7th Mar 2008 11:59
UBS AG (EPT)07 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 06 MARCH 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 2,115,294 0.21% 5,430 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,115,294 0.21% 5,430 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 276 5793 pence PURCHASE 221 5793 PURCHASE 375 5794 PURCHASE 253 5794 SALE 250 5794 PURCHASE 200 5794 SALE 160 5795 SALE 180 5795 SALE 500 5796 SALE 240 5796 SALE 182 5796 SALE 67 5796 SALE 381 5797 SALE 150 5797 SALE 184 5797 SALE 110 5797 SALE 29 5797 SALE 129 5797 SALE 467 5797 PURCHASE 600 5798 SALE 1000 5798 SALE 67 5799 PURCHASE 1006 5799 PURCHASE 426 5800 SALE 1000 5800 PURCHASE 703 5800 SALE 250 5801 PURCHASE 744 5801 PURCHASE 1156 5801 PURCHASE 569 5801 PURCHASE 244 5802 SALE 79 5802 SALE 92 5802 PURCHASE 333 5802 SALE 202 5802 PURCHASE 200 5803 PURCHASE 1200 5803 SALE 229 5804 SALE 968 5804 PURCHASE 462 5804 PURCHASE 125 5804 SALE 629 5804 SALE 74 5804 SALE 457 5805 PURCHASE 100 5805 SALE 167 5805 SALE 183 5806 SALE 300 5806 SALE 172 5806 PURCHASE 333 5806 PURCHASE 300 5806 SALE 1200 5806 PURCHASE 131 5807 PURCHASE 132 5807 SALE 51 5807 SALE 1000 5807 PURCHASE 7841 5807 SALE 1105 5808 SALE 333 5808 SALE 344 5809 PURCHASE 68 5809 PURCHASE 100 5809 SALE 1000 5809 PURCHASE 596 5809 PURCHASE 1378 5809 SALE 95 5809 SALE 50 5809 SALE 130 5809 PURCHASE 107 5809 PURCHASE 800 5809 SALE 333 5809 SALE 833 5809 SALE 125 5809 PURCHASE 700 5810 PURCHASE 62 5810 SALE 491 5810 SALE 99 5810 PURCHASE 500 5810 SALE 36 5810 SALE 500 5810 SALE 95 5810 SALE 481 5810 SALE 1000 5810 SALE 37 5810 SALE 16 5810 SALE 489 5810 SALE 30 5810 SALE 18 5810 SALE 29 5810 PURCHASE 500 5810 SALE 390 5810 SALE 300 5810 SALE 854 5810 SALE 1500 5810 SALE 250 5810 PURCHASE 30 5810 PURCHASE 300 5810 PURCHASE 171 5811 SALE 84 5811 SALE 35 5811 SALE 767 5811 SALE 183 5811 SALE 500 5811 SALE 376 5811 SALE 537 5811 PURCHASE 400 5811 PURCHASE 800 5811 PURCHASE 167 5811 PURCHASE 833 5811 PURCHASE 1600 5811 SALE 333 5811 PURCHASE 800 5811 PURCHASE 1660 5811 PURCHASE 633 5811 PURCHASE 400 5811 SALE 300 5811 SALE 400 5811 SALE 167 5811 SALE 559 5811 SALE 125 5811 SALE 800 5811 SALE 441 5812 SALE 250 5812 PURCHASE 158 5812 SALE 500 5812 SALE 1133 5812 SALE 250 5812 PURCHASE 800 5812 PURCHASE 800 5812 PURCHASE 167 5812 PURCHASE 400 5812 PURCHASE 76 5812 PURCHASE 333 5812 PURCHASE 167 5812 PURCHASE 333 5812 PURCHASE 400 5812 PURCHASE 60 5812 SALE 400 5812 SALE 300 5812 PURCHASE 333 5812 SALE 295 5813 PURCHASE 523 5813 SALE 85 5813 PURCHASE 56 5813 PURCHASE 1000 5813 PURCHASE 550 5813 PURCHASE 400 5813 SALE 671 5813 PURCHASE 24 5813 PURCHASE 167 5813 PURCHASE 400 5813 SALE 2000 5813 SALE 423 5813 PURCHASE 444 5813 SALE 369 5813 SALE 1220 5813 SALE 79 5813 SALE 268 5813 SALE 1500 5813 SALE 540 5813 SALE 167 5813 SALE 12 5813 SALE 364 5813 PURCHASE 100 5814 PURCHASE 100 5814 SALE 405 5814 PURCHASE 210 5814 PURCHASE 160 5814 PURCHASE 2419 5814 PURCHASE 374 5814 SALE 500 5814 SALE 200 5814 PURCHASE 900 5814 PURCHASE 167 5814 SALE 167 5814 SALE 333 5814 SALE 1433 5814 PURCHASE 500 5814 PURCHASE 300 5814 PURCHASE 658 5814 PURCHASE 51 5814 PURCHASE 400 5814 SALE 133 5814 PURCHASE 167 5814 PURCHASE 400 5814 SALE 79 5814 SALE 198 5814 PURCHASE 190 5814 PURCHASE 500 5815 SALE 188 5815 PURCHASE 574 5815 SALE 600 5815 PURCHASE 2579 5815 SALE 400 5815 PURCHASE 308 5815 PURCHASE 2030 5815 SALE 1000 5815 PURCHASE 400 5815 PURCHASE 167 5815 PURCHASE 400 5815 PURCHASE 300 5815 SALE 2000 5815 SALE 674 5815 SALE 94 5815 SALE 79 5815 PURCHASE 300 5815 PURCHASE 167 5815 PURCHASE 510 5815 PURCHASE 167 5815 PURCHASE 334 5815 SALE 167 5815 PURCHASE 210 5816 PURCHASE 1512 5816 SALE 500 5816 SALE 127 5816 SALE 34 5816 SALE 92 5816 SALE 4247 5816 SALE 527 5816 PURCHASE 500 5816 PURCHASE 66 5816 SALE 333 5816 PURCHASE 333 5816 PURCHASE 126 5816 PURCHASE 120 5816 PURCHASE 65 5816 PURCHASE 129 5816 PURCHASE 333 5816 PURCHASE 167 5816 PURCHASE 333 5816 SALE 246 5816 PURCHASE 152 5816 PURCHASE 325 5816 PURCHASE 400 5816 SALE 144 5816 PURCHASE 800 5816 PURCHASE 50 5816 PURCHASE 167 5816 SALE 167 5816 PURCHASE 163 5816 PURCHASE 167 5816 PURCHASE 333 5816 PURCHASE 110 5816 SALE 400 5816 SALE 152 5816 PURCHASE 750 5816 PURCHASE 250 5816 PURCHASE 167 5816 PURCHASE 157 5817 SALE 250 5817 SALE 150 5817 SALE 331 5817 SALE 168 5817 PURCHASE 135 5817 SALE 298 5817 PURCHASE 210 5817 SALE 64 5817 PURCHASE 664 5817 PURCHASE 333 5817 PURCHASE 333 5817 PURCHASE 315 5817 SALE 1275 5817 PURCHASE 216 5817 PURCHASE 333 5817 PURCHASE 167 5817 PURCHASE 333 5817 PURCHASE 167 5817 SALE 119 5817 SALE 523 5817 SALE 1199 5817 PURCHASE 349 5817 SALE 300 5817 PURCHASE 444 5817 PURCHASE 167 5817 PURCHASE 500 5817 PURCHASE 600 5817 PURCHASE 2578 5817 PURCHASE 599 5818 PURCHASE 154 5818 PURCHASE 477 5818 PURCHASE 400 5818 SALE 1007 5818 PURCHASE 210 5818 SALE 247 5818 SALE 9 5818 SALE 77 5818 SALE 395 5818 SALE 17 5818 SALE 34 5818 PURCHASE 249 5818 SALE 14 5818 SALE 24 5818 SALE 72 5818 SALE 27 5818 SALE 3 5818 SALE 423 5818 PURCHASE 600 5818 PURCHASE 210 5818 PURCHASE 210 5818 SALE 210 5818 PURCHASE 241 5818 PURCHASE 362 5818 PURCHASE 367 5818 PURCHASE 28 5818 PURCHASE 333 5818 PURCHASE 24 5818 PURCHASE 500 5818 PURCHASE 64 5818 PURCHASE 23 5818 PURCHASE 167 5818 PURCHASE 300 5818 SALE 167 5818 PURCHASE 260 5818 PURCHASE 1000 5818 PURCHASE 400 5818 PURCHASE 167 5818 PURCHASE 164 5818 PURCHASE 790 5818 SALE 755 5818 PURCHASE 167 5818 PURCHASE 45 5818 PURCHASE 250 5818 PURCHASE 30 5818 PURCHASE 500 5818 PURCHASE 430 5818 PURCHASE 167 5818 PURCHASE 533 5819 SALE 30 5819 SALE 141 5819 SALE 500 5819 PURCHASE 100 5819 PURCHASE 600 5819 PURCHASE 500 5819 PURCHASE 777 5819 SALE 500 5819 SALE 15 5819 SALE 125 5819 SALE 817 5819 PURCHASE 167 5819 PURCHASE 167 5819 PURCHASE 167 5819 PURCHASE 444 5819 SALE 167 5819 PURCHASE 167 5819 PURCHASE 167 5819 PURCHASE 470 5819 SALE 313 5819 PURCHASE 390 5819 SALE 167 5819 PURCHASE 167 5819 PURCHASE 167 5819 PURCHASE 212 5819 SALE 400 5819 SALE 167 5819 PURCHASE 153 5819 SALE 56 5819 SALE 167 5819 PURCHASE 847 5819 PURCHASE 500 5820 PURCHASE 500 5820 PURCHASE 400 5820 SALE 77 5820 SALE 113 5820 SALE 100 5820 SALE 514 5820 SALE 100 5820 SALE 300 5820 SALE 33 5820 SALE 400 5820 SALE 702 5820 PURCHASE 210 5820 SALE 210 5820 PURCHASE 85 5820 PURCHASE 210 5820 SALE 497 5820 SALE 600 5820 SALE 477 5820 SALE 780 5820 SALE 64 5820 SALE 2577 5820 PURCHASE 2577 5820 SALE 2423 5820 PURCHASE 720 5820 SALE 250 5820 SALE 215 5820 SALE 300 5820 PURCHASE 201 5820 PURCHASE 333 5820 PURCHASE 10 5820 PURCHASE 1718 5820 PURCHASE 282 5820 PURCHASE 201 5820 SALE 844 5820 SALE 333 5820 SALE 614 5820 PURCHASE 500 5820 SALE 187 5820 PURCHASE 333 5820 SALE 199 5820 PURCHASE 167 5820 SALE 388 5820 PURCHASE 167 5820 PURCHASE 1000 5820 PURCHASE 167 5820 PURCHASE 800 5820 PURCHASE 167 5820 PURCHASE 167 5820 PURCHASE 167 5820 PURCHASE 444 5820 PURCHASE 210 5820 SALE 187 5820 PURCHASE 114 5820 SALE 1185 5820 SALE 128 5820 PURCHASE 500 5820 SALE 167 5820 PURCHASE 333 5820 PURCHASE 31 5820 PURCHASE 111 5820 SALE 277 5820 PURCHASE 121 5821 PURCHASE 422 5821 SALE 628 5821 SALE 917 5821 SALE 100 5821 SALE 669 5821 SALE 210 5821 PURCHASE 600 5821 SALE 100 5821 SALE 600 5821 SALE 333 5821 SALE 1082 5821 SALE 450 5821 SALE 438 5821 SALE 600 5821 SALE 373 5821 SALE 295 5821 PURCHASE 401 5821 PURCHASE 201 5821 PURCHASE 127 5821 PURCHASE 200 5821 PURCHASE 118 5821 PURCHASE 64 5821 PURCHASE 62 5821 SALE 1500 5821 SALE 371 5821 SALE 500 5821 SALE 240 5821 PURCHASE 333 5821 SALE 57 5821 PURCHASE 800 5821 SALE 479 5821 PURCHASE 215 5821 PURCHASE 160 5821 PURCHASE 810 5821 PURCHASE 1112 5821 SALE 500 5821 SALE 439 5821 SALE 250 5821 SALE 137 5821 SALE 250 5821 SALE 315 5821 PURCHASE 2125 5821 SALE 300 5821 SALE 151 5821 SALE 83 5821 PURCHASE 400 5821 PURCHASE 611 5821 PURCHASE 444 5821 PURCHASE 167 5821 PURCHASE 167 5821 PURCHASE 167 5821 PURCHASE 200 5821 SALE 167 5821 SALE 300 5821 SALE 333 5821 PURCHASE 37 5821 PURCHASE 365 5821 PURCHASE 167 5821 PURCHASE 167 5821 PURCHASE 223 5821 PURCHASE 500 5821 SALE 210 5822 SALE 210 5822 PURCHASE 203 5822 PURCHASE 1511 5822 PURCHASE 210 5822 SALE 897 5822 SALE 210 5822 SALE 125 5822 SALE 905 5822 SALE 795 5822 SALE 37 5822 SALE 329 5822 PURCHASE 333 5822 PURCHASE 620 5822 PURCHASE 642 5822 PURCHASE 308 5822 SALE 400 5822 SALE 206 5822 PURCHASE 400 5822 PURCHASE 352 5822 PURCHASE 125 5822 SALE 500 5822 PURCHASE 201 5822 PURCHASE 315 5822 PURCHASE 1505 5822 SALE 144 5822 SALE 500 5822 SALE 201 5822 PURCHASE 146 5822 PURCHASE 333 5822 SALE 250 5822 SALE 250 5822 PURCHASE 280 5822 PURCHASE 167 5822 PURCHASE 48 5822 SALE 315 5822 SALE 372 5822 SALE 47 5822 SALE 42 5822 SALE 503 5822 SALE 155 5822 PURCHASE 800 5822 SALE 270 5822 SALE 167 5822 SALE 160 5822 SALE 167 5822 SALE 333 5822 SALE 500 5822 PURCHASE 167 5822 PURCHASE 167 5822 PURCHASE 186 5822 SALE 167 5822 SALE 167 5822 SALE 334 5822 SALE 500 5822 SALE 555 5822 PURCHASE 387 5822 PURCHASE 645 5822 SALE 275 5822 SALE 333 5822 SALE 275 5822 SALE 9 5822 SALE 223 5822 SALE 55 5823 SALE 829 5823 SALE 78 5823 SALE 11 5823 SALE 72 5823 SALE 4 5823 SALE 3 5823 PURCHASE 210 5823 PURCHASE 787 5823 PURCHASE 1170 5823 PURCHASE 210 5823 PURCHASE 1200 5823 SALE 118 5823 SALE 86 5823 SALE 514 5823 SALE 123 5823 SALE 1011 5823 PURCHASE 333 5823 PURCHASE 400 5823 PURCHASE 24 5823 PURCHASE 3529 5823 SALE 1000 5823 SALE 203 5823 PURCHASE 125 5823 SALE 2500 5823 PURCHASE 333 5823 SALE 188 5823 SALE 382 5823 SALE 201 5823 SALE 742 5823 SALE 173 5823 PURCHASE 200 5823 SALE 200 5823 SALE 500 5823 PURCHASE 70 5823 PURCHASE 333 5823 SALE 1700 5823 SALE 333 5823 SALE 500 5823 SALE 1200 5823 SALE 45 5823 PURCHASE 1300 5823 PURCHASE 233 5823 PURCHASE 750 5823 PURCHASE 500 5823 SALE 167 5823 SALE 167 5823 SALE 1056 5823 PURCHASE 756 5823 SALE 1680 5823 SALE 895 5823 SALE 167 5823 SALE 444 5823 SALE 167 5823 SALE 167 5823 SALE 333 5823 PURCHASE 22 5823 PURCHASE 52 5823 SALE 270 5823 SALE 167 5823 SALE 900 5823 SALE 150 5823 PURCHASE 36 5823 SALE 744 5823 SALE 49 5823 SALE 650 5823 PURCHASE 640 5823 SALE 633 5823 SALE 175 5823 SALE 500 5823 SALE 175 5823 SALE 175 5823 PURCHASE 23 5823 PURCHASE 167 5823 PURCHASE 167 5823 PURCHASE 554 5823 PURCHASE 279 5824 PURCHASE 333 5824 SALE 333 5824 PURCHASE 465 5824 PURCHASE 500 5824 PURCHASE 83 5824 PURCHASE 500 5824 PURCHASE 2000 5824 PURCHASE 125 5824 SALE 178 5824 PURCHASE 333 5824 PURCHASE 118 5824 SALE 67 5824 SALE 159 5824 SALE 133 5824 PURCHASE 400 5824 PURCHASE 400 5824 PURCHASE 500 5824 SALE 1052 5824 PURCHASE 400 5824 PURCHASE 476 5824 SALE 500 5824 SALE 500 5824 PURCHASE 13 5824 PURCHASE 333 5824 PURCHASE 167 5824 PURCHASE 340 5824 PURCHASE 167 5824 SALE 200 5824 SALE 167 5824 PURCHASE 500 5824 SALE 160 5824 SALE 1000 5824 SALE 246 5824 PURCHASE 279 5824 PURCHASE 68 5824 SALE 221 5824 SALE 279 5824 SALE 167 5824 SALE 156 5824 PURCHASE 167 5824 PURCHASE 152 5824 PURCHASE 167 5824 PURCHASE 333 5824 PURCHASE 223 5824 PURCHASE 223 5824 PURCHASE 486 5824 PURCHASE 78 5824 PURCHASE 221 5824 SALE 492 5825 SALE 38 5825 PURCHASE 184 5825 PURCHASE 400 5825 PURCHASE 1930 5825 SALE 210 5825 SALE 136 5825 SALE 1246 5825 SALE 99 5825 SALE 446 5825 SALE 500 5825 SALE 285 5825 SALE 56 5825 SALE 186 5825 SALE 591 5825 PURCHASE 65 5825 PURCHASE 333 5825 PURCHASE 201 5825 SALE 187 5825 SALE 37 5825 SALE 284 5825 SALE 383 5825 PURCHASE 333 5825 SALE 500 5825 PURCHASE 129 5825 SALE 176 5825 SALE 1000 5825 SALE 968 5825 PURCHASE 400 5825 PURCHASE 333 5825 SALE 144 5825 SALE 200 5825 SALE 167 5825 PURCHASE 167 5825 PURCHASE 300 5825 PURCHASE 1400 5825 SALE 291 5825 SALE 100 5825 PURCHASE 930 5825 PURCHASE 167 5825 PURCHASE 167 5825 PURCHASE 30 5825 PURCHASE 333 5825 SALE 159 5825 PURCHASE 450 5825 SALE 140 5825 SALE 404 5825 PURCHASE 400 5825 PURCHASE 240 5825 SALE 315 5825 SALE 1000 5825 SALE 215 5825 SALE 179 5825 SALE 122 5825 SALE 5 5825 SALE 1031 5825 PURCHASE 148 5826 SALE 349 5826 SALE 313 5826 PURCHASE 290 5826 PURCHASE 250 5826 PURCHASE 516 5826 SALE 186 5826 SALE 936 5826 SALE 299 5826 SALE 80 5826 PURCHASE 115 5826 PURCHASE 736 5826 PURCHASE 909 5826 PURCHASE 950 5826 SALE 500 5826 SALE 315 5826 PURCHASE 500 5826 SALE 333 5826 SALE 2400 5826 PURCHASE 55 5826 SALE 330 5826 SALE 1200 5826 PURCHASE 390 5826 PURCHASE 420 5826 PURCHASE 333 5826 PURCHASE 167 5826 SALE 167 5826 PURCHASE 908 5826 SALE 175 5826 SALE 133 5826 SALE 336 5826 SALE 55 5826 SALE 250 5826 SALE 234 5826 PURCHASE 925 5826 SALE 750 5826 SALE 283 5827 SALE 51 5827 SALE 278 5827 SALE 968 5827 SALE 377 5827 SALE 315 5827 PURCHASE 201 5827 PURCHASE 57 5827 PURCHASE 55 5827 PURCHASE 333 5827 SALE 177 5827 SALE 867 5827 SALE 333 5827 SALE 333 5827 PURCHASE 285 5827 PURCHASE 306 5827 PURCHASE 400 5827 SALE 200 5827 SALE 900 5827 SALE 134 5827 SALE 1000 5827 PURCHASE 200 5827 PURCHASE 49 5827 PURCHASE 500 5827 SALE 333 5827 SALE 116 5827 PURCHASE 142 5827 PURCHASE 272 5827 PURCHASE 248 5827 SALE 200 5827 SALE 127 5827 SALE 318 5827 SALE 300 5827 PURCHASE 500 5827 PURCHASE 283 5827 SALE 79 5828 SALE 367 5828 SALE 48 5828 PURCHASE 500 5828 PURCHASE 333 5828 PURCHASE 770 5828 PURCHASE 300 5828 PURCHASE 395 5828 PURCHASE 250 5828 SALE 150 5828 SALE 265 5828 SALE 451 5828 SALE 1000 5828 SALE 67 5828 PURCHASE 115 5828 SALE 125 5828 SALE 275 5828 SALE 352 5828 SALE 167 5828 SALE 250 5828 SALE 1754 5828 SALE 444 5828 SALE 500 5828 SALE 167 5828 SALE 143 5828 SALE 500 5828 SALE 204 5828 SALE 500 5828 PURCHASE 30 5828 PURCHASE 33 5828 PURCHASE 500 5828 PURCHASE 650 5828 PURCHASE 5 5828 PURCHASE 167 5828 PURCHASE 100 5828 PURCHASE 640 5828 PURCHASE 750 5828 PURCHASE 1200 5828 PURCHASE 44 5828 SALE 291 5829 PURCHASE 210 5829 PURCHASE 296 5829 PURCHASE 250 5829 SALE 333 5829 PURCHASE 500 5829 PURCHASE 500 5829 PURCHASE 250 5829 SALE 435 5829 PURCHASE 300 5829 PURCHASE 333 5829 SALE 67 5829 SALE 17 5829 PURCHASE 308 5829 PURCHASE 50 5829 PURCHASE 36 5829 PURCHASE 333 5829 PURCHASE 13 5829 PURCHASE 315 5829 SALE 333 5829 PURCHASE 212 5829 PURCHASE 500 5829 SALE 434 5829 PURCHASE 368 5829 SALE 300 5829 SALE 800 5829 PURCHASE 286 5829 PURCHASE 500 5829 PURCHASE 750 5829 PURCHASE 68 5829 PURCHASE 250 5829 PURCHASE 7 5829 SALE 263 5829 SALE 333 5829 SALE 167 5829 SALE 167 5829 PURCHASE 461 5829 SALE 319 5829 SALE 500 5829 SALE 391 5829 PURCHASE 250 5829 SALE 179 5830 SALE 210 5830 SALE 198 5830 SALE 15 5830 SALE 53 5830 SALE 170 5830 SALE 411 5830 PURCHASE 744 5830 PURCHASE 228 5830 PURCHASE 21 5830 PURCHASE 100 5830 PURCHASE 210 5830 SALE 500 5830 SALE 216 5830 SALE 300 5830 SALE 1 5830 SALE 400 5830 SALE 200 5830 SALE 59 5830 SALE 66 5830 PURCHASE 109 5830 SALE 416 5830 SALE 132 5830 SALE 500 5830 PURCHASE 269 5830 PURCHASE 21 5830 PURCHASE 400 5830 PURCHASE 250 5830 SALE 321 5830 SALE 333 5830 PURCHASE 500 5830 PURCHASE 600 5830 SALE 500 5830 SALE 500 5830 SALE 333 5830 SALE 167 5830 SALE 492 5830 SALE 202 5830 SALE 240 5830 SALE 333 5830 SALE 775 5830 SALE 295 5830 SALE 775 5830 SALE 137 5830 SALE 100 5830 PURCHASE 776 5830 SALE 270 5830 PURCHASE 2572 5830 PURCHASE 1428 5830 SALE 100 5830 SALE 333 5830 PURCHASE 500 5830 SALE 79 5830 SALE 167 5830 SALE 167 5830 SALE 500 5830 SALE 300 5830 PURCHASE 536 5830 PURCHASE 170 5830 SALE 500 5830 SALE 600 5830 SALE 279 5830 SALE 500 5830 SALE 279 5830 SALE 232 5830 SALE 300 5830 SALE 167 5830 SALE 215 5830 SALE 156 5830 SALE 167 5830 PURCHASE 2572 5830 PURCHASE 585 5830 PURCHASE 527 5831 PURCHASE 238 5831 SALE 210 5831 PURCHASE 333 5831 PURCHASE 500 5831 PURCHASE 500 5831 PURCHASE 333 5831 SALE 334 5831 SALE 356 5831 PURCHASE 315 5831 PURCHASE 500 5831 PURCHASE 200 5831 PURCHASE 500 5831 PURCHASE 400 5831 PURCHASE 400 5831 PURCHASE 510 5831 PURCHASE 400 5831 SALE 333 5831 SALE 750 5831 PURCHASE 333 5831 PURCHASE 800 5831 SALE 225 5831 PURCHASE 400 5831 SALE 167 5831 SALE 167 5831 PURCHASE 400 5831 SALE 854 5831 PURCHASE 333 5831 SALE 250 5831 PURCHASE 167 5831 SALE 246 5831 SALE 200 5831 SALE 687 5831 SALE 68 5831 SALE 333 5831 SALE 167 5831 SALE 223 5831 SALE 77 5831 SALE 967 5832 PURCHASE 122 5832 PURCHASE 180 5832 SALE 93 5832 SALE 393 5832 SALE 267 5832 PURCHASE 580 5832 SALE 333 5832 SALE 333 5832 SALE 384 5832 SALE 167 5832 PURCHASE 144 5832 SALE 500 5832 SALE 223 5832 PURCHASE 750 5832 SALE 1724 5832 SALE 665 5833 SALE 210 5833 SALE 100 5833 PURCHASE 125 5833 PURCHASE 200 5833 PURCHASE 333 5833 SALE 500 5833 SALE 333 5833 SALE 133 5833 SALE 333 5833 PURCHASE 500 5833 PURCHASE 500 5833 PURCHASE 500 5833 PURCHASE 100 5833 SALE 556 5833 SALE 600 5833 SALE 275 5833 PURCHASE 250 5833 PURCHASE 270 5833 SALE 600 5833 PURCHASE 600 5833 SALE 154 5833 SALE 500 5833 SALE 375 5833 SALE 727 5833 SALE 365 5833 SALE 300 5833 SALE 300 5833 PURCHASE 200 5833 PURCHASE 45 5833 SALE 94 5833 SALE 38 5833 SALE 170 5833 SALE 400 5833 SALE 175 5833 SALE 167 5833 SALE 357 5834 SALE 70 5834 PURCHASE 315 5834 PURCHASE 333 5834 SALE 612 5834 PURCHASE 67 5834 PURCHASE 400 5834 PURCHASE 500 5834 PURCHASE 1960 5834 PURCHASE 399 5834 PURCHASE 466 5834 PURCHASE 476 5834 SALE 465 5834 SALE 200 5834 SALE 500 5834 SALE 1200 5834 SALE 362 5834 SALE 3521 5834 SALE 100 5834 SALE 381 5834 PURCHASE 100 5834 PURCHASE 500 5834 PURCHASE 68 5834 SALE 333 5834 PURCHASE 315 5835 PURCHASE 43 5835 PURCHASE 72 5835 PURCHASE 300 5835 PURCHASE 333 5835 PURCHASE 153 5835 SALE 333 5835 SALE 486 5835 SALE 200 5835 SALE 286 5835 PURCHASE 103 5835 SALE 500 5835 PURCHASE 2248 5835 PURCHASE 2570 5835 SALE 300 5835 SALE 4 5835 SALE 500 5835 PURCHASE 103 5835 PURCHASE 167 5835 SALE 210 5836 SALE 80 5836 SALE 340 5836 PURCHASE 1200 5837 SALE 1071 5837 SALE 551 5837 SALE 101 5837 SALE 40 5837 SALE 12 5837 SALE 133 5837 SALE 188 5837 SALE 890 5837 SALE 66 5837 SALE 67 5837 PURCHASE 333 5837 PURCHASE 315 5837 SALE 42 5837 SALE 333 5837 SALE 200 5837 PURCHASE 300 5837 SALE 223 5837 SALE 186 5838 SALE 73 5838 SALE 396 5838 SALE 446 5838 SALE 903 5838 SALE 316 5838 SALE 31 5838 SALE 315 5838 SALE 18 5838 PURCHASE 324 5838 PURCHASE 5 5838 PURCHASE 487 5838 SALE 167 5838 SALE 250 5838 SALE 333 5838 SALE 223 5838 SALE 167 5838 PURCHASE 500 5839 PURCHASE 333 5839 PURCHASE 333 5839 SALE 333 5839 SALE 41 5840 SALE 306 5840 SALE 384 5840 SALE 503 5840 SALE 382 5840 SALE 857 5840 PURCHASE 132 5840 PURCHASE 296 5840 SALE 498 5840 SALE 333 5840 SALE 333 5840 SALE 138 5840 PURCHASE 57 5840 PURCHASE 1000 5840 PURCHASE 780 5840 PURCHASE 470 5840 SALE 698 5840 SALE 125 5840 SALE 343 5840 SALE 285 5840 SALE 500 5841 SALE 333 5841 PURCHASE 1106 5842 SALE 1849 5842 SALE 651 5842 PURCHASE 1849 5842 PURCHASE 35 5842 PURCHASE 807 5842 PURCHASE 100 5842 PURCHASE 800 5842 PURCHASE 333 5842 SALE 125 5842 SALE 377 5842 SALE 111 5842 SALE 167 5842 SALE 167 5842 SALE 235 5842 SALE 205 5842 PURCHASE 582 5843 SALE 157 5843 SALE 50 5843 SALE 12 5843 PURCHASE 11 5843 SALE 500 5843 SALE 527 5843 PURCHASE 690 5843 SALE 85 5843 SALE 72 5843 PURCHASE 167 5843 PURCHASE 167 5843 PURCHASE 100 5843 SALE 2500 5844 SALE 649 5844 SALE 333 5844 SALE 206 5844 PURCHASE 153 5845 PURCHASE 997 5845 SALE 333 5845 PURCHASE 61 5846 PURCHASE 238 5846 PURCHASE 201 5847 SALE 333 5847 SALE 53 5848 PURCHASE 200 5848 PURCHASE 333 5848 SALE 30000 5848.417 PURCHASE 30000 5848.417 PURCHASE 517 5849 PURCHASE 1212 5849 SALE 584 5850 SALE 500 5850 SALE 664 5850 SALE 752 5850 PURCHASE 752 5850 PURCHASE 600 5850 SALE 89 5850 SALE 140 5851 SALE 91 5852 PURCHASE 2 5852 PURCHASE 201 5852 SALE 25 5853 SALE 333 5853 SALE 201 5853 SALE 610 5853 SALE 2340 5854 PURCHASE 51 5854 PURCHASE 111 5854 PURCHASE 1072 5855 SALE 152 5855 PURCHASE 749 5855 PURCHASE 995 5855 SALE 68 5855 SALE 499 5855 SALE 557 5855 SALE 252 5855 SALE 115 5856 PURCHASE 333 5856 SALE 400 5856 PURCHASE 572 5856 PURCHASE 939 5857 PURCHASE 333 5857 PURCHASE 559 5857 PURCHASE 106 5857 PURCHASE 333 5857 PURCHASE 632 5858 SALE 281 5859 SALE 641 5859 SALE 325 5859 SALE 3075 5859 SALE 959 5859 PURCHASE 959 5859 SALE 604 5860 SALE 346 5860 SALE 218 5860 SALE 50 5860 SALE 157 5860 PURCHASE 303 5860 PURCHASE 343 5860 PURCHASE 100 5860 SALE 2000 5860 PURCHASE 389 5860 SALE 861 5861 SALE 500 5861 SALE 149 5861 PURCHASE 745 5861 SALE 66 5861 SALE 55 5862 SALE 1000 5862 SALE 1000 5862 SALE 24 5862 SALE 208 5862 PURCHASE 305 5862 PURCHASE 457 5862 PURCHASE 1200 5863 SALE 195 5863 SALE 138 5864 SALE 362 5864 SALE 65 5864 SALE 17 5864 SALE 55 5864 SALE 42 5864 PURCHASE 333 5864 SALE 942 5865 SALE 235 5865 PURCHASE 333 5865 PURCHASE 400 5865 PURCHASE 340 5865 SALE 500 5865 SALE 62 5866 SALE 333 5866 SALE 369 5866 SALE 137 5866 SALE 150 5866 SALE 1486 5866 SALE 17 5866 SALE 566 5866 PURCHASE 517 5866 SALE 1881 5866 PURCHASE 970 5867 PURCHASE 341 5867 SALE 25 5867 SALE 333 5867 SALE 214 5867 SALE 388 5867 SALE 57 5867 SALE 40 5867 SALE 21 5867 SALE 410 5867 SALE 469 5867 SALE 487 5867 SALE 666 5867 SALE 100 5868 PURCHASE 400 5868 SALE 376 5868 SALE 101 5868 SALE 37 5868 SALE 114 5868 SALE 150 5868 PURCHASE 76 5868 PURCHASE 150 5868 SALE 127 5869 PURCHASE 333 5869 PURCHASE 120 5869 SALE 150 5869 SALE 89 5869 SALE 465 5869 SALE 503 5870 PURCHASE 339 5870 SALE 396 5870 SALE 274 5870 PURCHASE 2555 5870 PURCHASE 613 5870 PURCHASE 431 5870 PURCHASE 3 5870 SALE 500 5870 SALE 309 5870 PURCHASE 1039 5871 PURCHASE 333 5871 SALE 103 5871 SALE 205 5871 SALE 99 5871 SALE 2 5871 SALE 500 5871 SALE 1 5871 SALE 9 5871 SALE 5 5871 SALE 1 5871 SALE 16 5871 SALE 36 5871 PURCHASE 333 5872 PURCHASE 161 5872 SALE 79 5872 PURCHASE 86 5872 PURCHASE 333 5873 SALE 137 5873 SALE 4 5873 SALE 55 5873 SALE 1 5873 SALE 225 5873 SALE 79 5873 PURCHASE 800 5873 PURCHASE 693 5873 PURCHASE 333 5873 SALE 125 5873 SALE 200 5873 SALE 364 5873 SALE 500 5874 PURCHASE 607 5874 PURCHASE 100 5874 SALE 57 5874 PURCHASE 481 5874 PURCHASE 444 5874 SALE 1131 5874 SALE 89 5874 SALE 2 5874 SALE 44 5874 SALE 14 5874 SALE 242 5874 SALE 378 5874 PURCHASE 333 5874 PURCHASE 82 5874 SALE 393 5874 SALE 6 5874 SALE 7 5874 SALE 35 5874 SALE 206 5874 SALE 119 5874 SALE 431 5874 SALE 15 5874 SALE 176 5874 PURCHASE 348 5875 PURCHASE 567 5875 SALE 2 5875 SALE 332 5875 PURCHASE 295 5875 PURCHASE 36 5875 SALE 424 5875 SALE 194 5875 SALE 93 5875 SALE 177 5875 SALE 67 5875 SALE 25 5875 SALE 200 5875 PURCHASE 423 5875 PURCHASE 364 5875 PURCHASE 424 5875 PURCHASE 241 5875 PURCHASE 500 5875 SALE 297 5875 PURCHASE 333 5876 SALE 39 5876 SALE 131 5876 SALE 545 5876 SALE 20 5876 SALE 107 5876 SALE 29 5876 SALE 109 5876 SALE 23 5876 SALE 92 5876 PURCHASE 1070 5876 PURCHASE 52 5876 PURCHASE 159 5876 PURCHASE 300 5876 SALE 354 5877 PURCHASE 642 5877 SALE 85 5877 SALE 84 5877 SALE 23 5877 SALE 570 5877 SALE 134 5877 SALE 36 5877 SALE 128 5877 SALE 13 5877 SALE 132 5877 SALE 111 5877 SALE 96 5877 SALE 237 5877 SALE 244 5877 PURCHASE 300 5877 PURCHASE 100 5877 PURCHASE 100 5877 PURCHASE 655 5877 SALE 1201 5878 PURCHASE 333 5878 PURCHASE 320 5878 PURCHASE 300 5878 PURCHASE 500 5878 PURCHASE 148 5878 PURCHASE 333 5878 PURCHASE 201 5878 SALE 369 5878 SALE 351 5878 SALE 1 5878 SALE 2 5878 SALE 175 5878 SALE 147 5878 SALE 282 5878 PURCHASE 645 5878 PURCHASE 500 5878 PURCHASE 362 5879 PURCHASE 1200 5879 PURCHASE 260 5879 SALE 264 5880 PURCHASE 530 5880 PURCHASE 283 5880 PURCHASE 410 5880 SALE 474 5880 SALE 667 5880 PURCHASE 380 5880 PURCHASE 416 5880 PURCHASE 392 5880 PURCHASE 239 5880 PURCHASE 186 5880 PURCHASE 1698 5881 SALE 2550 5881 SALE 339 5881 SALE 216 5881 SALE 136 5881 SALE 169 5881 SALE 151 5881 SALE 18 5881 SALE 189 5881 SALE 134 5881 SALE 48 5881 SALE 12 5881 SALE 25 5881 SALE 7 5881 SALE 93 5881 SALE 18 5881 SALE 6 5881 SALE 14 5881 SALE 285 5881 PURCHASE 100 5881 PURCHASE 333 5881 SALE 8 5881 SALE 645 5881 SALE 249 5881 SALE 11 5881 SALE 9 5881 SALE 43 5881 SALE 207 5881 PURCHASE 262 5881 PURCHASE 1200 5881 PURCHASE 88 5881 SALE 424 5882 SALE 47 5882 SALE 66 5882 SALE 150 5882 PURCHASE 500 5882 PURCHASE 7 5882 PURCHASE 333 5882 PURCHASE 21 5882 PURCHASE 400 5882 SALE 1000 5883 SALE 780 5883 PURCHASE 333 5883 SALE 100 5883 PURCHASE 1000 5883 PURCHASE 500 5883 PURCHASE 500 5884 SALE 40 5884 SALE 29 5884 SALE 38 5884 SALE 103 5884 SALE 750 5884 SALE 456 5884 SALE 516 5884 SALE 178 5884 PURCHASE 571 5884 PURCHASE 100 5884 SALE 145 5885 SALE 136 5885 SALE 203 5885 SALE 1318 5885 SALE 45 5885 SALE 515 5885 SALE 138 5885 SALE 37 5885 SALE 5 5885 SALE 924 5885 SALE 2548 5885 SALE 1486 5885 PURCHASE 2548 5885 SALE 1293 5886 PURCHASE 414 5886 PURCHASE 392 5887 SALE 1000 5888 PURCHASE 126 5888 PURCHASE 500 5888 SALE 179 5889 PURCHASE 376 5889 SALE 147 5890 SALE 333 5890 SALE 204 5890 SALE 315 5890 SALE 500 5890 SALE 307 5890 SALE 30 5890 SALE 333 5891 PURCHASE 659 5894 SALE 760 5894 PURCHASE 45 5895 PURCHASE 255 5895 PURCHASE 196 5896 SALE 388 5899 SALE 231 5899 SALE 430 5899 PURCHASE 765 5900 PURCHASE 200 5900 PURCHASE 1500 5900 PURCHASE 77 5900 PURCHASE 113 5900 PURCHASE 333 5900 SALE 146 5902 SALE 333 5902 SALE 503 5905 TOTAL PURCHASES 324,487 TOTAL SALES 351,377 (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 07 MARCH 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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