9th Apr 2008 11:41
UBS AG (EPT)09 April 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 8 APRIL 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 2,073,026 0.21% 4,967 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,073,026 0.21% 4,967 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 351 5672 pence SALE 438 5673 SALE 259 5673 SALE 746 5674 SALE 562 5674 SALE 500 5674 SALE 381 5674 SALE 111 5674 SALE 14 5674 SALE 500 5675 PURCHASE 664 5675 PURCHASE 71 5676 PURCHASE 558 5676 PURCHASE 858 5676 SALE 1080 5677 SALE 219 5677 SALE 203 5677 SALE 127 5677 PURCHASE 268 5677 PURCHASE 285 5677 PURCHASE 346 5677 PURCHASE 388 5677 PURCHASE 468 5677 PURCHASE 472 5677 PURCHASE 484 5677 PURCHASE 1044 5677 SALE 1000 5678 SALE 1000 5678 SALE 888 5678 SALE 577 5678 SALE 400 5678 SALE 398 5678 SALE 188 5678 SALE 98 5678 SALE 581 5679 SALE 386 5679 PURCHASE 125 5679 PURCHASE 132 5679 PURCHASE 150 5679 PURCHASE 400 5679 PURCHASE 400 5679 PURCHASE 400 5679 PURCHASE 400 5679 PURCHASE 500 5679 SALE 271 5680 SALE 204 5680 SALE 202 5680 SALE 199 5680 SALE 191 5680 SALE 189 5680 SALE 189 5680 SALE 108 5680 PURCHASE 3 5680 PURCHASE 68 5680 PURCHASE 202 5680 PURCHASE 394 5680 PURCHASE 400 5680 PURCHASE 400 5680 PURCHASE 400 5680 PURCHASE 400 5680 PURCHASE 402 5680 PURCHASE 456 5680 PURCHASE 536 5680 PURCHASE 817 5680 PURCHASE 879 5680 PURCHASE 2640 5680 PURCHASE 2640 5680 SALE 601 5681 SALE 393 5681 PURCHASE 273 5681 PURCHASE 357 5681 PURCHASE 484 5681 PURCHASE 493 5681 PURCHASE 1581 5681 SALE 666 5682 SALE 200 5682 SALE 194 5682 SALE 158 5682 SALE 136 5682 PURCHASE 268 5682 PURCHASE 402 5682 PURCHASE 440 5682.5 SALE 666 5683 SALE 403 5683 SALE 389 5683 SALE 198 5683 PURCHASE 357 5683.5 SALE 419 5684 SALE 402 5684 SALE 397 5684 SALE 397 5684 SALE 368 5684 SALE 268 5684 SALE 268 5684 SALE 268 5684 SALE 187 5684 PURCHASE 99 5684 PURCHASE 268 5684 PURCHASE 358 5684 PURCHASE 359 5684 PURCHASE 400 5684 PURCHASE 425 5684 SALE 1000 5685 SALE 105 5685 PURCHASE 159 5685 PURCHASE 160 5685 PURCHASE 229 5685 PURCHASE 377 5685 PURCHASE 399 5685 PURCHASE 25 5686 PURCHASE 179 5686 PURCHASE 223 5686 PURCHASE 268 5686 PURCHASE 273 5686 PURCHASE 361 5686 PURCHASE 400 5686 PURCHASE 400 5686 PURCHASE 402 5686 PURCHASE 500 5686 PURCHASE 551 5686 SALE 402 5687 SALE 368 5687 SALE 300 5687 SALE 268 5687 SALE 125 5687 PURCHASE 188 5687 PURCHASE 204 5687 PURCHASE 212 5687 PURCHASE 236 5687 PURCHASE 293 5687 PURCHASE 313 5687 PURCHASE 346 5687 PURCHASE 500 5687 PURCHASE 896 5687 PURCHASE 2637 5687 SALE 400 5688 SALE 373 5688 SALE 326 5688 SALE 197 5688 SALE 159 5688 SALE 67 5688 PURCHASE 268 5688 PURCHASE 400 5688 PURCHASE 400 5688 PURCHASE 402 5688 PURCHASE 402 5688 SALE 368 5689 SALE 299 5689 SALE 268 5689 SALE 14 5689 PURCHASE 179 5689 PURCHASE 268 5689 SALE 1200 5690 SALE 963 5690 SALE 567 5690 SALE 561 5690 SALE 400 5690 SALE 384 5690 SALE 296 5690 SALE 273 5690 SALE 268 5690 PURCHASE 189 5690 PURCHASE 193 5690 PURCHASE 197 5690 PURCHASE 200 5690 PURCHASE 220 5690 PURCHASE 400 5690 PURCHASE 629 5690 PURCHASE 859 5690 PURCHASE 1000 5690 PURCHASE 273 5691 SALE 600 5692 SALE 288 5692 SALE 263 5692 SALE 261 5692 SALE 227 5692 SALE 206 5692 SALE 186 5692 SALE 56 5692 SALE 54 5692 PURCHASE 48 5692 PURCHASE 148 5692 PURCHASE 178 5692 PURCHASE 182 5692 PURCHASE 273 5692 PURCHASE 317 5692 PURCHASE 364 5692 PURCHASE 378 5692 PURCHASE 400 5692 PURCHASE 438 5692 PURCHASE 500 5692 SALE 1437 5693 SALE 1403 5693 SALE 1231 5693 SALE 769 5693 SALE 441 5693 SALE 400 5693 SALE 326 5693 SALE 314 5693 SALE 314 5693 SALE 288 5693 SALE 153 5693 SALE 111 5693 SALE 41 5693 SALE 15 5693 PURCHASE 40 5693 PURCHASE 141 5693 PURCHASE 218 5693 PURCHASE 565 5693 SALE 628 5694 SALE 603 5694 SALE 600 5694 SALE 522 5694 SALE 435 5694 SALE 403 5694 SALE 400 5694 SALE 393 5694 SALE 391 5694 SALE 300 5694 SALE 275 5694 SALE 210 5694 SALE 190 5694 SALE 100 5694 SALE 100 5694 SALE 20 5694 PURCHASE 400 5694 SALE 1845 5695 SALE 700 5695 SALE 686 5695 SALE 670 5695 SALE 400 5695 SALE 282 5695 SALE 200 5695 SALE 132 5695 SALE 87 5695 SALE 65 5695 PURCHASE 275 5695 PURCHASE 358 5695 PURCHASE 373 5695 PURCHASE 373 5695 PURCHASE 522 5695 PURCHASE 1000 5695 PURCHASE 1275 5695 PURCHASE 1678 5695 PURCHASE 1859 5695 PURCHASE 2111 5695 SALE 1218 5696 SALE 625 5696 SALE 537 5696 SALE 514 5696 SALE 500 5696 SALE 402 5696 SALE 400 5696 SALE 400 5696 SALE 268 5696 SALE 147 5696 SALE 100 5696 SALE 16 5696 PURCHASE 148 5696 PURCHASE 498 5696 SALE 268 5697 SALE 219 5697 SALE 218 5697 SALE 205 5697 SALE 202 5697 SALE 16 5697 PURCHASE 70 5697 PURCHASE 144 5697 PURCHASE 405 5697 PURCHASE 733 5697 SALE 1400 5698 SALE 1400 5698 SALE 670 5698 SALE 402 5698 SALE 387 5698 SALE 376 5698 SALE 338 5698 SALE 314 5698 SALE 221 5698 SALE 218 5698 SALE 202 5698 SALE 202 5698 SALE 200 5698 SALE 125 5698 PURCHASE 78 5698 PURCHASE 400 5698 PURCHASE 440 5698 SALE 713 5699 SALE 666 5699 SALE 376 5699 PURCHASE 200 5699 PURCHASE 314 5699 PURCHASE 329 5699 PURCHASE 670 5699 SALE 570 5700 SALE 348 5700 SALE 314 5700 SALE 259 5700 SALE 254 5700 SALE 177 5700 PURCHASE 27 5700 PURCHASE 205 5700 PURCHASE 237 5700 PURCHASE 282 5700 PURCHASE 328 5700 PURCHASE 355 5700 PURCHASE 406 5700 PURCHASE 406 5700 PURCHASE 428 5700 PURCHASE 436 5700 PURCHASE 450 5700 PURCHASE 452 5700 PURCHASE 616 5700 PURCHASE 744 5700 PURCHASE 784 5700 PURCHASE 990 5700 PURCHASE 1188 5700 SALE 562 5701 SALE 500 5701 SALE 419 5701 SALE 369 5701 SALE 268 5701 SALE 200 5701 SALE 100 5701 SALE 62 5701 SALE 42 5701 PURCHASE 293 5701 PURCHASE 400 5701 PURCHASE 1266 5701 PURCHASE 1346 5701 SALE 664 5702 SALE 536 5702 SALE 500 5702 SALE 200 5702 SALE 188 5702 SALE 125 5702 PURCHASE 55 5702 PURCHASE 58 5702 PURCHASE 76 5702 PURCHASE 307 5702 PURCHASE 377 5702 PURCHASE 424 5702 PURCHASE 586 5702 PURCHASE 731 5702 PURCHASE 993 5702 SALE 832 5703 SALE 677 5703 SALE 670 5703 SALE 536 5703 SALE 495 5703 SALE 479 5703 SALE 470 5703 SALE 408 5703 SALE 400 5703 SALE 294 5703 SALE 200 5703 SALE 86 5703 PURCHASE 75 5703 PURCHASE 122 5703 PURCHASE 127 5703 PURCHASE 152 5703 PURCHASE 172 5703 PURCHASE 204 5703 PURCHASE 204 5703 PURCHASE 236 5703 PURCHASE 348 5703 PURCHASE 364 5703 PURCHASE 381 5703 PURCHASE 400 5703 PURCHASE 405 5703 PURCHASE 421 5703 PURCHASE 425 5703 PURCHASE 570 5703 PURCHASE 603 5703 PURCHASE 609 5703 PURCHASE 985 5703 PURCHASE 1263 5703 PURCHASE 201 5703.5 SALE 2000 5704 SALE 221 5704 SALE 213 5704 SALE 212 5704 SALE 190 5704 SALE 183 5704 SALE 182 5704 SALE 87 5704 SALE 75 5704 SALE 17 5704 PURCHASE 136 5704 PURCHASE 157 5704 PURCHASE 200 5704 PURCHASE 268 5704 PURCHASE 385 5704 PURCHASE 390 5704 PURCHASE 413 5704 PURCHASE 435 5704 PURCHASE 637 5704 PURCHASE 1085 5704 SALE 1695 5705 SALE 624 5705 SALE 621 5705 SALE 499 5705 SALE 345 5705 SALE 120 5705 SALE 69 5705 PURCHASE 42 5705 PURCHASE 143 5705 PURCHASE 314 5705 PURCHASE 407 5705 PURCHASE 415 5705 PURCHASE 536 5705 PURCHASE 536 5705 PURCHASE 961 5705 SALE 2124 5706 SALE 800 5706 SALE 797 5706 PURCHASE 1420 5706 SALE 719 5707 SALE 666 5707 SALE 400 5707 SALE 36 5707 PURCHASE 63 5707 PURCHASE 96 5707 PURCHASE 175 5707 PURCHASE 268 5707 PURCHASE 338 5707 PURCHASE 400 5707 PURCHASE 402 5707 PURCHASE 500 5707 PURCHASE 513 5707 PURCHASE 536 5707 PURCHASE 727 5707 PURCHASE 1752 5707 PURCHASE 440 5707.5 SALE 556 5708 SALE 433 5708 SALE 400 5708 SALE 400 5708 SALE 400 5708 SALE 392 5708 SALE 356 5708 SALE 214 5708 SALE 208 5708 SALE 194 5708 SALE 111 5708 SALE 20 5708 PURCHASE 38 5708 PURCHASE 142 5708 PURCHASE 187 5708 PURCHASE 200 5708 PURCHASE 256 5708 PURCHASE 273 5708 PURCHASE 392 5708 PURCHASE 392 5708 PURCHASE 536 5708 PURCHASE 686 5708 PURCHASE 1000 5708 SALE 666 5709 SALE 536 5709 PURCHASE 68 5709 PURCHASE 155 5709 PURCHASE 268 5709 PURCHASE 500 5709 PURCHASE 518 5709 SALE 846 5710 SALE 500 5710 SALE 402 5710 SALE 400 5710 SALE 400 5710 SALE 301 5710 SALE 235 5710 PURCHASE 268 5710 PURCHASE 289 5710 PURCHASE 339 5710 PURCHASE 387 5710 PURCHASE 536 5710 PURCHASE 767 5710 SALE 633 5711 SALE 434 5711 SALE 219 5711 SALE 195 5711 SALE 187 5711 PURCHASE 3 5711 PURCHASE 200 5711 PURCHASE 206 5711 PURCHASE 256 5711 PURCHASE 264 5711 PURCHASE 270 5711 PURCHASE 373 5711 PURCHASE 500 5711 PURCHASE 600 5711 PURCHASE 670 5711 PURCHASE 675 5711 SALE 268 5712 SALE 268 5712 PURCHASE 91 5712 PURCHASE 294 5712 PURCHASE 400 5712 PURCHASE 402 5712 PURCHASE 536 5712 SALE 2277 5713 SALE 692 5713 SALE 536 5713 SALE 335 5713 SALE 314 5713 SALE 273 5713 PURCHASE 200 5713 PURCHASE 268 5713 PURCHASE 268 5713 PURCHASE 666 5713 PURCHASE 687 5713 SALE 800 5714 SALE 210 5714 SALE 179 5714 SALE 136 5714 SALE 127 5714 PURCHASE 200 5714 PURCHASE 209 5714 PURCHASE 268 5714 PURCHASE 268 5714 PURCHASE 383 5714 PURCHASE 1000 5714 SALE 1749 5715 SALE 1540 5715 SALE 369 5715 SALE 300 5715 SALE 30 5715 PURCHASE 34 5715 PURCHASE 432 5715 PURCHASE 536 5715 PURCHASE 559 5715 SALE 961 5716 SALE 883 5716 SALE 400 5716 SALE 354 5716 SALE 223 5716 SALE 200 5716 SALE 147 5716 SALE 145 5716 SALE 133 5716 SALE 46 5716 SALE 41 5716 SALE 37 5716 SALE 33 5716 SALE 14 5716 SALE 13 5716 SALE 8 5716 PURCHASE 133 5716 PURCHASE 162 5716 PURCHASE 268 5716 PURCHASE 274 5716 PURCHASE 311 5716 PURCHASE 347 5716 PURCHASE 400 5716 PURCHASE 402 5716 PURCHASE 500 5716 PURCHASE 553 5716 SALE 1227 5717 SALE 250 5717 SALE 200 5717 SALE 125 5717 SALE 112 5717 PURCHASE 63 5717 PURCHASE 142 5717 PURCHASE 144 5717 PURCHASE 236 5717 PURCHASE 666 5717 SALE 1000 5718 SALE 666 5718 SALE 461 5718 SALE 400 5718 SALE 324 5718 SALE 311 5718 SALE 200 5718 PURCHASE 14 5718 PURCHASE 69 5718 PURCHASE 69 5718 PURCHASE 216 5718 PURCHASE 251 5718 PURCHASE 380 5718 PURCHASE 383 5718 PURCHASE 400 5718 PURCHASE 423 5718 PURCHASE 500 5718 PURCHASE 1176 5718 PURCHASE 2623 5718 PURCHASE 426 5718.5 SALE 2622 5719 SALE 1332 5719 SALE 1000 5719 SALE 666 5719 SALE 520 5719 SALE 500 5719 SALE 415 5719 SALE 315 5719 SALE 273 5719 PURCHASE 166 5719 PURCHASE 600 5719 PURCHASE 2357 5719 PURCHASE 2622 5719 SALE 1058 5720 SALE 991 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 340 5720 SALE 298 5720 SALE 236 5720 SALE 205 5720 PURCHASE 21 5720 PURCHASE 32 5720 PURCHASE 100 5720 PURCHASE 132 5720 PURCHASE 143 5720 PURCHASE 191 5720 PURCHASE 355 5720 PURCHASE 377 5720 PURCHASE 500 5720 PURCHASE 1143 5720 SALE 1936 5721 SALE 1200 5721 SALE 661 5721 SALE 661 5721 SALE 661 5721 SALE 400 5721 SALE 183 5721 SALE 106 5721 SALE 69 5721 PURCHASE 64 5721 PURCHASE 2621 5721 SALE 559 5722 SALE 200 5722 PURCHASE 100 5722 PURCHASE 120 5722 PURCHASE 192 5722 PURCHASE 197 5722 PURCHASE 225 5722 PURCHASE 248 5722 PURCHASE 323 5722 PURCHASE 340 5722 PURCHASE 380 5722 PURCHASE 536 5722 PURCHASE 603 5722 PURCHASE 1000 5722 PURCHASE 1000 5722 PURCHASE 1021 5722 PURCHASE 1351 5722 SALE 666 5723 SALE 465 5723 SALE 400 5723 SALE 400 5723 SALE 400 5723 SALE 200 5723 SALE 200 5723 SALE 176 5723 SALE 100 5723 PURCHASE 200 5723 PURCHASE 200 5723 PURCHASE 482 5723 PURCHASE 536 5723 PURCHASE 670 5723 SALE 975 5724 SALE 523 5724 SALE 510 5724 PURCHASE 25 5724 PURCHASE 69 5724 PURCHASE 162 5724 PURCHASE 200 5724 PURCHASE 806 5724 PURCHASE 998 5724 SALE 1000 5725 SALE 1000 5725 SALE 881 5725 SALE 666 5725 SALE 645 5725 SALE 501 5725 SALE 418 5725 SALE 399 5725 SALE 399 5725 SALE 370 5725 SALE 360 5725 SALE 273 5725 SALE 236 5725 SALE 82 5725 PURCHASE 326 5725 PURCHASE 595 5725 PURCHASE 693 5725 PURCHASE 947 5725 PURCHASE 440 5725.5 SALE 1786 5726 SALE 528 5726 SALE 314 5726 SALE 130 5726 SALE 107 5726 PURCHASE 26 5726 PURCHASE 40 5726 PURCHASE 94 5726 PURCHASE 155 5726 PURCHASE 241 5726 PURCHASE 280 5726 PURCHASE 423 5726 PURCHASE 429 5726 SALE 1508 5727 SALE 750 5727 SALE 666 5727 SALE 273 5727 SALE 265 5727 SALE 67 5727 PURCHASE 31 5727 PURCHASE 31 5727 PURCHASE 196 5727 PURCHASE 236 5727 PURCHASE 246 5727 PURCHASE 267 5727 PURCHASE 361 5727 PURCHASE 400 5727 PURCHASE 400 5727 PURCHASE 430 5727 PURCHASE 2357 5727 SALE 729 5728 SALE 573 5728 SALE 500 5728 SALE 236 5728 PURCHASE 17 5728 PURCHASE 63 5728 PURCHASE 141 5728 PURCHASE 165 5728 PURCHASE 187 5728 PURCHASE 203 5728 PURCHASE 214 5728 PURCHASE 215 5728 PURCHASE 218 5728 PURCHASE 233 5728 PURCHASE 263 5728 PURCHASE 865 5728 SALE 602 5729 SALE 500 5729 SALE 401 5729 SALE 287 5729 SALE 222 5729 PURCHASE 52 5729 PURCHASE 429 5729 PURCHASE 500 5729 PURCHASE 544 5729 PURCHASE 571 5729 PURCHASE 732 5729 PURCHASE 736 5729 PURCHASE 871 5729 PURCHASE 68 5729.5 SALE 300 5730 SALE 236 5730 SALE 236 5730 SALE 183 5730 SALE 100 5730 SALE 27 5730 PURCHASE 42 5730 PURCHASE 46 5730 PURCHASE 90 5730 PURCHASE 125 5730 PURCHASE 207 5730 PURCHASE 231 5730 PURCHASE 244 5730 PURCHASE 332 5730 PURCHASE 334 5730 PURCHASE 399 5730 PURCHASE 400 5730 PURCHASE 425 5730 PURCHASE 500 5730 PURCHASE 1000 5730 PURCHASE 1866 5730 SALE 829 5731 SALE 400 5731 SALE 79 5731 PURCHASE 1082 5731 SALE 2459 5732 SALE 400 5732 SALE 372 5732 SALE 320 5732 SALE 314 5732 SALE 100 5732 PURCHASE 25 5732 PURCHASE 200 5732 PURCHASE 200 5732 PURCHASE 217 5732 PURCHASE 282 5732 PURCHASE 364 5732 PURCHASE 420 5732 PURCHASE 527 5732 PURCHASE 536 5732 PURCHASE 581 5732 PURCHASE 693 5732 SALE 1113 5733 SALE 686 5733 SALE 517 5733 SALE 500 5733 SALE 351 5733 SALE 300 5733 SALE 113 5733 SALE 100 5733 SALE 76 5733 SALE 49 5733 SALE 28 5733 PURCHASE 48 5733 PURCHASE 242 5733 PURCHASE 288 5733 PURCHASE 320 5733 PURCHASE 340 5733 PURCHASE 429 5733 PURCHASE 551 5733 PURCHASE 2154 5733 SALE 637 5734 SALE 214 5734 SALE 121 5734 SALE 88 5734 SALE 3 5734 PURCHASE 158 5734 PURCHASE 212 5734 PURCHASE 282 5734 PURCHASE 365 5734 SALE 2615 5735 PURCHASE 400 5735 PURCHASE 511 5735 SALE 493 5736 SALE 475 5736 SALE 189 5736 SALE 78 5736 SALE 494 5737 PURCHASE 140 5737 PURCHASE 149 5737 PURCHASE 442 5737 PURCHASE 749 5737 PURCHASE 806 5737 SALE 1004 5738 SALE 1000 5738 SALE 780 5738 SALE 627 5738 SALE 390 5738 SALE 219 5738 SALE 147 5738 SALE 117 5738 PURCHASE 138 5738 PURCHASE 436 5738 PURCHASE 500 5738 SALE 658 5739 SALE 428 5739 PURCHASE 136 5739 PURCHASE 400 5739 PURCHASE 1102 5739 SALE 500 5740 SALE 295 5740 SALE 273 5740 SALE 190 5740 PURCHASE 207 5740 PURCHASE 264 5740 PURCHASE 440 5740 PURCHASE 543 5740 PURCHASE 765 5740 PURCHASE 1097 5740 SALE 1056 5741 SALE 468 5741 SALE 264 5741 SALE 195 5741 SALE 127 5741 SALE 66 5741 SALE 50 5741 PURCHASE 95 5741 PURCHASE 238 5741 PURCHASE 632 5741 SALE 1138 5742 SALE 666 5742 SALE 430 5742 SALE 400 5742 SALE 261 5742 SALE 211 5742 SALE 209 5742 SALE 200 5742 SALE 176 5742 SALE 125 5742 SALE 100 5742 PURCHASE 16 5742 PURCHASE 58 5742 PURCHASE 128 5742 PURCHASE 133 5742 PURCHASE 140 5742 PURCHASE 161 5742 PURCHASE 165 5742 PURCHASE 180 5742 PURCHASE 233 5742 PURCHASE 245 5742 PURCHASE 289 5742 PURCHASE 306 5742 PURCHASE 343 5742 PURCHASE 555 5742 PURCHASE 752 5742 SALE 1000 5743 SALE 666 5743 SALE 500 5743 SALE 500 5743 SALE 500 5743 SALE 432 5743 SALE 400 5743 SALE 371 5743 SALE 361 5743 SALE 250 5743 SALE 241 5743 SALE 200 5743 SALE 139 5743 SALE 85 5743 SALE 80 5743 PURCHASE 35 5743 PURCHASE 146 5743 PURCHASE 300 5743 PURCHASE 356 5743 PURCHASE 1939 5743 SALE 671 5744 SALE 571 5744 SALE 341 5744 SALE 200 5744 SALE 164 5744 SALE 162 5744 SALE 101 5744 SALE 30 5744 SALE 23 5744 PURCHASE 121 5744 PURCHASE 234 5744 PURCHASE 236 5744 PURCHASE 508 5744 SALE 1436 5745 SALE 979 5745 SALE 512 5745 SALE 400 5745 SALE 400 5745 SALE 400 5745 SALE 369 5745 SALE 314 5745 SALE 220 5745 SALE 219 5745 SALE 213 5745 SALE 163 5745 PURCHASE 180 5745 PURCHASE 229 5745 PURCHASE 300 5745 PURCHASE 430 5745 PURCHASE 584 5745 PURCHASE 632 5745 PURCHASE 645 5745 PURCHASE 765 5745 PURCHASE 366 5745.5 SALE 1361 5746 SALE 1000 5746 SALE 800 5746 SALE 504 5746 SALE 500 5746 SALE 426 5746 SALE 409 5746 SALE 385 5746 SALE 250 5746 SALE 201 5746 SALE 200 5746 SALE 187 5746 SALE 169 5746 SALE 74 5746 SALE 42 5746 SALE 400 5747 SALE 258 5747 SALE 37 5747 PURCHASE 212 5747 PURCHASE 315 5747 PURCHASE 567 5747 PURCHASE 1882 5747 PURCHASE 2610 5747 SALE 758 5748 SALE 558 5748 SALE 350 5748 SALE 236 5748 SALE 190 5748 SALE 163 5748 PURCHASE 33 5748 PURCHASE 36 5748 PURCHASE 46 5748 PURCHASE 48 5748 PURCHASE 53 5748 PURCHASE 86 5748 PURCHASE 100 5748 PURCHASE 145 5748 PURCHASE 250 5748 PURCHASE 367 5748 PURCHASE 487 5748 PURCHASE 852 5748 PURCHASE 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PURCHASE 896 5754 PURCHASE 205 5755 PURCHASE 393 5755 PURCHASE 424 5755 PURCHASE 1200 5755 SALE 677 5756 SALE 670 5756 SALE 157 5756 SALE 40 5756 PURCHASE 300 5756 PURCHASE 329 5756 SALE 389 5757 SALE 300 5757 SALE 299 5757 PURCHASE 153 5757 SALE 250 5758 SALE 100 5758 PURCHASE 60 5758 PURCHASE 86 5758 PURCHASE 100 5758 PURCHASE 475 5758 PURCHASE 2297 5758 PURCHASE 104 5759 PURCHASE 137 5759 PURCHASE 168 5759 PURCHASE 193 5759 PURCHASE 350 5759 PURCHASE 360 5759 PURCHASE 400 5759 PURCHASE 800 5759 SALE 1452 5760 SALE 778 5760 SALE 312 5760 SALE 63 5760 PURCHASE 28 5760 PURCHASE 283 5760 PURCHASE 400 5760 PURCHASE 446 5760 PURCHASE 670 5760 PURCHASE 745 5760 PURCHASE 69 5761 PURCHASE 1790 5761 SALE 431 5762 SALE 252 5762 PURCHASE 171 5762 PURCHASE 268 5762 PURCHASE 440 5762 PURCHASE 915 5762 PURCHASE 1200 5762 SALE 489 5763 SALE 334 5763 SALE 512 5764 SALE 328 5764 SALE 289 5764 PURCHASE 171 5765 PURCHASE 932 5765 SALE 1480 5766 PURCHASE 120 5766 PURCHASE 157 5766 SALE 257 5767 PURCHASE 1000 5767 PURCHASE 381 5768 SALE 500 5770 SALE 257 5770 SALE 250 5770 PURCHASE 548 5770 PURCHASE 1247 5770 PURCHASE 1247 5770 SALE 666 5771 SALE 386 5771 SALE 260 5771 SALE 190 5771 SALE 100 5771 PURCHASE 414 5771 PURCHASE 400 5772 PURCHASE 670 5772 PURCHASE 670 5772 SALE 400 5773 SALE 81 5773 SALE 948 5774 SALE 467 5774 SALE 150 5774 SALE 100 5774 PURCHASE 250 5774 PURCHASE 315 5774 SALE 637 5776 SALE 263 5776 SALE 208 5776 SALE 1000 5777 SALE 300 5777 SALE 257 5777 SALE 258 5778 SALE 147 5778 SALE 100 5778 PURCHASE 200 5778 PURCHASE 826 5778 SALE 8845 5779.6543 SALE 142 5780 SALE 1000 5781 SALE 1000 5781 SALE 257 5781 SALE 80 5781 SALE 500 5782 SALE 259 5782 PURCHASE 164 5782 PURCHASE 236 5782 PURCHASE 323 5782 PURCHASE 390 5782 SALE 100 5783 PURCHASE 666 5783 SALE 300 5784 SALE 118 5784 SALE 118 5784 SALE 100 5785 SALE 50 5785 PURCHASE 400 5785 PURCHASE 400 5785 PURCHASE 895 5785 SALE 262 5786 SALE 400 5787 SALE 227 5787 SALE 173 5787 SALE 77 5787 PURCHASE 125 5787 SALE 993 5788 SALE 600 5788 SALE 347 5788 PURCHASE 400 5788 SALE 1183 5789 SALE 913 5789 SALE 786 5789 SALE 539 5789 SALE 379 5789 SALE 59 5789 SALE 37 5789 SALE 988 5790 SALE 339 5790 SALE 400 5791 SALE 247 5791 SALE 233 5791 SALE 88 5791 PURCHASE 1000 5791 SALE 846 5792 PURCHASE 978 5792 PURCHASE 1000 5792 SALE 466 5793 SALE 400 5793 SALE 290 5793 SALE 202 5793 SALE 57 5793 PURCHASE 174 5793 PURCHASE 284 5793 PURCHASE 295 5793 PURCHASE 337 5793 PURCHASE 764 5793 PURCHASE 954 5793 PURCHASE 1000 5793 SALE 524 5794 PURCHASE 180 5794 PURCHASE 400 5794 PURCHASE 689 5794 PURCHASE 416 5794.5 PURCHASE 50 5795 SALE 400 5796 SALE 300 5796 PURCHASE 60 5796 PURCHASE 337 5796 SALE 700 5797 SALE 666 5797 SALE 400 5797 SALE 232 5797 SALE 82 5797 PURCHASE 232 5797 PURCHASE 337 5797 PURCHASE 666 5797 PURCHASE 670 5797 SALE 818 5798 SALE 559 5798 SALE 400 5798 PURCHASE 125 5798 PURCHASE 200 5798 PURCHASE 300 5798 PURCHASE 400 5798 PURCHASE 90 5800 PURCHASE 141 5800 PURCHASE 213 5800 PURCHASE 214 5800 PURCHASE 875 5800 SALE 805 5801 SALE 400 5801 SALE 400 5801 PURCHASE 574 5801 SALE 365 5802 PURCHASE 80 5802 PURCHASE 112 5802 PURCHASE 167 5802 SALE 420 5803 SALE 305 5803 SALE 32 5803 PURCHASE 306 5803 SALE 336 5804 SALE 164 5805 SALE 25 5806 PURCHASE 18 5806 PURCHASE 283 5806 PURCHASE 301 5806 PURCHASE 114 5806.5 SALE 400 5807 SALE 173 5807 PURCHASE 172 5807 PURCHASE 220 5807 SALE 500 5809 SALE 150 5809 PURCHASE 150 5809 PURCHASE 831 5811 PURCHASE 500 5813 PURCHASE 400 5816 SALE 666 5817 SALE 219 5818 SALE 19 5818 PURCHASE 1000 5819 PURCHASE 1132 5820 SALE 2576 5822 SALE 196 5823 PURCHASE 1245 5823 SALE 400 5824 SALE 360 5826 SALE 1000 5828 SALE 86 5828 PURCHASE 49 5831 PURCHASE 345 5831 SALE 360 5838 PURCHASE 368 5840 PURCHASE 387 5840 SALE 1776 5842 SALE 400 5842 SALE 256 5842 PURCHASE 194 5842 PURCHASE 400 5842 SALE 1200 5843 SALE 761 5843 SALE 412 5843 PURCHASE 500 5843 PURCHASE 397 5845 PURCHASE 2566 5845 SALE 390 5846 PURCHASE 1659 5846 PURCHASE 195 5847 SALE 315 5848 SALE 666 5849 PURCHASE 105 5849 PURCHASE 268 5849 PURCHASE 347 5849 SALE 546 5850 PURCHASE 2564 5850 SALE 893 5852 SALE 385 5852 PURCHASE 874 5852 SALE 429 5855 PURCHASE 641 5855 PURCHASE 720 5855 SALE 517 5857 SALE 200 5858 SALE 135 5858 PURCHASE 539 5859 PURCHASE 1192 5860 SALE 666 5861 PURCHASE 257 5861 SALE 400 5863 SALE 537 5864 SALE 380 5864 SALE 367 5864 SALE 141 5864 SALE 80 5865 SALE 136 5866 SALE 125 5866 SALE 70 5866 SALE 393 5868 SALE 410 5869 SALE 369 5870 SALE 230 5870 PURCHASE 950 5870 SALE 414 5871 PURCHASE 387 5871 PURCHASE 400 5871 SALE 288 5873 SALE 381 5874 SALE 259 5874 SALE 50 5874 SALE 666 5876 SALE 386 5877 SALE 157 5877 SALE 324 5878 SALE 319 5878 SALE 300 5878 PURCHASE 129 5881 SALE 1753 5882 SALE 500 5882 SALE 251 5884 SALE 133 5884 PURCHASE 935 5885 PURCHASE 2548 5885 SALE 390 5886 SALE 358 5886 SALE 280 5886 PURCHASE 755 5888 PURCHASE 1792 5888 SALE 1755 5889 SALE 420 5890 SALE 386 5890 PURCHASE 2000 5890 SALE 534 5891 PURCHASE 752 5893 SALE 400 5894 PURCHASE 400 5895 SALE 666 5896 SALE 1 5896 SALE 800 5897 SALE 423 5899 SALE 400 5899 SALE 400 5899 SALE 400 5899 SALE 390 5899 SALE 190 5899 SALE 268 5900 PURCHASE 900 5900 PURCHASE 2542 5900 PURCHASE 20 5901 PURCHASE 564 5901 PURCHASE 2401 5901 PURCHASE 5224 5901 SALE 412 5907 SALE 409 5907 SALE 407 5908 TOTAL PURCHASES 322,147 TOTAL SALES 311,431 (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 9 APRIL 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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