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EPT Disclosure

26th Sep 2008 09:59

RNS Number : 3984E

UBS Securities Australia Limited

26 September 2008

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 Ltd
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary
Date of dealing	25 September 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 (%)

(1) Relevant securities

614311

0.13%

2181734

0.48%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

953273

0.21%

298918

0.07%

Total

1567584

0.34%

2480652

0.54%

(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

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) (Note 4)
Purchase	75000	110
Purchase	25000	130
Purchase	1961	101.86
Purchase	1599	101.65
Purchase	1327	102.69
Purchase	1195	101.5
Purchase	1075	102
Purchase	804	103.2
Purchase	765	101.86
Purchase	762	101.86
Purchase	672	102.39
Purchase	415	102.03
Purchase	344	102.23
Purchase	315	101.86
Purchase	189	101.65
Purchase	163	101.65
Purchase	131	101.65
Purchase	104	101.78
Purchase	104	102.22
Purchase	104	102.71
Purchase	104	102.98
Purchase	104	102.71
Purchase	104	102.39
Purchase	104	102.07
Purchase	104	102.2
Purchase	104	102.35
Purchase	104	102.33
Purchase	104	102.38
Purchase	104	102.22
Purchase	104	102.98
Purchase	104	101.87
Purchase	104	102.22
Purchase	104	102.19
Purchase	104	102.21
Purchase	104	102.25
Purchase	103	101.74
Purchase	90	102.15
Purchase	81	101.65
Purchase	80	102.71
Purchase	70	102.46
Purchase	70	101.65
Purchase	70	101.59
Purchase	70	102.54
Purchase	70	102.46
Purchase	70	102.46
Purchase	70	101.65
Purchase	70	102.39
Purchase	70	102.39
Purchase	70	102.37
Purchase	65	102.21
Purchase	65	102.21
Purchase	60	102.43
Purchase	58	102.21
Purchase	54	102.31
Purchase	52	102.23
Purchase	52	102.37
Purchase	49	102.23
Purchase	46	102.21
Purchase	41	102.43
Purchase	39	102.21
Purchase	35	102.46
Purchase	35	102.2
Purchase	35	102.38
Purchase	35	102.38
Purchase	35	102.27
Purchase	35	102.23
Purchase	35	102.7
Purchase	35	101.83
Purchase	35	102.46
Purchase	35	102.39
Purchase	35	101.64
Purchase	35	102.35
Purchase	35	102.43
Purchase	35	102.46
Purchase	35	102.72
Purchase	35	102.44
Purchase	35	101.88
Purchase	35	101.75
Purchase	29	102.34
Purchase	24	102.71
Purchase	23	102.32
Purchase	21	101.65
Purchase	19	101.65
Purchase	18	102.23
Purchase	18	102.23
Purchase	18	102.47
Purchase	14	102.15
Purchase	8	102.32
Purchase	4	102.32
Purchase	4	102.4
Purchase	3	102.33
Purchase	1	103.2
Purchase	1	102.34
Purchase	1	101.74
Purchase	1	102.31
Purchase	1	102.34
Sale	1	105.5
Sale	1	101.63
Sale	1	102.1
Sale	1	102.12
Sale	1	101.5
Sale	1	101.67
Sale	1	102.27
Sale	1	102.37
Sale	1	102.38
Sale	1	102.38
Sale	2	101.77
Sale	6	101.75
Sale	9	101.59
Sale	10	101.5
Sale	10	101.5
Sale	10	102.45
Sale	13	101.67
Sale	16	102.27
Sale	18	102.23
Sale	21	101.67
Sale	24	102.46
Sale	25	101.51
Sale	25	101.5
Sale	26	102.53
Sale	29	101.6
Sale	35	102.46
Sale	35	102.46
Sale	35	101.75
Sale	35	102.46
Sale	35	102.38
Sale	36	101.56
Sale	36	101.5
Sale	37	102.46
Sale	37	101.5
Sale	41	102.38
Sale	43	102.38
Sale	44	101.5
Sale	45	101.67
Sale	50	101.55
Sale	50	101.6
Sale	50	102.11
Sale	50	101.5
Sale	50	101.75
Sale	57	101.5
Sale	58	102.46
Sale	58	102.25
Sale	60	101.5
Sale	60	101.55
Sale	60	101.76
Sale	65	102.21
Sale	70	102.46
Sale	70	102.46
Sale	70	102.46
Sale	70	101.65
Sale	71	101.5
Sale	75	101.6
Sale	75	102.1
Sale	75	101.75
Sale	76	102.1
Sale	80	101.5
Sale	80	101.59
Sale	80	101.75
Sale	95	101.56
Sale	95	101.5
Sale	95	101.5
Sale	97	101.86
Sale	98	101.61
Sale	98	101.63
Sale	99	101.5
Sale	100	101.5
Sale	100	101.5
Sale	100	101.5
Sale	100	101.5
Sale	100	101.5
Sale	100	101.58
Sale	100	101.5
Sale	100	101.6
Sale	100	101.66
Sale	100	101.66
Sale	100	101.67
Sale	100	101.67
Sale	103	102.38
Sale	104	102.22
Sale	104	102.71
Sale	104	102.98
Sale	109	102.45
Sale	116	101.5
Sale	116	102.38
Sale	122	102.6
Sale	125	101.51
Sale	125	101.6
Sale	126	102.1
Sale	131	101.67
Sale	133	102.45
Sale	142	101.6
Sale	148	102.38
Sale	151	102.25
Sale	164	102.38
Sale	186	101.62
Sale	196	101.5
Sale	200	101.86
Sale	200	101.5
Sale	211	102.15
Sale	246	101.51
Sale	246	101.62
Sale	263	102.37
Sale	300	101.52
Sale	300	101.5
Sale	312	102.38
Sale	315	101.86
Sale	317	102.11
Sale	344	102.23
Sale	344	102.23
Sale	350	101.63
Sale	350	102.46
Sale	353	101.66
Sale	358	101.5
Sale	363	101.86
Sale	363	101.5
Sale	382	101.77
Sale	400	101.5
Sale	425	102
Sale	430	102.27
Sale	460	101.5
Sale	463	101.5
Sale	477	102.38
Sale	483	102.12
Sale	500	101.5
Sale	500	101.5
Sale	500	101.67
Sale	512	101.86
Sale	514	101.86
Sale	552	101.77
Sale	677	102.1
Sale	694	102.1
Sale	762	101.86
Sale	762	101.67
Sale	827	101.67
Sale	830	101.75
Sale	851	101.66
Sale	883	101.86
Sale	886	101.5
Sale	1000	101.5
Sale	1000	102.23
Sale	1000	102.25
Sale	1000	102
Sale	1072	102.37
Sale	1075	102
Sale	1075	102
Sale	1096	101.66
Sale	1195	101.5
Sale	1195	101.5
Sale	1248	102.45
Sale	1500	101.86
Sale	1600	102.46
Sale	1654	102.46
Sale	1765	101.86
Sale	1961	101.86
Sale	2282	102.6
Sale	3495	101.5
Sale	4529	101.86
Sale	6000	130
Sale	29000	110
Sale	150000	132
Total Purchase	116062
Total Sale	241937

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 5)

Number of securities (Note 6)

Price per unit (Note 4)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 6)

Exercise price (AUD)

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (AUD) (Note 4)

Purchasing	Call Option	132000	130	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Call Option	100000	130	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Put Option	75000	110	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Call Option	66000	132	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Call Option	66000	120	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Call Option	50000	136	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Put Option	25000	130	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Call Option	20000	130	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Call Option	16000	132	American	25-Sep-08	0
Purchasing	Call Warrant	350	100	European	06-Nov-08	8.35
Selling	Call Warrant	100	115	European	29-Jan-09	8.15
Selling	Call Warrant	400	115	European	29-Jan-09	8.17
Selling	Call Warrant	1000	80	European	26-May-09	33.8
Selling	Call Warrant	1000	115	European	29-Jan-09	8.31
Selling	Call Option	4000	166	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	4000	112	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Put Option	6000	130	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	17000	170	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	20000	116	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Put Option	29000	110	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	30000	144	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	46000	110	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	66000	120	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	66000	132	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	66000	120	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Call Option	132000	130	American	25-Sep-08	0
Selling	Put Option	150000	132	American	25-Sep-08	0

(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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES

Date of disclosure	26 September 2008
Contact name	Belinda Maclay
Telephone number	+61 2 93242944
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	BHP Billiton PLC/BHP Billiton Limited
Nature of connection (Note 9)	Connected Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 38.5(b))

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name, e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates	Exercise price (AUD) (Note 2)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date
Call Option	Purchased	132000	150	American	27-Nov-08
Call Option	Purchased	100000	170	American	18-Dec-08
Call Option	Purchased	50000	124	American	30-Oct-08
Call Option	Purchased	40000	160	American	18-Dec-08
Call Option	Purchased	16000	80	European	26-May-09
Call Option	Purchased	15000	158	American	18-Dec-08
Call Option	Purchased	12000	96	European	06-Nov-08
Call Option	Purchased	3000	170	American	18-Dec-08
Call Option	Purchased	1000	114.74	European	19-Jun-09
Call Option	Written	12000	96	European	06-Nov-08
Call Option	Written	16000	80	European	26-May-09
Call Warrant	Written	150	145	European	18-Dec-08
Call Warrant	Written	1500	115	European	29-Jan-09
Call Warrant	Written	1717	0	European	30-Jun-14
Call Warrant	Written	2582	55	European	18-Jun-09
Call Warrant	Written	7036	100	European	06-Nov-08
Call Warrant	Written	7952	96	European	06-Nov-08
Call Warrant	Written	7975	135	European	18-Dec-08
Call Warrant	Written	17006	80	European	26-May-09
Put Option	Purchased	150000	77	American	22-Dec-11
Put Option	Purchased	75000	110	American	18-Dec-08
Put Option	Written	72	136.98	American	17-Jun-13
Put Option	Written	73	135.65	American	22-Feb-11
Put Option	Written	78	127	American	31-Jan-13
Put Option	Written	91	109	American	22-Jan-09
Put Option	Written	94	131.31	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	101	122.94	American	29-Aug-13
Put Option	Written	119	83.55	American	11-Aug-10
Put Option	Written	125	99.48	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	125	99.59	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	126	99.07	American	07-Sep-12
Put Option	Written	127	98.35	American	22-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	128	77.89	American	21-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	130	76.7	American	19-May-11
Put Option	Written	131	94.91	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	132	97.5	American	02-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	146	98.79	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	146	102.05	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	150	99.59	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	152	98.36	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	154	129.41	American	11-Dec-12
Put Option	Written	157	99.86	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	158	99.12	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	158	78.77	American	24-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	159	78.2	American	23-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	159	78.31	American	21-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	164	91.04	American	11-May-12
Put Option	Written	168	148.37	American	30-May-13
Put Option	Written	176	113.21	American	25-Oct-12
Put Option	Written	181	101	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	183	135.98	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	185	96.8	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	198	100.52	American	16-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	203	98.47	American	22-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	203	98.08	American	22-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	209	81.14	American	28-Apr-11
Put Option	Written	214	93.26	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	218	100.49	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	227	44.05	American	22-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	240	83.48	American	18-Apr-11
Put Option	Written	243	102.51	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	246	101.6	American	24-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	257	76.5	American	17-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	265	75.38	American	22-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	271	73.66	American	10-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	271	73.76	American	05-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	283	78.34	American	19-Oct-11
Put Option	Written	286	91.6	American	30-Aug-12
Put Option	Written	296	67.43	American	15-Sep-09
Put Option	Written	298	100.5	American	25-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	300	71.7	American	02-Jan-09
Put Option	Written	305	75.25	American	25-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	310	96.73	American	23-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	325	77.02	American	21-May-09
Put Option	Written	342	102.42	American	29-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	352	98.21	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	353	70.82	American	09-Feb-09
Put Option	Written	356	70.14	American	10-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	363	82.51	American	28-Apr-09
Put Option	Written	371	99.3	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	382	98	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	396	75.01	American	08-Mar-10
Put Option	Written	400	74.9	American	22-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	404	98.86	American	24-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	413	96.82	American	24-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	413	96.75	American	21-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	419	71.59	American	19-Jan-09
Put Option	Written	425	78.61	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	429	34.96	American	18-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	434	98.52	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	460	109.66	American	31-Jan-13
Put Option	Written	465	98.9	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	472	90.6	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	484	103.17	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	509	98.07	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	510	98	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	514	77.75	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	518	96.51	American	31-May-12
Put Option	Written	528	75.48	American	29-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	538	99.08	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	547	109.66	American	27-Jan-11
Put Option	Written	555	45.04	American	22-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	562	99.67	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	564	90.39	American	22-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	566	35.33	American	22-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	567	35.27	American	19-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	573	34.9	American	18-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	591	95.3	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	598	83.69	American	22-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	600	73.45	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	601	99.71	American	25-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	628	99.44	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	634	78.7	American	27-May-09
Put Option	Written	637	139.1	American	15-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	648	97.31	American	24-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	650	92.25	American	12-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	663	75.36	American	23-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	663	75.38	American	25-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	696	99.01	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	703	85.3	American	22-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	715	139.74	American	12-Jun-13
Put Option	Written	733	102.26	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	794	75.5	American	23-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	821	103.41	American	22-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	828	98.9	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	836	99.24	American	15-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	859	77.44	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	869	75.44	American	23-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	870	97.65	American	22-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	887	98.08	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	941	42.5	American	03-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	982	74.85	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	1000	76	American	14-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	1000	76.49	American	19-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	1008	99.09	American	18-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	1020	74.54	American	01-Aug-11
Put Option	Written	1038	76.08	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	1040	96.14	American	26-May-10
Put Option	Written	1062	98.28	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	1067	101.45	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	1080	101.81	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	1083	92.25	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	1175	42.5	American	27-Jan-10
Put Option	Written	1257	99.37	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	1281	43.4	American	21-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	1334	74.99	American	22-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	1360	73.51	American	28-Jul-11
Put Option	Written	1418	91.6	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	1441	99.64	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	1500	78.2	American	22-Mar-10
Put Option	Written	1500	78.39	American	23-Mar-10
Put Option	Written	1512	99.17	American	25-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	1588	99.88	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	1594	100.35	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	1600	77.2	American	25-Feb-10
Put Option	Written	1628	102.26	American	24-Jun-10
Put Option	Written	1639	103.64	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	1656	77.02	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	1787	100.7	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	1902	98.51	American	28-Jun-12
Put Option	Written	2264	110.36	American	24-Jun-09
Put Option	Written	2450	76.54	American	28-Jul-11
Put Option	Written	2515	98.79	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	2716	78.99	American	28-Jul-11
Put Option	Written	2719	99.08	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	2739	94.91	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	2746	72.82	American	24-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	3013	101.81	American	26-Jul-12
Put Option	Written	3288	78	American	28-Jul-11
Put Option	Written	3628	67.79	American	29-Sep-11
Put Option	Written	3685	76.01	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	3883	77.32	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	3905	102.41	American	29-Jul-10
Put Option	Written	4313	78.23	American	30-Jun-11
Put Option	Written	4724	78.43	American	28-Jul-11
Put Option	Written	6000	116	American	29-Jan-09
Put Option	Written	8568	78.86	American	28-Jul-11
Put Option	Written	10000	120	American	29-Jan-09
Put Option	Written	10000	122	American	29-Jan-09
Put Option	Written	38000	150	American	18-Dec-08
Put Option	Written	50000	120	American	18-Dec-08
Put Option	Written	82000	130	American	29-Jan-09
Put Option	Written	100000	140	American	18-Dec-08
Put Option	Written	150000	79	American	22-Dec-11

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5 and their Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

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