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EPT Disclosure

7th Aug 2008 11:38

RNS Number : 8595A
UBS AG (EPT)
07 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

06 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)

718,484

4950 pence

4774.151 pence

 

 

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3) 

471,993

4927 pence

4830 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

37,500

47.74150507 GBP

CFD

Short

21,000

48.5364

CFD

Short

50,000

48.5728

CFD

Long

21,500

48.5944

CFD

Short

25,538

48.6899446

CFD

Short

15,000

48.7835

CFD

Long

21,000

48,8041

CFD

Short

1,000

48.8066

CFD

Long

50,000

48.8267

CFD

Short

600

48.925

CFD

Long

50,000

48.9265

CFD

Long

15,000

48.94860533

CFD

Short

30,000

48.95057367

CFD

Short

9,800

49.1035

CFD

Short

100,000

49.1236

CFD

Long

23,122

48.65

CFD

Long

1,160

49.46

 

 

(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)

Call

Purchasing

16,000

56.00 GBP

American

31/12/2008

312 pence

Put

Purchasing

16,000

44.00 GBP

American

31/12/2008

329 pence

Put

Selling

16,000

48.00 GBP

American

31/12/2008

519 pence

Call

Purchasing

5,000

56.00 GBP

American

30/06/2009

580 pence

Call

Purchasing

13,000

56.00 GBP

American

30/06/2009

585 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

07 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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