27th Feb 2008 13:18
UBS AG (EPT)27 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 PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 26 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 2,117,619 0.21% 11,369 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,117,619 0.21% 11,369 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 350 5670 pence PURCHASE 460 5670 SALE 678 5673 SALE 152 5673 SALE 59 5673 PURCHASE 100 5673 PURCHASE 179 5673 PURCHASE 196 5673 SALE 627 5674 SALE 289 5674 SALE 100 5674 PURCHASE 60 5674 PURCHASE 350 5674 PURCHASE 350 5674 PURCHASE 450 5674 SALE 581 5675 SALE 350 5675 SALE 202 5675 SALE 731 5676 SALE 700 5676 SALE 300 5676 SALE 263 5676 SALE 100 5676 PURCHASE 150 5676 PURCHASE 251 5676 PURCHASE 268 5676 PURCHASE 300 5676 PURCHASE 500 5676 SALE 10000 5677 PURCHASE 600 5677 SALE 525 5678 SALE 500 5678 SALE 361 5678 SALE 154 5678 PURCHASE 12 5678 PURCHASE 121 5678 PURCHASE 390 5678 PURCHASE 400 5678 PURCHASE 452 5678 SALE 471 5679 PURCHASE 150 5679 PURCHASE 383 5679 PURCHASE 450 5679 PURCHASE 945 5679 SALE 660 5680 SALE 150 5680 PURCHASE 1000 5680 SALE 942 5681 SALE 600 5681 SALE 500 5681 SALE 203 5681 PURCHASE 100 5681 PURCHASE 300 5681 PURCHASE 495 5681 PURCHASE 504 5681 SALE 1523 5682 SALE 659 5682 SALE 300 5682 SALE 150 5682 PURCHASE 400 5682 SALE 822 5683 SALE 432 5683 SALE 350 5683 SALE 290 5683 SALE 65 5683 PURCHASE 27 5683 PURCHASE 300 5683 SALE 609 5684 SALE 496 5684 SALE 390 5684 SALE 251 5684 SALE 250 5684 SALE 200 5684 PURCHASE 204 5684 PURCHASE 1073 5684 PURCHASE 1080 5684 SALE 1523 5685 SALE 300 5685 SALE 250 5685 SALE 211 5685 SALE 191 5685 SALE 139 5685 PURCHASE 132 5685 PURCHASE 148 5685 PURCHASE 240 5685 PURCHASE 400 5685 PURCHASE 500 5685 PURCHASE 500 5685 PURCHASE 512 5685 PURCHASE 520 5685 PURCHASE 561 5685 PURCHASE 834 5685 PURCHASE 1100 5685 PURCHASE 1200 5685 PURCHASE 1200 5685 SALE 200 5686 SALE 140 5686 SALE 87 5686 SALE 70 5686 PURCHASE 115 5686 PURCHASE 200 5686 PURCHASE 500 5686 SALE 2637 5687 SALE 500 5687 SALE 400 5687 SALE 268 5687 PURCHASE 28 5687 PURCHASE 46 5687 PURCHASE 74 5687 PURCHASE 100 5687 PURCHASE 160 5687 PURCHASE 189 5687 PURCHASE 440 5687 PURCHASE 440 5687 PURCHASE 600 5687 PURCHASE 701 5687 PURCHASE 1100 5687 PURCHASE 1250 5687 PURCHASE 268 5688 PURCHASE 500 5688 PURCHASE 221 5689 PURCHASE 246 5689 SALE 197 5690 PURCHASE 35 5690 PURCHASE 268 5690 PURCHASE 387 5691 SALE 216 5692 SALE 201 5692 PURCHASE 268 5692 PURCHASE 461 5692 PURCHASE 800 5692 SALE 350 5693 SALE 243 5693 SALE 201 5693 PURCHASE 390 5693 PURCHASE 515 5693 SALE 1110 5694 SALE 268 5694 SALE 400 5695 SALE 305 5695 SALE 283 5695 PURCHASE 400 5695 SALE 708 5696 SALE 426 5696 SALE 165 5696 PURCHASE 1592 5696 SALE 500 5697 SALE 371 5697 SALE 268 5697 PURCHASE 22 5697 PURCHASE 45 5697 PURCHASE 121 5697 PURCHASE 207 5697 PURCHASE 450 5697 PURCHASE 465 5697 PURCHASE 525 5697 PURCHASE 796 5697 SALE 1993 5698 SALE 600 5698 SALE 206 5698 PURCHASE 268 5698 PURCHASE 300 5698 PURCHASE 540 5698 SALE 500 5699 SALE 390 5699 SALE 268 5699 PURCHASE 222 5699 PURCHASE 268 5699 SALE 2400 5700 SALE 1431 5700 SALE 1049 5700 SALE 960 5700 SALE 750 5700 SALE 459 5700 SALE 449 5700 SALE 396 5700 SALE 268 5700 SALE 216 5700 SALE 142 5700 PURCHASE 45 5700 PURCHASE 105 5700 PURCHASE 507 5700 SALE 444 5701 SALE 318 5701 SALE 26 5701 PURCHASE 100 5701 PURCHASE 630 5701 SALE 67 5702 PURCHASE 49 5702 PURCHASE 175 5702 PURCHASE 1586 5702 SALE 1200 5703 SALE 800 5703 SALE 400 5703 PURCHASE 286 5703 PURCHASE 400 5703 PURCHASE 441 5703 PURCHASE 592 5703 SALE 208 5704 SALE 165 5704 SALE 500 5705 PURCHASE 45 5705 PURCHASE 45 5705 PURCHASE 45 5705 PURCHASE 54 5705 PURCHASE 191 5705 PURCHASE 270 5705 PURCHASE 270 5705 PURCHASE 295 5705 PURCHASE 331 5705 PURCHASE 337 5705 PURCHASE 500 5705 PURCHASE 516 5705 PURCHASE 563 5705 PURCHASE 600 5705 PURCHASE 750 5705 PURCHASE 1500 5705 SALE 604 5706 SALE 600 5706 SALE 250 5706 SALE 107 5706 SALE 100 5706 PURCHASE 36 5706 PURCHASE 272 5706 PURCHASE 413 5706 PURCHASE 674 5706 PURCHASE 789 5706 PURCHASE 813 5706 PURCHASE 2628 5706 PURCHASE 398 5707 PURCHASE 501 5707 PURCHASE 1000 5707 SALE 500 5708 PURCHASE 52 5708 PURCHASE 74 5708 PURCHASE 273 5708 SALE 764 5709 SALE 435 5709 SALE 198 5709 PURCHASE 121 5709 PURCHASE 362 5709 PURCHASE 600 5709 SALE 429 5710 SALE 86 5710 SALE 69 5710 SALE 2 5710 PURCHASE 14 5710 PURCHASE 45 5710 PURCHASE 543 5710 PURCHASE 845 5710 SALE 2400 5711 SALE 1751 5711 SALE 662 5711 SALE 500 5711 SALE 400 5711 SALE 263 5711 SALE 149 5711 PURCHASE 50 5711 PURCHASE 250 5711 PURCHASE 384 5711 SALE 1000 5712 SALE 1000 5712 SALE 800 5712 SALE 538 5712 SALE 500 5712 SALE 407 5712 SALE 400 5712 SALE 153 5712 SALE 146 5712 PURCHASE 20 5712 PURCHASE 178 5712 PURCHASE 211 5712 PURCHASE 227 5712 PURCHASE 276 5712 PURCHASE 702 5712 PURCHASE 1924 5712 PURCHASE 2626 5712 SALE 498 5713 SALE 432 5713 SALE 412 5713 SALE 335 5713 SALE 147 5713 SALE 66 5713 SALE 33 5713 SALE 28 5713 SALE 9 5713 PURCHASE 45 5713 PURCHASE 69 5713 PURCHASE 102 5713 PURCHASE 303 5713 PURCHASE 367 5713 PURCHASE 1361 5713 SALE 1612 5714 SALE 500 5714 SALE 53 5714 SALE 38 5714 SALE 21 5714 SALE 4 5714 SALE 963 5715 SALE 500 5715 SALE 379 5715 SALE 291 5715 SALE 191 5715 PURCHASE 49 5715 PURCHASE 103 5715 PURCHASE 200 5715 PURCHASE 350 5715 PURCHASE 500 5715 PURCHASE 500 5715 PURCHASE 2202 5715 SALE 587 5716 SALE 566 5716 PURCHASE 50 5716 PURCHASE 175 5716 PURCHASE 225 5717 PURCHASE 340 5717 PURCHASE 175 5718 PURCHASE 400 5718 SALE 333 5719 SALE 628 5720 SALE 538 5720 SALE 371 5720 SALE 357 5720 SALE 353 5720 SALE 339 5720 SALE 333 5720 SALE 321 5720 SALE 114 5720 SALE 58 5720 SALE 42 5720 SALE 9 5720 SALE 6 5720 SALE 2 5720 PURCHASE 45 5720 PURCHASE 316 5720 SALE 1109 5721 PURCHASE 250 5721 PURCHASE 380 5721 PURCHASE 450 5721 SALE 1100 5722 SALE 940 5722 SALE 650 5722 SALE 100 5722 PURCHASE 45 5722 PURCHASE 72 5722 PURCHASE 134 5722 PURCHASE 162 5722 PURCHASE 250 5722 PURCHASE 250 5722 PURCHASE 500 5722 PURCHASE 1358 5722 PURCHASE 35 5723 PURCHASE 35 5724 PURCHASE 261 5724 PURCHASE 391 5724 PURCHASE 676 5724 SALE 1385 5725 SALE 1245 5725 SALE 837 5725 SALE 303 5725 SALE 52 5725 SALE 14 5725 PURCHASE 500 5725 SALE 1000 5727 PURCHASE 300 5727 PURCHASE 305 5727 PURCHASE 30 5728 PURCHASE 45 5728 PURCHASE 77 5728 PURCHASE 201 5728 PURCHASE 287 5728 PURCHASE 663 5728 SALE 794 5729 SALE 443 5729 PURCHASE 250 5729 SALE 505 5730 SALE 118 5730 SALE 88 5730 PURCHASE 72 5730 PURCHASE 211 5730 PURCHASE 211 5730 PURCHASE 250 5730 PURCHASE 461 5730 PURCHASE 145 5731 PURCHASE 446 5731 PURCHASE 555 5731 SALE 420 5732 PURCHASE 203 5732 PURCHASE 500 5732 PURCHASE 600 5732 SALE 420 5733 PURCHASE 437 5733 SALE 536 5734 SALE 400 5734 SALE 98 5734 PURCHASE 52 5734 SALE 351 5735 PURCHASE 36 5735 PURCHASE 50 5735 PURCHASE 400 5735 PURCHASE 525 5735 PURCHASE 1400 5735 PURCHASE 2000 5735 SALE 400 5736 SALE 75 5736 PURCHASE 38 5736 PURCHASE 69 5736 PURCHASE 310 5736 PURCHASE 346 5736 PURCHASE 600 5736 PURCHASE 851 5736 SALE 907 5737 SALE 351 5737 SALE 181 5737 SALE 181 5737 SALE 93 5737 PURCHASE 30 5737 PURCHASE 36 5737 PURCHASE 50 5737 PURCHASE 61 5737 PURCHASE 69 5737 PURCHASE 71 5737 PURCHASE 239 5737 PURCHASE 265 5737 PURCHASE 390 5737 PURCHASE 525 5737 SALE 400 5738 SALE 359 5738 SALE 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SALE 250 5744 PURCHASE 100 5744 PURCHASE 300 5744 PURCHASE 480 5744 PURCHASE 632 5744 PURCHASE 666 5744 SALE 696 5745 SALE 556 5745 SALE 500 5745 SALE 499 5745 SALE 167 5745 SALE 49 5745 SALE 13 5745 SALE 13 5745 PURCHASE 95 5745 PURCHASE 320 5745 PURCHASE 545 5745 PURCHASE 1500 5745 SALE 2000 5746 SALE 1600 5746 SALE 310 5746 SALE 300 5746 SALE 299 5746 SALE 210 5746 SALE 100 5746 SALE 83 5746 PURCHASE 13 5746 PURCHASE 30 5746 PURCHASE 52 5746 PURCHASE 155 5746 PURCHASE 251 5746 PURCHASE 500 5746 PURCHASE 500 5746 PURCHASE 548 5746 PURCHASE 555 5746 SALE 867 5747 SALE 515 5747 SALE 265 5747 SALE 252 5747 SALE 100 5747 PURCHASE 919 5747 PURCHASE 999 5747 SALE 611 5748 SALE 184 5748 SALE 102 5748 SALE 95 5748 SALE 84 5748 SALE 51 5748 SALE 37 5748 PURCHASE 40 5748 PURCHASE 175 5748 PURCHASE 240 5748 PURCHASE 250 5748 PURCHASE 260 5748 PURCHASE 301 5748 PURCHASE 390 5748 PURCHASE 500 5748 PURCHASE 500 5748 SALE 1000 5749 SALE 588 5749 PURCHASE 128 5749 PURCHASE 266 5749 PURCHASE 300 5749 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SALE 52 5792 SALE 49 5792 SALE 21 5792 PURCHASE 500 5792 PURCHASE 3074 5792 SALE 2000 5793 SALE 110 5793 PURCHASE 134 5793 PURCHASE 175 5793 PURCHASE 601 5793 PURCHASE 612 5793 PURCHASE 666 5793 SALE 717 5794 SALE 367 5794 SALE 137 5794 SALE 86 5794 SALE 48 5794 PURCHASE 490 5794 PURCHASE 600 5794 PURCHASE 666 5794 PURCHASE 880 5794 PURCHASE 1108 5794 SALE 38 5795 PURCHASE 175 5795 PURCHASE 245 5795 PURCHASE 800 5795 SALE 566 5796 SALE 50 5796 SALE 14 5796 PURCHASE 62 5796 PURCHASE 98 5796 PURCHASE 175 5796 PURCHASE 175 5796 PURCHASE 250 5796 PURCHASE 400 5796 PURCHASE 594 5796 PURCHASE 658 5796 PURCHASE 97 5797 PURCHASE 101 5797 PURCHASE 175 5797 PURCHASE 268 5797 PURCHASE 272 5797 PURCHASE 315 5797 PURCHASE 350 5797 PURCHASE 432 5797 PURCHASE 1000 5797 PURCHASE 1000 5797 PURCHASE 2300 5797 SALE 500 5798 SALE 234 5798 SALE 1000 5799 SALE 953 5799 SALE 500 5799 SALE 499 5799 SALE 37 5799 SALE 778 5800 PURCHASE 31 5800 PURCHASE 1500 5800 PURCHASE 2026 5800 PURCHASE 2143 5800 PURCHASE 2943 5800 SALE 455 5801 SALE 126 5801 SALE 89 5801 SALE 88 5801 SALE 64 5801 SALE 37 5801 SALE 250 5802 SALE 229 5802 PURCHASE 349 5802 PURCHASE 399 5802 PURCHASE 500 5802 PURCHASE 1358 5802 SALE 137 5803 PURCHASE 22 5804 PURCHASE 84 5804 PURCHASE 207 5804 PURCHASE 500 5804 PURCHASE 18 5805 PURCHASE 143 5805 PURCHASE 548 5805 PURCHASE 561 5805 PURCHASE 703 5805 SALE 500 5806 SALE 248 5806 SALE 176 5806 SALE 109 5806 SALE 74 5806 SALE 74 5806 SALE 50 5806 SALE 16 5806 SALE 1500 5807 SALE 150 5807 SALE 110 5807 SALE 100 5807 SALE 29 5807 SALE 10 5807 PURCHASE 19 5807 PURCHASE 97 5807 PURCHASE 256 5807 PURCHASE 500 5807 PURCHASE 500 5807 PURCHASE 1000 5807 PURCHASE 288 5808 PURCHASE 544 5808 PURCHASE 863 5808 PURCHASE 1072 5808 SALE 635 5809 SALE 500 5809 SALE 232 5809 SALE 34 5809 SALE 200 5810 PURCHASE 165 5811 SALE 50 5812 SALE 393 5813 SALE 250 5814 SALE 70 5814 SALE 1624 5815 SALE 816 5815 SALE 724 5815 SALE 714 5815 SALE 102 5815 SALE 50 5816 PURCHASE 175 5817 PURCHASE 1200 5817 SALE 9805 5830 SALE 9018 5830 SALE 5969 5830 SALE 159 5830 SALE 36 5830 SALE 13 5830 SALE 439 5841 SALE 61 5841 SALE 4855 5845 SALE 4724 5845 SALE 421 5845 TOTAL PURCHASE 367,589 TOTAL SALE 376,789 (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 27 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:
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