18th Feb 2008 12:16
UBS AG (EPT)18 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 15 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 2,164,360 0.22% 205 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,164,360 0.22% 205 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 180 5471 pence SALE 601 5472 SALE 43 5474 SALE 1001 5476 SALE 219 5476 SALE 150 5477 SALE 150 5477 SALE 125 5478 SALE 400 5480 SALE 333 5480 SALE 333 5481 SALE 225 5481 SALE 1000 5483 SALE 500 5483 SALE 113 5483 PURCHASE 115 5483 PURCHASE 282 5483 PURCHASE 430 5483 PURCHASE 536 5483 PURCHASE 1500 5483 PURCHASE 800 5484 SALE 150 5485 PURCHASE 310 5485 SALE 743 5486 SALE 301 5486 SALE 202 5486 SALE 198 5486 SALE 188 5486 SALE 162 5486 SALE 104 5486 SALE 84 5486 SALE 76 5486 SALE 69 5486 SALE 47 5486 SALE 26 5486 PURCHASE 175 5486 PURCHASE 743 5486 PURCHASE 1216 5486 SALE 300 5487 SALE 118 5487 PURCHASE 44 5487 PURCHASE 800 5487 SALE 102 5488 SALE 100 5488 PURCHASE 44 5488 PURCHASE 225 5488 PURCHASE 334 5488 PURCHASE 335 5488 PURCHASE 357 5488 PURCHASE 400 5488 PURCHASE 691 5488 PURCHASE 847 5488 PURCHASE 853 5488 SALE 1000 5489 SALE 1000 5489 SALE 909 5489 SALE 539 5489 SALE 320 5489 SALE 299 5489 SALE 150 5489 PURCHASE 5 5489 PURCHASE 170 5489 PURCHASE 178 5489 PURCHASE 259 5489 PURCHASE 300 5489 PURCHASE 316 5489 PURCHASE 357 5489 PURCHASE 369 5489 PURCHASE 376 5489 PURCHASE 527 5489 PURCHASE 1008 5489 PURCHASE 1181 5489 PURCHASE 1500 5489 SALE 800 5490 SALE 390 5490 SALE 340 5490 SALE 300 5490 SALE 282 5490 SALE 251 5490 SALE 160 5490 SALE 115 5490 SALE 103 5490 SALE 90 5490 PURCHASE 22 5490 PURCHASE 48 5490 PURCHASE 70 5490 PURCHASE 88 5490 PURCHASE 102 5490 PURCHASE 124 5490 PURCHASE 143 5490 PURCHASE 199 5490 PURCHASE 266 5490 PURCHASE 357 5490 PURCHASE 357 5490 PURCHASE 400 5490 PURCHASE 544 5490 PURCHASE 617 5490 PURCHASE 638 5490 PURCHASE 729 5490 PURCHASE 1408 5490 SALE 592 5491 SALE 268 5491 SALE 245 5491 SALE 214 5491 SALE 150 5491 PURCHASE 37 5491 PURCHASE 157 5491 PURCHASE 170 5491 PURCHASE 330 5491 PURCHASE 333 5491 PURCHASE 333 5491 PURCHASE 357 5491 PURCHASE 500 5491 PURCHASE 564 5491 PURCHASE 1357 5491 PURCHASE 1366 5491 SALE 600 5492 SALE 300 5492 SALE 195 5492 SALE 150 5492 SALE 134 5492 SALE 46 5492 SALE 30 5492 PURCHASE 8 5492 PURCHASE 32 5492 PURCHASE 47 5492 PURCHASE 138 5492 PURCHASE 224 5492 PURCHASE 226 5492 PURCHASE 330 5492 PURCHASE 357 5492 PURCHASE 387 5492 PURCHASE 444 5492 PURCHASE 449 5492 PURCHASE 475 5492 PURCHASE 476 5492 PURCHASE 488 5492 PURCHASE 500 5492 PURCHASE 579 5492 PURCHASE 584 5492 PURCHASE 828 5492 SALE 2500 5493 SALE 2158 5493 SALE 1691 5493 SALE 983 5493 SALE 872 5493 SALE 699 5493 SALE 500 5493 SALE 500 5493 SALE 458 5493 SALE 398 5493 SALE 376 5493 SALE 357 5493 SALE 349 5493 SALE 314 5493 SALE 310 5493 SALE 300 5493 SALE 285 5493 SALE 277 5493 SALE 266 5493 SALE 248 5493 SALE 205 5493 SALE 203 5493 SALE 158 5493 SALE 158 5493 SALE 125 5493 SALE 113 5493 SALE 91 5493 SALE 88 5493 SALE 83 5493 SALE 50 5493 SALE 33 5493 SALE 15 5493 SALE 10 5493 SALE 10 5493 PURCHASE 39 5493 PURCHASE 55 5493 PURCHASE 88 5493 PURCHASE 100 5493 PURCHASE 267 5493 PURCHASE 345 5493 PURCHASE 470 5493 PURCHASE 800 5493 PURCHASE 872 5493 PURCHASE 1108 5493 PURCHASE 2158 5493 PURCHASE 3472 5493 SALE 600 5494 SALE 500 5494 SALE 500 5494 SALE 500 5494 SALE 357 5494 SALE 333 5494 SALE 310 5494 SALE 150 5494 SALE 150 5494 SALE 150 5494 SALE 78 5494 SALE 47 5494 PURCHASE 21 5494 PURCHASE 23 5494 PURCHASE 55 5494 PURCHASE 66 5494 PURCHASE 186 5494 PURCHASE 214 5494 PURCHASE 268 5494 PURCHASE 333 5494 PURCHASE 333 5494 PURCHASE 333 5494 PURCHASE 357 5494 PURCHASE 400 5494 PURCHASE 400 5494 PURCHASE 491 5494 PURCHASE 600 5494 PURCHASE 636 5494 SALE 1998 5495 SALE 1000 5495 SALE 800 5495 SALE 500 5495 SALE 400 5495 SALE 333 5495 SALE 268 5495 SALE 95 5495 SALE 43 5495 PURCHASE 42 5495 PURCHASE 71 5495 PURCHASE 88 5495 PURCHASE 182 5495 PURCHASE 197 5495 PURCHASE 274 5495 PURCHASE 279 5495 PURCHASE 333 5495 PURCHASE 357 5495 PURCHASE 400 5495 PURCHASE 606 5495 PURCHASE 819 5495 PURCHASE 2000 5495 SALE 1880 5496 SALE 1159 5496 SALE 1120 5496 SALE 940 5496 SALE 733 5496 SALE 681 5496 SALE 679 5496 SALE 641 5496 SALE 639 5496 SALE 600 5496 SALE 572 5496 SALE 500 5496 SALE 500 5496 SALE 458 5496 SALE 362 5496 SALE 362 5496 SALE 319 5496 SALE 297 5496 SALE 276 5496 SALE 232 5496 SALE 222 5496 SALE 210 5496 SALE 206 5496 SALE 181 5496 SALE 150 5496 SALE 150 5496 SALE 149 5496 SALE 130 5496 SALE 129 5496 SALE 121 5496 SALE 104 5496 SALE 100 5496 SALE 95 5496 SALE 26 5496 PURCHASE 25 5496 PURCHASE 55 5496 PURCHASE 67 5496 PURCHASE 75 5496 PURCHASE 81 5496 PURCHASE 104 5496 PURCHASE 118 5496 PURCHASE 126 5496 PURCHASE 254 5496 PURCHASE 294 5496 PURCHASE 329 5496 PURCHASE 357 5496 PURCHASE 375 5496 PURCHASE 435 5496 PURCHASE 500 5496 PURCHASE 525 5496 PURCHASE 581 5496 PURCHASE 901 5496 PURCHASE 931 5496 PURCHASE 1729 5496 SALE 1000 5497 SALE 800 5497 SALE 654 5497 SALE 623 5497 SALE 333 5497 SALE 300 5497 SALE 176 5497 SALE 150 5497 SALE 150 5497 SALE 150 5497 PURCHASE 22 5497 PURCHASE 44 5497 PURCHASE 66 5497 PURCHASE 131 5497 PURCHASE 148 5497 PURCHASE 150 5497 PURCHASE 153 5497 PURCHASE 179 5497 PURCHASE 287 5497 PURCHASE 332 5497 PURCHASE 339 5497 PURCHASE 344 5497 PURCHASE 350 5497 PURCHASE 361 5497 PURCHASE 366 5497 PURCHASE 378 5497 PURCHASE 441 5497 PURCHASE 500 5497 PURCHASE 600 5497 PURCHASE 654 5497 PURCHASE 686 5497 PURCHASE 877 5497 PURCHASE 1139 5497 SALE 500 5498 SALE 400 5498 SALE 390 5498 SALE 357 5498 SALE 357 5498 SALE 324 5498 SALE 236 5498 SALE 235 5498 SALE 211 5498 SALE 190 5498 SALE 150 5498 SALE 150 5498 SALE 150 5498 SALE 150 5498 SALE 140 5498 SALE 100 5498 SALE 62 5498 SALE 51 5498 SALE 23 5498 PURCHASE 37 5498 PURCHASE 73 5498 PURCHASE 88 5498 PURCHASE 103 5498 PURCHASE 177 5498 PURCHASE 269 5498 PURCHASE 333 5498 PURCHASE 400 5498 PURCHASE 592 5498 PURCHASE 600 5498 PURCHASE 1000 5498 SALE 370 5499 SALE 358 5499 SALE 345 5499 SALE 238 5499 SALE 150 5499 SALE 119 5499 SALE 83 5499 SALE 61 5499 SALE 52 5499 SALE 38 5499 SALE 36 5499 SALE 17 5499 SALE 15 5499 PURCHASE 96 5499 PURCHASE 110 5499 PURCHASE 133 5499 PURCHASE 268 5499 PURCHASE 283 5499 PURCHASE 333 5499 PURCHASE 335 5499 PURCHASE 340 5499 PURCHASE 351 5499 PURCHASE 400 5499 PURCHASE 654 5499 PURCHASE 748 5499 PURCHASE 797 5499 PURCHASE 809 5499 PURCHASE 1089 5499 PURCHASE 124 5499.5 SALE 2741 5500 SALE 2727 5500 SALE 2000 5500 SALE 954 5500 SALE 826 5500 SALE 757 5500 SALE 725 5500 SALE 701 5500 SALE 600 5500 SALE 505 5500 SALE 500 5500 SALE 433 5500 SALE 431 5500 SALE 398 5500 SALE 322 5500 SALE 264 5500 SALE 259 5500 SALE 250 5500 SALE 160 5500 SALE 150 5500 SALE 150 5500 SALE 132 5500 SALE 100 5500 SALE 86 5500 SALE 85 5500 SALE 61 5500 SALE 54 5500 SALE 51 5500 SALE 44 5500 SALE 39 5500 PURCHASE 14 5500 PURCHASE 20 5500 PURCHASE 37 5500 PURCHASE 37 5500 PURCHASE 66 5500 PURCHASE 100 5500 PURCHASE 110 5500 PURCHASE 305 5500 PURCHASE 413 5500 PURCHASE 425 5500 PURCHASE 437 5500 PURCHASE 500 5500 PURCHASE 500 5500 PURCHASE 508 5500 PURCHASE 600 5500 PURCHASE 600 5500 PURCHASE 1054 5500 PURCHASE 1385 5500 PURCHASE 25 5500.5 SALE 846 5501 SALE 783 5501 SALE 591 5501 SALE 587 5501 SALE 587 5501 SALE 556 5501 SALE 535 5501 SALE 500 5501 SALE 500 5501 SALE 436 5501 SALE 357 5501 SALE 357 5501 SALE 246 5501 SALE 218 5501 SALE 174 5501 SALE 150 5501 SALE 145 5501 SALE 100 5501 SALE 88 5501 SALE 86 5501 SALE 64 5501 SALE 56 5501 PURCHASE 85 5501 PURCHASE 100 5501 PURCHASE 109 5501 PURCHASE 120 5501 PURCHASE 149 5501 PURCHASE 229 5501 PURCHASE 257 5501 PURCHASE 333 5501 PURCHASE 357 5501 PURCHASE 369 5501 PURCHASE 444 5501 PURCHASE 457 5501 PURCHASE 584 5501 PURCHASE 650 5501 PURCHASE 658 5501 PURCHASE 920 5501 PURCHASE 2726 5501 SALE 887 5502 SALE 732 5502 SALE 725 5502 SALE 584 5502 SALE 529 5502 SALE 342 5502 SALE 333 5502 SALE 277 5502 SALE 232 5502 SALE 207 5502 SALE 206 5502 SALE 200 5502 SALE 200 5502 SALE 150 5502 SALE 150 5502 SALE 120 5502 SALE 120 5502 SALE 117 5502 SALE 115 5502 SALE 79 5502 SALE 52 5502 SALE 52 5502 SALE 29 5502 PURCHASE 64 5502 PURCHASE 100 5502 PURCHASE 263 5502 PURCHASE 300 5502 PURCHASE 357 5502 PURCHASE 390 5502 PURCHASE 600 5502 PURCHASE 659 5502 PURCHASE 1614 5502 SALE 2000 5503 SALE 779 5503 SALE 642 5503 SALE 600 5503 SALE 496 5503 SALE 335 5503 SALE 263 5503 SALE 255 5503 SALE 168 5503 SALE 150 5503 SALE 100 5503 SALE 68 5503 SALE 37 5503 PURCHASE 85 5503 PURCHASE 100 5503 PURCHASE 100 5503 PURCHASE 100 5503 PURCHASE 185 5503 PURCHASE 300 5503 PURCHASE 333 5503 PURCHASE 333 5503 PURCHASE 357 5503 PURCHASE 357 5503 PURCHASE 378 5503 PURCHASE 400 5503 PURCHASE 400 5503 PURCHASE 448 5503 PURCHASE 642 5503 PURCHASE 50 5503.5 SALE 400 5504 SALE 390 5504 SALE 357 5504 SALE 200 5504 SALE 150 5504 SALE 150 5504 SALE 82 5504 SALE 26 5504 PURCHASE 139 5504 PURCHASE 146 5504 PURCHASE 200 5504 PURCHASE 500 5504 PURCHASE 1000 5504 PURCHASE 1299 5504 PURCHASE 1500 5504 PURCHASE 1558 5504 SALE 1462 5505 SALE 1290 5505 SALE 500 5505 SALE 333 5505 SALE 150 5505 SALE 150 5505 SALE 97 5505 SALE 84 5505 SALE 55 5505 SALE 22 5505 SALE 20 5505 PURCHASE 6 5505 PURCHASE 66 5505 PURCHASE 116 5505 PURCHASE 237 5505 PURCHASE 347 5505 PURCHASE 500 5505 PURCHASE 500 5505 PURCHASE 500 5505 PURCHASE 569 5505 PURCHASE 614 5505 PURCHASE 758 5505 PURCHASE 944 5505 PURCHASE 1000 5505 PURCHASE 1092 5505 PURCHASE 1520 5505 PURCHASE 1544 5505 PURCHASE 1644 5505 PURCHASE 2366 5505 SALE 600 5506 SALE 500 5506 SALE 400 5506 SALE 357 5506 SALE 249 5506 SALE 197 5506 SALE 140 5506 SALE 89 5506 SALE 81 5506 SALE 30 5506 SALE 15 5506 PURCHASE 95 5506 PURCHASE 126 5506 PURCHASE 199 5506 PURCHASE 219 5506 PURCHASE 237 5506 PURCHASE 244 5506 PURCHASE 357 5506 PURCHASE 400 5506 PURCHASE 806 5506 PURCHASE 2724 5506 PURCHASE 332 5506.5 SALE 1263 5507 SALE 974 5507 SALE 856 5507 SALE 728 5507 SALE 575 5507 SALE 574 5507 SALE 486 5507 SALE 379 5507 SALE 366 5507 SALE 357 5507 SALE 322 5507 SALE 292 5507 SALE 254 5507 SALE 254 5507 SALE 222 5507 SALE 191 5507 SALE 140 5507 SALE 118 5507 SALE 113 5507 SALE 104 5507 SALE 97 5507 SALE 37 5507 SALE 31 5507 SALE 15 5507 SALE 11 5507 PURCHASE 150 5507 PURCHASE 194 5507 PURCHASE 333 5507 PURCHASE 333 5507 PURCHASE 340 5507 PURCHASE 345 5507 PURCHASE 357 5507 PURCHASE 782 5507 SALE 2128 5508 SALE 800 5508 SALE 500 5508 SALE 500 5508 SALE 400 5508 SALE 357 5508 SALE 253 5508 SALE 165 5508 SALE 150 5508 SALE 150 5508 SALE 148 5508 SALE 113 5508 SALE 24 5508 SALE 15 5508 PURCHASE 107 5508 PURCHASE 163 5508 PURCHASE 214 5508 PURCHASE 232 5508 PURCHASE 500 5508 PURCHASE 543 5508 PURCHASE 600 5508 PURCHASE 747 5508 PURCHASE 970 5508 PURCHASE 970 5508 SALE 620 5509 SALE 555 5509 SALE 458 5509 SALE 436 5509 SALE 358 5509 SALE 357 5509 SALE 357 5509 SALE 357 5509 SALE 357 5509 SALE 333 5509 SALE 268 5509 SALE 249 5509 SALE 70 5509 SALE 8 5509 PURCHASE 37 5509 PURCHASE 100 5509 PURCHASE 268 5509 PURCHASE 296 5509 PURCHASE 357 5509 PURCHASE 760 5509 PURCHASE 1049 5509 SALE 2722 5510 SALE 1501 5510 SALE 903 5510 SALE 541 5510 SALE 540 5510 SALE 500 5510 SALE 499 5510 SALE 449 5510 SALE 296 5510 SALE 273 5510 SALE 245 5510 SALE 203 5510 SALE 150 5510 SALE 102 5510 SALE 94 5510 SALE 39 5510 SALE 13 5510 PURCHASE 54 5510 PURCHASE 55 5510 PURCHASE 81 5510 PURCHASE 116 5510 PURCHASE 351 5510 PURCHASE 407 5510 PURCHASE 455 5510 PURCHASE 500 5510 PURCHASE 500 5510 PURCHASE 622 5510 PURCHASE 628 5510 PURCHASE 674 5510 PURCHASE 736 5510 PURCHASE 865 5510 PURCHASE 878 5510 PURCHASE 1000 5510 PURCHASE 1466 5510 PURCHASE 1500 5510 SALE 2125 5511 SALE 900 5511 SALE 520 5511 SALE 515 5511 SALE 467 5511 SALE 466 5511 SALE 333 5511 SALE 150 5511 SALE 142 5511 SALE 124 5511 SALE 123 5511 SALE 113 5511 SALE 88 5511 SALE 73 5511 PURCHASE 349 5511 PURCHASE 713 5511 SALE 1336 5512 SALE 753 5512 SALE 575 5512 SALE 500 5512 SALE 400 5512 SALE 333 5512 SALE 333 5512 SALE 333 5512 SALE 329 5512 SALE 300 5512 SALE 148 5512 SALE 124 5512 SALE 119 5512 SALE 58 5512 SALE 53 5512 SALE 46 5512 SALE 41 5512 PURCHASE 36 5512 PURCHASE 55 5512 PURCHASE 142 5512 PURCHASE 169 5512 PURCHASE 280 5512 PURCHASE 324 5512 PURCHASE 452 5512 PURCHASE 500 5512 PURCHASE 500 5512 PURCHASE 793 5512 PURCHASE 973 5512 PURCHASE 1073 5512 PURCHASE 1286 5512 SALE 2720 5513 SALE 1489 5513 SALE 1000 5513 SALE 446 5513 SALE 382 5513 SALE 345 5513 SALE 333 5513 SALE 300 5513 SALE 237 5513 SALE 221 5513 SALE 159 5513 SALE 150 5513 SALE 121 5513 PURCHASE 28 5513 PURCHASE 100 5513 PURCHASE 298 5513 PURCHASE 357 5513 PURCHASE 400 5513 PURCHASE 444 5513 PURCHASE 587 5513 PURCHASE 651 5513 PURCHASE 724 5513 SALE 1967 5514 SALE 1000 5514 SALE 925 5514 SALE 742 5514 SALE 600 5514 SALE 588 5514 SALE 500 5514 SALE 333 5514 SALE 298 5514 SALE 164 5514 SALE 150 5514 SALE 32 5514 PURCHASE 67 5514 PURCHASE 94 5514 PURCHASE 100 5514 PURCHASE 283 5514 PURCHASE 537 5514 SALE 835 5515 SALE 310 5515 SALE 155 5515 PURCHASE 33 5515 PURCHASE 55 5515 PURCHASE 55 5515 PURCHASE 66 5515 PURCHASE 195 5515 PURCHASE 300 5515 PURCHASE 310 5515 PURCHASE 415 5515 PURCHASE 700 5515 PURCHASE 753 5515 PURCHASE 761 5515 PURCHASE 769 5515 PURCHASE 1084 5515 PURCHASE 1121 5515 SALE 555 5516 SALE 286 5516 SALE 247 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SALE 33 5579 SALE 14 5579 SALE 14 5579 PURCHASE 316 5579 PURCHASE 333 5579 PURCHASE 459 5579 SALE 1000 5580 SALE 1000 5580 SALE 742 5580 SALE 666 5580 SALE 546 5580 SALE 473 5580 SALE 188 5580 SALE 50 5580 SALE 13 5580 PURCHASE 1886 5580 SALE 1000 5581 SALE 1000 5581 PURCHASE 43 5581 PURCHASE 64 5581 PURCHASE 65 5581 PURCHASE 73 5581 PURCHASE 119 5581 PURCHASE 210 5581 PURCHASE 637 5581 PURCHASE 1000 5581 SALE 156 5582 SALE 143 5582 SALE 42 5582 PURCHASE 210 5582 PURCHASE 240 5582 PURCHASE 240 5582 PURCHASE 358 5582 PURCHASE 515 5582 PURCHASE 2074 5582 SALE 2686 5583 SALE 600 5583 PURCHASE 240 5583 PURCHASE 300 5583 PURCHASE 324 5583 PURCHASE 340 5583 PURCHASE 360 5583 PURCHASE 405 5583 PURCHASE 456 5583 PURCHASE 500 5583 PURCHASE 500 5583 PURCHASE 682 5583 PURCHASE 900 5583 PURCHASE 1000 5583 PURCHASE 2686 5583 PURCHASE 7460 5583 PURCHASE 9543 5583 SALE 2500 5584 SALE 1308 5584 SALE 800 5584 SALE 316 5584 SALE 191 5584 PURCHASE 36 5584 PURCHASE 37 5584 PURCHASE 91 5584 PURCHASE 93 5584 PURCHASE 100 5584 PURCHASE 198 5584 PURCHASE 238 5584 PURCHASE 240 5584 PURCHASE 264 5584 PURCHASE 600 5584 PURCHASE 881 5584 PURCHASE 2656 5584 PURCHASE 89 5585 PURCHASE 91 5585 PURCHASE 340 5585 PURCHASE 418 5585 PURCHASE 440 5585 PURCHASE 600 5585 SALE 610 5586 SALE 1 5586 PURCHASE 15 5586 PURCHASE 30 5586 PURCHASE 66 5586 PURCHASE 75 5586 PURCHASE 100 5586 PURCHASE 114 5586 PURCHASE 167 5586 PURCHASE 190 5586 PURCHASE 267 5586 PURCHASE 500 5586 PURCHASE 750 5586 PURCHASE 1000 5586 PURCHASE 1033 5586 SALE 1000 5587 PURCHASE 36 5587 PURCHASE 50 5587 PURCHASE 159 5587 PURCHASE 181 5587 PURCHASE 189 5587 PURCHASE 268 5587 PURCHASE 333 5587 PURCHASE 366 5587 PURCHASE 1361 5587 PURCHASE 300 5588 PURCHASE 596 5588 SALE 674 5589 SALE 428 5589 SALE 88 5589 PURCHASE 99 5589 PURCHASE 144 5589 PURCHASE 500 5589 SALE 600 5590 SALE 150 5590 PURCHASE 14 5590 PURCHASE 29 5590 PURCHASE 133 5590 PURCHASE 234 5590 PURCHASE 372 5590 SALE 427 5591 SALE 328 5591 SALE 39 5591 SALE 14 5591 PURCHASE 50 5591 PURCHASE 100 5591 PURCHASE 268 5591 SALE 333 5592 SALE 333 5592 SALE 333 5592 SALE 333 5592 PURCHASE 200 5592 PURCHASE 249 5592 PURCHASE 309 5592 SALE 157 5593 SALE 73 5593 PURCHASE 66 5593 PURCHASE 148 5593 PURCHASE 260 5593 PURCHASE 363 5593 PURCHASE 500 5593 PURCHASE 1492 5593 SALE 1484 5594 SALE 684 5594 SALE 156 5594 PURCHASE 131 5594 PURCHASE 283 5594 PURCHASE 600 5594 SALE 1108 5595 SALE 200 5595 SALE 129 5595 SALE 100 5595 SALE 81 5595 SALE 64 5595 PURCHASE 866 5595 PURCHASE 1133 5595 SALE 531 5596 SALE 54 5596 SALE 52 5596 PURCHASE 923 5596 PURCHASE 1459 5596 SALE 661 5597 SALE 500 5597 SALE 437 5597 SALE 55 5597 SALE 49 5597 SALE 45 5597 SALE 45 5597 SALE 3 5597 PURCHASE 26 5597 PURCHASE 120 5597 PURCHASE 238 5597 PURCHASE 334 5597 PURCHASE 388 5597 PURCHASE 437 5597 SALE 500 5598 SALE 400 5598 SALE 44 5598 SALE 42 5598 SALE 37 5598 PURCHASE 600 5598 SALE 100 5599 SALE 57 5599 SALE 11 5599 PURCHASE 433 5599 SALE 453 5600 SALE 333 5600 SALE 268 5600 SALE 200 5600 SALE 156 5600 SALE 82 5600 SALE 64 5600 SALE 37 5600 SALE 34 5600 SALE 29 5600 PURCHASE 225 5600 SALE 600 5601 SALE 333 5601 SALE 300 5601 SALE 77 5601 SALE 68 5601 SALE 37 5601 SALE 37 5601 SALE 35 5601 SALE 14 5601 PURCHASE 143 5601 SALE 333 5602 PURCHASE 71 5602 PURCHASE 236 5602 PURCHASE 268 5602 PURCHASE 745 5602 SALE 494 5603 SALE 357 5603 SALE 100 5603 SALE 29 5603 SALE 160 5604 SALE 124 5604 SALE 110 5604 SALE 74 5604 SALE 72 5604 PURCHASE 236 5604 SALE 500 5605 SALE 341 5605 SALE 197 5605 PURCHASE 600 5605 PURCHASE 825 5605 PURCHASE 333 5606 PURCHASE 300 5607 PURCHASE 700 5607 PURCHASE 498 5608 SALE 118 5609 PURCHASE 17 5609 PURCHASE 102 5609 PURCHASE 300 5609 SALE 1000 5610 SALE 1000 5610 SALE 885 5610 SALE 538 5610 SALE 192 5610 SALE 44 5610 PURCHASE 3 5610 PURCHASE 160 5610 PURCHASE 236 5610 PURCHASE 247 5610 PURCHASE 336 5610 PURCHASE 800 5610 SALE 1000 5611 PURCHASE 263 5611 PURCHASE 585 5612 SALE 100 5613 SALE 84 5613 SALE 500 5614 SALE 41 5614 SALE 20 5614 PURCHASE 100 5614 PURCHASE 107 5615 PURCHASE 30 5616 PURCHASE 46 5616 PURCHASE 235 5616 PURCHASE 292 5616 PURCHASE 133 5617 PURCHASE 655 5617 SALE 92 5618 PURCHASE 240 5619 PURCHASE 826 5619 SALE 855 5620 SALE 715 5620 SALE 267 5620 PURCHASE 400 5620 SALE 1500 5621 SALE 916 5621 SALE 411 5621 SALE 63 5621 SALE 46 5621 SALE 16 5621 PURCHASE 170 5621 PURCHASE 330 5621 PURCHASE 36 5623 PURCHASE 39 5623 PURCHASE 220 5623 PURCHASE 306 5623 PURCHASE 588 5623 PURCHASE 619 5623 PURCHASE 2667 5623 SALE 600 5624 PURCHASE 181 5624 PURCHASE 297 5624 PURCHASE 300 5624 PURCHASE 600 5624 PURCHASE 621 5624 PURCHASE 750 5624 PURCHASE 800 5624 PURCHASE 850 5624 SALE 1000 5625 SALE 334 5625 PURCHASE 46 5625 PURCHASE 1600 5625 PURCHASE 53 5626 SALE 334 5627 SALE 100 5627 SALE 100 5627 PURCHASE 1 5627 PURCHASE 40 5627 PURCHASE 64 5627 PURCHASE 191 5627 PURCHASE 208 5627 PURCHASE 244 5627 PURCHASE 500 5627 PURCHASE 778 5627 SALE 703 5628 PURCHASE 200 5628 PURCHASE 201 5628 PURCHASE 221 5628 PURCHASE 445 5628 PURCHASE 500 5628 PURCHASE 500 5628 PURCHASE 800 5628 PURCHASE 800 5628 PURCHASE 1027 5628 SALE 800 5629 SALE 69 5629 PURCHASE 85 5629 SALE 767 5630 SALE 300 5630 SALE 268 5630 SALE 56 5630 SALE 53 5630 SALE 46 5630 SALE 30 5630 PURCHASE 85 5630 PURCHASE 165 5630 PURCHASE 203 5630 PURCHASE 247 5630 PURCHASE 268 5630 PURCHASE 282 5630 PURCHASE 379 5630 PURCHASE 851 5630 PURCHASE 905 5630 PURCHASE 1169 5630 SALE 654 5631 SALE 163 5631 SALE 92 5631 SALE 78 5631 PURCHASE 216 5631 PURCHASE 238 5631 SALE 1288 5632 SALE 263 5632 SALE 180 5632 SALE 106 5632 SALE 90 5632 SALE 87 5632 SALE 52 5632 PURCHASE 109 5632 SALE 1468 5633 SALE 185 5633 SALE 114 5633 SALE 52 5633 SALE 45 5633 PURCHASE 232 5633 PURCHASE 373 5633 SALE 803 5634 SALE 708 5634 SALE 678 5634 SALE 500 5634 SALE 240 5634 SALE 89 5634 SALE 58 5634 PURCHASE 3 5634 PURCHASE 100 5634 PURCHASE 486 5634 PURCHASE 510 5634 PURCHASE 1121 5634 SALE 1399 5635 SALE 1167 5635 PURCHASE 433 5635 PURCHASE 600 5635 SALE 1767 5636 SALE 492 5636 SALE 268 5636 SALE 250 5636 PURCHASE 45 5636 PURCHASE 100 5636 PURCHASE 127 5636 PURCHASE 456 5636 PURCHASE 600 5636 SALE 354 5637 SALE 198 5637 SALE 373 5638 SALE 1257 5639 SALE 1853 5640 SALE 750 5640 SALE 250 5640 SALE 89 5640 SALE 60 5640 PURCHASE 2659 5640 SALE 346 5641 SALE 189 5642 SALE 163 5642 SALE 603 5643 SALE 210 5643 PURCHASE 498 5643 SALE 600 5644 SALE 924 5645 PURCHASE 45 5646 PURCHASE 53 5646 PURCHASE 81 5646 PURCHASE 84 5646 PURCHASE 182 5646 PURCHASE 251 5646 PURCHASE 268 5646 PURCHASE 108 5647 PURCHASE 154 5647 PURCHASE 377 5647 SALE 1250 5648 SALE 800 5648 SALE 131 5648 PURCHASE 45 5649 PURCHASE 45 5649 PURCHASE 83 5649 PURCHASE 113 5649 PURCHASE 199 5649 PURCHASE 575 5649 SALE 118 5650 PURCHASE 500 5650 PURCHASE 45 5652 PURCHASE 86 5652 PURCHASE 124 5652 PURCHASE 163 5652 PURCHASE 267 5652 PURCHASE 356 5652 SALE 268 5655 SALE 1689 5657 SALE 310 5657 PURCHASE 96 5657 PURCHASE 404 5657 SALE 250 5658 SALE 59 5658 SALE 27 5658 SALE 268 5659 SALE 35 5660 SALE 18 5660 TOTAL PURCHASE 358,208 TOTAL SALE 313,030 (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 FEBRUARY 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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