25th Feb 2008 11:50
UBS AG (EPT)25 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 22 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 2,178,670 0.22% 1,369 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,178,670 0.22% 1,369 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 480 5624 pence SALE 450 5624 SALE 200 5624 PURCHASE 200 5626 PURCHASE 31 5627 PURCHASE 500 5627 PURCHASE 90 5629 PURCHASE 153 5629 PURCHASE 382 5629 PURCHASE 426 5629 SALE 150 5630 SALE 260 5631 SALE 138 5631 SALE 133 5631 PURCHASE 133 5631 PURCHASE 184 5631 PURCHASE 500 5631 SALE 1105 5632 SALE 200 5632 PURCHASE 419 5632 PURCHASE 583 5632 PURCHASE 127 5633 SALE 938 5634 SALE 632 5634 SALE 349 5634 SALE 347 5634 SALE 259 5634 PURCHASE 160 5634 SALE 2661 5635 PURCHASE 212 5635 PURCHASE 800 5635 SALE 680 5636 PURCHASE 100 5636 PURCHASE 360 5636 PURCHASE 899 5636 PURCHASE 476 5637 PURCHASE 116 5638 PURCHASE 318 5638 PURCHASE 49 5639 PURCHASE 50 5639 PURCHASE 236 5639 PURCHASE 500 5639 SALE 2659 5640 SALE 324 5640 PURCHASE 66 5640 PURCHASE 246 5640 PURCHASE 316 5640 PURCHASE 333 5640 PURCHASE 441 5640 PURCHASE 500 5640 PURCHASE 500 5640 PURCHASE 1000 5640 SALE 342 5641 SALE 150 5641 PURCHASE 47 5641 PURCHASE 72 5641 PURCHASE 323 5641 PURCHASE 336 5641 PURCHASE 407 5641 PURCHASE 412 5641 PURCHASE 470 5641 PURCHASE 502 5641 PURCHASE 523 5641 PURCHASE 51 5642 PURCHASE 206 5642 PURCHASE 400 5642 PURCHASE 500 5642 PURCHASE 1242 5642 SALE 500 5643 SALE 500 5643 PURCHASE 242 5644 PURCHASE 500 5644 PURCHASE 152 5645 PURCHASE 272 5645 PURCHASE 500 5645 PURCHASE 250 5646 PURCHASE 591 5646 SALE 2462 5647 SALE 194 5647 PURCHASE 47 5647 PURCHASE 140 5647 SALE 492 5649 SALE 325 5649 SALE 259 5649 SALE 287 5650 PURCHASE 32 5650 PURCHASE 1250 5650 PURCHASE 1900 5650 SALE 793 5651 PURCHASE 179 5653 PURCHASE 320 5654 PURCHASE 530 5654 PURCHASE 668 5654 SALE 2652 5655 PURCHASE 180 5655 PURCHASE 286 5655 PURCHASE 500 5655 SALE 2000 5656 SALE 445 5656 PURCHASE 47 5656 PURCHASE 130 5656 PURCHASE 145 5656 PURCHASE 400 5656 PURCHASE 416 5656 SALE 1147 5657 PURCHASE 144 5657 PURCHASE 217 5657 PURCHASE 299 5657 PURCHASE 370 5657 PURCHASE 379 5657 SALE 862 5658 PURCHASE 157 5658 SALE 426 5659 SALE 176 5659 SALE 150 5659 SALE 143 5659 SALE 109 5659 PURCHASE 50 5660 PURCHASE 142 5660 PURCHASE 796 5660 PURCHASE 1187 5660 SALE 800 5661 PURCHASE 142 5661 PURCHASE 292 5661 PURCHASE 630 5661 SALE 636 5663 SALE 260 5663 SALE 149 5663 PURCHASE 296 5663 PURCHASE 1008 5663 SALE 800 5664 SALE 337 5664 SALE 260 5664 SALE 213 5664 SALE 50 5664 PURCHASE 72 5664 PURCHASE 75 5664 PURCHASE 250 5664 PURCHASE 370 5664 PURCHASE 758 5664 SALE 1250 5665 SALE 1013 5665 SALE 763 5665 SALE 500 5665 SALE 486 5665 SALE 371 5665 SALE 336 5665 SALE 109 5665 PURCHASE 24 5665 PURCHASE 79 5665 PURCHASE 190 5665 PURCHASE 270 5665 PURCHASE 867 5665 SALE 657 5666 SALE 425 5666 SALE 417 5666 PURCHASE 222 5666 PURCHASE 656 5666 SALE 149 5667 SALE 114 5667 PURCHASE 79 5667 PURCHASE 250 5667 PURCHASE 271 5667 PURCHASE 290 5667 PURCHASE 800 5667 PURCHASE 800 5667 SALE 114 5668 SALE 99 5668 SALE 72 5668 PURCHASE 17 5668 PURCHASE 30 5668 PURCHASE 34 5668 PURCHASE 47 5668 PURCHASE 79 5668 PURCHASE 119 5668 PURCHASE 157 5668 PURCHASE 159 5668 PURCHASE 213 5668 PURCHASE 250 5668 PURCHASE 385 5668 SALE 1210 5669 SALE 560 5669 PURCHASE 57 5669 PURCHASE 219 5669 PURCHASE 400 5669 PURCHASE 1351 5669 PURCHASE 1600 5669 SALE 1021 5670 SALE 500 5670 SALE 500 5670 SALE 230 5670 PURCHASE 40 5670 PURCHASE 200 5670 PURCHASE 500 5670 SALE 800 5671 SALE 324 5671 SALE 324 5671 SALE 150 5671 PURCHASE 160 5671 PURCHASE 400 5671 PURCHASE 469 5671 PURCHASE 744 5671 PURCHASE 24 5672 PURCHASE 250 5672 PURCHASE 500 5672 PURCHASE 800 5672 PURCHASE 800 5672 SALE 400 5674 SALE 291 5674 SALE 1810 5675 SALE 1257 5675 SALE 942 5675 SALE 718 5675 SALE 473 5675 PURCHASE 500 5675 SALE 766 5676 SALE 500 5676 PURCHASE 150 5676 SALE 772 5677 SALE 765 5677 SALE 369 5677 PURCHASE 199 5677 SALE 1600 5678 PURCHASE 400 5678 PURCHASE 148 5679 PURCHASE 324 5679 PURCHASE 1215 5679 PURCHASE 1420 5679 SALE 500 5680 SALE 500 5680 SALE 333 5680 SALE 266 5680 PURCHASE 54 5680 PURCHASE 500 5680 PURCHASE 357 5681 PURCHASE 400 5681 SALE 603 5682 SALE 417 5682 SALE 370 5682 SALE 196 5682 SALE 142 5682 SALE 90 5682 PURCHASE 115 5683 PURCHASE 295 5683 PURCHASE 390 5683 SALE 621 5684 SALE 150 5684 SALE 150 5684 SALE 87 5684 SALE 9928 5685 SALE 873 5685 PURCHASE 47 5685 PURCHASE 66 5685 PURCHASE 90 5685 PURCHASE 454 5685 PURCHASE 873 5685 PURCHASE 1501 5685 SALE 1396 5686 SALE 561 5686 SALE 150 5686 PURCHASE 104 5686 PURCHASE 175 5686 PURCHASE 330 5686 PURCHASE 783 5686 PURCHASE 1350 5686 SALE 500 5687 SALE 324 5687 SALE 260 5687 PURCHASE 37 5687 PURCHASE 236 5687 PURCHASE 1529 5687 SALE 835 5688 PURCHASE 2000 5688 SALE 260 5689 SALE 246 5689 SALE 37 5689 SALE 14 5689 PURCHASE 300 5689 SALE 2636 5690 SALE 818 5690 SALE 500 5690 SALE 450 5690 SALE 263 5690 SALE 68 5690 PURCHASE 49 5690 PURCHASE 73 5690 PURCHASE 215 5690 SALE 1000 5691 SALE 1000 5691 SALE 245 5691 PURCHASE 250 5691 PURCHASE 250 5691 PURCHASE 713 5691 PURCHASE 787 5691 PURCHASE 1600 5691 SALE 649 5692 SALE 400 5692 PURCHASE 307 5692 PURCHASE 2635 5692 SALE 429 5693 SALE 321 5693 PURCHASE 750 5693 PURCHASE 30 5694 SALE 224 5695 SALE 206 5695 SALE 202 5695 SALE 200 5695 PURCHASE 21 5695 PURCHASE 323 5695 PURCHASE 980 5695 PURCHASE 1200 5695 PURCHASE 2088 5695 SALE 100 5696 SALE 750 5697 SALE 400 5697 SALE 130 5697 PURCHASE 43 5697 PURCHASE 300 5697 SALE 135 5698 SALE 50 5698 SALE 247 5699 SALE 213 5699 SALE 192 5699 SALE 143 5699 SALE 583 5700 SALE 1900 5701 SALE 826 5701 SALE 800 5701 SALE 18 5701 SALE 915 5703 SALE 400 5703 SALE 289 5703 PURCHASE 120 5703 PURCHASE 352 5704 PURCHASE 990 5705 PURCHASE 414 5708 PURCHASE 1600 5709 PURCHASE 100 5710 PURCHASE 286 5710 PURCHASE 500 5710 PURCHASE 800 5710 PURCHASE 947 5710 SALE 513 5713 SALE 2624 5715 SALE 1019 5715 PURCHASE 29 5715 PURCHASE 800 5715 PURCHASE 1135 5715 PURCHASE 2329 5715 SALE 2624 5716 SALE 1600 5716 SALE 658 5716 SALE 450 5716 SALE 304 5716 SALE 282 5716 SALE 261 5716 SALE 223 5716 SALE 205 5716 SALE 199 5716 PURCHASE 48 5716 PURCHASE 66 5716 PURCHASE 73 5716 PURCHASE 500 5716 PURCHASE 546 5716 PURCHASE 689 5716 SALE 609 5717 SALE 395 5717 PURCHASE 59 5717 PURCHASE 341 5717 PURCHASE 890 5717 PURCHASE 979 5717 PURCHASE 1105 5717 SALE 500 5718 SALE 400 5718 SALE 296 5718 SALE 262 5718 SALE 224 5718 SALE 10 5718 PURCHASE 378 5718 SALE 84 5719 SALE 33 5719 PURCHASE 159 5719 PURCHASE 500 5719 SALE 2622 5720 SALE 2622 5720 SALE 956 5720 SALE 500 5720 PURCHASE 26 5720 PURCHASE 32 5720 PURCHASE 187 5720 PURCHASE 195 5720 PURCHASE 206 5720 PURCHASE 218 5720 PURCHASE 251 5720 PURCHASE 263 5720 PURCHASE 321 5720 PURCHASE 425 5720 SALE 1583 5721 PURCHASE 60 5721 PURCHASE 360 5721 SALE 305 5722 PURCHASE 212 5722 PURCHASE 223 5722 SALE 345 5724 PURCHASE 27 5724 PURCHASE 44 5724 PURCHASE 477 5724 PURCHASE 538 5724 SALE 137 5725 PURCHASE 32 5725 PURCHASE 45 5725 PURCHASE 88 5725 PURCHASE 305 5725 PURCHASE 333 5725 PURCHASE 448 5725 PURCHASE 486 5725 PURCHASE 1611 5725 PURCHASE 1611 5725 SALE 390 5726 PURCHASE 39 5726 PURCHASE 216 5726 PURCHASE 256 5726 PURCHASE 461 5726 PURCHASE 2619 5726 SALE 302 5727 PURCHASE 12 5727 PURCHASE 18 5727 PURCHASE 24 5727 PURCHASE 27 5727 PURCHASE 32 5727 PURCHASE 46 5727 PURCHASE 69 5727 PURCHASE 120 5727 PURCHASE 300 5727 PURCHASE 366 5727 PURCHASE 400 5727 PURCHASE 610 5727 PURCHASE 623 5727 SALE 337 5728 PURCHASE 370 5728 PURCHASE 500 5728 SALE 1131 5729 SALE 686 5729 SALE 678 5729 SALE 407 5729 SALE 230 5729 SALE 229 5729 SALE 161 5729 SALE 104 5729 SALE 92 5729 SALE 61 5729 SALE 56 5729 SALE 46 5729 SALE 34 5729 SALE 30 5729 SALE 28 5729 SALE 22 5729 SALE 18 5729 SALE 18 5729 SALE 17 5729 SALE 16 5729 SALE 13 5729 SALE 12 5729 SALE 12 5729 SALE 11 5729 SALE 9 5729 SALE 9 5729 SALE 7 5729 SALE 5 5729 SALE 5 5729 SALE 5 5729 SALE 3 5729 SALE 2 5729 PURCHASE 31 5729 PURCHASE 101 5729 PURCHASE 138 5729 PURCHASE 291 5729 PURCHASE 2618 5729 SALE 800 5730 SALE 539 5730 SALE 289 5730 SALE 95 5730 PURCHASE 18 5730 PURCHASE 30 5730 PURCHASE 32 5730 PURCHASE 80 5730 PURCHASE 90 5730 PURCHASE 122 5730 PURCHASE 172 5730 PURCHASE 175 5730 PURCHASE 194 5730 PURCHASE 322 5730 PURCHASE 459 5730 SALE 1000 5731 SALE 1000 5731 SALE 633 5731 SALE 579 5731 SALE 89 5731 PURCHASE 1255 5731 PURCHASE 500 5732 PURCHASE 1762 5732 SALE 537 5733 SALE 190 5733 PURCHASE 540 5733 SALE 547 5734 SALE 441 5734 SALE 21 5734 PURCHASE 25 5734 PURCHASE 29 5734 PURCHASE 42 5734 PURCHASE 210 5734 PURCHASE 271 5734 PURCHASE 334 5734 PURCHASE 504 5734 PURCHASE 535 5734 PURCHASE 599 5734 PURCHASE 757 5734 SALE 1000 5735 SALE 733 5735 SALE 551 5735 SALE 100 5735 PURCHASE 600 5735 SALE 921 5736 SALE 741 5736 SALE 404 5736 SALE 167 5736 SALE 96 5736 SALE 40 5736 SALE 29 5736 SALE 1005 5737 SALE 700 5737 SALE 500 5737 SALE 249 5737 PURCHASE 500 5737 PURCHASE 1540 5737 SALE 300 5738 SALE 126 5738 PURCHASE 11 5738 PURCHASE 39 5738 PURCHASE 170 5738 PURCHASE 304 5738 PURCHASE 461 5738 PURCHASE 879 5738 SALE 461 5739 PURCHASE 7 5739 PURCHASE 22 5739 PURCHASE 25 5739 PURCHASE 32 5739 PURCHASE 34 5739 PURCHASE 46 5739 PURCHASE 58 5739 PURCHASE 110 5739 PURCHASE 862 5739 PURCHASE 947 5739 SALE 633 5740 SALE 366 5740 PURCHASE 49 5740 PURCHASE 117 5740 PURCHASE 176 5740 PURCHASE 200 5740 PURCHASE 227 5740 PURCHASE 293 5740 PURCHASE 300 5740 PURCHASE 340 5740 PURCHASE 461 5740 PURCHASE 476 5740 PURCHASE 500 5740 PURCHASE 500 5740 PURCHASE 651 5740 SALE 1394 5741 SALE 489 5741 SALE 333 5741 SALE 333 5741 SALE 259 5741 SALE 230 5741 SALE 119 5741 PURCHASE 91 5741 PURCHASE 121 5741 PURCHASE 163 5741 PURCHASE 200 5741 PURCHASE 234 5741 PURCHASE 244 5741 PURCHASE 253 5741 PURCHASE 323 5741 PURCHASE 892 5741 SALE 1000 5742 SALE 1000 5742 SALE 782 5742 SALE 147 5742 SALE 50 5742 PURCHASE 12 5742 PURCHASE 22 5742 PURCHASE 33 5742 PURCHASE 99 5742 PURCHASE 105 5742 PURCHASE 269 5742 PURCHASE 305 5742 PURCHASE 330 5742 PURCHASE 360 5742 PURCHASE 367 5742 PURCHASE 828 5742 SALE 443 5743 SALE 400 5743 SALE 346 5743 SALE 220 5743 SALE 163 5743 SALE 7 5743 PURCHASE 176 5743 PURCHASE 390 5743 PURCHASE 1213 5743 PURCHASE 9 5744 PURCHASE 34 5744 PURCHASE 45 5744 PURCHASE 50 5744 PURCHASE 90 5744 PURCHASE 237 5744 PURCHASE 242 5744 PURCHASE 413 5744 PURCHASE 473 5744 PURCHASE 926 5744 PURCHASE 961 5744 SALE 52 5745 PURCHASE 47 5745 PURCHASE 100 5745 PURCHASE 140 5745 PURCHASE 200 5745 PURCHASE 293 5745 PURCHASE 293 5745 PURCHASE 293 5745 PURCHASE 317 5745 SALE 1538 5746 SALE 710 5746 SALE 420 5746 SALE 258 5746 SALE 217 5746 SALE 110 5746 SALE 2 5746 PURCHASE 64 5746 PURCHASE 106 5746 PURCHASE 268 5746 PURCHASE 293 5746 PURCHASE 300 5746 PURCHASE 400 5746 PURCHASE 400 5746 PURCHASE 488 5746 SALE 676 5747 SALE 445 5747 SALE 442 5747 SALE 426 5747 SALE 352 5747 SALE 308 5747 SALE 265 5747 SALE 229 5747 SALE 117 5747 SALE 61 5747 SALE 54 5747 SALE 45 5747 SALE 18 5747 SALE 13 5747 PURCHASE 34 5747 PURCHASE 48 5747 PURCHASE 100 5747 PURCHASE 200 5747 PURCHASE 315 5747 SALE 878 5748 SALE 615 5748 SALE 523 5748 SALE 500 5748 SALE 490 5748 PURCHASE 34 5748 PURCHASE 45 5748 PURCHASE 47 5748 PURCHASE 69 5748 PURCHASE 75 5748 PURCHASE 170 5748 PURCHASE 249 5748 PURCHASE 367 5748 PURCHASE 375 5748 PURCHASE 507 5748 PURCHASE 978 5748 PURCHASE 1424 5748 PURCHASE 1467 5748 SALE 550 5749 PURCHASE 13 5749 PURCHASE 80 5749 PURCHASE 235 5749 PURCHASE 268 5749 PURCHASE 293 5749 PURCHASE 311 5749 PURCHASE 400 5749 PURCHASE 500 5749 SALE 1998 5750 SALE 723 5750 SALE 654 5750 SALE 582 5750 SALE 420 5750 SALE 254 5750 SALE 137 5750 SALE 80 5750 SALE 60 5750 SALE 57 5750 SALE 53 5750 SALE 44 5750 SALE 36 5750 SALE 28 5750 SALE 23 5750 SALE 13 5750 PURCHASE 12 5750 PURCHASE 13 5750 PURCHASE 34 5750 PURCHASE 111 5750 PURCHASE 119 5750 PURCHASE 141 5750 PURCHASE 156 5750 PURCHASE 186 5750 PURCHASE 250 5750 PURCHASE 276 5750 PURCHASE 310 5750 SALE 1901 5751 SALE 500 5751 SALE 104 5751 SALE 1000 5752 SALE 500 5752 SALE 400 5752 PURCHASE 196 5752 PURCHASE 284 5752 PURCHASE 448 5752 SALE 1069 5753 SALE 579 5753 SALE 318 5753 SALE 295 5753 SALE 293 5753 SALE 134 5753 SALE 121 5753 SALE 22 5753 PURCHASE 200 5753 PURCHASE 290 5753 SALE 260 5754 SALE 70 5754 PURCHASE 1 5754 PURCHASE 45 5754 PURCHASE 49 5754 PURCHASE 50 5754 PURCHASE 300 5754 PURCHASE 350 5754 PURCHASE 500 5754 PURCHASE 600 5754 PURCHASE 745 5754 PURCHASE 801 5754 PURCHASE 929 5754 SALE 806 5755 SALE 680 5755 SALE 388 5755 SALE 280 5755 SALE 125 5755 PURCHASE 3 5755 PURCHASE 43 5755 PURCHASE 105 5755 PURCHASE 473 5755 PURCHASE 500 5755 PURCHASE 560 5755 PURCHASE 710 5755 SALE 613 5756 SALE 531 5756 SALE 389 5756 SALE 249 5756 SALE 234 5756 PURCHASE 45 5756 PURCHASE 50 5756 PURCHASE 200 5756 PURCHASE 293 5756 PURCHASE 592 5756 SALE 467 5757 SALE 186 5757 SALE 184 5757 SALE 184 5757 PURCHASE 43 5757 PURCHASE 46 5757 PURCHASE 180 5757 PURCHASE 421 5757 PURCHASE 480 5757 SALE 2000 5758 SALE 698 5758 SALE 311 5758 SALE 268 5758 SALE 187 5758 PURCHASE 34 5758 PURCHASE 34 5758 PURCHASE 200 5758 PURCHASE 219 5758 PURCHASE 334 5758 PURCHASE 555 5758 SALE 2000 5759 SALE 1200 5759 SALE 787 5759 PURCHASE 13 5759 PURCHASE 24 5759 PURCHASE 29 5759 PURCHASE 32 5759 PURCHASE 34 5759 PURCHASE 39 5759 PURCHASE 121 5759 PURCHASE 200 5759 PURCHASE 200 5759 PURCHASE 220 5759 PURCHASE 268 5759 PURCHASE 379 5759 SALE 1032 5760 SALE 855 5760 SALE 221 5760 SALE 190 5760 PURCHASE 13 5760 PURCHASE 13 5760 PURCHASE 34 5760 PURCHASE 42 5760 PURCHASE 44 5760 PURCHASE 44 5760 PURCHASE 48 5760 PURCHASE 77 5760 PURCHASE 109 5760 PURCHASE 160 5760 PURCHASE 300 5760 PURCHASE 305 5760 PURCHASE 310 5760 PURCHASE 315 5760 PURCHASE 335 5760 PURCHASE 399 5760 SALE 2243 5761 SALE 1600 5761 SALE 1009 5761 SALE 342 5761 SALE 326 5761 SALE 303 5761 SALE 241 5761 SALE 218 5761 SALE 204 5761 SALE 200 5761 SALE 194 5761 SALE 118 5761 SALE 107 5761 SALE 86 5761 SALE 20 5761 SALE 7 5761 PURCHASE 31 5761 PURCHASE 156 5761 PURCHASE 268 5761 PURCHASE 272 5761 PURCHASE 333 5761 PURCHASE 350 5761 PURCHASE 977 5761 PURCHASE 1109 5761 PURCHASE 1337 5761 SALE 1900 5762 SALE 500 5762 SALE 417 5762 SALE 300 5762 SALE 259 5762 SALE 155 5762 SALE 147 5762 SALE 31 5762 PURCHASE 29 5762 PURCHASE 34 5762 PURCHASE 45 5762 PURCHASE 48 5762 PURCHASE 77 5762 PURCHASE 220 5762 PURCHASE 250 5762 PURCHASE 300 5762 PURCHASE 300 5762 PURCHASE 333 5762 PURCHASE 668 5762 PURCHASE 719 5762 SALE 1081 5763 SALE 700 5763 SALE 605 5763 SALE 505 5763 SALE 342 5763 SALE 247 5763 SALE 223 5763 SALE 219 5763 SALE 151 5763 SALE 102 5763 SALE 100 5763 PURCHASE 34 5763 PURCHASE 92 5763 PURCHASE 109 5763 PURCHASE 126 5763 PURCHASE 138 5763 PURCHASE 166 5763 PURCHASE 200 5763 PURCHASE 251 5763 PURCHASE 288 5763 PURCHASE 323 5763 PURCHASE 323 5763 PURCHASE 488 5763 PURCHASE 500 5763 PURCHASE 518 5763 PURCHASE 519 5763 PURCHASE 583 5763 PURCHASE 645 5763 PURCHASE 690 5763 PURCHASE 798 5763 PURCHASE 1200 5763 PURCHASE 1672 5763 SALE 1000 5764 SALE 713 5764 SALE 571 5764 SALE 500 5764 SALE 314 5764 SALE 300 5764 SALE 268 5764 SALE 243 5764 SALE 219 5764 SALE 215 5764 SALE 142 5764 SALE 118 5764 SALE 82 5764 SALE 47 5764 SALE 19 5764 SALE 15 5764 SALE 3 5764 PURCHASE 31 5764 PURCHASE 40 5764 PURCHASE 104 5764 PURCHASE 111 5764 PURCHASE 370 5764 PURCHASE 644 5764 SALE 1316 5765 SALE 500 5765 SALE 223 5765 SALE 216 5765 SALE 86 5765 PURCHASE 12 5765 PURCHASE 23 5765 PURCHASE 32 5765 PURCHASE 47 5765 PURCHASE 54 5765 PURCHASE 118 5765 PURCHASE 126 5765 PURCHASE 300 5765 PURCHASE 343 5765 PURCHASE 500 5765 PURCHASE 545 5765 PURCHASE 600 5765 PURCHASE 600 5765 PURCHASE 860 5765 SALE 1232 5766 SALE 980 5766 SALE 758 5766 SALE 349 5766 SALE 179 5766 SALE 103 5766 SALE 86 5766 SALE 36 5766 PURCHASE 13 5766 PURCHASE 17 5766 PURCHASE 18 5766 PURCHASE 31 5766 PURCHASE 34 5766 PURCHASE 42 5766 PURCHASE 47 5766 PURCHASE 47 5766 PURCHASE 48 5766 PURCHASE 64 5766 PURCHASE 114 5766 PURCHASE 150 5766 PURCHASE 152 5766 PURCHASE 200 5766 PURCHASE 248 5766 PURCHASE 298 5766 PURCHASE 330 5766 PURCHASE 351 5766 PURCHASE 546 5766 PURCHASE 558 5766 PURCHASE 600 5766 PURCHASE 627 5766 PURCHASE 727 5766 PURCHASE 1800 5766 PURCHASE 2099 5766 SALE 500 5767 SALE 201 5767 PURCHASE 47 5767 PURCHASE 75 5767 PURCHASE 150 5767 PURCHASE 300 5767 PURCHASE 315 5767 PURCHASE 323 5767 PURCHASE 400 5767 PURCHASE 422 5767 PURCHASE 742 5767 SALE 755 5768 SALE 364 5768 SALE 300 5768 SALE 263 5768 SALE 233 5768 PURCHASE 27 5768 PURCHASE 44 5768 PURCHASE 54 5768 PURCHASE 97 5768 PURCHASE 156 5768 PURCHASE 250 5768 PURCHASE 300 5768 PURCHASE 400 5768 PURCHASE 400 5768 PURCHASE 450 5768 PURCHASE 467 5768 PURCHASE 875 5768 PURCHASE 1000 5768 SALE 1200 5769 SALE 819 5769 SALE 259 5769 SALE 252 5769 SALE 211 5769 SALE 201 5769 SALE 191 5769 SALE 188 5769 SALE 100 5769 SALE 10 5769 PURCHASE 6 5769 PURCHASE 11 5769 PURCHASE 24 5769 PURCHASE 29 5769 PURCHASE 34 5769 PURCHASE 39 5769 PURCHASE 40 5769 PURCHASE 46 5769 PURCHASE 47 5769 PURCHASE 47 5769 PURCHASE 48 5769 PURCHASE 71 5769 PURCHASE 123 5769 PURCHASE 212 5769 PURCHASE 226 5769 PURCHASE 250 5769 PURCHASE 272 5769 PURCHASE 316 5769 PURCHASE 334 5769 PURCHASE 702 5769 PURCHASE 721 5769 PURCHASE 1571 5769 PURCHASE 1701 5769 SALE 1090 5770 SALE 1000 5770 SALE 500 5770 SALE 470 5770 SALE 135 5770 SALE 100 5770 SALE 100 5770 PURCHASE 7 5770 PURCHASE 71 5770 PURCHASE 86 5770 PURCHASE 97 5770 PURCHASE 134 5770 PURCHASE 173 5770 PURCHASE 179 5770 PURCHASE 200 5770 PURCHASE 250 5770 PURCHASE 316 5770 PURCHASE 324 5770 PURCHASE 370 5770 PURCHASE 582 5770 PURCHASE 854 5770 PURCHASE 1600 5770 SALE 1830 5771 SALE 1239 5771 SALE 800 5771 SALE 773 5771 SALE 410 5771 SALE 400 5771 SALE 400 5771 SALE 373 5771 SALE 300 5771 SALE 247 5771 SALE 210 5771 SALE 150 5771 SALE 48 5771 SALE 21 5771 PURCHASE 11 5771 PURCHASE 31 5771 PURCHASE 43 5771 PURCHASE 44 5771 PURCHASE 98 5771 PURCHASE 250 5771 PURCHASE 557 5771 PURCHASE 1756 5771 SALE 2000 5772 SALE 575 5772 SALE 265 5772 SALE 265 5772 SALE 223 5772 SALE 212 5772 SALE 210 5772 SALE 146 5772 SALE 144 5772 SALE 91 5772 PURCHASE 24 5772 PURCHASE 49 5772 PURCHASE 50 5772 PURCHASE 114 5772 PURCHASE 200 5772 PURCHASE 300 5772 PURCHASE 300 5772 PURCHASE 300 5772 PURCHASE 300 5772 PURCHASE 340 5772 PURCHASE 400 5772 SALE 2488 5773 SALE 721 5773 SALE 500 5773 SALE 371 5773 SALE 339 5773 SALE 110 5773 PURCHASE 43 5773 PURCHASE 49 5773 PURCHASE 98 5773 PURCHASE 118 5773 PURCHASE 145 5773 PURCHASE 340 5773 PURCHASE 530 5773 SALE 233 5774 SALE 196 5774 PURCHASE 244 5774 PURCHASE 317 5774 PURCHASE 350 5774 PURCHASE 357 5774 SALE 1210 5775 SALE 596 5775 SALE 356 5775 SALE 300 5775 SALE 268 5775 SALE 154 5775 PURCHASE 52 5775 PURCHASE 72 5775 PURCHASE 140 5775 PURCHASE 170 5775 PURCHASE 176 5775 PURCHASE 374 5775 PURCHASE 388 5775 PURCHASE 500 5775 PURCHASE 1200 5775 SALE 1558 5776 PURCHASE 13 5776 PURCHASE 35 5776 PURCHASE 152 5776 PURCHASE 167 5776 PURCHASE 475 5776 SALE 1582 5777 PURCHASE 45 5777 PURCHASE 340 5777 SALE 268 5778 SALE 220 5778 PURCHASE 32 5778 SALE 352 5779 SALE 136 5779 PURCHASE 2 5779 PURCHASE 48 5779 PURCHASE 333 5779 PURCHASE 333 5779 SALE 615 5780 SALE 299 5780 SALE 156 5780 SALE 136 5780 SALE 38 5780 PURCHASE 11 5780 PURCHASE 317 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 SALE 975 5781 SALE 587 5781 SALE 523 5781 SALE 238 5781 SALE 200 5781 SALE 156 5781 PURCHASE 43 5781 PURCHASE 141 5781 PURCHASE 442 5781 PURCHASE 859 5781 SALE 531 5782 SALE 312 5782 SALE 250 5782 SALE 143 5782 PURCHASE 33 5782 PURCHASE 39 5782 PURCHASE 45 5782 PURCHASE 55 5782 PURCHASE 77 5782 PURCHASE 141 5782 PURCHASE 151 5782 PURCHASE 309 5782 SALE 1600 5783 SALE 625 5783 SALE 481 5783 SALE 300 5783 SALE 274 5783 SALE 266 5783 SALE 250 5783 SALE 175 5783 SALE 151 5783 SALE 144 5783 PURCHASE 12 5783 PURCHASE 18 5783 PURCHASE 42 5783 PURCHASE 46 5783 PURCHASE 100 5783 PURCHASE 143 5783 PURCHASE 225 5783 PURCHASE 489 5783 SALE 1600 5784 SALE 300 5784 SALE 250 5784 SALE 250 5784 SALE 98 5784 PURCHASE 46 5784 PURCHASE 1584 5784 SALE 134 5785 SALE 89 5785 PURCHASE 44 5785 PURCHASE 200 5785 PURCHASE 400 5785 PURCHASE 1375 5785 SALE 335 5786 PURCHASE 371 5786 PURCHASE 400 5786 PURCHASE 594 5786 PURCHASE 800 5786 SALE 400 5787 SALE 268 5787 SALE 200 5787 SALE 163 5787 PURCHASE 53 5787 PURCHASE 86 5787 PURCHASE 311 5787 PURCHASE 484 5787 PURCHASE 1808 5787 SALE 150 5788 PURCHASE 87 5788 PURCHASE 250 5788 SALE 1074 5789 SALE 61 5789 PURCHASE 20 5789 PURCHASE 43 5789 PURCHASE 200 5789 PURCHASE 219 5789 PURCHASE 1024 5789 PURCHASE 1600 5789 PURCHASE 1200 5791 SALE 285 5792 SALE 174 5792 SALE 83 5792 SALE 49 5792 PURCHASE 43 5792 PURCHASE 48 5792 PURCHASE 49 5792 PURCHASE 145 5792 PURCHASE 146 5792 PURCHASE 230 5792 PURCHASE 350 5792 SALE 744 5793 SALE 218 5793 SALE 155 5793 SALE 593 5794 SALE 316 5794 SALE 246 5794 SALE 214 5794 SALE 211 5794 SALE 105 5794 SALE 100 5794 PURCHASE 235 5794 PURCHASE 448 5794 SALE 571 5795 SALE 541 5795 SALE 500 5795 SALE 383 5795 SALE 111 5795 SALE 17 5795 PURCHASE 86 5795 PURCHASE 163 5795 PURCHASE 290 5795 PURCHASE 991 5795 PURCHASE 1600 5795 PURCHASE 2588 5795 SALE 91 5796 SALE 14 5796 PURCHASE 180 5796 SALE 250 5797 SALE 153 5797 PURCHASE 700 5797 PURCHASE 100 5798 PURCHASE 306 5798 SALE 150 5799 SALE 100 5799 SALE 500 5800 SALE 333 5800 SALE 100 5800 PURCHASE 100 5800 PURCHASE 240 5800 PURCHASE 268 5800 PURCHASE 860 5800 PURCHASE 936 5800 SALE 333 5801 SALE 333 5801 SALE 286 5801 PURCHASE 315 5801 SALE 1200 5802 SALE 1040 5803 SALE 540 5803 SALE 469 5803 SALE 20 5803 PURCHASE 191 5803 SALE 93 5804 PURCHASE 76 5804 PURCHASE 145 5804 PURCHASE 500 5804 PURCHASE 27 5805 PURCHASE 33 5805 PURCHASE 41 5805 PURCHASE 45 5805 PURCHASE 100 5805 PURCHASE 145 5806 PURCHASE 227 5806 PURCHASE 250 5806 SALE 190 5807 SALE 165 5807 SALE 68 5807 SALE 541 5808 SALE 500 5808 SALE 127 5808 PURCHASE 110 5808 PURCHASE 315 5808 PURCHASE 333 5808 PURCHASE 1037 5809 SALE 900 5810 PURCHASE 42 5810 SALE 161 5813 SALE 268 5814 SALE 150 5818 SALE 100 5818 SALE 26 5818 PURCHASE 179 5819 PURCHASE 223 5820 SALE 477 5821 SALE 333 5822 SALE 150 5822 SALE 150 5822 PURCHASE 100 5824 SALE 250 5825 TOTAL PURCHASE 272,070 TOTAL SALE 270,028 (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 25 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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