4th Dec 2007 07:00
UBS Securities Australia Limited03 December 2007 This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement reference 3030I released at 12:51 on 22nd November 2007. 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 Securities Australia Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Limited Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21 November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 310,191 0.07% 3,755,170 0.82% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,668,431 1.46% 4,452,434 0.97% Total 6,978,622 1.53% 8,207,604 1.80% (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 than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 (AUD) Purchase 13427 132Purchase 8000 132Purchase 7798 130.4Purchase 5000 131.5Purchase 5000 132Purchase 4925 132Purchase 4839 131.9Purchase 4525 132.05Purchase 4032 130.6Purchase 4017 130.9Purchase 3931 132.1Purchase 3918 130.48Purchase 3847 130.32Purchase 3253 132Purchase 3191 130.7Purchase 3115 131.9Purchase 3102 130.7Purchase 3000 130.7Purchase 2813 130.7Purchase 2500 131.9Purchase 2500 131.6Purchase 2470 130.9Purchase 2295 132.3Purchase 2281 132Purchase 2088 131.85Purchase 2000 131.12Purchase 2000 131.6Purchase 2000 132Purchase 2000 132Purchase 1998 131.9Purchase 1835 131.58Purchase 1828 131.6Purchase 1809 130.7Purchase 1787 131.8Purchase 1772 131.77Purchase 1743 131.64Purchase 1718 131.62Purchase 1710 131.75Purchase 1706 131.74Purchase 1704 130.9Purchase 1687 131.83Purchase 1665 131.58Purchase 1600 130.71Purchase 1600 131.9Purchase 1583 131Purchase 1511 131.75Purchase 1500 130.38Purchase 1482 131.72Purchase 1460 132.23Purchase 1456 131.71Purchase 1454 132.02Purchase 1454 131.68Purchase 1453 131.37Purchase 1449 131.03Purchase 1442 132.01Purchase 1436 131.7Purchase 1436 131.7Purchase 1431 131.81Purchase 1418 131Purchase 1409 131.81Purchase 1389 131.99Purchase 1389 131.99Purchase 1383 131.99Purchase 1367 132.08Purchase 1294 131.64Purchase 1281 131.74Purchase 1263 130.71Purchase 1232 130.38Purchase 1228 131.76Purchase 1219 130.47Purchase 1219 130.47Purchase 1213 131.9Purchase 1207 131.61Purchase 1200 131.38Purchase 1190 131.49Purchase 1185 130.42Purchase 1182 130.7Purchase 1182 130.7Purchase 1165 131.79Purchase 1161 130.38Purchase 1153 130.32Purchase 1143 130.25Purchase 1142 131.47Purchase 1133 131.78Purchase 1128 130.79Purchase 1128 130.79Purchase 1126 130.56Purchase 1106 130.29Purchase 1106 130.29Purchase 1100 131.03Purchase 1084 131.71Purchase 1082 130.57Purchase 1070 131.45Purchase 1052 131.72Purchase 1028 131.7Purchase 1025 131.32Purchase 1017 131.48Purchase 1013 131.49Purchase 1012 132Purchase 1009 130.95Purchase 1004 131.72Purchase 1003 131.64Purchase 1000 131.6Purchase 1000 132.02Purchase 1000 130.7Purchase 1000 130.7Purchase 1000 131.9Purchase 1000 132.09Purchase 1000 130.9Purchase 1000 130.41Purchase 1000 131.38Purchase 997 130.7Purchase 993 131.71Purchase 991 131.61Purchase 971 131.98Purchase 968 130.35Purchase 968 130.6Purchase 966 131.12Purchase 966 131.12Purchase 953 131.84Purchase 940 131.04Purchase 939 131.83Purchase 938 132.17Purchase 938 132.15Purchase 938 132.17Purchase 935 131.79Purchase 934 130.77Purchase 933 131.63Purchase 930 131.8Purchase 923 132.19Purchase 919 132.19Purchase 917 131.8Purchase 916 131.81Purchase 914 131Purchase 910 130.17Purchase 907 132.15Purchase 906 132.16Purchase 900 131.92Purchase 893 131.46Purchase 892 132.11Purchase 891 131.9Purchase 888 131.69Purchase 888 131.69Purchase 856 131.64Purchase 832 132.11Purchase 831 131.95Purchase 814 131.74Purchase 812 131.12Purchase 807 131.72Purchase 781 131.65Purchase 764 131.79Purchase 759 131.66Purchase 755 132.13Purchase 751 131.63Purchase 742 132.18Purchase 734 131.51Purchase 730 130.4Purchase 705 130.71Purchase 695 131.69Purchase 687 130.16Purchase 649 131.9Purchase 634 131.57Purchase 631 130.5Purchase 630 131.77Purchase 627 131.73Purchase 621 130.16Purchase 620 131.83Purchase 591 130.88Purchase 584 130.7Purchase 578 131.48Purchase 572 131.38Purchase 567 130.82Purchase 563 131.66Purchase 555 130.84Purchase 553 131.63Purchase 551 130.18Purchase 551 130.18Purchase 551 130.48Purchase 549 130.5Purchase 502 130.48Purchase 500 130.89Purchase 500 131.9Purchase 500 131.35Purchase 500 131.38Purchase 499 130.38Purchase 497 131.03Purchase 491 130.88Purchase 488 131Purchase 481 132.23Purchase 480 131.81Purchase 475 132.05Purchase 469 131.78Purchase 466 132.02Purchase 456 130.82Purchase 447 130.7Purchase 432 131.46Purchase 428 131.63Purchase 412 131Purchase 412 131.85Purchase 410 130.38Purchase 393 130.76Purchase 381 131.63Purchase 373 130.87Purchase 370 130.18Purchase 363 131.04Purchase 363 131.74Purchase 363 131.66Purchase 363 131.97Purchase 363 131.46Purchase 363 131Purchase 362 131.04Purchase 362 131.97Purchase 362 130.84Purchase 362 131.69Purchase 360 131.04Purchase 360 131.04Purchase 360 131.12Purchase 360 131.46Purchase 359 130.17Purchase 357 131.63Purchase 357 131.63Purchase 357 131.63Purchase 357 130.38Purchase 355 132Purchase 350 131.9Purchase 350 131Purchase 348 131Purchase 344 131.76Purchase 343 131.71Purchase 338 131.94Purchase 326 131.79Purchase 326 131.79Purchase 315 131.91Purchase 310 130.9Purchase 308 131.38Purchase 305 131.75Purchase 298 131.94Purchase 297 131.82Purchase 294 131.04Purchase 292 130.47Purchase 283 131.71Purchase 282 130.9Purchase 275 131.94Purchase 269 131.9Purchase 268 131.61Purchase 268 131.61Purchase 264 130.99Purchase 260 131.74Purchase 256 131.12Purchase 253 131.01Purchase 250 131.49Purchase 250 131Purchase 249 131.67Purchase 240 131.96Purchase 240 130.4Purchase 236 131.93Purchase 227 130.7Purchase 226 131.52Purchase 226 131.71Purchase 222 131.65Purchase 220 131Purchase 218 130.35Purchase 218 130.35Purchase 214 131.47Purchase 209 130.9Purchase 208 130.18Purchase 206 132Purchase 201 130.15Purchase 200 131.03Purchase 200 131.57Purchase 200 132.3Purchase 200 131.95Purchase 198 131.97Purchase 198 131.97Purchase 193 131.38Purchase 192 131.44Purchase 190 131.34Purchase 189 130.7Purchase 188 132.14Purchase 187 130.7Purchase 187 130.69Purchase 187 130.69Purchase 185 131.76Purchase 184 130.88Purchase 183 131.47Purchase 182 130.99Purchase 182 131.35Purchase 182 131.38Purchase 182 131.38Purchase 181 131.35Purchase 181 131.38Purchase 181 131.38Purchase 181 131.38Purchase 179 130.83Purchase 177 131Purchase 174 131.47Purchase 170 131.9Purchase 168 131.01Purchase 168 130.95Purchase 164 131.46Purchase 161 131.77Purchase 161 131.9Purchase 160 131.61Purchase 159 131.67Purchase 153 131Purchase 150 130.99Purchase 150 131.74Purchase 150 131.35Purchase 150 131.46Purchase 149 131.47Purchase 145 132.13Purchase 145 130.8Purchase 143 131.66Purchase 143 130.84Purchase 140 131.69Purchase 133 131.96Purchase 132 131.66Purchase 131 131.38Purchase 128 131.46Purchase 125 131.47Purchase 124 131Purchase 123 131.54Purchase 120 131.77Purchase 119 130.9Purchase 118 131.72Purchase 118 131.9Purchase 114 130.88Purchase 113 131.6Purchase 109 131.51Purchase 106 131.03Purchase 105 131Purchase 104 131.58Purchase 104 131.93Purchase 100 131.83Purchase 100 130.9Purchase 100 130.77Purchase 97 131.04Purchase 96 131.9Purchase 95 131.38Purchase 94 131.38Purchase 91 130.59Purchase 90 131.69Purchase 85 130.98Purchase 85 131.44Purchase 84 130.9Purchase 82 131.6Purchase 80 131.96Purchase 80 130.47Purchase 78 130.99Purchase 78 131.62Purchase 75 131.62Purchase 75 132Purchase 75 131.9Purchase 73 131.51Purchase 73 130.77Purchase 72 130.38Purchase 70 130.89Purchase 67 131.99Purchase 66 131.9Purchase 66 131.74Purchase 64 130.28Purchase 60 131.78Purchase 59 131.6Purchase 57 131.67Purchase 56 131.58Purchase 56 132.23Purchase 55 131.02Purchase 55 131.76Purchase 51 130.18Purchase 51 130.18Purchase 49 131Purchase 45 130.29Purchase 44 131.04Purchase 43 131.63Purchase 43 131.66Purchase 41 131.57Purchase 40 131Purchase 39 132Purchase 38 131.81Purchase 38 132.09Purchase 37 131.98Purchase 37 131.9Purchase 37 130.9Purchase 36 131.51Purchase 35 132Purchase 34 131.51Purchase 34 131.66Purchase 33 132Purchase 32 132.18Purchase 32 130.6Purchase 31 132.09Purchase 29 132.18Purchase 29 131.99Purchase 29 130.48Purchase 27 131.35Purchase 24 131.51Purchase 22 131.81Purchase 20 132.18Purchase 20 131.51Purchase 19 131.04Purchase 18 131.71Purchase 18 131.71Purchase 18 131.71Purchase 18 131.71Purchase 18 131.72Purchase 18 131.72Purchase 18 130.82Purchase 17 131.71Purchase 17 130.47Purchase 14 130.47Purchase 13 131Purchase 13 131Purchase 12 131.58Purchase 11 130.89Purchase 10 132Purchase 9 131.63Purchase 8 130.93Purchase 8 130.92Purchase 7 130.95Purchase 6 132Purchase 5 131.71Purchase 5 131.77Purchase 5 130.9Purchase 4 131.63Purchase 4 131.63Purchase 4 131.01Purchase 3 131.63Purchase 3 131.63Purchase 3 132.3Purchase 3 131.71Purchase 3 131.55Purchase 2 130.9Purchase 2 131Purchase 2 131Purchase 2 131.1Purchase 2 131.01Purchase 2 130.89Purchase 2 131.58Purchase 2 131.58Purchase 2 131.71Purchase 2 132.3Purchase 2 132.23Purchase 2 131.9Purchase 2 130.9Purchase 1 131.03Purchase 1 131.03Purchase 1 131Purchase 1 130.89Purchase 1 130.89Purchase 1 131.58Purchase 1 132.23Purchase 1 132.15Purchase 1 130.9Purchase 1 130.38Sale 2 130.9Sale 3 130.6Sale 51 130.18Sale 119 130.9Sale 198 131.97Sale 218 130.35Sale 268 131.61Sale 282 130.9Sale 326 131.79Sale 357 131.63Sale 551 130.18Sale 888 131.69Sale 938 132.17Sale 966 131.12Sale 1106 130.29Sale 1128 130.79Sale 1182 130.7Sale 1219 130.47Sale 1389 131.99Sale 1436 131.7Sale 1597 130.6Sale 2000 57Sale 73382 0Sale 73382 143Sale 160341 137Sale 160341 0Sale 175000 0Sale 266396 131.37TOTAL SALE 925066TOTAL PURCHASE 320017 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (AUD) (AUD)Call Option Purchasing 100000 134 American 27-Mar-08 10.3Call Option Purchasing 25000 150 American 28-Feb-08 3.45Call Option Purchasing 22000 150 American 28-Feb-08 3.45Call Warrant Purchasing 2000 57 European 22-Nov-07 0Call Option Selling 100000 132 American 20-Dec-07 5.7Put Option Purchasing 25000 130 American 28-Feb-08 8.35Put Option Purchasing 22000 130 American 28-Feb-08 8.3 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 22 November 2007 Contact name Ann Tran Telephone number +612 9324 3652 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Plc/ BHP Billiton Limited Nature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto