE 1778 5701 SALE 656 5701 SALE 444 5701 SALE 400 5701 SALE 333 5701 SALE 333 5701 SALE 268 5701 SALE 218 5701 SALE 10 5701 PURCHASE 192 5701 PURCHASE 331 5701 PURCHASE 343 5701 PURCHASE 562 5701 PURCHASE 831 5701 SALE 800 5702 SALE 530 5702 SALE 400 5702 SALE 400 5702 SALE 400 5702 SALE 344 5702 SALE 315 5702 SALE 222 5702 SALE 222 5702 PURCHASE 53 5702 PURCHASE 137 5702 PURCHASE 139 5702 PURCHASE 190 5702 PURCHASE 265 5702 PURCHASE 268 5702 PURCHASE 400 5702 PURCHASE 484 5702 PURCHASE 500 5702 PURCHASE 1030 5702 SALE 1120 5703 SALE 533 5703 SALE 400 5703 SALE 400 5703 SALE 230 5703 SALE 32 5703 SALE 25 5703 PURCHASE 59 5703 PURCHASE 115 5703 PURCHASE 252 5703 PURCHASE 524 5703 SALE 75 5703.5 SALE 811 5704 SALE 609 5704 SALE 528 5704 SALE 426 5704 SALE 400 5704 SALE 340 5704 PURCHASE 63 5704 PURCHASE 87 5704 PURCHASE 293 5704 PURCHASE 800 5704 SALE 1000 5705 SALE 282 5705 SALE 268 5705 PURCHASE 222 5705 PURCHASE 1000 5705 PURCHASE 2629 5705 SALE 2002 5706 SALE 2000 5706 SALE 805 5706 SALE 201 5706 SALE 49 5706 PURCHASE 300 5706 PURCHASE 400 5706 SALE 822 5707 SALE 820 5707 SALE 786 5707 SALE 400 5707 SALE 60 5707 PURCHASE 15 5707 PURCHASE 33 5707 PURCHASE 51 5707 PURCHASE 103 5707 PURCHASE 140 5707 PURCHASE 147 5707 PURCHASE 222 5707 PURCHASE 222 5707 PURCHASE 248 5707 PURCHASE 259 5707 PURCHASE 268 5707 PURCHASE 333 5707 PURCHASE 489 5707 PURCHASE 500 5707 PURCHASE 726 5707 PURCHASE 928 5707 PURCHASE 949 5707 PURCHASE 1280 5707 PURCHASE 2628 5707 SALE 248 5708 SALE 170 5708 SALE 142 5708 PURCHASE 52 5708 PURCHASE 52 5708 PURCHASE 75 5708 PURCHASE 87 5708 PURCHASE 100 5708 PURCHASE 200 5708 PURCHASE 222 5708 PURCHASE 400 5708 SALE 667 5709 SALE 609 5709 SALE 295 5709 SALE 268 5709 SALE 228 5709 PURCHASE 18 5709 PURCHASE 28 5709 PURCHASE 52 5709 PURCHASE 150 5709 PURCHASE 336 5709 PURCHASE 580 5709 PURCHASE 686 5709 PURCHASE 718 5709 PURCHASE 3018 5709.7864 SALE 4754 5710 SALE 997 5710 SALE 987 5710 SALE 603 5710 SALE 502 5710 SALE 500 5710 SALE 400 5710 SALE 394 5710 SALE 250 5710 SALE 246 5710 SALE 239 5710 SALE 230 5710 SALE 155 5710 SALE 77 5710 SALE 42 5710 PURCHASE 37 5710 PURCHASE 40 5710 PURCHASE 222 5710 PURCHASE 222 5710 PURCHASE 340 5710 PURCHASE 362 5710 PURCHASE 524 5710 PURCHASE 607 5710 PURCHASE 742 5710 PURCHASE 850 5710 PURCHASE 1070 5710 PURCHASE 2003 5710 SALE 400 5711 SALE 368 5711 SALE 320 5711 SALE 237 5711 SALE 201 5711 PURCHASE 2 5711 PURCHASE 52 5711 PURCHASE 52 5711 PURCHASE 237 5711 PURCHASE 333 5711 PURCHASE 380 5711 PURCHASE 422 5711 PURCHASE 476 5711 PURCHASE 1000 5711 PURCHASE 1016 5711 PURCHASE 1050 5711 SALE 327 5712 PURCHASE 3 5712 PURCHASE 15 5712 PURCHASE 55 5712 PURCHASE 71 5712 PURCHASE 322 5712 PURCHASE 400 5712 PURCHASE 530 5712 PURCHASE 577 5712 PURCHASE 660 5712 PURCHASE 1477 5712 PURCHASE 2404 5712 SALE 216 5713 SALE 185 5713 SALE 100 5713 PURCHASE 86 5713 PURCHASE 222 5713 PURCHASE 315 5713 PURCHASE 318 5713 PURCHASE 342 5713 PURCHASE 349 5713 PURCHASE 529 5713 PURCHASE 583 5713 SALE 885 5714 SALE 629 5714 SALE 250 5714 SALE 39 5714 PURCHASE 7 5714 PURCHASE 81 5714 PURCHASE 100 5714 PURCHASE 150 5714 PURCHASE 175 5714 PURCHASE 200 5714 PURCHASE 264 5714 PURCHASE 583 5714 PURCHASE 705 5714 PURCHASE 737 5714 SALE 508 5715 SALE 462 5715 SALE 409 5715 SALE 400 5715 SALE 289 5715 SALE 166 5715 SALE 22 5715 PURCHASE 79 5715 PURCHASE 104 5715 PURCHASE 120 5715 PURCHASE 127 5715 PURCHASE 222 5715 PURCHASE 226 5715 PURCHASE 471 5715 PURCHASE 500 5715 PURCHASE 1278 5715 SALE 920 5716 SALE 370 5716 SALE 222 5716 PURCHASE 91 5716 PURCHASE 325 5716 SALE 790 5717 SALE 662 5717 SALE 466 5717 SALE 111 5717 PURCHASE 50 5717 PURCHASE 77 5717 PURCHASE 333 5717 PURCHASE 386 5717 PURCHASE 726 5717 SALE 448 5718 SALE 220 5718 SALE 150 5718 PURCHASE 15 5718 PURCHASE 15 5718 PURCHASE 37 5718 PURCHASE 215 5718 PURCHASE 250 5718 PURCHASE 315 5718 PURCHASE 916 5718 SALE 1530 5719 SALE 1430 5719 SALE 1293 5719 SALE 1200 5719 SALE 1115 5719 SALE 1002 5719 SALE 777 5719 SALE 552 5719 SALE 440 5719 SALE 417 5719 SALE 380 5719 SALE 96 5719 SALE 80 5719 SALE 60 5719 SALE 26 5719 SALE 14 5719 PURCHASE 190 5719 PURCHASE 300 5719 PURCHASE 606 5719 PURCHASE 1135 5719 SALE 9912 5720 SALE 2622 5720 SALE 1781 5720 SALE 381 5720 SALE 256 5720 SALE 100 5720 SALE 88 5720 PURCHASE 5 5720 PURCHASE 15 5720 PURCHASE 175 5720 PURCHASE 200 5720 PURCHASE 213 5720 PURCHASE 230 5720 PURCHASE 263 5720 PURCHASE 726 5720 PURCHASE 742 5720 PURCHASE 967 5720 PURCHASE 2351 5720 PURCHASE 2622 5720 PURCHASE 4697 5720 SALE 750 5721 SALE 500 5721 SALE 354 5721 SALE 333 5721 SALE 268 5721 PURCHASE 25 5721 PURCHASE 98 5721 PURCHASE 560 5721 PURCHASE 696 5721 PURCHASE 1429 5721 SALE 2223 5722 SALE 1587 5722 SALE 500 5722 SALE 150 5722 PURCHASE 266 5722 PURCHASE 268 5722 PURCHASE 275 5722 PURCHASE 294 5722 PURCHASE 838 5722 PURCHASE 1616 5722 SALE 1600 5723 SALE 1000 5723 SALE 941 5723 SALE 500 5723 SALE 349 5723 SALE 296 5723 SALE 268 5723 SALE 182 5723 SALE 124 5723 SALE 12 5723 SALE 2 5723 PURCHASE 10 5723 PURCHASE 62 5723 PURCHASE 93 5723 PURCHASE 225 5723 PURCHASE 241 5723 PURCHASE 300 5723 PURCHASE 323 5723 PURCHASE 385 5723 PURCHASE 400 5723 PURCHASE 400 5723 PURCHASE 450 5723 PURCHASE 479 5723 PURCHASE 537 5723 PURCHASE 620 5723 PURCHASE 701 5723 PURCHASE 778 5723 PURCHASE 1094 5723 PURCHASE 1250 5723 PURCHASE 1279 5723 SALE 1000 5724 SALE 978 5724 SALE 689 5724 SALE 643 5724 SALE 600 5724 SALE 400 5724 SALE 250 5724 SALE 250 5724 SALE 239 5724 SALE 227 5724 SALE 200 5724 SALE 21 5724 SALE 2 5724 PURCHASE 104 5724 PURCHASE 155 5724 PURCHASE 175 5724 PURCHASE 200 5724 PURCHASE 200 5724 PURCHASE 227 5724 PURCHASE 250 5724 PURCHASE 267 5724 PURCHASE 268 5724 PURCHASE 268 5724 PURCHASE 294 5724 PURCHASE 457 5724 PURCHASE 707 5724 PURCHASE 801 5724 PURCHASE 1200 5724 SALE 1744 5725 SALE 790 5725 SALE 466 5725 SALE 400 5725 SALE 289 5725 SALE 237 5725 SALE 222 5725 SALE 213 5725 SALE 87 5725 SALE 48 5725 PURCHASE 15 5725 PURCHASE 78 5725 PURCHASE 167 5725 PURCHASE 213 5725 PURCHASE 222 5725 PURCHASE 347 5725 PURCHASE 530 5725 PURCHASE 532 5725 PURCHASE 655 5725 PURCHASE 1070 5725 SALE 1406 5726 SALE 838 5726 SALE 599 5726 SALE 556 5726 SALE 333 5726 SALE 216 5726 SALE 179 5726 SALE 151 5726 SALE 90 5726 SALE 65 5726 SALE 44 5726 SALE 42 5726 SALE 5 5726 PURCHASE 42 5726 PURCHASE 42 5726 PURCHASE 74 5726 PURCHASE 102 5726 PURCHASE 153 5726 PURCHASE 216 5726 PURCHASE 239 5726 PURCHASE 377 5726 PURCHASE 433 5726 PURCHASE 475 5726 PURCHASE 1156 5726 SALE 590 5727 SALE 586 5727 SALE 378 5727 SALE 366 5727 SALE 333 5727 SALE 325 5727 SALE 268 5727 SALE 258 5727 SALE 229 5727 SALE 222 5727 SALE 201 5727 SALE 200 5727 SALE 109 5727 SALE 105 5727 SALE 55 5727 SALE 16 5727 PURCHASE 200 5727 PURCHASE 200 5727 PURCHASE 202 5727 PURCHASE 222 5727 PURCHASE 272 5727 PURCHASE 288 5727 PURCHASE 313 5727 PURCHASE 556 5727 PURCHASE 850 5727 SALE 7518 5728 SALE 1477 5728 SALE 1384 5728 SALE 1066 5728 SALE 991 5728 SALE 671 5728 SALE 334 5728 SALE 259 5728 SALE 180 5728 SALE 100 5728 SALE 97 5728 SALE 17 5728 PURCHASE 19 5728 PURCHASE 210 5728 PURCHASE 222 5728 PURCHASE 272 5728 PURCHASE 400 5728 PURCHASE 500 5728 PURCHASE 728 5728 PURCHASE 847 5728 PURCHASE 1477 5728 PURCHASE 1600 5728 SALE 508 5729 SALE 427 5729 PURCHASE 86 5729 PURCHASE 300 5729 PURCHASE 531 5729 SALE 970 5730 SALE 643 5730 SALE 279 5730 SALE 153 5730 SALE 146 5730 SALE 105 5730 SALE 53 5730 PURCHASE 202 5730 PURCHASE 223 5730 PURCHASE 270 5730 PURCHASE 281 5730 PURCHASE 300 5730 PURCHASE 500 5730 PURCHASE 769 5730 SALE 1000 5731 SALE 800 5731 SALE 734 5731 SALE 673 5731 SALE 500 5731 SALE 400 5731 SALE 388 5731 SALE 352 5731 SALE 300 5731 SALE 50 5731 SALE 49 5731 SALE 49 5731 SALE 36 5731 PURCHASE 6 5731 PURCHASE 7 5731 PURCHASE 11 5731 PURCHASE 26 5731 PURCHASE 32 5731 PURCHASE 52 5731 PURCHASE 101 5731 PURCHASE 230 5731 PURCHASE 413 5731 PURCHASE 510 5731 PURCHASE 998 5731 PURCHASE 2777 5731 SALE 1361 5732 SALE 574 5732 SALE 474 5732 SALE 268 5732 SALE 93 5732 PURCHASE 113 5732 PURCHASE 435 5732 PURCHASE 469 5732 PURCHASE 487 5732 PURCHASE 600 5732 PURCHASE 788 5732 SALE 1716 5733 SALE 985 5733 SALE 875 5733 SALE 750 5733 SALE 650 5733 SALE 500 5733 SALE 315 5733 SALE 300 5733 SALE 300 5733 SALE 284 5733 SALE 258 5733 SALE 212 5733 SALE 132 5733 PURCHASE 261 5733 PURCHASE 268 5733 PURCHASE 269 5733 PURCHASE 308 5733 PURCHASE 350 5733 PURCHASE 400 5733 PURCHASE 500 5733 PURCHASE 531 5733 PURCHASE 594 5733 PURCHASE 633 5733 SALE 1785 5734 SALE 1000 5734 SALE 708 5734 SALE 500 5734 SALE 400 5734 SALE 383 5734 SALE 315 5734 SALE 300 5734 SALE 273 5734 SALE 268 5734 SALE 268 5734 SALE 268 5734 SALE 268 5734 SALE 244 5734 SALE 200 5734 SALE 145 5734 SALE 120 5734 PURCHASE 1 5734 PURCHASE 1 5734 PURCHASE 25 5734 PURCHASE 28 5734 PURCHASE 28 5734 PURCHASE 145 5734 PURCHASE 160 5734 PURCHASE 207 5734 PURCHASE 250 5734 PURCHASE 300 5734 PURCHASE 406 5734 PURCHASE 506 5734 PURCHASE 942 5734 PURCHASE 1056 5734 PURCHASE 1175 5734 PURCHASE 1191 5734 PURCHASE 1743 5734 PURCHASE 2615 5734 SALE 985 5735 SALE 985 5735 SALE 978 5735 SALE 731 5735 SALE 595 5735 SALE 500 5735 SALE 441 5735 SALE 317 5735 SALE 292 5735 SALE 268 5735 SALE 237 5735 SALE 194 5735 SALE 48 5735 PURCHASE 27 5735 PURCHASE 35 5735 PURCHASE 39 5735 PURCHASE 40 5735 PURCHASE 52 5735 PURCHASE 148 5735 PURCHASE 222 5735 PURCHASE 268 5735 PURCHASE 441 5735 PURCHASE 453 5735 PURCHASE 587 5735 PURCHASE 859 5735 PURCHASE 2114 5735 PURCHASE 2500 5735 SALE 32 5735.5 SALE 1018 5736 SALE 985 5736 SALE 800 5736 SALE 670 5736 SALE 620 5736 SALE 394 5736 SALE 374 5736 SALE 357 5736 SALE 302 5736 SALE 242 5736 SALE 59 5736 SALE 43 5736 SALE 2 5736 PURCHASE 6 5736 PURCHASE 29 5736 PURCHASE 35 5736 PURCHASE 48 5736 PURCHASE 63 5736 PURCHASE 75 5736 PURCHASE 268 5736 PURCHASE 295 5736 PURCHASE 323 5736 PURCHASE 352 5736 PURCHASE 500 5736 PURCHASE 500 5736 PURCHASE 825 5736 PURCHASE 1184 5736 PURCHASE 1390 5736 SALE 1504 5737 SALE 821 5737 SALE 718 5737 SALE 500 5737 SALE 400 5737 SALE 300 5737 SALE 293 5737 SALE 168 5737 SALE 49 5737 SALE 12 5737 PURCHASE 66 5737 PURCHASE 85 5737 PURCHASE 95 5737 PURCHASE 138 5737 PURCHASE 226 5737 PURCHASE 259 5737 PURCHASE 268 5737 PURCHASE 500 5737 PURCHASE 500 5737 PURCHASE 557 5737 PURCHASE 768 5737 SALE 1170 5738 SALE 858 5738 SALE 549 5738 SALE 544 5738 SALE 500 5738 SALE 500 5738 SALE 400 5738 SALE 389 5738 SALE 349 5738 SALE 342 5738 SALE 338 5738 SALE 312 5738 SALE 193 5738 SALE 188 5738 SALE 171 5738 SALE 152 5738 SALE 49 5738 SALE 49 5738 SALE 25 5738 PURCHASE 18 5738 PURCHASE 49 5738 PURCHASE 155 5738 PURCHASE 211 5738 PURCHASE 268 5738 PURCHASE 400 5738 PURCHASE 403 5738 PURCHASE 455 5738 PURCHASE 466 5738 PURCHASE 502 5738 PURCHASE 506 5738 PURCHASE 813 5738 PURCHASE 1420 5738 SALE 651 5739 SALE 510 5739 SALE 357 5739 SALE 277 5739 SALE 248 5739 SALE 176 5739 PURCHASE 27 5739 PURCHASE 174 5739 PURCHASE 1200 5739 SALE 701 5740 SALE 577 5740 SALE 362 5740 SALE 313 5740 SALE 286 5740 SALE 170 5740 SALE 131 5740 SALE 87 5740 SALE 52 5740 SALE 24 5740 PURCHASE 77 5740 PURCHASE 149 5740 PURCHASE 200 5740 PURCHASE 332 5740 PURCHASE 337 5740 PURCHASE 411 5740 PURCHASE 447 5740 PURCHASE 800 5740 PURCHASE 800 5740 SALE 635 5741 SALE 300 5741 PURCHASE 120 5741 PURCHASE 300 5741 PURCHASE 379 5741 PURCHASE 500 5741 PURCHASE 695 5741 SALE 3310 5742 SALE 2612 5742 SALE 1498 5742 SALE 1199 5742 SALE 987 5742 SALE 639 5742 SALE 631 5742 SALE 560 5742 PURCHASE 49 5742 PURCHASE 200 5742 PURCHASE 400 5742 PURCHASE 1736 5742 SALE 1098 5743 SALE 957 5743 SALE 645 5743 SALE 137 5743 PURCHASE 19 5743 PURCHASE 122 5743 PURCHASE 148 5743 PURCHASE 149 5743 PURCHASE 155 5743 PURCHASE 200 5743 PURCHASE 200 5743 PURCHASE 400 5743 PURCHASE 500 5743 PURCHASE 568 5743 PURCHASE 736 5743 PURCHASE 858 5743 PURCHASE 951 5743 PURCHASE 2443 5743 SALE 273 5743.5 SALE 1421 5744 SALE 713 5744 SALE 247 5744 SALE 194 5744 SALE 150 5744 SALE 127 5744 PURCHASE 198 5744 PURCHASE 236 5744 PURCHASE 570 5744 SALE 786 5745 SALE 718 5745 SALE 461 5745 SALE 436 5745 SALE 263 5745 SALE 200 5745 SALE 195 5745 SALE 120 5745 SALE 100 5745 SALE 70 5745 PURCHASE 36 5745 PURCHASE 36 5745 PURCHASE 52 5745 PURCHASE 72 5745 PURCHASE 98 5745 PURCHASE 250 5745 PURCHASE 268 5745 PURCHASE 300 5745 PURCHASE 335 5745 PURCHASE 638 5745 SALE 670 5746 SALE 340 5746 SALE 200 5746 PURCHASE 50 5746 PURCHASE 737 5746 PURCHASE 1174 5746 SALE 803 5747 SALE 400 5747 SALE 100 5747 SALE 1015 5748 SALE 615 5748 SALE 329 5748 SALE 294 5748 SALE 250 5748 SALE 166 5748 SALE 164 5748 SALE 147 5748 SALE 100 5748 SALE 81 5748 SALE 50 5748 SALE 45 5748 SALE 32 5748 PURCHASE 96 5748 PURCHASE 104 5748 PURCHASE 236 5748 PURCHASE 425 5748 PURCHASE 763 5748 SALE 396 5749 SALE 168 5749 SALE 27 5749 PURCHASE 268 5749 PURCHASE 629 5749 SALE 1152 5750 SALE 1127 5750 PURCHASE 400 5750 PURCHASE 500 5750 PURCHASE 502 5750 SALE 277 5751 SALE 207 5751 SALE 120 5751 PURCHASE 268 5751 SALE 268 5752 SALE 250 5752 PURCHASE 268 5752 PURCHASE 268 5752 PURCHASE 268 5753 PURCHASE 268 5753 PURCHASE 617 5753 SALE 300 5754 PURCHASE 253 5754 PURCHASE 53 5755 PURCHASE 203 5755 PURCHASE 268 5755 PURCHASE 333 5755 PURCHASE 642 5755 PURCHASE 931 5755 SALE 52 5756 PURCHASE 235 5756 PURCHASE 300 5756 PURCHASE 373 5756 SALE 1314 5757 SALE 600 5757 SALE 576 5757 PURCHASE 268 5757 SALE 300 5758 PURCHASE 268 5758 PURCHASE 300 5758 PURCHASE 500 5758 PURCHASE 500 5758 SALE 909 5759 SALE 750 5759 SALE 745 5759 SALE 501 5759 SALE 268 5759 SALE 222 5759 SALE 40 5759 PURCHASE 58 5759 PURCHASE 77 5759 PURCHASE 268 5759 PURCHASE 290 5759 PURCHASE 331 5759 PURCHASE 360 5759 PURCHASE 1000 5759 PURCHASE 1200 5759 SALE 1117 5760 SALE 723 5760 SALE 29 5760 PURCHASE 268 5760 PURCHASE 403 5760 PURCHASE 1364 5760 SALE 2603 5761 SALE 46 5761 PURCHASE 221 5761 SALE 812 5762 SALE 324 5762 SALE 1809 5763 SALE 1099 5763 SALE 741 5763 SALE 300 5763 SALE 49 5763 SALE 111 5764 SALE 767 5765 SALE 167 5765 PURCHASE 539 5765 SALE 268 5767 TOTAL PURCHASE 393,609 TOTAL SALE 380,517 (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 21 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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