20th Feb 2008 11:59
UBS AG (EPT)20 February 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 BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary 10pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 19 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 540,667 5866 pence 5726 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 668,212 5870 pence 5715 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 20,000 57.4739 GBP CFD LONG 10,000 57.479027 CFD SHORT 41,564 57.524476 CFD LONG 100,000 57.6401 CFD SHORT 9,354 57.8174 CFD SHORT 100,000 57.8655 CFD SHORT 25,000 57.9156 CFD SHORT 15,000 57.972448 CFD SHORT 60,000 57.995 CFD LONG 9,354 58.0327999 CFD LONG 4,559 58.0836 CFD LONG 250,000 58.0849 CFD LONG 81,633 58.0864 CFD LONG 41,564 58.2835454 CFD SHORT 150,000 58.3381 CFD LONG 38,103 58.3593729 CFD LONG 4,953 58.3594 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European etc. per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option relates (Note 5) CALL PURCHASING 21,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 1220 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 25,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 210 PENCE PUT SELLING 1,000 4400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 105 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 20 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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:
Rio Tinto