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FORM 38.5 (b)
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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
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WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
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BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
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(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)
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1. KEY INFORMATION
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Name of exempt principal trader
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Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited
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Company dealt in
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BHP Billiton Limited
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
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Ordinary Shares
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Date of dealing
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3-06-2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
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(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
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Long
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Short
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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77,301
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0.002
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8,198,202
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0.244
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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77,301
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0.002
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8,198,202
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0.244
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
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Class Of Relevant Security
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Long
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Short
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(1) Relevant Securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchasesell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
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Class of relevant security:
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Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
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(a) Purchases and sales
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Purchase/sale
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Number of securities
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Price per unit (Note 4) (AUD)
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Purchase
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150
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44.52
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Purchase
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225
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44.52
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Purchase
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21,129
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44.52
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Purchase
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32
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44.67
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Purchase
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4,209
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44.69
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Purchase
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29
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44.69
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Purchase
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4,630
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44.72
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Purchase
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1,317
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44.71
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Purchase
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348
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44.71
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Purchase
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3,386
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44.70
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Purchase
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167
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44.70
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Purchase
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6,147
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44.70
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Purchase
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4,209
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44.68
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Purchase
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3,611
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44.67
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Purchase
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22
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44.70
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Purchase
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21
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44.73
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Purchase
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2,020
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44.69
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Purchase
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119
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44.69
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Purchase
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19
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44.69
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Purchase
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267
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44.69
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Purchase
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464
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44.69
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Purchase
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65
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44.69
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Purchase
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800
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44.69
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Purchase
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200
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44.69
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Purchase
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255
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44.69
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Purchase
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375
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44.67
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Purchase
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350
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44.67
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Purchase
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294
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44.67
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Purchase
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21
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44.66
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Purchase
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21
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44.61
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Purchase
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18
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44.66
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Purchase
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17
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44.73
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Purchase
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17
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44.74
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Purchase
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19
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44.74
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Purchase
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18
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44.67
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Purchase
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18
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44.72
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Purchase
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17
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44.68
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Purchase
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14
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44.67
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Purchase
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18
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44.66
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Purchase
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15
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44.70
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Purchase
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15
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44.76
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Purchase
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17
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44.67
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Purchase
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14
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44.88
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Purchase
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16
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44.93
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Purchase
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16
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44.94
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Purchase
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14
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44.92
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Purchase
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15
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44.98
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Purchase
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12
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45.04
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Purchase
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15
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44.97
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Purchase
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12
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44.90
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Purchase
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15
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44.94
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Purchase
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12
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44.94
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Purchase
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12
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44.84
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Purchase
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14
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44.75
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Purchase
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11
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44.81
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Purchase
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12
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44.84
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Purchase
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11
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44.85
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Purchase
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13
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44.85
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Purchase
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10
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44.89
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Purchase
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10
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44.92
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Purchase
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11
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44.95
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Purchase
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11
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44.95
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Purchase
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9
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44.90
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Purchase
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9
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44.94
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Purchase
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13
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44.96
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Purchase
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7
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44.96
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Purchase
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2
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44.95
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Purchase
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8
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44.95
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Purchase
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9
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44.95
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Purchase
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7
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44.93
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Purchase
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7
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44.97
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Purchase
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7
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44.96
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Purchase
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6
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44.97
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Purchase
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6
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44.93
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Purchase
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6
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44.91
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Purchase
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6
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44.90
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Purchase
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7
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44.92
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Purchase
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6
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44.80
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Purchase
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6
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44.79
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Purchase
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6
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44.84
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Purchase
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6
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44.94
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Purchase
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7
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45.00
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Purchase
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164
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44.96
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Purchase
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286
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44.96
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Purchase
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6
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45.00
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Purchase
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6
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45.14
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Purchase
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8
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45.16
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Purchase
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8
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45.15
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Purchase
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8
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45.15
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Purchase
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7
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45.19
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Purchase
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9
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45.16
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Purchase
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9
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45.18
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Purchase
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10
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45.23
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Purchase
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10
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45.27
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Purchase
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9
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45.28
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Purchase
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17
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45.30
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Purchase
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10
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45.31
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Purchase
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10
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45.28
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Purchase
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11
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45.26
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Purchase
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12
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45.30
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Purchase
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10
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45.32
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Purchase
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15
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45.36
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Purchase
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13
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45.37
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Purchase
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14
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45.38
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Purchase
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15
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45.34
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Purchase
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14
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45.36
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Purchase
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12
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45.38
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Purchase
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16
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45.42
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Purchase
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15
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45.40
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Purchase
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19
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45.36
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Purchase
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15
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45.33
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Purchase
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12
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45.34
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Purchase
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17
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45.39
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Purchase
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15
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45.39
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Purchase
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15
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45.40
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Purchase
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8
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45.40
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Purchase
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33
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45.40
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Purchase
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50
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45.40
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Purchase
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65
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45.40
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Purchase
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69
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45.40
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Purchase
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15
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45.35
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Purchase
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15
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45.33
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Purchase
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16
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45.32
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Purchase
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17
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45.41
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Purchase
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17
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45.39
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Purchase
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15
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45.47
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Purchase
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14
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45.46
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Purchase
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225
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45.40
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Purchase
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19
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45.36
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Purchase
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18
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45.33
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Purchase
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15
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45.28
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Purchase
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19
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45.32
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Purchase
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17
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45.34
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Purchase
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20
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45.40
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Purchase
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18
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45.26
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Purchase
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2,737
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45.30
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Purchase
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100
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45.30
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Purchase
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400
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45.30
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Purchase
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19
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45.32
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Purchase
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19
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45.33
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Purchase
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337
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45.19
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Purchase
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4,496
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45.19
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Purchase
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2,233
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45.17
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Purchase
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220
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45.17
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Purchase
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23
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45.19
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Purchase
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25
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45.12
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Purchase
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24
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45.22
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Purchase
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22
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45.12
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Purchase
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29
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45.15
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Purchase
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29
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45.21
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Purchase
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22
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45.11
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Purchase
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17
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44.89
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Purchase
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11
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44.81
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Purchase
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65
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44.80
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Sale
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-1,000
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44.52
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Sale
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-600
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44.68
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Sale
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-24
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44.90
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Sale
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-84
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44.90
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Sale
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-107
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44.90
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Sale
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-450
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45.25
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Sale
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-400
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44.89
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TOTAL BUYS:67831
TOTAL SELLS:2665
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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Product name, e.g. CFD
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Long/short (Note 5)
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Number of securities (Note 6)
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Price per unit (Note 4)
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
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(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Product name,e.g. call option
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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.
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Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)
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Exercise price
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Type, e.g. American, European etc.
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Expiry date
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Option money paid/received per unit (Note 4)
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(ii) Exercising
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Product name, e.g. call option
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Number of securities
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Exercise price per unit (Note 4)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)
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Nature of transaction (Note 7)
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Details
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Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION :
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO
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Date of disclosure
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04-06-2008
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Contact name
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Carolyn Collins
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Telephone number
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44 20 7883 4577
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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Rio Tinto Plc
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Nature of connection (Note 9)
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ADVISOR
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Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.
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