3rd Dec 2007 12:09
UBS AG (EPT)03 December 2007 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 30 NOVEMBER 2007 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 2,327,119 0.23% 95 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,327,119 0.23% 95 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 2034 5511 pence PURCHASE 179 5516 PURCHASE 460 5517 PURCHASE 1455 5519 SALE 2177 5522 SALE 985 5522 SALE 879 5522 SALE 869 5522 SALE 541 5522 SALE 75 5522 PURCHASE 51 5525 PURCHASE 1000 5529 SALE 608 5531 SALE 438 5531 SALE 350 5531 SALE 325 5531 SALE 258 5531 SALE 85 5531 PURCHASE 108 5532 PURCHASE 1044 5533 SALE 2475 5534 PURCHASE 16 5534 PURCHASE 29 5534 PURCHASE 36 5534 PURCHASE 315 5534 PURCHASE 650 5534 PURCHASE 896 5534 PURCHASE 1540 5534 PURCHASE 100 5535 SALE 91 5539 PURCHASE 204 5539 SALE 798 5544 SALE 286 5544 SALE 194 5544 SALE 3616 5545 SALE 3000 5545 SALE 1693 5545 SALE 500 5545 SALE 251 5545 SALE 250 5545 SALE 250 5545 SALE 250 5545 SALE 190 5545 SALE 667 5546 PURCHASE 282 5546 PURCHASE 498 5546 PURCHASE 600 5546 PURCHASE 100 5547 PURCHASE 100 5547 PURCHASE 250 5548 PURCHASE 250 5548 PURCHASE 250 5548 PURCHASE 900 5548 SALE 1437 5549 SALE 400 5549 SALE 500 5550 PURCHASE 358 5550 SALE 1271 5551 SALE 228 5551 PURCHASE 50 5551 SALE 200 5552 PURCHASE 200 5552 PURCHASE 300 5552 PURCHASE 204 5553 PURCHASE 300 5553 PURCHASE 1151 5553 SALE 92 5556 PURCHASE 30 5556 PURCHASE 700 5557 SALE 820 5572 PURCHASE 550 5585 SALE 200 5588 SALE 37 5588 SALE 600 5590 SALE 600 5590 SALE 298 5590 PURCHASE 300 5591 PURCHASE 542 5591 PURCHASE 300 5593 PURCHASE 361 5594 SALE 622 5597 SALE 200 5600 SALE 100 5600 SALE 250 5603 SALE 388 5610 PURCHASE 50 5610 PURCHASE 398 5611 PURCHASE 248 5623 PURCHASE 280 5626 PURCHASE 300 5628 SALE 610 5629 PURCHASE 31 5629 PURCHASE 31 5629 PURCHASE 26 5630 PURCHASE 136 5630 PURCHASE 1031 5630 PURCHASE 1100 5630 SALE 101 5631 PURCHASE 41 5631 PURCHASE 42 5631 PURCHASE 153 5631 SALE 644 5632 SALE 904 5633 SALE 229 5633 PURCHASE 254 5633 PURCHASE 270 5633 PURCHASE 146 5634 PURCHASE 961 5635 SALE 46 5636 PURCHASE 600 5636 SALE 126 5637 PURCHASE 46 5637 PURCHASE 49 5637 PURCHASE 103 5637 PURCHASE 153 5637 PURCHASE 658 5637 SALE 1076 5638 SALE 9 5638 PURCHASE 57 5638 PURCHASE 101 5638 PURCHASE 468 5638 PURCHASE 1293 5638 SALE 764 5639 SALE 394 5639 SALE 105 5639 SALE 12 5639 PURCHASE 2347 5639 SALE 1128 5640 SALE 276 5640 SALE 213 5640 SALE 192 5640 PURCHASE 103 5640 PURCHASE 300 5640 PURCHASE 495 5640 SALE 245 5641 PURCHASE 34 5641 PURCHASE 200 5641 PURCHASE 300 5641 PURCHASE 641 5641 PURCHASE 1042 5641 PURCHASE 30 5642 SALE 1431 5643 PURCHASE 30 5643 PURCHASE 30 5643 PURCHASE 400 5643 SALE 230 5644 PURCHASE 30 5644 PURCHASE 30 5644 PURCHASE 92 5644 PURCHASE 210 5644 PURCHASE 268 5644 PURCHASE 300 5644 PURCHASE 572 5644 PURCHASE 1547 5644 SALE 400 5645 SALE 290 5645 SALE 228 5645 PURCHASE 29 5645 PURCHASE 30 5645 PURCHASE 114 5645 PURCHASE 147 5645 PURCHASE 310 5645 PURCHASE 1177 5645 SALE 786 5646 SALE 300 5646 SALE 200 5646 PURCHASE 13 5646 PURCHASE 13 5646 PURCHASE 22 5646 PURCHASE 29 5646 PURCHASE 30 5646 PURCHASE 36 5646 PURCHASE 42 5646 PURCHASE 49 5646 PURCHASE 49 5646 PURCHASE 50 5646 PURCHASE 84 5646 PURCHASE 138 5646 PURCHASE 185 5646 PURCHASE 218 5646 PURCHASE 242 5646 SALE 1254 5647 SALE 743 5647 SALE 271 5647 SALE 200 5647 SALE 117 5647 PURCHASE 30 5647 SALE 654 5648 SALE 500 5648 SALE 406 5648 SALE 290 5648 SALE 241 5648 SALE 235 5648 SALE 92 5648 PURCHASE 15 5648 PURCHASE 49 5648 PURCHASE 150 5648 PURCHASE 214 5648 PURCHASE 440 5648 PURCHASE 553 5648 SALE 366 5649 SALE 300 5649 PURCHASE 42 5649 PURCHASE 57 5649 PURCHASE 64 5649 PURCHASE 154 5649 PURCHASE 300 5649 PURCHASE 300 5649 PURCHASE 349 5649 SALE 208 5650 SALE 44 5650 PURCHASE 19 5650 PURCHASE 42 5650 PURCHASE 44 5650 PURCHASE 47 5650 PURCHASE 49 5650 PURCHASE 49 5650 PURCHASE 206 5650 PURCHASE 211 5650 PURCHASE 283 5650 PURCHASE 300 5650 PURCHASE 333 5650 PURCHASE 385 5650 PURCHASE 397 5650 PURCHASE 1000 5650 PURCHASE 1014 5650 PURCHASE 2000 5650 SALE 342 5651 SALE 177 5651 PURCHASE 140 5651 SALE 155 5652 SALE 15 5652 PURCHASE 60 5652 PURCHASE 235 5652 PURCHASE 296 5652 PURCHASE 300 5652 PURCHASE 489 5652 SALE 570 5653 SALE 300 5653 SALE 242 5653 SALE 194 5653 PURCHASE 600 5653 SALE 490 5654 PURCHASE 2 5654 PURCHASE 2 5654 PURCHASE 26 5654 PURCHASE 26 5654 PURCHASE 29 5654 PURCHASE 400 5654 PURCHASE 448 5654 PURCHASE 478 5654 SALE 755 5655 SALE 62 5655 SALE 51 5655 PURCHASE 20 5655 PURCHASE 96 5655 PURCHASE 204 5655 PURCHASE 285 5655 PURCHASE 300 5655 SALE 580 5656 SALE 416 5656 SALE 300 5656 PURCHASE 300 5656 SALE 2511 5657 SALE 889 5657 SALE 505 5657 SALE 261 5657 SALE 224 5657 SALE 200 5657 SALE 140 5657 PURCHASE 1 5657 PURCHASE 20 5657 PURCHASE 29 5657 PURCHASE 30 5657 PURCHASE 30 5657 PURCHASE 42 5657 PURCHASE 53 5657 PURCHASE 246 5657 PURCHASE 300 5657 PURCHASE 300 5657 PURCHASE 350 5657 PURCHASE 457 5657 PURCHASE 2421 5657 SALE 2368 5658 SALE 991 5658 SALE 653 5658 SALE 248 5658 SALE 167 5658 SALE 52 5658 SALE 40 5658 SALE 14 5658 PURCHASE 1 5658 PURCHASE 1 5658 PURCHASE 1 5658 PURCHASE 2 5658 PURCHASE 23 5658 PURCHASE 50 5658 PURCHASE 51 5658 PURCHASE 100 5658 PURCHASE 101 5658 PURCHASE 132 5658 PURCHASE 150 5658 PURCHASE 227 5658 PURCHASE 280 5658 PURCHASE 300 5658 PURCHASE 1148 5658 SALE 1243 5659 SALE 1232 5659 SALE 1158 5659 SALE 927 5659 SALE 806 5659 SALE 748 5659 SALE 480 5659 SALE 419 5659 SALE 314 5659 SALE 200 5659 SALE 200 5659 SALE 192 5659 SALE 106 5659 SALE 102 5659 PURCHASE 1 5659 PURCHASE 57 5659 PURCHASE 117 5659 PURCHASE 132 5659 PURCHASE 174 5659 PURCHASE 187 5659 PURCHASE 205 5659 PURCHASE 241 5659 PURCHASE 261 5659 PURCHASE 476 5659 PURCHASE 568 5659 PURCHASE 1003 5659 PURCHASE 1250 5659 SALE 792 5660 SALE 464 5660 SALE 455 5660 SALE 325 5660 SALE 113 5660 SALE 66 5660 PURCHASE 1 5660 PURCHASE 1 5660 PURCHASE 10 5660 PURCHASE 13 5660 PURCHASE 26 5660 PURCHASE 30 5660 PURCHASE 39 5660 PURCHASE 42 5660 PURCHASE 44 5660 PURCHASE 45 5660 PURCHASE 45 5660 PURCHASE 49 5660 PURCHASE 53 5660 PURCHASE 53 5660 PURCHASE 64 5660 PURCHASE 68 5660 PURCHASE 70 5660 PURCHASE 98 5660 PURCHASE 124 5660 PURCHASE 150 5660 PURCHASE 201 5660 PURCHASE 205 5660 PURCHASE 240 5660 PURCHASE 249 5660 PURCHASE 300 5660 PURCHASE 300 5660 PURCHASE 350 5660 PURCHASE 421 5660 PURCHASE 500 5660 PURCHASE 622 5660 PURCHASE 650 5660 PURCHASE 652 5660 PURCHASE 688 5660 PURCHASE 691 5660 PURCHASE 912 5660 PURCHASE 978 5660 PURCHASE 999 5660 PURCHASE 1021 5660 PURCHASE 1300 5660 PURCHASE 1421 5660 PURCHASE 2650 5660 SALE 1000 5661 SALE 852 5661 SALE 681 5661 SALE 557 5661 SALE 464 5661 SALE 390 5661 SALE 333 5661 SALE 223 5661 SALE 110 5661 SALE 93 5661 PURCHASE 1 5661 PURCHASE 1 5661 PURCHASE 29 5661 PURCHASE 46 5661 PURCHASE 47 5661 PURCHASE 47 5661 PURCHASE 121 5661 PURCHASE 129 5661 PURCHASE 189 5661 PURCHASE 249 5661 PURCHASE 249 5661 PURCHASE 250 5661 PURCHASE 300 5661 PURCHASE 397 5661 PURCHASE 400 5661 PURCHASE 410 5661 PURCHASE 500 5661 PURCHASE 500 5661 PURCHASE 811 5661 PURCHASE 849 5661 PURCHASE 908 5661 PURCHASE 1000 5661 PURCHASE 1017 5661 PURCHASE 2300 5661 SALE 723 5662 SALE 300 5662 SALE 223 5662 SALE 200 5662 SALE 200 5662 SALE 200 5662 PURCHASE 1 5662 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PURCHASE 308 5663 PURCHASE 377 5663 PURCHASE 400 5663 PURCHASE 510 5663 PURCHASE 632 5663 PURCHASE 632 5663 PURCHASE 632 5663 PURCHASE 842 5663 PURCHASE 2648 5663 SALE 1067 5664 SALE 764 5664 SALE 724 5664 SALE 574 5664 SALE 483 5664 SALE 472 5664 SALE 390 5664 SALE 374 5664 SALE 360 5664 SALE 282 5664 SALE 223 5664 SALE 100 5664 SALE 46 5664 SALE 22 5664 PURCHASE 1 5664 PURCHASE 30 5664 PURCHASE 34 5664 PURCHASE 56 5664 PURCHASE 74 5664 PURCHASE 80 5664 PURCHASE 109 5664 PURCHASE 153 5664 PURCHASE 207 5664 PURCHASE 220 5664 PURCHASE 243 5664 PURCHASE 300 5664 PURCHASE 341 5664 PURCHASE 398 5664 PURCHASE 816 5664 SALE 1557 5665 SALE 1434 5665 SALE 1094 5665 SALE 863 5665 SALE 519 5665 SALE 441 5665 SALE 398 5665 SALE 390 5665 SALE 388 5665 SALE 245 5665 SALE 200 5665 SALE 92 5665 SALE 66 5665 SALE 42 5665 SALE 34 5665 SALE 12 5665 PURCHASE 6 5665 PURCHASE 6 5665 PURCHASE 37 5665 PURCHASE 50 5665 PURCHASE 50 5665 PURCHASE 187 5665 PURCHASE 250 5665 PURCHASE 272 5665 PURCHASE 277 5665 PURCHASE 297 5665 PURCHASE 300 5665 PURCHASE 329 5665 PURCHASE 388 5665 PURCHASE 632 5665 PURCHASE 818 5665 PURCHASE 819 5665 PURCHASE 1351 5665 PURCHASE 2647 5665 SALE 959 5666 SALE 724 5666 SALE 498 5666 SALE 400 5666 SALE 310 5666 SALE 200 5666 SALE 200 5666 SALE 173 5666 SALE 158 5666 SALE 133 5666 SALE 132 5666 SALE 106 5666 SALE 94 5666 SALE 58 5666 SALE 44 5666 PURCHASE 1 5666 PURCHASE 1 5666 PURCHASE 2 5666 PURCHASE 4 5666 PURCHASE 4 5666 PURCHASE 28 5666 PURCHASE 30 5666 PURCHASE 257 5666 PURCHASE 350 5666 PURCHASE 368 5666 PURCHASE 725 5666 PURCHASE 828 5666 PURCHASE 2464 5666 SALE 1380 5667 SALE 1035 5667 SALE 797 5667 SALE 785 5667 SALE 764 5667 SALE 709 5667 SALE 512 5667 SALE 484 5667 SALE 483 5667 SALE 460 5667 SALE 420 5667 SALE 419 5667 SALE 247 5667 SALE 209 5667 SALE 163 5667 SALE 159 5667 SALE 143 5667 SALE 69 5667 SALE 61 5667 SALE 20 5667 PURCHASE 1 5667 PURCHASE 24 5667 PURCHASE 29 5667 PURCHASE 162 5667 PURCHASE 250 5667 PURCHASE 268 5667 PURCHASE 777 5667 SALE 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71 5700 PURCHASE 77 5700 PURCHASE 90 5700 PURCHASE 168 5700 PURCHASE 200 5700 PURCHASE 201 5700 PURCHASE 229 5700 PURCHASE 233 5700 PURCHASE 243 5700 PURCHASE 247 5700 PURCHASE 271 5700 PURCHASE 300 5700 PURCHASE 300 5700 PURCHASE 334 5700 PURCHASE 502 5700 PURCHASE 700 5700 PURCHASE 984 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 SALE 296 5701 SALE 199 5701 SALE 127 5701 SALE 64 5701 SALE 29 5701 PURCHASE 49 5701 PURCHASE 123 5701 PURCHASE 200 5701 PURCHASE 284 5701 PURCHASE 295 5701 PURCHASE 100 5702 PURCHASE 185 5702 PURCHASE 300 5702 PURCHASE 300 5702 PURCHASE 723 5702 PURCHASE 998 5702 SALE 400 5703 SALE 353 5703 PURCHASE 3 5703 PURCHASE 30 5703 PURCHASE 107 5703 PURCHASE 200 5703 PURCHASE 261 5703 PURCHASE 775 5703 PURCHASE 1039 5703 PURCHASE 1720 5703 SALE 1300 5704 SALE 711 5704 SALE 695 5704 SALE 627 5704 SALE 431 5704 SALE 262 5704 SALE 179 5704 SALE 61 5704 SALE 23 5704 PURCHASE 29 5704 PURCHASE 29 5704 PURCHASE 31 5704 PURCHASE 33 5704 PURCHASE 56 5704 PURCHASE 56 5704 PURCHASE 67 5704 PURCHASE 72 5704 PURCHASE 122 5704 PURCHASE 135 5704 PURCHASE 180 5704 PURCHASE 194 5704 PURCHASE 254 5704 PURCHASE 297 5704 PURCHASE 348 5704 PURCHASE 603 5704 PURCHASE 642 5704 SALE 2396 5705 SALE 1399 5705 SALE 809 5705 SALE 457 5705 SALE 370 5705 SALE 292 5705 SALE 223 5705 SALE 51 5705 SALE 48 5705 SALE 13 5705 PURCHASE 12 5705 PURCHASE 12 5705 PURCHASE 30 5705 PURCHASE 47 5705 PURCHASE 47 5705 PURCHASE 170 5705 PURCHASE 266 5705 PURCHASE 267 5705 PURCHASE 500 5705 PURCHASE 642 5705 PURCHASE 807 5705 PURCHASE 1000 5705 PURCHASE 1000 5705 SALE 500 5706 PURCHASE 131 5706 PURCHASE 838 5706 SALE 1751 5707 PURCHASE 29 5707 PURCHASE 29 5707 PURCHASE 634 5707 PURCHASE 647 5707 SALE 1985 5708 SALE 776 5708 SALE 438 5708 SALE 250 5708 PURCHASE 16 5708 PURCHASE 45 5708 PURCHASE 48 5708 PURCHASE 61 5708 PURCHASE 123 5708 PURCHASE 124 5708 PURCHASE 400 5708 PURCHASE 457 5708 PURCHASE 489 5708 PURCHASE 500 5708 PURCHASE 1088 5708 PURCHASE 1483 5708 SALE 100000 5708.267 SALE 2627 5709 SALE 2399 5709 SALE 2017 5709 SALE 852 5709 SALE 606 5709 SALE 200 5709 SALE 186 5709 SALE 54 5709 PURCHASE 13 5709 PURCHASE 70 5709 PURCHASE 82 5709 PURCHASE 215 5709 PURCHASE 700 5709 PURCHASE 750 5709 SALE 2001 5710 SALE 1165 5710 SALE 800 5710 SALE 400 5710 SALE 360 5710 SALE 32 5710 PURCHASE 21 5710 PURCHASE 50 5710 PURCHASE 106 5710 PURCHASE 300 5710 PURCHASE 300 5710 PURCHASE 300 5710 PURCHASE 440 5710 PURCHASE 622 5710 PURCHASE 690 5710 PURCHASE 754 5710 PURCHASE 912 5710 PURCHASE 1116 5710 SALE 1129 5711 SALE 925 5711 PURCHASE 335 5711 PURCHASE 390 5711 SALE 783 5712 PURCHASE 30 5712 PURCHASE 69 5712 PURCHASE 172 5712 SALE 498 5713 SALE 320 5713 SALE 282 5713 SALE 244 5713 SALE 107 5713 SALE 50 5713 SALE 34 5713 PURCHASE 47 5713 PURCHASE 70 5713 PURCHASE 398 5713 PURCHASE 525 5713 PURCHASE 525 5713 PURCHASE 574 5713 PURCHASE 29 5715 PURCHASE 609 5715 PURCHASE 1203 5715 SALE 2500 5716 SALE 1100 5716 PURCHASE 58 5716 PURCHASE 300 5716 PURCHASE 56 5717 PURCHASE 500 5717 SALE 1461 5718 SALE 295 5718 SALE 120 5718 SALE 80 5718 SALE 53 5718 SALE 29 5718 SALE 14 5718 PURCHASE 93 5718 PURCHASE 127 5718 PURCHASE 250 5718 PURCHASE 422 5718 PURCHASE 500 5718 SALE 1250 5719 SALE 426 5720 SALE 182 5720 SALE 45 5720 PURCHASE 250 5720 SALE 2621 5721 PURCHASE 196 5721 PURCHASE 392 5721 SALE 30 5723 SALE 500 5725 PURCHASE 800 5725 SALE 583 5727 SALE 2618 5728 PURCHASE 9 5729 PURCHASE 28 5729 PURCHASE 257 5729 PURCHASE 784 5729 PURCHASE 234 5731 PURCHASE 1153 5731 SALE 1135 5733 SALE 37 5733 PURCHASE 145 5733 PURCHASE 29 5734 PURCHASE 30 5734 SALE 761 5735 SALE 245 5735 PURCHASE 75 5735 PURCHASE 85 5735 PURCHASE 492 5735 SALE 665 5736 PURCHASE 480 5736 SALE 554 5737 SALE 399 5737 SALE 47 5737 PURCHASE 300 5737 PURCHASE 300 5737 PURCHASE 487 5738 PURCHASE 17 5739 PURCHASE 300 5739 PURCHASE 300 5739 SALE 2613 5740 SALE 1013 5740 SALE 653 5740 SALE 558 5740 SALE 300 5740 SALE 297 5740 PURCHASE 182 5740 PURCHASE 682 5740 PURCHASE 107 5741 PURCHASE 300 5741 PURCHASE 900 5741 SALE 759 5742 PURCHASE 24 5742 PURCHASE 46 5742 PURCHASE 24 5743 PURCHASE 76 5743 PURCHASE 89 5743 PURCHASE 109 5743 PURCHASE 199 5743 PURCHASE 1573 5743 SALE 1000 5744 PURCHASE 26 5744 PURCHASE 50 5744 PURCHASE 133 5744 PURCHASE 1101 5744 SALE 1353 5745 SALE 241 5745 SALE 944 5746 SALE 50 5746 SALE 30 5746 PURCHASE 98 5746 PURCHASE 400 5746 SALE 500 5747 PURCHASE 29 5747 PURCHASE 484 5747 PURCHASE 500 5747 PURCHASE 300 5748 PURCHASE 1724 5749 PURCHASE 47 5750 PURCHASE 1500 5750 PURCHASE 100 5751 PURCHASE 100 5751 PURCHASE 131 5753 SALE 1454 5755 SALE 692 5755 SALE 655 5755 SALE 460 5755 SALE 174 5755 PURCHASE 5 5757 PURCHASE 50 5757 SALE 1115 5758 SALE 645 5758 SALE 38 5758 PURCHASE 701 5758 PURCHASE 972 5758 SALE 200 5759 PURCHASE 13 5759 PURCHASE 25 5759 PURCHASE 34 5759 PURCHASE 46 5759 PURCHASE 200 5759 PURCHASE 200 5759 PURCHASE 492 5759 PURCHASE 300 5761 SALE 399 5764 SALE 375 5764 PURCHASE 186 5765 SALE 457 5767 SALE 49 5767 PURCHASE 500 5769 TOTAL PURCHASES 299,014 TOTAL SALES 430,181 (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 3 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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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