18th Apr 2008 11:06
UBS AG (EPT)18 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 LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 17 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 0 0.00% 282 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 282 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) PURCHASE 665 14515 AUD Cents PURCHASE 100 14540 PURCHASE 738 14543 SALE 692 14545 SALE 547 14545 SALE 178 14547 SALE 1295 14550 SALE 290 14550 PURCHASE 53 14550 PURCHASE 1665 14550 SALE 130 14557 PURCHASE 100 14560 PURCHASE 518 14560 PURCHASE 808 14562 PURCHASE 954 14562 PURCHASE 115 14565 PURCHASE 35 14566 PURCHASE 100 14566 PURCHASE 100 14566 PURCHASE 100 14566 PURCHASE 209 14567 PURCHASE 700 14568 PURCHASE 2 14569 PURCHASE 17 14569 PURCHASE 31 14569 PURCHASE 50 14569 PURCHASE 60 14569 PURCHASE 75 14569 PURCHASE 81 14569 PURCHASE 157 14569 PURCHASE 182 14569 PURCHASE 200 14569 PURCHASE 200 14569 PURCHASE 300 14569 PURCHASE 319 14569 SALE 357 14570 SALE 33 14570 SALE 3 14570 SALE 2 14570 PURCHASE 4 14571 PURCHASE 22 14571 PURCHASE 216 14571 PURCHASE 354 14571 PURCHASE 52 14572 PURCHASE 280 14572 PURCHASE 300 14572 SALE 600 14575 SALE 469 14575 SALE 57 14575 PURCHASE 1 14575 PURCHASE 1 14575 PURCHASE 3 14575 PURCHASE 8 14575 PURCHASE 15 14575 PURCHASE 59 14575 PURCHASE 583 14575 PURCHASE 230 14578 SALE 867 14579 PURCHASE 100 14579 PURCHASE 182 14579 PURCHASE 300 14579 SALE 173 14580 SALE 141 14580 PURCHASE 200 14580 PURCHASE 64 14582 PURCHASE 84 14582 PURCHASE 1 14583 PURCHASE 13 14583 PURCHASE 196 14583 SALE 1714 14585 SALE 762 14585 PURCHASE 63 14585 PURCHASE 213 14585 PURCHASE 250 14585 SALE 949 14587 PURCHASE 9 14587 SALE 581 14588 SALE 67 14588 SALE 244 14591 PURCHASE 100 14592 PURCHASE 100 14592 PURCHASE 5 14594 SALE 30498 14594.9275 PURCHASE 30498 14594.9275 PURCHASE 100 14595 PURCHASE 126 14595 SALE 909 14599 SALE 577 14599 SALE 42 14599 PURCHASE 8 14599 PURCHASE 100 14599 PURCHASE 292 14599 SALE 50 14600 PURCHASE 99 14600 PURCHASE 300 14600 PURCHASE 29 14601 PURCHASE 200 14601 SALE 1041 14602 PURCHASE 82 14602 PURCHASE 310 14602 PURCHASE 350 14602 PURCHASE 1000 14602 SALE 191 14603 PURCHASE 3 14603 PURCHASE 4 14603 PURCHASE 100 14603 PURCHASE 611 14603 SALE 401 14605 PURCHASE 90 14605 PURCHASE 195 14605 PURCHASE 250 14605 PURCHASE 1000 14605 PURCHASE 5 14606 PURCHASE 29 14606 SALE 845 14607 SALE 445 14607 PURCHASE 3 14607 PURCHASE 9 14607 PURCHASE 147 14607 PURCHASE 218 14607 SALE 29578 14608.71702 PURCHASE 29578 14608.71702 SALE 341 14609 SALE 169 14609 SALE 11 14609 SALE 8 14609 SALE 6 14609 PURCHASE 256 14609 PURCHASE 165 14610 PURCHASE 200 14610 PURCHASE 395 14610 PURCHASE 1711 14610 SALE 1118 14611 SALE 200 14611 SALE 27 14611 PURCHASE 193 14611 PURCHASE 236 14611 PURCHASE 540 14611 PURCHASE 1000 14611 PURCHASE 1 14613 PURCHASE 2 14613 PURCHASE 11 14613 PURCHASE 37 14613 PURCHASE 42 14613 PURCHASE 89 14613 PURCHASE 342 14613 PURCHASE 210 14616 SALE 156 14617 SALE 1353 14620 PURCHASE 860 14620 SALE 214 14621 PURCHASE 45 14621 PURCHASE 157 14621 PURCHASE 4 14622 PURCHASE 200 14622 SALE 873 14623 SALE 1 14623 SALE 1 14623 SALE 360 14626 SALE 8 14626 PURCHASE 50 14627 PURCHASE 234 14627 PURCHASE 237 14627 SALE 85 14629 SALE 5 14629 PURCHASE 1301 14630 PURCHASE 2 14632 PURCHASE 1000 14632 SALE 318 14635 SALE 17 14635 SALE 118 14636 SALE 281 14637 SALE 256 14637 SALE 108 14637 SALE 72 14637 SALE 35 14637 SALE 7 14637 PURCHASE 153 14637 SALE 1387 14638 SALE 30 14638 SALE 1707 14640 SALE 400 14643 SALE 372 14643 SALE 27 14643 SALE 1234 14645 PURCHASE 2 14645 PURCHASE 373 14645 PURCHASE 859 14645 SALE 490 14646 SALE 97 14646 PURCHASE 50 14647 PURCHASE 181 14647 SALE 245 14648 PURCHASE 40 14650 PURCHASE 250 14650 SALE 326 14651 SALE 254 14651 SALE 107 14651 SALE 64 14651 SALE 22 14651 SALE 1 14651 PURCHASE 164 14652 PURCHASE 168 14652 SALE 388 14653 SALE 325 14654 SALE 170 14654 SALE 460 14655 PURCHASE 250 14655 SALE 152 14657 SALE 82 14657 PURCHASE 186 14657 SALE 226 14658 SALE 14 14658 SALE 2 14658 SALE 1 14658 SALE 185 14659 SALE 10 14666 TOTAL PURCHASES 90,574 TOTAL SALES 89,654 (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 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:
Rio Tinto