26th Feb 2008 11:31
UBS AG (EPT)26 February 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 LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 25 FEBRUARY 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 0 0.00% 1,099 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 1,099 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) PURCHASE 360 13390 pence SALE 151 13391 PURCHASE 12 13397 PURCHASE 32 13397 PURCHASE 39 13397 PURCHASE 70 13397 PURCHASE 367 13397 PURCHASE 400 13397 PURCHASE 13 13400 PURCHASE 25 13400 SALE 1427 13404 SALE 525 13406 SALE 300 13406 PURCHASE 39 13406 PURCHASE 411 13410 PURCHASE 100 13411 PURCHASE 160 13411 PURCHASE 49 13414 PURCHASE 360 13414 PURCHASE 1076 13414 SALE 90 13432 SALE 1 13432 SALE 1500 13450 SALE 390 13450 SALE 150 13450 SALE 75 13450 SALE 21 13450 PURCHASE 54 13452 SALE 640 13456 PURCHASE 834 13456 SALE 337 13459 SALE 210 13460 SALE 161 13460 SALE 2 13460 PURCHASE 4 13460 PURCHASE 7 13460 PURCHASE 32 13460 PURCHASE 313 13460 SALE 46 13461 SALE 40 13461 PURCHASE 100 13461 PURCHASE 100 13461 PURCHASE 100 13461 PURCHASE 293 13461 PURCHASE 300 13461 PURCHASE 433 13461 PURCHASE 826 13461 PURCHASE 9 13462 PURCHASE 36 13462 PURCHASE 100 13462 PURCHASE 184 13463 PURCHASE 396 13468 PURCHASE 9 13470 PURCHASE 56 13470 PURCHASE 98 13470 PURCHASE 200 13470 PURCHASE 200 13470 PURCHASE 265 13471 SALE 1855 13472 PURCHASE 207 13473 PURCHASE 35 13474 PURCHASE 100 13474 PURCHASE 18 13475 PURCHASE 27 13475 SALE 250 13480 SALE 316 13489 PURCHASE 798 13490 PURCHASE 303 13491 PURCHASE 57 13496 PURCHASE 103 13496 PURCHASE 113 13496 PURCHASE 115 13497 SALE 285 13498 SALE 96 13498 PURCHASE 165 13500 PURCHASE 5 13508 PURCHASE 7 13508 PURCHASE 244 13508 SALE 185 13509 SALE 2 13509 SALE 962 13512 SALE 137 13513 SALE 2 13513 PURCHASE 18 13513 PURCHASE 67 13513 PURCHASE 342 13514 SALE 278 13515 SALE 91 13515 SALE 51 13515 SALE 20 13515 SALE 1 13515 PURCHASE 400 13517 SALE 24595 13519.62171 PURCHASE 24595 13519.62171 SALE 442 13520 SALE 89 13520 SALE 2 13520 PURCHASE 1 13520 PURCHASE 164 13520 SALE 1000 13521 SALE 283 13521 SALE 191 13521 PURCHASE 111 13523 SALE 61 13524 SALE 1478 13525 SALE 25677 13526.35409 PURCHASE 25677 13526.35409 SALE 1734 13527 SALE 2 13527 SALE 1 13527 PURCHASE 1847 13530 PURCHASE 123 13531 PURCHASE 114 13532 SALE 288 13535 SALE 201 13535 PURCHASE 100 13536 PURCHASE 100 13536 PURCHASE 100 13536 PURCHASE 133 13536 PURCHASE 180 13536 PURCHASE 321 13536 PURCHASE 32 13537 PURCHASE 58 13537 PURCHASE 92 13537 PURCHASE 124 13537 PURCHASE 373 13538 PURCHASE 152 13540 PURCHASE 131 13553 PURCHASE 396 13559 SALE 327 13561 SALE 299 13561 SALE 947 13563 SALE 1205 13564 PURCHASE 100 13568 PURCHASE 200 13568 PURCHASE 200 13568 PURCHASE 445 13570 PURCHASE 12 13573 PURCHASE 61 13573 PURCHASE 349 13573 PURCHASE 31 13578 PURCHASE 33 13578 PURCHASE 396 13578 SALE 940 13581 SALE 102 13581 PURCHASE 824 13581 PURCHASE 5 13583 PURCHASE 11 13583 PURCHASE 56 13583 PURCHASE 100 13583 PURCHASE 100 13583 PURCHASE 100 13583 PURCHASE 100 13583 SALE 425 13586 PURCHASE 33 13586 PURCHASE 34 13586 PURCHASE 85 13586 PURCHASE 100 13586 PURCHASE 100 13586 PURCHASE 100 13586 PURCHASE 100 13586 PURCHASE 34 13587 PURCHASE 45 13587 SALE 66 13590 SALE 450 13595 SALE 434 13597 SALE 400 13598 SALE 380 13600 PURCHASE 5 13600 PURCHASE 99 13600 PURCHASE 360 13600 PURCHASE 100 13601 PURCHASE 282 13602 PURCHASE 320 13605 PURCHASE 349 13610 PURCHASE 5 13611 PURCHASE 100 13611 PURCHASE 100 13611 PURCHASE 100 13611 PURCHASE 100 13611 PURCHASE 100 13611 PURCHASE 100 13611 PURCHASE 114 13611 PURCHASE 400 13611 PURCHASE 100 13616 PURCHASE 420 13616 PURCHASE 36 13619 PURCHASE 36 13619 PURCHASE 29 13625 PURCHASE 37 13625 PURCHASE 108 13625 PURCHASE 206 13627 SALE 63 13628 SALE 1415 13639 SALE 274 13639 SALE 32 13639 PURCHASE 191 13646 SALE 250 13648 PURCHASE 127 13650 PURCHASE 82 13652 PURCHASE 348 13652 PURCHASE 100 13655 PURCHASE 64 13656 SALE 402 13667 SALE 126 13671 PURCHASE 85 13671 SALE 771 13681 TOTAL PURCHASES 74,867 TOTAL SALES 75,949 (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 26 FEBRUARY 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