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EPT Disclosure

13th Nov 2008 10:56

RNS Number : 0937I
UBS AG (EPT)
13 November 2008
 



FORM 38.5(a)

 

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

Name of exempt principal trader

UBS AG London Branch

Company dealt in

Rio Tinto PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary 10p

Date of dealing

12 NOVEMBER 2008

 

 

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

918,475

2670 pence

2453 pence

 

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3) 

1,864,482

2695 pence

2465 pence

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,  e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3)

CFD

LONG

2903

24.797 GBP

CFD

LONG

1027

24.797

CFD

SHORT

1547

24.98081519

CFD

SHORT

10953

24.9808152

CFD

LONG

23217

25.018

CFD

LONG

16233

25.018

CFD

LONG

15478

25.018

CFD

LONG

15288

25.018

CFD

LONG

7617

25.018

CFD

LONG

3175

25.018

CFD

LONG

3095

25.018

CFD

LONG

3060

25.018

CFD

LONG

2516

25.018

CFD

LONG

2094

25.018

CFD

LONG

1534

25.018

CFD

LONG

957

25.018

CFD

LONG

776

25.018

CFD

LONG

768

25.018

CFD

LONG

732

25.018

CFD

LONG

723

25.018

CFD

LONG

619

25.018

CFD

LONG

518

25.018

CFD

LONG

436

25.018

CFD

LONG

384

25.018

CFD

LONG

309

25.018

CFD

LONG

224

25.018

CFD

LONG

169

25.018

CFD

LONG

78

25.018

CFD

SHORT

135000

25.08216

CFD

LONG

2018

25.2868

CFD

LONG

30500

25.3195

CFD

LONG

150000

25.37798432

CFD

LONG

15667

25.779

CFD

LONG

7892

25.779

CFD

LONG

7639

25.779

CFD

LONG

7562

25.779

CFD

LONG

6522

25.779

CFD

LONG

1526

25.779

CFD

LONG

1055

25.779

CFD

LONG

853

25.779

CFD

LONG

479

25.779

CFD

LONG

245

25.779

CFD

LONG

240

25.779

CFD

LONG

122

25.779

CFD

LONG

84

25.779

CFD

LONG

48

25.779

CFD

LONG

42

25.779

CFD

LONG

24

25.779

CFD

LONG

9000

25.8

CFD

SHORT

30500

26.3668

CFD

SHORT

125000

26.698934

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g call option

Writing,  selling,  purchasing, varying etc

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

 

3. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

  

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

 

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Date of disclosure

13 NOVEMBER 2008

Contact name

LOUISE ROBINSON

Telephone number

020 7567 8762

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP Billiton PLC

BHP Billiton LTD

Nature of connection (Note 6)

CONNECTED ADVISER

  

Notes

 

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
END
 
 
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