24th Jan 2008 16:27
UBS AG (EPT)24 January 2008 This announcement replaces the previous RNS amendment reference 4739M releasedat 12:31 today. Amendment made to the options figure in 2 (c) (i) due to late trades. All other information remains unchanged. 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 Ordinary 10pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,407,783 4340.7581 pence 3886 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,211,622 4396.9849 pence 3885 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) (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 2,000 330 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 27 USD PUT SELLING 4,000 400 USD AMERICAN 30/04/2008 63.7 USD PUT PURCHASING 4,000 400 USD AMERICAN 30/04/2008 60.4 USD (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 23 JANUARY 2008 Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEV Telephone number 020 7568 9289 Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto