7th Jan 2008 11:56
UBS AG (EPT)07 January 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 04 JANUARY 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 2,312,234 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,312,234 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 26 5195 pence PURCHASE 90 5195 PURCHASE 100 5195 SALE 100 5198 PURCHASE 12 5198.5 PURCHASE 81 5198.5 SALE 2482 5199 SALE 1501 5199 PURCHASE 283 5199.5 SALE 1000 5200 SALE 621 5200 SALE 124 5200 PURCHASE 2 5200 PURCHASE 10 5200 PURCHASE 300 5200 PURCHASE 400 5200 PURCHASE 596 5200 PURCHASE 788 5200 PURCHASE 13 5200.5 PURCHASE 280 5200.5 PURCHASE 93 5201 PURCHASE 300 5201 PURCHASE 583 5201 PURCHASE 173 5202 PURCHASE 222 5202 PURCHASE 682 5202 PURCHASE 1146 5202 PURCHASE 1922 5202 SALE 1500 5203 SALE 75 5203 PURCHASE 250 5203 PURCHASE 400 5203 PURCHASE 1602 5203 PURCHASE 6 5204 PURCHASE 18 5204 PURCHASE 91 5204 PURCHASE 326 5204 PURCHASE 600 5204 PURCHASE 618 5204 PURCHASE 100 5205 PURCHASE 139 5205.5 PURCHASE 300 5206 PURCHASE 100 5207 PURCHASE 1000 5207 PURCHASE 48 5208 SALE 860 5209 SALE 150 5209 SALE 150 5209 PURCHASE 600 5209 SALE 871 5210 SALE 430 5210 PURCHASE 13 5210 PURCHASE 47 5210 PURCHASE 140 5210 PURCHASE 192 5210 PURCHASE 573 5210 PURCHASE 596 5210 PURCHASE 600 5210 PURCHASE 646 5210 PURCHASE 671 5210 PURCHASE 300 5212 PURCHASE 100 5213 PURCHASE 232 5213 PURCHASE 400 5213 SALE 22490 5215 SALE 3831 5215 SALE 1346 5215 SALE 1313 5215 SALE 150 5215 PURCHASE 236 5215 PURCHASE 250 5215 PURCHASE 250 5215 PURCHASE 370 5215 PURCHASE 423 5215 PURCHASE 910 5215 PURCHASE 913 5215 PURCHASE 4223 5215 PURCHASE 6335 5215 PURCHASE 9874 5215 SALE 2875 5216 SALE 1299 5216 SALE 1240 5216 SALE 196 5216 PURCHASE 8 5216 PURCHASE 12 5216 PURCHASE 90 5216 PURCHASE 138 5216 PURCHASE 167 5216 PURCHASE 229 5216 PURCHASE 229 5216 PURCHASE 229 5216 PURCHASE 229 5216 PURCHASE 600 5216 PURCHASE 1000 5216 SALE 150 5217 SALE 150 5217 PURCHASE 90 5217 PURCHASE 400 5217 SALE 1200 5218 SALE 134 5218 PURCHASE 112 5218 PURCHASE 112 5218 PURCHASE 119 5218 PURCHASE 160 5218 SALE 2874 5219 SALE 524 5219 PURCHASE 10 5219 PURCHASE 100 5219 PURCHASE 170 5219 PURCHASE 214 5219 SALE 500 5220 SALE 30 5220 SALE 21 5220 PURCHASE 13 5220 PURCHASE 15 5220 PURCHASE 17 5220 PURCHASE 25 5220 PURCHASE 36 5220 PURCHASE 40 5220 PURCHASE 58 5220 PURCHASE 90 5220 PURCHASE 100 5220 PURCHASE 112 5220 PURCHASE 112 5220 PURCHASE 147 5220 PURCHASE 220 5220 PURCHASE 480 5220 PURCHASE 1065 5220 SALE 697 5221 SALE 325 5221 SALE 300 5221 SALE 286 5221 SALE 150 5221 SALE 45 5221 PURCHASE 250 5221 PURCHASE 400 5221 PURCHASE 100 5222 PURCHASE 100 5222 SALE 300 5223 SALE 150 5223 PURCHASE 165 5223 PURCHASE 193 5223 SALE 300 5224 SALE 45 5224 PURCHASE 358 5224 PURCHASE 748 5224 SALE 2765 5225 SALE 870 5225 SALE 815 5225 SALE 600 5225 SALE 300 5225 SALE 226 5225 SALE 150 5225 SALE 105 5225 PURCHASE 3 5225 PURCHASE 17 5225 PURCHASE 112 5225 PURCHASE 119 5225 PURCHASE 126 5225 PURCHASE 132 5225 PURCHASE 149 5225 PURCHASE 170 5225 PURCHASE 177 5225 PURCHASE 584 5225 PURCHASE 837 5225 SALE 1967 5226 SALE 540 5226 SALE 300 5226 SALE 278 5226 PURCHASE 14 5226 PURCHASE 16 5226 PURCHASE 112 5226 PURCHASE 126 5226 PURCHASE 160 5226 PURCHASE 400 5226 PURCHASE 400 5226 PURCHASE 400 5226 PURCHASE 400 5226 PURCHASE 400 5226 PURCHASE 522 5226 PURCHASE 761 5226 PURCHASE 916 5226 SALE 1000 5227 SALE 1000 5227 SALE 521 5227 SALE 253 5227 SALE 253 5227 SALE 172 5227 PURCHASE 50 5227 PURCHASE 160 5227 PURCHASE 400 5227 PURCHASE 400 5227 SALE 1347 5228 SALE 702 5228 SALE 435 5228 SALE 150 5228 SALE 100 5228 PURCHASE 15 5228 PURCHASE 40 5228 SALE 1477 5229 SALE 300 5229 PURCHASE 126 5229 PURCHASE 293 5229 PURCHASE 3930 5229 PURCHASE 102 5230 PURCHASE 112 5230 PURCHASE 112 5230 PURCHASE 500 5230 PURCHASE 1553 5231 PURCHASE 112 5232 PURCHASE 400 5232 SALE 300 5233 PURCHASE 112 5233 PURCHASE 58 5234 PURCHASE 100 5234 PURCHASE 126 5234 PURCHASE 126 5234 PURCHASE 160 5234 PURCHASE 581 5234 PURCHASE 70 5235 PURCHASE 112 5235 PURCHASE 112 5235 PURCHASE 170 5235 PURCHASE 201 5235 PURCHASE 45 5236 PURCHASE 811 5236 PURCHASE 68 5237 PURCHASE 400 5237 PURCHASE 400 5237 PURCHASE 828 5237 PURCHASE 400 5238 PURCHASE 400 5238 SALE 1416 5239 SALE 492 5239 SALE 455 5239 PURCHASE 150 5239 PURCHASE 150 5239 PURCHASE 400 5239 SALE 126 5240 PURCHASE 112 5240 PURCHASE 190 5240 PURCHASE 400 5240 PURCHASE 400 5241 SALE 500 5242 SALE 318 5242 SALE 282 5242 SALE 200 5242 SALE 157 5242 SALE 119 5242 SALE 100 5242 PURCHASE 51 5242 PURCHASE 179 5242 PURCHASE 401 5242 SALE 700 5243 SALE 300 5243 SALE 80 5243 PURCHASE 112 5246 SALE 1000 5247 SALE 1000 5247 SALE 600 5248 SALE 1000 5249 SALE 150 5249 SALE 150 5249 SALE 3571 5250 SALE 400 5266 SALE 150 5266 SALE 887 5267 SALE 150 5267 SALE 50 5267 PURCHASE 53 5267 PURCHASE 205 5267 PURCHASE 400 5267 SALE 635 5268 SALE 600 5268 SALE 339 5268 SALE 300 5268 SALE 300 5268 SALE 300 5268 SALE 300 5268 SALE 300 5268 SALE 257 5268 SALE 150 5268 SALE 150 5268 SALE 150 5268 SALE 150 5268 SALE 150 5268 SALE 150 5268 SALE 82 5268 SALE 68 5268 SALE 67 5268 SALE 56 5268 SALE 45 5268 PURCHASE 15 5268 PURCHASE 394 5268 PURCHASE 800 5268 PURCHASE 971 5268 PURCHASE 1200 5268 PURCHASE 1328 5268 SALE 2624 5269 SALE 451 5269 SALE 353 5269 SALE 312 5269 SALE 300 5269 SALE 300 5269 SALE 150 5269 PURCHASE 13 5269 PURCHASE 210 5269 PURCHASE 400 5269 PURCHASE 400 5269 PURCHASE 691 5269 PURCHASE 1111 5269 SALE 3745 5270 SALE 482 5270 SALE 474 5270 SALE 466 5270 SALE 419 5270 SALE 150 5270 PURCHASE 269 5270 PURCHASE 451 5270 PURCHASE 600 5270 PURCHASE 600 5270 PURCHASE 663 5270 PURCHASE 663 5270 PURCHASE 2844 5270 SALE 454 5271 SALE 28 5271 PURCHASE 160 5271 PURCHASE 233 5271 PURCHASE 307 5271 PURCHASE 307 5271 PURCHASE 307 5271 PURCHASE 454 5271 PURCHASE 463 5271 PURCHASE 463 5271 SALE 600 5272 PURCHASE 120 5272 PURCHASE 510 5272 PURCHASE 598 5272 PURCHASE 1497 5272 SALE 800 5273 PURCHASE 101 5275 PURCHASE 600 5275 SALE 300 5277 SALE 250 5277 SALE 200 5277 SALE 87 5278 SALE 15 5278 PURCHASE 1695 5278 SALE 111 5279 PURCHASE 441 5279 SALE 150 5281 SALE 150 5281 SALE 108 5281 PURCHASE 200 5281 PURCHASE 266 5281 PURCHASE 380 5281 PURCHASE 645 5281 SALE 207 5282 SALE 77 5282 PURCHASE 110 5283 PURCHASE 15 5285 PURCHASE 17 5285 PURCHASE 55 5285 PURCHASE 88 5285 PURCHASE 1110 5285 PURCHASE 4880 5285 SALE 258 5286 PURCHASE 285 5287 SALE 779 5288 SALE 779 5288 SALE 300 5288 SALE 150 5288 SALE 2836 5289 SALE 1041 5289 SALE 400 5289 SALE 366 5289 SALE 222 5289 SALE 147 5289 SALE 140 5289 SALE 37 5289 PURCHASE 5 5290 PURCHASE 5 5290 PURCHASE 18 5290 PURCHASE 400 5290 PURCHASE 569 5290 PURCHASE 1036 5290 PURCHASE 1561 5290 PURCHASE 3016 5290 PURCHASE 3110 5290 PURCHASE 4995 5290 PURCHASE 5000 5290 PURCHASE 5000 5290 SALE 800 5292 SALE 2 5292 PURCHASE 195 5292 PURCHASE 195 5292 PURCHASE 610 5292 PURCHASE 640 5293 PURCHASE 3100 5293 PURCHASE 27 5294 PURCHASE 144 5294 PURCHASE 146 5294 PURCHASE 300 5294 PURCHASE 362 5294 PURCHASE 376 5294 PURCHASE 440 5294 PURCHASE 613 5294 PURCHASE 700 5294 SALE 65 5295 PURCHASE 16 5295 PURCHASE 20 5295 PURCHASE 25 5295 PURCHASE 65 5295 PURCHASE 150 5295 PURCHASE 190 5295 SALE 1570 5298 PURCHASE 17 5300 PURCHASE 84 5300 PURCHASE 84 5300 PURCHASE 983 5300 PURCHASE 983 5300 PURCHASE 3916 5300 PURCHASE 4017 5300 PURCHASE 5000 5300 PURCHASE 784 5301 PURCHASE 21 5306 SALE 300 5309 SALE 1000 5310 SALE 209 5310 SALE 84 5310 SALE 400 5311 SALE 334 5312 PURCHASE 220 5312 SALE 1100 5314 SALE 300 5314 PURCHASE 254 5314 SALE 300 5315 SALE 185 5315 PURCHASE 15 5315 PURCHASE 20 5315 PURCHASE 41 5315 PURCHASE 281 5315 SALE 2820 5319 SALE 450 5319 SALE 381 5319 PURCHASE 15 5320 PURCHASE 25 5320 PURCHASE 299 5320 PURCHASE 369 5320 PURCHASE 616 5320 PURCHASE 799 5320 PURCHASE 1290 5320 PURCHASE 2142 5320 PURCHASE 2819 5320 PURCHASE 118 5322 PURCHASE 16 5323 PURCHASE 207 5323 PURCHASE 340 5324 PURCHASE 1000 5324 PURCHASE 200 5325 PURCHASE 11044 5325 SALE 601 5326 PURCHASE 60 5326 SALE 114 5328 SALE 300 5329 SALE 500 5330 PURCHASE 267 5330 PURCHASE 786 5330 PURCHASE 1122 5330 PURCHASE 4016 5330 SALE 400 5333 SALE 220 5336 SALE 300 5339 SALE 23 5339 PURCHASE 723 5344 SALE 300 5366 SALE 300 5366 PURCHASE 2072 5374 PURCHASE 2181 5374 SALE 502 5378 SALE 800 5388 PURCHASE 311 5388 PURCHASE 684 5388 SALE 300 5389 PURCHASE 17 5389 PURCHASE 27 5389 PURCHASE 55 5389 PURCHASE 55 5389 PURCHASE 1000 5390 SALE 1800 5391 SALE 154 5391 SALE 570 5393 SALE 150 5393 SALE 989 5394 SALE 150 5394 SALE 5000 5395 SALE 2060 5395 SALE 1972 5395 SALE 556 5395 SALE 550 5395 SALE 280 5395 SALE 173 5395 SALE 146 5395 SALE 131 5395 SALE 88 5395 SALE 3706 5396 SALE 1294 5396 PURCHASE 32 5396 PURCHASE 275 5396 PURCHASE 310 5396 PURCHASE 931 5396 SALE 766 5399 PURCHASE 14 5399 PURCHASE 235 5399 PURCHASE 250 5399 PURCHASE 517 5399 PURCHASE 766 5399 SALE 346 5402 SALE 80 5402 SALE 1273 5403 SALE 2500 5405 SALE 2260 5405 SALE 333 5405 SALE 156 5405 PURCHASE 405 5407 SALE 200 5408 SALE 100 5408 SALE 76 5408 PURCHASE 18 5408 PURCHASE 27 5408 PURCHASE 55 5408 PURCHASE 226 5408 SALE 1350 5410 SALE 149 5410 PURCHASE 200 5414 PURCHASE 364 5414 PURCHASE 547 5414 PURCHASE 600 5414 PURCHASE 600 5414 PURCHASE 600 5414 PURCHASE 600 5414 SALE 168 5416 PURCHASE 173 5416 PURCHASE 158 5418 PURCHASE 200 5418 PURCHASE 316 5418 PURCHASE 1000 5418 SALE 600 5419 SALE 502 5419 SALE 461 5419 SALE 414 5419 SALE 244 5419 SALE 200 5419 SALE 152 5419 SALE 63 5419 PURCHASE 431 5419 PURCHASE 568 5419 SALE 483 5421 SALE 49 5421 PURCHASE 100 5422 PURCHASE 255 5422 PURCHASE 556 5422 PURCHASE 782 5422 PURCHASE 782 5422 PURCHASE 877 5422 PURCHASE 1500 5422 PURCHASE 18 5423 PURCHASE 55 5423 PURCHASE 890 5423 PURCHASE 225 5425 PURCHASE 800 5425 SALE 300 5428 SALE 400 5429 SALE 277 5429 SALE 18 5429 PURCHASE 39 5429 PURCHASE 54 5429 PURCHASE 150 5429 PURCHASE 181 5429 PURCHASE 285 5429 PURCHASE 673 5429 PURCHASE 922 5429 SALE 892 5430 SALE 500 5430 SALE 411 5430 PURCHASE 116 5431 PURCHASE 325 5431 PURCHASE 402 5433 PURCHASE 24 5434 PURCHASE 776 5434 PURCHASE 1598 5434 SALE 1986 5435 SALE 235 5435 SALE 300 5439 SALE 1462 5441 PURCHASE 258 5441 PURCHASE 800 5441 PURCHASE 1140 5441 SALE 294 5444 SALE 294 5444 SALE 953 5447 SALE 752 5447 SALE 150 5447 SALE 59 5447 SALE 551 5450 PURCHASE 2769 5453 SALE 500 5456 SALE 100 5456 PURCHASE 2000 5456 SALE 522 5457 SALE 291 5457 SALE 140 5457 PURCHASE 509 5457 PURCHASE 380 5459 PURCHASE 500 5460 PURCHASE 67 5461 SALE 512 5462 SALE 50 5462 PURCHASE 400 5464 SALE 400 5466 SALE 365 5466 PURCHASE 15 5466 PURCHASE 469 5466 PURCHASE 29 5468 PURCHASE 49 5468 PURCHASE 700 5468 PURCHASE 1000 5468 SALE 429 5474 SALE 254 5474 SALE 186 5474 SALE 186 5474 PURCHASE 31 5474 PURCHASE 436 5474 SALE 500 5475 SALE 366 5475 PURCHASE 50 5475 PURCHASE 432 5475 PURCHASE 631 5475 PURCHASE 1444 5475 PURCHASE 28 5476 PURCHASE 750 5479 PURCHASE 529 5480 SALE 200 5482 SALE 186 5482 PURCHASE 800 5482 PURCHASE 427 5484 PURCHASE 650 5485 PURCHASE 650 5485 SALE 360 5488 SALE 197 5489 SALE 186 5489 SALE 71 5489 PURCHASE 400 5489 SALE 500 5490 SALE 185 5490 SALE 414 5491 PURCHASE 2036 5491 SALE 1531 5492 SALE 616 5492 SALE 521 5492 SALE 375 5492 SALE 147 5492 SALE 800 5494 SALE 449 5494 SALE 449 5494 PURCHASE 73 5495 PURCHASE 227 5495 PURCHASE 480 5495 PURCHASE 1222 5495 SALE 700 5497 SALE 2727 5500 SALE 1726 5500 SALE 37 5500 PURCHASE 1256 5502 PURCHASE 290 5506 PURCHASE 1000 5507 PURCHASE 133 5508 PURCHASE 226 5513 PURCHASE 129 5514 PURCHASE 300 5514 SALE 800 5515 SALE 638 5515 SALE 384 5515 PURCHASE 138 5515 PURCHASE 681 5515 PURCHASE 800 5515 PURCHASE 1069 5515 PURCHASE 2431 5515 SALE 150 5516 SALE 150 5516 SALE 150 5516 PURCHASE 2023 5516 SALE 1930 5518 SALE 1185 5518 SALE 624 5518 SALE 500 5518 SALE 500 5518 SALE 300 5518 SALE 300 5518 SALE 260 5518 SALE 150 5518 PURCHASE 100 5518 PURCHASE 1028 5518 SALE 1300 5519 SALE 600 5519 SALE 329 5519 SALE 285 5519 SALE 253 5519 PURCHASE 40 5519 PURCHASE 400 5519 PURCHASE 517 5519 PURCHASE 545 5519 PURCHASE 1000 5519 PURCHASE 1073 5519 PURCHASE 1089 5519 SALE 877 5520 SALE 584 5520 SALE 558 5520 PURCHASE 204 5520 PURCHASE 312 5520 PURCHASE 488 5520 PURCHASE 681 5520 PURCHASE 876 5520 PURCHASE 1030 5520 SALE 600 5521 SALE 600 5521 SALE 600 5521 SALE 413 5521 SALE 345 5521 SALE 320 5521 SALE 285 5521 SALE 274 5521 SALE 150 5521 SALE 65 5521 SALE 50 5521 SALE 600 5522 SALE 600 5522 SALE 600 5522 SALE 600 5522 SALE 600 5522 SALE 600 5522 SALE 536 5522 SALE 528 5522 SALE 500 5522 SALE 468 5522 SALE 423 5522 SALE 373 5522 SALE 253 5522 SALE 213 5522 SALE 206 5522 SALE 184 5522 SALE 91 5522 SALE 66 5522 SALE 51 5522 SALE 44 5522 SALE 33 5522 SALE 30 5522 SALE 28 5522 PURCHASE 235 5522 PURCHASE 250 5522 PURCHASE 256 5522 PURCHASE 439 5522 PURCHASE 564 5522 PURCHASE 750 5522 PURCHASE 784 5522 PURCHASE 1000 5522 PURCHASE 1350 5522 SALE 1654 5523 SALE 1000 5523 SALE 800 5523 SALE 477 5523 SALE 238 5523 SALE 53 5523 PURCHASE 16 5523 PURCHASE 74 5523 PURCHASE 800 5523 PURCHASE 1448 5523 SALE 1863 5524 SALE 969 5524 SALE 800 5524 SALE 600 5524 SALE 173 5524 SALE 150 5524 SALE 123 5524 SALE 91 5524 PURCHASE 237 5524 PURCHASE 452 5524 SALE 2000 5525 SALE 1000 5525 SALE 848 5525 SALE 600 5525 SALE 600 5525 SALE 600 5525 SALE 600 5525 SALE 600 5525 SALE 600 5525 SALE 600 5525 SALE 539 5525 SALE 539 5525 SALE 523 5525 SALE 518 5525 SALE 452 5525 SALE 443 5525 SALE 425 5525 SALE 387 5525 SALE 353 5525 SALE 332 5525 SALE 324 5525 SALE 283 5525 SALE 224 5525 SALE 206 5525 SALE 201 5525 SALE 200 5525 SALE 181 5525 SALE 162 5525 SALE 86 5525 SALE 63 5525 SALE 39 5525 SALE 24 5525 SALE 24 5525 SALE 18 5525 SALE 17 5525 SALE 14 5525 PURCHASE 15 5525 PURCHASE 104 5525 PURCHASE 204 5525 PURCHASE 268 5525 PURCHASE 316 5525 PURCHASE 349 5525 PURCHASE 1659 5525 SALE 1767 5526 SALE 757 5526 SALE 330 5526 SALE 201 5526 SALE 161 5526 SALE 161 5526 SALE 150 5526 SALE 150 5526 SALE 150 5526 SALE 83 5526 PURCHASE 19 5526 PURCHASE 24 5526 PURCHASE 25 5526 PURCHASE 46 5526 PURCHASE 85 5526 PURCHASE 136 5526 PURCHASE 150 5526 PURCHASE 150 5526 PURCHASE 160 5526 PURCHASE 240 5526 PURCHASE 258 5526 PURCHASE 300 5526 PURCHASE 300 5526 PURCHASE 354 5526 PURCHASE 354 5526 PURCHASE 397 5526 PURCHASE 452 5526 PURCHASE 482 5526 PURCHASE 591 5526 PURCHASE 713 5526 PURCHASE 1000 5526 SALE 583 5527 SALE 500 5527 SALE 279 5527 SALE 66 5527 PURCHASE 9 5527 PURCHASE 13 5527 PURCHASE 13 5527 PURCHASE 13 5527 PURCHASE 14 5527 PURCHASE 15 5527 PURCHASE 16 5527 PURCHASE 17 5527 PURCHASE 18 5527 PURCHASE 19 5527 PURCHASE 27 5527 PURCHASE 28 5527 PURCHASE 35 5527 PURCHASE 41 5527 PURCHASE 70 5527 PURCHASE 84 5527 PURCHASE 107 5527 PURCHASE 128 5527 PURCHASE 150 5527 PURCHASE 150 5527 PURCHASE 150 5527 PURCHASE 228 5527 PURCHASE 248 5527 PURCHASE 300 5527 PURCHASE 307 5527 PURCHASE 363 5527 PURCHASE 400 5527 PURCHASE 431 5527 PURCHASE 467 5527 PURCHASE 480 5527 PURCHASE 500 5527 PURCHASE 509 5527 PURCHASE 560 5527 PURCHASE 579 5527 PURCHASE 600 5527 PURCHASE 600 5527 PURCHASE 765 5527 PURCHASE 800 5527 PURCHASE 854 5527 PURCHASE 854 5527 PURCHASE 1226 5527 PURCHASE 2111 5527 SALE 880 5528 SALE 813 5528 SALE 800 5528 SALE 684 5528 SALE 423 5528 SALE 90 5528 SALE 27 5528 SALE 18 5528 SALE 12 5528 PURCHASE 56 5528 PURCHASE 132 5528 PURCHASE 191 5528 PURCHASE 353 5528 PURCHASE 400 5528 PURCHASE 458 5528 PURCHASE 566 5528 PURCHASE 573 5528 PURCHASE 1073 5528 PURCHASE 1250 5528 SALE 2191 5529 SALE 1104 5529 SALE 500 5529 SALE 395 5529 PURCHASE 38 5529 PURCHASE 113 5529 PURCHASE 126 5529 PURCHASE 142 5529 PURCHASE 158 5529 PURCHASE 193 5529 PURCHASE 290 5529 PURCHASE 319 5529 PURCHASE 500 5529 PURCHASE 511 5529 PURCHASE 800 5529 SALE 329 5530 SALE 314 5530 SALE 291 5530 SALE 266 5530 SALE 45 5530 PURCHASE 50 5530 PURCHASE 55 5530 PURCHASE 93 5530 PURCHASE 199 5530 PURCHASE 288 5530 PURCHASE 574 5530 PURCHASE 724 5530 PURCHASE 838 5530 PURCHASE 131 5531 PURCHASE 800 5531 SALE 1340 5532 SALE 50 5532 PURCHASE 343 5532 PURCHASE 996 5532 SALE 243 5535 SALE 508 5536 PURCHASE 263 5537 PURCHASE 658 5537 SALE 1312 5540 TOTAL PURCHASES 301,453 TOTAL SALES 250,222 (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 07 JANUARY 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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