9th Jan 2008 11:53
UBS AG (EPT)09 January 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 PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 08 JANUARY 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 2,255,720 0.23% 1,221 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,255,720 0.23% 1,221 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) SALE 1086 5070 pence SALE 206 5073 SALE 700 5075 PURCHASE 771 5076 SALE 525 5077 PURCHASE 599 5078 SALE 400 5083 PURCHASE 679 5084 SALE 399 5085 SALE 343 5085 SALE 252 5085 SALE 169 5085 SALE 804 5088 SALE 585 5088 SALE 236 5089 SALE 48 5089 PURCHASE 343 5093 PURCHASE 1223 5093 PURCHASE 290 5097 PURCHASE 764 5100 PURCHASE 1232 5100 PURCHASE 125 5104 PURCHASE 800 5105 PURCHASE 6 5106 PURCHASE 52 5106 PURCHASE 300 5106 SALE 800 5107 PURCHASE 23 5107 SALE 800 5108 SALE 600 5108 SALE 527 5108 SALE 500 5108 SALE 375 5108 PURCHASE 230 5108 PURCHASE 300 5108 PURCHASE 1139 5108 SALE 219 5109 SALE 162 5109 SALE 58 5109 SALE 58 5109 SALE 40 5109 PURCHASE 49 5109 PURCHASE 222 5109 SALE 815 5110 SALE 573 5110 SALE 516 5110 SALE 500 5110 SALE 500 5110 SALE 421 5110 SALE 305 5110 SALE 207 5110 SALE 148 5110 SALE 142 5110 SALE 94 5110 SALE 29 5110 PURCHASE 37 5110 PURCHASE 54 5110 PURCHASE 58 5110 PURCHASE 133 5110 PURCHASE 279 5110 PURCHASE 281 5110 PURCHASE 294 5110 PURCHASE 333 5110 PURCHASE 396 5110 PURCHASE 458 5110 PURCHASE 458 5110 PURCHASE 458 5110 PURCHASE 458 5110 PURCHASE 549 5110 PURCHASE 600 5110 PURCHASE 918 5110 PURCHASE 1000 5110 PURCHASE 1000 5110 SALE 318 5111 SALE 73 5111 PURCHASE 51 5111 PURCHASE 178 5111 PURCHASE 217 5111 PURCHASE 288 5111 SALE 603 5112 SALE 558 5112 SALE 500 5112 SALE 458 5112 SALE 421 5112 SALE 178 5112 SALE 147 5112 SALE 69 5112 PURCHASE 8 5112 PURCHASE 37 5112 PURCHASE 172 5112 PURCHASE 800 5112 SALE 419 5113 SALE 1284 5114 SALE 700 5114 SALE 454 5114 SALE 149 5114 SALE 100 5114 SALE 347 5115 SALE 342 5115 SALE 220 5115 PURCHASE 381 5115 PURCHASE 1040 5115 PURCHASE 124 5116 SALE 1048 5117 SALE 504 5117 SALE 400 5117 SALE 237 5117 SALE 283 5118 SALE 265 5118 PURCHASE 37 5118 PURCHASE 37 5118 PURCHASE 51 5118 PURCHASE 51 5118 PURCHASE 135 5118 PURCHASE 150 5118 PURCHASE 182 5118 PURCHASE 300 5118 PURCHASE 430 5118 PURCHASE 449 5118 PURCHASE 1072 5118 SALE 733 5119 PURCHASE 108 5119 PURCHASE 220 5119 PURCHASE 292 5119 PURCHASE 568 5119 SALE 1921 5120 SALE 800 5120 SALE 505 5120 SALE 469 5120 SALE 368 5120 SALE 314 5120 SALE 221 5120 SALE 201 5120 SALE 200 5120 PURCHASE 51 5120 PURCHASE 57 5120 PURCHASE 108 5120 PURCHASE 180 5120 PURCHASE 637 5120 PURCHASE 834 5120 PURCHASE 1095 5120 SALE 801 5121 SALE 400 5121 SALE 400 5121 SALE 278 5121 SALE 267 5121 SALE 249 5121 SALE 82 5121 PURCHASE 712 5121 SALE 2000 5122 SALE 1231 5122 SALE 235 5122 PURCHASE 357 5122 SALE 435 5123 SALE 96 5123 SALE 96 5123 PURCHASE 185 5123 PURCHASE 1149 5123 SALE 1096 5124 SALE 1096 5124 SALE 500 5124 SALE 280 5124 SALE 228 5124 SALE 188 5124 SALE 155 5124 SALE 126 5124 SALE 87 5124 SALE 58 5124 SALE 37 5124 PURCHASE 449 5124 PURCHASE 450 5124 PURCHASE 450 5124 SALE 788 5125 SALE 383 5125 SALE 355 5125 SALE 19 5125 PURCHASE 52 5125 PURCHASE 220 5125 PURCHASE 396 5125 PURCHASE 450 5125 PURCHASE 450 5125 PURCHASE 450 5125 PURCHASE 450 5125 PURCHASE 450 5125 PURCHASE 675 5125 PURCHASE 952 5125 PURCHASE 4009 5125 SALE 832 5126 SALE 217 5126 SALE 58 5126 PURCHASE 492 5126 SALE 666 5127 SALE 244 5127 SALE 93 5127 PURCHASE 6 5127 PURCHASE 35 5127 PURCHASE 37 5127 PURCHASE 53 5127 PURCHASE 287 5127 PURCHASE 1267 5127 SALE 251 5128 PURCHASE 13 5128 PURCHASE 37 5128 PURCHASE 50 5128 PURCHASE 76 5128 PURCHASE 77 5128 PURCHASE 135 5129 PURCHASE 203 5129 PURCHASE 328 5129 PURCHASE 507 5129 PURCHASE 2208 5129 SALE 312 5130 SALE 311 5130 PURCHASE 250 5130 PURCHASE 628 5130 PURCHASE 628 5130 PURCHASE 658 5130 SALE 531 5131 SALE 400 5131 PURCHASE 75 5131 SALE 443 5132 SALE 400 5132 SALE 342 5132 SALE 280 5132 SALE 250 5132 SALE 232 5132 SALE 179 5132 SALE 112 5132 SALE 89 5132 PURCHASE 179 5132 SALE 1000 5133 SALE 629 5133 SALE 500 5133 SALE 465 5133 SALE 180 5133 SALE 2 5133 PURCHASE 150 5133 PURCHASE 300 5133 SALE 59000 5134 SALE 168 5134 PURCHASE 54 5134 PURCHASE 111 5134 PURCHASE 131 5134 PURCHASE 4383 5134 SALE 1000 5135 SALE 565 5135 SALE 400 5135 SALE 295 5135 SALE 295 5135 SALE 250 5135 SALE 189 5135 SALE 172 5135 SALE 102 5135 SALE 95 5135 SALE 20 5135 PURCHASE 1500 5137 SALE 850 5138 SALE 555 5138 SALE 540 5138 SALE 850 5139 SALE 46 5139 PURCHASE 143 5139 PURCHASE 1000 5139 SALE 1758 5140 SALE 1000 5140 SALE 802 5140 SALE 587 5140 SALE 280 5140 SALE 229 5140 SALE 23 5140 PURCHASE 58 5140 PURCHASE 58 5140 PURCHASE 107 5140 PURCHASE 1405 5140 PURCHASE 1807 5140 SALE 800 5141 SALE 800 5141 PURCHASE 170 5141 SALE 493 5142 SALE 478 5142 SALE 398 5142 SALE 294 5142 PURCHASE 800 5142 SALE 800 5143 PURCHASE 800 5143 SALE 750 5144 SALE 570 5144 PURCHASE 70 5144 PURCHASE 132 5144 PURCHASE 150 5144 PURCHASE 218 5144 PURCHASE 437 5144 PURCHASE 2000 5144 SALE 801 5145 PURCHASE 34 5145 PURCHASE 55 5145 PURCHASE 124 5145 PURCHASE 150 5145 PURCHASE 180 5145 PURCHASE 263 5145 PURCHASE 308 5145 PURCHASE 461 5145 PURCHASE 1265 5145 SALE 2000 5146 SALE 613 5146 SALE 365 5146 SALE 219 5146 SALE 150 5146 SALE 144 5146 SALE 127 5146 SALE 50 5146 PURCHASE 14 5146 PURCHASE 49 5146 PURCHASE 53 5146 PURCHASE 53 5146 PURCHASE 175 5146 PURCHASE 241 5146 PURCHASE 247 5146 PURCHASE 273 5146 PURCHASE 435 5146 PURCHASE 544 5146 PURCHASE 740 5146 PURCHASE 813 5146 SALE 500 5147 SALE 964 5148 SALE 472 5148 SALE 150 5148 SALE 100 5148 PURCHASE 50 5148 PURCHASE 131 5148 PURCHASE 210 5148 PURCHASE 212 5148 SALE 465 5149 SALE 400 5149 SALE 397 5149 SALE 300 5149 SALE 207 5149 PURCHASE 1 5149 PURCHASE 35 5149 PURCHASE 73 5149 PURCHASE 92 5149 PURCHASE 521 5149 PURCHASE 713 5149 PURCHASE 800 5149 PURCHASE 901 5149 PURCHASE 910 5149 PURCHASE 1000 5149 PURCHASE 1028 5149 SALE 783 5150 SALE 587 5150 SALE 250 5150 SALE 59 5150 SALE 15 5150 PURCHASE 58 5150 PURCHASE 109 5150 PURCHASE 131 5150 PURCHASE 146 5150 PURCHASE 230 5150 PURCHASE 230 5150 PURCHASE 250 5150 PURCHASE 355 5150 PURCHASE 355 5150 PURCHASE 355 5150 PURCHASE 413 5150 PURCHASE 416 5150 PURCHASE 500 5150 PURCHASE 1131 5150 PURCHASE 2557 5150 SALE 400 5151 SALE 85 5151 PURCHASE 158 5151 PURCHASE 222 5151 PURCHASE 230 5151 PURCHASE 333 5151 PURCHASE 437 5151 PURCHASE 489 5151 PURCHASE 500 5151 PURCHASE 591 5151 SALE 1230 5152 SALE 245 5152 SALE 116 5152 PURCHASE 50 5152 PURCHASE 240 5152 PURCHASE 1279 5152 SALE 744 5153 SALE 390 5153 SALE 305 5153 SALE 273 5153 SALE 117 5153 PURCHASE 160 5153 PURCHASE 206 5153 PURCHASE 230 5153 PURCHASE 231 5153 PURCHASE 278 5153 PURCHASE 328 5153 PURCHASE 800 5153 PURCHASE 917 5153 PURCHASE 2144 5153 SALE 400 5154 PURCHASE 135 5154 PURCHASE 200 5154 PURCHASE 1000 5154 SALE 800 5155 SALE 705 5155 SALE 285 5155 SALE 180 5155 SALE 120 5155 PURCHASE 25 5155 PURCHASE 58 5155 PURCHASE 150 5155 PURCHASE 168 5155 PURCHASE 170 5155 PURCHASE 1000 5155 SALE 530 5156 SALE 473 5156 SALE 446 5156 SALE 364 5156 SALE 130 5156 SALE 128 5156 SALE 30 5156 SALE 21 5156 PURCHASE 93 5156 PURCHASE 387 5156 SALE 400 5157 SALE 400 5157 SALE 254 5157 SALE 50 5157 PURCHASE 60 5157 PURCHASE 150 5157 PURCHASE 166 5157 SALE 400 5158 SALE 400 5158 PURCHASE 3 5158 SALE 790 5159 SALE 663 5159 SALE 499 5159 SALE 496 5159 SALE 400 5159 SALE 400 5159 SALE 256 5159 SALE 150 5159 SALE 81 5159 SALE 45 5159 SALE 21 5159 PURCHASE 282 5159 PURCHASE 500 5159 SALE 66 5160 PURCHASE 70 5160 PURCHASE 136 5160 PURCHASE 155 5160 PURCHASE 174 5160 PURCHASE 311 5160 PURCHASE 434 5160 PURCHASE 605 5160 PURCHASE 658 5160 PURCHASE 945 5160 PURCHASE 1375 5160 PURCHASE 1818 5160 SALE 650 5162 SALE 286 5162 SALE 1 5162 PURCHASE 400 5162 PURCHASE 450 5162 SALE 500 5163 PURCHASE 39 5163 PURCHASE 362 5163 PURCHASE 500 5163 PURCHASE 1171 5163 PURCHASE 1200 5163 SALE 490 5164 SALE 300 5164 SALE 100 5164 PURCHASE 6 5164 PURCHASE 14 5164 PURCHASE 39 5164 PURCHASE 54 5164 PURCHASE 270 5164 PURCHASE 457 5164 PURCHASE 105 5165 PURCHASE 159 5165 PURCHASE 235 5165 PURCHASE 248 5165 PURCHASE 559 5165 PURCHASE 1188 5165 PURCHASE 1499 5165 SALE 557 5166 SALE 403 5166 SALE 43 5166 PURCHASE 231 5166 SALE 1000 5167 SALE 554 5167 SALE 402 5167 SALE 297 5167 SALE 253 5167 SALE 150 5167 SALE 99 5167 SALE 98 5167 SALE 50 5167 SALE 7 5167 SALE 661 5168 SALE 187 5168 SALE 187 5168 PURCHASE 400 5168 PURCHASE 409 5168 PURCHASE 80 5169 PURCHASE 106 5169 PURCHASE 292 5169 PURCHASE 2208 5169 SALE 1000 5171 SALE 955 5171 SALE 474 5171 SALE 386 5171 PURCHASE 465 5171 SALE 1103 5172 SALE 921 5172 SALE 800 5172 SALE 400 5172 SALE 289 5172 PURCHASE 416 5172 PURCHASE 1428 5172 SALE 340 5173 SALE 222 5173 PURCHASE 54 5173 SALE 800 5174 SALE 416 5174 SALE 68 5174 SALE 20 5174 SALE 20 5174 PURCHASE 503 5174 SALE 638 5175 SALE 358 5175 SALE 349 5175 PURCHASE 223 5175 SALE 350 5176 SALE 278 5176 SALE 157 5176 PURCHASE 506 5176 SALE 296 5177 SALE 937 5178 SALE 367 5178 SALE 362 5178 SALE 255 5178 SALE 150 5179 SALE 150 5179 SALE 748 5180 SALE 170 5180 PURCHASE 129 5180 PURCHASE 400 5180 PURCHASE 504 5180 PURCHASE 170 5182 SALE 165 5183 SALE 149 5183 SALE 83 5183 SALE 56 5183 SALE 21 5183 SALE 166 5184 SALE 70 5184 SALE 62 5184 PURCHASE 100 5184 PURCHASE 566 5184 SALE 825 5185 SALE 808 5185 SALE 419 5185 SALE 377 5185 SALE 164 5185 SALE 100 5185 SALE 75 5185 SALE 70 5185 SALE 70 5185 SALE 21 5185 PURCHASE 150 5185 PURCHASE 158 5185 SALE 765 5186 SALE 70 5186 SALE 1198 5187 SALE 1018 5187 SALE 674 5187 SALE 543 5187 SALE 54 5187 SALE 310 5188 SALE 290 5188 PURCHASE 706 5188 SALE 576 5189 SALE 429 5189 SALE 300 5189 SALE 70 5189 SALE 40 5189 SALE 892 5190 SALE 547 5190 SALE 519 5190 SALE 477 5190 SALE 194 5190 PURCHASE 43 5193 SALE 339 5194 SALE 250 5194 SALE 161 5194 PURCHASE 108 5194 PURCHASE 133 5194 PURCHASE 157 5194 PURCHASE 430 5194 PURCHASE 478 5194 PURCHASE 500 5194 PURCHASE 1000 5195 SALE 986 5198 SALE 531 5198 SALE 174 5204 SALE 21 5204 TOTAL PURCHASES 127,219 TOTAL SALES 186,978 (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 09 JANUARY 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name 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