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UBS AG (EPT)03 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 29 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 2,125,270 0.21% 1,369 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,125,270 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) SALE 500 5664 pence SALE 1022 5668 SALE 449 5668 SALE 287 5668 SALE 283 5668 SALE 87 5668 SALE 86 5668 SALE 45 5668 SALE 24 5668 SALE 18 5668 PURCHASE 18 5668 PURCHASE 390 5668 SALE 400 5670 SALE 107 5670 SALE 7 5670 PURCHASE 135 5671 PURCHASE 880 5671 SALE 1220 5672 SALE 400 5672 SALE 85 5672 SALE 9 5672 PURCHASE 403 5672 PURCHASE 1201 5672 SALE 171 5673 PURCHASE 777 5674 SALE 578 5678 PURCHASE 1600 5678 SALE 478 5679 SALE 456 5679 PURCHASE 382 5679 PURCHASE 456 5679 PURCHASE 478 5679 SALE 300 5681 PURCHASE 476 5681 PURCHASE 144 5682 PURCHASE 1690 5682 SALE 222 5683 SALE 93 5683 PURCHASE 4 5683 PURCHASE 386 5683 PURCHASE 1799 5683 SALE 1448 5684 SALE 435 5684 SALE 114 5684 PURCHASE 491 5684 PURCHASE 290 5685 PURCHASE 1936 5685 SALE 400 5686 SALE 300 5686 SALE 6 5686 PURCHASE 36 5686 PURCHASE 466 5686 PURCHASE 513 5686 SALE 252 5687 SALE 125 5687 SALE 77 5687 PURCHASE 132 5687 PURCHASE 721 5687 PURCHASE 764 5687 PURCHASE 840 5687 PURCHASE 856 5687 PURCHASE 979 5687 SALE 2216 5688 PURCHASE 604 5689 PURCHASE 1000 5689 SALE 693 5690 SALE 616 5690 SALE 421 5690 SALE 90 5690 PURCHASE 69 5690 PURCHASE 385 5690 PURCHASE 421 5690 PURCHASE 445 5690 PURCHASE 579 5690 PURCHASE 693 5690 SALE 448 5691 SALE 235 5691 SALE 30 5691 PURCHASE 35 5691 PURCHASE 50 5691 PURCHASE 95 5691 PURCHASE 113 5691 PURCHASE 278 5691 PURCHASE 308 5691 PURCHASE 320 5691 PURCHASE 2 5692 PURCHASE 46 5692 PURCHASE 46 5692 PURCHASE 82 5692 PURCHASE 116 5692 PURCHASE 119 5692 PURCHASE 132 5692 PURCHASE 136 5692 PURCHASE 154 5692 PURCHASE 212 5692 PURCHASE 265 5692 PURCHASE 318 5692 PURCHASE 385 5692 PURCHASE 425 5692 PURCHASE 426 5692 PURCHASE 445 5692 PURCHASE 446 5692 PURCHASE 448 5692 PURCHASE 449 5692 PURCHASE 449 5692 PURCHASE 492 5692 PURCHASE 507 5692 PURCHASE 535 5692 PURCHASE 554 5692 PURCHASE 566 5692 PURCHASE 665 5692 PURCHASE 674 5692 PURCHASE 858 5692 PURCHASE 979 5692 PURCHASE 979 5692 PURCHASE 1055 5692 SALE 1281 5697 PURCHASE 500 5698 PURCHASE 880 5698 SALE 197 5699 PURCHASE 229 5700 PURCHASE 400 5700 SALE 300 5701 SALE 240 5701 SALE 87 5701 SALE 82 5701 SALE 709 5702 SALE 127 5702 SALE 87 5702 PURCHASE 22 5702 SALE 260 5703 SALE 255 5703 SALE 23 5703 PURCHASE 160 5703 PURCHASE 198 5703 SALE 666 5704 SALE 445 5704 SALE 367 5704 SALE 222 5704 SALE 41 5704 SALE 27 5704 PURCHASE 16 5704 PURCHASE 21 5704 PURCHASE 44 5704 PURCHASE 115 5704 PURCHASE 244 5704 PURCHASE 336 5704 PURCHASE 400 5704 PURCHASE 420 5704 PURCHASE 440 5704 PURCHASE 445 5704 SALE 223 5705 SALE 136 5705 PURCHASE 41 5705 PURCHASE 808 5705 PURCHASE 852 5705 PURCHASE 888 5705 PURCHASE 1300 5705 SALE 1022 5706 SALE 898 5706 SALE 685 5706 SALE 87 5706 PURCHASE 128 5706 PURCHASE 400 5706 PURCHASE 719 5706 SALE 888 5708 SALE 700 5708 SALE 444 5708 SALE 258 5708 PURCHASE 126 5708 PURCHASE 318 5708 PURCHASE 430 5708 PURCHASE 870 5708 PURCHASE 878 5708 PURCHASE 961 5708 SALE 1426 5709 SALE 407 5709 SALE 401 5709 SALE 300 5709 SALE 87 5709 PURCHASE 345 5709 SALE 580 5710 SALE 400 5710 SALE 220 5710 SALE 119 5710 SALE 107 5710 PURCHASE 201 5710 PURCHASE 446 5710 SALE 199 5711 SALE 65 5711 PURCHASE 400 5711 SALE 56 5712 PURCHASE 100 5712 SALE 391 5713 SALE 146 5713 SALE 130 5713 PURCHASE 839 5713 SALE 500 5714 SALE 300 5714 SALE 961 5715 SALE 777 5715 SALE 500 5715 SALE 266 5715 PURCHASE 100 5715 PURCHASE 248 5715 PURCHASE 252 5715 PURCHASE 419 5715 PURCHASE 434 5715 PURCHASE 441 5715 PURCHASE 442 5715 PURCHASE 443 5715 PURCHASE 500 5715 PURCHASE 521 5715 PURCHASE 849 5715 SALE 1600 5716 SALE 666 5716 SALE 567 5716 SALE 300 5716 SALE 241 5716 SALE 210 5716 SALE 38 5716 PURCHASE 191 5716 PURCHASE 225 5716 PURCHASE 100 5717 PURCHASE 158 5717 PURCHASE 500 5717 SALE 888 5718 SALE 164 5718 SALE 157 5718 PURCHASE 407 5718 PURCHASE 440 5719 PURCHASE 454 5719 SALE 52407 5720 SALE 22455 5720 SALE 9399 5720 SALE 2145 5720 SALE 259 5720 SALE 237 5720 SALE 2 5720 PURCHASE 10 5720 PURCHASE 55 5720 PURCHASE 261 5720 PURCHASE 386 5720 PURCHASE 420 5720 PURCHASE 1464 5720 PURCHASE 7363 5720 PURCHASE 12531 5720 PURCHASE 15973 5720 PURCHASE 18340 5720 SALE 727 5721 SALE 444 5721 SALE 39 5721 SALE 734 5722 PURCHASE 20 5722 SALE 500 5723 SALE 478 5723 SALE 87 5723 PURCHASE 400 5723 PURCHASE 465 5723 SALE 201 5724 PURCHASE 103 5724 PURCHASE 286 5724 PURCHASE 299 5724 PURCHASE 58 5725 PURCHASE 66 5725 PURCHASE 151 5725 PURCHASE 365 5725 PURCHASE 406 5725 PURCHASE 422 5725 PURCHASE 429 5725 PURCHASE 463 5725 PURCHASE 764 5725 SALE 17 5726 SALE 50 5727 PURCHASE 133 5727 PURCHASE 248 5727 PURCHASE 451 5727 PURCHASE 461 5727 PURCHASE 471 5727 PURCHASE 472 5727 PURCHASE 20 5728 PURCHASE 130 5728 PURCHASE 457 5728 SALE 38 5729 PURCHASE 286 5730 SALE 926 5732 PURCHASE 100 5732 PURCHASE 236 5732 PURCHASE 500 5732 PURCHASE 707 5732 SALE 201 5733 PURCHASE 250 5736 SALE 39 5739 SALE 368 5741 PURCHASE 370 5742 PURCHASE 386 5742 PURCHASE 885 5742 PURCHASE 45 5744 PURCHASE 87 5744 PURCHASE 203 5744 PURCHASE 268 5748 PURCHASE 358 5750 PURCHASE 1273 5750 PURCHASE 1860 5751 PURCHASE 321 5752 PURCHASE 888 5752 PURCHASE 31 5754 PURCHASE 225 5754 PURCHASE 318 5754 PURCHASE 555 5754 SALE 600 5755 SALE 218 5755 SALE 201 5755 SALE 86 5755 SALE 1445 5756 SALE 818 5756 SALE 56 5756 PURCHASE 133 5756 PURCHASE 600 5756 PURCHASE 1156 5756 SALE 536 5757 PURCHASE 2 5757 PURCHASE 14 5757 PURCHASE 40 5757 PURCHASE 400 5757 PURCHASE 555 5757 PURCHASE 288 5758 SALE 333 5759 SALE 333 5759 SALE 300 5759 PURCHASE 222 5759 PURCHASE 223 5759 PURCHASE 257 5759 PURCHASE 333 5759 PURCHASE 500 5759 SALE 555 5760 SALE 475 5760 SALE 222 5760 SALE 165 5760 PURCHASE 127 5760 PURCHASE 200 5760 PURCHASE 342 5760 PURCHASE 400 5760 PURCHASE 555 5760 PURCHASE 1347 5760 SALE 333 5761 SALE 253 5761 SALE 159 5761 PURCHASE 133 5761 PURCHASE 222 5761 PURCHASE 333 5761 PURCHASE 333 5761 SALE 167 5762 SALE 20 5762 SALE 600 5763 SALE 333 5763 SALE 300 5763 SALE 77 5763 PURCHASE 43 5763 PURCHASE 168 5763 PURCHASE 400 5763 SALE 333 5764 SALE 256 5764 SALE 239 5764 PURCHASE 201 5764 PURCHASE 333 5764 PURCHASE 500 5764 PURCHASE 666 5764 SALE 153 5765 PURCHASE 300 5765 PURCHASE 69 5766 PURCHASE 69 5766 PURCHASE 86 5766 PURCHASE 1200 5766 SALE 222 5767 PURCHASE 69 5767 PURCHASE 69 5767 PURCHASE 86 5767 PURCHASE 213 5767 PURCHASE 1600 5767 SALE 500 5768 SALE 300 5768 SALE 2600 5769 SALE 333 5769 SALE 2599 5770 PURCHASE 69 5770 PURCHASE 69 5770 PURCHASE 86 5770 PURCHASE 297 5770 PURCHASE 400 5770 PURCHASE 19 5771 PURCHASE 23 5771 PURCHASE 131 5771 PURCHASE 188 5771 PURCHASE 345 5771 PURCHASE 500 5771 PURCHASE 623 5771 SALE 536 5772 SALE 130 5772 PURCHASE 106 5772 PURCHASE 957 5772 SALE 260 5773 SALE 68 5773 PURCHASE 299 5773 PURCHASE 400 5773 PURCHASE 426 5773 PURCHASE 500 5773 PURCHASE 1200 5773 SALE 635 5774 SALE 374 5774 SALE 222 5774 PURCHASE 290 5774 PURCHASE 309 5774 PURCHASE 400 5774 PURCHASE 789 5774 PURCHASE 921 5774 PURCHASE 322 5775 PURCHASE 327 5775 PURCHASE 338 5775 PURCHASE 1300 5775 PURCHASE 1673 5775 SALE 309 5776 PURCHASE 126 5776 PURCHASE 141 5776 SALE 303 5777 SALE 334 5778 SALE 254 5778 SALE 176 5778 PURCHASE 174 5778 PURCHASE 221 5778 PURCHASE 333 5778 PURCHASE 590 5778 SALE 839 5780 SALE 586 5780 SALE 300 5780 SALE 300 5780 SALE 152 5780 SALE 26 5780 PURCHASE 45 5780 PURCHASE 99 5780 PURCHASE 100 5780 PURCHASE 144 5780 PURCHASE 184 5780 PURCHASE 246 5780 PURCHASE 250 5780 PURCHASE 282 5780 PURCHASE 292 5780 PURCHASE 360 5780 PURCHASE 415 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 PURCHASE 583 5780 PURCHASE 934 5780 SALE 376 5781 SALE 353 5781 SALE 324 5781 SALE 236 5781 SALE 147 5781 SALE 87 5781 PURCHASE 117 5781 PURCHASE 161 5781 PURCHASE 174 5781 PURCHASE 190 5781 PURCHASE 888 5781 SALE 412 5782 SALE 77 5782 PURCHASE 47 5782 PURCHASE 100 5782 PURCHASE 201 5782 PURCHASE 239 5782 PURCHASE 377 5782 PURCHASE 400 5782 PURCHASE 781 5782 PURCHASE 994 5782 SALE 777 5783 SALE 333 5783 SALE 240 5783 SALE 66 5783 PURCHASE 85 5783 PURCHASE 257 5783 PURCHASE 1987 5783 SALE 400 5784 SALE 300 5784 SALE 257 5784 SALE 250 5784 SALE 100 5784 PURCHASE 48 5784 PURCHASE 333 5784 PURCHASE 1001 5784 SALE 817 5785 SALE 78 5785 PURCHASE 140 5785 PURCHASE 300 5785 PURCHASE 515 5785 PURCHASE 1600 5785 SALE 1858 5786 SALE 1000 5786 SALE 400 5786 SALE 254 5786 SALE 147 5786 PURCHASE 21 5786 PURCHASE 60 5786 PURCHASE 61 5786 PURCHASE 99 5786 PURCHASE 136 5786 PURCHASE 985 5786 SALE 1600 5787 SALE 666 5787 SALE 233 5787 SALE 217 5787 SALE 187 5787 PURCHASE 47 5787 PURCHASE 157 5787 PURCHASE 205 5787 PURCHASE 333 5787 PURCHASE 401 5787 SALE 690 5788 SALE 500 5788 SALE 450 5788 SALE 400 5788 SALE 250 5788 SALE 168 5788 SALE 132 5788 SALE 127 5788 SALE 99 5788 PURCHASE 100 5788 PURCHASE 176 5788 PURCHASE 201 5788 PURCHASE 201 5788 PURCHASE 286 5788 PURCHASE 500 5788 PURCHASE 814 5788 SALE 698 5789 SALE 666 5789 SALE 586 5789 SALE 449 5789 SALE 400 5789 SALE 333 5789 SALE 300 5789 SALE 254 5789 SALE 250 5789 SALE 201 5789 SALE 180 5789 SALE 160 5789 SALE 150 5789 PURCHASE 33 5789 PURCHASE 100 5789 PURCHASE 124 5789 PURCHASE 168 5789 PURCHASE 233 5789 PURCHASE 236 5789 PURCHASE 300 5789 PURCHASE 354 5789 PURCHASE 478 5789 PURCHASE 777 5789 PURCHASE 1399 5789 SALE 2000 5790 SALE 1172 5790 SALE 888 5790 SALE 457 5790 SALE 446 5790 SALE 300 5790 SALE 250 5790 SALE 201 5790 PURCHASE 168 5790 PURCHASE 250 5790 PURCHASE 251 5790 PURCHASE 827 5790 SALE 1107 5791 SALE 390 5791 SALE 285 5791 SALE 250 5791 SALE 161 5791 SALE 68 5791 SALE 59 5791 PURCHASE 76 5791 PURCHASE 201 5791 PURCHASE 206 5791 PURCHASE 333 5791 PURCHASE 666 5791 PURCHASE 1332 5791 SALE 826 5792 SALE 333 5792 SALE 300 5792 SALE 254 5792 SALE 201 5792 PURCHASE 46 5792 PURCHASE 49 5792 PURCHASE 52 5792 PURCHASE 100 5792 PURCHASE 100 5792 PURCHASE 166 5792 PURCHASE 185 5792 PURCHASE 253 5792 PURCHASE 254 5792 PURCHASE 333 5792 PURCHASE 550 5792 PURCHASE 571 5792 PURCHASE 908 5792 PURCHASE 979 5792 PURCHASE 1033 5792 PURCHASE 1553 5792 PURCHASE 1600 5792 PURCHASE 1852 5792 SALE 1021 5793 SALE 254 5793 SALE 250 5793 SALE 201 5793 SALE 1 5793 PURCHASE 33 5793 PURCHASE 46 5793 PURCHASE 86 5793 PURCHASE 132 5793 PURCHASE 161 5793 PURCHASE 201 5793 PURCHASE 249 5793 PURCHASE 340 5793 PURCHASE 1245 5793 PURCHASE 1800 5793 SALE 1000 5794 SALE 330 5794 SALE 322 5794 SALE 255 5794 PURCHASE 24 5794 PURCHASE 100 5794 PURCHASE 155 5794 PURCHASE 196 5794 PURCHASE 200 5794 PURCHASE 333 5794 PURCHASE 333 5794 PURCHASE 382 5794 PURCHASE 777 5794 PURCHASE 946 5794 SALE 470 5795 SALE 458 5795 SALE 423 5795 SALE 357 5795 SALE 255 5795 SALE 253 5795 SALE 52 5795 SALE 9 5795 SALE 3 5795 PURCHASE 197 5795 PURCHASE 199 5795 PURCHASE 357 5795 SALE 333 5796 SALE 333 5796 SALE 288 5796 SALE 253 5796 SALE 151 5796 SALE 128 5796 PURCHASE 45 5796 PURCHASE 58 5796 PURCHASE 100 5796 PURCHASE 191 5796 PURCHASE 235 5796 PURCHASE 360 5796 PURCHASE 493 5796 PURCHASE 608 5796 PURCHASE 615 5796 PURCHASE 777 5796 PURCHASE 1061 5796 SALE 915 5797 SALE 500 5797 SALE 333 5797 SALE 264 5797 SALE 259 5797 SALE 189 5797 SALE 133 5797 SALE 107 5797 PURCHASE 1 5797 PURCHASE 45 5797 PURCHASE 86 5797 PURCHASE 100 5797 PURCHASE 152 5797 PURCHASE 164 5797 PURCHASE 168 5797 PURCHASE 400 5797 SALE 1246 5798 SALE 888 5798 SALE 777 5798 SALE 600 5798 SALE 300 5798 SALE 150 5798 SALE 127 5798 PURCHASE 37 5798 PURCHASE 100 5798 PURCHASE 249 5798 PURCHASE 390 5798 SALE 649 5799 SALE 333 5799 SALE 300 5799 SALE 300 5799 SALE 269 5799 SALE 157 5799 SALE 111 5799 PURCHASE 192 5799 PURCHASE 235 5799 PURCHASE 249 5799 PURCHASE 300 5799 PURCHASE 300 5799 PURCHASE 333 5799 PURCHASE 333 5799 PURCHASE 666 5799 SALE 1875 5800 SALE 1425 5800 SALE 1316 5800 SALE 763 5800 SALE 643 5800 SALE 333 5800 SALE 328 5800 SALE 283 5800 SALE 150 5800 SALE 146 5800 SALE 18 5800 SALE 6 5800 PURCHASE 93 5800 PURCHASE 296 5800 PURCHASE 465 5800 PURCHASE 500 5800 PURCHASE 500 5800 PURCHASE 800 5800 SALE 777 5801 SALE 527 5801 SALE 500 5801 SALE 400 5801 SALE 333 5801 SALE 150 5801 SALE 49 5801 PURCHASE 24 5801 PURCHASE 35 5801 PURCHASE 45 5801 PURCHASE 127 5801 PURCHASE 333 5801 PURCHASE 400 5801 PURCHASE 527 5801 SALE 777 5802 SALE 333 5802 SALE 255 5802 PURCHASE 55 5802 PURCHASE 444 5802 PURCHASE 600 5802 PURCHASE 1143 5802 SALE 2000 5803 SALE 1500 5803 SALE 777 5803 SALE 254 5803 SALE 238 5803 SALE 94 5803 SALE 77 5803 SALE 6 5803 PURCHASE 62 5803 PURCHASE 200 5803 PURCHASE 297 5803 PURCHASE 390 5803 PURCHASE 568 5803 PURCHASE 2160 5803 SALE 1072 5804 SALE 883 5804 SALE 771 5804 SALE 726 5804 SALE 501 5804 SALE 293 5804 SALE 100 5804 SALE 36 5804 PURCHASE 14 5804 PURCHASE 100 5804 PURCHASE 263 5804 PURCHASE 300 5804 PURCHASE 300 5804 PURCHASE 360 5804 PURCHASE 777 5804 SALE 1000 5805 SALE 777 5805 SALE 333 5805 SALE 222 5805 SALE 200 5805 SALE 105 5805 PURCHASE 12 5805 PURCHASE 33 5805 PURCHASE 100 5805 PURCHASE 100 5805 PURCHASE 140 5805 PURCHASE 188 5805 PURCHASE 237 5805 PURCHASE 272 5805 PURCHASE 500 5805 PURCHASE 1166 5805 SALE 985 5806 SALE 255 5806 SALE 250 5806 PURCHASE 22 5806 PURCHASE 100 5807 PURCHASE 139 5807 PURCHASE 149 5807 PURCHASE 190 5807 PURCHASE 243 5807 PURCHASE 300 5807 PURCHASE 500 5807 PURCHASE 544 5807 PURCHASE 881 5807 SALE 1067 5808 SALE 601 5808 SALE 600 5808 SALE 333 5808 SALE 216 5808 SALE 207 5808 PURCHASE 389 5808 PURCHASE 488 5808 PURCHASE 666 5808 PURCHASE 909 5808 PURCHASE 1584 5808 SALE 962 5809 SALE 340 5809 SALE 300 5809 SALE 255 5809 SALE 250 5809 PURCHASE 43 5809 PURCHASE 249 5809 PURCHASE 395 5809 PURCHASE 1200 5809 PURCHASE 100 5810 PURCHASE 277 5810 PURCHASE 300 5810 PURCHASE 406 5810 SALE 1730 5811 SALE 303 5812 SALE 225 5812 PURCHASE 162 5812 PURCHASE 440 5812 PURCHASE 698 5812 PURCHASE 782 5812 PURCHASE 1385 5812 SALE 1600 5813 PURCHASE 46 5813 PURCHASE 600 5813 SALE 1200 5814 PURCHASE 353 5814 SALE 338 5815 PURCHASE 12 5815 PURCHASE 13 5815 PURCHASE 170 5815 PURCHASE 264 5815 PURCHASE 421 5815 PURCHASE 500 5815 PURCHASE 774 5815 PURCHASE 1819 5815 SALE 604 5816 PURCHASE 83 5816 PURCHASE 103 5816 PURCHASE 280 5816 PURCHASE 34 5817 PURCHASE 47 5817 PURCHASE 180 5817 PURCHASE 230 5817 PURCHASE 400 5817 PURCHASE 888 5817 SALE 703 5818 SALE 300 5818 SALE 275 5818 SALE 113 5818 PURCHASE 321 5818 PURCHASE 452 5819 SALE 164 5820 PURCHASE 37 5820 PURCHASE 48 5820 PURCHASE 237 5820 PURCHASE 268 5820 PURCHASE 400 5820 PURCHASE 411 5820 PURCHASE 2577 5820 PURCHASE 174 5821 SALE 1313 5822 SALE 151 5822 PURCHASE 300 5822 PURCHASE 338 5822 PURCHASE 555 5822 SALE 333 5823 SALE 209 5823 PURCHASE 263 5823 PURCHASE 281 5823 PURCHASE 539 5823 PURCHASE 576 5823 SALE 250 5824 SALE 132 5824 SALE 125 5824 PURCHASE 268 5824 PURCHASE 300 5824 SALE 2051 5825 SALE 133 5825 PURCHASE 213 5825 PURCHASE 269 5825 SALE 100 5826 SALE 100 5826 SALE 33 5826 PURCHASE 179 5826 PURCHASE 456 5826 PURCHASE 1226 5826 PURCHASE 2574 5826 SALE 937 5827 SALE 670 5827 SALE 637 5827 SALE 402 5827 SALE 304 5827 SALE 212 5827 SALE 6 5827 SALE 1136 5828 SALE 333 5828 SALE 201 5828 SALE 139 5828 SALE 100 5828 PURCHASE 188 5828 PURCHASE 800 5828 PURCHASE 1079 5828 SALE 1151 5829 SALE 400 5829 SALE 268 5829 SALE 145 5829 SALE 132 5829 SALE 100 5829 PURCHASE 396 5829 PURCHASE 400 5829 SALE 1500 5830 SALE 1095 5830 SALE 742 5830 SALE 633 5830 SALE 500 5830 SALE 84 5830 PURCHASE 100 5830 PURCHASE 248 5830 PURCHASE 300 5830 PURCHASE 513 5830 PURCHASE 666 5830 PURCHASE 704 5830 PURCHASE 908 5830 PURCHASE 1058 5830 PURCHASE 1502 5830 PURCHASE 2497 5830 SALE 333 5831 SALE 115 5831 PURCHASE 15 5831 PURCHASE 47 5831 PURCHASE 349 5831 PURCHASE 1069 5831 SALE 900 5832 SALE 468 5832 SALE 333 5832 SALE 255 5832 SALE 200 5832 SALE 149 5832 PURCHASE 46 5832 PURCHASE 174 5832 PURCHASE 955 5832 SALE 918 5833 SALE 389 5833 SALE 300 5833 PURCHASE 123 5833 PURCHASE 2571 5833 SALE 996 5834 SALE 941 5834 SALE 500 5834 SALE 395 5834 SALE 300 5834 SALE 200 5834 SALE 179 5834 SALE 65 5834 PURCHASE 158 5834 PURCHASE 170 5834 PURCHASE 496 5834 PURCHASE 772 5834 SALE 996 5835 SALE 663 5835 SALE 649 5835 SALE 500 5835 SALE 374 5835 SALE 353 5835 SALE 179 5835 SALE 179 5835 SALE 154 5835 PURCHASE 242 5835 PURCHASE 560 5835 SALE 666 5836 SALE 400 5836 SALE 333 5836 SALE 333 5836 SALE 333 5836 SALE 254 5836 SALE 160 5836 PURCHASE 133 5836 PURCHASE 227 5836 PURCHASE 260 5836 PURCHASE 444 5836 SALE 657 5837 SALE 402 5837 SALE 300 5837 SALE 155 5837 SALE 42 5837 SALE 35 5837 PURCHASE 294 5837 PURCHASE 300 5837 PURCHASE 333 5837 PURCHASE 333 5837 SALE 245 5838 SALE 100 5838 SALE 27 5838 PURCHASE 90 5838 PURCHASE 202 5838 PURCHASE 220 5838 PURCHASE 349 5838 SALE 1517 5839 SALE 476 5839 SALE 408 5839 SALE 300 5839 SALE 300 5839 SALE 153 5839 SALE 131 5839 SALE 84 5839 SALE 49 5839 PURCHASE 413 5839 PURCHASE 500 5839 PURCHASE 800 5839 PURCHASE 894 5839 SALE 974 5840 SALE 666 5840 SALE 666 5840 SALE 600 5840 SALE 444 5840 SALE 442 5840 SALE 333 5840 SALE 300 5840 SALE 300 5840 SALE 292 5840 SALE 268 5840 SALE 148 5840 SALE 139 5840 SALE 75 5840 SALE 68 5840 SALE 68 5840 PURCHASE 140 5840 PURCHASE 242 5840 PURCHASE 242 5840 PURCHASE 270 5840 PURCHASE 300 5840 PURCHASE 349 5840 PURCHASE 630 5840 PURCHASE 1679 5840 SALE 788 5841 SALE 782 5841 SALE 500 5841 SALE 394 5841 SALE 390 5841 SALE 257 5841 SALE 150 5841 SALE 104 5841 SALE 87 5841 SALE 75 5841 SALE 75 5841 SALE 52 5841 SALE 27 5841 SALE 13 5841 SALE 10 5841 PURCHASE 47 5841 PURCHASE 113 5841 PURCHASE 247 5841 PURCHASE 333 5841 PURCHASE 358 5841 PURCHASE 420 5841 PURCHASE 439 5841 PURCHASE 631 5841 PURCHASE 1200 5841 SALE 500 5842 SALE 342 5842 PURCHASE 155 5842 PURCHASE 2567 5842 SALE 1097 5843 SALE 790 5843 SALE 714 5843 SALE 667 5843 SALE 655 5843 SALE 470 5843 SALE 442 5843 SALE 407 5843 SALE 74 5843 SALE 21 5843 PURCHASE 88 5843 PURCHASE 268 5843 PURCHASE 841 5843 SALE 1110 5844 SALE 895 5844 SALE 550 5844 SALE 500 5844 SALE 476 5844 SALE 455 5844 SALE 400 5844 SALE 397 5844 SALE 300 5844 SALE 255 5844 SALE 225 5844 SALE 222 5844 SALE 152 5844 SALE 147 5844 SALE 124 5844 SALE 118 5844 SALE 84 5844 PURCHASE 43 5844 PURCHASE 61 5844 PURCHASE 66 5844 PURCHASE 595 5844 PURCHASE 1030 5844 SALE 571 5845 SALE 549 5845 SALE 455 5845 SALE 420 5845 SALE 268 5845 SALE 60 5845 SALE 28 5845 SALE 7 5845 PURCHASE 46 5845 PURCHASE 83 5845 PURCHASE 132 5845 PURCHASE 219 5845 PURCHASE 296 5845 PURCHASE 467 5845 PURCHASE 888 5845 PURCHASE 2000 5845 SALE 500 5846 SALE 374 5846 SALE 333 5846 SALE 232 5846 PURCHASE 179 5846 PURCHASE 333 5846 SALE 773 5847 SALE 455 5847 SALE 300 5847 SALE 76 5847 PURCHASE 45 5847 PURCHASE 60 5847 PURCHASE 60 5847 PURCHASE 593 5847 PURCHASE 1200 5847 SALE 1699 5848 SALE 368 5848 SALE 133 5848 SALE 500 5849 SALE 163 5849 SALE 100 5849 SALE 91 5849 SALE 4 5849 PURCHASE 164 5849 PURCHASE 192 5849 PURCHASE 268 5849 SALE 360 5850 PURCHASE 901 5850 PURCHASE 1000 5850 SALE 443 5851 SALE 300 5851 PURCHASE 268 5851 SALE 557 5852 SALE 300 5853 PURCHASE 100 5853 PURCHASE 566 5853 SALE 240 5854 SALE 143 5854 PURCHASE 134 5854 PURCHASE 263 5854 SALE 1441 5855 SALE 333 5855 SALE 160 5855 SALE 1857 5856 SALE 661 5856 SALE 300 5856 SALE 269 5856 SALE 134 5856 SALE 53 5856 SALE 26 5856 SALE 6 5856 SALE 141 5858 SALE 120 5858 SALE 85 5858 SALE 505 5859 SALE 300 5859 SALE 170 5859 SALE 64 5859 SALE 706 5860 SALE 500 5860 SALE 152 5861 PURCHASE 273 5861 PURCHASE 785 5861 PURCHASE 1137 5861 SALE 333 5862 SALE 136 5862 SALE 100 5862 PURCHASE 45 5862 PURCHASE 256 5862 SALE 1252 5863 SALE 276 5863 SALE 265 5863 SALE 100 5863 SALE 100 5863 SALE 60 5863 SALE 300 5864 SALE 300 5864 SALE 162 5864 SALE 130 5864 SALE 60 5864 PURCHASE 254 5864 SALE 149 5865 SALE 132 5865 PURCHASE 30 5865 PURCHASE 722 5865 SALE 519 5866 SALE 253 5866 SALE 203 5866 SALE 153 5866 SALE 152 5866 SALE 100 5866 PURCHASE 311 5866 SALE 100 5867 SALE 132 5868 PURCHASE 2555 5870 TOTAL PURCHASES 325,627 TOTAL SALES 319,182 (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 3 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:
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