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EPT Disclosure

11th Aug 2008 12:00

RNS Number : 0649B
UBS AG (EPT)
11 August 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

08 August 2008

 

 

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

196,215

4801.885 pence

4596 pence

 

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3) 

236,387

4787 pence

4605 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

Short

7500

46.33604533 GBP

CFD

Short

3200

46.5813

CFD

Long

65000

46.6565

CFD

Short

54500

46.976

CFD

Short

5000

47.385128

CFD

Short

1800

47.50333333

CFD

Short

800

47.590975

CFD

Long

5000

47.6957

CFD

Short

114

48.01884912

CFD

Short

146

48.01884932

CFD

Short

843

48.01884935

CFD

Short

4372

48.01884936

CFD

Short

35

48.01885143

 

 

(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)

Put

Purchasing

10,400

340 USD

American

31/08/2008

3.9 USD

 

(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

11 August 2008

Contact name

Netsanet Solomon

Telephone number

020 7567 8289

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
 
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