4th Dec 2007 07:00
UBS Securities Australia Limited03 December 2007 This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement reference 4970Ireleased at 12:43 on 26th November 2007. Amendment made to the short figures in2(a). All other information remains unchanged. 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 23 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 314,637 3,749,866 0.07% 0.82% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,668,217 4,453,758 1.46% 0.97% Total 6,982,854 8,203,624 1.53% 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) Sale 143 $128.40Sale 61 $128.40Sale 13 $128.40Purchase 13 $128.40Purchase 61 $128.40Purchase 143 $128.40Purchase 145 $128.93Purchase 253 $128.40Purchase 355 $128.93Purchase 1,247 $128.40Purchase 2,000 $129.29TOTAL SALES 217TOTAL PURCHASE 4,217 (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 Warrant Selling 1,000 $96 European 6-Nov-08 0.64 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (AUD) (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 26 November 2007 Contact name Ann Tran Telephone number +612 9324 3652 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Plc/ BHP Billiton LimitedNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b) FOR RIO TINTO LTD DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b)) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product Written or Number of securities to which the option or Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry datename, purchased derivative relates (AUD) American, European etc.e.g. calloption Call Warrant Written 706 $55.00 American 30-Jun-14Call Option Written 300,000 $94.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Option Written 200,000 $90.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Written 100,000 $132.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Written 90,000 $100.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Written 36,720 $107.89 American 24-Jan-08Call Option Written 25,000 $140.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Option Written 14,280 $90.23 American 24-Jan-08Call Option Written 3,060 $109.85 American 24-Jan-08Call Option Written 3,060 $72.58 American 24-Jan-08Call Option Written 3,000 $130.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Warrant Written 17,552 $85.00 European 24-Jan-08Call Warrant Written 11,439 $94.00 European 20-Dec-07Call Warrant Written 10,300 $98.00 European 20-Dec-07Call Warrant Written 9,004 $38.50 European 14-Mar-08Call Warrant Written 7,554 $56.50 European 27-May-08Call Warrant Written 6,766 $90.00 European 20-Dec-07Call Warrant Written 5,152 $96.00 European 6-Nov-08Call Warrant Written 1,680 $55.00 European 18-Jun-09Call Warrant Written 1,325 $90.00 European 20-Dec-07Call Option Written 180,000 $120.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Written 150,000 $107.89 American 24-Jan-08Call Option Written 100,000 $135.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Written 95,000 $85.00 European 24-Jan-08Call Option Written 48,000 $125.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Written 25,000 $57.00 European 29-Nov-07Call Option Written 25,000 $140.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Option Written 20,000 $120.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 1,000 $116.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Option Purchased 5,000 $110.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Option Purchased 20,000 $120.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 24,000 $112.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Option Purchased 30,000 $125.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 40,000 $106.00 American 27-Mar-08Call Option Purchased 47,000 $150.00 American 28-Feb-08Call Option Purchased 48,000 $125.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 50,000 $106.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 100,000 $135.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 100,000 $134.00 American 27-Mar-08Call Option Purchased 142,000 $120.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 200,000 $94.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 200,000 $98.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 300,000 $96.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 1,000 $114.74 European 19-Jun-09Call Option Purchased 25,000 $140.00 American 29-Nov-07Call Option Purchased 25,000 $57.00 European 29-Nov-07Call Option Purchased 48,000 $125.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 95,000 $85.00 European 24-Jan-08Call Option Purchased 100,000 $102.00 American 20-Dec-07Call Option Purchased 100,000 $135.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 600,000 $100.00 American 27-Mar-08Put Option Written 600,000 $88.00 American 27-Mar-08Put Option Written 232,000 $66.00 American 26-Jun-08Put Option Written 200,000 $96.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 150,000 $79.00 American 22-Dec-11Put Option Written 150,000 $104.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 100,000 $108.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 99,000 $110.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 51,000 $90.23 American 24-Jan-08Put Option Written 36,720 $107.89 American 24-Jan-08Put Option Written 20,000 $89.00 American 29-Nov-07Put Option Written 16,320 $94.16 American 24-Jan-08Put Option Written 10,200 $73.56 American 24-Jan-08Put Option Written 10,000 $70.00 American 27-Mar-08Put Option Written 4,000 $62.00 American 27-Mar-08Put Warrant Written 27,740 $90.00 European 20-Dec-07Put Warrant Written 12,075 $94.00 European 20-Dec-07Put Warrant Written 240 $98.00 European 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 600,000 $68.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 500,000 $95.00 American 28-Feb-08Put Option Written 500,000 $80.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 300,000 $66.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Written 200,000 $93.00 American 28-Feb-08Put Option Written 200,000 $80.00 American 26-Jun-08Put Option Written 150,000 $102.98 American 24-Jan-08Put Option Written 16,695 $102.42 American 29-Jun-12Put Option Written 8,721 $78.86 American 28-Jul-11Put Option Written 6,608 $78.43 American 28-Jul-11Put Option Written 5,478 $91.26 American 26-Aug-10Put Option Written 5,380 $29.73 American 17-Jun-08Put Option Written 4,983 $50.17 American 19-Jun-08Put Option Written 4,434 $78.23 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 4,058 $78.00 American 28-Jul-11Put Option Written 4,005 $77.32 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 3,905 $102.41 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 3,685 $76.01 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 3,675 $85.70 American 22-Jun-12Put Option Written 3,628 $67.79 American 29-Sep-11Put Option Written 3,267 $76.54 American 28-Jul-11Put Option Written 3,013 $101.81 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 2,746 $72.82 American 24-Jun-11Put Option Written 2,739 $94.91 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 2,719 $99.08 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 2,716 $78.99 American 28-Jul-11Put Option Written 2,515 $98.79 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 2,264 $110.36 American 24-Jun-09Put Option Written 1,902 $98.51 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 1,806 $101.45 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 1,787 $100.70 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 1,656 $77.02 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 1,639 $103.64 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 1,628 $102.26 American 24-Jun-10Put Option Written 1,600 $77.20 American 25-Feb-10Put Option Written 1,594 $100.35 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 1,588 $99.88 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 1,558 $48.13 American 25-Jun-08Put Option Written 1,512 $99.17 American 25-Jun-10Put Option Written 1,500 $78.20 American 22-Mar-10Put Option Written 1,500 $78.39 American 23-Mar-10Put Option Written 1,441 $99.64 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 1,418 $91.60 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 1,407 $44.42 American 25-Jun-08Put Option Written 1,360 $73.51 American 28-Jul-11Put Option Written 1,334 $74.99 American 22-Jun-11Put Option Written 1,291 $77.44 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 1,281 $43.40 American 21-Jun-10Put Option Written 1,257 $99.37 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 1,175 $42.50 American 27-Jan-10Put Option Written 1,083 $92.25 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 1,080 $101.81 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 1,062 $98.28 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 1,040 $96.14 American 26-May-10Put Option Written 1,038 $76.08 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 1,020 $74.54 American 1-Aug-11Put Option Written 1,008 $99.09 American 18-Jun-10Put Option Written 1,003 $43.86 American 26-Jun-08Put Option Written 1,000 $76.00 American 14-Jun-11Put Option Written 1,000 $76.49 American 19-Jun-09Put Option Written 982 $74.85 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 941 $42.50 American 3-Jun-10Put Option Written 887 $98.08 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 870 $97.65 American 22-Jun-12Put Option Written 869 $75.44 American 23-Jun-11Put Option Written 836 $99.24 American 15-Jun-10Put Option Written 831 $96.80 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 828 $98.90 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 821 $103.41 American 22-Jun-12Put Option Written 815 $98.29 American 30-Jun-08Put Option Written 797 $43.91 American 24-Jun-08Put Option Written 794 $75.50 American 23-Jun-11Put Option Written 742 $53.80 American 17-Sep-08Put Option Written 733 $102.26 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 706 $99.04 American 25-Jun-10Put Option Written 704 $78.59 American 15-May-08Put Option Written 703 $85.30 American 22-Jun-12Put Option Written 701 $42.79 American 4-Jun-10Put Option Written 696 $99.01 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 680 $73.00 American 12-Jun-08Put Option Written 676 $74.05 American 12-Jun-08Put Option Written 675 $29.62 American 13-Jun-08Put Option Written 663 $75.36 American 23-Jun-11Put Option Written 663 $30.16 American 12-Jun-08Put Option Written 663 $75.38 American 25-Jun-09Put Option Written 650 $92.25 American 12-Jun-12Put Option Written 648 $97.31 American 24-Jun-09Put Option Written 637 $47.09 American 18-Jun-08Put Option Written 634 $78.70 American 27-May-09Put Option Written 628 $99.44 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 626 $28.75 American 23-Jun-08Put Option Written 601 $99.71 American 25-Jun-10Put Option Written 600 $73.45 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 598 $83.69 American 22-Jun-12Put Option Written 597 $33.50 American 6-Dec-07Put Option Written 591 $95.30 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 576 $43.40 American 23-Jun-08Put Option Written 573 $34.90 American 18-Jun-09Put Option Written 568 $44.01 American 26-Jun-08Put Option Written 567 $35.27 American 19-Jun-09Put Option Written 566 $35.33 American 22-Jun-09Put Option Written 564 $90.39 American 22-Jun-12Put Option Written 562 $99.67 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 561 $44.56 American 25-Jun-08Put Option Written 555 $45.04 American 22-Jun-10Put Option Written 539 $74.19 American 21-Feb-08Put Option Written 538 $99.08 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 535 $50.14 American 10-Sep-10Put Option Written 528 $75.48 American 29-Jun-11Put Option Written 524 $43.89 American 24-Jun-08Put Option Written 518 $96.51 American 31-May-12Put Option Written 514 $77.75 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 510 $98.00 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 509 $98.07 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 500 $33.20 American 16-May-08Put Option Written 491 $33.60 American 19-May-08Put Option Written 484 $103.17 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 472 $90.60 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 465 $98.90 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 457 $43.76 American 12-Jun-08Put Option Written 454 $44.05 American 26-Jun-08Put Option Written 452 $44.24 American 24-Jun-08Put Option Written 448 $44.64 American 17-Jun-08Put Option Written 434 $98.52 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 429 $34.96 American 18-Jun-09Put Option Written 425 $78.61 American 30-Jun-11Put Option Written 419 $71.59 American 19-Jan-09Put Option Written 413 $96.82 American 24-Jun-10Put Option Written 413 $96.75 American 21-Jun-12Put Option Written 404 $98.86 American 24-Jun-10Put Option Written 400 $74.90 American 22-Jun-11Put Option Written 396 $75.01 American 8-Mar-10Put Option Written 382 $98.00 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 371 $99.30 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 366 $81.82 American 14-May-08Put Option Written 363 $82.51 American 28-Apr-09Put Option Written 356 $70.14 American 10-Jun-09Put Option Written 353 $70.82 American 9-Feb-09Put Option Written 353 $42.49 American 8-May-08Put Option Written 352 $98.21 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 343 $29.15 American 20-Jun-08Put Option Written 341 $43.98 American 24-Jun-08Put Option Written 325 $77.02 American 21-May-09Put Option Written 322 $38.81 American 27-Nov-07Put Option Written 310 $96.73 American 23-Jun-10Put Option Written 305 $75.25 American 25-Jun-09Put Option Written 300 $71.70 American 2-Jan-09Put Option Written 298 $100.50 American 25-Jun-10Put Option Written 296 $67.43 American 15-Sep-09Put Option Written 286 $91.60 American 30-Aug-12Put Option Written 283 $78.34 American 19-Oct-11Put Option Written 271 $73.66 American 10-Jun-09Put Option Written 271 $73.76 American 5-Jun-09Put Option Written 265 $75.38 American 22-Jun-11Put Option Written 257 $76.50 American 17-Jun-11Put Option Written 246 $101.60 American 24-Jun-10Put Option Written 243 $102.51 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 240 $83.48 American 18-Apr-11Put Option Written 232 $43.10 American 3-Jun-08Put Option Written 227 $44.05 American 22-Jun-10Put Option Written 218 $100.49 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 214 $93.26 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 209 $81.14 American 28-Apr-11Put Option Written 203 $98.08 American 22-Jun-10Put Option Written 203 $98.47 American 22-Jun-10Put Option Written 198 $100.52 American 16-Jun-10Put Option Written 181 $101.00 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 176 $113.21 American 25-Oct-12Put Option Written 175 $57.14 American 24-Sep-08Put Option Written 164 $91.04 American 11-May-12Put Option Written 159 $78.31 American 21-Jun-11Put Option Written 159 $78.20 American 23-Jun-09Put Option Written 158 $78.77 American 24-Jun-11Put Option Written 158 $99.12 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 157 $99.86 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 152 $98.36 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 150 $99.59 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 146 $98.79 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 146 $102.05 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 132 $97.50 American 2-Jul-12Put Option Written 131 $94.91 American 26-Jul-12Put Option Written 130 $76.70 American 19-May-11Put Option Written 130 $76.73 American 25-Jun-08Put Option Written 128 $77.89 American 21-Jun-11Put Option Written 127 $98.35 American 22-Jun-10Put Option Written 126 $99.07 American 7-Sep-12Put Option Written 125 $99.59 American 28-Jun-12Put Option Written 125 $99.48 American 29-Jul-10Put Option Written 119 $83.55 American 11-Aug-10Put Option Written 115 $88.74 American 5-Aug-10Put Option Purchased 8,160 $100.04 American 24-Jan-08Put Option Purchased 10,000 $80.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Purchased 19,000 $112.00 American 29-Nov-07Put Option Purchased 30,000 $112.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Purchased 47,000 $130.00 American 28-Feb-08Put Option Purchased 150,000 $77.00 American 22-Dec-11Put Option Purchased 280,000 $88.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Purchased 300,000 $96.00 American 27-Mar-08Put Option Purchased 300,000 $87.00 American 29-Nov-07Put Option Purchased 600,000 $90.00 American 27-Mar-08Put Option Purchased 70,000 $102.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Purchased 100,000 $102.00 American 28-Feb-08Put Option Purchased 100,000 $90.00 American 26-Jun-08Put Option Purchased 250,000 $101.00 American 28-Feb-08Put Option Purchased 250,000 $90.00 American 20-Dec-07Put Option Purchased 450,000 $75.00 American 20-Dec-07 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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