3rd Jan 2008 12:57
UBS AG (EPT)03 January 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 02 JANUARY 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 2,255,512 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,255,512 0.23% 0 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 1391 5227 pence PURCHASE 188 5235 PURCHASE 200 5235 PURCHASE 461 5235 PURCHASE 100 5236 PURCHASE 100 5236 PURCHASE 104 5236 PURCHASE 130 5236 PURCHASE 356 5236 PURCHASE 455 5236 PURCHASE 1000 5236 PURCHASE 110 5237 PURCHASE 337 5237 PURCHASE 356 5238 SALE 1000 5239 SALE 300 5239 PURCHASE 110 5240 PURCHASE 251 5240 SALE 624 5243 SALE 300 5243 SALE 100 5243 SALE 74 5243 SALE 25 5243 PURCHASE 247 5243 PURCHASE 499 5246 SALE 490 5247 SALE 441 5247 SALE 382 5247 SALE 364 5247 SALE 2857 5250 SALE 311 5250 PURCHASE 110 5251 PURCHASE 176 5251 PURCHASE 674 5251 PURCHASE 263 5252 PURCHASE 387 5252 SALE 1793 5255 SALE 6 5255 PURCHASE 367 5255 PURCHASE 134 5256 PURCHASE 149 5256 PURCHASE 367 5256 PURCHASE 370 5256 PURCHASE 328 5257 PURCHASE 2 5258 PURCHASE 97 5258 PURCHASE 303 5259 PURCHASE 340 5259 SALE 1058 5260 SALE 584 5260 PURCHASE 250 5260 PURCHASE 191 5261 PURCHASE 207 5261 PURCHASE 390 5261 PURCHASE 400 5261 PURCHASE 447 5262 PURCHASE 652 5262 PURCHASE 2 5263 PURCHASE 180 5263 PURCHASE 180 5263 PURCHASE 820 5263 PURCHASE 14 5264 PURCHASE 137 5264 PURCHASE 386 5264 SALE 665 5265 SALE 297 5265 SALE 210 5268 PURCHASE 182 5268 SALE 818 5270 SALE 600 5270 PURCHASE 26 5270 PURCHASE 300 5270 PURCHASE 682 5270 PURCHASE 183 5271 PURCHASE 1799 5271 PURCHASE 400 5272 SALE 1388 5275 PURCHASE 252 5278 PURCHASE 188 5279 PURCHASE 18 5280 PURCHASE 28 5280 PURCHASE 28 5280 PURCHASE 30 5280 SALE 300 5282 PURCHASE 9 5283 PURCHASE 189 5283 PURCHASE 263 5283 PURCHASE 108 5285 PURCHASE 125 5285 PURCHASE 173 5285 PURCHASE 269 5285 PURCHASE 330 5285 PURCHASE 339 5285 PURCHASE 364 5285 PURCHASE 388 5285 PURCHASE 432 5285 PURCHASE 301 5286 SALE 64 5287 PURCHASE 209 5287 SALE 645 5288 SALE 400 5288 PURCHASE 2000 5288 PURCHASE 400 5289 SALE 1814 5290 SALE 225 5290 SALE 194 5290 PURCHASE 298 5290 SALE 239 5291 SALE 175 5291 SALE 17 5291 PURCHASE 55 5291 PURCHASE 642 5291 PURCHASE 756 5291 PURCHASE 1104 5291 SALE 390 5292 SALE 242 5292 PURCHASE 200 5292 PURCHASE 250 5292 SALE 518 5293 SALE 500 5293 SALE 500 5293 SALE 394 5293 SALE 32 5293 PURCHASE 39 5293 PURCHASE 533 5293 PURCHASE 546 5293 SALE 468 5294 PURCHASE 28 5294 PURCHASE 123 5294 PURCHASE 143 5294 PURCHASE 189 5294 PURCHASE 235 5294 PURCHASE 491 5294 PURCHASE 1000 5294 SALE 2832 5295 SALE 500 5295 SALE 500 5295 SALE 67 5295 SALE 60 5295 PURCHASE 263 5295 SALE 482 5296 SALE 355 5296 PURCHASE 14 5297 PURCHASE 79 5297 PURCHASE 228 5297 PURCHASE 292 5297 PURCHASE 481 5297 SALE 1157 5298 SALE 500 5298 SALE 162 5298 SALE 175 5299 PURCHASE 252 5299 SALE 2556 5300 SALE 350 5300 SALE 300 5300 SALE 368 5301 SALE 319 5301 SALE 179 5301 SALE 103 5301 PURCHASE 227 5301 SALE 1000 5302 SALE 400 5302 PURCHASE 42 5302 PURCHASE 208 5302 PURCHASE 478 5302 SALE 400 5303 PURCHASE 173 5303 PURCHASE 344 5303 SALE 412 5304 SALE 400 5304 SALE 391 5304 SALE 303 5304 SALE 174 5304 SALE 90 5304 PURCHASE 12 5304 PURCHASE 337 5304 PURCHASE 370 5304 PURCHASE 538 5304 PURCHASE 690 5304 PURCHASE 463 5305 PURCHASE 933 5306 SALE 1000 5307 SALE 800 5307 SALE 761 5307 SALE 452 5307 SALE 312 5307 SALE 200 5307 SALE 114 5307 SALE 100 5307 SALE 100 5307 SALE 87 5307 SALE 31 5307 PURCHASE 42 5307 PURCHASE 788 5307 SALE 600 5308 SALE 300 5308 SALE 170 5308 SALE 100 5308 PURCHASE 15 5308 PURCHASE 42 5308 PURCHASE 129 5308 PURCHASE 224 5308 PURCHASE 504 5308 SALE 934 5309 SALE 800 5309 SALE 387 5309 PURCHASE 40 5309 PURCHASE 604 5309 SALE 242 5310 PURCHASE 42 5310 PURCHASE 188 5310 PURCHASE 500 5310 PURCHASE 500 5310 PURCHASE 1000 5310 SALE 562 5311 SALE 312 5311 SALE 304 5311 SALE 253 5311 SALE 130 5311 SALE 100 5311 PURCHASE 71 5311 PURCHASE 400 5311 PURCHASE 2111 5311 SALE 647 5312 SALE 19 5312 SALE 1500 5313 SALE 100 5313 PURCHASE 154 5313 PURCHASE 165 5313 PURCHASE 196 5313 PURCHASE 221 5313 PURCHASE 557 5313 PURCHASE 1766 5313 SALE 275 5314 SALE 237 5314 SALE 24 5314 PURCHASE 168 5314 PURCHASE 180 5314 PURCHASE 515 5314 PURCHASE 1113 5314 SALE 500 5315 SALE 500 5315 SALE 500 5315 SALE 343 5315 SALE 157 5315 SALE 82 5315 SALE 1008 5316 SALE 300 5316 SALE 94 5316 SALE 154 5317 SALE 45 5317 SALE 37 5317 PURCHASE 78 5317 PURCHASE 121 5317 PURCHASE 151 5317 PURCHASE 185 5317 SALE 424 5318 SALE 90 5318 SALE 18 5318 PURCHASE 140 5318 PURCHASE 175 5318 PURCHASE 400 5318 SALE 692 5319 SALE 433 5319 SALE 220 5319 SALE 133 5319 SALE 100 5319 SALE 46 5319 PURCHASE 219 5319 PURCHASE 1093 5319 SALE 381 5320 SALE 350 5320 SALE 180 5320 SALE 80 5320 SALE 52 5320 PURCHASE 93 5320 PURCHASE 120 5320 PURCHASE 206 5320 PURCHASE 284 5320 PURCHASE 290 5320 PURCHASE 300 5320 PURCHASE 358 5320 PURCHASE 400 5320 PURCHASE 450 5320 PURCHASE 2819 5320 SALE 660 5321 SALE 565 5321 SALE 428 5321 SALE 400 5321 SALE 342 5321 PURCHASE 38 5321 PURCHASE 123 5321 PURCHASE 168 5321 PURCHASE 300 5321 SALE 381 5322 SALE 337 5322 SALE 243 5322 PURCHASE 164 5322 PURCHASE 178 5322 PURCHASE 201 5322 PURCHASE 217 5322 PURCHASE 494 5322 SALE 708 5323 SALE 530 5323 SALE 360 5323 SALE 255 5323 SALE 138 5323 SALE 100 5323 SALE 95 5323 SALE 35 5323 SALE 34 5323 SALE 16 5323 PURCHASE 42 5323 SALE 1000 5324 SALE 630 5324 SALE 49 5324 PURCHASE 49 5324 PURCHASE 150 5324 SALE 1575 5325 SALE 1501 5325 SALE 342 5325 SALE 287 5325 SALE 149 5325 SALE 121 5325 SALE 34 5325 PURCHASE 177 5325 PURCHASE 242 5325 PURCHASE 300 5325 PURCHASE 696 5325 PURCHASE 835 5325 SALE 440 5326 SALE 235 5326 SALE 154 5326 PURCHASE 151 5326 PURCHASE 177 5326 PURCHASE 263 5326 PURCHASE 400 5326 SALE 984 5328 SALE 443 5328 SALE 350 5328 PURCHASE 320 5328 PURCHASE 400 5328 PURCHASE 1085 5328 SALE 966 5330 SALE 400 5330 SALE 289 5330 PURCHASE 83 5330 PURCHASE 343 5330 PURCHASE 475 5330 PURCHASE 784 5330 PURCHASE 850 5330 PURCHASE 1000 5330 PURCHASE 1053 5330 SALE 248 5331 SALE 239 5331 SALE 144 5331 SALE 116 5331 PURCHASE 672 5331 SALE 800 5332 SALE 591 5332 SALE 28 5332 SALE 18 5332 PURCHASE 169 5332 PURCHASE 400 5332 SALE 555 5333 PURCHASE 119 5333 PURCHASE 274 5333 PURCHASE 437 5333 SALE 100 5334 PURCHASE 151 5334 PURCHASE 284 5334 PURCHASE 400 5334 PURCHASE 473 5334 PURCHASE 519 5334 PURCHASE 519 5334 SALE 281 5335 SALE 273 5335 PURCHASE 195 5335 SALE 333 5336 SALE 289 5336 SALE 171 5336 SALE 454 5337 SALE 166 5337 SALE 50 5337 SALE 800 5338 PURCHASE 161 5338 PURCHASE 305 5338 SALE 300 5339 PURCHASE 88 5339 PURCHASE 359 5339 PURCHASE 400 5339 PURCHASE 485 5339 PURCHASE 638 5339 PURCHASE 785 5339 SALE 718 5340 SALE 349 5340 SALE 267 5340 SALE 250 5340 SALE 156 5340 PURCHASE 100 5340 PURCHASE 1000 5340 SALE 1314 5341 SALE 208 5341 PURCHASE 66 5341 PURCHASE 137 5341 PURCHASE 167 5341 PURCHASE 200 5341 PURCHASE 226 5341 PURCHASE 400 5341 PURCHASE 454 5341 PURCHASE 1001 5341 SALE 1300 5342 SALE 709 5342 SALE 420 5342 PURCHASE 109 5342 PURCHASE 259 5342 PURCHASE 456 5342 PURCHASE 743 5342 PURCHASE 784 5342 PURCHASE 802 5342 SALE 313 5343 SALE 268 5343 SALE 114 5343 SALE 114 5343 PURCHASE 241 5343 PURCHASE 400 5343 PURCHASE 571 5343 PURCHASE 1100 5343 PURCHASE 432 5344 SALE 204 5345 SALE 169 5345 SALE 99 5345 PURCHASE 50 5345 PURCHASE 102 5345 PURCHASE 287 5345 PURCHASE 371 5345 PURCHASE 621 5345 PURCHASE 627 5345 PURCHASE 696 5345 SALE 1288 5346 SALE 482 5346 SALE 394 5346 SALE 266 5346 SALE 151 5346 SALE 137 5346 SALE 15 5346 PURCHASE 494 5346 SALE 1210 5347 SALE 481 5347 PURCHASE 20 5347 PURCHASE 53 5347 PURCHASE 77 5347 PURCHASE 139 5347 PURCHASE 345 5347 PURCHASE 789 5347 SALE 800 5348 SALE 519 5348 SALE 312 5348 SALE 39 5348 SALE 36 5348 SALE 19 5348 PURCHASE 151 5349 PURCHASE 354 5349 SALE 389 5350 SALE 137 5350 SALE 416 5351 PURCHASE 965 5351 SALE 358 5352 SALE 181 5352 SALE 80 5353 SALE 200 5354 SALE 692 5355 SALE 500 5355 PURCHASE 69 5355 PURCHASE 194 5355 PURCHASE 526 5355 PURCHASE 700 5355 PURCHASE 1055 5355 SALE 177 5357 SALE 800 5358 SALE 438 5358 SALE 142 5359 SALE 73 5359 SALE 248 5360 SALE 150 5361 SALE 141 5361 PURCHASE 39 5361 PURCHASE 531 5361 PURCHASE 1492 5361 PURCHASE 1 5362 PURCHASE 108 5362 PURCHASE 180 5362 PURCHASE 402 5362 SALE 591 5363 SALE 2 5364 PURCHASE 64 5365 PURCHASE 400 5365 SALE 288 5367 SALE 186 5367 SALE 128 5367 SALE 96 5367 SALE 74 5367 PURCHASE 800 5368 SALE 2686 5369 SALE 161 5369 SALE 154 5369 PURCHASE 123 5369 PURCHASE 194 5369 SALE 517 5370 SALE 489 5370 SALE 484 5370 SALE 342 5370 SALE 149 5370 SALE 127 5370 SALE 160 5371 SALE 109 5371 SALE 90 5371 SALE 1 5371 PURCHASE 416 5371 PURCHASE 1099 5372 SALE 810 5375 SALE 146 5375 SALE 150 5376 SALE 576 5378 PURCHASE 48 5378 PURCHASE 362 5378 PURCHASE 535 5378 PURCHASE 300 5379 PURCHASE 1399 5379 SALE 309 5383 SALE 164 5383 SALE 156 5383 SALE 358 5384 SALE 146 5384 SALE 157 5388 SALE 14 5388 SALE 550 5389 SALE 165 5389 SALE 157 5389 SALE 114 5389 SALE 7 5389 SALE 800 5393 PURCHASE 1391 5227 PURCHASE 188 5235 PURCHASE 200 5235 PURCHASE 461 5235 PURCHASE 100 5236 PURCHASE 100 5236 PURCHASE 104 5236 PURCHASE 130 5236 PURCHASE 356 5236 PURCHASE 455 5236 PURCHASE 1000 5236 PURCHASE 110 5237 PURCHASE 337 5237 PURCHASE 356 5238 SALE 1000 5239 SALE 300 5239 PURCHASE 110 5240 PURCHASE 251 5240 SALE 624 5243 SALE 300 5243 SALE 100 5243 SALE 74 5243 SALE 25 5243 PURCHASE 247 5243 PURCHASE 499 5246 SALE 490 5247 SALE 441 5247 SALE 382 5247 SALE 364 5247 SALE 2857 5250 SALE 311 5250 PURCHASE 110 5251 PURCHASE 176 5251 PURCHASE 674 5251 PURCHASE 263 5252 PURCHASE 387 5252 SALE 1793 5255 SALE 6 5255 PURCHASE 367 5255 PURCHASE 134 5256 PURCHASE 149 5256 PURCHASE 367 5256 PURCHASE 370 5256 PURCHASE 328 5257 PURCHASE 2 5258 PURCHASE 97 5258 PURCHASE 303 5259 PURCHASE 340 5259 SALE 1058 5260 SALE 584 5260 PURCHASE 250 5260 PURCHASE 191 5261 PURCHASE 207 5261 PURCHASE 390 5261 PURCHASE 400 5261 PURCHASE 447 5262 PURCHASE 652 5262 PURCHASE 2 5263 PURCHASE 180 5263 PURCHASE 180 5263 PURCHASE 820 5263 PURCHASE 14 5264 PURCHASE 137 5264 PURCHASE 386 5264 SALE 665 5265 SALE 297 5265 SALE 210 5268 PURCHASE 182 5268 SALE 818 5270 SALE 600 5270 PURCHASE 26 5270 PURCHASE 300 5270 PURCHASE 682 5270 PURCHASE 183 5271 PURCHASE 1799 5271 PURCHASE 400 5272 SALE 1388 5275 PURCHASE 252 5278 PURCHASE 188 5279 PURCHASE 18 5280 PURCHASE 28 5280 PURCHASE 28 5280 PURCHASE 30 5280 SALE 300 5282 PURCHASE 9 5283 PURCHASE 189 5283 PURCHASE 263 5283 PURCHASE 108 5285 PURCHASE 125 5285 PURCHASE 173 5285 PURCHASE 269 5285 PURCHASE 330 5285 PURCHASE 339 5285 PURCHASE 364 5285 PURCHASE 388 5285 PURCHASE 432 5285 PURCHASE 301 5286 SALE 64 5287 PURCHASE 209 5287 SALE 645 5288 SALE 400 5288 PURCHASE 2000 5288 PURCHASE 400 5289 SALE 1814 5290 SALE 225 5290 SALE 194 5290 PURCHASE 298 5290 SALE 239 5291 SALE 175 5291 SALE 17 5291 PURCHASE 55 5291 PURCHASE 642 5291 PURCHASE 756 5291 PURCHASE 1104 5291 SALE 390 5292 SALE 242 5292 PURCHASE 200 5292 PURCHASE 250 5292 SALE 518 5293 SALE 500 5293 SALE 500 5293 SALE 394 5293 SALE 32 5293 PURCHASE 39 5293 PURCHASE 533 5293 PURCHASE 546 5293 SALE 468 5294 PURCHASE 28 5294 PURCHASE 123 5294 PURCHASE 143 5294 PURCHASE 189 5294 PURCHASE 235 5294 PURCHASE 491 5294 PURCHASE 1000 5294 SALE 2832 5295 SALE 500 5295 SALE 500 5295 SALE 67 5295 SALE 60 5295 PURCHASE 263 5295 SALE 482 5296 SALE 355 5296 PURCHASE 14 5297 PURCHASE 79 5297 PURCHASE 228 5297 PURCHASE 292 5297 PURCHASE 481 5297 SALE 1157 5298 SALE 500 5298 SALE 162 5298 SALE 175 5299 PURCHASE 252 5299 SALE 2556 5300 SALE 350 5300 SALE 300 5300 SALE 368 5301 SALE 319 5301 SALE 179 5301 SALE 103 5301 PURCHASE 227 5301 SALE 1000 5302 SALE 400 5302 PURCHASE 42 5302 PURCHASE 208 5302 PURCHASE 478 5302 SALE 400 5303 PURCHASE 173 5303 PURCHASE 344 5303 SALE 412 5304 SALE 400 5304 SALE 391 5304 SALE 303 5304 SALE 174 5304 SALE 90 5304 PURCHASE 12 5304 PURCHASE 337 5304 PURCHASE 370 5304 PURCHASE 538 5304 PURCHASE 690 5304 PURCHASE 463 5305 PURCHASE 933 5306 SALE 1000 5307 SALE 800 5307 SALE 761 5307 SALE 452 5307 SALE 312 5307 SALE 200 5307 SALE 114 5307 SALE 100 5307 SALE 100 5307 SALE 87 5307 SALE 31 5307 PURCHASE 42 5307 PURCHASE 788 5307 SALE 600 5308 SALE 300 5308 SALE 170 5308 SALE 100 5308 PURCHASE 15 5308 PURCHASE 42 5308 PURCHASE 129 5308 PURCHASE 224 5308 PURCHASE 504 5308 SALE 934 5309 SALE 800 5309 SALE 387 5309 PURCHASE 40 5309 PURCHASE 604 5309 SALE 242 5310 PURCHASE 42 5310 PURCHASE 188 5310 PURCHASE 500 5310 PURCHASE 500 5310 PURCHASE 1000 5310 SALE 562 5311 SALE 312 5311 SALE 304 5311 SALE 253 5311 SALE 130 5311 SALE 100 5311 PURCHASE 71 5311 PURCHASE 400 5311 PURCHASE 2111 5311 SALE 647 5312 SALE 19 5312 SALE 1500 5313 SALE 100 5313 PURCHASE 154 5313 PURCHASE 165 5313 PURCHASE 196 5313 PURCHASE 221 5313 PURCHASE 557 5313 PURCHASE 1766 5313 SALE 275 5314 SALE 237 5314 SALE 24 5314 PURCHASE 168 5314 PURCHASE 180 5314 PURCHASE 515 5314 PURCHASE 1113 5314 SALE 500 5315 SALE 500 5315 SALE 500 5315 SALE 343 5315 SALE 157 5315 SALE 82 5315 SALE 1008 5316 SALE 300 5316 SALE 94 5316 SALE 154 5317 SALE 45 5317 SALE 37 5317 PURCHASE 78 5317 PURCHASE 121 5317 PURCHASE 151 5317 PURCHASE 185 5317 SALE 424 5318 SALE 90 5318 SALE 18 5318 PURCHASE 140 5318 PURCHASE 175 5318 PURCHASE 400 5318 SALE 692 5319 SALE 433 5319 SALE 220 5319 SALE 133 5319 SALE 100 5319 SALE 46 5319 PURCHASE 219 5319 PURCHASE 1093 5319 SALE 381 5320 SALE 350 5320 SALE 180 5320 SALE 80 5320 SALE 52 5320 PURCHASE 93 5320 PURCHASE 120 5320 PURCHASE 206 5320 PURCHASE 284 5320 PURCHASE 290 5320 PURCHASE 300 5320 PURCHASE 358 5320 PURCHASE 400 5320 PURCHASE 450 5320 PURCHASE 2819 5320 SALE 660 5321 SALE 565 5321 SALE 428 5321 SALE 400 5321 SALE 342 5321 PURCHASE 38 5321 PURCHASE 123 5321 PURCHASE 168 5321 PURCHASE 300 5321 SALE 381 5322 SALE 337 5322 SALE 243 5322 PURCHASE 164 5322 PURCHASE 178 5322 PURCHASE 201 5322 PURCHASE 217 5322 PURCHASE 494 5322 SALE 708 5323 SALE 530 5323 SALE 360 5323 SALE 255 5323 SALE 138 5323 SALE 100 5323 SALE 95 5323 SALE 35 5323 SALE 34 5323 SALE 16 5323 PURCHASE 42 5323 SALE 1000 5324 SALE 630 5324 SALE 49 5324 PURCHASE 49 5324 PURCHASE 150 5324 SALE 1575 5325 SALE 1501 5325 SALE 342 5325 SALE 287 5325 SALE 149 5325 SALE 121 5325 SALE 34 5325 PURCHASE 177 5325 PURCHASE 242 5325 PURCHASE 300 5325 PURCHASE 696 5325 PURCHASE 835 5325 SALE 440 5326 SALE 235 5326 SALE 154 5326 PURCHASE 151 5326 PURCHASE 177 5326 PURCHASE 263 5326 PURCHASE 400 5326 SALE 984 5328 SALE 443 5328 SALE 350 5328 PURCHASE 320 5328 PURCHASE 400 5328 PURCHASE 1085 5328 SALE 966 5330 SALE 400 5330 SALE 289 5330 PURCHASE 83 5330 PURCHASE 343 5330 PURCHASE 475 5330 PURCHASE 784 5330 PURCHASE 850 5330 PURCHASE 1000 5330 PURCHASE 1053 5330 SALE 248 5331 SALE 239 5331 SALE 144 5331 SALE 116 5331 PURCHASE 672 5331 SALE 800 5332 SALE 591 5332 SALE 28 5332 SALE 18 5332 PURCHASE 169 5332 PURCHASE 400 5332 SALE 555 5333 PURCHASE 119 5333 PURCHASE 274 5333 PURCHASE 437 5333 SALE 100 5334 PURCHASE 151 5334 PURCHASE 284 5334 PURCHASE 400 5334 PURCHASE 473 5334 PURCHASE 519 5334 PURCHASE 519 5334 SALE 281 5335 SALE 273 5335 PURCHASE 195 5335 SALE 333 5336 SALE 289 5336 SALE 171 5336 SALE 454 5337 SALE 166 5337 SALE 50 5337 SALE 800 5338 PURCHASE 161 5338 PURCHASE 305 5338 SALE 300 5339 PURCHASE 88 5339 PURCHASE 359 5339 PURCHASE 400 5339 PURCHASE 485 5339 PURCHASE 638 5339 PURCHASE 785 5339 SALE 718 5340 SALE 349 5340 SALE 267 5340 SALE 250 5340 SALE 156 5340 PURCHASE 100 5340 PURCHASE 1000 5340 SALE 1314 5341 SALE 208 5341 PURCHASE 66 5341 PURCHASE 137 5341 PURCHASE 167 5341 PURCHASE 200 5341 PURCHASE 226 5341 PURCHASE 400 5341 PURCHASE 454 5341 PURCHASE 1001 5341 SALE 1300 5342 SALE 709 5342 SALE 420 5342 PURCHASE 109 5342 PURCHASE 259 5342 PURCHASE 456 5342 PURCHASE 743 5342 PURCHASE 784 5342 PURCHASE 802 5342 SALE 313 5343 SALE 268 5343 SALE 114 5343 SALE 114 5343 PURCHASE 241 5343 PURCHASE 400 5343 PURCHASE 571 5343 PURCHASE 1100 5343 PURCHASE 432 5344 SALE 204 5345 SALE 169 5345 SALE 99 5345 PURCHASE 50 5345 PURCHASE 102 5345 PURCHASE 287 5345 PURCHASE 371 5345 PURCHASE 621 5345 PURCHASE 627 5345 PURCHASE 696 5345 SALE 1288 5346 SALE 482 5346 SALE 394 5346 SALE 266 5346 SALE 151 5346 SALE 137 5346 SALE 15 5346 PURCHASE 494 5346 SALE 1210 5347 SALE 481 5347 PURCHASE 20 5347 PURCHASE 53 5347 PURCHASE 77 5347 PURCHASE 139 5347 PURCHASE 345 5347 PURCHASE 789 5347 SALE 800 5348 SALE 519 5348 SALE 312 5348 SALE 39 5348 SALE 36 5348 SALE 19 5348 PURCHASE 151 5349 PURCHASE 354 5349 SALE 389 5350 SALE 137 5350 SALE 416 5351 PURCHASE 965 5351 SALE 358 5352 SALE 181 5352 SALE 80 5353 SALE 200 5354 SALE 692 5355 SALE 500 5355 PURCHASE 69 5355 PURCHASE 194 5355 PURCHASE 526 5355 PURCHASE 700 5355 PURCHASE 1055 5355 SALE 177 5357 SALE 800 5358 SALE 438 5358 SALE 142 5359 SALE 73 5359 SALE 248 5360 SALE 150 5361 SALE 141 5361 PURCHASE 39 5361 PURCHASE 531 5361 PURCHASE 1492 5361 PURCHASE 1 5362 PURCHASE 108 5362 PURCHASE 180 5362 PURCHASE 402 5362 SALE 591 5363 SALE 2 5364 PURCHASE 64 5365 PURCHASE 400 5365 SALE 288 5367 SALE 186 5367 SALE 128 5367 SALE 96 5367 SALE 74 5367 PURCHASE 800 5368 SALE 2686 5369 SALE 161 5369 SALE 154 5369 PURCHASE 123 5369 PURCHASE 194 5369 SALE 517 5370 SALE 489 5370 SALE 484 5370 SALE 342 5370 SALE 149 5370 SALE 127 5370 SALE 160 5371 SALE 109 5371 SALE 90 5371 SALE 1 5371 PURCHASE 416 5371 PURCHASE 1099 5372 SALE 810 5375 SALE 146 5375 SALE 150 5376 SALE 576 5378 PURCHASE 48 5378 PURCHASE 362 5378 PURCHASE 535 5378 PURCHASE 300 5379 PURCHASE 1399 5379 SALE 309 5383 SALE 164 5383 SALE 156 5383 SALE 358 5384 SALE 146 5384 SALE 157 5388 SALE 14 5388 SALE 550 5389 SALE 165 5389 SALE 157 5389 SALE 114 5389 SALE 7 5389 SALE 800 5393 TOTAL PURCHASES 104,323 TOTAL SALES 106,599 (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 03 JANUARY 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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