19th Mar 2008 11:57
UBS AG (EPT)19 March 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 18 MARCH 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 380 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 380 0.00% 0 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 246 12161 AUD Cents PURCHASE 225 12161 PURCHASE 272 12167 SALE 196 12168 PURCHASE 11 12169 PURCHASE 230 12169 SALE 248 12170 SALE 42 12179 SALE 42 12179 SALE 839 12179 SALE 67 12179 SALE 628 12179 SALE 6 12179 PURCHASE 1115 12180 PURCHASE 459 12180 PURCHASE 5 12180 PURCHASE 224 12189 PURCHASE 57 12189 PURCHASE 14 12198 PURCHASE 65 12198 PURCHASE 164 12198 PURCHASE 6 12198 PURCHASE 5 12198 SALE 17 12200 SALE 150 12200 SALE 93 12200 SALE 627 12200 SALE 8 12200 PURCHASE 365 12200 PURCHASE 234 12204 SALE 1811 12204 PURCHASE 290 12205 SALE 111 12205 SALE 163 12205 SALE 80 12205 PURCHASE 1050 12206 PURCHASE 144 12207 PURCHASE 69 12207 PURCHASE 433 12210 SALE 744 12212 SALE 347 12212 SALE 476 12214 PURCHASE 993 12220 PURCHASE 398 12220 PURCHASE 7 12222 PURCHASE 109 12223 PURCHASE 188 12223 PURCHASE 11 12223 PURCHASE 109 12223 PURCHASE 177 12223 PURCHASE 171 12223 PURCHASE 77 12223 PURCHASE 46 12223 SALE 573 12223 SALE 30 12223 SALE 290 12223 SALE 601 12223 SALE 2000 12224 SALE 45 12224 PURCHASE 297 12225 PURCHASE 557 12225 PURCHASE 351 12225 PURCHASE 1009 12225 PURCHASE 100 12226 PURCHASE 2044 12226 PURCHASE 500 12230 PURCHASE 100 12230 PURCHASE 463 12230 PURCHASE 300 12230 PURCHASE 500 12230 PURCHASE 325 12230 SALE 1086 12231 PURCHASE 407 12233 PURCHASE 398 12233 SALE 1000 12233 SALE 1632 12234 PURCHASE 3 12235 PURCHASE 4 12235 PURCHASE 58 12235 PURCHASE 128 12235 SALE 1267 12235 PURCHASE 93 12237 SALE 263 12237 SALE 314 12237 SALE 254 12239 SALE 20 12239 SALE 1000 12239 SALE 320 12239 SALE 261 12240 PURCHASE 500 12240 PURCHASE 38 12240 PURCHASE 35 12240 PURCHASE 4 12240 PURCHASE 3 12240 PURCHASE 63 12240 PURCHASE 744 12240 PURCHASE 502 12240 PURCHASE 17 12240 SALE 356 12240 SALE 100 12240 SALE 320 12240 PURCHASE 105 12240 PURCHASE 1 12240 PURCHASE 79 12240 PURCHASE 53 12240 PURCHASE 46 12240 PURCHASE 20 12240 PURCHASE 35 12240 PURCHASE 21 12241 PURCHASE 433 12241 PURCHASE 487 12241 PURCHASE 228 12242 PURCHASE 696 12242 PURCHASE 107 12242 SALE 320 12242 SALE 198 12243 PURCHASE 61 12243 PURCHASE 45 12243 PURCHASE 248 12243 PURCHASE 17 12243 PURCHASE 61 12243 PURCHASE 160 12243 PURCHASE 41 12243 PURCHASE 1 12245 PURCHASE 100 12245 PURCHASE 50 12245 PURCHASE 18 12245 SALE 12246.66 39035 PURCHASE 12246.66 39035 PURCHASE 17 12249 PURCHASE 220 12249 PURCHASE 66 12249 PURCHASE 14 12250 PURCHASE 31 12250 PURCHASE 300 12250 PURCHASE 113 12250 SALE 180 12252 SALE 60 12252 SALE 180 12252 PURCHASE 30 12252 PURCHASE 3 12252 PURCHASE 39 12253 PURCHASE 614 12255 PURCHASE 30 12255 PURCHASE 29 12255 PURCHASE 15 12255 PURCHASE 51 12255 PURCHASE 310 12255 PURCHASE 341 12256 PURCHASE 55 12256 PURCHASE 667 12256 PURCHASE 35 12256 PURCHASE 12256.53 38897 SALE 12256.53 38897 SALE 3 12258 SALE 67 12258 SALE 61 12258 PURCHASE 131 12259 PURCHASE 300 12260 PURCHASE 964 12260 PURCHASE 72 12260 PURCHASE 963 12260 PURCHASE 105 12260 PURCHASE 2 12260 PURCHASE 4 12260 PURCHASE 76 12262 SALE 193 12263 PURCHASE 54 12263 PURCHASE 1 12264 PURCHASE 200 12264 SALE 127 12266 SALE 181 12267 SALE 536 12267 SALE 114 12267 SALE 57 12267 SALE 125 12267 SALE 32 12267 SALE 51 12267 PURCHASE 104 12268 PURCHASE 69 12268 PURCHASE 147 12268 PURCHASE 1067 12268 PURCHASE 26 12268 PURCHASE 1 12269 PURCHASE 2 12269 PURCHASE 3 12269 PURCHASE 500 12269 SALE 6 12269 SALE 19 12269 SALE 38 12269 SALE 253 12269 PURCHASE 100 12269 PURCHASE 52 12270 PURCHASE 962 12270 PURCHASE 194 12270 PURCHASE 45 12270 PURCHASE 67 12270 SALE 6 12270 SALE 61 12270 SALE 34 12270 SALE 1 12270 SALE 1 12270 SALE 17 12270 PURCHASE 517 12270 SALE 148 12271 PURCHASE 500 12272 SALE 4 12272 SALE 289 12272 SALE 230 12274 SALE 112 12276 SALE 1156 12276 SALE 73 12276 SALE 491 12276 SALE 6 12276 SALE 58 12276 SALE 140 12276 SALE 151 12279 PURCHASE 50 12280 PURCHASE 370 12280 PURCHASE 100 12280 PURCHASE 121 12280 PURCHASE 98 12283 PURCHASE 418 12283 SALE 153 12284 SALE 222 12284 SALE 247 12285 SALE 310 12285 SALE 3 12285 SALE 40 12285 SALE 72 12285 PURCHASE 200 12286 SALE 330 12288 SALE 50 12288 SALE 227 12288 SALE 788 12289 SALE 164 12289 PURCHASE 61 12290 PURCHASE 8 12290 PURCHASE 7 12290 PURCHASE 464 12290 PURCHASE 62 12290 PURCHASE 31 12290 PURCHASE 977 12290 PURCHASE 20 12290 PURCHASE 9 12290 PURCHASE 3 12291 PURCHASE 964 12291 SALE 15 12292 SALE 280 12292 SALE 7 12293 SALE 240 12294 SALE 1 12294 SALE 1 12294 SALE 5 12294 SALE 3 12294 SALE 11 12294 SALE 513 12294 PURCHASE 54 12294 PURCHASE 12 12294 PURCHASE 48 12294 SALE 77 12294 SALE 320 12294 SALE 401 12295 SALE 546 12295 SALE 524 12295 PURCHASE 229 12295 PURCHASE 200 12295 PURCHASE 68 12295 PURCHASE 91 12295 PURCHASE 43 12295 SALE 271 12295 SALE 73 12295 PURCHASE 118 12296 PURCHASE 141 12296 PURCHASE 25 12296 PURCHASE 798 12296 PURCHASE 61 12296 PURCHASE 1 12298 PURCHASE 63 12298 PURCHASE 22 12298 PURCHASE 4 12298 PURCHASE 93 12298 SALE 476 12298 SALE 715 12299 PURCHASE 85 12299 PURCHASE 540 12299 SALE 26 12299 SALE 182 12299 SALE 394 12300 PURCHASE 44 12300 PURCHASE 70 12300 PURCHASE 19 12300 PURCHASE 150 12300 PURCHASE 59 12300 SALE 290 12300 SALE 9 12300 SALE 1 12300 SALE 1 12300 SALE 1 12300 SALE 180 12300 SALE 482 12300 SALE 10 12300 SALE 1241 12300 SALE 431 12300 SALE 505 12301 SALE 151 12301 PURCHASE 67 12303 PURCHASE 3 12303 PURCHASE 85 12303 SALE 10 12305 SALE 337 12305 SALE 331 12305 SALE 340 12305 SALE 147 12305 SALE 340 12305 SALE 5 12305 SALE 1 12305 SALE 2 12305 SALE 30 12305 SALE 391 12307 SALE 53 12307 SALE 356 12307 SALE 273 12308 SALE 310 12308 PURCHASE 58 12309 PURCHASE 3 12309 PURCHASE 3 12309 PURCHASE 57 12309 PURCHASE 80 12309 PURCHASE 133 12309 PURCHASE 544 12310 PURCHASE 46 12310 PURCHASE 119 12310 PURCHASE 3 12310 SALE 90 12319 SALE 100 12320 SALE 407 12323 SALE 79 12329 SALE 100 12332 TOTAL PURCHASES 116,967 TOTAL SALES 116,829 (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 19 MARCH 2008Contact 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:
Rio Tinto