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EPT Disclosure

18th Sep 2008 12:00

RNS Number : 7500D
UBS AG (EPT)
18 September 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

17 SEPTEMBER 2008

 

 

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

3,110,550

4190 pence

3636 pence

 

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3) 

1,067,365

4178 pence

3609 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

77085

37.15217704 GBP

CFD

LONG

60500

40.7486

CFD

LONG

60000

40.80822

CFD

LONG

21578

37.1522

CFD

LONG

21257

37.1522

CFD

LONG

16146

40.2396

CFD

LONG

13045

37.5512

CFD

LONG

10000

39.6659

CFD

LONG

9788

40.2396

CFD

LONG

8910

37.15217704

CFD

LONG

8244

40.2396

CFD

LONG

6829

39.54011241

CFD

LONG

6653

40.8287

CFD

LONG

6410

40.8287

CFD

LONG

6289

39.5401

CFD

LONG

6214

39.5401

CFD

LONG

4869

40.2396

CFD

LONG

4355

37.1522

CFD

LONG

3854

40.8287

CFD

LONG

3554

40.2396

CFD

LONG

3203

39.5401

CFD

LONG

2953

39.5401

CFD

LONG

2690

40.2396

CFD

LONG

2670

39.5401

CFD

LONG

2435

40.8287

CFD

LONG

2295

40.2396

CFD

LONG

2269

39.5401

CFD

LONG

1815

37.1522

CFD

LONG

1631

39.5401

CFD

LONG

1492

40.8287

CFD

LONG

1456

40.8287

CFD

LONG

1142

40.8287

CFD

LONG

1121

39.5401

CFD

LONG

1069

40.2396

CFD

LONG

861

40.8287

CFD

LONG

753

40.2396

CFD

LONG

606

40.8287

CFD

LONG

508

40.2396

CFD

LONG

179

37.5512

CFD

LONG

143

39.5401

CFD

LONG

84

40.2396

CFD

LONG

80

39.5401

CFD

LONG

67

40.8287

CFD

LONG

43

39.5401

CFD

LONG

40

39.5401

CFD

LONG

31

39.5401

CFD

LONG

24

40.8287

CFD

LONG

22

39.5401

CFD

SHORT

33

40.818

CFD

SHORT

285

40.818

CFD

SHORT

330

40.86

CFD

SHORT

673

38.9584

CFD

SHORT

1815

40.86

CFD

SHORT

2855

40.86

CFD

SHORT

3459

38.9584

CFD

SHORT

4693

38.7574

CFD

SHORT

6707

38.75736

CFD

SHORT

7820

40.818

CFD

SHORT

10361

38.9584

CFD

SHORT

10507

38.9584

CFD

SHORT

10800

41.4224

CFD

SHORT

20003

38.7574

CFD

SHORT

28597

38.75736

CFD

SHORT

32211

40.00689502

CFD

SHORT

43193

40.81796101

CFD

SHORT

65819

40.00689502

CFD

SHORT

67659

40.818

CFD

SHORT

81050

40.00689502

CFD

SHORT

81700

36.63

CFD

SHORT

420136

36.475157

CFD

SHORT

1819300

36.63

(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

18 SEPTEMBER 2008

Contact name

NIMISHA SACHDEV

Telephone number

020 7568 9289

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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