15th Feb 2008 11:48
UBS AG (EPT)15 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 14 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 2,136,521 0.21% 545 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,136,521 0.21% 545 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 655 5454 pence PURCHASE 600 5455 PURCHASE 600 5455 PURCHASE 600 5455 PURCHASE 600 5455 PURCHASE 1162 5455 PURCHASE 37 5459 SALE 1436 5460 SALE 1311 5460 PURCHASE 271 5460 PURCHASE 500 5460 PURCHASE 500 5460 SALE 420 5461 SALE 1293 5462 SALE 641 5462 SALE 54 5462 PURCHASE 268 5462 PURCHASE 152 5463 PURCHASE 268 5463 PURCHASE 500 5464 SALE 217 5465 SALE 175 5465 PURCHASE 260 5465 PURCHASE 422 5465 SALE 753 5466 SALE 500 5466 SALE 1011 5467 SALE 733 5467 SALE 266 5467 SALE 54 5467 SALE 156 5469 PURCHASE 268 5469 PURCHASE 500 5469 SALE 268 5470 PURCHASE 89 5470 PURCHASE 113 5470 PURCHASE 267 5470 PURCHASE 457 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 600 5470 SALE 730 5471 SALE 677 5472 SALE 411 5472 PURCHASE 249 5474 SALE 996 5475 SALE 268 5475 PURCHASE 179 5475 PURCHASE 369 5475 PURCHASE 600 5475 SALE 789 5480 SALE 341 5481 PURCHASE 127 5482 PURCHASE 373 5482 PURCHASE 500 5482 SALE 232 5484 PURCHASE 127 5485 PURCHASE 306 5485 PURCHASE 500 5485 PURCHASE 500 5485 SALE 295 5490 PURCHASE 82 5490 SALE 90 5493 SALE 2 5493 SALE 686 5494 SALE 560 5494 SALE 300 5494 SALE 28 5494 SALE 18 5494 PURCHASE 268 5494 PURCHASE 300 5494 PURCHASE 655 5494 PURCHASE 72 5495 PURCHASE 154 5495 PURCHASE 600 5495 PURCHASE 600 5495 SALE 346 5496 SALE 51 5496 PURCHASE 307 5496 PURCHASE 700 5496 SALE 300 5497 SALE 292 5497 SALE 90 5497 SALE 225 5498 PURCHASE 205 5498 SALE 328 5499 SALE 197 5499 SALE 723 5500 SALE 323 5500 PURCHASE 24 5500 PURCHASE 300 5500 PURCHASE 477 5500 PURCHASE 756 5500 SALE 350 5501 SALE 268 5502 SALE 268 5502 SALE 230 5502 SALE 93 5502 PURCHASE 78 5502 PURCHASE 319 5502 SALE 1277 5503 SALE 928 5503 SALE 411 5503 SALE 400 5503 SALE 243 5503 SALE 102 5503 SALE 54 5503 SALE 4 5503 PURCHASE 154 5503 PURCHASE 565 5503 SALE 430 5504 SALE 186 5504 SALE 175 5504 SALE 70 5504 SALE 26 5504 PURCHASE 200 5504 PURCHASE 219 5504 PURCHASE 635 5504 SALE 800 5505 SALE 489 5505 SALE 75 5505 PURCHASE 170 5505 PURCHASE 250 5505 PURCHASE 250 5505 PURCHASE 268 5505 PURCHASE 2724 5505 SALE 1273 5506 SALE 578 5506 SALE 364 5506 SALE 40 5506 PURCHASE 284 5506 PURCHASE 422 5506 PURCHASE 500 5506 PURCHASE 500 5506 PURCHASE 674 5506 SALE 800 5507 SALE 600 5507 SALE 600 5507 SALE 314 5507 SALE 263 5507 SALE 190 5507 SALE 100 5507 SALE 1348 5508 SALE 32 5508 PURCHASE 45 5508 PURCHASE 1011 5508 SALE 513 5509 SALE 416 5509 SALE 300 5509 SALE 272 5509 SALE 268 5509 SALE 238 5509 SALE 231 5509 SALE 227 5509 SALE 212 5509 SALE 95 5509 SALE 93 5509 SALE 70 5509 SALE 20 5509 SALE 859 5510 SALE 280 5510 SALE 267 5510 SALE 203 5510 SALE 175 5510 PURCHASE 12 5510 PURCHASE 32 5510 PURCHASE 76 5510 PURCHASE 168 5510 PURCHASE 200 5510 PURCHASE 250 5510 PURCHASE 250 5510 PURCHASE 268 5510 PURCHASE 300 5510 PURCHASE 486 5510 PURCHASE 600 5510 PURCHASE 600 5510 SALE 699 5511 SALE 671 5511 SALE 350 5511 SALE 271 5511 SALE 10 5511 PURCHASE 176 5511 PURCHASE 268 5511 PURCHASE 800 5511 PURCHASE 1030 5511 SALE 337 5512 SALE 236 5512 SALE 229 5512 SALE 217 5512 SALE 67 5512 PURCHASE 132 5512 PURCHASE 369 5512 PURCHASE 916 5512 PURCHASE 1104 5512 SALE 1425 5513 SALE 786 5513 SALE 758 5513 SALE 382 5513 SALE 19 5513 SALE 16 5513 SALE 4 5513 PURCHASE 25 5513 PURCHASE 36 5513 PURCHASE 91 5513 PURCHASE 253 5513 PURCHASE 342 5513 PURCHASE 368 5513 SALE 179 5514 SALE 162 5514 PURCHASE 33 5514 PURCHASE 100 5514 PURCHASE 262 5514 SALE 1758 5515 SALE 963 5515 SALE 600 5515 SALE 500 5515 SALE 480 5515 SALE 199 5515 SALE 152 5515 SALE 25 5515 SALE 3 5515 PURCHASE 108 5515 PURCHASE 199 5515 PURCHASE 542 5515 PURCHASE 727 5515 PURCHASE 800 5515 PURCHASE 800 5515 PURCHASE 800 5515 PURCHASE 800 5515 SALE 353 5516 PURCHASE 832 5516 SALE 239 5517 SALE 232 5517 SALE 226 5517 PURCHASE 245 5517 PURCHASE 268 5517 PURCHASE 268 5517 PURCHASE 800 5517 PURCHASE 1098 5517 PURCHASE 268 5518 SALE 75 5519 SALE 11 5519 SALE 3721 5520 PURCHASE 260 5520 PURCHASE 268 5520 PURCHASE 300 5520 SALE 54 5522 SALE 51 5522 SALE 865 5524 SALE 700 5524 SALE 671 5524 SALE 400 5524 SALE 313 5524 SALE 122 5524 SALE 1 5524 PURCHASE 474 5524 SALE 1000 5525 PURCHASE 100 5525 PURCHASE 100 5525 PURCHASE 188 5525 PURCHASE 295 5525 PURCHASE 415 5525 PURCHASE 610 5525 PURCHASE 733 5525 PURCHASE 3000 5525 PURCHASE 120 5526 PURCHASE 230 5526 PURCHASE 330 5526 SALE 269 5527 PURCHASE 182 5527 PURCHASE 341 5527 PURCHASE 341 5527 PURCHASE 397 5527 SALE 800 5528 SALE 228 5528 SALE 149 5528 PURCHASE 165 5528 PURCHASE 313 5528 PURCHASE 481 5528 PURCHASE 510 5528 PURCHASE 40 5529 PURCHASE 40 5529 PURCHASE 84 5529 PURCHASE 160 5529 PURCHASE 665 5529 SALE 1540 5530 SALE 457 5530 SALE 400 5530 SALE 300 5530 SALE 268 5530 SALE 242 5530 SALE 205 5530 SALE 100 5530 PURCHASE 55 5530 PURCHASE 250 5530 PURCHASE 250 5530 PURCHASE 250 5530 PURCHASE 268 5530 PURCHASE 300 5530 PURCHASE 332 5530 PURCHASE 357 5530 PURCHASE 425 5530 PURCHASE 480 5530 PURCHASE 600 5530 PURCHASE 600 5530 PURCHASE 889 5530 SALE 111 5531 SALE 98 5531 PURCHASE 207 5531 PURCHASE 500 5531 PURCHASE 541 5531 PURCHASE 2371 5531 SALE 674 5532 SALE 670 5532 SALE 670 5532 SALE 670 5532 SALE 670 5532 SALE 670 5532 SALE 613 5532 SALE 529 5532 SALE 461 5532 SALE 402 5532 SALE 393 5532 SALE 392 5532 SALE 262 5532 SALE 121 5532 SALE 33 5532 PURCHASE 352 5532 PURCHASE 700 5532 SALE 519 5533 SALE 220 5533 PURCHASE 447 5533 PURCHASE 527 5533 SALE 707 5534 SALE 707 5534 SALE 707 5534 SALE 406 5534 SALE 400 5534 SALE 353 5534 SALE 238 5534 SALE 193 5534 SALE 179 5534 SALE 174 5534 SALE 147 5534 PURCHASE 48 5534 PURCHASE 84 5534 PURCHASE 100 5534 PURCHASE 129 5534 PURCHASE 157 5534 PURCHASE 268 5534 PURCHASE 590 5534 PURCHASE 1863 5534 SALE 705 5535 SALE 268 5535 SALE 240 5535 SALE 218 5535 SALE 100 5535 PURCHASE 21 5535 PURCHASE 65 5535 PURCHASE 91 5535 PURCHASE 200 5535 PURCHASE 235 5535 PURCHASE 258 5535 PURCHASE 268 5535 PURCHASE 500 5535 PURCHASE 631 5535 PURCHASE 844 5535 PURCHASE 1041 5535 PURCHASE 1145 5535 SALE 312 5536 SALE 147 5536 SALE 147 5536 SALE 90 5536 PURCHASE 17 5536 PURCHASE 200 5536 PURCHASE 219 5536 PURCHASE 227 5536 PURCHASE 262 5536 PURCHASE 349 5536 PURCHASE 452 5536 PURCHASE 753 5536 PURCHASE 848 5536 PURCHASE 943 5536 PURCHASE 1281 5536 SALE 400 5537 PURCHASE 268 5537 PURCHASE 268 5537 PURCHASE 400 5537 PURCHASE 422 5537 PURCHASE 459 5537 PURCHASE 510 5537 PURCHASE 1889 5537 SALE 1283 5538 SALE 726 5538 SALE 400 5538 SALE 393 5538 SALE 157 5538 SALE 114 5538 SALE 70 5538 SALE 40 5538 PURCHASE 100 5538 PURCHASE 268 5538 PURCHASE 357 5538 PURCHASE 500 5538 PURCHASE 740 5538 SALE 669 5539 SALE 444 5539 SALE 357 5539 SALE 240 5539 SALE 144 5539 SALE 88 5539 SALE 45 5539 PURCHASE 44 5539 PURCHASE 45 5539 PURCHASE 45 5539 PURCHASE 75 5539 PURCHASE 199 5539 PURCHASE 268 5539 PURCHASE 268 5539 PURCHASE 357 5539 PURCHASE 400 5539 PURCHASE 681 5539 PURCHASE 758 5539 PURCHASE 2708 5539 PURCHASE 2708 5539 SALE 750 5540 SALE 300 5540 SALE 300 5540 PURCHASE 10 5540 PURCHASE 28 5540 PURCHASE 29 5540 PURCHASE 156 5540 PURCHASE 300 5540 PURCHASE 367 5540 PURCHASE 418 5540 PURCHASE 499 5540 PURCHASE 500 5540 PURCHASE 580 5540 PURCHASE 600 5540 PURCHASE 765 5540 PURCHASE 800 5540 PURCHASE 800 5540 PURCHASE 1506 5540 SALE 1000 5541 SALE 700 5541 SALE 350 5541 SALE 300 5541 SALE 268 5541 SALE 268 5541 SALE 268 5541 SALE 175 5541 PURCHASE 49 5541 PURCHASE 70 5541 PURCHASE 100 5541 PURCHASE 229 5541 PURCHASE 268 5541 PURCHASE 321 5541 PURCHASE 375 5541 PURCHASE 516 5541 PURCHASE 642 5541 PURCHASE 1625 5541 SALE 2031 5542 SALE 650 5542 SALE 633 5542 SALE 600 5542 SALE 418 5542 SALE 412 5542 SALE 294 5542 SALE 268 5542 SALE 268 5542 SALE 224 5542 SALE 64 5542 SALE 60 5542 PURCHASE 28 5542 PURCHASE 56 5542 PURCHASE 82 5542 PURCHASE 150 5542 PURCHASE 170 5542 PURCHASE 175 5542 PURCHASE 223 5542 PURCHASE 268 5542 PURCHASE 378 5542 PURCHASE 546 5542 PURCHASE 650 5542 PURCHASE 691 5542 PURCHASE 700 5542 SALE 998 5543 SALE 424 5543 PURCHASE 30 5543 PURCHASE 33 5543 PURCHASE 91 5543 PURCHASE 92 5543 PURCHASE 110 5543 PURCHASE 116 5543 PURCHASE 204 5543 PURCHASE 216 5543 PURCHASE 239 5543 PURCHASE 250 5543 PURCHASE 268 5543 PURCHASE 268 5543 PURCHASE 358 5543 PURCHASE 358 5543 PURCHASE 468 5543 PURCHASE 800 5543 PURCHASE 1194 5543 SALE 2705 5544 SALE 669 5544 SALE 600 5544 SALE 350 5544 SALE 340 5544 SALE 300 5544 SALE 253 5544 SALE 117 5544 SALE 10 5544 PURCHASE 157 5544 PURCHASE 186 5544 PURCHASE 268 5544 PURCHASE 300 5544 PURCHASE 500 5544 PURCHASE 500 5544 SALE 800 5545 SALE 500 5545 SALE 494 5545 SALE 353 5545 SALE 300 5545 SALE 268 5545 SALE 223 5545 SALE 217 5545 SALE 27 5545 PURCHASE 61 5545 PURCHASE 100 5545 PURCHASE 100 5545 PURCHASE 123 5545 PURCHASE 175 5545 PURCHASE 181 5545 PURCHASE 252 5545 PURCHASE 268 5545 PURCHASE 286 5545 PURCHASE 300 5545 PURCHASE 336 5545 PURCHASE 400 5545 PURCHASE 882 5545 PURCHASE 1728 5545 SALE 596 5546 SALE 357 5546 SALE 251 5546 SALE 119 5546 SALE 45 5546 SALE 17 5546 SALE 7 5546 PURCHASE 4 5546 PURCHASE 27 5546 PURCHASE 34 5546 PURCHASE 41 5546 PURCHASE 85 5546 PURCHASE 154 5546 PURCHASE 198 5546 PURCHASE 232 5546 PURCHASE 268 5546 PURCHASE 299 5546 PURCHASE 414 5546 PURCHASE 470 5546 PURCHASE 486 5546 PURCHASE 575 5546 PURCHASE 613 5546 PURCHASE 653 5546 PURCHASE 682 5546 PURCHASE 879 5546 PURCHASE 2164 5546 SALE 1066 5547 SALE 902 5547 SALE 800 5547 SALE 668 5547 SALE 668 5547 SALE 588 5547 SALE 533 5547 SALE 400 5547 SALE 316 5547 SALE 268 5547 SALE 262 5547 SALE 226 5547 SALE 218 5547 SALE 214 5547 SALE 199 5547 SALE 197 5547 SALE 182 5547 SALE 164 5547 SALE 121 5547 SALE 50 5547 SALE 3 5547 PURCHASE 48 5547 PURCHASE 191 5547 PURCHASE 214 5547 PURCHASE 236 5547 PURCHASE 268 5547 PURCHASE 300 5547 PURCHASE 300 5547 PURCHASE 357 5547 PURCHASE 649 5547 SALE 2703 5548 SALE 1000 5548 SALE 1000 5548 SALE 506 5548 SALE 400 5548 SALE 351 5548 SALE 285 5548 SALE 247 5548 SALE 233 5548 SALE 195 5548 SALE 112 5548 SALE 90 5548 SALE 56 5548 SALE 30 5548 PURCHASE 1 5548 PURCHASE 3 5548 PURCHASE 34 5548 PURCHASE 46 5548 PURCHASE 90 5548 PURCHASE 91 5548 PURCHASE 100 5548 PURCHASE 101 5548 PURCHASE 160 5548 PURCHASE 195 5548 PURCHASE 200 5548 PURCHASE 238 5548 PURCHASE 268 5548 PURCHASE 480 5548 PURCHASE 500 5548 PURCHASE 500 5548 PURCHASE 864 5548 PURCHASE 1137 5548 SALE 2703 5549 SALE 1014 5549 SALE 912 5549 SALE 773 5549 SALE 302 5549 SALE 268 5549 SALE 175 5549 SALE 115 5549 SALE 44 5549 SALE 37 5549 PURCHASE 44 5549 PURCHASE 59 5549 PURCHASE 81 5549 PURCHASE 222 5549 PURCHASE 301 5549 PURCHASE 310 5549 PURCHASE 368 5549 PURCHASE 392 5549 PURCHASE 400 5549 PURCHASE 600 5549 PURCHASE 902 5549 SALE 2702 5550 SALE 1558 5550 SALE 1509 5550 SALE 1451 5550 SALE 1408 5550 SALE 1250 5550 SALE 1143 5550 SALE 1058 5550 SALE 632 5550 SALE 631 5550 SALE 596 5550 SALE 529 5550 SALE 500 5550 SALE 332 5550 SALE 230 5550 SALE 223 5550 SALE 158 5550 SALE 88 5550 SALE 51 5550 SALE 41 5550 SALE 21 5550 PURCHASE 108 5550 PURCHASE 205 5550 PURCHASE 357 5550 PURCHASE 433 5550 PURCHASE 484 5550 PURCHASE 500 5550 PURCHASE 500 5550 PURCHASE 2269 5550 SALE 660 5551 SALE 386 5551 SALE 200 5551 PURCHASE 77 5551 PURCHASE 168 5551 PURCHASE 200 5551 PURCHASE 294 5551 PURCHASE 352 5551 PURCHASE 820 5551 PURCHASE 1009 5551 SALE 2701 5552 SALE 369 5552 SALE 335 5552 SALE 332 5552 SALE 296 5552 PURCHASE 45 5552 PURCHASE 46 5552 PURCHASE 53 5552 PURCHASE 196 5552 PURCHASE 198 5552 PURCHASE 243 5552 PURCHASE 292 5552 PURCHASE 326 5552 PURCHASE 390 5552 PURCHASE 451 5552 PURCHASE 468 5552 PURCHASE 539 5552 PURCHASE 700 5552 PURCHASE 1500 5552 SALE 2701 5553 SALE 500 5553 SALE 402 5553 SALE 400 5553 SALE 292 5553 SALE 268 5553 SALE 268 5553 SALE 242 5553 SALE 230 5553 SALE 228 5553 SALE 226 5553 SALE 225 5553 SALE 220 5553 SALE 214 5553 SALE 213 5553 SALE 213 5553 SALE 205 5553 SALE 202 5553 SALE 202 5553 SALE 201 5553 SALE 200 5553 SALE 200 5553 SALE 175 5553 SALE 175 5553 SALE 175 5553 SALE 158 5553 SALE 100 5553 SALE 95 5553 SALE 91 5553 PURCHASE 184 5553 PURCHASE 243 5553 PURCHASE 243 5553 PURCHASE 314 5553 SALE 1128 5554 SALE 887 5554 SALE 300 5554 SALE 275 5554 SALE 200 5554 SALE 190 5554 SALE 149 5554 PURCHASE 56 5554 PURCHASE 231 5554 PURCHASE 357 5554 PURCHASE 446 5554 PURCHASE 621 5554 PURCHASE 765 5554 PURCHASE 800 5554 PURCHASE 1154 5554 PURCHASE 1270 5554 PURCHASE 2700 5554 SALE 765 5555 SALE 500 5555 SALE 365 5555 SALE 333 5555 SALE 272 5555 SALE 162 5555 SALE 130 5555 SALE 100 5555 SALE 64 5555 PURCHASE 35 5555 PURCHASE 212 5555 PURCHASE 278 5555 PURCHASE 286 5555 PURCHASE 296 5555 PURCHASE 306 5555 PURCHASE 446 5555 PURCHASE 446 5555 PURCHASE 447 5555 PURCHASE 472 5555 PURCHASE 475 5555 PURCHASE 800 5555 PURCHASE 1000 5555 PURCHASE 2148 5555 PURCHASE 9441 5555 SALE 800 5556 SALE 663 5556 SALE 499 5556 SALE 429 5556 SALE 350 5556 SALE 313 5556 SALE 300 5556 SALE 238 5556 SALE 233 5556 SALE 227 5556 SALE 223 5556 SALE 207 5556 SALE 200 5556 SALE 160 5556 SALE 45 5556 PURCHASE 100 5556 PURCHASE 100 5556 PURCHASE 250 5556 PURCHASE 256 5556 PURCHASE 268 5556 PURCHASE 268 5556 PURCHASE 290 5556 PURCHASE 313 5556 PURCHASE 330 5556 PURCHASE 366 5556 PURCHASE 446 5556 PURCHASE 500 5556 PURCHASE 870 5556 SALE 674 5557 SALE 313 5557 SALE 153 5557 SALE 151 5557 SALE 45 5557 SALE 6 5557 PURCHASE 100 5557 PURCHASE 200 5557 PURCHASE 332 5557 PURCHASE 425 5557 PURCHASE 474 5557 PURCHASE 1185 5557 SALE 1471 5558 SALE 680 5558 SALE 667 5558 SALE 647 5558 SALE 272 5558 SALE 270 5558 SALE 267 5558 SALE 175 5558 SALE 147 5558 SALE 89 5558 SALE 45 5558 SALE 40 5558 SALE 15 5558 PURCHASE 43 5558 PURCHASE 45 5558 PURCHASE 175 5558 PURCHASE 200 5558 PURCHASE 310 5558 PURCHASE 357 5558 PURCHASE 600 5558 PURCHASE 607 5558 PURCHASE 629 5558 SALE 824 5559 SALE 707 5559 SALE 645 5559 SALE 357 5559 SALE 350 5559 SALE 322 5559 SALE 316 5559 SALE 268 5559 SALE 268 5559 SALE 207 5559 SALE 175 5559 SALE 85 5559 SALE 10 5559 PURCHASE 33 5559 PURCHASE 62 5559 PURCHASE 75 5559 PURCHASE 103 5559 PURCHASE 146 5559 PURCHASE 300 5559 PURCHASE 300 5559 PURCHASE 300 5559 PURCHASE 317 5559 PURCHASE 357 5559 PURCHASE 800 5559 SALE 1134 5560 SALE 553 5560 SALE 446 5560 SALE 300 5560 SALE 262 5560 SALE 210 5560 SALE 99 5560 SALE 50 5560 PURCHASE 45 5560 PURCHASE 45 5560 PURCHASE 45 5560 PURCHASE 51 5560 PURCHASE 55 5560 PURCHASE 64 5560 PURCHASE 91 5560 PURCHASE 125 5560 PURCHASE 142 5560 PURCHASE 145 5560 PURCHASE 149 5560 PURCHASE 384 5560 PURCHASE 505 5560 PURCHASE 1170 5560 PURCHASE 1533 5560 PURCHASE 2100 5560 SALE 800 5561 SALE 725 5561 SALE 500 5561 SALE 421 5561 SALE 357 5561 SALE 350 5561 SALE 300 5561 SALE 190 5561 SALE 175 5561 SALE 174 5561 SALE 75 5561 SALE 68 5561 PURCHASE 400 5561 SALE 728 5562 SALE 585 5562 SALE 357 5562 SALE 357 5562 SALE 276 5562 SALE 271 5562 SALE 269 5562 SALE 161 5562 SALE 120 5562 PURCHASE 221 5562 PURCHASE 243 5562 PURCHASE 269 5562 PURCHASE 896 5562 SALE 829 5563 SALE 503 5563 SALE 491 5563 SALE 450 5563 SALE 450 5563 SALE 450 5563 SALE 357 5563 SALE 196 5563 SALE 97 5563 SALE 32 5563 PURCHASE 342 5563 PURCHASE 343 5563 PURCHASE 733 5563 SALE 758 5564 SALE 500 5564 SALE 458 5564 SALE 450 5564 SALE 295 5564 SALE 288 5564 SALE 287 5564 SALE 269 5564 SALE 268 5564 SALE 168 5564 SALE 150 5564 SALE 123 5564 SALE 100 5564 SALE 48 5564 SALE 45 5564 SALE 5 5564 PURCHASE 600 5564 SALE 905 5565 SALE 666 5565 SALE 666 5565 SALE 574 5565 SALE 446 5565 SALE 400 5565 SALE 400 5565 SALE 256 5565 SALE 252 5565 SALE 115 5565 PURCHASE 1 5565 PURCHASE 24 5565 PURCHASE 100 5565 PURCHASE 189 5565 PURCHASE 254 5565 PURCHASE 381 5565 PURCHASE 518 5565 PURCHASE 654 5565 PURCHASE 661 5565 PURCHASE 1091 5565 SALE 665 5566 SALE 361 5566 SALE 350 5566 SALE 264 5566 SALE 200 5566 SALE 151 5566 SALE 151 5566 PURCHASE 186 5566 SALE 711 5567 SALE 634 5567 SALE 600 5567 SALE 400 5567 SALE 400 5567 SALE 200 5567 SALE 49 5567 PURCHASE 126 5567 PURCHASE 170 5567 PURCHASE 333 5567 PURCHASE 653 5567 PURCHASE 914 5567 SALE 779 5568 SALE 357 5568 SALE 350 5568 SALE 322 5568 SALE 287 5568 SALE 268 5568 SALE 163 5568 SALE 100 5568 SALE 94 5568 SALE 53 5568 SALE 42 5568 PURCHASE 108 5568 PURCHASE 500 5568 SALE 665 5569 SALE 401 5569 SALE 350 5569 SALE 231 5569 PURCHASE 899 5569 PURCHASE 999 5569 SALE 288 5570 SALE 651 5571 SALE 395 5571 SALE 194 5571 SALE 160 5571 SALE 68 5571 SALE 45 5571 PURCHASE 246 5571 PURCHASE 527 5571 PURCHASE 1271 5571 SALE 120 5572 PURCHASE 258 5572 PURCHASE 800 5572 SALE 440 5573 SALE 206 5573 SALE 170 5573 SALE 159 5573 SALE 137 5573 SALE 87 5573 SALE 30 5573 PURCHASE 834 5573 SALE 60 5574 SALE 497 5575 SALE 163 5575 SALE 156 5575 PURCHASE 490 5575 SALE 1085 5576 SALE 266 5576 SALE 174 5576 SALE 153 5576 SALE 120 5576 SALE 53 5576 PURCHASE 300 5576 PURCHASE 300 5576 SALE 700 5577 SALE 285 5577 SALE 175 5577 PURCHASE 333 5577 PURCHASE 357 5577 SALE 800 5578 SALE 370 5578 SALE 222 5578 SALE 88 5578 SALE 46 5578 SALE 4 5578 SALE 631 5579 SALE 448 5579 SALE 411 5579 SALE 157 5579 SALE 48 5579 SALE 2500 5580 SALE 2368 5580 SALE 1734 5580 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PURCHASE 357 5595 PURCHASE 899 5595 SALE 1839 5596 SALE 819 5596 SALE 810 5596 SALE 400 5596 SALE 400 5596 SALE 333 5596 SALE 247 5596 SALE 22 5596 SALE 764 5597 SALE 1021 5598 SALE 368 5598 SALE 363 5598 SALE 357 5598 SALE 200 5598 SALE 1571 5599 SALE 1108 5599 SALE 714 5599 SALE 45 5599 PURCHASE 500 5599 PURCHASE 1000 5599 SALE 403 5600 SALE 400 5600 SALE 357 5600 SALE 191 5600 SALE 167 5600 SALE 151 5600 PURCHASE 357 5600 PURCHASE 500 5600 PURCHASE 1199 5600 SALE 849 5602 SALE 800 5602 SALE 480 5602 SALE 446 5602 PURCHASE 600 5602 SALE 682 5603 SALE 3 5603 PURCHASE 303 5603 PURCHASE 446 5603 PURCHASE 500 5603 PURCHASE 628 5603 PURCHASE 643 5603 PURCHASE 1179 5603 PURCHASE 1689 5603 PURCHASE 2374 5603 SALE 600 5604 SALE 300 5604 PURCHASE 251 5604 PURCHASE 313 5605 PURCHASE 175 5606 PURCHASE 202 5606 PURCHASE 1570 5606 PURCHASE 357 5607 PURCHASE 800 5607 SALE 114 5608 PURCHASE 631 5608 SALE 175 5609 SALE 89 5609 PURCHASE 45 5609 PURCHASE 157 5609 SALE 1993 5610 SALE 708 5610 SALE 500 5610 SALE 144 5610 PURCHASE 500 5610 PURCHASE 800 5610 SALE 963 5611 SALE 906 5611 SALE 709 5611 SALE 511 5611 SALE 304 5611 SALE 209 5611 SALE 29 5611 SALE 3 5611 PURCHASE 45 5611 PURCHASE 45 5611 PURCHASE 71 5611 PURCHASE 333 5611 PURCHASE 357 5611 PURCHASE 2673 5611 SALE 722 5612 SALE 353 5612 SALE 342 5612 PURCHASE 333 5612 PURCHASE 357 5612 PURCHASE 400 5612 PURCHASE 400 5612 PURCHASE 400 5612 PURCHASE 2068 5612 SALE 1805 5613 SALE 110 5613 PURCHASE 45 5613 PURCHASE 45 5613 PURCHASE 91 5613 PURCHASE 162 5613 PURCHASE 333 5613 PURCHASE 357 5613 PURCHASE 876 5613 PURCHASE 1224 5613 SALE 800 5614 SALE 700 5614 PURCHASE 45 5614 PURCHASE 325 5614 PURCHASE 2092 5614 SALE 1200 5615 SALE 800 5615 SALE 793 5615 SALE 520 5615 SALE 446 5615 SALE 310 5615 SALE 67 5615 PURCHASE 194 5616 PURCHASE 300 5616 PURCHASE 514 5616 SALE 782 5617 PURCHASE 30 5617 PURCHASE 151 5617 PURCHASE 256 5617 PURCHASE 474 5617 SALE 670 5619 SALE 105 5619 SALE 45 5619 PURCHASE 481 5619 PURCHASE 83 5620 PURCHASE 358 5620 PURCHASE 476 5620 PURCHASE 680 5620 SALE 67 5621 PURCHASE 175 5622 PURCHASE 206 5622 PURCHASE 772 5622 SALE 536 5624 SALE 536 5624 SALE 200 5624 SALE 45 5624 PURCHASE 394 5624 PURCHASE 400 5624 PURCHASE 621 5624 SALE 610 5625 SALE 319 5625 SALE 284 5625 PURCHASE 376 5625 PURCHASE 470 5625 PURCHASE 697 5625 PURCHASE 935 5625 SALE 500 5626 SALE 212 5626 SALE 139 5626 PURCHASE 155 5626 PURCHASE 600 5626 PURCHASE 714 5626 SALE 370 5627 SALE 193 5627 SALE 140 5627 PURCHASE 300 5627 SALE 45 5628 PURCHASE 175 5628 PURCHASE 800 5629 PURCHASE 1000 5629 SALE 402 5630 SALE 300 5630 PURCHASE 63 5630 PURCHASE 300 5630 PURCHASE 729 5630 PURCHASE 2664 5630 SALE 204 5631 PURCHASE 344 5631 PURCHASE 405 5631 PURCHASE 783 5631 PURCHASE 1148 5631 SALE 803 5632 SALE 568 5632 SALE 469 5632 SALE 413 5632 SALE 262 5632 SALE 248 5632 SALE 204 5632 SALE 186 5632 SALE 175 5632 PURCHASE 290 5632 PURCHASE 322 5632 PURCHASE 400 5632 SALE 209 5633 PURCHASE 53 5633 PURCHASE 53 5633 PURCHASE 53 5633 PURCHASE 182 5633 PURCHASE 235 5633 PURCHASE 357 5633 PURCHASE 400 5633 PURCHASE 800 5633 SALE 433 5634 SALE 300 5634 PURCHASE 350 5634 SALE 964 5635 SALE 600 5635 SALE 350 5635 SALE 348 5635 SALE 268 5635 SALE 133 5635 SALE 90 5635 SALE 71 5635 PURCHASE 56 5635 SALE 2643 5636 SALE 760 5636 SALE 740 5636 SALE 695 5636 SALE 566 5636 SALE 484 5636 PURCHASE 209 5636 SALE 1459 5637 SALE 1201 5637 SALE 1110 5638 SALE 175 5638 SALE 175 5638 PURCHASE 185 5638 PURCHASE 653 5638 PURCHASE 1040 5638 PURCHASE 1656 5638 PURCHASE 1710 5638 PURCHASE 2016 5638 SALE 4586 5639 SALE 3998 5639 SALE 1043 5639 SALE 875 5639 SALE 500 5639 SALE 307 5639 SALE 234 5639 SALE 134 5639 SALE 100 5639 SALE 66 5639 SALE 3000 5640 SALE 1471 5640 SALE 1471 5640 SALE 1471 5640 SALE 1471 5640 SALE 1471 5640 SALE 1259 5640 SALE 800 5640 SALE 770 5640 SALE 605 5640 SALE 450 5640 SALE 256 5640 SALE 207 5640 SALE 80 5640 SALE 64 5640 SALE 45 5640 SALE 44 5640 PURCHASE 53 5640 PURCHASE 224 5640 PURCHASE 500 5640 PURCHASE 800 5640 SALE 700 5641 SALE 557 5641 SALE 466 5641 SALE 300 5641 PURCHASE 1000 5641 SALE 600 5642 SALE 324 5642 PURCHASE 500 5642 PURCHASE 646 5642 SALE 400 5643 SALE 616 5644 SALE 410 5646 SALE 126 5646 PURCHASE 580 5646 SALE 106 5647 PURCHASE 164 5647 SALE 1237 5648 SALE 813 5648 SALE 800 5648 SALE 634 5648 SALE 326 5648 SALE 266 5649 SALE 1441 5650 SALE 641 5650 SALE 600 5650 SALE 490 5650 SALE 279 5650 SALE 106 5650 PURCHASE 109 5650 PURCHASE 1100 5650 SALE 500 5651 SALE 236 5651 SALE 211 5651 SALE 32 5651 PURCHASE 53 5651 PURCHASE 53 5651 PURCHASE 53 5651 PURCHASE 88 5651 PURCHASE 351 5651 PURCHASE 2303 5651 SALE 800 5652 SALE 649 5652 PURCHASE 192 5652 PURCHASE 205 5652 SALE 1049 5653 SALE 459 5653 PURCHASE 91 5653 PURCHASE 138 5653 PURCHASE 627 5653 SALE 527 5656 SALE 1304 5659 SALE 886 5659 SALE 1000 5660 SALE 875 5660 SALE 175 5660 PURCHASE 203 5661 PURCHASE 239 5661 PURCHASE 600 5661 PURCHASE 656 5661 SALE 1028 5662 SALE 175 5662 PURCHASE 92 5662 PURCHASE 608 5662 PURCHASE 1000 5662 SALE 175 5664 SALE 175 5664 SALE 85 5664 PURCHASE 423 5664 PURCHASE 1000 5664 SALE 1142 5665 SALE 619 5665 SALE 395 5667 PURCHASE 52 5670 PURCHASE 52 5670 PURCHASE 52 5670 PURCHASE 88 5670 PURCHASE 500 5670 SALE 2137 5678 TOTAL PURCHASE 325,748 TOTAL SALE 351,940 (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 15 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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