4th Dec 2007 11:40
UBS AG (EPT)04 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 3 DECEMBER 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 2,318,876 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,318,876 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 390 5425 pence PURCHASE 1063 5428 PURCHASE 249 5429 PURCHASE 400 5429 PURCHASE 295 5430 SALE 914 5431 SALE 688 5431 PURCHASE 90 5432 PURCHASE 222 5432 PURCHASE 375 5433 PURCHASE 644 5434 PURCHASE 675 5435 SALE 400 5436 PURCHASE 409 5436 PURCHASE 574 5436 SALE 728 5437 SALE 713 5437 SALE 558 5437 SALE 333 5437 SALE 270 5437 SALE 82 5437 SALE 29 5437 PURCHASE 95 5437 SALE 335 5438 SALE 1000 5439 SALE 800 5439 SALE 400 5439 PURCHASE 36 5439 PURCHASE 400 5439 PURCHASE 776 5439 PURCHASE 1034 5439 SALE 681 5440 SALE 472 5440 SALE 212 5440 SALE 54 5440 PURCHASE 1190 5440 PURCHASE 1393 5440 PURCHASE 1465 5440 SALE 2756 5441 SALE 1626 5441 SALE 800 5441 SALE 666 5441 SALE 600 5441 SALE 541 5441 SALE 500 5441 SALE 460 5441 SALE 460 5441 SALE 460 5441 SALE 460 5441 SALE 293 5441 SALE 286 5441 SALE 234 5441 SALE 163 5441 SALE 153 5441 SALE 103 5441 SALE 76 5441 SALE 12 5441 PURCHASE 199 5441 PURCHASE 399 5441 PURCHASE 500 5441 PURCHASE 1855 5441 SALE 665 5442 SALE 382 5442 SALE 80 5442 SALE 33 5442 PURCHASE 60 5442 PURCHASE 143 5442 PURCHASE 200 5442 PURCHASE 300 5442 PURCHASE 466 5442 PURCHASE 826 5442 PURCHASE 1105 5442 PURCHASE 1141 5442 PURCHASE 1196 5442 PURCHASE 1464 5442 PURCHASE 1837 5442 PURCHASE 2756 5442 SALE 2891 5443 SALE 869 5443 SALE 291 5443 SALE 175 5443 PURCHASE 100 5443 PURCHASE 179 5443 PURCHASE 243 5443 PURCHASE 671 5443 PURCHASE 790 5443 PURCHASE 800 5443 PURCHASE 1018 5443 SALE 390 5444 PURCHASE 400 5444 PURCHASE 800 5444 PURCHASE 1560 5444 SALE 400 5445 SALE 148 5445 PURCHASE 34 5445 PURCHASE 44 5445 PURCHASE 166 5445 PURCHASE 169 5445 PURCHASE 300 5445 PURCHASE 321 5445 PURCHASE 400 5445 PURCHASE 557 5445 PURCHASE 657 5445 PURCHASE 711 5445 PURCHASE 1212 5445 SALE 310 5446 PURCHASE 48 5446 PURCHASE 200 5446 PURCHASE 300 5446 PURCHASE 380 5446 PURCHASE 500 5446 PURCHASE 1076 5446 SALE 1100 5447 SALE 440 5447 PURCHASE 67 5447 PURCHASE 348 5447 PURCHASE 400 5447 PURCHASE 474 5447 PURCHASE 513 5447 PURCHASE 987 5447 SALE 1088 5448 SALE 472 5448 SALE 406 5448 SALE 111 5448 SALE 1035 5449 SALE 400 5449 SALE 317 5449 SALE 302 5449 SALE 299 5449 SALE 295 5449 SALE 249 5449 SALE 100 5449 SALE 7679 5450 SALE 2430 5450 SALE 1499 5450 SALE 747 5450 SALE 738 5450 SALE 291 5450 SALE 241 5450 SALE 217 5450 SALE 165 5450 SALE 165 5450 SALE 84 5450 SALE 80 5450 SALE 50 5450 SALE 47 5450 SALE 25 5450 SALE 1 5450 PURCHASE 60 5450 PURCHASE 77 5450 PURCHASE 572 5450 SALE 1391 5451 SALE 1000 5451 SALE 592 5451 SALE 474 5451 SALE 400 5451 SALE 313 5451 SALE 301 5451 SALE 200 5451 SALE 197 5451 SALE 168 5451 SALE 109 5451 SALE 44 5451 PURCHASE 72 5451 PURCHASE 632 5451 PURCHASE 745 5451 PURCHASE 1027 5451 SALE 1000 5452 SALE 944 5452 SALE 500 5452 SALE 326 5452 SALE 306 5452 SALE 267 5452 SALE 266 5452 SALE 100 5452 PURCHASE 39 5452 PURCHASE 200 5452 PURCHASE 242 5452 PURCHASE 256 5452 PURCHASE 547 5452 PURCHASE 847 5452 PURCHASE 1000 5452 PURCHASE 1029 5452 SALE 537 5453 SALE 400 5453 SALE 234 5453 SALE 918 5454 SALE 390 5454 SALE 310 5454 SALE 289 5454 SALE 285 5454 SALE 285 5454 SALE 284 5454 SALE 283 5454 PURCHASE 500 5454 SALE 360 5455 SALE 315 5455 SALE 312 5455 SALE 221 5455 SALE 217 5455 SALE 64 5455 PURCHASE 1 5455 PURCHASE 7 5455 PURCHASE 10 5455 PURCHASE 32 5455 PURCHASE 44 5455 PURCHASE 58 5455 PURCHASE 85 5455 PURCHASE 126 5455 PURCHASE 312 5455 PURCHASE 364 5455 PURCHASE 390 5455 PURCHASE 458 5455 PURCHASE 662 5455 PURCHASE 693 5455 PURCHASE 865 5455 PURCHASE 972 5455 PURCHASE 1000 5455 PURCHASE 1045 5455 PURCHASE 2000 5455 PURCHASE 2384 5455 SALE 1900 5456 SALE 896 5456 SALE 782 5456 SALE 500 5456 SALE 400 5456 SALE 400 5456 SALE 300 5456 SALE 297 5456 SALE 292 5456 SALE 200 5456 SALE 142 5456 SALE 12 5456 PURCHASE 100 5456 PURCHASE 1000 5456 SALE 850 5457 SALE 539 5457 SALE 465 5457 SALE 400 5457 SALE 400 5457 SALE 326 5457 SALE 296 5457 SALE 226 5457 SALE 200 5457 SALE 55 5457 SALE 55 5457 PURCHASE 21 5457 PURCHASE 78 5457 PURCHASE 100 5457 PURCHASE 400 5457 PURCHASE 400 5457 PURCHASE 781 5457 PURCHASE 792 5457 PURCHASE 907 5457 PURCHASE 938 5457 PURCHASE 2120 5457 SALE 1200 5458 SALE 646 5458 SALE 427 5458 SALE 297 5458 PURCHASE 46 5458 PURCHASE 103 5458 PURCHASE 219 5458 PURCHASE 329 5458 PURCHASE 470 5458 PURCHASE 499 5458 PURCHASE 600 5458 PURCHASE 673 5458 PURCHASE 993 5458 PURCHASE 1083 5458 PURCHASE 1116 5458 PURCHASE 2407 5458 SALE 1367 5459 SALE 600 5459 SALE 466 5459 SALE 400 5459 SALE 376 5459 SALE 342 5459 SALE 328 5459 SALE 313 5459 SALE 312 5459 SALE 308 5459 SALE 300 5459 SALE 300 5459 SALE 207 5459 SALE 80 5459 SALE 41 5459 PURCHASE 625 5459 PURCHASE 1831 5459 SALE 882 5460 SALE 770 5460 SALE 600 5460 SALE 524 5460 SALE 400 5460 SALE 323 5460 SALE 285 5460 SALE 276 5460 SALE 271 5460 SALE 268 5460 SALE 242 5460 SALE 143 5460 PURCHASE 46 5460 PURCHASE 46 5460 PURCHASE 102 5460 PURCHASE 119 5460 PURCHASE 153 5460 PURCHASE 200 5460 PURCHASE 243 5460 PURCHASE 305 5460 PURCHASE 355 5460 PURCHASE 381 5460 PURCHASE 500 5460 PURCHASE 515 5460 PURCHASE 563 5460 PURCHASE 605 5460 PURCHASE 1000 5460 PURCHASE 1337 5460 SALE 659 5461 SALE 520 5461 SALE 500 5461 SALE 417 5461 SALE 400 5461 SALE 265 5461 SALE 224 5461 SALE 120 5461 SALE 101 5461 SALE 31 5461 PURCHASE 29 5461 PURCHASE 200 5461 PURCHASE 552 5461 PURCHASE 641 5461 PURCHASE 972 5461 SALE 382 5462 SALE 300 5462 SALE 152 5462 PURCHASE 390 5462 PURCHASE 531 5462 PURCHASE 1000 5462 SALE 400 5463 SALE 400 5463 PURCHASE 162 5463 PURCHASE 513 5463 SALE 1168 5464 SALE 437 5464 SALE 400 5464 SALE 313 5464 SALE 307 5464 SALE 300 5464 SALE 241 5464 SALE 99 5464 SALE 94 5464 SALE 90 5464 SALE 7 5464 PURCHASE 91 5464 PURCHASE 251 5464 PURCHASE 398 5464 PURCHASE 724 5464 PURCHASE 794 5464 PURCHASE 1050 5464 PURCHASE 1642 5464 SALE 746 5465 SALE 638 5465 SALE 433 5465 SALE 429 5465 SALE 300 5465 SALE 240 5465 SALE 140 5465 SALE 2000 5466 SALE 1500 5466 SALE 400 5466 SALE 289 5466 SALE 288 5466 SALE 257 5466 PURCHASE 533 5466 PURCHASE 800 5466 PURCHASE 1000 5466 SALE 1037 5467 SALE 900 5467 SALE 675 5467 SALE 594 5467 SALE 500 5467 SALE 400 5467 SALE 300 5467 SALE 219 5467 SALE 40 5467 PURCHASE 8 5467 PURCHASE 34 5467 PURCHASE 78 5467 PURCHASE 300 5467 PURCHASE 313 5467 PURCHASE 573 5467 PURCHASE 620 5467 PURCHASE 1745 5467 SALE 1040 5468 SALE 800 5468 SALE 550 5468 SALE 420 5468 SALE 177 5468 SALE 165 5468 SALE 67 5468 PURCHASE 296 5468 PURCHASE 451 5468 PURCHASE 1209 5468 PURCHASE 1392 5468 SALE 2742 5469 SALE 1521 5469 SALE 1500 5469 SALE 1490 5469 SALE 1000 5469 SALE 900 5469 SALE 700 5469 SALE 500 5469 SALE 301 5469 SALE 288 5469 SALE 273 5469 SALE 241 5469 SALE 220 5469 SALE 115 5469 SALE 20 5469 PURCHASE 26 5469 PURCHASE 742 5469 SALE 1288 5470 SALE 961 5470 SALE 782 5470 SALE 761 5470 SALE 750 5470 SALE 438 5470 SALE 349 5470 SALE 260 5470 SALE 227 5470 SALE 220 5470 SALE 199 5470 SALE 137 5470 SALE 137 5470 PURCHASE 200 5470 PURCHASE 227 5470 PURCHASE 400 5470 PURCHASE 654 5470 PURCHASE 670 5470 PURCHASE 680 5470 PURCHASE 685 5470 PURCHASE 813 5470 PURCHASE 889 5470 PURCHASE 939 5470 PURCHASE 1106 5470 PURCHASE 1357 5470 PURCHASE 1450 5470 PURCHASE 1450 5470 PURCHASE 1668 5470 SALE 1500 5471 SALE 757 5471 SALE 720 5471 SALE 650 5471 SALE 400 5471 SALE 300 5471 SALE 228 5471 SALE 71 5471 PURCHASE 14 5471 PURCHASE 310 5471 PURCHASE 329 5471 PURCHASE 500 5471 SALE 1629 5472 SALE 507 5472 SALE 400 5472 SALE 290 5472 SALE 251 5472 SALE 205 5472 SALE 200 5472 PURCHASE 46 5472 PURCHASE 92 5472 PURCHASE 186 5472 PURCHASE 388 5472 PURCHASE 726 5472 PURCHASE 755 5472 PURCHASE 954 5472 PURCHASE 1033 5472 SALE 2287 5473 SALE 1413 5473 SALE 800 5473 SALE 400 5473 SALE 155 5473 SALE 54 5473 PURCHASE 13 5473 PURCHASE 14 5473 PURCHASE 18 5473 PURCHASE 50 5473 PURCHASE 374 5473 PURCHASE 400 5473 PURCHASE 463 5473 PURCHASE 992 5473 SALE 110 5474 PURCHASE 250 5474 PURCHASE 545 5474 SALE 397 5475 PURCHASE 616 5475 PURCHASE 659 5475 SALE 400 5476 PURCHASE 150 5476 PURCHASE 300 5476 PURCHASE 300 5476 PURCHASE 347 5476 PURCHASE 499 5476 PURCHASE 660 5476 PURCHASE 976 5476 PURCHASE 1153 5476 PURCHASE 141 5477 PURCHASE 250 5477 PURCHASE 333 5477 PURCHASE 400 5477 PURCHASE 610 5477 SALE 467 5478 SALE 417 5478 PURCHASE 537 5478 PURCHASE 660 5478 PURCHASE 680 5478 PURCHASE 699 5478 PURCHASE 763 5478 PURCHASE 800 5478 PURCHASE 1127 5478 SALE 797 5479 SALE 400 5479 SALE 252 5479 PURCHASE 46 5479 PURCHASE 49 5479 PURCHASE 71 5479 PURCHASE 127 5479 PURCHASE 310 5479 PURCHASE 343 5479 PURCHASE 546 5479 SALE 352 5480 PURCHASE 194 5480 PURCHASE 211 5481 PURCHASE 300 5481 PURCHASE 500 5481 PURCHASE 534 5481 SALE 216 5482 SALE 200 5482 PURCHASE 120 5482 PURCHASE 151 5482 PURCHASE 1580 5482 SALE 500 5483 SALE 67 5483 PURCHASE 39 5483 PURCHASE 55 5483 PURCHASE 120 5483 PURCHASE 214 5483 PURCHASE 286 5483 PURCHASE 300 5483 PURCHASE 400 5483 SALE 1000 5484 PURCHASE 80 5484 PURCHASE 200 5484 PURCHASE 300 5484 PURCHASE 768 5484 SALE 245 5485 SALE 200 5485 PURCHASE 5 5485 PURCHASE 13 5485 PURCHASE 18 5485 PURCHASE 35 5485 PURCHASE 300 5485 PURCHASE 400 5485 PURCHASE 500 5485 PURCHASE 861 5485 PURCHASE 1000 5485 PURCHASE 1100 5485 SALE 991 5486 PURCHASE 32 5486 PURCHASE 158 5486 PURCHASE 250 5486 PURCHASE 480 5486 PURCHASE 500 5486 SALE 400 5487 SALE 400 5487 SALE 100 5487 PURCHASE 127 5487 PURCHASE 1176 5487 SALE 900 5488 SALE 879 5488 SALE 800 5488 SALE 158 5488 PURCHASE 100 5488 PURCHASE 520 5488 SALE 1578 5489 SALE 805 5489 PURCHASE 16 5489 PURCHASE 200 5489 PURCHASE 593 5489 PURCHASE 698 5489 PURCHASE 853 5489 PURCHASE 1060 5489 PURCHASE 1127 5489 SALE 2221 5490 SALE 390 5490 SALE 333 5490 SALE 200 5490 PURCHASE 68 5490 PURCHASE 150 5490 PURCHASE 225 5490 PURCHASE 768 5490 PURCHASE 963 5490 PURCHASE 100 5491 PURCHASE 139 5491 PURCHASE 165 5491 PURCHASE 213 5491 PURCHASE 300 5491 PURCHASE 452 5491 PURCHASE 608 5491 PURCHASE 1000 5491 PURCHASE 1100 5491 SALE 1300 5492 PURCHASE 488 5492 SALE 517 5493 SALE 500 5493 SALE 356 5493 SALE 182 5493 SALE 51 5493 PURCHASE 161 5493 PURCHASE 233 5493 PURCHASE 322 5493 PURCHASE 431 5493 PURCHASE 467 5493 PURCHASE 552 5493 PURCHASE 1000 5493 PURCHASE 250 5494 PURCHASE 500 5494 PURCHASE 676 5494 SALE 743 5495 SALE 553 5495 SALE 200 5495 SALE 190 5495 SALE 157 5495 SALE 100 5495 SALE 100 5495 SALE 54 5495 PURCHASE 500 5495 PURCHASE 1223 5495 SALE 600 5496 SALE 439 5496 PURCHASE 157 5496 PURCHASE 242 5496 PURCHASE 291 5496 PURCHASE 631 5496 SALE 1256 5497 SALE 1000 5497 SALE 200 5497 SALE 400 5498 PURCHASE 50 5498 PURCHASE 200 5498 PURCHASE 254 5498 PURCHASE 437 5498 PURCHASE 500 5498 PURCHASE 768 5498 PURCHASE 768 5498 SALE 1521 5499 SALE 1442 5499 SALE 765 5499 SALE 354 5499 SALE 354 5499 SALE 63 5499 SALE 9 5499 SALE 1000 5500 SALE 740 5500 SALE 592 5500 SALE 457 5500 SALE 295 5500 SALE 200 5500 SALE 1096 5501 SALE 871 5501 SALE 837 5501 SALE 296 5501 SALE 28 5501 PURCHASE 187 5501 PURCHASE 250 5501 PURCHASE 250 5501 PURCHASE 250 5501 PURCHASE 250 5501 PURCHASE 615 5501 PURCHASE 2726 5501 SALE 1517 5502 SALE 1000 5502 SALE 950 5502 SALE 487 5502 SALE 300 5502 SALE 200 5502 SALE 28 5502 SALE 1 5502 PURCHASE 48 5502 PURCHASE 48 5502 PURCHASE 50 5502 PURCHASE 200 5502 PURCHASE 628 5502 PURCHASE 854 5502 PURCHASE 1262 5502 SALE 229 5503 SALE 148 5503 SALE 36 5503 PURCHASE 258 5503 PURCHASE 396 5503 PURCHASE 660 5503 SALE 417 5504 SALE 83 5504 SALE 31 5504 PURCHASE 255 5504 PURCHASE 500 5504 PURCHASE 621 5504 PURCHASE 729 5504 PURCHASE 1702 5504 PURCHASE 2489 5504 SALE 2144 5505 SALE 1137 5505 SALE 1132 5505 SALE 810 5505 SALE 648 5505 SALE 645 5505 SALE 642 5505 SALE 554 5505 SALE 405 5505 SALE 290 5505 SALE 181 5505 SALE 176 5505 SALE 70 5505 PURCHASE 46 5505 PURCHASE 631 5505 PURCHASE 678 5505 PURCHASE 863 5505 SALE 100 5506 PURCHASE 400 5506 PURCHASE 660 5506 PURCHASE 1270 5506 SALE 2723 5508 SALE 1500 5508 SALE 562 5509 SALE 100 5509 SALE 51 5509 PURCHASE 18 5509 PURCHASE 69 5509 SALE 768 5510 PURCHASE 18 5510 PURCHASE 18 5510 PURCHASE 26 5510 PURCHASE 49 5510 PURCHASE 140 5510 PURCHASE 250 5510 PURCHASE 500 5510 PURCHASE 1040 5510 SALE 500 5511 PURCHASE 300 5511 SALE 1061 5512 SALE 1000 5512 SALE 450 5512 PURCHASE 339 5512 PURCHASE 519 5512 PURCHASE 250 5513 SALE 1117 5514 SALE 1000 5514 SALE 848 5515 SALE 300 5515 SALE 526 5516 SALE 462 5516 SALE 200 5516 PURCHASE 649 5516 SALE 70 5517 SALE 5 5518 SALE 600 5519 PURCHASE 476 5519 SALE 1000 5520 SALE 27 5520 PURCHASE 233 5522 PURCHASE 489 5522 SALE 250 5523 PURCHASE 317 5525 SALE 268 5529 SALE 247 5529 SALE 235 5529 SALE 141 5529 PURCHASE 1113 5529 PURCHASE 2000 5529 PURCHASE 24 5530 PURCHASE 48 5530 PURCHASE 297 5530 PURCHASE 1054 5530 SALE 722 5531 SALE 250 5532 SALE 74 5532 SALE 200 5533 PURCHASE 100 5533 PURCHASE 34 5534 PURCHASE 48 5534 PURCHASE 70 5534 PURCHASE 250 5534 SALE 300 5535 SALE 92 5535 SALE 253 5536 SALE 224 5536 PURCHASE 545 5536 PURCHASE 584 5536 SALE 577 5537 SALE 500 5537 SALE 200 5537 SALE 153 5537 SALE 698 5538 SALE 542 5538 SALE 351 5538 SALE 18 5538 PURCHASE 550 5538 PURCHASE 159 5539 SALE 1565 5540 SALE 1419 5540 SALE 1372 5540 SALE 433 5540 SALE 300 5540 PURCHASE 234 5540 SALE 200 5541 SALE 180 5541 SALE 156 5541 SALE 6 5541 PURCHASE 300 5541 PURCHASE 697 5541 SALE 400 5542 SALE 369 5542 SALE 71 5542 PURCHASE 467 5542 SALE 765 5543 SALE 200 5543 PURCHASE 47 5543 PURCHASE 277 5543 SALE 917 5544 PURCHASE 21 5544 PURCHASE 539 5544 SALE 1000 5545 PURCHASE 181 5546 PURCHASE 232 5546 PURCHASE 250 5546 PURCHASE 500 5546 SALE 1094 5547 SALE 266 5547 SALE 2028 5548 SALE 754 5548 SALE 140 5548 SALE 130 5548 PURCHASE 69 5548 PURCHASE 504 5548 PURCHASE 700 5548 SALE 95 5549 PURCHASE 34 5551 PURCHASE 328 5551 PURCHASE 1000 5551 SALE 300 5552 SALE 500 5553 PURCHASE 50 5555 PURCHASE 512 5555 SALE 50 5557 PURCHASE 250 5559 PURCHASE 773 5559 SALE 379 5560 SALE 178 5560 SALE 424 5561 SALE 5 5561 SALE 719 5565 PURCHASE 443 5565 PURCHASE 217 5567 PURCHASE 600 5567 PURCHASE 600 5567 PURCHASE 220 5570 PURCHASE 250 5573 PURCHASE 72 5575 PURCHASE 450 5575 SALE 619 5577 PURCHASE 269 5577 SALE 1000 5578 SALE 578 5578 SALE 22 5578 SALE 250 5588 SALE 50 5588 SALE 170 5590 SALE 169 5590 SALE 133 5593 SALE 95 5596 SALE 294 5597 SALE 187 5598 SALE 63 5598 PURCHASE 21 5600 PURCHASE 25 5600 PURCHASE 48 5600 PURCHASE 49 5600 PURCHASE 525 5600 PURCHASE 1188 5600 PURCHASE 500 5601 PURCHASE 500 5601 PURCHASE 644 5601 SALE 334 5602 PURCHASE 700 5604 PURCHASE 300 5605 SALE 500 5607 SALE 1201 5611 SALE 238 5611 SALE 91 5615 PURCHASE 152 5615 PURCHASE 1118 5615 PURCHASE 1000 5617 SALE 90 5618 SALE 380 5621 SALE 400 5622 SALE 871 5624 PURCHASE 51 5624 PURCHASE 101 5624 PURCHASE 1580 5624 SALE 600 5625 PURCHASE 1180 5625 SALE 1800 5628 SALE 580 5629 SALE 279 5629 SALE 71 5629 PURCHASE 137 5630 PURCHASE 289 5630 SALE 500 5631 SALE 353 5631 SALE 340 5631 SALE 229 5631 SALE 42 5631 SALE 500 5632 SALE 300 5632 SALE 300 5632 PURCHASE 583 5633 PURCHASE 167 5634 SALE 500 5635 PURCHASE 400 5636 SALE 250 5638 SALE 100 5640 SALE 234 5643 PURCHASE 48 5644 PURCHASE 78 5644 PURCHASE 456 5644 PURCHASE 500 5644 PURCHASE 955 5644 SALE 491 5645 SALE 538 5646 PURCHASE 578 5646 SALE 300 5650 TOTAL PURCHASES 236,090 TOTAL SALES 244,238 (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 4 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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