19th Feb 2008 11:30
UBS AG (EPT)19 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 18 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 2,195,103 0.22% 5,065 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,195,103 0.22% 5,065 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 800 5498 pence SALE 800 5505 SALE 800 5511 SALE 600 5514 PURCHASE 800 5517 SALE 800 5519 SALE 500 5521 PURCHASE 476 5521 PURCHASE 404 5524 PURCHASE 397 5530 SALE 800 5531 SALE 232 5531 SALE 171 5531 SALE 800 5532 PURCHASE 333 5534 PURCHASE 800 5534 SALE 191 5536 SALE 396 5537 SALE 2000 5538 SALE 600 5539 PURCHASE 800 5543 PURCHASE 1022 5543 PURCHASE 750 5545 PURCHASE 800 5552 PURCHASE 348 5556 SALE 389 5557 PURCHASE 392 5558 PURCHASE 530 5558 PURCHASE 1000 5558 PURCHASE 1000 5558 PURCHASE 60 5559 PURCHASE 6 5560 PURCHASE 150 5560 PURCHASE 311 5560 PURCHASE 461 5560 PURCHASE 461 5560 PURCHASE 461 5560 PURCHASE 461 5560 PURCHASE 800 5560 SALE 323 5561 PURCHASE 125 5561 PURCHASE 125 5561 PURCHASE 268 5561 PURCHASE 90 5562 PURCHASE 154 5562 SALE 1245 5563 SALE 299 5563 SALE 160 5563 SALE 96 5563 PURCHASE 14 5563 PURCHASE 173 5563 PURCHASE 458 5563 PURCHASE 458 5563 PURCHASE 500 5563 PURCHASE 574 5563 PURCHASE 852 5563 PURCHASE 9 5564 PURCHASE 251 5564 PURCHASE 279 5564 PURCHASE 371 5564 PURCHASE 410 5564 PURCHASE 684 5564 SALE 224 5565 PURCHASE 156 5565 PURCHASE 362 5565 PURCHASE 461 5565 PURCHASE 461 5565 PURCHASE 461 5565 PURCHASE 461 5565 PURCHASE 500 5565 PURCHASE 750 5565 SALE 1738 5566 SALE 1603 5566 SALE 939 5566 SALE 581 5566 SALE 385 5566 SALE 169 5566 SALE 147 5566 SALE 144 5566 SALE 49 5566 PURCHASE 378 5566 PURCHASE 2694 5566 SALE 906 5567 SALE 859 5567 SALE 163 5567 PURCHASE 150 5567 PURCHASE 220 5567 PURCHASE 458 5567 SALE 157 5568 PURCHASE 132 5568 PURCHASE 157 5568 PURCHASE 250 5568 PURCHASE 307 5568 SALE 963 5569 SALE 738 5569 SALE 386 5569 SALE 363 5569 SALE 277 5569 SALE 73 5569 SALE 41 5569 SALE 322 5570 SALE 300 5570 SALE 147 5570 PURCHASE 50 5570 PURCHASE 62 5570 PURCHASE 257 5570 PURCHASE 382 5570 PURCHASE 674 5570 PURCHASE 712 5570 PURCHASE 961 5570 PURCHASE 961 5570 PURCHASE 1069 5570 PURCHASE 1112 5570 PURCHASE 1238 5570 PURCHASE 2000 5570 SALE 800 5571 SALE 140 5571 PURCHASE 165 5571 PURCHASE 178 5571 PURCHASE 286 5571 PURCHASE 295 5571 PURCHASE 300 5571 PURCHASE 402 5571 PURCHASE 1119 5571 SALE 220 5572 PURCHASE 57 5572 PURCHASE 205 5572 PURCHASE 274 5572 PURCHASE 288 5572 PURCHASE 288 5572 PURCHASE 300 5572 PURCHASE 309 5572 PURCHASE 359 5572 PURCHASE 359 5572 PURCHASE 359 5572 PURCHASE 359 5572 PURCHASE 359 5572 PURCHASE 359 5572 PURCHASE 458 5572 PURCHASE 530 5572 PURCHASE 584 5572 SALE 1360 5573 SALE 600 5573 SALE 500 5573 SALE 355 5573 SALE 232 5573 SALE 220 5573 SALE 119 5573 SALE 24 5573 PURCHASE 26 5573 PURCHASE 200 5573 PURCHASE 220 5573 PURCHASE 268 5573 PURCHASE 572 5573 SALE 1465 5574 SALE 1000 5574 SALE 539 5574 SALE 465 5574 SALE 449 5574 SALE 120 5574 SALE 46 5574 SALE 39 5574 SALE 1232 5575 SALE 822 5575 SALE 283 5575 SALE 268 5575 SALE 89 5575 SALE 81 5575 PURCHASE 194 5575 PURCHASE 264 5575 PURCHASE 472 5575 PURCHASE 530 5575 PURCHASE 706 5575 PURCHASE 870 5575 PURCHASE 1294 5575 SALE 750 5576 SALE 300 5576 SALE 150 5576 SALE 5 5576 SALE 319 5577 SALE 250 5577 SALE 157 5577 SALE 150 5577 SALE 142 5577 SALE 220 5578 SALE 100 5578 SALE 53 5578 PURCHASE 553 5578 SALE 200 5579 PURCHASE 100 5579 SALE 1305 5580 SALE 774 5580 SALE 772 5580 SALE 278 5580 SALE 249 5580 SALE 39 5580 PURCHASE 370 5580 PURCHASE 1250 5580 SALE 2688 5581 SALE 271 5581 SALE 250 5581 SALE 63 5581 SALE 500 5582 PURCHASE 250 5582 PURCHASE 330 5582 PURCHASE 545 5582 PURCHASE 875 5582 SALE 1115 5583 PURCHASE 150 5583 PURCHASE 1302 5583 PURCHASE 200 5584 PURCHASE 500 5584 PURCHASE 1889 5584 SALE 800 5585 SALE 300 5585 PURCHASE 529 5585 SALE 714 5586 SALE 251 5586 PURCHASE 660 5586 SALE 160 5587 SALE 53 5588 PURCHASE 27 5588 PURCHASE 500 5588 SALE 220 5589 PURCHASE 275 5589 PURCHASE 300 5589 SALE 622 5590 PURCHASE 2057 5590 PURCHASE 2683 5590 SALE 300 5593 SALE 250 5593 PURCHASE 220 5593 PURCHASE 1177 5593 SALE 121 5594 PURCHASE 236 5595 SALE 220 5596 SALE 158 5596 PURCHASE 800 5596 SALE 644 5598 SALE 361 5598 SALE 294 5598 SALE 137 5598 PURCHASE 26 5598 PURCHASE 530 5598 PURCHASE 644 5598 PURCHASE 800 5598 SALE 350 5599 SALE 250 5599 SALE 231 5599 SALE 217 5599 SALE 211 5599 PURCHASE 501 5599 SALE 316 5600 SALE 268 5600 SALE 250 5600 SALE 220 5600 PURCHASE 356 5600 SALE 1000 5601 SALE 300 5602 SALE 225 5602 PURCHASE 1000 5602 SALE 800 5603 SALE 350 5603 SALE 268 5603 SALE 268 5603 SALE 223 5603 PURCHASE 300 5603 PURCHASE 300 5603 PURCHASE 350 5603 PURCHASE 250 5604 PURCHASE 268 5604 PURCHASE 268 5604 PURCHASE 364 5604 PURCHASE 800 5604 SALE 960 5605 SALE 500 5605 PURCHASE 65 5605 PURCHASE 264 5605 PURCHASE 320 5605 PURCHASE 320 5605 PURCHASE 686 5605 PURCHASE 1947 5605 PURCHASE 2611 5605 SALE 1000 5606 SALE 500 5606 SALE 463 5606 SALE 400 5606 SALE 54 5606 SALE 963 5607 SALE 963 5607 SALE 963 5607 SALE 760 5607 SALE 377 5607 SALE 268 5607 SALE 87 5607 PURCHASE 281 5607 PURCHASE 574 5607 PURCHASE 650 5607 PURCHASE 725 5607 PURCHASE 2300 5607 SALE 847 5608 SALE 268 5608 SALE 884 5609 SALE 884 5609 SALE 268 5609 SALE 221 5609 SALE 149 5609 SALE 2969 5610 SALE 971 5610 SALE 319 5610 PURCHASE 27 5610 PURCHASE 43 5610 PURCHASE 310 5610 PURCHASE 326 5610 PURCHASE 802 5610 PURCHASE 818 5610 PURCHASE 870 5610 SALE 719 5612 SALE 380 5612 SALE 312 5612 SALE 214 5612 SALE 181 5612 SALE 111 5612 SALE 80 5612 SALE 39 5612 PURCHASE 26 5612 PURCHASE 248 5612 PURCHASE 300 5612 PURCHASE 380 5612 PURCHASE 395 5612 PURCHASE 500 5612 PURCHASE 570 5612 SALE 325 5613 PURCHASE 697 5613 SALE 346 5614 SALE 200 5614 PURCHASE 870 5614 SALE 1819 5615 SALE 400 5615 PURCHASE 116 5615 PURCHASE 300 5615 PURCHASE 681 5615 PURCHASE 767 5615 PURCHASE 869 5615 PURCHASE 1819 5615 SALE 87 5616 SALE 311 5617 PURCHASE 500 5618 PURCHASE 167 5619 PURCHASE 339 5619 PURCHASE 752 5619 PURCHASE 61 5620 PURCHASE 90 5620 PURCHASE 491 5620 PURCHASE 500 5620 PURCHASE 501 5620 PURCHASE 600 5620 PURCHASE 678 5620 PURCHASE 1262 5620 PURCHASE 8 5621 PURCHASE 93 5621 PURCHASE 383 5621 PURCHASE 800 5621 PURCHASE 857 5621 SALE 298 5622 SALE 107 5622 SALE 50 5622 SALE 37 5622 PURCHASE 643 5622 SALE 1752 5623 SALE 1000 5623 PURCHASE 560 5623 SALE 600 5624 SALE 355 5624 SALE 64 5624 SALE 46 5624 SALE 17 5624 PURCHASE 34 5624 PURCHASE 69 5624 PURCHASE 195 5624 PURCHASE 702 5624 PURCHASE 702 5626 PURCHASE 1000 5626 SALE 552 5627 SALE 344 5627 SALE 344 5627 SALE 344 5627 SALE 344 5627 SALE 310 5627 SALE 300 5627 SALE 210 5627 SALE 186 5627 SALE 156 5627 SALE 98 5627 SALE 78 5627 SALE 57 5627 SALE 57 5627 SALE 57 5627 SALE 57 5627 PURCHASE 220 5627 PURCHASE 410 5627 SALE 1141 5628 SALE 731 5628 SALE 285 5628 SALE 220 5628 PURCHASE 229 5628 PURCHASE 662 5628 PURCHASE 737 5628 SALE 1458 5629 SALE 642 5629 SALE 378 5629 SALE 291 5629 SALE 222 5629 SALE 164 5629 SALE 136 5629 SALE 57 5629 SALE 57 5629 PURCHASE 61 5629 PURCHASE 90 5629 PURCHASE 111 5629 SALE 997 5630 SALE 616 5630 SALE 298 5630 SALE 111 5630 SALE 68 5630 SALE 31 5630 PURCHASE 25 5630 PURCHASE 69 5630 PURCHASE 190 5630 PURCHASE 288 5630 PURCHASE 437 5630 PURCHASE 706 5630 PURCHASE 833 5630 SALE 400 5631 SALE 301 5631 SALE 180 5631 SALE 177 5631 SALE 177 5631 SALE 177 5631 SALE 176 5631 SALE 170 5631 SALE 170 5631 SALE 152 5631 SALE 100 5631 SALE 92 5631 SALE 60 5631 SALE 56 5631 SALE 53 5631 SALE 25 5631 PURCHASE 26 5631 PURCHASE 455 5631 PURCHASE 800 5631 SALE 337 5632 SALE 337 5632 SALE 337 5632 SALE 337 5632 SALE 265 5632 SALE 55 5632 SALE 54 5632 SALE 54 5632 SALE 54 5632 SALE 37 5632 PURCHASE 156 5632 PURCHASE 234 5632 PURCHASE 500 5632 SALE 953 5633 SALE 440 5633 SALE 136 5633 SALE 53 5633 PURCHASE 24 5633 PURCHASE 25 5633 PURCHASE 25 5633 PURCHASE 300 5633 PURCHASE 434 5633 SALE 239 5634 SALE 233 5634 SALE 220 5634 SALE 219 5634 SALE 205 5634 SALE 203 5634 SALE 167 5634 SALE 75 5634 SALE 47 5634 PURCHASE 90 5634 PURCHASE 90 5634 PURCHASE 4951 5634 SALE 800 5635 SALE 600 5635 SALE 385 5635 SALE 364 5635 SALE 300 5635 SALE 220 5635 SALE 220 5635 SALE 220 5635 SALE 56 5635 SALE 55 5635 SALE 54 5635 PURCHASE 48 5635 PURCHASE 72 5635 PURCHASE 200 5635 PURCHASE 220 5635 PURCHASE 500 5635 PURCHASE 600 5635 PURCHASE 664 5635 PURCHASE 694 5635 PURCHASE 900 5635 PURCHASE 2661 5635 SALE 385 5636 SALE 142 5636 SALE 75 5636 SALE 28 5636 PURCHASE 25 5636 PURCHASE 26 5636 PURCHASE 193 5636 PURCHASE 350 5636 PURCHASE 2661 5636 SALE 150 5637 SALE 137 5637 SALE 134 5637 SALE 56 5637 SALE 424 5638 SALE 262 5638 SALE 232 5638 SALE 216 5638 SALE 215 5638 SALE 211 5638 SALE 142 5638 SALE 62 5638 SALE 58 5638 SALE 56 5638 SALE 53 5638 SALE 33 5638 SALE 1590 5639 SALE 860 5639 SALE 800 5639 SALE 271 5639 SALE 264 5639 SALE 157 5639 SALE 89 5639 SALE 24 5639 PURCHASE 111 5639 PURCHASE 600 5639 SALE 1031 5640 SALE 750 5640 SALE 500 5640 SALE 400 5640 SALE 349 5640 SALE 300 5640 SALE 202 5640 SALE 125 5640 SALE 83 5640 SALE 71 5640 SALE 69 5640 SALE 58 5640 SALE 58 5640 SALE 53 5640 PURCHASE 305 5640 PURCHASE 450 5640 SALE 414 5641 SALE 225 5641 SALE 177 5641 SALE 128 5641 SALE 112 5641 SALE 58 5641 SALE 37 5641 PURCHASE 376 5641 PURCHASE 2659 5641 PURCHASE 26 5642 PURCHASE 535 5642 PURCHASE 1000 5642 SALE 971 5643 SALE 528 5643 SALE 215 5643 SALE 108 5643 SALE 15 5643 SALE 12 5643 PURCHASE 800 5643 SALE 300 5644 PURCHASE 1000 5644 SALE 234 5645 SALE 218 5645 SALE 63 5645 PURCHASE 735 5645 PURCHASE 1000 5645 SALE 171 5646 SALE 41 5646 PURCHASE 25 5646 PURCHASE 116 5646 PURCHASE 637 5646 PURCHASE 674 5646 PURCHASE 730 5646 SALE 113 5647 PURCHASE 658 5647 SALE 1000 5648 SALE 321 5648 PURCHASE 150 5648 PURCHASE 600 5648 SALE 52 5649 SALE 17 5649 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 500 5650 SALE 323 5650 SALE 312 5650 SALE 230 5650 SALE 167 5650 SALE 54 5650 SALE 43 5650 SALE 36 5650 SALE 31 5650 PURCHASE 300 5650 PURCHASE 400 5650 PURCHASE 500 5650 PURCHASE 500 5650 PURCHASE 600 5650 SALE 230 5651 SALE 500 5652 SALE 359 5652 SALE 238 5652 SALE 219 5652 SALE 200 5652 SALE 196 5652 SALE 158 5652 SALE 123 5652 SALE 99 5652 SALE 53 5652 SALE 39 5652 SALE 24 5652 SALE 14 5652 SALE 14 5652 SALE 3 5652 SALE 800 5653 SALE 400 5653 SALE 209 5653 SALE 226 5654 SALE 17 5654 SALE 66 5655 SALE 46 5655 PURCHASE 1242 5655 SALE 288 5656 SALE 240 5656 SALE 233 5656 SALE 214 5656 SALE 59 5656 SALE 57 5656 SALE 49 5656 SALE 36 5656 PURCHASE 364 5657 PURCHASE 500 5657 PURCHASE 783 5657 PURCHASE 100 5658 SALE 391 5659 SALE 59 5659 SALE 44 5659 SALE 1161 5660 SALE 387 5660 SALE 210 5660 SALE 186 5660 SALE 165 5660 SALE 68 5660 SALE 62 5660 SALE 50 5660 SALE 18 5660 SALE 2 5660 PURCHASE 24 5660 PURCHASE 200 5660 PURCHASE 200 5660 PURCHASE 300 5660 PURCHASE 589 5660 PURCHASE 1000 5660 PURCHASE 1038 5660 PURCHASE 2650 5660 SALE 1000 5661 SALE 170 5661 SALE 111 5661 PURCHASE 333 5661 SALE 582 5662 SALE 310 5662 SALE 65 5662 SALE 42 5662 PURCHASE 7 5662 PURCHASE 26 5662 PURCHASE 393 5662 SALE 464 5663 SALE 413 5663 SALE 282 5663 SALE 193 5663 SALE 174 5663 SALE 60 5663 SALE 283 5665 SALE 290 5666 SALE 237 5666 SALE 676 5667 SALE 243 5667 PURCHASE 233 5667 PURCHASE 312 5667 PURCHASE 627 5667 PURCHASE 652 5667 PURCHASE 676 5667 SALE 1085 5668 SALE 400 5668 SALE 399 5668 SALE 371 5668 SALE 115 5668 SALE 115 5668 SALE 75 5668 SALE 62 5668 SALE 40 5668 SALE 34 5668 SALE 15 5668 PURCHASE 26 5668 PURCHASE 179 5668 PURCHASE 371 5668 PURCHASE 495 5668 PURCHASE 1085 5668 SALE 227 5669 PURCHASE 25 5669 PURCHASE 185 5669 PURCHASE 410 5669 PURCHASE 494 5669 SALE 236 5670 SALE 220 5670 SALE 200 5670 SALE 136 5670 PURCHASE 11 5670 PURCHASE 25 5670 PURCHASE 53 5670 PURCHASE 158 5670 PURCHASE 232 5670 PURCHASE 265 5670 PURCHASE 283 5670 PURCHASE 300 5670 PURCHASE 317 5670 PURCHASE 500 5670 PURCHASE 961 5670 PURCHASE 961 5670 PURCHASE 986 5670 PURCHASE 999 5670 PURCHASE 1000 5670 PURCHASE 165 5671 PURCHASE 176 5671 SALE 440 5672 SALE 351 5672 SALE 333 5672 SALE 254 5672 SALE 217 5672 SALE 211 5672 SALE 100 5672 SALE 49 5672 SALE 45 5672 SALE 43 5672 SALE 37 5672 SALE 1 5672 PURCHASE 26 5672 PURCHASE 150 5672 PURCHASE 500 5672 PURCHASE 697 5672 PURCHASE 761 5672 SALE 318 5673 SALE 288 5673 SALE 56 5673 SALE 55 5673 SALE 15 5673 SALE 11 5673 PURCHASE 25 5673 PURCHASE 31 5673 PURCHASE 333 5673 PURCHASE 409 5673 PURCHASE 647 5673 PURCHASE 720 5673 PURCHASE 739 5673 SALE 666 5674 SALE 118 5674 PURCHASE 402 5674 SALE 500 5675 SALE 269 5675 SALE 266 5675 SALE 100 5675 SALE 61 5675 SALE 50 5675 PURCHASE 26 5675 PURCHASE 91 5675 PURCHASE 101 5675 PURCHASE 159 5675 PURCHASE 250 5675 PURCHASE 250 5675 PURCHASE 269 5675 PURCHASE 390 5675 PURCHASE 464 5675 PURCHASE 725 5675 SALE 762 5676 SALE 642 5676 SALE 373 5676 SALE 254 5676 SALE 225 5676 SALE 219 5676 SALE 208 5676 SALE 205 5676 SALE 132 5676 SALE 125 5676 SALE 94 5676 SALE 75 5676 SALE 69 5676 PURCHASE 26 5676 PURCHASE 32 5676 PURCHASE 235 5676 PURCHASE 333 5676 PURCHASE 463 5676 PURCHASE 500 5676 SALE 475 5677 SALE 300 5677 SALE 224 5677 SALE 202 5677 SALE 150 5677 SALE 118 5677 SALE 71 5677 SALE 53 5677 SALE 30 5677 SALE 22 5677 SALE 17 5677 PURCHASE 25 5677 PURCHASE 204 5677 PURCHASE 505 5677 PURCHASE 600 5677 SALE 1000 5678 SALE 445 5678 SALE 293 5678 SALE 100 5678 SALE 83 5678 SALE 57 5678 SALE 54 5678 SALE 41 5678 PURCHASE 86 5678 PURCHASE 914 5678 PURCHASE 1000 5678 SALE 676 5679 SALE 635 5679 SALE 635 5679 SALE 635 5679 SALE 289 5679 SALE 218 5679 SALE 174 5679 SALE 156 5679 SALE 91 5679 SALE 73 5679 SALE 62 5679 SALE 62 5679 SALE 62 5679 SALE 48 5679 SALE 47 5679 SALE 33 5679 PURCHASE 207 5679 PURCHASE 603 5679 SALE 735 5680 SALE 631 5680 SALE 521 5680 SALE 440 5680 SALE 238 5680 SALE 230 5680 SALE 218 5680 SALE 202 5680 SALE 197 5680 SALE 111 5680 SALE 111 5680 SALE 68 5680 SALE 15 5680 SALE 12 5680 PURCHASE 472 5680 PURCHASE 731 5680 PURCHASE 800 5680 PURCHASE 800 5680 PURCHASE 25 5681 PURCHASE 300 5681 PURCHASE 300 5681 SALE 554 5682 SALE 500 5682 SALE 425 5682 SALE 400 5682 SALE 269 5682 SALE 225 5682 SALE 212 5682 PURCHASE 52 5682 PURCHASE 52 5682 PURCHASE 87 5682 PURCHASE 160 5682 PURCHASE 400 5682 PURCHASE 430 5682 PURCHASE 500 5682 PURCHASE 500 5682 PURCHASE 1223 5682 SALE 1275 5683 SALE 600 5683 SALE 565 5683 SALE 475 5683 SALE 332 5683 SALE 244 5683 SALE 142 5683 SALE 49 5683 SALE 476 5684 SALE 400 5684 PURCHASE 220 5684 PURCHASE 282 5684 PURCHASE 528 5684 PURCHASE 612 5684 PURCHASE 757 5684 PURCHASE 800 5684 PURCHASE 1000 5684 PURCHASE 2000 5684 SALE 1111 5685 PURCHASE 750 5685 PURCHASE 800 5685 PURCHASE 800 5685 SALE 1000 5686 SALE 960 5686 SALE 324 5686 SALE 250 5686 SALE 208 5686 SALE 105 5686 SALE 59 5686 SALE 25 5686 SALE 19 5686 SALE 15 5686 PURCHASE 109 5686 PURCHASE 218 5686 PURCHASE 1987 5686 SALE 517 5687 SALE 335 5687 SALE 176 5687 SALE 88 5687 SALE 19 5687 PURCHASE 25 5687 PURCHASE 435 5687 PURCHASE 466 5687 PURCHASE 574 5687 PURCHASE 606 5687 PURCHASE 876 5687 PURCHASE 1073 5687 SALE 800 5688 PURCHASE 198 5688 PURCHASE 380 5688 SALE 582 5689 SALE 333 5689 SALE 225 5689 SALE 34 5689 PURCHASE 473 5689 SALE 2632 5690 SALE 555 5690 SALE 482 5690 SALE 236 5690 SALE 61 5690 PURCHASE 25 5690 PURCHASE 25 5690 PURCHASE 26 5690 PURCHASE 45 5690 PURCHASE 198 5690 PURCHASE 231 5690 PURCHASE 545 5690 PURCHASE 800 5690 PURCHASE 800 5690 PURCHASE 800 5690 PURCHASE 800 5690 PURCHASE 1132 5690 PURCHASE 2636 5690 PURCHASE 2636 5690 SALE 403 5691 SALE 300 5691 SALE 71 5691 SALE 1278 5692 SALE 615 5692 SALE 600 5692 SALE 600 5692 SALE 500 5692 SALE 466 5692 SALE 183 5692 SALE 169 5692 SALE 121 5692 SALE 79 5692 SALE 78 5692 SALE 57 5692 SALE 6 5692 PURCHASE 26 5692 PURCHASE 60 5692 PURCHASE 333 5692 SALE 730 5693 SALE 624 5693 SALE 600 5693 SALE 551 5693 SALE 432 5693 SALE 188 5693 SALE 148 5693 SALE 76 5693 SALE 37 5693 SALE 21 5693 PURCHASE 2634 5693 SALE 1484 5694 SALE 600 5694 SALE 48 5694 PURCHASE 29 5694 PURCHASE 45 5694 PURCHASE 230 5694 PURCHASE 800 5694 SALE 849 5695 SALE 500 5695 SALE 400 5695 SALE 100 5695 SALE 94 5695 SALE 25 5695 SALE 14 5695 PURCHASE 26 5695 PURCHASE 45 5695 PURCHASE 240 5695 PURCHASE 622 5695 PURCHASE 662 5695 PURCHASE 849 5695 PURCHASE 900 5695 PURCHASE 1125 5695 SALE 692 5696 SALE 385 5696 SALE 300 5696 SALE 240 5696 SALE 212 5696 SALE 150 5696 SALE 1324 5697 SALE 1000 5697 SALE 738 5697 SALE 500 5697 SALE 344 5697 SALE 192 5697 SALE 108 5697 SALE 78 5697 SALE 65 5697 SALE 64 5697 SALE 48 5697 SALE 40 5697 SALE 29 5697 PURCHASE 100 5697 PURCHASE 591 5697 PURCHASE 600 5697 PURCHASE 658 5697 PURCHASE 745 5697 SALE 1593 5698 SALE 1280 5698 SALE 683 5698 SALE 637 5698 SALE 600 5698 SALE 462 5698 SALE 432 5698 SALE 429 5698 SALE 398 5698 SALE 290 5698 SALE 250 5698 SALE 237 5698 SALE 150 5698 SALE 105 5698 SALE 97 5698 SALE 83 5698 SALE 80 5698 SALE 79 5698 SALE 77 5698 SALE 71 5698 SALE 69 5698 SALE 64 5698 SALE 58 5698 SALE 56 5698 SALE 51 5698 SALE 38 5698 SALE 35 5698 SALE 30 5698 SALE 29 5698 SALE 20 5698 SALE 18 5698 SALE 11 5698 PURCHASE 52 5698 PURCHASE 52 5698 PURCHASE 87 5698 PURCHASE 800 5698 SALE 2157 5699 SALE 2114 5699 SALE 2000 5699 SALE 1826 5699 SALE 1280 5699 SALE 1220 5699 SALE 864 5699 SALE 808 5699 SALE 702 5699 SALE 674 5699 SALE 647 5699 SALE 600 5699 SALE 518 5699 SALE 500 5699 SALE 482 5699 SALE 345 5699 SALE 324 5699 SALE 299 5699 SALE 278 5699 SALE 272 5699 SALE 241 5699 SALE 239 5699 SALE 237 5699 SALE 236 5699 SALE 221 5699 SALE 95 5699 SALE 90 5699 SALE 90 5699 SALE 85 5699 SALE 68 5699 SALE 66 5699 SALE 59 5699 SALE 36 5699 SALE 33 5699 SALE 20 5699 PURCHASE 73 5699 PURCHASE 113 5699 PURCHASE 150 5699 PURCHASE 154 5699 PURCHASE 157 5699 PURCHASE 500 5699 PURCHASE 600 5699 PURCHASE 697 5699 PURCHASE 905 5699 PURCHASE 1023 5699 PURCHASE 1895 5699 SALE 286 5700 PURCHASE 164 5700 PURCHASE 280 5700 PURCHASE 400 5700 PURCHASE 775 5700 PURCHASE 796 5700 PURCHASE 836 5700 PURCHASE 1458 5700 PURCHASE 1754 5700 PURCHASE 1824 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 SALE 1653 5701 SALE 978 5701 SALE 595 5701 SALE 563 5701 SALE 400 5701 SALE 100 5701 SALE 100 5701 SALE 90 5701 SALE 82 5701 SALE 51 5701 PURCHASE 714 5701 PURCHASE 2613 5701 SALE 856 5702 SALE 667 5702 SALE 600 5702 SALE 500 5702 SALE 458 5702 SALE 323 5702 SALE 200 5702 SALE 111 5702 SALE 89 5702 SALE 14 5702 PURCHASE 800 5702 PURCHASE 2481 5702 SALE 308 5703 SALE 308 5703 SALE 219 5703 SALE 200 5703 SALE 200 5703 SALE 183 5703 SALE 63 5703 SALE 500 5704 SALE 400 5704 SALE 400 5704 SALE 400 5704 SALE 243 5704 SALE 100 5704 SALE 78 5704 SALE 76 5704 SALE 48 5704 SALE 34 5704 SALE 28 5704 PURCHASE 281 5704 PURCHASE 300 5704 PURCHASE 400 5704 SALE 1169 5705 SALE 620 5705 SALE 500 5705 SALE 304 5705 SALE 94 5705 SALE 15 5705 PURCHASE 139 5705 PURCHASE 500 5705 SALE 800 5706 SALE 499 5706 SALE 400 5706 SALE 600 5707 PURCHASE 2627 5708 SALE 654 5709 SALE 600 5709 PURCHASE 800 5709 SALE 878 5710 SALE 848 5710 SALE 763 5710 SALE 368 5710 SALE 80 5710 PURCHASE 1000 5710 PURCHASE 1000 5710 SALE 1063 5711 SALE 800 5711 SALE 627 5711 SALE 618 5711 SALE 400 5711 SALE 254 5711 SALE 200 5711 SALE 200 5711 SALE 170 5711 SALE 107 5711 SALE 61 5711 SALE 60 5711 SALE 14 5711 SALE 1438 5712 PURCHASE 100 5712 PURCHASE 240 5712 SALE 2245 5713 SALE 380 5713 SALE 300 5713 SALE 224 5713 SALE 89 5713 SALE 33 5713 PURCHASE 166 5713 SALE 964 5714 PURCHASE 431 5714 PURCHASE 1758 5714 PURCHASE 1758 5714 SALE 3700 5715 SALE 1746 5715 SALE 1319 5715 SALE 1300 5715 SALE 888 5715 SALE 540 5715 SALE 514 5715 SALE 300 5715 SALE 127 5715 SALE 185 5716 SALE 100 5716 SALE 52 5716 SALE 25 5716 SALE 6 5716 PURCHASE 2624 5716 SALE 521 5717 PURCHASE 31 5717 PURCHASE 100 5717 PURCHASE 258 5717 PURCHASE 289 5717 SALE 1000 5718 SALE 239 5718 SALE 230 5718 SALE 59 5718 PURCHASE 25 5718 PURCHASE 221 5718 PURCHASE 692 5718 SALE 1453 5719 SALE 675 5719 SALE 540 5719 SALE 382 5719 SALE 247 5719 PURCHASE 806 5719 SALE 2500 5726 SALE 748 5726 PURCHASE 20 5726 PURCHASE 161 5726 PURCHASE 1524 5726 PURCHASE 14502 5726 TOTAL PURCHASE 73,785 TOTAL SALE 99,365 (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 19 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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