26th Feb 2008 11:43
UBS AG (EPT)26 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 25 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 2,117,735 0.21% 1,785 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,117,735 0.21% 1,785 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 465 5663 pence PURCHASE 213 5663 PURCHASE 1200 5665 PURCHASE 268 5666 PURCHASE 444 5666 PURCHASE 175 5667 PURCHASE 444 5667 SALE 430 5669 SALE 444 5670 SALE 315 5670 PURCHASE 70 5670 PURCHASE 888 5670 SALE 400 5671 SALE 320 5671 SALE 20 5671 PURCHASE 745 5671 SALE 273 5672 PURCHASE 1460 5673 SALE 205 5674 PURCHASE 500 5674 PURCHASE 293 5675 SALE 500 5676 SALE 397 5676 SALE 315 5676 PURCHASE 175 5676 PURCHASE 293 5676 PURCHASE 397 5676 PURCHASE 851 5676 PURCHASE 410 5677 PURCHASE 600 5677 SALE 666 5678 SALE 266 5678 SALE 175 5678 SALE 51 5678 PURCHASE 400 5678 PURCHASE 400 5678 PURCHASE 400 5678 SALE 529 5679 SALE 272 5679 SALE 234 5679 SALE 113 5679 PURCHASE 800 5679 SALE 724 5680 SALE 301 5680 SALE 268 5680 SALE 170 5680 SALE 38 5680 SALE 23 5680 SALE 17 5680 PURCHASE 333 5680 PURCHASE 390 5680 PURCHASE 175 5681 PURCHASE 268 5681 PURCHASE 300 5681 SALE 851 5682 SALE 461 5683 SALE 444 5683 SALE 360 5683 SALE 267 5683 SALE 200 5683 SALE 100 5683 SALE 61 5683 SALE 17 5683 PURCHASE 268 5683 PURCHASE 293 5683 PURCHASE 444 5683 SALE 500 5684 SALE 267 5684 SALE 204 5684 SALE 100 5684 SALE 53 5684 PURCHASE 205 5684 PURCHASE 293 5684 PURCHASE 400 5684 PURCHASE 630 5684 SALE 1600 5685 SALE 1000 5685 SALE 800 5685 SALE 364 5685 SALE 268 5685 SALE 208 5685 SALE 100 5685 SALE 91 5685 SALE 67 5685 SALE 17 5685 SALE 17 5685 SALE 17 5685 SALE 17 5685 PURCHASE 175 5685 PURCHASE 210 5685 PURCHASE 293 5685 PURCHASE 315 5685 PURCHASE 742 5685 SALE 400 5686 SALE 200 5686 SALE 135 5686 SALE 17 5686 PURCHASE 133 5686 PURCHASE 440 5686 PURCHASE 500 5686 PURCHASE 2505 5686 SALE 352 5687 PURCHASE 500 5687 SALE 400 5688 SALE 349 5688 SALE 344 5688 SALE 333 5688 SALE 315 5688 SALE 293 5688 SALE 268 5688 SALE 17 5688 PURCHASE 293 5688 PURCHASE 315 5688 SALE 1058 5689 SALE 511 5689 SALE 444 5689 SALE 340 5689 SALE 337 5689 SALE 242 5689 SALE 200 5689 SALE 199 5689 SALE 17 5689 SALE 16 5689 PURCHASE 96 5689 PURCHASE 245 5689 PURCHASE 293 5689 SALE 1000 5690 SALE 390 5690 SALE 100 5690 SALE 17 5690 PURCHASE 141 5690 PURCHASE 268 5690 PURCHASE 390 5690 PURCHASE 444 5690 PURCHASE 641 5690 PURCHASE 929 5690 PURCHASE 2500 5690 SALE 328 5691 SALE 268 5691 SALE 143 5691 SALE 17 5691 PURCHASE 130 5691 PURCHASE 268 5691 PURCHASE 333 5691 PURCHASE 406 5691 PURCHASE 500 5691 SALE 716 5692 SALE 493 5692 SALE 390 5692 SALE 348 5692 SALE 313 5692 SALE 267 5692 SALE 243 5692 SALE 227 5692 SALE 149 5692 SALE 103 5692 SALE 49 5692 SALE 17 5692 PURCHASE 197 5692 PURCHASE 357 5692 PURCHASE 492 5692 PURCHASE 492 5692 PURCHASE 700 5692 PURCHASE 817 5692 PURCHASE 1220 5692 SALE 887 5693 SALE 834 5693 SALE 400 5693 SALE 400 5693 SALE 363 5693 SALE 341 5693 SALE 333 5693 SALE 305 5693 SALE 266 5693 SALE 118 5693 SALE 18 5693 SALE 17 5693 SALE 15 5693 PURCHASE 350 5693 PURCHASE 500 5693 PURCHASE 1331 5693 SALE 784 5694 SALE 500 5694 SALE 448 5694 SALE 400 5694 SALE 38 5694 PURCHASE 268 5694 PURCHASE 783 5694 SALE 400 5695 SALE 400 5695 SALE 293 5695 SALE 268 5695 PURCHASE 112 5695 PURCHASE 148 5695 PURCHASE 162 5695 PURCHASE 186 5695 PURCHASE 221 5695 PURCHASE 287 5695 PURCHASE 748 5695 PURCHASE 908 5695 PURCHASE 988 5695 PURCHASE 1256 5695 SALE 1200 5696 SALE 67 5696 PURCHASE 175 5696 PURCHASE 500 5696 PURCHASE 723 5696 SALE 500 5697 SALE 400 5697 PURCHASE 100 5697 PURCHASE 175 5697 PURCHASE 375 5697 PURCHASE 514 5697 SALE 1000 5698 SALE 293 5698 SALE 269 5698 SALE 250 5698 SALE 244 5698 SALE 81 5698 SALE 17 5698 SALE 15 5698 PURCHASE 268 5698 SALE 1641 5699 SALE 629 5699 SALE 320 5699 SALE 199 5699 SALE 175 5699 PURCHASE 293 5699 PURCHASE 333 5699 SALE 2631 5700 SALE 1000 5700 SALE 667 5700 SALE 634 5700 SALE 399 5700 SALE 352 5700 SALE 290 5700 SALE 267 5700 SALE 262 5700 SALE 150 5700 SALE 15 5700 SALE 15 5700 SALE 15 5700 PURCHASE 175 5700 PURCHASE 187 5700 PURCHASE 519 5700 PURCHASE 677 5700 PURCHASE 806 5700 PURCHASE 985 5700 PURCHASE 1096 5700 PURCHASE 1353 5700 SALE 390 5701 SALE 177 5701 PURCHASE 129 5701 PURCHASE 175 5701 PURCHASE 318 5701 SALE 574 5702 SALE 532 5702 SALE 500 5702 SALE 500 5702 SALE 429 5702 SALE 370 5702 SALE 333 5702 SALE 268 5702 SALE 50 5702 PURCHASE 25 5702 PURCHASE 366 5702 PURCHASE 444 5702 PURCHASE 466 5702 PURCHASE 500 5702 PURCHASE 600 5702 PURCHASE 989 5702 PURCHASE 1200 5702 SALE 1000 5703 SALE 537 5703 SALE 500 5703 SALE 500 5703 SALE 300 5703 SALE 293 5703 SALE 160 5703 SALE 95 5703 SALE 58 5703 SALE 17 5703 SALE 17 5703 PURCHASE 133 5703 PURCHASE 341 5703 PURCHASE 1368 5703 PURCHASE 1501 5703 SALE 649 5704 SALE 500 5704 SALE 500 5704 SALE 400 5704 SALE 343 5704 SALE 293 5704 SALE 293 5704 SALE 94 5704 PURCHASE 200 5704 PURCHASE 250 5704 PURCHASE 569 5704 PURCHASE 1200 5704 PURCHASE 1327 5704 SALE 2629 5705 SALE 832 5705 SALE 461 5705 SALE 461 5705 SALE 400 5705 SALE 400 5705 SALE 400 5705 SALE 351 5705 SALE 341 5705 SALE 333 5705 SALE 317 5705 SALE 304 5705 SALE 293 5705 SALE 266 5705 SALE 227 5705 SALE 196 5705 SALE 169 5705 SALE 154 5705 SALE 17 5705 SALE 15 5705 SALE 6 5705 PURCHASE 100 5705 PURCHASE 268 5705 PURCHASE 293 5705 PURCHASE 293 5705 PURCHASE 300 5705 PURCHASE 333 5705 PURCHASE 500 5705 PURCHASE 785 5705 PURCHASE 1004 5705 SALE 500 5706 SALE 321 5706 SALE 293 5706 SALE 174 5706 PURCHASE 293 5706 PURCHASE 500 5706 PURCHASE 865 5706 PURCHASE 1246 5706 PURCHASE 1326 5706 PURCHASE 1940 5706 PURCHASE 1990 5706 SALE 442 5707 SALE 364 5707 SALE 250 5707 PURCHASE 106 5707 PURCHASE 155 5707 PURCHASE 175 5707 PURCHASE 175 5707 PURCHASE 175 5707 PURCHASE 175 5707 PURCHASE 270 5707 PURCHASE 293 5707 PURCHASE 293 5707 PURCHASE 380 5707 PURCHASE 500 5707 PURCHASE 500 5707 PURCHASE 505 5707 PURCHASE 1154 5707 PURCHASE 1886 5707 SALE 724 5708 SALE 424 5708 SALE 374 5708 SALE 340 5708 SALE 308 5708 SALE 247 5708 SALE 236 5708 SALE 17 5708 PURCHASE 175 5708 PURCHASE 175 5708 PURCHASE 175 5708 PURCHASE 333 5708 PURCHASE 640 5708 PURCHASE 790 5708 PURCHASE 1219 5708 SALE 333 5709 SALE 293 5709 SALE 293 5709 SALE 218 5709 SALE 218 5709 SALE 15 5709 PURCHASE 2 5709 PURCHASE 7 5709 PURCHASE 26 5709 PURCHASE 202 5709 PURCHASE 250 5709 PURCHASE 333 5709 SALE 2284 5710 SALE 620 5710 SALE 460 5710 SALE 273 5710 SALE 225 5710 SALE 200 5710 SALE 175 5710 SALE 160 5710 SALE 33 5710 SALE 27 5710 SALE 17 5710 PURCHASE 26 5710 PURCHASE 145 5710 PURCHASE 200 5710 PURCHASE 268 5710 PURCHASE 362 5710 PURCHASE 542 5710 SALE 626 5711 SALE 569 5711 SALE 400 5711 SALE 384 5711 SALE 332 5711 SALE 320 5711 SALE 316 5711 SALE 293 5711 SALE 268 5711 SALE 266 5711 SALE 264 5711 SALE 257 5711 SALE 240 5711 SALE 100 5711 SALE 80 5711 SALE 67 5711 SALE 36 5711 SALE 17 5711 SALE 15 5711 SALE 2 5711 PURCHASE 175 5711 PURCHASE 333 5711 PURCHASE 500 5711 PURCHASE 907 5711 PURCHASE 1159 5711 PURCHASE 1621 5711 SALE 800 5712 SALE 370 5712 SALE 344 5712 SALE 300 5712 SALE 293 5712 SALE 293 5712 SALE 269 5712 SALE 268 5712 SALE 268 5712 PURCHASE 266 5712 PURCHASE 268 5712 PURCHASE 276 5712 PURCHASE 400 5712 PURCHASE 531 5712 PURCHASE 591 5712 SALE 1200 5713 SALE 571 5713 SALE 500 5713 SALE 365 5713 SALE 271 5713 SALE 168 5713 SALE 114 5713 PURCHASE 316 5713 PURCHASE 339 5713 PURCHASE 400 5713 PURCHASE 500 5713 PURCHASE 723 5713 PURCHASE 992 5713 PURCHASE 1000 5713 PURCHASE 1753 5713 SALE 2445 5714 SALE 588 5714 SALE 467 5714 SALE 298 5714 SALE 190 5714 SALE 126 5714 SALE 80 5714 SALE 74 5714 SALE 37 5714 SALE 30 5714 SALE 25 5714 SALE 17 5714 SALE 14 5714 PURCHASE 333 5714 PURCHASE 773 5714 SALE 1200 5715 SALE 302 5715 SALE 285 5715 SALE 130 5715 SALE 97 5715 SALE 76 5715 SALE 39 5715 SALE 17 5715 SALE 16 5715 PURCHASE 120 5715 PURCHASE 177 5715 PURCHASE 268 5715 PURCHASE 268 5715 PURCHASE 300 5715 PURCHASE 300 5715 PURCHASE 313 5715 PURCHASE 333 5715 PURCHASE 500 5715 SALE 1502 5716 SALE 196 5716 SALE 34 5716 SALE 15 5716 SALE 12 5716 PURCHASE 1200 5716 PURCHASE 1700 5716 SALE 1200 5717 SALE 335 5717 SALE 293 5717 SALE 129 5717 SALE 93 5717 SALE 53 5717 SALE 29 5717 SALE 17 5717 SALE 17 5717 SALE 16 5717 PURCHASE 175 5717 PURCHASE 250 5717 PURCHASE 268 5717 PURCHASE 500 5717 SALE 417 5718 SALE 390 5718 SALE 250 5718 SALE 17 5718 SALE 17 5718 PURCHASE 274 5718 PURCHASE 293 5718 PURCHASE 366 5718 PURCHASE 509 5718 PURCHASE 1051 5718 SALE 172 5719 SALE 48 5719 SALE 17 5719 PURCHASE 100 5719 PURCHASE 333 5719 PURCHASE 467 5719 PURCHASE 500 5719 SALE 323 5720 SALE 260 5720 SALE 74 5720 SALE 72 5720 PURCHASE 250 5720 PURCHASE 293 5720 PURCHASE 500 5720 PURCHASE 2622 5720 SALE 560 5721 SALE 385 5721 SALE 368 5721 SALE 293 5721 SALE 290 5721 PURCHASE 175 5721 PURCHASE 250 5721 PURCHASE 1389 5721 SALE 1929 5722 SALE 961 5722 SALE 500 5722 SALE 293 5722 SALE 267 5722 SALE 175 5722 SALE 150 5722 PURCHASE 505 5722 SALE 1000 5723 SALE 331 5723 SALE 269 5723 SALE 268 5723 SALE 250 5723 SALE 175 5723 SALE 122 5723 SALE 88 5723 PURCHASE 100 5723 SALE 500 5724 SALE 416 5724 SALE 378 5724 SALE 309 5724 SALE 250 5724 SALE 175 5724 SALE 79 5724 SALE 54 5724 SALE 49 5724 SALE 31 5724 SALE 29 5724 SALE 16 5724 SALE 14 5724 SALE 13 5724 PURCHASE 250 5724 PURCHASE 250 5724 PURCHASE 400 5724 PURCHASE 551 5724 SALE 1000 5725 SALE 1000 5725 SALE 1000 5725 SALE 996 5725 SALE 680 5725 SALE 667 5725 SALE 624 5725 SALE 572 5725 SALE 500 5725 SALE 485 5725 SALE 435 5725 SALE 419 5725 SALE 379 5725 SALE 357 5725 SALE 335 5725 SALE 291 5725 SALE 174 5725 SALE 76 5725 SALE 51 5725 SALE 17 5725 SALE 17 5725 SALE 17 5725 SALE 16 5725 PURCHASE 51 5725 PURCHASE 59 5725 PURCHASE 150 5725 PURCHASE 481 5725 PURCHASE 557 5725 PURCHASE 557 5725 PURCHASE 573 5725 PURCHASE 578 5725 PURCHASE 650 5725 PURCHASE 743 5725 PURCHASE 1344 5725 SALE 2619 5726 PURCHASE 100 5726 PURCHASE 130 5726 PURCHASE 170 5726 PURCHASE 222 5726 PURCHASE 268 5726 PURCHASE 406 5726 PURCHASE 878 5726 SALE 2127 5727 SALE 1237 5727 SALE 700 5727 SALE 700 5727 SALE 503 5727 SALE 335 5727 SALE 293 5727 SALE 268 5727 SALE 268 5727 SALE 250 5727 SALE 238 5727 PURCHASE 8 5727 PURCHASE 82 5727 PURCHASE 268 5727 PURCHASE 515 5727 PURCHASE 525 5727 PURCHASE 533 5727 PURCHASE 600 5727 PURCHASE 609 5727 PURCHASE 750 5727 PURCHASE 810 5727 PURCHASE 1045 5727 PURCHASE 1109 5727 PURCHASE 1510 5727 SALE 1000 5728 SALE 900 5728 SALE 512 5728 SALE 484 5728 SALE 395 5728 SALE 288 5728 SALE 268 5728 SALE 250 5728 SALE 250 5728 SALE 250 5728 SALE 206 5728 SALE 200 5728 SALE 106 5728 SALE 77 5728 SALE 69 5728 SALE 50 5728 SALE 29 5728 SALE 17 5728 SALE 17 5728 SALE 17 5728 PURCHASE 36 5728 PURCHASE 235 5728 PURCHASE 250 5728 PURCHASE 293 5728 PURCHASE 668 5728 PURCHASE 730 5728 PURCHASE 1414 5728 SALE 1200 5729 SALE 500 5729 PURCHASE 150 5729 PURCHASE 150 5729 PURCHASE 175 5729 PURCHASE 333 5729 PURCHASE 333 5729 PURCHASE 500 5729 PURCHASE 538 5729 PURCHASE 1200 5729 SALE 1069 5730 SALE 1000 5730 SALE 732 5730 SALE 549 5730 SALE 463 5730 SALE 451 5730 SALE 333 5730 SALE 329 5730 SALE 293 5730 SALE 217 5730 SALE 118 5730 SALE 107 5730 SALE 98 5730 SALE 95 5730 SALE 71 5730 SALE 69 5730 SALE 69 5730 SALE 57 5730 SALE 18 5730 SALE 17 5730 SALE 17 5730 SALE 17 5730 SALE 17 5730 PURCHASE 63 5730 PURCHASE 137 5730 PURCHASE 189 5730 PURCHASE 268 5730 PURCHASE 333 5730 PURCHASE 399 5730 PURCHASE 400 5730 PURCHASE 400 5730 PURCHASE 423 5730 PURCHASE 516 5730 PURCHASE 523 5730 PURCHASE 568 5730 PURCHASE 597 5730 PURCHASE 763 5730 PURCHASE 771 5730 PURCHASE 855 5730 PURCHASE 1006 5730 PURCHASE 1157 5730 SALE 2000 5731 SALE 419 5731 SALE 373 5731 SALE 371 5731 SALE 360 5731 SALE 268 5731 SALE 181 5731 SALE 99 5731 SALE 82 5731 SALE 74 5731 SALE 53 5731 SALE 33 5731 SALE 17 5731 SALE 17 5731 SALE 17 5731 SALE 17 5731 SALE 15 5731 PURCHASE 38 5731 PURCHASE 150 5731 PURCHASE 150 5731 PURCHASE 300 5731 PURCHASE 333 5731 PURCHASE 518 5731 PURCHASE 812 5731 SALE 1133 5732 SALE 1000 5732 SALE 881 5732 SALE 823 5732 SALE 559 5732 SALE 419 5732 SALE 329 5732 SALE 268 5732 SALE 250 5732 SALE 177 5732 SALE 48 5732 SALE 45 5732 SALE 17 5732 PURCHASE 573 5732 PURCHASE 736 5732 PURCHASE 1016 5732 PURCHASE 1200 5732 SALE 547 5733 SALE 400 5733 SALE 377 5733 SALE 366 5733 SALE 300 5733 SALE 268 5733 SALE 249 5733 SALE 150 5733 SALE 17 5733 SALE 15 5733 PURCHASE 174 5733 PURCHASE 175 5733 PURCHASE 601 5733 PURCHASE 790 5733 PURCHASE 1224 5733 PURCHASE 1557 5733 SALE 769 5734 SALE 405 5734 SALE 400 5734 SALE 375 5734 SALE 351 5734 SALE 345 5734 SALE 106 5734 SALE 30 5734 SALE 17 5734 PURCHASE 161 5734 PURCHASE 390 5734 PURCHASE 500 5734 PURCHASE 800 5734 PURCHASE 999 5734 SALE 1536 5735 SALE 1071 5735 SALE 884 5735 SALE 500 5735 SALE 419 5735 SALE 343 5735 SALE 247 5735 SALE 84 5735 SALE 17 5735 PURCHASE 64 5735 PURCHASE 175 5735 PURCHASE 194 5735 PURCHASE 297 5735 PURCHASE 361 5735 PURCHASE 418 5735 PURCHASE 446 5735 PURCHASE 450 5735 PURCHASE 460 5735 PURCHASE 492 5735 PURCHASE 546 5735 PURCHASE 590 5735 PURCHASE 620 5735 PURCHASE 622 5735 PURCHASE 625 5735 PURCHASE 683 5735 PURCHASE 774 5735 PURCHASE 927 5735 PURCHASE 1153 5735 PURCHASE 1390 5735 SALE 116 5736 PURCHASE 36 5736 PURCHASE 54 5736 PURCHASE 97 5736 PURCHASE 204 5736 PURCHASE 219 5736 PURCHASE 455 5736 PURCHASE 500 5736 SALE 333 5737 SALE 268 5737 PURCHASE 175 5737 PURCHASE 268 5737 PURCHASE 350 5737 SALE 932 5738 SALE 827 5738 SALE 652 5738 SALE 595 5738 SALE 590 5738 SALE 495 5738 SALE 410 5738 SALE 344 5738 SALE 300 5738 SALE 293 5738 SALE 167 5738 SALE 75 5738 SALE 53 5738 SALE 42 5738 SALE 17 5738 SALE 17 5738 PURCHASE 90 5738 PURCHASE 126 5738 PURCHASE 186 5738 PURCHASE 275 5738 PURCHASE 468 5738 PURCHASE 1867 5738 SALE 1200 5739 SALE 1026 5739 SALE 645 5739 SALE 563 5739 SALE 500 5739 SALE 310 5739 SALE 300 5739 SALE 225 5739 SALE 128 5739 SALE 37 5739 SALE 34 5739 SALE 30 5739 SALE 17 5739 SALE 17 5739 PURCHASE 268 5739 PURCHASE 350 5739 PURCHASE 383 5739 PURCHASE 492 5739 PURCHASE 535 5739 PURCHASE 681 5739 PURCHASE 1072 5739 PURCHASE 1525 5739 SALE 1395 5740 SALE 1000 5740 SALE 781 5740 SALE 778 5740 SALE 590 5740 SALE 500 5740 SALE 500 5740 SALE 268 5740 SALE 175 5740 SALE 175 5740 SALE 138 5740 SALE 126 5740 SALE 118 5740 SALE 104 5740 SALE 101 5740 SALE 91 5740 SALE 75 5740 SALE 71 5740 SALE 66 5740 SALE 50 5740 SALE 36 5740 SALE 32 5740 SALE 17 5740 SALE 17 5740 SALE 17 5740 SALE 17 5740 SALE 17 5740 PURCHASE 94 5740 PURCHASE 105 5740 PURCHASE 333 5740 PURCHASE 385 5740 PURCHASE 475 5740 PURCHASE 478 5740 PURCHASE 500 5740 PURCHASE 666 5740 PURCHASE 780 5740 PURCHASE 783 5740 PURCHASE 801 5740 PURCHASE 880 5740 PURCHASE 981 5740 PURCHASE 1096 5740 PURCHASE 1217 5740 PURCHASE 1392 5740 PURCHASE 2000 5740 SALE 2612 5741 SALE 1000 5741 SALE 795 5741 SALE 686 5741 SALE 648 5741 SALE 432 5741 SALE 337 5741 SALE 230 5741 SALE 210 5741 SALE 178 5741 SALE 175 5741 SALE 134 5741 SALE 113 5741 SALE 85 5741 SALE 79 5741 SALE 17 5741 SALE 17 5741 PURCHASE 169 5741 PURCHASE 338 5741 PURCHASE 456 5741 PURCHASE 464 5741 PURCHASE 502 5741 SALE 1200 5742 SALE 570 5742 SALE 390 5742 SALE 302 5742 SALE 284 5742 SALE 130 5742 SALE 77 5742 SALE 74 5742 SALE 51 5742 SALE 28 5742 SALE 17 5742 SALE 17 5742 SALE 10 5742 PURCHASE 80 5742 PURCHASE 122 5742 PURCHASE 175 5742 PURCHASE 214 5742 PURCHASE 254 5742 PURCHASE 555 5742 PURCHASE 564 5742 PURCHASE 675 5742 PURCHASE 921 5742 PURCHASE 1009 5742 SALE 973 5743 SALE 700 5743 SALE 578 5743 SALE 513 5743 SALE 500 5743 SALE 333 5743 SALE 333 5743 SALE 333 5743 SALE 333 5743 SALE 312 5743 SALE 266 5743 SALE 118 5743 SALE 99 5743 SALE 64 5743 SALE 56 5743 SALE 38 5743 SALE 27 5743 SALE 17 5743 SALE 17 5743 SALE 16 5743 PURCHASE 23 5743 PURCHASE 25 5743 PURCHASE 176 5743 PURCHASE 200 5743 PURCHASE 356 5743 PURCHASE 401 5743 PURCHASE 510 5743 SALE 1334 5744 SALE 1265 5744 SALE 602 5744 SALE 517 5744 SALE 359 5744 SALE 340 5744 SALE 268 5744 SALE 257 5744 SALE 250 5744 SALE 194 5744 SALE 182 5744 SALE 174 5744 SALE 116 5744 SALE 78 5744 SALE 68 5744 SALE 52 5744 SALE 24 5744 SALE 20 5744 SALE 17 5744 SALE 17 5744 SALE 17 5744 SALE 17 5744 PURCHASE 57 5744 PURCHASE 90 5744 PURCHASE 170 5744 PURCHASE 268 5744 PURCHASE 438 5744 PURCHASE 465 5744 PURCHASE 615 5744 PURCHASE 895 5744 PURCHASE 1200 5744 PURCHASE 1337 5744 SALE 1495 5745 SALE 832 5745 SALE 668 5745 SALE 465 5745 SALE 399 5745 SALE 321 5745 SALE 321 5745 SALE 293 5745 SALE 250 5745 SALE 175 5745 SALE 130 5745 SALE 120 5745 SALE 101 5745 SALE 77 5745 SALE 73 5745 SALE 48 5745 SALE 48 5745 SALE 43 5745 SALE 17 5745 SALE 17 5745 SALE 2 5745 PURCHASE 100 5745 PURCHASE 101 5745 PURCHASE 119 5745 PURCHASE 122 5745 PURCHASE 177 5745 PURCHASE 200 5745 PURCHASE 223 5745 PURCHASE 226 5745 PURCHASE 259 5745 PURCHASE 318 5745 PURCHASE 345 5745 PURCHASE 358 5745 PURCHASE 500 5745 PURCHASE 519 5745 PURCHASE 557 5745 PURCHASE 779 5745 PURCHASE 1167 5745 PURCHASE 1823 5745 SALE 400 5746 SALE 175 5746 SALE 7 5746 PURCHASE 196 5746 PURCHASE 247 5746 PURCHASE 280 5746 PURCHASE 282 5746 PURCHASE 293 5746 PURCHASE 500 5746 PURCHASE 710 5746 SALE 740 5747 SALE 500 5747 SALE 444 5747 SALE 413 5747 SALE 329 5747 SALE 311 5747 SALE 75 5747 SALE 17 5747 SALE 16 5747 PURCHASE 52 5747 PURCHASE 175 5747 PURCHASE 268 5747 PURCHASE 329 5747 PURCHASE 329 5747 PURCHASE 526 5747 PURCHASE 1000 5747 SALE 175 5748 SALE 175 5748 PURCHASE 324 5748 PURCHASE 2609 5748 SALE 978 5749 SALE 800 5749 SALE 670 5749 SALE 580 5749 SALE 500 5749 SALE 323 5749 SALE 250 5749 SALE 120 5749 SALE 88 5749 SALE 44 5749 SALE 17 5749 PURCHASE 153 5749 PURCHASE 175 5749 PURCHASE 200 5749 PURCHASE 300 5749 PURCHASE 432 5749 PURCHASE 500 5749 PURCHASE 564 5749 PURCHASE 1565 5749 SALE 561 5750 SALE 268 5750 SALE 263 5750 SALE 127 5750 PURCHASE 208 5750 PURCHASE 293 5750 PURCHASE 327 5750 PURCHASE 329 5750 PURCHASE 393 5750 PURCHASE 446 5750 PURCHASE 446 5750 PURCHASE 1109 5750 SALE 918 5751 SALE 379 5751 SALE 118 5751 SALE 16 5751 PURCHASE 52 5751 PURCHASE 133 5751 PURCHASE 167 5751 PURCHASE 333 5751 PURCHASE 390 5751 PURCHASE 404 5751 PURCHASE 1342 5751 SALE 651 5752 SALE 519 5752 SALE 362 5752 SALE 175 5752 PURCHASE 200 5752 PURCHASE 293 5752 PURCHASE 590 5752 SALE 438 5753 SALE 350 5753 SALE 343 5753 SALE 333 5753 SALE 333 5753 SALE 289 5753 SALE 278 5753 PURCHASE 522 5753 PURCHASE 1031 5753 SALE 587 5754 SALE 500 5754 SALE 145 5754 SALE 115 5754 SALE 93 5754 SALE 55 5754 SALE 17 5754 SALE 16 5754 SALE 5 5754 PURCHASE 333 5754 PURCHASE 1200 5754 SALE 880 5755 SALE 858 5755 SALE 575 5755 SALE 444 5755 SALE 342 5755 SALE 333 5755 SALE 333 5755 SALE 82 5755 SALE 53 5755 SALE 44 5755 SALE 17 5755 PURCHASE 76 5755 PURCHASE 118 5755 PURCHASE 207 5755 PURCHASE 650 5755 SALE 1221 5756 SALE 293 5756 SALE 293 5756 PURCHASE 169 5756 PURCHASE 313 5756 SALE 500 5757 SALE 500 5757 SALE 424 5757 SALE 286 5757 SALE 200 5757 SALE 175 5757 SALE 100 5757 SALE 79 5757 SALE 47 5757 PURCHASE 29 5757 PURCHASE 52 5757 PURCHASE 173 5757 PURCHASE 521 5757 SALE 586 5758 SALE 500 5758 SALE 381 5758 SALE 268 5758 SALE 267 5758 SALE 204 5758 SALE 183 5758 SALE 105 5758 SALE 88 5758 SALE 52 5758 SALE 37 5758 SALE 16 5758 SALE 16 5758 SALE 14 5758 SALE 1221 5759 SALE 218 5759 SALE 103 5759 SALE 19 5759 PURCHASE 204 5759 PURCHASE 333 5759 SALE 21068 5760 SALE 3479 5760 SALE 3238 5760 SALE 1518 5760 SALE 1474 5760 SALE 1200 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1150 5760 SALE 1094 5760 SALE 944 5760 SALE 860 5760 SALE 856 5760 SALE 606 5760 SALE 559 5760 SALE 544 5760 SALE 427 5760 SALE 405 5760 SALE 400 5760 SALE 270 5760 SALE 230 5760 SALE 147 5760 SALE 119 5760 SALE 118 5760 SALE 100 5760 SALE 75 5760 SALE 17 5760 SALE 17 5760 SALE 16 5760 SALE 16 5760 PURCHASE 212 5760 PURCHASE 895 5760 SALE 631 5761 SALE 574 5761 SALE 500 5761 SALE 339 5761 SALE 298 5761 SALE 250 5761 SALE 54 5761 PURCHASE 26 5761 PURCHASE 196 5761 SALE 284 5762 SALE 260 5762 SALE 250 5762 SALE 16 5762 SALE 12 5762 PURCHASE 33 5762 PURCHASE 104 5762 PURCHASE 164 5762 PURCHASE 339 5762 SALE 1443 5764 SALE 250 5764 PURCHASE 12 5764 PURCHASE 200 5764 PURCHASE 631 5764 PURCHASE 1567 5764 PURCHASE 52 5765 PURCHASE 52 5765 PURCHASE 86 5765 PURCHASE 302 5765 PURCHASE 1200 5765 PURCHASE 14 5766 PURCHASE 26 5766 PURCHASE 29 5766 PURCHASE 186 5766 PURCHASE 250 5766 PURCHASE 268 5766 PURCHASE 485 5766 SALE 375 5767 PURCHASE 1035 5767 SALE 833 5769 SALE 300 5769 SALE 250 5769 PURCHASE 4 5769 PURCHASE 526 5769 PURCHASE 645 5769 SALE 542 5770 PURCHASE 3 5770 PURCHASE 4 5770 PURCHASE 14 5770 PURCHASE 90 5770 PURCHASE 152 5770 PURCHASE 268 5770 PURCHASE 342 5770 PURCHASE 372 5770 PURCHASE 494 5770 PURCHASE 500 5770 PURCHASE 500 5770 PURCHASE 1176 5770 SALE 1533 5771 SALE 384 5771 SALE 340 5771 SALE 250 5771 SALE 175 5771 SALE 132 5771 SALE 88 5771 PURCHASE 5 5771 PURCHASE 37 5771 PURCHASE 875 5771 PURCHASE 961 5771 PURCHASE 961 5771 SALE 1533 5772 SALE 500 5772 SALE 211 5772 SALE 175 5772 SALE 37 5772 PURCHASE 196 5772 PURCHASE 361 5772 SALE 132 5773 PURCHASE 250 5773 PURCHASE 536 5773 PURCHASE 750 5773 PURCHASE 750 5773 PURCHASE 750 5773 PURCHASE 500 5774 PURCHASE 503 5774 SALE 49 5775 PURCHASE 305 5775 PURCHASE 488 5775 PURCHASE 500 5775 PURCHASE 632 5775 PURCHASE 632 5775 SALE 350 5776 SALE 586 5777 SALE 105 5777 SALE 80 5777 PURCHASE 88 5777 PURCHASE 210 5777 PURCHASE 268 5777 PURCHASE 541 5778 PURCHASE 1200 5778 SALE 374 5779 PURCHASE 25 5779 PURCHASE 500 5779 SALE 869 5780 SALE 553 5780 SALE 133 5780 SALE 110 5780 SALE 80 5780 SALE 26 5780 SALE 792 5781 SALE 400 5781 SALE 250 5781 SALE 159 5781 SALE 480 5783 SALE 171 5783 SALE 52 5783 PURCHASE 73 5783 SALE 1595 5784 SALE 998 5784 SALE 560 5785 SALE 370 5785 SALE 277 5785 SALE 237 5785 PURCHASE 268 5786 SALE 359 5788 PURCHASE 300 5789 PURCHASE 1029 5789 PURCHASE 51 5790 PURCHASE 51 5790 PURCHASE 86 5790 PURCHASE 600 5790 PURCHASE 201 5791 PURCHASE 202 5791 PURCHASE 500 5791 SALE 462 5792 PURCHASE 262 5792 PURCHASE 178 5793 PURCHASE 467 5793 PURCHASE 172 5794 PURCHASE 511 5794 SALE 784 5795 PURCHASE 163 5797 PURCHASE 171 5797 SALE 819 5801 SALE 500 5809 SALE 483 5809 SALE 232 5809 PURCHASE 1200 5809 PURCHASE 1200 5810 PURCHASE 701 5811 SALE 136 5812 SALE 127 5812 SALE 47 5812 SALE 281 5814 SALE 139 5814 SALE 89 5815 SALE 30 5815 PURCHASE 588 5815 SALE 293 5817 SALE 70 5817 SALE 39 5817 PURCHASE 51 5817 SALE 100 5818 SALE 728 5822 TOTAL PURCHASE 283,307 TOTAL SALE 344,658 (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 26 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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