28th Feb 2008 11:53
UBS AG (EPT)28 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 27 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 2,114,435 0.21% 2,391 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,114,435 0.21% 2,391 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 1000 5700 pence SALE 20 5700 SALE 300 5702 PURCHASE 2204 5702 PURCHASE 1403 5702 PURCHASE 395 5702 SALE 255 5703 PURCHASE 227 5704 PURCHASE 854 5704 PURCHASE 1548 5704 PURCHASE 333 5706 PURCHASE 409 5706 PURCHASE 1175 5706 PURCHASE 333 5706 PURCHASE 544 5706 SALE 18 5707 SALE 21 5707 SALE 993 5707 PURCHASE 86 5707 PURCHASE 1208 5707 SALE 1000 5708 SALE 388 5708 PURCHASE 37 5711 PURCHASE 777 5711 PURCHASE 400 5712 PURCHASE 194 5712 PURCHASE 175 5712 PURCHASE 25 5712 PURCHASE 151 5712 PURCHASE 1955 5712 PURCHASE 109 5712 SALE 333 5712 SALE 8 5712 PURCHASE 37 5712 SALE 586 5713 SALE 278 5714 PURCHASE 278 5714 PURCHASE 400 5714 PURCHASE 100 5714 PURCHASE 1291 5714 SALE 333 5714 SALE 20 5714 SALE 500 5714 SALE 500 5715 SALE 401 5715 PURCHASE 422 5715 PURCHASE 1162 5715 PURCHASE 250 5715 PURCHASE 389 5716 SALE 500 5716 PURCHASE 32 5716 PURCHASE 965 5716 PURCHASE 82 5717 PURCHASE 173 5717 PURCHASE 258 5718 PURCHASE 598 5718 PURCHASE 43 5718 PURCHASE 528 5718 SALE 198 5719 SALE 1000 5719 SALE 133 5719 SALE 33 5720 SALE 203 5720 SALE 212 5720 PURCHASE 300 5721 PURCHASE 513 5722 PURCHASE 87 5722 SALE 408 5723 SALE 1667 5723 PURCHASE 656 5723 SALE 333 5723 SALE 58 5723 SALE 562 5723 SALE 78 5723 SALE 614 5723 PURCHASE 2069 5723 PURCHASE 174 5724 SALE 1524 5725 PURCHASE 1915 5725 PURCHASE 268 5725 PURCHASE 105 5726 PURCHASE 104 5726 PURCHASE 250 5726 SALE 107 5727 SALE 539 5727 PURCHASE 616 5727 PURCHASE 48 5727 PURCHASE 622 5727 SALE 2000 5727 SALE 344 5727 SALE 573 5727 SALE 5 5727 SALE 50 5727 SALE 600 5728 SALE 500 5728 SALE 983 5728 PURCHASE 400 5728 PURCHASE 100 5729 SALE 1240 5729 SALE 240 5730 PURCHASE 577 5730 PURCHASE 537 5730 PURCHASE 496 5730 SALE 196 5730 SALE 11 5730 SALE 329 5730 SALE 103 5730 PURCHASE 37 5731 PURCHASE 600 5731 PURCHASE 300 5731 PURCHASE 831 5732 PURCHASE 207 5732 PURCHASE 1099 5732 PURCHASE 151 5732 PURCHASE 811 5732 PURCHASE 237 5732 PURCHASE 514 5732 PURCHASE 557 5732 PURCHASE 170 5733 SALE 333 5733 SALE 333 5733 PURCHASE 206 5733 SALE 488 5733 SALE 400 5733 SALE 375 5733 SALE 332 5734 SALE 4 5734 SALE 65 5734 SALE 170 5734 SALE 106 5734 SALE 15 5734 SALE 386 5734 SALE 322 5734 SALE 19 5734 SALE 333 5734 PURCHASE 210 5734 PURCHASE 78 5734 SALE 250 5735 SALE 500 5735 SALE 500 5735 SALE 260 5737 SALE 115 5737 SALE 202 5737 SALE 17 5737 SALE 85 5737 SALE 358 5737 SALE 58 5737 SALE 104 5738 SALE 331 5738 SALE 500 5738 PURCHASE 175 5738 PURCHASE 250 5738 SALE 500 5738 SALE 250 5738 SALE 500 5738 SALE 400 5739 PURCHASE 600 5739 PURCHASE 37 5740 PURCHASE 175 5740 SALE 128 5740 SALE 500 5740 SALE 911 5742 PURCHASE 504 5742 PURCHASE 544 5742 PURCHASE 300 5742 SALE 333 5742 SALE 200 5742 SALE 500 5742 SALE 500 5742 SALE 95 5742 SALE 63 5742 SALE 20 5742 SALE 82 5744 SALE 57 5744 SALE 268 5744 SALE 142 5744 SALE 388 5744 SALE 523 5744 SALE 99 5744 SALE 296 5745 PURCHASE 333 5745 SALE 333 5745 SALE 199 5746 PURCHASE 755 5746 PURCHASE 333 5746 PURCHASE 329 5746 PURCHASE 268 5748 SALE 160 5748 SALE 376 5748 SALE 590 5748 SALE 294 5748 SALE 199 5748 SALE 147 5748 SALE 147 5748 SALE 144 5748 SALE 1000 5748 PURCHASE 205 5749 PURCHASE 167 5749 SALE 941 5749 PURCHASE 268 5751 SALE 727 5751 SALE 608 5751 PURCHASE 268 5751 SALE 400 5752 SALE 1600 5752 SALE 257 5752 PURCHASE 1718 5752 PURCHASE 266 5752 SALE 401 5752 PURCHASE 273 5753 PURCHASE 334 5753 SALE 333 5754 PURCHASE 250 5754 PURCHASE 268 5754 PURCHASE 3 5754 PURCHASE 1600 5754 SALE 323 5754 SALE 131 5755 SALE 282 5755 SALE 76 5755 SALE 588 5755 SALE 709 5755 SALE 51 5755 SALE 77 5755 SALE 1267 5755 SALE 333 5755 PURCHASE 250 5756 PURCHASE 333 5756 PURCHASE 800 5756 PURCHASE 250 5756 PURCHASE 300 5756 PURCHASE 333 5757 PURCHASE 333 5757 PURCHASE 333 5757 PURCHASE 617 5757 SALE 333 5757 PURCHASE 90 5757 PURCHASE 400 5757 SALE 1000 5758 SALE 340 5758 SALE 90 5758 SALE 107 5758 SALE 210 5758 SALE 233 5758 SALE 52 5758 SALE 45 5758 SALE 1000 5758 SALE 656 5758 SALE 239 5758 PURCHASE 300 5758 SALE 400 5758 SALE 950 5758 SALE 300 5758 PURCHASE 428 5759 PURCHASE 121 5759 SALE 250 5759 PURCHASE 499 5760 PURCHASE 167 5760 SALE 614 5760 SALE 120 5760 SALE 309 5760 SALE 491 5760 SALE 323 5760 SALE 992 5760 SALE 500 5760 SALE 1001 5760 PURCHASE 733 5761 PURCHASE 835 5761 SALE 232 5761 SALE 500 5761 PURCHASE 175 5761 PURCHASE 62 5761 PURCHASE 500 5761 SALE 420 5762 PURCHASE 200 5762 PURCHASE 268 5762 SALE 207 5762 SALE 43 5762 SALE 327 5762 SALE 6 5762 SALE 4 5762 SALE 683 5762 SALE 23 5762 SALE 296 5762 SALE 6 5762 SALE 362 5762 PURCHASE 400 5762 PURCHASE 600 5762 PURCHASE 228 5762 PURCHASE 275 5762 PURCHASE 479 5762 PURCHASE 524 5762 PURCHASE 1600 5762 SALE 210 5762 SALE 333 5762 SALE 170 5762 SALE 400 5762 SALE 250 5762 SALE 175 5762 PURCHASE 172 5763 PURCHASE 612 5763 PURCHASE 209 5763 PURCHASE 35 5763 PURCHASE 22 5763 PURCHASE 509 5763 PURCHASE 224 5763 PURCHASE 268 5763 SALE 357 5763 PURCHASE 167 5764 PURCHASE 115 5764 SALE 333 5764 SALE 333 5764 SALE 252 5764 SALE 278 5764 PURCHASE 178 5764 SALE 77 5764 SALE 11 5764 SALE 222 5764 SALE 191 5764 PURCHASE 171 5764 SALE 588 5765 SALE 1200 5765 SALE 1000 5765 SALE 203 5765 SALE 813 5765 SALE 789 5765 SALE 58 5765 SALE 85 5765 SALE 11 5765 PURCHASE 369 5765 PURCHASE 200 5765 PURCHASE 543 5765 PURCHASE 175 5765 SALE 400 5765 SALE 157 5765 SALE 398 5765 PURCHASE 2601 5766 PURCHASE 2601 5766 SALE 250 5766 SALE 100 5766 PURCHASE 794 5767 PURCHASE 268 5767 PURCHASE 891 5767 PURCHASE 34 5767 PURCHASE 305 5767 PURCHASE 171 5767 PURCHASE 1487 5767 SALE 250 5767 SALE 273 5767 SALE 250 5767 SALE 500 5767 SALE 500 5767 SALE 64 5767 SALE 500 5767 SALE 372 5767 SALE 500 5767 SALE 500 5767 SALE 720 5767 PURCHASE 234 5767 SALE 953 5768 SALE 1096 5768 PURCHASE 1133 5768 SALE 839 5768 SALE 199 5768 SALE 100 5768 SALE 197 5768 SALE 333 5768 PURCHASE 390 5768 SALE 196 5768 PURCHASE 250 5769 PURCHASE 250 5769 SALE 268 5769 PURCHASE 1732 5769 PURCHASE 250 5769 PURCHASE 250 5769 PURCHASE 250 5769 PURCHASE 147 5769 PURCHASE 100 5769 SALE 208 5769 SALE 184 5769 SALE 187 5769 SALE 208 5769 SALE 607 5769 SALE 186 5769 SALE 37 5769 SALE 28 5769 PURCHASE 1274 5769 SALE 273 5769 SALE 268 5769 PURCHASE 180 5769 SALE 333 5769 SALE 96 5769 SALE 333 5769 SALE 1475 5770 SALE 1475 5770 PURCHASE 261 5770 PURCHASE 477 5770 SALE 2599 5770 SALE 500 5770 SALE 495 5770 SALE 608 5770 PURCHASE 204 5770 PURCHASE 2170 5770 PURCHASE 429 5770 PURCHASE 454 5770 PURCHASE 333 5770 PURCHASE 480 5770 PURCHASE 9 5770 PURCHASE 170 5770 PURCHASE 1064 5770 PURCHASE 1074 5770 PURCHASE 799 5771 PURCHASE 21 5771 PURCHASE 832 5771 PURCHASE 762 5771 SALE 553 5771 SALE 300 5771 PURCHASE 583 5771 SALE 112 5771 SALE 45 5771 PURCHASE 145 5772 PURCHASE 92 5772 SALE 803 5772 PURCHASE 75 5772 PURCHASE 400 5772 PURCHASE 1027 5772 SALE 333 5772 PURCHASE 176 5772 PURCHASE 118 5772 PURCHASE 482 5772 SALE 1174 5773 SALE 420 5773 SALE 142 5773 SALE 150 5773 SALE 299 5773 PURCHASE 568 5773 PURCHASE 153 5773 PURCHASE 656 5773 PURCHASE 83 5773 PURCHASE 633 5773 PURCHASE 1016 5773 PURCHASE 2 5773 PURCHASE 725 5773 SALE 341 5773 PURCHASE 182 5773 PURCHASE 898 5773 PURCHASE 172 5773 SALE 249 5773 PURCHASE 1600 5773 SALE 2597 5774 PURCHASE 1200 5774 PURCHASE 175 5774 SALE 1420 5774 SALE 473 5774 SALE 352 5774 SALE 212 5774 SALE 700 5774 PURCHASE 170 5774 PURCHASE 783 5775 SALE 137 5775 SALE 2460 5775 SALE 420 5775 SALE 268 5775 PURCHASE 175 5775 PURCHASE 34 5775 PURCHASE 263 5775 SALE 334 5775 PURCHASE 69 5775 PURCHASE 333 5775 SALE 369 5775 SALE 76 5775 SALE 29 5775 SALE 48 5775 SALE 14 5775 SALE 12 5775 SALE 115 5775 SALE 298 5775 PURCHASE 13 5775 PURCHASE 494 5775 SALE 500 5775 PURCHASE 527 5775 SALE 333 5775 PURCHASE 778 5776 PURCHASE 200 5776 PURCHASE 336 5776 PURCHASE 250 5776 PURCHASE 250 5776 SALE 423 5776 SALE 93 5776 PURCHASE 576 5776 PURCHASE 40 5776 PURCHASE 44 5776 PURCHASE 456 5776 SALE 2 5776 SALE 139 5776 SALE 89 5776 PURCHASE 696 5776 PURCHASE 250 5776 SALE 333 5776 SALE 333 5776 PURCHASE 98 5776 PURCHASE 72 5776 PURCHASE 444 5776 PURCHASE 268 5776 SALE 200 5776 SALE 400 5776 SALE 2596 5776 SALE 666 5776 SALE 300 5777 SALE 614 5777 SALE 1073 5777 PURCHASE 175 5777 PURCHASE 956 5777 SALE 400 5777 SALE 200 5777 PURCHASE 80 5777 PURCHASE 565 5777 SALE 545 5777 SALE 311 5777 PURCHASE 270 5777 SALE 350 5777 SALE 144 5777 SALE 401 5777 PURCHASE 500 5777 PURCHASE 78 5777 SALE 141 5777 PURCHASE 31 5777 PURCHASE 293 5777 PURCHASE 333 5777 PURCHASE 175 5777 PURCHASE 157 5777 PURCHASE 401 5777 PURCHASE 800 5777 PURCHASE 400 5777 PURCHASE 155 5777 PURCHASE 1200 5778 SALE 808 5778 SALE 1297 5778 SALE 147 5778 PURCHASE 214 5778 PURCHASE 4 5778 PURCHASE 172 5778 SALE 1092 5778 PURCHASE 114 5778 PURCHASE 335 5778 SALE 1064 5778 SALE 435 5778 SALE 500 5778 SALE 354 5778 SALE 100 5778 SALE 344 5778 PURCHASE 400 5778 PURCHASE 300 5778 PURCHASE 147 5779 PURCHASE 400 5779 PURCHASE 117 5779 PURCHASE 200 5779 PURCHASE 420 5779 PURCHASE 44 5779 SALE 261 5779 SALE 174 5779 SALE 83 5779 PURCHASE 172 5779 PURCHASE 36 5779 PURCHASE 171 5779 PURCHASE 531 5779 SALE 401 5779 SALE 291 5779 PURCHASE 732 5779 SALE 470 5779 SALE 40 5779 PURCHASE 156 5779 PURCHASE 146 5779 SALE 600 5779 SALE 333 5779 PURCHASE 293 5779 PURCHASE 275 5780 PURCHASE 46 5780 PURCHASE 352 5780 PURCHASE 1400 5780 PURCHASE 1222 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 PURCHASE 530 5780 PURCHASE 1200 5780 PURCHASE 1200 5780 PURCHASE 1200 5780 PURCHASE 200 5780 PURCHASE 1200 5780 PURCHASE 437 5780 PURCHASE 781 5780 PURCHASE 1200 5780 PURCHASE 250 5780 PURCHASE 1200 5780 PURCHASE 100 5780 PURCHASE 1032 5780 PURCHASE 6264 5780 PURCHASE 1000 5780 PURCHASE 2236 5780 PURCHASE 332 5780 SALE 502 5780 PURCHASE 600 5780 SALE 40 5780 SALE 297 5780 PURCHASE 582 5780 SALE 135 5780 SALE 1000 5780 SALE 400 5780 PURCHASE 339 5780 PURCHASE 300 5780 PURCHASE 342 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 SALE 294 5780 PURCHASE 206 5780 PURCHASE 333 5780 PURCHASE 198 5780 PURCHASE 334 5780 PURCHASE 207 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 PURCHASE 500 5780 PURCHASE 2595 5780 PURCHASE 170 5780 PURCHASE 41 5780 PURCHASE 600 5780 SALE 1590 5780 PURCHASE 1000 5781 PURCHASE 374 5781 PURCHASE 130 5781 PURCHASE 367 5781 SALE 803 5781 SALE 399 5781 SALE 600 5781 SALE 333 5781 SALE 200 5781 SALE 148 5781 SALE 867 5781 SALE 244 5781 PURCHASE 250 5781 SALE 100 5781 PURCHASE 359 5781 SALE 333 5781 PURCHASE 333 5781 SALE 167 5781 PURCHASE 175 5781 SALE 241 5781 PURCHASE 325 5782 PURCHASE 175 5782 PURCHASE 525 5782 PURCHASE 243 5782 PURCHASE 22 5782 PURCHASE 400 5782 PURCHASE 250 5782 SALE 195 5782 SALE 1103 5782 SALE 41 5782 SALE 490 5782 SALE 456 5782 SALE 17 5782 SALE 462 5782 SALE 343 5782 SALE 333 5782 PURCHASE 147 5782 PURCHASE 293 5782 PURCHASE 175 5782 PURCHASE 2000 5782 SALE 404 5782 SALE 333 5782 SALE 221 5782 PURCHASE 500 5783 PURCHASE 500 5783 PURCHASE 500 5783 PURCHASE 500 5783 PURCHASE 126 5783 PURCHASE 12 5783 PURCHASE 200 5783 PURCHASE 250 5783 SALE 115 5783 PURCHASE 1149 5783 SALE 167 5783 SALE 33 5783 PURCHASE 250 5783 PURCHASE 360 5783 PURCHASE 1000 5783 SALE 390 5783 PURCHASE 238 5783 SALE 400 5783 SALE 400 5783 SALE 110 5783 PURCHASE 303 5783 SALE 990 5783 PURCHASE 258 5783 PURCHASE 268 5784 PURCHASE 1150 5784 SALE 500 5784 SALE 399 5784 SALE 200 5784 PURCHASE 40 5784 PURCHASE 242 5784 PURCHASE 289 5784 PURCHASE 126 5784 PURCHASE 200 5784 PURCHASE 600 5784 SALE 147 5784 SALE 365 5784 SALE 153 5784 SALE 83 5784 SALE 356 5784 PURCHASE 244 5784 PURCHASE 268 5784 PURCHASE 631 5784 SALE 400 5784 SALE 1135 5784 PURCHASE 394 5784 SALE 333 5784 SALE 1000 5784 SALE 200 5784 SALE 500 5784 SALE 646 5784 SALE 273 5784 SALE 345 5784 SALE 217 5784 SALE 96 5784 PURCHASE 400 5784 PURCHASE 175 5784 PURCHASE 400 5784 PURCHASE 629 5784 PURCHASE 268 5785 PURCHASE 183 5785 PURCHASE 232 5785 PURCHASE 5 5785 SALE 250 5785 SALE 250 5785 SALE 177 5785 SALE 2000 5785 SALE 333 5785 SALE 127 5785 SALE 39 5785 SALE 115 5785 SALE 750 5785 SALE 280 5785 SALE 333 5785 PURCHASE 150 5785 PURCHASE 500 5785 PURCHASE 276 5785 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5794 SALE 47 5794 SALE 691 5794 PURCHASE 500 5794 PURCHASE 500 5794 PURCHASE 175 5794 SALE 3 5794 SALE 180 5794 SALE 1047 5794 SALE 23 5794 PURCHASE 88 5794 PURCHASE 333 5794 PURCHASE 371 5795 SALE 355 5795 PURCHASE 365 5795 SALE 861 5795 SALE 542 5795 PURCHASE 2100 5795 SALE 401 5795 PURCHASE 1000 5795 PURCHASE 170 5795 SALE 1400 5795 PURCHASE 260 5795 PURCHASE 171 5795 PURCHASE 500 5795 PURCHASE 500 5795 PURCHASE 126 5795 PURCHASE 300 5795 PURCHASE 600 5795 PURCHASE 1032 5795 PURCHASE 550 5795 PURCHASE 663 5795 PURCHASE 800 5795 PURCHASE 800 5795 PURCHASE 1200 5796 SALE 95 5796 SALE 848 5796 SALE 595 5796 SALE 180 5796 PURCHASE 175 5796 PURCHASE 400 5796 SALE 268 5797 PURCHASE 170 5797 PURCHASE 193 5797 SALE 800 5797 PURCHASE 268 5797 PURCHASE 1000 5797 PURCHASE 1000 5797 PURCHASE 2300 5797 PURCHASE 432 5797 PURCHASE 400 5797 PURCHASE 500 5797 SALE 962 5797 SALE 400 5797 SALE 68 5797 SALE 250 5797 PURCHASE 600 5797 PURCHASE 250 5797 PURCHASE 250 5797 SALE 390 5797 SALE 293 5797 SALE 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5822 PURCHASE 62 5822 PURCHASE 15 5822 PURCHASE 500 5823 PURCHASE 466 5823 PURCHASE 461 5823 PURCHASE 405 5823 SALE 333 5823 SALE 68 5823 SALE 1985 5823 PURCHASE 205 5823 SALE 395 5823 SALE 800 5823 PURCHASE 624 5823 PURCHASE 465 5823 SALE 500 5823 SALE 247 5824 SALE 349 5824 PURCHASE 268 5824 SALE 822 5824 SALE 18 5824 SALE 27 5824 SALE 98 5824 SALE 536 5824 SALE 203 5824 PURCHASE 1015 5824 PURCHASE 2000 5825 SALE 55 5825 SALE 268 5825 SALE 268 5825 SALE 235 5825 PURCHASE 333 5825 SALE 121 5825 SALE 333 5825 SALE 500 5825 PURCHASE 954 5825 PURCHASE 500 5826 PURCHASE 730 5826 PURCHASE 1012 5826 PURCHASE 1012 5826 SALE 100 5826 PURCHASE 400 5826 SALE 1300 5826 PURCHASE 710 5826 SALE 400 5826 PURCHASE 333 5826 PURCHASE 333 5826 SALE 235 5827 SALE 546 5827 SALE 11 5827 SALE 54 5827 SALE 66 5827 SALE 35 5827 SALE 54 5827 SALE 298 5827 SALE 605 5827 SALE 4 5827 SALE 16 5827 SALE 18 5827 SALE 29 5827 SALE 15 5827 SALE 637 5827 SALE 13 5827 SALE 235 5827 PURCHASE 281 5827 SALE 419 5827 PURCHASE 534 5827 SALE 64 5827 SALE 485 5827 SALE 622 5827 PURCHASE 1889 5827 SALE 354 5827 SALE 203 5827 SALE 186 5827 SALE 400 5827 PURCHASE 400 5827 PURCHASE 400 5827 SALE 216 5827 SALE 116 5828 SALE 268 5828 SALE 600 5828 SALE 333 5828 PURCHASE 500 5828 PURCHASE 500 5828 PURCHASE 132 5829 PURCHASE 325 5829 PURCHASE 189 5829 PURCHASE 681 5829 SALE 268 5829 SALE 333 5829 SALE 1115 5829 SALE 444 5829 SALE 163 5829 SALE 118 5830 SALE 350 5830 SALE 56 5830 SALE 56 5830 PURCHASE 1451 5830 SALE 563 5830 SALE 47 5830 SALE 795 5830 SALE 576 5830 SALE 36 5830 SALE 9805 5830 SALE 159 5830 SALE 195 5830 SALE 13 5830 SALE 9018 5830 SALE 5969 5830 SALE 424 5830 PURCHASE 1524 5830 SALE 1114 5830 PURCHASE 400 5830 SALE 503 5830 SALE 834 5830 SALE 1054 5830 PURCHASE 1130 5830 SALE 200 5830 PURCHASE 200 5830 SALE 171 5830 PURCHASE 29 5830 PURCHASE 637 5830 SALE 62 5831 SALE 70 5831 SALE 38 5831 SALE 247 5831 SALE 260 5831 SALE 263 5831 SALE 400 5831 SALE 500 5831 PURCHASE 85 5831 SALE 333 5831 PURCHASE 2572 5831 PURCHASE 1096 5831 PURCHASE 403 5831 PURCHASE 170 5831 PURCHASE 180 5831 PURCHASE 180 5831 SALE 2572 5831 SALE 2572 5831 SALE 35 5832 SALE 105 5832 SALE 300 5832 PURCHASE 175 5832 PURCHASE 400 5832 PURCHASE 15 5832 PURCHASE 350 5832 PURCHASE 597 5832 SALE 141 5833 SALE 166 5833 SALE 574 5833 PURCHASE 458 5833 PURCHASE 300 5833 SALE 29 5833 SALE 721 5833 SALE 333 5833 PURCHASE 500 5833 PURCHASE 174 5833 PURCHASE 85 5833 SALE 181 5833 PURCHASE 333 5833 SALE 250 5834 SALE 48 5834 SALE 2371 5834 PURCHASE 2571 5834 PURCHASE 604 5834 SALE 268 5834 PURCHASE 500 5834 PURCHASE 400 5834 PURCHASE 15 5834 PURCHASE 135 5834 PURCHASE 150 5834 SALE 250 5835 SALE 268 5835 PURCHASE 907 5835 SALE 333 5835 PURCHASE 333 5835 SALE 220 5835 SALE 444 5835 SALE 209 5835 PURCHASE 400 5835 PURCHASE 121 5835 PURCHASE 5435 5835 PURCHASE 177 5835 PURCHASE 246 5835 PURCHASE 253 5835 PURCHASE 9754 5835 PURCHASE 178 5835 PURCHASE 214 5835 SALE 300 5836 SALE 500 5836 SALE 311 5836 PURCHASE 715 5836 PURCHASE 818 5836 SALE 975 5836 SALE 45 5836 SALE 323 5836 SALE 207 5836 SALE 212 5836 SALE 304 5836 SALE 543 5836 SALE 95 5836 SALE 500 5836 SALE 333 5836 SALE 250 5837 SALE 232 5837 SALE 232 5837 PURCHASE 1000 5837 PURCHASE 300 5837 SALE 333 5837 SALE 547 5837 SALE 1200 5837 PURCHASE 400 5837 PURCHASE 300 5838 PURCHASE 352 5838 PURCHASE 300 5838 SALE 400 5838 SALE 379 5838 PURCHASE 400 5838 PURCHASE 117 5838 PURCHASE 100 5839 PURCHASE 100 5839 PURCHASE 719 5839 SALE 159 5839 SALE 120 5839 SALE 43 5839 PURCHASE 5 5839 PURCHASE 627 5839 PURCHASE 333 5839 PURCHASE 1111 5839 SALE 900 5840 SALE 132 5840 PURCHASE 400 5840 PURCHASE 655 5840 PURCHASE 387 5840 PURCHASE 72 5840 PURCHASE 1867 5840 SALE 727 5840 PURCHASE 416 5840 PURCHASE 1418 5840 PURCHASE 625 5840 SALE 1740 5840 PURCHASE 180 5840 SALE 61 5841 SALE 439 5841 PURCHASE 293 5841 PURCHASE 14 5841 SALE 293 5841 PURCHASE 437 5842 SALE 500 5842 SALE 687 5842 SALE 444 5842 PURCHASE 1152 5843 SALE 192 5843 SALE 201 5843 SALE 1000 5843 PURCHASE 400 5844 SALE 120 5844 SALE 333 5844 SALE 421 5845 SALE 4724 5845 SALE 4855 5845 SALE 300 5845 PURCHASE 258 5845 PURCHASE 293 5847 PURCHASE 200 5847 SALE 1632 5847 PURCHASE 189 5848 PURCHASE 333 5848 SALE 293 5849 SALE 300 5849 SALE 333 5849 PURCHASE 15 5850 SALE 35 5850 PURCHASE 707 5850 SALE 300 5851 SALE 18 5852 SALE 729 5852 SALE 35 5852 SALE 800 5852 SALE 250 5853 PURCHASE 252 5853 SALE 320 5858 SALE 500 5859 SALE 300 5859 SALE 500 5860 SALE 111 5860 SALE 6 5860 SALE 201 5860 SALE 687 5862 SALE 1160 5864 SALE 26 5864 SALE 26 5864 SALE 252 5864 SALE 647 5864 SALE 92 5865 SALE 1291 5865 SALE 85 5865 SALE 397 5866 SALE 404 5866 SALE 169 5866 SALE 1000 5700 TOTAL PURCHASES 367,589 TOTAL SALES 358,295 (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 28 FEBRUARY 2008Contact 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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