20th Dec 2007 12:31
UBS AG (EPT)20 December 2007 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 19 DECEMBER 2007 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 2,341,494 0.23% - 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,341,494 0.23% - 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 221 4990 pence PURCHASE 461 4990 SALE 521 4991 SALE 219 4991 SALE 934 4992 SALE 500 4993 SALE 1000 4993 SALE 1000 4994 SALE 1000 4994 SALE 1200 4995 PURCHASE 1524 4995 SALE 146 4995 SALE 1000 4995 PURCHASE 150 4996 SALE 214 4996 PURCHASE 420 4997 SALE 1000 4997 SALE 284 4997 PURCHASE 600 4997 SALE 716 4998 SALE 28 4998 SALE 1085 4998 PURCHASE 485 5000 SALE 663 5000 SALE 60 5000 PURCHASE 1500 5000 PURCHASE 90 5000 PURCHASE 151 5000 PURCHASE 274 5000 PURCHASE 406 5000 SALE 629 5001 PURCHASE 1000 5001 PURCHASE 677 5001 PURCHASE 800 5001 SALE 344 5001 SALE 1019 5001 PURCHASE 498 5001 PURCHASE 1960 5001 PURCHASE 356 5001 PURCHASE 750 5001 PURCHASE 239 5001 PURCHASE 272 5001 SALE 580 5002 PURCHASE 278 5002 PURCHASE 616 5002 PURCHASE 220 5002 PURCHASE 616 5002 PURCHASE 428 5002 PURCHASE 1500 5002 PURCHASE 594 5003 PURCHASE 578 5003 PURCHASE 44 5003 PURCHASE 539 5003 PURCHASE 1548 5003 PURCHASE 43 5003 SALE 421 5003 SALE 500 5004 PURCHASE 367 5004 PURCHASE 169 5004 PURCHASE 500 5005 PURCHASE 369 5005 PURCHASE 500 5005 PURCHASE 500 5006 PURCHASE 750 5006 PURCHASE 1248 5006 PURCHASE 1077 5007 SALE 1500 5008 SALE 500 5009 PURCHASE 500 5010 PURCHASE 500 5010 SALE 572 5010 SALE 62 5010 SALE 400 5010 SALE 32 5010 SALE 54 5010 SALE 23 5010 SALE 1438 5010 PURCHASE 313 5010 SALE 306 5010 SALE 311 5010 PURCHASE 956 5011 PURCHASE 727 5011 SALE 400 5011 SALE 400 5011 PURCHASE 400 5011 PURCHASE 193 5011 PURCHASE 200 5011 PURCHASE 407 5011 SALE 300 5011 SALE 31 5011 SALE 55 5011 SALE 114 5011 SALE 1266 5011 SALE 15 5011 PURCHASE 39 5011 PURCHASE 255 5011 SALE 2611 5012 PURCHASE 1000 5012 PURCHASE 525 5012 PURCHASE 100 5012 PURCHASE 330 5012 PURCHASE 39 5012 PURCHASE 246 5012 SALE 1702 5013 SALE 15 5013 SALE 250 5013 SALE 37 5014 SALE 3 5014 SALE 357 5015 SALE 332 5015 SALE 1000 5015 PURCHASE 900 5015 PURCHASE 81 5015 PURCHASE 348 5015 PURCHASE 900 5015 PURCHASE 62 5015 PURCHASE 251 5015 PURCHASE 250 5015 SALE 359 5015 PURCHASE 12 5015 PURCHASE 51 5015 PURCHASE 500 5015 PURCHASE 10 5015 PURCHASE 37 5015 SALE 234 5016 SALE 740 5016 PURCHASE 471 5016 PURCHASE 329 5016 PURCHASE 95 5016 PURCHASE 39 5016 PURCHASE 463 5016 SALE 2360 5016 PURCHASE 435 5017 SALE 1940 5018 SALE 330 5018 PURCHASE 500 5018 PURCHASE 500 5018 PURCHASE 463 5018 SALE 3429 5019 SALE 664 5019 PURCHASE 464 5019 PURCHASE 426 5019 PURCHASE 422 5019 PURCHASE 73 5020 PURCHASE 318 5020 PURCHASE 54 5020 SALE 368 5020 PURCHASE 322 5021 PURCHASE 174 5021 SALE 1460 5021 SALE 730 5021 SALE 1000 5021 PURCHASE 162 5021 PURCHASE 220 5021 PURCHASE 161 5022 PURCHASE 463 5022 PURCHASE 12 5022 PURCHASE 53 5022 SALE 270 5022 SALE 9 5022 SALE 269 5022 SALE 54 5022 SALE 782 5022 SALE 515 5022 PURCHASE 800 5023 PURCHASE 696 5023 PURCHASE 1656 5023 PURCHASE 850 5023 PURCHASE 1614 5023 SALE 1000 5023 PURCHASE 463 5023 PURCHASE 462 5023 PURCHASE 424 5023 SALE 1291 5024 SALE 46 5024 SALE 800 5024 SALE 521 5024 PURCHASE 35 5024 PURCHASE 463 5024 SALE 36 5024 SALE 254 5024 PURCHASE 702 5025 PURCHASE 44 5025 PURCHASE 148 5025 PURCHASE 200 5025 PURCHASE 200 5025 PURCHASE 300 5025 PURCHASE 300 5025 PURCHASE 300 5025 PURCHASE 229 5025 PURCHASE 837 5025 SALE 400 5025 SALE 158 5025 SALE 611 5025 SALE 91 5025 SALE 364 5025 SALE 273 5025 SALE 1285 5025 SALE 69 5025 PURCHASE 221 5025 PURCHASE 500 5025 PURCHASE 521 5026 SALE 2983 5027 PURCHASE 198 5027 PURCHASE 400 5027 PURCHASE 203 5027 PURCHASE 206 5027 PURCHASE 400 5027 PURCHASE 1342 5028 SALE 75 5028 SALE 352 5028 SALE 371 5028 SALE 443 5028 PURCHASE 220 5029 PURCHASE 298 5029 PURCHASE 482 5029 PURCHASE 400 5029 PURCHASE 488 5029 PURCHASE 400 5029 PURCHASE 200 5029 SALE 1310 5029 PURCHASE 1180 5030 PURCHASE 382 5030 PURCHASE 63 5030 PURCHASE 288 5030 PURCHASE 288 5030 PURCHASE 131 5030 PURCHASE 390 5030 SALE 1289 5030 SALE 400 5031 PURCHASE 2981 5031 PURCHASE 300 5031 PURCHASE 87 5031 PURCHASE 460 5031 PURCHASE 460 5031 PURCHASE 345 5031 PURCHASE 159 5031 PURCHASE 553 5031 PURCHASE 400 5031 PURCHASE 250 5032 PURCHASE 327 5032 PURCHASE 100 5032 PURCHASE 107 5032 PURCHASE 133 5032 PURCHASE 342 5033 PURCHASE 300 5033 PURCHASE 297 5033 PURCHASE 300 5033 PURCHASE 55 5033 PURCHASE 345 5033 PURCHASE 105 5033 PURCHASE 159 5033 SALE 63 5034 PURCHASE 199 5034 PURCHASE 200 5034 PURCHASE 192 5034 PURCHASE 485 5034 PURCHASE 500 5034 SALE 510 5034 SALE 604 5034 PURCHASE 4082 5034 PURCHASE 52 5034 PURCHASE 270 5034 PURCHASE 37 5034 SALE 236 5034 SALE 240 5035 SALE 356 5035 SALE 83 5035 SALE 1160 5035 SALE 920 5035 SALE 503 5035 SALE 784 5035 PURCHASE 324 5035 PURCHASE 46 5035 PURCHASE 64 5035 PURCHASE 398 5035 PURCHASE 345 5035 PURCHASE 221 5035 PURCHASE 500 5035 SALE 370 5035 SALE 203 5035 SALE 500 5035 PURCHASE 381 5035 SALE 400 5035 SALE 390 5035 PURCHASE 261 5036 SALE 988 5036 PURCHASE 274 5036 PURCHASE 150 5036 PURCHASE 43 5036 PURCHASE 500 5036 PURCHASE 440 5036 PURCHASE 428 5036 PURCHASE 440 5036 PURCHASE 35 5037 PURCHASE 400 5037 PURCHASE 800 5038 PURCHASE 116 5038 PURCHASE 500 5038 SALE 48 5038 SALE 437 5038 PURCHASE 462 5038 PURCHASE 535 5038 PURCHASE 270 5038 PURCHASE 700 5039 PURCHASE 400 5039 PURCHASE 400 5039 PURCHASE 484 5039 PURCHASE 596 5039 PURCHASE 374 5039 SALE 1814 5039 SALE 550 5039 SALE 95 5040 SALE 90 5040 SALE 501 5040 SALE 599 5040 SALE 212 5040 SALE 134 5040 SALE 578 5040 PURCHASE 400 5040 PURCHASE 560 5040 PURCHASE 545 5040 PURCHASE 462 5040 PURCHASE 13 5040 SALE 276 5040 PURCHASE 1899 5040 PURCHASE 222 5041 SALE 250 5041 SALE 131 5042 PURCHASE 255 5042 PURCHASE 32 5042 SALE 1000 5043 SALE 52 5043 PURCHASE 500 5043 PURCHASE 600 5043 SALE 595 5043 SALE 1160 5044 SALE 315 5044 SALE 1205 5044 SALE 305 5044 SALE 554 5044 PURCHASE 400 5044 SALE 40 5044 SALE 1500 5044 SALE 3731 5044 SALE 296 5044 SALE 400 5044 SALE 400 5044 PURCHASE 717 5045 PURCHASE 2256 5045 SALE 248 5045 PURCHASE 300 5045 PURCHASE 400 5045 SALE 1400 5045 SALE 360 5045 SALE 774 5045 SALE 985 5045 SALE 485 5045 SALE 485 5045 SALE 486 5045 SALE 45 5046 SALE 494 5046 SALE 615 5046 SALE 40 5046 PURCHASE 26 5046 PURCHASE 600 5046 PURCHASE 200 5046 SALE 330 5046 SALE 1304 5046 PURCHASE 415 5047 PURCHASE 410 5048 PURCHASE 383 5048 PURCHASE 149 5048 SALE 571 5048 PURCHASE 85 5048 PURCHASE 324 5048 SALE 933 5048 SALE 536 5048 PURCHASE 519 5048 SALE 573 5049 SALE 689 5050 PURCHASE 64 5050 SALE 267 5050 SALE 636 5050 SALE 244 5050 SALE 766 5050 PURCHASE 2970 5050 SALE 438 5050 PURCHASE 370 5050 PURCHASE 534 5050 PURCHASE 52 5050 PURCHASE 1610 5050 SALE 917 5050 SALE 76 5050 SALE 1082 5050 PURCHASE 135 5051 SALE 80 5051 SALE 243 5052 SALE 316 5052 SALE 499 5052 SALE 1075 5052 SALE 750 5052 PURCHASE 270 5052 PURCHASE 678 5052 SALE 100 5053 SALE 377 5054 PURCHASE 490 5054 PURCHASE 80 5054 PURCHASE 168 5054 SALE 667 5055 PURCHASE 316 5055 PURCHASE 400 5055 PURCHASE 200 5055 PURCHASE 412 5055 PURCHASE 1640 5055 SALE 251 5055 SALE 961 5055 SALE 460 5055 SALE 961 5055 SALE 380 5056 SALE 158 5056 SALE 206 5056 PURCHASE 485 5056 PURCHASE 265 5056 PURCHASE 186 5056 PURCHASE 50 5056 PURCHASE 1000 5056 PURCHASE 36 5056 SALE 2400 5056 SALE 400 5056 PURCHASE 300 5057 PURCHASE 443 5057 PURCHASE 460 5057 PURCHASE 108 5057 SALE 9 5057 SALE 460 5057 SALE 519 5057 SALE 390 5057 PURCHASE 554 5057 PURCHASE 459 5057 PURCHASE 508 5057 SALE 1010 5058 SALE 980 5058 PURCHASE 101 5058 PURCHASE 72 5058 PURCHASE 173 5058 PURCHASE 558 5058 PURCHASE 486 5059 PURCHASE 600 5059 SALE 265 5059 PURCHASE 2390 5059 PURCHASE 390 5059 SALE 459 5059 PURCHASE 1000 5060 PURCHASE 523 5060 SALE 1000 5060 PURCHASE 80 5060 PURCHASE 240 5060 PURCHASE 459 5060 SALE 106 5060 SALE 26 5060 SALE 11 5061 SALE 680 5061 PURCHASE 141 5061 PURCHASE 459 5061 SALE 363 5061 PURCHASE 1000 5062 PURCHASE 181 5062 PURCHASE 400 5062 PURCHASE 979 5062 PURCHASE 939 5062 PURCHASE 37 5062 PURCHASE 40 5062 PURCHASE 4 5062 PURCHASE 390 5062 PURCHASE 532 5062 SALE 380 5062 SALE 597 5062 SALE 172 5062 SALE 1062 5062 SALE 316 5062 SALE 600 5062 PURCHASE 950 5063 SALE 945 5063 PURCHASE 60 5063 PURCHASE 390 5063 PURCHASE 459 5063 SALE 1160 5064 PURCHASE 100 5064 SALE 400 5064 PURCHASE 284 5064 SALE 630 5065 SALE 303 5065 PURCHASE 459 5065 PURCHASE 332 5065 PURCHASE 584 5066 PURCHASE 66 5066 SALE 503 5066 PURCHASE 400 5066 PURCHASE 367 5066 SALE 392 5066 SALE 303 5066 PURCHASE 400 5066 PURCHASE 1087 5066 SALE 72 5066 SALE 74 5067 SALE 914 5067 PURCHASE 200 5067 SALE 11 5067 SALE 458 5067 PURCHASE 484 5067 PURCHASE 349 5067 PURCHASE 477 5067 PURCHASE 459 5067 PURCHASE 675 5067 SALE 200 5068 PURCHASE 2222 5068 PURCHASE 400 5069 PURCHASE 781 5069 PURCHASE 384 5069 SALE 358 5069 SALE 326 5069 SALE 701 5070 SALE 596 5070 SALE 899 5070 SALE 59 5070 SALE 69 5070 SALE 1020 5070 SALE 171 5070 SALE 366 5070 SALE 296 5070 SALE 500 5070 SALE 191 5070 PURCHASE 171 5071 SALE 378 5071 SALE 1000 5071 SALE 400 5071 PURCHASE 337 5071 PURCHASE 400 5072 PURCHASE 400 5072 PURCHASE 391 5072 PURCHASE 389 5072 SALE 400 5072 PURCHASE 332 5072 SALE 370 5072 SALE 458 5072 SALE 366 5072 SALE 294 5072 SALE 632 5072 SALE 675 5072 SALE 1358 5073 SALE 190 5073 SALE 790 5073 SALE 1000 5073 SALE 13 5073 SALE 326 5073 SALE 1 5073 SALE 401 5073 SALE 223 5073 SALE 561 5073 SALE 458 5073 SALE 274 5073 SALE 436 5073 SALE 200 5073 PURCHASE 221 5074 SALE 402 5074 SALE 368 5074 PURCHASE 688 5075 SALE 362 5075 SALE 417 5075 SALE 686 5075 PURCHASE 408 5075 PURCHASE 690 5075 SALE 1211 5075 SALE 89 5075 SALE 222 5075 PURCHASE 11086 5075 SALE 299 5076 SALE 273 5076 SALE 296 5076 SALE 727 5076 SALE 269 5076 SALE 600 5076 SALE 90 5076 SALE 90 5076 PURCHASE 400 5076 PURCHASE 458 5076 SALE 1000 5077 PURCHASE 400 5077 PURCHASE 400 5079 SALE 1000 5080 SALE 2237 5080 SALE 456 5080 PURCHASE 457 5080 PURCHASE 623 5080 PURCHASE 367 5080 SALE 721 5080 PURCHASE 163 5080 PURCHASE 155 5081 PURCHASE 400 5081 PURCHASE 400 5081 PURCHASE 457 5081 PURCHASE 92 5081 PURCHASE 30 5081 PURCHASE 276 5081 SALE 660 5081 SALE 400 5082 PURCHASE 2117 5082 SALE 502 5082 PURCHASE 457 5082 PURCHASE 2 5082 PURCHASE 144 5083 PURCHASE 53 5083 SALE 100 5083 SALE 282 5083 PURCHASE 34 5083 PURCHASE 327 5083 SALE 200 5084 SALE 100 5084 PURCHASE 967 5085 PURCHASE 457 5085 PURCHASE 457 5085 SALE 100 5085 SALE 337 5085 SALE 638 5085 SALE 254 5085 SALE 581 5086 PURCHASE 457 5086 SALE 100 5087 PURCHASE 241 5088 PURCHASE 1000 5089 PURCHASE 456 5091 PURCHASE 1000 5092 SALE 712 5093 SALE 627 5093 SALE 200 5094 PURCHASE 456 5095 PURCHASE 200 5097 PURCHASE 400 5097 SALE 255 5097 SALE 100 5098 SALE 263 5100 SALE 461 5100 SALE 100 5100 SALE 500 5100 SALE 484 5100 SALE 1000 5101 SALE 626 5101 PURCHASE 456 5101 PURCHASE 58 5101 PURCHASE 360 5102 PURCHASE 400 5102 PURCHASE 400 5102 PURCHASE 400 5103 SALE 1000 5104 PURCHASE 300 5104 PURCHASE 297 5104 SALE 32 5104 SALE 282 5104 SALE 400 5104 SALE 56 5104 SALE 200 5104 PURCHASE 210 5104 PURCHASE 456 5104 PURCHASE 290 5104 PURCHASE 382 5104 SALE 319 5105 SALE 50 5106 SALE 50 5106 SALE 135 5106 PURCHASE 564 5106 SALE 50 5106 SALE 1045 5106 PURCHASE 400 5106 SALE 200 5107 SALE 200 5107 SALE 693 5107 PURCHASE 1000 5107 SALE 222 5107 PURCHASE 119 5107 PURCHASE 210 5107 SALE 438 5108 SALE 400 5109 SALE 270 5109 SALE 66 5109 SALE 1554 5109 SALE 190 5109 SALE 50 5109 SALE 239 5110 SALE 272 5110 SALE 2061 5110 SALE 946 5110 PURCHASE 1000 5110 PURCHASE 190 5110 PURCHASE 455 5110 SALE 200 5110 SALE 1151 5110 PURCHASE 162 5110 SALE 200 5111 SALE 400 5112 SALE 124 5112 SALE 149 5112 SALE 136 5112 SALE 296 5112 SALE 1020 5112 SALE 300 5113 PURCHASE 100 5113 PURCHASE 800 5113 PURCHASE 720 5113 PURCHASE 454 5113 SALE 2945 5114 PURCHASE 454 5114 SALE 300 5114 SALE 1500 5115 PURCHASE 1000 5116 SALE 1550 5116 PURCHASE 454 5116 PURCHASE 645 5117 PURCHASE 400 5117 PURCHASE 400 5117 SALE 745 5118 PURCHASE 1000 5119 PURCHASE 454 5119 SALE 200 5119 SALE 538 5120 SALE 43 5120 SALE 200 5120 PURCHASE 910 5121 SALE 21 5123 SALE 304 5123 SALE 50 5123 SALE 60 5123 SALE 200 5123 TOTAL PURCHASES 185,636 TOTAL SALES 188,700 (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 20 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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