15th Apr 2008 11:23
UBS AG (EPT)15 April 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 14 APRIL 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 2,060,513 0.21% 5,714 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,060,513 0.21% 5,714 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 335 5726 pence PURCHASE 14 5730 PURCHASE 217 5735 SALE 184 5736 SALE 127 5737 SALE 1400 5738 PURCHASE 123 5738 PURCHASE 250 5738 PURCHASE 261 5738 SALE 204 5739 PURCHASE 336 5739 SALE 500 5740 SALE 414 5740 PURCHASE 260 5741 SALE 26 5741.5 PURCHASE 200 5742 PURCHASE 276 5744 PURCHASE 264 5745 PURCHASE 23 5746 PURCHASE 49 5746 PURCHASE 119 5746 PURCHASE 200 5746 PURCHASE 256 5746 SALE 320 5747 SALE 127 5747 SALE 150 5748 PURCHASE 100 5748 PURCHASE 240 5748 PURCHASE 448 5748 SALE 268 5749 SALE 17 5749 SALE 2608 5750 SALE 1045 5750 SALE 878 5750 SALE 196 5750 SALE 129 5750 SALE 71 5750 SALE 44 5750 PURCHASE 37 5750 PURCHASE 64 5750 PURCHASE 85 5750 PURCHASE 116 5750 PURCHASE 136 5750 PURCHASE 263 5750 PURCHASE 440 5750 PURCHASE 454 5750 PURCHASE 454 5750 SALE 564 5751 PURCHASE 15 5751 PURCHASE 44 5751 PURCHASE 100 5751 PURCHASE 248 5751 PURCHASE 336 5751 PURCHASE 357 5751 PURCHASE 500 5751 PURCHASE 1353 5751 SALE 86 5751.5 SALE 504 5752 SALE 500 5752 SALE 204 5752 SALE 79 5752 PURCHASE 2 5752 PURCHASE 32 5752 PURCHASE 33 5752 PURCHASE 53 5752 PURCHASE 85 5752 PURCHASE 88 5752 PURCHASE 254 5752 PURCHASE 283 5752 PURCHASE 318 5752 PURCHASE 403 5752 PURCHASE 439 5752 SALE 800 5753 SALE 269 5753 SALE 217 5753 SALE 213 5753 SALE 202 5753 SALE 197 5753 SALE 188 5753 SALE 187 5753 SALE 172 5753 SALE 100 5753 SALE 98 5753 SALE 45 5753 SALE 16 5753 SALE 11 5753 PURCHASE 14 5753 PURCHASE 363 5753 PURCHASE 437 5753 SALE 53 5753.5 SALE 315 5754 SALE 8 5754 SALE 2 5754 PURCHASE 1 5754 PURCHASE 13 5754 PURCHASE 30 5754 PURCHASE 100 5754 PURCHASE 155 5754 PURCHASE 266 5754 PURCHASE 327 5754 PURCHASE 401 5754 PURCHASE 427 5754 PURCHASE 684 5754 PURCHASE 857 5754 SALE 9 5754.5 SALE 2 5754.5 SALE 564 5755 SALE 564 5755 SALE 363 5755 SALE 277 5755 SALE 269 5755 SALE 266 5755 SALE 263 5755 SALE 62 5755 PURCHASE 56 5755 PURCHASE 80 5755 PURCHASE 89 5755 PURCHASE 95 5755 PURCHASE 100 5755 PURCHASE 100 5755 PURCHASE 154 5755 PURCHASE 186 5755 PURCHASE 200 5755 PURCHASE 207 5755 PURCHASE 244 5755 PURCHASE 288 5755 PURCHASE 408 5755 PURCHASE 1000 5755 SALE 7 5755.5 SALE 3 5755.5 SALE 2 5755.5 SALE 500 5756 SALE 111 5756 PURCHASE 40 5756 PURCHASE 69 5756 PURCHASE 86 5756 PURCHASE 190 5756 PURCHASE 230 5756 PURCHASE 843 5756 SALE 1000 5757 SALE 1000 5757 SALE 500 5757 SALE 324 5757 SALE 142 5757 SALE 90 5757 PURCHASE 500 5757 SALE 552 5758 SALE 495 5758 SALE 339 5758 SALE 315 5758 SALE 200 5758 PURCHASE 104 5758 PURCHASE 332 5758 PURCHASE 400 5758 PURCHASE 418 5758 PURCHASE 639 5758 PURCHASE 1079 5758 SALE 844 5759 SALE 586 5759 SALE 500 5759 SALE 196 5759 SALE 5 5759 PURCHASE 39 5759 PURCHASE 100 5759 PURCHASE 200 5759 PURCHASE 297 5759 PURCHASE 462 5759 SALE 8 5759.5 SALE 681 5760 SALE 527 5760 SALE 465 5760 SALE 268 5760 SALE 250 5760 SALE 246 5760 SALE 199 5760 SALE 133 5760 SALE 100 5760 SALE 12 5760 SALE 2 5760 PURCHASE 50 5760 PURCHASE 100 5760 PURCHASE 200 5760 PURCHASE 268 5760 PURCHASE 268 5760 PURCHASE 304 5760 PURCHASE 317 5760 PURCHASE 372 5760 PURCHASE 1250 5760 SALE 3 5760.5 SALE 100 5761 SALE 47 5761 SALE 27 5761 PURCHASE 16 5761 PURCHASE 25 5761 PURCHASE 46 5761 PURCHASE 58 5761 PURCHASE 83 5761 PURCHASE 100 5761 PURCHASE 100 5761 PURCHASE 100 5761 PURCHASE 205 5761 PURCHASE 268 5761 PURCHASE 304 5761 PURCHASE 350 5761 PURCHASE 377 5761 PURCHASE 387 5761 PURCHASE 396 5761 PURCHASE 452 5761 SALE 189 5762 SALE 90 5762 SALE 88 5762 PURCHASE 1 5762 PURCHASE 90 5762 PURCHASE 394 5762 PURCHASE 500 5762 PURCHASE 513 5762 PURCHASE 1205 5762 SALE 95 5763 PURCHASE 26 5763 PURCHASE 35 5763 PURCHASE 48 5763 PURCHASE 104 5763 PURCHASE 168 5763 PURCHASE 272 5763 PURCHASE 320 5763 PURCHASE 415 5763 PURCHASE 1123 5763 SALE 11 5763.5 SALE 459 5764 SALE 459 5764 PURCHASE 106 5764 PURCHASE 376 5764 PURCHASE 399 5764 SALE 400 5765 SALE 32 5765 SALE 1 5765 PURCHASE 45 5765 PURCHASE 82 5765 PURCHASE 100 5765 PURCHASE 100 5765 PURCHASE 173 5765 PURCHASE 11 5766 PURCHASE 18 5766 PURCHASE 56 5766 PURCHASE 100 5766 PURCHASE 200 5766 PURCHASE 222 5766 PURCHASE 247 5766 PURCHASE 399 5766 PURCHASE 414 5766 PURCHASE 424 5766 PURCHASE 666 5766 PURCHASE 733 5766 SALE 336 5767 SALE 247 5767 SALE 54 5767 PURCHASE 128 5767 PURCHASE 163 5767 PURCHASE 247 5767 PURCHASE 250 5767 PURCHASE 342 5767 PURCHASE 370 5767 SALE 285 5768 SALE 142 5769 SALE 86 5769 PURCHASE 30 5769 PURCHASE 100 5769 PURCHASE 170 5769 PURCHASE 232 5769 PURCHASE 247 5769 SALE 400 5770 SALE 184 5770 SALE 70 5770 PURCHASE 50 5770 PURCHASE 100 5770 PURCHASE 121 5770 PURCHASE 300 5770 PURCHASE 100 5771 PURCHASE 108 5771 PURCHASE 500 5771 PURCHASE 1566 5771 SALE 2598 5772 SALE 1500 5772 SALE 760 5772 SALE 500 5772 SALE 391 5772 PURCHASE 37 5772 PURCHASE 37 5772 PURCHASE 50 5772 PURCHASE 91 5772 PURCHASE 100 5772 PURCHASE 200 5772 PURCHASE 200 5772 SALE 1800 5773 SALE 1000 5773 SALE 299 5773 PURCHASE 22 5773 PURCHASE 50 5773 PURCHASE 68 5773 SALE 500 5774 SALE 500 5774 SALE 200 5774 SALE 200 5774 PURCHASE 62 5774 PURCHASE 100 5774 PURCHASE 100 5774 PURCHASE 200 5774 PURCHASE 200 5774 PURCHASE 250 5774 PURCHASE 300 5774 PURCHASE 353 5774 PURCHASE 600 5774 PURCHASE 666 5774 SALE 1000 5775 SALE 620 5775 SALE 600 5775 SALE 324 5775 PURCHASE 200 5775 PURCHASE 200 5775 SALE 9 5775.5 SALE 400 5776 SALE 400 5776 SALE 200 5776 SALE 186 5776 SALE 149 5776 SALE 100 5776 SALE 51 5776 PURCHASE 64 5776 PURCHASE 73 5776 PURCHASE 208 5776 PURCHASE 300 5776 PURCHASE 24 5777 PURCHASE 40 5777 PURCHASE 50 5777 PURCHASE 70 5777 PURCHASE 100 5777 PURCHASE 200 5777 PURCHASE 208 5777 SALE 246 5778 SALE 37 5778 SALE 21 5778 PURCHASE 48 5778 PURCHASE 247 5778 PURCHASE 250 5778 SALE 500 5779 SALE 500 5779 SALE 500 5779 SALE 100 5779 PURCHASE 218 5779 PURCHASE 361 5779 SALE 1001 5780 SALE 900 5780 SALE 615 5780 SALE 334 5780 SALE 320 5780 SALE 318 5780 PURCHASE 200 5780 PURCHASE 314 5780 PURCHASE 86 5781 PURCHASE 247 5781 SALE 842 5782 SALE 125 5782 SALE 100 5782 SALE 84 5782 PURCHASE 100 5782 PURCHASE 200 5782 PURCHASE 247 5782 PURCHASE 328 5782 SALE 599 5783 SALE 458 5783 SALE 269 5783 SALE 193 5783 SALE 49 5783 SALE 37 5783 SALE 35 5783 SALE 34 5783 SALE 34 5783 PURCHASE 425 5783 SALE 724 5784 SALE 433 5784 SALE 265 5784 SALE 150 5784 SALE 100 5784 SALE 96 5784 SALE 51 5784 SALE 41 5784 SALE 4 5784 PURCHASE 12 5784 PURCHASE 20 5784 PURCHASE 47 5784 PURCHASE 60 5784 PURCHASE 237 5784 PURCHASE 249 5784 PURCHASE 1093 5784 SALE 2511 5785 SALE 1500 5785 SALE 1500 5785 SALE 1286 5785 SALE 1139 5785 SALE 980 5785 SALE 702 5785 SALE 702 5785 SALE 627 5785 SALE 615 5785 SALE 511 5785 SALE 500 5785 SALE 395 5785 SALE 395 5785 SALE 366 5785 SALE 335 5785 SALE 314 5785 SALE 299 5785 SALE 284 5785 SALE 280 5785 SALE 280 5785 SALE 259 5785 SALE 250 5785 SALE 230 5785 SALE 226 5785 SALE 200 5785 SALE 153 5785 SALE 138 5785 SALE 101 5785 SALE 39 5785 SALE 32 5785 SALE 16 5785 PURCHASE 35 5785 PURCHASE 82 5785 PURCHASE 100 5785 PURCHASE 161 5785 PURCHASE 241 5785 PURCHASE 247 5785 PURCHASE 323 5785 PURCHASE 395 5785 PURCHASE 443 5785 PURCHASE 533 5785 SALE 499 5786 SALE 268 5786 SALE 247 5786 SALE 100 5786 SALE 92 5786 PURCHASE 100 5786 PURCHASE 410 5786 PURCHASE 431 5786 PURCHASE 850 5786 SALE 272 5787 SALE 247 5787 SALE 247 5787 SALE 190 5787 SALE 30 5787 PURCHASE 50 5787 PURCHASE 87 5787 PURCHASE 100 5787 PURCHASE 200 5787 PURCHASE 246 5787 PURCHASE 268 5787 PURCHASE 300 5787 PURCHASE 387 5787 PURCHASE 390 5787 PURCHASE 408 5787 PURCHASE 422 5787 PURCHASE 468 5787 PURCHASE 620 5787 PURCHASE 1037 5787 SALE 1000 5788 SALE 300 5788 SALE 300 5788 SALE 247 5788 SALE 174 5788 SALE 143 5788 SALE 100 5788 SALE 100 5788 PURCHASE 54 5788 PURCHASE 57 5788 PURCHASE 139 5788 PURCHASE 266 5788 PURCHASE 390 5788 PURCHASE 500 5788 SALE 409 5789 SALE 50 5789 PURCHASE 77 5789 PURCHASE 100 5789 PURCHASE 100 5789 PURCHASE 100 5789 PURCHASE 100 5789 PURCHASE 200 5789 PURCHASE 251 5789 SALE 2188 5790 SALE 301 5790 SALE 250 5790 SALE 100 5790 PURCHASE 76 5790 PURCHASE 123 5790 PURCHASE 200 5790 PURCHASE 446 5790 PURCHASE 992 5790 SALE 1008 5791 SALE 73 5791 PURCHASE 17 5791 PURCHASE 27 5791 PURCHASE 86 5791 PURCHASE 100 5791 PURCHASE 150 5791 PURCHASE 163 5791 PURCHASE 200 5791 PURCHASE 200 5791 PURCHASE 250 5791 PURCHASE 385 5791 PURCHASE 390 5791 PURCHASE 666 5791 SALE 1500 5792 SALE 100 5792 SALE 100 5792 PURCHASE 86 5792 PURCHASE 100 5792 PURCHASE 150 5792 PURCHASE 150 5792 PURCHASE 184 5792 PURCHASE 745 5792 PURCHASE 1094 5792 SALE 1650 5793 SALE 288 5793 PURCHASE 11 5793 PURCHASE 19 5793 PURCHASE 69 5793 PURCHASE 81 5793 PURCHASE 86 5793 PURCHASE 100 5793 PURCHASE 100 5793 PURCHASE 272 5793 PURCHASE 350 5793 PURCHASE 500 5793 PURCHASE 1000 5793 SALE 236 5794 SALE 200 5794 SALE 100 5794 PURCHASE 61 5794 PURCHASE 359 5794 PURCHASE 455 5794 PURCHASE 457 5794 PURCHASE 31 5795 PURCHASE 36 5795 PURCHASE 93 5795 PURCHASE 100 5795 PURCHASE 100 5795 PURCHASE 100 5795 PURCHASE 107 5795 PURCHASE 111 5795 PURCHASE 200 5795 PURCHASE 200 5795 PURCHASE 218 5795 PURCHASE 300 5795 PURCHASE 300 5795 PURCHASE 416 5795 PURCHASE 433 5795 PURCHASE 499 5795 PURCHASE 500 5795 PURCHASE 500 5795 PURCHASE 1000 5795 SALE 303 5796 PURCHASE 37 5796 PURCHASE 48 5796 PURCHASE 67 5796 PURCHASE 100 5796 PURCHASE 100 5796 PURCHASE 100 5796 PURCHASE 137 5796 PURCHASE 268 5796 PURCHASE 280 5796 SALE 1271 5797 SALE 268 5797 SALE 200 5797 PURCHASE 20 5797 PURCHASE 52 5797 PURCHASE 79 5797 PURCHASE 261 5797 PURCHASE 406 5797 PURCHASE 167 5798 PURCHASE 293 5798 SALE 500 5799 SALE 261 5799 SALE 236 5799 PURCHASE 68 5799 PURCHASE 86 5799 PURCHASE 100 5799 PURCHASE 100 5799 PURCHASE 150 5799 PURCHASE 150 5799 PURCHASE 200 5799 PURCHASE 200 5799 PURCHASE 399 5799 SALE 1727 5800 SALE 1114 5800 SALE 700 5800 SALE 400 5800 PURCHASE 38 5800 PURCHASE 100 5800 PURCHASE 311 5800 PURCHASE 395 5800 PURCHASE 424 5800 PURCHASE 700 5800 PURCHASE 3758 5800.9647 SALE 1585 5801 PURCHASE 100 5801 PURCHASE 438 5801 SALE 1000 5802 SALE 755 5802 SALE 699 5802 SALE 369 5802 SALE 264 5802 SALE 64 5802 PURCHASE 500 5802 PURCHASE 1304 5802 SALE 750 5803 SALE 400 5803 SALE 100 5803 SALE 100 5803 PURCHASE 200 5803 PURCHASE 231 5803 PURCHASE 268 5803 PURCHASE 268 5803 PURCHASE 666 5803 SALE 1770 5804 SALE 762 5804 SALE 600 5804 SALE 400 5804 SALE 100 5804 SALE 30 5804 PURCHASE 200 5804 PURCHASE 200 5804 SALE 1545 5805 SALE 845 5805 SALE 529 5805 SALE 400 5805 SALE 349 5805 SALE 200 5805 PURCHASE 54 5805 PURCHASE 500 5805 PURCHASE 627 5805 SALE 1945 5806 SALE 694 5806 SALE 674 5806 SALE 400 5806 SALE 314 5806 SALE 309 5806 PURCHASE 34 5806 PURCHASE 35 5806 PURCHASE 42 5806 PURCHASE 47 5806 PURCHASE 47 5806 PURCHASE 48 5806 PURCHASE 86 5806 PURCHASE 95 5806 PURCHASE 253 5806 PURCHASE 288 5806 PURCHASE 316 5806 PURCHASE 357 5806 PURCHASE 385 5806 PURCHASE 400 5806 PURCHASE 431 5806 PURCHASE 439 5806 PURCHASE 451 5806 PURCHASE 625 5806 SALE 1000 5807 SALE 379 5807 SALE 294 5807 SALE 171 5807 SALE 107 5807 PURCHASE 100 5807 PURCHASE 115 5807 PURCHASE 146 5807 PURCHASE 200 5807 PURCHASE 240 5807 PURCHASE 314 5807 PURCHASE 381 5807 PURCHASE 557 5807 PURCHASE 666 5807 PURCHASE 784 5807 SALE 1633 5808 SALE 361 5808 PURCHASE 125 5808 PURCHASE 314 5808 PURCHASE 512 5808 SALE 1056 5809 SALE 1000 5809 SALE 903 5809 SALE 268 5809 SALE 268 5809 SALE 250 5809 SALE 200 5809 SALE 100 5809 PURCHASE 62 5809 PURCHASE 241 5809 PURCHASE 382 5809 PURCHASE 400 5809 PURCHASE 439 5809 PURCHASE 500 5809 PURCHASE 1375 5809 PURCHASE 2000 5809 SALE 227 5809.5 SALE 1562 5810 SALE 1130 5810 SALE 1000 5810 SALE 963 5810 SALE 717 5810 SALE 700 5810 SALE 585 5810 SALE 334 5810 SALE 309 5810 SALE 301 5810 SALE 246 5810 SALE 228 5810 SALE 166 5810 SALE 55 5810 SALE 51 5810 SALE 37 5810 SALE 14 5810 PURCHASE 59 5810 PURCHASE 100 5810 PURCHASE 244 5810 PURCHASE 354 5810 PURCHASE 356 5810 PURCHASE 366 5810 PURCHASE 370 5810 PURCHASE 375 5810 PURCHASE 416 5810 PURCHASE 431 5810 PURCHASE 461 5810 SALE 666 5811 SALE 273 5811 SALE 134 5811 SALE 125 5811 SALE 114 5811 PURCHASE 37 5811 PURCHASE 41 5811 PURCHASE 77 5811 PURCHASE 81 5811 PURCHASE 200 5811 PURCHASE 250 5811 PURCHASE 266 5811 PURCHASE 311 5811 PURCHASE 314 5811 PURCHASE 327 5811 SALE 1500 5812 SALE 328 5812 SALE 200 5812 SALE 134 5812 SALE 124 5812 SALE 89 5812 PURCHASE 10 5812 PURCHASE 48 5812 PURCHASE 100 5812 PURCHASE 132 5812 PURCHASE 160 5812 PURCHASE 172 5812 PURCHASE 268 5812 PURCHASE 394 5812 PURCHASE 400 5812 PURCHASE 408 5812 PURCHASE 533 5812 PURCHASE 1000 5812 SALE 1000 5813 SALE 1000 5813 SALE 1000 5813 SALE 417 5813 SALE 390 5813 SALE 268 5813 SALE 200 5813 PURCHASE 100 5813 PURCHASE 112 5813 PURCHASE 200 5813 PURCHASE 250 5813 PURCHASE 859 5813 SALE 124 5813.5 SALE 2579 5814 SALE 400 5814 SALE 355 5814 SALE 355 5814 SALE 290 5814 SALE 106 5814 SALE 100 5814 SALE 25 5814 PURCHASE 31 5814 PURCHASE 37 5814 PURCHASE 118 5814 PURCHASE 224 5814 PURCHASE 375 5814 PURCHASE 504 5814 PURCHASE 563 5814 PURCHASE 666 5814 PURCHASE 736 5814 PURCHASE 782 5814 SALE 2008 5815 SALE 541 5815 SALE 427 5815 SALE 300 5815 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PURCHASE 126 5843 PURCHASE 380 5843 PURCHASE 433 5843 PURCHASE 599 5843 SALE 675 5844 SALE 400 5844 SALE 300 5844 PURCHASE 84 5844 PURCHASE 100 5844 PURCHASE 172 5844 PURCHASE 327 5844 PURCHASE 1000 5844 SALE 2500 5845 SALE 2306 5845 SALE 1617 5845 SALE 900 5845 SALE 900 5845 SALE 273 5845 SALE 251 5845 SALE 66 5845 SALE 31 5845 PURCHASE 100 5845 PURCHASE 127 5845 PURCHASE 200 5845 SALE 586 5846 SALE 400 5846 SALE 100 5846 PURCHASE 135 5846 SALE 2565 5847 SALE 1000 5847 SALE 133 5847 SALE 17 5847 PURCHASE 136 5847 PURCHASE 250 5847 SALE 1938 5848 SALE 1212 5848 SALE 840 5848 SALE 626 5848 SALE 314 5848 SALE 258 5848 SALE 231 5848 SALE 100 5848 PURCHASE 43 5848 PURCHASE 212 5848 PURCHASE 1000 5848 SALE 565 5849 SALE 399 5849 SALE 200 5849 SALE 100 5849 SALE 68 5849 SALE 68 5849 SALE 68 5849 PURCHASE 68 5849 PURCHASE 68 5849 PURCHASE 273 5849 PURCHASE 375 5849 PURCHASE 588 5849 PURCHASE 800 5849 PURCHASE 855 5849 SALE 986 5850 SALE 586 5850 SALE 525 5850 SALE 324 5850 PURCHASE 17 5850 PURCHASE 20 5850 PURCHASE 20 5850 PURCHASE 25 5850 PURCHASE 27 5850 PURCHASE 48 5850 PURCHASE 96 5850 PURCHASE 100 5850 PURCHASE 118 5850 PURCHASE 158 5850 PURCHASE 162 5850 PURCHASE 200 5850 PURCHASE 210 5850 PURCHASE 224 5850 PURCHASE 226 5850 PURCHASE 231 5850 PURCHASE 280 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 320 5850 PURCHASE 367 5850 PURCHASE 400 5850 PURCHASE 490 5850 PURCHASE 500 5850 PURCHASE 500 5850 PURCHASE 802 5850 PURCHASE 1000 5850 PURCHASE 1600 5850 PURCHASE 2564 5850 SALE 1804 5851 SALE 200 5851 SALE 100 5851 PURCHASE 50 5851 PURCHASE 500 5851 SALE 492 5852 SALE 300 5852 SALE 100 5852 PURCHASE 144 5852 PURCHASE 156 5852 PURCHASE 180 5852 PURCHASE 246 5852 PURCHASE 349 5852 PURCHASE 438 5852 SALE 567 5853 SALE 213 5853 PURCHASE 100 5853 PURCHASE 200 5853 PURCHASE 246 5853 PURCHASE 400 5853 PURCHASE 400 5853 PURCHASE 500 5853 PURCHASE 2562 5853 PURCHASE 100 5854 PURCHASE 200 5854 PURCHASE 320 5854 PURCHASE 320 5854 PURCHASE 455 5854 PURCHASE 500 5854 SALE 1500 5855 SALE 1500 5855 SALE 1500 5855 SALE 726 5855 PURCHASE 1 5855 PURCHASE 100 5855 PURCHASE 100 5855 PURCHASE 145 5855 PURCHASE 200 5855 PURCHASE 314 5855 PURCHASE 396 5855 PURCHASE 1085 5855 SALE 137 5855.5 SALE 1065 5856 PURCHASE 100 5856 PURCHASE 400 5856 PURCHASE 829 5856 PURCHASE 1300 5856 SALE 373 5857 SALE 50 5857 SALE 1575 5858 SALE 1340 5858 SALE 447 5858 PURCHASE 7 5858 PURCHASE 11 5858 PURCHASE 27 5858 PURCHASE 36 5858 PURCHASE 45 5858 PURCHASE 133 5858 PURCHASE 373 5858 PURCHASE 645 5858 SALE 645 5859 SALE 2301 5860 SALE 959 5860 SALE 660 5860 SALE 511 5860 SALE 500 5860 SALE 500 5860 SALE 186 5860 SALE 72 5860 PURCHASE 392 5860 SALE 407 5861 PURCHASE 211 5861 PURCHASE 272 5861 PURCHASE 159 5862 PURCHASE 359 5862 PURCHASE 428 5862 PURCHASE 560 5862 PURCHASE 593 5862 PURCHASE 613 5862 PURCHASE 1000 5862 PURCHASE 41 5865 SALE 314 5866 PURCHASE 125 5867 PURCHASE 314 5872 PURCHASE 559 5872 TOTAL PURCHASES 261,599 TOTAL SALES 261,093 (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 15 APRIL 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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