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EPT Disclosure

28th Oct 2008 11:18

RNS Number : 8320G
UBS AG (EPT)
28 October 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

27 OCTOBER 2008

 

 

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a) Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

779,645

2259 pence

2015 pence

 

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3) 

615,683

2275 pence

2019 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

50000

20.2733 GBP

CFD

SHORT

7800

20.38353846

CFD

SHORT

150000

20.66779848

CFD

SHORT

140000

21.2717

CFD

LONG

78

21.64

CFD

LONG

116011

21.985202

CFD

LONG

50000

22.0246

(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

SELLING

1,000

3700 PENCE

AMERICAN

30/11/2008

1505 PENCE

PUT

SELLING

10,000

4000 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/12/2008

2000 PENCE

PUT

SELLING

8,000

4000 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/12/2008

2000 PENCE

PUT

SELLING

1,000

5200 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/12/2008

3125 PENCE

PUT

PURCHASING

1,000

3600 PENCE

AMERICAN

30/06/2009

1565 PENCE

PUT

PURCHASING

3,000

4000 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/12/2008

1850 PENCE

PUT

PURCHASING

4,000

4000 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/12/2008

1830 PENCE

PUT

PURCHASING

10,000

4000 PENCE

AMERICAN

31/12/2008

1830 PENCE

 

(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

28 OCTOBER 2008

Contact name

LOUISE ROBINSON

Telephone number

020 7567 8762

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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