18th Dec 2007 11:56
UBS AG (EPT)18 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 17 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 2,340,421 0.23% 2,066 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,340,421 0.23% 2,066 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 181 4982 pence SALE 465 4984 SALE 1990 4985 SALE 979 4985 SALE 300 4985 SALE 1000 4985 SALE 230 4985 PURCHASE 800 4986 PURCHASE 390 4986 SALE 400 4986 PURCHASE 450 4986 PURCHASE 3008 4986 PURCHASE 1081 4986 PURCHASE 529 4986 PURCHASE 1927 4986 SALE 476 4987 PURCHASE 23 4987 PURCHASE 200 4987 PURCHASE 800 4988 SALE 646 4988 PURCHASE 234 4988 PURCHASE 200 4988 PURCHASE 459 4989 SALE 65 4989 SALE 607 4989 PURCHASE 20 4990 SALE 272 4990 PURCHASE 2563 4990 SALE 426 4990 SALE 223 4990 SALE 1281 4990 SALE 1416 4990 SALE 246 4990 SALE 800 4991 PURCHASE 265 4991 PURCHASE 594 4991 PURCHASE 644 4991 PURCHASE 1650 4991 PURCHASE 400 4991 PURCHASE 375 4991 PURCHASE 375 4991 PURCHASE 440 4992 PURCHASE 473 4992 PURCHASE 30 4992 PURCHASE 529 4992 PURCHASE 583 4992 PURCHASE 548 4992 PURCHASE 924 4992 PURCHASE 600 4993 PURCHASE 1000 4993 SALE 2000 4993 SALE 281 4993 SALE 1315 4993 PURCHASE 320 4993 SALE 415 4993 SALE 197 4993 SALE 1169 4993 SALE 250 4994 SALE 464 4994 SALE 361 4994 PURCHASE 480 4994 SALE 593 4994 PURCHASE 999 4994 PURCHASE 298 4994 SALE 109 4994 PURCHASE 221 4994 PURCHASE 1600 4994 PURCHASE 200 4994 PURCHASE 114 4994 PURCHASE 1914 4994 SALE 210 4995 SALE 415 4995 PURCHASE 600 4995 PURCHASE 822 4995 PURCHASE 294 4995 SALE 782 4995 SALE 1380 4995 SALE 119 4995 PURCHASE 618 4995 PURCHASE 623 4996 SALE 150 4996 SALE 366 4996 SALE 1153 4996 SALE 190 4996 SALE 335 4996 SALE 49 4996 PURCHASE 735 4996 SALE 314 4996 SALE 47 4996 SALE 464 4997 SALE 593 4997 PURCHASE 322 4997 SALE 212 4997 SALE 800 4997 SALE 700 4997 SALE 51 4997 SALE 340 4997 SALE 2400 4998 SALE 600 4998 SALE 400 4998 SALE 2000 4998 SALE 1169 4998 SALE 1174 4998 SALE 415 4998 SALE 415 4998 SALE 322 4998 SALE 140 4998 SALE 500 4999 PURCHASE 300 4999 SALE 2000 4999 SALE 711 4999 SALE 400 4999 SALE 621 4999 SALE 900 4999 SALE 357 4999 SALE 3000 4999 SALE 700 5000 SALE 605 5000 SALE 1100 5000 SALE 1132 5000 PURCHASE 2754 5000 PURCHASE 1365 5000 SALE 374 5000 PURCHASE 800 5000 PURCHASE 819 5000 PURCHASE 210 5000 PURCHASE 370 5001 PURCHASE 815 5001 PURCHASE 400 5001 PURCHASE 728 5001 PURCHASE 1409 5001 PURCHASE 16 5001 SALE 251 5001 PURCHASE 492 5002 PURCHASE 800 5002 PURCHASE 613 5002 PURCHASE 800 5002 SALE 2998 5002 PURCHASE 336 5003 PURCHASE 336 5003 PURCHASE 400 5003 PURCHASE 2000 5003 PURCHASE 500 5004 SALE 660 5004 PURCHASE 4106 5004 PURCHASE 590 5004 SALE 550 5004 PURCHASE 707 5004 PURCHASE 250 5006 SALE 49 5006 SALE 364 5006 PURCHASE 502 5007 PURCHASE 634 5007 PURCHASE 364 5007 SALE 594 5007 SALE 800 5007 SALE 438 5008 SALE 401 5008 SALE 400 5008 SALE 800 5009 SALE 374 5009 PURCHASE 404 5010 SALE 647 5010 PURCHASE 597 5010 PURCHASE 715 5010 PURCHASE 264 5011 PURCHASE 294 5011 PURCHASE 2668 5012 PURCHASE 4350 5012 PURCHASE 591 5013 PURCHASE 907 5013 PURCHASE 456 5013 PURCHASE 76 5013 PURCHASE 300 5013 PURCHASE 54 5013 PURCHASE 337 5015 PURCHASE 2000 5015 PURCHASE 1556 5016 PURCHASE 2 5016 PURCHASE 153 5016 PURCHASE 311 5016 PURCHASE 239 5016 SALE 2074 5016 PURCHASE 344 5017 SALE 415 5017 SALE 249 5017 SALE 415 5017 SALE 371 5017 SALE 320 5018 SALE 406 5018 PURCHASE 535 5018 PURCHASE 241 5018 PURCHASE 729 5019 SALE 311 5020 PURCHASE 370 5020 PURCHASE 594 5021 PURCHASE 51 5021 PURCHASE 428 5021 PURCHASE 790 5021 PURCHASE 97 5021 PURCHASE 541 5021 PURCHASE 218 5021 SALE 500 5021 SALE 1600 5022 PURCHASE 581 5022 PURCHASE 367 5022 PURCHASE 658 5022 PURCHASE 14 5022 PURCHASE 284 5022 SALE 537 5022 PURCHASE 634 5022 PURCHASE 715 5023 SALE 100 5023 SALE 1096 5023 SALE 2000 5023 SALE 352 5023 SALE 407 5023 SALE 852 5023 SALE 274 5023 PURCHASE 17 5023 SALE 2393 5023 SALE 91 5023 SALE 214 5024 SALE 61 5024 SALE 400 5024 SALE 400 5024 SALE 250 5024 SALE 1262 5024 SALE 400 5024 SALE 400 5024 SALE 401 5024 SALE 250 5024 SALE 240 5024 PURCHASE 250 5025 PURCHASE 320 5025 PURCHASE 384 5025 PURCHASE 300 5025 PURCHASE 572 5025 SALE 300 5025 PURCHASE 312 5025 PURCHASE 576 5025 PURCHASE 458 5025 SALE 699 5025 SALE 423 5025 PURCHASE 562 5026 PURCHASE 418 5026 PURCHASE 1181 5026 PURCHASE 1008 5026 PURCHASE 613 5026 PURCHASE 127 5026 SALE 277 5026 PURCHASE 543 5027 SALE 275 5027 SALE 515 5027 SALE 500 5027 PURCHASE 56 5027 PURCHASE 597 5027 SALE 401 5027 PURCHASE 818 5027 SALE 377 5027 SALE 377 5027 PURCHASE 100 5028 PURCHASE 151 5028 PURCHASE 159 5028 PURCHASE 528 5028 SALE 200 5028 SALE 14 5028 SALE 424 5028 SALE 2744 5028 SALE 186 5029 SALE 409 5029 SALE 464 5029 PURCHASE 144 5029 PURCHASE 287 5029 PURCHASE 125 5029 PURCHASE 289 5029 SALE 26 5030 PURCHASE 500 5030 SALE 1936 5030 SALE 206 5030 PURCHASE 703 5030 PURCHASE 1779 5030 PURCHASE 500 5030 PURCHASE 436 5031 SALE 361 5031 PURCHASE 100 5031 SALE 1078 5032 SALE 1820 5032 PURCHASE 600 5033 PURCHASE 188 5033 PURCHASE 500 5033 PURCHASE 500 5033 PURCHASE 333 5033 PURCHASE 151 5033 PURCHASE 320 5033 SALE 251 5033 PURCHASE 306 5034 PURCHASE 500 5034 PURCHASE 500 5034 PURCHASE 303 5034 PURCHASE 500 5034 PURCHASE 1025 5034 PURCHASE 83 5034 PURCHASE 972 5034 PURCHASE 511 5034 SALE 175 5034 SALE 278 5034 PURCHASE 8609 5034.117 PURCHASE 286 5035 SALE 445 5035 SALE 2500 5035 PURCHASE 316 5035 SALE 595 5035 SALE 1588 5035 PURCHASE 261 5035 PURCHASE 526 5035 PURCHASE 100 5035 SALE 29 5035 SALE 500 5035 SALE 1529 5036 SALE 515 5036 PURCHASE 375 5036 PURCHASE 874 5036 PURCHASE 398 5037 PURCHASE 462 5037 PURCHASE 202 5037 PURCHASE 229 5038 SALE 966 5038 SALE 34 5038 SALE 720 5038 SALE 154 5038 SALE 311 5038 PURCHASE 1119 5039 SALE 840 5039 PURCHASE 440 5040 PURCHASE 534 5040 PURCHASE 105 5040 PURCHASE 156 5040 PURCHASE 500 5040 SALE 310 5040 PURCHASE 224 5041 SALE 295 5041 SALE 344 5041 SALE 119 5041 SALE 200 5041 SALE 51 5041 SALE 110 5041 PURCHASE 200 5042 PURCHASE 1389 5042 PURCHASE 15 5042 PURCHASE 300 5042 PURCHASE 364 5042 PURCHASE 339 5043 PURCHASE 7 5043 PURCHASE 401 5043 SALE 294 5043 SALE 200 5043 SALE 363 5043 PURCHASE 622 5044 SALE 120 5044 SALE 500 5044 PURCHASE 650 5044 PURCHASE 445 5044 PURCHASE 905 5044 PURCHASE 300 5044 SALE 1000 5044 SALE 344 5044 SALE 210 5044 PURCHASE 484 5045 SALE 177 5045 PURCHASE 512 5046 PURCHASE 1392 5046 PURCHASE 85 5046 PURCHASE 269 5046 PURCHASE 384 5046 PURCHASE 400 5046 SALE 531 5046 SALE 299 5046 PURCHASE 1421 5046 PURCHASE 446 5046 PURCHASE 559 5046 PURCHASE 150 5046 SALE 477 5046 SALE 127 5046 SALE 401 5046 PURCHASE 601 5046 PURCHASE 505 5046 PURCHASE 175 5047 PURCHASE 215 5048 PURCHASE 203 5048 SALE 257 5048 SALE 630 5048 SALE 884 5048 PURCHASE 7 5048 PURCHASE 884 5048 SALE 261 5048 PURCHASE 118 5048 PURCHASE 100 5048 SALE 431 5048 PURCHASE 1000 5048 PURCHASE 153 5048 PURCHASE 600 5048 PURCHASE 346 5048 PURCHASE 346 5048 PURCHASE 335 5048 SALE 1285 5048 PURCHASE 200 5048 PURCHASE 300 5048 PURCHASE 162 5048 PURCHASE 57 5048 PURCHASE 80 5049 PURCHASE 352 5049 PURCHASE 600 5049 PURCHASE 99 5049 SALE 14 5049 SALE 68 5049 SALE 159 5049 SALE 147 5049 SALE 954 5049 PURCHASE 320 5049 PURCHASE 227 5049 PURCHASE 227 5049 PURCHASE 101 5049 SALE 462 5049 SALE 1000 5049 PURCHASE 43 5049 PURCHASE 400 5049 SALE 484 5050 SALE 630 5050 SALE 631 5050 PURCHASE 58 5050 PURCHASE 346 5050 PURCHASE 287 5050 PURCHASE 78 5050 PURCHASE 149 5050 PURCHASE 160 5050 PURCHASE 1182 5050 PURCHASE 3658 5050 SALE 995 5050 PURCHASE 500 5050 PURCHASE 4 5050 SALE 110 5050 SALE 529 5050 PURCHASE 158 5051 PURCHASE 327 5051 SALE 31 5051 SALE 9 5051 PURCHASE 421 5051 SALE 844 5051 SALE 396 5051 SALE 250 5051 SALE 250 5051 PURCHASE 844 5051 SALE 500 5051 SALE 780 5051 SALE 420 5051 PURCHASE 1577 5051 PURCHASE 108 5051 SALE 345 5051 PURCHASE 823 5051 SALE 1358 5051 SALE 1611 5051 PURCHASE 1018 5051 PURCHASE 40 5051 PURCHASE 305 5051 PURCHASE 303 5051 PURCHASE 38 5051 PURCHASE 22 5051 PURCHASE 600 5051 PURCHASE 392 5051 SALE 305 5051 SALE 27 5051 SALE 53 5052 SALE 170 5052 SALE 131 5052 SALE 173 5052 PURCHASE 446 5052 SALE 1328 5052 SALE 247 5052 PURCHASE 608 5052 PURCHASE 40 5052 SALE 1583 5052 PURCHASE 100 5053 SALE 202 5053 SALE 559 5053 SALE 1078 5053 SALE 624 5053 SALE 39 5053 SALE 14 5053 SALE 197 5053 SALE 575 5053 SALE 600 5053 SALE 400 5053 PURCHASE 1000 5053 PURCHASE 512 5053 PURCHASE 1500 5053 PURCHASE 17 5053 PURCHASE 129 5053 SALE 403 5053 SALE 31 5054 SALE 153 5054 SALE 130 5054 SALE 30 5054 SALE 239 5054 SALE 151 5054 SALE 203 5054 SALE 208 5054 SALE 154 5054 SALE 121 5054 SALE 158 5054 SALE 93 5054 SALE 160 5054 SALE 43 5054 SALE 1250 5054 SALE 3 5054 SALE 734 5054 SALE 482 5054 SALE 124 5054 SALE 37 5054 SALE 1765 5054 SALE 500 5054 SALE 55 5054 SALE 1918 5054 SALE 396 5054 SALE 4 5054 SALE 158 5054 SALE 427 5054 PURCHASE 248 5054 SALE 142 5054 SALE 173 5054 SALE 330 5054 SALE 234 5054 SALE 689 5054 PURCHASE 252 5054 SALE 237 5054 SALE 286 5054 SALE 176 5054 SALE 217 5054 PURCHASE 600 5054 SALE 172 5054 PURCHASE 1044 5054 PURCHASE 600 5054 PURCHASE 124 5054 PURCHASE 247 5054 PURCHASE 226 5054 SALE 300 5054 SALE 78 5054 SALE 500 5054 SALE 500 5054 SALE 600 5054 SALE 322 5054 PURCHASE 161 5054 PURCHASE 1105 5054 PURCHASE 371 5054 PURCHASE 369 5054 PURCHASE 533 5054 PURCHASE 500 5054 SALE 1657 5054 PURCHASE 420 5054 PURCHASE 81 5054 SALE 222 5055 SALE 44 5055 SALE 148 5055 SALE 600 5055 SALE 176 5055 SALE 854 5055 SALE 264 5055 SALE 1907 5055 SALE 404 5055 SALE 266 5055 SALE 19 5055 SALE 166 5055 SALE 549 5055 PURCHASE 168 5055 PURCHASE 549 5055 SALE 357 5055 SALE 147 5055 SALE 180 5055 SALE 4 5055 SALE 49 5055 SALE 230 5055 SALE 327 5055 SALE 125 5055 SALE 23 5055 PURCHASE 123 5055 PURCHASE 123 5055 PURCHASE 1390 5055 PURCHASE 44 5055 PURCHASE 500 5055 PURCHASE 141 5055 PURCHASE 400 5055 SALE 249 5055 SALE 500 5055 PURCHASE 200 5055 SALE 214 5055 PURCHASE 126 5055 SALE 600 5055 SALE 600 5055 PURCHASE 100 5055 PURCHASE 200 5055 SALE 500 5055 SALE 397 5056 SALE 64 5056 SALE 222 5056 PURCHASE 3 5056 SALE 176 5056 SALE 176 5056 SALE 315 5056 SALE 20 5056 SALE 153 5056 SALE 10 5056 SALE 194 5056 SALE 547 5056 SALE 114 5057 SALE 20 5057 SALE 32 5057 SALE 1270 5057 SALE 624 5057 PURCHASE 474 5057 SALE 104 5057 SALE 160 5057 SALE 93 5057 SALE 171 5057 SALE 227 5057 SALE 1136 5057 SALE 310 5057 SALE 122 5057 SALE 301 5057 PURCHASE 296 5057 PURCHASE 200 5057 SALE 603 5057 SALE 328 5057 SALE 328 5057 SALE 829 5057.5 SALE 358 5057.5 PURCHASE 133 5058 SALE 200 5058 PURCHASE 500 5058 SALE 83 5058 SALE 148 5058 SALE 1874 5058 SALE 501 5058 PURCHASE 150 5058 PURCHASE 300 5058 SALE 55 5058 SALE 455 5058 SALE 211 5058 SALE 173 5058 SALE 108 5058 SALE 509 5058 SALE 1008 5058.5 PURCHASE 856 5059 PURCHASE 48 5059 SALE 80 5059 PURCHASE 155 5059 SALE 296 5059 SALE 861 5059 SALE 40 5059 PURCHASE 500 5059 PURCHASE 2096 5059 PURCHASE 861 5059 PURCHASE 40 5059 SALE 609 5059 SALE 121 5059 SALE 161 5059 SALE 1009 5059 SALE 846 5059 SALE 174 5059 SALE 648 5059 SALE 400 5059 SALE 513 5059 PURCHASE 142 5059 SALE 545 5059 SALE 107 5059 SALE 453 5059 SALE 198 5059 PURCHASE 156 5059 SALE 400 5059 PURCHASE 633 5059 SALE 811 5059.5 PURCHASE 123 5060 PURCHASE 90 5060 PURCHASE 110 5060 PURCHASE 33 5060 PURCHASE 200 5060 PURCHASE 200 5060 PURCHASE 2749 5060 PURCHASE 131 5060 SALE 733 5060 SALE 148 5060 SALE 407 5060 SALE 250 5060 PURCHASE 245 5060 SALE 351 5060 SALE 623 5060 SALE 149 5060 PURCHASE 1000 5060 SALE 23 5060 PURCHASE 793 5060 SALE 142 5060 PURCHASE 225 5060 PURCHASE 400 5060 PURCHASE 99 5060 SALE 545 5060 SALE 694 5060 SALE 355 5060 SALE 465 5060 SALE 968 5060 SALE 553 5060 SALE 130 5060 PURCHASE 78 5061 SALE 383 5061 SALE 1341 5061 SALE 756 5061 SALE 120 5061 SALE 19 5061 SALE 468 5061 SALE 1119 5061 PURCHASE 1119 5061 PURCHASE 503 5061 SALE 150 5061 SALE 153 5061 PURCHASE 67 5061 SALE 57 5061 SALE 584 5061 SALE 208 5061 SALE 125 5061 SALE 181 5061 SALE 357 5061 PURCHASE 705 5061 PURCHASE 460 5061 PURCHASE 400 5061 PURCHASE 870 5061 PURCHASE 600 5061 PURCHASE 562 5061 PURCHASE 53 5062 PURCHASE 4703 5062 PURCHASE 75 5062 PURCHASE 144 5062 SALE 170 5062 SALE 170 5062 SALE 438 5062 SALE 104 5062 SALE 156 5062 SALE 273 5062 PURCHASE 208 5062 PURCHASE 52 5062 PURCHASE 1102 5062 SALE 731 5062 SALE 584 5062 SALE 521 5062 SALE 931 5062 SALE 311 5062 SALE 336 5062 SALE 429 5062 SALE 949 5062 SALE 170 5062 PURCHASE 235 5062 PURCHASE 300 5062 SALE 853 5062 PURCHASE 244 5062 PURCHASE 99 5062 SALE 643 5062.5 SALE 144 5063 SALE 300 5063 SALE 167 5063 SALE 69 5063 SALE 621 5063 SALE 606 5063 PURCHASE 71 5063 PURCHASE 621 5063 PURCHASE 606 5063 SALE 51 5063 SALE 444 5063 SALE 560 5063 SALE 87 5063 PURCHASE 196 5063 SALE 171 5063 SALE 169 5063 SALE 169 5063 SALE 68 5063 SALE 971 5064 PURCHASE 1000 5064 SALE 250 5064 SALE 588 5064 SALE 350 5064 PURCHASE 350 5064 PURCHASE 588 5064 SALE 202 5064 PURCHASE 1 5064 PURCHASE 138 5064 PURCHASE 196 5064 PURCHASE 201 5064 PURCHASE 300 5064 PURCHASE 2 5064 PURCHASE 876 5064 PURCHASE 300 5064 PURCHASE 300 5064 PURCHASE 300 5064 SALE 1960 5065 PURCHASE 656 5065 PURCHASE 100 5065 SALE 599 5065 PURCHASE 211 5065 SALE 152 5065 PURCHASE 600 5065 PURCHASE 88 5065 PURCHASE 293 5065 PURCHASE 200 5065 PURCHASE 622 5065 PURCHASE 114 5065 PURCHASE 690 5065 SALE 600 5065 SALE 215 5065 SALE 400 5065 PURCHASE 200 5066 SALE 341 5066 SALE 1416 5066 PURCHASE 400 5066 SALE 53 5066 SALE 54 5066 SALE 940 5067 SALE 165 5067 PURCHASE 915 5067 PURCHASE 383 5067 SALE 1195 5067 PURCHASE 300 5067 PURCHASE 1195 5067 SALE 105 5067 PURCHASE 279 5067 SALE 213 5067 SALE 287 5067 SALE 156 5067 SALE 610 5067 PURCHASE 301 5068 SALE 300 5068 SALE 1182 5068 PURCHASE 400 5069 PURCHASE 77 5069 PURCHASE 1000 5069 SALE 230 5069 SALE 272 5069 SALE 276 5069 SALE 773 5069 SALE 19 5069 SALE 1356 5069 PURCHASE 471 5069 SALE 1417 5069 PURCHASE 1417 5069 PURCHASE 387 5070 PURCHASE 177 5070 PURCHASE 48 5070 SALE 159 5070 SALE 627 5070 SALE 503 5070 PURCHASE 920 5070 PURCHASE 503 5070 PURCHASE 627 5070 SALE 38 5070 SALE 429 5070 SALE 236 5070 SALE 209 5070 SALE 95 5070 SALE 136 5070 SALE 1128 5070 SALE 527 5070 SALE 432 5070 SALE 259 5070 SALE 2000 5070 SALE 317 5070 SALE 1500 5070 SALE 395 5071 SALE 220 5071 SALE 90 5071 SALE 600 5072 SALE 265 5072 SALE 193 5072 SALE 289 5072 SALE 211 5072 SALE 94 5072 SALE 19 5072 SALE 410 5072 SALE 1017 5072 SALE 996 5072 SALE 907 5072 SALE 692 5072 SALE 809 5072 SALE 271 5072 SALE 300 5072 SALE 231 5072 SALE 210 5072 SALE 480 5072 SALE 615 5072 SALE 148 5072 SALE 160 5072 SALE 395 5072 PURCHASE 153 5072 PURCHASE 215 5073 PURCHASE 115 5073 PURCHASE 139 5073 SALE 167 5073 SALE 1 5073 PURCHASE 1000 5073 SALE 200 5073 SALE 42 5073 SALE 154 5073 PURCHASE 387 5074 SALE 40 5074 SALE 147 5074 SALE 119 5074 SALE 146 5074 SALE 55 5074 SALE 55 5074 SALE 36 5074 SALE 106 5074 SALE 356 5074 SALE 40 5074 SALE 55 5074 SALE 54 5074 SALE 35 5074 SALE 333 5074 SALE 403 5074 SALE 182 5074 SALE 273 5074 SALE 61 5074 SALE 1081 5074 PURCHASE 1081 5074 SALE 706 5074 SALE 233 5075 SALE 129 5075 SALE 167 5075 PURCHASE 874 5075 SALE 94 5075 SALE 156 5075 SALE 115 5075 SALE 100 5075 SALE 369 5075 SALE 270 5075 PURCHASE 1251 5075 SALE 85 5075 SALE 175 5075 SALE 668 5075 SALE 163 5075 SALE 139 5076 SALE 40 5076 SALE 100 5076 SALE 142 5076 SALE 80 5076 PURCHASE 278 5076 SALE 156 5076 SALE 260 5076 SALE 84 5076 SALE 440 5077 SALE 72 5077 SALE 607 5077 SALE 376 5077 PURCHASE 1000 5077 SALE 565 5077 SALE 702 5077 SALE 334 5078 SALE 998 5078 SALE 1600 5078 PURCHASE 113 5078 PURCHASE 400 5078 SALE 271 5078 PURCHASE 216 5079 SALE 257 5079 SALE 200 5079 SALE 667 5080 SALE 402 5080 SALE 1 5080 SALE 335 5080 SALE 1000 5080 SALE 219 5080 SALE 195 5080 SALE 52 5080 SALE 39 5080 SALE 468 5081 SALE 25 5081 PURCHASE 482 5081 SALE 147 5081 SALE 200 5081 SALE 326 5081 SALE 144 5081 SALE 124 5082 SALE 593 5082 SALE 600 5082 SALE 448 5083 SALE 746 5083 SALE 95 5083 SALE 325 5083 SALE 116 5083 SALE 52 5083 SALE 10 5083 SALE 968 5083 SALE 335 5083 SALE 418 5083 SALE 323 5083 SALE 277 5083 SALE 46 5083 SALE 711 5084 SALE 236 5084 SALE 1048 5085 SALE 952 5085 SALE 1257 5085 SALE 521 5085 SALE 356 5085 SALE 437 5088 SALE 300 5089 PURCHASE 22278 5300 TOTAL PURCHASES 243,869 TOTAL SALES 274,579 (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 18 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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