13th Mar 2008 11:41
UBS AG (EPT)13 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 12 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 2,037,421 0.20% 970 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,037,421 0.20% 970 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 1063 5377 pence PURCHASE 12 5381 PURCHASE 46 5381 PURCHASE 100 5381 PURCHASE 100 5381 PURCHASE 188 5381 PURCHASE 210 5381 PURCHASE 100 5382 PURCHASE 1187 5382 PURCHASE 290 5383 PURCHASE 126 5384 SALE 300 5385 PURCHASE 80 5385 PURCHASE 100 5385 PURCHASE 210 5385 PURCHASE 333 5385 PURCHASE 380 5385 PURCHASE 445 5385 PURCHASE 700 5385 PURCHASE 803 5385 PURCHASE 839 5385 PURCHASE 1688 5385 PURCHASE 1688 5385 PURCHASE 20 5386 PURCHASE 53 5386 PURCHASE 100 5386 PURCHASE 120 5386 PURCHASE 300 5386 PURCHASE 320 5386 PURCHASE 333 5386 PURCHASE 500 5386 PURCHASE 1200 5386 SALE 1806 5387 SALE 500 5387 SALE 489 5387 SALE 358 5387 SALE 208 5387 SALE 206 5387 PURCHASE 500 5387 PURCHASE 500 5387 SALE 786 5388 SALE 570 5388 SALE 365 5388 SALE 24 5388 SALE 1240 5389 PURCHASE 20 5389 PURCHASE 56 5389 PURCHASE 73 5389 PURCHASE 479 5389 SALE 982 5390 SALE 300 5390 PURCHASE 73 5390 PURCHASE 210 5390 PURCHASE 210 5390 PURCHASE 257 5390 PURCHASE 333 5390 PURCHASE 500 5390 PURCHASE 500 5390 PURCHASE 534 5390 SALE 500 5391 SALE 294 5391 SALE 210 5391 PURCHASE 210 5391 SALE 1172 5392 SALE 300 5392 SALE 240 5392 SALE 66 5392 PURCHASE 1771 5392 SALE 333 5393 SALE 228 5395 PURCHASE 715 5398 SALE 509 5399 SALE 2296 5400 SALE 677 5400 SALE 100 5400 SALE 420 5401 SALE 33 5401 PURCHASE 1488 5401 PURCHASE 176 5402 PURCHASE 788 5402 SALE 575 5403 SALE 371 5403 SALE 200 5403 SALE 100 5403 PURCHASE 110 5403 PURCHASE 245 5403 SALE 2775 5404 SALE 333 5404 SALE 92 5404 PURCHASE 8 5404 PURCHASE 25 5404 PURCHASE 247 5404 PURCHASE 333 5404 PURCHASE 422 5404 PURCHASE 437 5404 PURCHASE 794 5404 PURCHASE 1426 5404 SALE 2775 5405 PURCHASE 111 5405 PURCHASE 199 5405 PURCHASE 333 5405 PURCHASE 333 5405 PURCHASE 354 5405 PURCHASE 444 5405 PURCHASE 2664 5405 SALE 1200 5406 SALE 1000 5406 SALE 700 5406 SALE 482 5406 SALE 374 5406 SALE 210 5406 SALE 92 5406 SALE 79 5406 PURCHASE 555 5406 PURCHASE 1378 5406 PURCHASE 1500 5406 SALE 785 5407 SALE 666 5407 SALE 444 5407 SALE 444 5407 SALE 401 5407 SALE 270 5407 SALE 215 5407 PURCHASE 91 5407 PURCHASE 92 5407 PURCHASE 300 5407 PURCHASE 1587 5407 SALE 500 5408 SALE 500 5408 SALE 479 5408 SALE 333 5408 PURCHASE 333 5408 PURCHASE 2150 5408 SALE 910 5409 SALE 500 5409 SALE 429 5409 PURCHASE 15 5409 PURCHASE 31 5409 PURCHASE 245 5409 PURCHASE 333 5409 PURCHASE 500 5409 PURCHASE 500 5409 PURCHASE 767 5409 SALE 1620 5410 SALE 800 5410 SALE 550 5410 SALE 359 5410 SALE 100 5410 SALE 10 5410 PURCHASE 26 5410 PURCHASE 163 5410 PURCHASE 210 5410 PURCHASE 403 5410 PURCHASE 560 5410 PURCHASE 652 5410 PURCHASE 961 5410 SALE 1944 5411 SALE 1705 5411 SALE 884 5411 SALE 608 5411 SALE 469 5411 SALE 459 5411 SALE 431 5411 SALE 400 5411 SALE 241 5411 SALE 178 5411 PURCHASE 80 5411 PURCHASE 666 5411 PURCHASE 942 5411 PURCHASE 1000 5411 PURCHASE 1139 5411 SALE 400 5412 SALE 224 5412 PURCHASE 54 5412 PURCHASE 60 5412 PURCHASE 66 5412 PURCHASE 100 5412 PURCHASE 351 5412 PURCHASE 378 5412 PURCHASE 500 5412 PURCHASE 500 5412 PURCHASE 724 5412 PURCHASE 826 5412 PURCHASE 845 5412 PURCHASE 1215 5412 SALE 1200 5413 SALE 1088 5413 SALE 491 5413 SALE 300 5413 PURCHASE 86 5413 PURCHASE 120 5413 PURCHASE 301 5413 PURCHASE 500 5413 PURCHASE 1088 5413 SALE 463 5414 SALE 300 5414 SALE 250 5414 SALE 210 5414 SALE 125 5414 PURCHASE 190 5414 PURCHASE 379 5414 PURCHASE 386 5414 PURCHASE 390 5414 PURCHASE 500 5414 PURCHASE 900 5414 PURCHASE 2127 5414 SALE 1000 5415 SALE 555 5415 SALE 210 5415 SALE 160 5415 SALE 55 5415 PURCHASE 14 5415 PURCHASE 32 5415 PURCHASE 33 5415 PURCHASE 51 5415 PURCHASE 100 5415 PURCHASE 144 5415 PURCHASE 198 5415 PURCHASE 210 5415 PURCHASE 257 5415 PURCHASE 362 5415 PURCHASE 650 5415 PURCHASE 803 5415 PURCHASE 915 5415 PURCHASE 1354 5415 PURCHASE 141 5416 PURCHASE 555 5416 PURCHASE 611 5416 SALE 700 5417 SALE 700 5417 SALE 147 5417 PURCHASE 55 5417 PURCHASE 111 5417 PURCHASE 120 5417 PURCHASE 120 5417 PURCHASE 120 5417 PURCHASE 166 5417 PURCHASE 176 5417 PURCHASE 210 5417 PURCHASE 310 5417 PURCHASE 438 5417 PURCHASE 500 5417 PURCHASE 581 5417 PURCHASE 1000 5417 PURCHASE 1755 5417 SALE 821 5418 SALE 388 5418 PURCHASE 3 5418 PURCHASE 120 5418 PURCHASE 159 5418 PURCHASE 210 5418 PURCHASE 300 5418 PURCHASE 411 5418 PURCHASE 431 5418 PURCHASE 500 5418 PURCHASE 1439 5418 SALE 2178 5419 SALE 616 5419 SALE 500 5419 SALE 364 5419 PURCHASE 111 5419 PURCHASE 160 5419 PURCHASE 210 5419 PURCHASE 900 5419 SALE 995 5420 SALE 905 5420 SALE 622 5420 SALE 510 5420 SALE 510 5420 SALE 278 5420 SALE 241 5420 SALE 200 5420 SALE 200 5420 SALE 123 5420 SALE 111 5420 SALE 100 5420 SALE 100 5420 SALE 92 5420 SALE 73 5420 SALE 73 5420 PURCHASE 12 5420 PURCHASE 53 5420 PURCHASE 100 5420 PURCHASE 250 5420 PURCHASE 333 5420 PURCHASE 388 5420 PURCHASE 1258 5420 SALE 665 5421 SALE 390 5421 PURCHASE 111 5421 PURCHASE 112 5421 PURCHASE 167 5421 PURCHASE 172 5421 PURCHASE 210 5421 PURCHASE 241 5421 PURCHASE 333 5421 PURCHASE 366 5421 PURCHASE 369 5421 PURCHASE 372 5421 PURCHASE 387 5421 PURCHASE 393 5421 PURCHASE 400 5421 PURCHASE 428 5421 PURCHASE 445 5421 PURCHASE 626 5421 PURCHASE 666 5421 SALE 1250 5422 SALE 1000 5422 SALE 885 5422 SALE 666 5422 SALE 640 5422 SALE 577 5422 SALE 548 5422 SALE 444 5422 SALE 433 5422 SALE 400 5422 SALE 300 5422 SALE 280 5422 SALE 251 5422 SALE 236 5422 SALE 205 5422 SALE 200 5422 SALE 152 5422 SALE 120 5422 SALE 102 5422 SALE 80 5422 SALE 69 5422 SALE 14 5422 PURCHASE 200 5422 PURCHASE 241 5422 PURCHASE 385 5422 PURCHASE 566 5422 PURCHASE 866 5422 PURCHASE 1244 5422 PURCHASE 1270 5422 SALE 994 5423 SALE 639 5423 SALE 551 5423 SALE 420 5423 SALE 406 5423 SALE 400 5423 SALE 266 5423 SALE 142 5423 SALE 110 5423 SALE 102 5423 SALE 100 5423 PURCHASE 117 5423 PURCHASE 167 5423 PURCHASE 379 5423 PURCHASE 568 5423 PURCHASE 653 5423 SALE 1000 5424 SALE 481 5424 SALE 387 5424 SALE 381 5424 SALE 270 5424 SALE 243 5424 SALE 199 5424 SALE 100 5424 SALE 73 5424 SALE 54 5424 PURCHASE 155 5424 PURCHASE 400 5424 PURCHASE 400 5424 PURCHASE 500 5424 PURCHASE 666 5424 PURCHASE 1014 5424 PURCHASE 1351 5424 PURCHASE 2765 5424 SALE 2764 5425 SALE 2083 5425 SALE 1747 5425 SALE 1196 5425 SALE 736 5425 SALE 600 5425 SALE 568 5425 SALE 500 5425 SALE 482 5425 SALE 436 5425 SALE 436 5425 SALE 427 5425 SALE 380 5425 SALE 371 5425 SALE 368 5425 SALE 363 5425 SALE 270 5425 SALE 260 5425 SALE 246 5425 SALE 232 5425 SALE 219 5425 SALE 154 5425 SALE 104 5425 SALE 98 5425 SALE 70 5425 PURCHASE 6 5425 PURCHASE 53 5425 PURCHASE 96 5425 PURCHASE 100 5425 PURCHASE 100 5425 PURCHASE 110 5425 PURCHASE 160 5425 PURCHASE 167 5425 PURCHASE 167 5425 PURCHASE 307 5425 PURCHASE 311 5425 PURCHASE 320 5425 PURCHASE 330 5425 PURCHASE 412 5425 PURCHASE 444 5425 PURCHASE 445 5425 PURCHASE 454 5425 PURCHASE 477 5425 PURCHASE 543 5425 PURCHASE 550 5425 PURCHASE 551 5425 PURCHASE 557 5425 PURCHASE 707 5425 PURCHASE 846 5425 PURCHASE 900 5425 PURCHASE 900 5425 PURCHASE 994 5425 PURCHASE 1000 5425 PURCHASE 1000 5425 PURCHASE 1000 5425 PURCHASE 1266 5425 SALE 881 5426 SALE 700 5426 SALE 666 5426 SALE 627 5426 SALE 553 5426 SALE 500 5426 SALE 500 5426 SALE 444 5426 SALE 444 5426 SALE 444 5426 SALE 439 5426 SALE 306 5426 SALE 289 5426 SALE 289 5426 SALE 289 5426 SALE 289 5426 SALE 230 5426 SALE 185 5426 SALE 167 5426 SALE 100 5426 SALE 45 5426 SALE 39 5426 SALE 1 5426 PURCHASE 88 5426 PURCHASE 111 5426 PURCHASE 120 5426 PURCHASE 211 5426 PURCHASE 241 5426 PURCHASE 243 5426 PURCHASE 259 5426 PURCHASE 333 5426 PURCHASE 333 5426 PURCHASE 333 5426 PURCHASE 402 5426 PURCHASE 444 5426 PURCHASE 552 5426 PURCHASE 555 5426 PURCHASE 666 5426 PURCHASE 1472 5426 PURCHASE 2840 5426 SALE 624 5427 SALE 575 5427 SALE 444 5427 SALE 361 5427 SALE 358 5427 SALE 300 5427 SALE 290 5427 SALE 62 5427 SALE 48 5427 PURCHASE 2 5427 PURCHASE 169 5427 PURCHASE 262 5427 PURCHASE 370 5427 PURCHASE 400 5427 PURCHASE 400 5427 PURCHASE 473 5427 PURCHASE 500 5427 PURCHASE 555 5427 PURCHASE 1200 5427 PURCHASE 1980 5427 SALE 1200 5428 SALE 706 5428 SALE 706 5428 SALE 705 5428 SALE 704 5428 SALE 650 5428 SALE 500 5428 SALE 444 5428 SALE 444 5428 SALE 444 5428 SALE 338 5428 SALE 298 5428 SALE 200 5428 SALE 171 5428 SALE 146 5428 SALE 132 5428 SALE 111 5428 SALE 106 5428 SALE 73 5428 SALE 72 5428 SALE 15 5428 PURCHASE 10 5428 PURCHASE 111 5428 PURCHASE 167 5428 PURCHASE 191 5428 PURCHASE 211 5428 PURCHASE 289 5428 PURCHASE 444 5428 PURCHASE 444 5428 PURCHASE 473 5428 PURCHASE 529 5428 PURCHASE 578 5428 PURCHASE 815 5428 PURCHASE 888 5428 PURCHASE 1965 5428 SALE 2637 5429 SALE 1588 5429 SALE 1565 5429 SALE 1226 5429 SALE 1221 5429 SALE 700 5429 SALE 666 5429 SALE 572 5429 SALE 478 5429 SALE 444 5429 SALE 444 5429 SALE 444 5429 SALE 408 5429 SALE 333 5429 SALE 270 5429 SALE 140 5429 SALE 138 5429 SALE 125 5429 SALE 100 5429 SALE 100 5429 SALE 17 5429 PURCHASE 107 5429 PURCHASE 170 5429 PURCHASE 184 5429 PURCHASE 333 5429 PURCHASE 379 5429 PURCHASE 395 5429 PURCHASE 402 5429 PURCHASE 444 5429 PURCHASE 444 5429 PURCHASE 571 5429 PURCHASE 666 5429 PURCHASE 700 5429 PURCHASE 817 5429 PURCHASE 1588 5429 SALE 2762 5430 SALE 1859 5430 SALE 1612 5430 SALE 1532 5430 SALE 798 5430 SALE 733 5430 SALE 666 5430 SALE 600 5430 SALE 575 5430 SALE 555 5430 SALE 436 5430 SALE 403 5430 SALE 386 5430 SALE 336 5430 SALE 245 5430 SALE 228 5430 SALE 207 5430 SALE 207 5430 SALE 207 5430 SALE 207 5430 SALE 207 5430 SALE 207 5430 SALE 195 5430 SALE 175 5430 SALE 114 5430 SALE 111 5430 SALE 62 5430 PURCHASE 47 5430 PURCHASE 112 5430 PURCHASE 167 5430 PURCHASE 171 5430 PURCHASE 172 5430 PURCHASE 211 5430 PURCHASE 224 5430 PURCHASE 248 5430 PURCHASE 273 5430 PURCHASE 276 5430 PURCHASE 302 5430 PURCHASE 333 5430 PURCHASE 365 5430 PURCHASE 408 5430 PURCHASE 434 5430 PURCHASE 543 5430 PURCHASE 659 5430 PURCHASE 666 5430 PURCHASE 787 5430 PURCHASE 1020 5430 PURCHASE 1345 5430 PURCHASE 1866 5430 PURCHASE 1942 5430 SALE 1374 5431 SALE 986 5431 SALE 715 5431 SALE 666 5431 SALE 613 5431 SALE 500 5431 SALE 435 5431 SALE 400 5431 SALE 392 5431 SALE 316 5431 SALE 299 5431 SALE 217 5431 SALE 217 5431 SALE 217 5431 SALE 217 5431 SALE 217 5431 SALE 217 5431 SALE 217 5431 SALE 211 5431 SALE 206 5431 SALE 97 5431 SALE 39 5431 SALE 14 5431 PURCHASE 33 5431 PURCHASE 44 5431 PURCHASE 59 5431 PURCHASE 79 5431 PURCHASE 120 5431 PURCHASE 167 5431 PURCHASE 167 5431 PURCHASE 241 5431 PURCHASE 253 5431 PURCHASE 300 5431 PURCHASE 333 5431 PURCHASE 333 5431 PURCHASE 379 5431 PURCHASE 398 5431 PURCHASE 400 5431 PURCHASE 404 5431 PURCHASE 444 5431 PURCHASE 445 5431 PURCHASE 543 5431 PURCHASE 800 5431 PURCHASE 1344 5431 PURCHASE 1579 5431 SALE 1850 5432 SALE 1523 5432 SALE 1289 5432 SALE 1000 5432 SALE 930 5432 SALE 705 5432 SALE 705 5432 SALE 704 5432 SALE 704 5432 SALE 704 5432 SALE 681 5432 SALE 666 5432 SALE 573 5432 SALE 534 5432 SALE 531 5432 SALE 486 5432 SALE 465 5432 SALE 358 5432 SALE 346 5432 SALE 334 5432 SALE 333 5432 SALE 271 5432 SALE 270 5432 SALE 222 5432 SALE 200 5432 SALE 167 5432 SALE 125 5432 SALE 125 5432 SALE 100 5432 SALE 35 5432 PURCHASE 43 5432 PURCHASE 80 5432 PURCHASE 125 5432 PURCHASE 167 5432 PURCHASE 167 5432 PURCHASE 200 5432 PURCHASE 223 5432 PURCHASE 289 5432 PURCHASE 302 5432 PURCHASE 400 5432 PURCHASE 509 5432 PURCHASE 666 5432 PURCHASE 750 5432 PURCHASE 1546 5432 PURCHASE 1917 5432 SALE 700 5433 SALE 666 5433 SALE 632 5433 SALE 400 5433 SALE 400 5433 SALE 338 5433 SALE 317 5433 SALE 270 5433 SALE 251 5433 SALE 176 5433 SALE 167 5433 SALE 56 5433 PURCHASE 11 5433 PURCHASE 24 5433 PURCHASE 40 5433 PURCHASE 250 5433 PURCHASE 333 5433 PURCHASE 412 5433 PURCHASE 444 5433 PURCHASE 511 5433 PURCHASE 555 5433 PURCHASE 660 5433 PURCHASE 681 5433 PURCHASE 700 5433 PURCHASE 856 5433 PURCHASE 1000 5433 PURCHASE 1300 5433 SALE 375 5434 SALE 270 5434 SALE 213 5434 SALE 179 5434 SALE 154 5434 PURCHASE 6 5434 PURCHASE 69 5434 PURCHASE 113 5434 PURCHASE 117 5434 PURCHASE 140 5434 PURCHASE 150 5434 PURCHASE 160 5434 PURCHASE 167 5434 PURCHASE 167 5434 PURCHASE 189 5434 PURCHASE 281 5434 PURCHASE 400 5434 PURCHASE 444 5434 PURCHASE 444 5434 PURCHASE 500 5434 PURCHASE 530 5434 PURCHASE 608 5434 PURCHASE 665 5434 PURCHASE 666 5434 PURCHASE 666 5434 PURCHASE 683 5434 PURCHASE 700 5434 PURCHASE 700 5434 PURCHASE 973 5434 PURCHASE 1200 5434 PURCHASE 1856 5434 SALE 1880 5435 SALE 1414 5435 SALE 1313 5435 SALE 666 5435 SALE 511 5435 SALE 500 5435 SALE 400 5435 SALE 272 5435 SALE 199 5435 SALE 198 5435 SALE 180 5435 SALE 167 5435 SALE 167 5435 SALE 100 5435 PURCHASE 56 5435 PURCHASE 68 5435 PURCHASE 183 5435 PURCHASE 183 5435 PURCHASE 195 5435 PURCHASE 250 5435 PURCHASE 300 5435 PURCHASE 300 5435 PURCHASE 333 5435 PURCHASE 419 5435 PURCHASE 434 5435 PURCHASE 445 5435 PURCHASE 510 5435 PURCHASE 600 5435 PURCHASE 600 5435 PURCHASE 649 5435 PURCHASE 1243 5435 PURCHASE 1432 5435 PURCHASE 1650 5435 PURCHASE 2539 5435 PURCHASE 2759 5435 SALE 1242 5436 SALE 1000 5436 SALE 937 5436 SALE 544 5436 SALE 500 5436 SALE 500 5436 SALE 430 5436 SALE 270 5436 SALE 241 5436 PURCHASE 60 5436 PURCHASE 439 5436 PURCHASE 444 5436 PURCHASE 569 5436 PURCHASE 666 5436 PURCHASE 676 5436 PURCHASE 1095 5436 PURCHASE 1627 5436 PURCHASE 1836 5436 SALE 666 5437 SALE 451 5437 SALE 333 5437 SALE 319 5437 SALE 286 5437 SALE 241 5437 SALE 232 5437 SALE 188 5437 SALE 167 5437 SALE 138 5437 SALE 100 5437 SALE 42 5437 SALE 17 5437 PURCHASE 103 5437 PURCHASE 111 5437 PURCHASE 111 5437 PURCHASE 120 5437 PURCHASE 167 5437 PURCHASE 333 5437 PURCHASE 333 5437 PURCHASE 333 5437 PURCHASE 376 5437 PURCHASE 412 5437 PURCHASE 468 5437 PURCHASE 2758 5437 SALE 762 5438 SALE 666 5438 SALE 555 5438 SALE 500 5438 SALE 494 5438 SALE 408 5438 SALE 400 5438 SALE 394 5438 SALE 392 5438 SALE 360 5438 SALE 333 5438 SALE 333 5438 SALE 229 5438 SALE 210 5438 PURCHASE 26 5438 PURCHASE 49 5438 PURCHASE 91 5438 PURCHASE 91 5438 PURCHASE 100 5438 PURCHASE 100 5438 PURCHASE 104 5438 PURCHASE 111 5438 PURCHASE 112 5438 PURCHASE 120 5438 PURCHASE 135 5438 PURCHASE 167 5438 PURCHASE 210 5438 PURCHASE 280 5438 PURCHASE 378 5438 PURCHASE 392 5438 PURCHASE 400 5438 PURCHASE 460 5438 PURCHASE 666 5438 PURCHASE 666 5438 PURCHASE 756 5438 PURCHASE 888 5438 PURCHASE 1464 5438 PURCHASE 1690 5438 PURCHASE 2154 5438 SALE 1511 5439 SALE 942 5439 SALE 804 5439 SALE 766 5439 SALE 551 5439 SALE 500 5439 SALE 444 5439 SALE 300 5439 SALE 222 5439 SALE 200 5439 SALE 102 5439 PURCHASE 15 5439 PURCHASE 27 5439 PURCHASE 80 5439 PURCHASE 100 5439 PURCHASE 111 5439 PURCHASE 120 5439 PURCHASE 134 5439 PURCHASE 162 5439 PURCHASE 167 5439 PURCHASE 167 5439 PURCHASE 200 5439 PURCHASE 240 5439 PURCHASE 241 5439 PURCHASE 241 5439 PURCHASE 300 5439 PURCHASE 300 5439 PURCHASE 332 5439 PURCHASE 493 5439 PURCHASE 500 5439 PURCHASE 600 5439 PURCHASE 634 5439 PURCHASE 666 5439 PURCHASE 666 5439 PURCHASE 1000 5439 PURCHASE 1179 5439 PURCHASE 1250 5439 SALE 2403 5440 SALE 929 5440 SALE 822 5440 SALE 562 5440 SALE 511 5440 SALE 500 5440 SALE 469 5440 SALE 469 5440 SALE 469 5440 SALE 469 5440 SALE 409 5440 SALE 404 5440 SALE 400 5440 SALE 399 5440 SALE 367 5440 SALE 358 5440 SALE 354 5440 SALE 316 5440 SALE 313 5440 SALE 193 5440 SALE 193 5440 SALE 138 5440 SALE 111 5440 SALE 89 5440 SALE 50 5440 PURCHASE 9 5440 PURCHASE 29 5440 PURCHASE 31 5440 PURCHASE 32 5440 PURCHASE 50 5440 PURCHASE 64 5440 PURCHASE 112 5440 PURCHASE 137 5440 PURCHASE 300 5440 PURCHASE 300 5440 PURCHASE 315 5440 PURCHASE 334 5440 PURCHASE 335 5440 PURCHASE 384 5440 PURCHASE 393 5440 PURCHASE 410 5440 PURCHASE 411 5440 PURCHASE 416 5440 PURCHASE 452 5440 PURCHASE 500 5440 PURCHASE 500 5440 PURCHASE 728 5440 PURCHASE 971 5440 PURCHASE 1110 5440 PURCHASE 1110 5440 PURCHASE 1200 5440 PURCHASE 1594 5440 PURCHASE 1721 5440 PURCHASE 2211 5440 PURCHASE 2757 5440 SALE 2000 5441 SALE 1632 5441 SALE 880 5441 SALE 699 5441 SALE 666 5441 SALE 606 5441 SALE 555 5441 SALE 508 5441 SALE 501 5441 SALE 500 5441 SALE 490 5441 SALE 377 5441 SALE 333 5441 SALE 241 5441 SALE 210 5441 SALE 181 5441 SALE 167 5441 SALE 167 5441 SALE 167 5441 SALE 125 5441 SALE 100 5441 SALE 98 5441 SALE 60 5441 PURCHASE 91 5441 PURCHASE 120 5441 PURCHASE 122 5441 PURCHASE 235 5441 PURCHASE 288 5441 PURCHASE 300 5441 PURCHASE 333 5441 PURCHASE 399 5441 PURCHASE 400 5441 PURCHASE 443 5441 PURCHASE 646 5441 PURCHASE 666 5441 PURCHASE 666 5441 PURCHASE 674 5441 PURCHASE 900 5441 PURCHASE 1000 5441 PURCHASE 1324 5441 SALE 1200 5442 SALE 1000 5442 SALE 446 5442 SALE 296 5442 SALE 260 5442 SALE 183 5442 SALE 173 5442 SALE 169 5442 SALE 56 5442 PURCHASE 22 5442 PURCHASE 27 5442 PURCHASE 100 5442 PURCHASE 111 5442 PURCHASE 119 5442 PURCHASE 167 5442 PURCHASE 243 5442 PURCHASE 247 5442 PURCHASE 275 5442 PURCHASE 336 5442 PURCHASE 360 5442 PURCHASE 387 5442 PURCHASE 400 5442 PURCHASE 416 5442 PURCHASE 431 5442 PURCHASE 434 5442 PURCHASE 500 5442 PURCHASE 610 5442 PURCHASE 615 5442 PURCHASE 666 5442 PURCHASE 832 5442 PURCHASE 1299 5442 PURCHASE 2756 5442 PURCHASE 3082 5442 SALE 2124 5443 SALE 1500 5443 SALE 903 5443 SALE 666 5443 SALE 602 5443 SALE 523 5443 SALE 439 5443 SALE 419 5443 SALE 405 5443 SALE 380 5443 SALE 370 5443 SALE 350 5443 SALE 292 5443 SALE 224 5443 SALE 220 5443 SALE 156 5443 SALE 156 5443 SALE 151 5443 SALE 37 5443 PURCHASE 22 5443 PURCHASE 47 5443 PURCHASE 65 5443 PURCHASE 109 5443 PURCHASE 111 5443 PURCHASE 135 5443 PURCHASE 167 5443 PURCHASE 167 5443 PURCHASE 188 5443 PURCHASE 249 5443 PURCHASE 250 5443 PURCHASE 298 5443 PURCHASE 303 5443 PURCHASE 333 5443 PURCHASE 418 5443 PURCHASE 422 5443 PURCHASE 428 5443 PURCHASE 432 5443 PURCHASE 444 5443 PURCHASE 500 5443 PURCHASE 500 5443 PURCHASE 518 5443 PURCHASE 555 5443 PURCHASE 685 5443 PURCHASE 702 5443 PURCHASE 1000 5443 PURCHASE 2755 5443 SALE 808 5444 SALE 750 5444 SALE 666 5444 SALE 666 5444 SALE 491 5444 SALE 455 5444 SALE 436 5444 SALE 400 5444 SALE 381 5444 SALE 380 5444 SALE 317 5444 SALE 300 5444 SALE 288 5444 SALE 251 5444 SALE 241 5444 SALE 209 5444 SALE 200 5444 SALE 193 5444 SALE 167 5444 SALE 167 5444 SALE 167 5444 SALE 24 5444 SALE 22 5444 PURCHASE 7 5444 PURCHASE 49 5444 PURCHASE 167 5444 PURCHASE 167 5444 PURCHASE 197 5444 PURCHASE 258 5444 PURCHASE 291 5444 PURCHASE 300 5444 PURCHASE 300 5444 PURCHASE 328 5444 PURCHASE 445 5444 PURCHASE 500 5444 PURCHASE 666 5444 PURCHASE 666 5444 PURCHASE 680 5444 PURCHASE 700 5444 PURCHASE 1200 5444 PURCHASE 1325 5444 PURCHASE 2755 5444 SALE 1162 5445 SALE 700 5445 SALE 700 5445 SALE 666 5445 SALE 639 5445 SALE 625 5445 SALE 600 5445 SALE 511 5445 SALE 475 5445 SALE 469 5445 SALE 456 5445 SALE 433 5445 SALE 424 5445 SALE 380 5445 SALE 289 5445 SALE 267 5445 SALE 250 5445 SALE 231 5445 SALE 196 5445 SALE 196 5445 SALE 191 5445 SALE 187 5445 SALE 182 5445 SALE 167 5445 SALE 167 5445 SALE 125 5445 SALE 100 5445 SALE 100 5445 SALE 100 5445 SALE 10 5445 PURCHASE 12 5445 PURCHASE 13 5445 PURCHASE 29 5445 PURCHASE 66 5445 PURCHASE 77 5445 PURCHASE 145 5445 PURCHASE 167 5445 PURCHASE 421 5445 PURCHASE 427 5445 PURCHASE 433 5445 PURCHASE 500 5445 PURCHASE 567 5445 PURCHASE 587 5445 PURCHASE 666 5445 PURCHASE 666 5445 PURCHASE 734 5445 PURCHASE 800 5445 PURCHASE 1000 5445 PURCHASE 1744 5445 PURCHASE 1810 5445 SALE 1213 5446 SALE 676 5446 SALE 666 5446 SALE 600 5446 SALE 495 5446 SALE 354 5446 SALE 354 5446 SALE 354 5446 SALE 300 5446 SALE 293 5446 SALE 274 5446 SALE 248 5446 SALE 183 5446 SALE 125 5446 SALE 111 5446 SALE 101 5446 SALE 91 5446 PURCHASE 40 5446 PURCHASE 73 5446 PURCHASE 167 5446 PURCHASE 167 5446 PURCHASE 167 5446 PURCHASE 167 5446 PURCHASE 175 5446 PURCHASE 350 5446 PURCHASE 360 5446 PURCHASE 453 5446 PURCHASE 555 5446 PURCHASE 666 5446 PURCHASE 800 5446 PURCHASE 920 5446 PURCHASE 2000 5446 SALE 1200 5447 SALE 989 5447 SALE 750 5447 SALE 666 5447 SALE 666 5447 SALE 430 5447 SALE 397 5447 SALE 397 5447 SALE 256 5447 SALE 250 5447 PURCHASE 67 5447 PURCHASE 120 5447 PURCHASE 197 5447 PURCHASE 666 5447 PURCHASE 666 5447 PURCHASE 700 5447 SALE 2753 5448 SALE 1130 5448 SALE 983 5448 SALE 895 5448 SALE 700 5448 SALE 666 5448 SALE 666 5448 SALE 555 5448 SALE 500 5448 SALE 469 5448 SALE 469 5448 SALE 445 5448 SALE 438 5448 SALE 400 5448 SALE 400 5448 SALE 333 5448 SALE 291 5448 SALE 236 5448 SALE 230 5448 SALE 200 5448 SALE 200 5448 SALE 167 5448 SALE 167 5448 SALE 167 5448 SALE 167 5448 SALE 97 5448 SALE 72 5448 PURCHASE 333 5448 PURCHASE 353 5448 PURCHASE 364 5448 PURCHASE 580 5448 PURCHASE 666 5448 SALE 1903 5449 SALE 1514 5449 SALE 907 5449 SALE 906 5449 SALE 880 5449 SALE 666 5449 SALE 585 5449 SALE 552 5449 SALE 552 5449 SALE 500 5449 SALE 425 5449 SALE 421 5449 SALE 420 5449 SALE 406 5449 SALE 401 5449 SALE 396 5449 SALE 350 5449 SALE 325 5449 SALE 320 5449 SALE 317 5449 SALE 317 5449 SALE 280 5449 SALE 250 5449 SALE 241 5449 SALE 200 5449 SALE 172 5449 SALE 171 5449 SALE 167 5449 SALE 167 5449 SALE 167 5449 SALE 167 5449 SALE 167 5449 SALE 167 5449 SALE 136 5449 SALE 111 5449 SALE 81 5449 SALE 73 5449 SALE 52 5449 PURCHASE 90 5449 PURCHASE 151 5449 PURCHASE 400 5449 PURCHASE 444 5449 PURCHASE 500 5449 PURCHASE 500 5449 PURCHASE 520 5449 PURCHASE 866 5449 PURCHASE 1434 5449 PURCHASE 1464 5449 PURCHASE 2154 5449 SALE 1414 5450 SALE 826 5450 SALE 700 5450 SALE 700 5450 SALE 666 5450 SALE 594 5450 SALE 566 5450 SALE 547 5450 SALE 500 5450 SALE 443 5450 SALE 434 5450 SALE 434 5450 SALE 430 5450 SALE 421 5450 SALE 414 5450 SALE 407 5450 SALE 403 5450 SALE 402 5450 SALE 400 5450 SALE 395 5450 SALE 387 5450 SALE 383 5450 SALE 371 5450 SALE 365 5450 SALE 300 5450 SALE 248 5450 SALE 248 5450 SALE 206 5450 SALE 200 5450 SALE 185 5450 SALE 178 5450 SALE 167 5450 SALE 119 5450 SALE 100 5450 SALE 100 5450 SALE 100 5450 SALE 90 5450 SALE 69 5450 SALE 56 5450 SALE 34 5450 SALE 8 5450 PURCHASE 17 5450 PURCHASE 117 5450 PURCHASE 200 5450 PURCHASE 287 5450 PURCHASE 376 5450 PURCHASE 400 5450 PURCHASE 700 5450 PURCHASE 826 5450 SALE 636 5451 SALE 526 5451 SALE 429 5451 SALE 421 5451 SALE 384 5451 SALE 384 5451 SALE 376 5451 SALE 300 5451 SALE 255 5451 SALE 104 5451 SALE 73 5451 SALE 22 5451 PURCHASE 52 5451 PURCHASE 111 5451 PURCHASE 158 5451 PURCHASE 300 5451 PURCHASE 333 5451 PURCHASE 445 5451 PURCHASE 666 5451 PURCHASE 1019 5451 PURCHASE 1069 5451 SALE 748 5452 SALE 666 5452 SALE 666 5452 SALE 600 5452 SALE 500 5452 SALE 376 5452 SALE 362 5452 SALE 362 5452 SALE 329 5452 SALE 300 5452 SALE 255 5452 SALE 250 5452 SALE 199 5452 SALE 167 5452 SALE 167 5452 SALE 167 5452 SALE 125 5452 SALE 100 5452 SALE 79 5452 PURCHASE 167 5452 PURCHASE 167 5452 PURCHASE 244 5452 PURCHASE 666 5452 PURCHASE 1334 5452 SALE 702 5453 SALE 702 5453 SALE 666 5453 SALE 666 5453 SALE 666 5453 SALE 402 5453 SALE 395 5453 SALE 390 5453 SALE 387 5453 SALE 372 5453 SALE 356 5453 SALE 290 5453 SALE 166 5453 SALE 135 5453 SALE 105 5453 SALE 100 5453 SALE 85 5453 SALE 1200 5454 SALE 666 5454 SALE 436 5454 SALE 100 5454 PURCHASE 33 5454 PURCHASE 241 5454 PURCHASE 550 5454 PURCHASE 666 5454 PURCHASE 666 5454 PURCHASE 945 5454 PURCHASE 1747 5454 PURCHASE 2750 5454 SALE 1745 5455 SALE 668 5455 SALE 373 5455 SALE 333 5455 SALE 324 5455 SALE 226 5455 SALE 179 5455 SALE 174 5455 SALE 138 5455 SALE 100 5455 SALE 13 5455 PURCHASE 349 5455 PURCHASE 648 5455 PURCHASE 1176 5455 PURCHASE 1369 5455 PURCHASE 1900 5455 PURCHASE 2164 5455 SALE 1832 5456 SALE 907 5456 SALE 700 5456 SALE 500 5456 SALE 469 5456 SALE 469 5456 SALE 435 5456 SALE 433 5456 SALE 400 5456 SALE 333 5456 SALE 325 5456 SALE 302 5456 SALE 194 5456 SALE 167 5456 SALE 167 5456 SALE 157 5456 SALE 100 5456 PURCHASE 56 5456 PURCHASE 76 5456 PURCHASE 78 5456 PURCHASE 97 5456 PURCHASE 456 5456 PURCHASE 666 5456 PURCHASE 666 5456 SALE 2145 5457 SALE 666 5457 SALE 500 5457 SALE 57 5457 PURCHASE 76 5457 PURCHASE 167 5457 PURCHASE 206 5457 PURCHASE 464 5457 PURCHASE 686 5457 PURCHASE 784 5457 PURCHASE 1964 5457 PURCHASE 2748 5457 PURCHASE 2748 5457 SALE 789 5458 SALE 666 5458 SALE 666 5458 SALE 565 5458 SALE 435 5458 SALE 435 5458 SALE 435 5458 SALE 435 5458 SALE 435 5458 SALE 400 5458 SALE 359 5458 SALE 328 5458 SALE 263 5458 SALE 259 5458 SALE 235 5458 SALE 224 5458 SALE 147 5458 SALE 100 5458 SALE 20 5458 PURCHASE 14 5458 PURCHASE 53 5458 PURCHASE 74 5458 PURCHASE 111 5458 PURCHASE 441 5458 PURCHASE 666 5458 PURCHASE 888 5458 PURCHASE 1200 5458 PURCHASE 1715 5458 SALE 2052 5459 SALE 569 5459 SALE 500 5459 SALE 484 5459 SALE 424 5459 SALE 424 5459 SALE 333 5459 SALE 312 5459 SALE 167 5459 SALE 128 5459 SALE 55 5459 PURCHASE 97 5459 PURCHASE 291 5459 PURCHASE 296 5459 PURCHASE 333 5459 PURCHASE 366 5459 PURCHASE 2154 5459 SALE 1235 5460 SALE 943 5460 SALE 666 5460 SALE 500 5460 SALE 400 5460 SALE 67 5460 PURCHASE 138 5460 PURCHASE 277 5460 PURCHASE 282 5460 PURCHASE 312 5460 PURCHASE 390 5460 PURCHASE 456 5460 PURCHASE 501 5460 PURCHASE 610 5460 PURCHASE 666 5460 PURCHASE 666 5460 PURCHASE 978 5460 PURCHASE 1350 5460 PURCHASE 1831 5460 PURCHASE 2246 5460 SALE 500 5461 SALE 379 5461 SALE 333 5461 SALE 226 5461 SALE 73 5461 SALE 34 5461 PURCHASE 600 5461 PURCHASE 666 5461 PURCHASE 1418 5461 SALE 666 5462 SALE 666 5462 SALE 434 5462 SALE 361 5462 SALE 287 5462 SALE 282 5462 SALE 244 5462 PURCHASE 112 5462 PURCHASE 210 5462 PURCHASE 400 5462 PURCHASE 600 5462 PURCHASE 666 5462 PURCHASE 666 5462 PURCHASE 900 5462 SALE 915 5463 SALE 701 5463 SALE 700 5463 SALE 665 5463 SALE 555 5463 PURCHASE 67 5463 PURCHASE 102 5463 PURCHASE 112 5463 PURCHASE 120 5463 PURCHASE 167 5463 PURCHASE 333 5463 PURCHASE 336 5463 PURCHASE 400 5463 PURCHASE 617 5463 PURCHASE 666 5463 PURCHASE 741 5463 PURCHASE 894 5463 SALE 682 5464 SALE 435 5464 SALE 390 5464 SALE 56 5464 PURCHASE 130 5464 PURCHASE 167 5464 PURCHASE 234 5464 PURCHASE 378 5464 PURCHASE 476 5464 PURCHASE 666 5464 SALE 1308 5465 SALE 559 5465 SALE 552 5465 SALE 441 5465 SALE 409 5465 SALE 400 5465 SALE 333 5465 PURCHASE 378 5465 PURCHASE 400 5465 PURCHASE 497 5465 PURCHASE 500 5465 PURCHASE 961 5465 PURCHASE 1921 5465 PURCHASE 2744 5465 SALE 1000 5466 SALE 666 5466 SALE 400 5466 SALE 382 5466 SALE 100 5466 PURCHASE 31 5466 PURCHASE 167 5466 PURCHASE 241 5466 PURCHASE 250 5466 PURCHASE 334 5466 SALE 700 5467 SALE 700 5467 SALE 600 5467 SALE 548 5467 SALE 470 5467 SALE 400 5467 SALE 389 5467 SALE 386 5467 SALE 368 5467 SALE 148 5467 SALE 600 5468 PURCHASE 666 5468 PURCHASE 918 5468 SALE 666 5469 SALE 343 5469 SALE 333 5469 SALE 333 5469 SALE 304 5469 PURCHASE 1000 5469 PURCHASE 2742 5469 SALE 1000 5470 SALE 567 5470 SALE 319 5470 SALE 256 5470 PURCHASE 17 5470 PURCHASE 314 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 SALE 426 5471 SALE 216 5471 SALE 216 5471 SALE 210 5471 SALE 125 5471 PURCHASE 760 5471 SALE 515 5472 SALE 457 5472 SALE 239 5472 PURCHASE 568 5472 SALE 1039 5473 SALE 503 5473 SALE 200 5473 SALE 100 5473 PURCHASE 241 5473 PURCHASE 612 5473 PURCHASE 1000 5473 SALE 1000 5474 SALE 600 5474 SALE 534 5474 SALE 434 5474 SALE 364 5474 PURCHASE 70 5474 PURCHASE 922 5474 PURCHASE 1000 5474 SALE 100 5475 PURCHASE 600 5475 PURCHASE 1172 5475 SALE 800 5476 SALE 51 5476 PURCHASE 167 5476 PURCHASE 500 5476 PURCHASE 555 5476 SALE 666 5477 SALE 567 5477 SALE 390 5477 SALE 372 5477 SALE 293 5477 SALE 400 5478 PURCHASE 167 5478 PURCHASE 571 5478 SALE 365 5479 SALE 303 5479 SALE 147 5479 SALE 2894 5480 SALE 167 5480 PURCHASE 291 5480 PURCHASE 400 5480 PURCHASE 778 5480 SALE 203 5481 SALE 123 5481 SALE 666 5482 SALE 603 5482 SALE 500 5482 SALE 413 5482 SALE 702 5483 SALE 634 5483 SALE 423 5483 SALE 241 5483 SALE 110 5483 PURCHASE 100 5483 PURCHASE 800 5483 PURCHASE 800 5483 PURCHASE 1577 5483 SALE 350 5484 SALE 375 5485 SALE 334 5485 SALE 167 5485 SALE 111 5485 SALE 33 5485 SALE 17 5485 SALE 1000 5486 SALE 1000 5486 SALE 954 5486 SALE 786 5487 PURCHASE 834 5487 PURCHASE 1000 5487 PURCHASE 1000 5487 PURCHASE 1500 5487 SALE 1200 5488 SALE 873 5488 SALE 200 5488 SALE 45 5488 SALE 1980 5489 SALE 670 5489 SALE 462 5489 SALE 431 5489 SALE 161 5489 SALE 125 5489 PURCHASE 111 5489 PURCHASE 167 5489 SALE 2261 5490 SALE 856 5490 SALE 555 5490 SALE 352 5490 SALE 317 5490 SALE 280 5490 SALE 167 5490 SALE 125 5490 SALE 116 5490 SALE 111 5490 PURCHASE 300 5490 PURCHASE 400 5490 PURCHASE 433 5490 SALE 91 5491 PURCHASE 437 5491 SALE 880 5492 SALE 375 5492 SALE 200 5492 SALE 111 5492 SALE 100 5492 SALE 100 5492 SALE 64 5492 SALE 544 5493 SALE 434 5493 SALE 400 5493 SALE 250 5493 SALE 100 5493 SALE 26 5493 PURCHASE 111 5493 PURCHASE 167 5493 SALE 204 5494 SALE 167 5494 SALE 111 5494 PURCHASE 111 5494 PURCHASE 167 5494 SALE 1070 5495 SALE 37 5495 PURCHASE 1100 5495 SALE 262 5496 SALE 426 5497 SALE 364 5497 SALE 200 5497 PURCHASE 868 5497 SALE 666 5498 SALE 111 5498 SALE 111 5498 PURCHASE 250 5498 SALE 399 5499 SALE 62 5499 PURCHASE 33 5499 PURCHASE 351 5499 PURCHASE 2727 5500 SALE 111 5501 SALE 111 5501 SALE 100 5501 PURCHASE 750 5501 SALE 433 5503 SALE 111 5503 SALE 111 5503 SALE 144 5504 PURCHASE 1200 5504 SALE 269 5505 PURCHASE 378 5505 SALE 419 5506 TOTAL PURCHASES 452,525 TOTAL SALES 439,761 (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 13 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:
Rio Tinto