18th Feb 2008 12:30
UBS AG (EPT)18 February 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 BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary 10pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 580,452 5652 pence 5483 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 309,437 5655.3031 pence 5488 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD LONG 15,753 54.8988821 GBP CFD LONG 45,395 54.93 CFD SHORT 45,395 54.93 CFD SHORT 87,000 55.05722 CFD LONG 12,000 55.08 CFD SHORT 12,000 55.08 CFD LONG 306,000 55.12 CFD SHORT 40,000 55.1309 CFD LONG 34,247 55.14948 CFD LONG 15,000 55.2533333 CFD SHORT 50,000 55.27595 CFD SHORT 554 55.3334476 CFD SHORT 19,741 55.3788 CFD SHORT 115,000 55.387673 CFD SHORT 120,000 55.743625 CFD LONG 1,492 55.8 CFD LONG 100,000 55.8661 CFD SHORT 100,000 56.034022 CFD LONG 11,398 56.1266 CFD LONG 116 56.553031 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European etc. per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option relates (Note 5) CALL SELLING 47,000 4600 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 917 PENCE CALL SELLING 168,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 306 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 200,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 306 PENCE CALL SELLING 60,000 5400 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 117 PENCE CALL SELLING 4,000 5400 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 112.50 PENCE CALL WRITING 140,000 5400 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 120 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 150,000 5400 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 120 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5400 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 450 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 4,000 5400 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 362.50 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 18 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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