15th Jan 2008 11:04
UBS AG (EPT)15 January 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 14 JANUARY 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 2,258,013 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,258,013 0.23% 0 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 127 5086 pence PURCHASE 782 5086 PURCHASE 2416 5086 PURCHASE 216 5088 PURCHASE 121 5089 PURCHASE 1031 5089 PURCHASE 1152 5089 SALE 191 5090 SALE 142 5090 SALE 94 5090 SALE 166 5091 PURCHASE 474 5092 PURCHASE 600 5092 PURCHASE 623 5092 PURCHASE 1930 5092 PURCHASE 169 5093 SALE 964 5094 SALE 470 5094 SALE 419 5094 SALE 386 5094 SALE 343 5094 SALE 272 5094 SALE 181 5094 SALE 146 5094 SALE 97 5094 PURCHASE 259 5094 SALE 746 5095 SALE 257 5095 SALE 150 5095 SALE 117 5095 SALE 89 5095 SALE 87 5095 SALE 77 5095 SALE 51 5095 SALE 20 5095 PURCHASE 130 5095 PURCHASE 177 5095 PURCHASE 268 5095 PURCHASE 268 5095 PURCHASE 1173 5095 SALE 280 5096 SALE 269 5096 PURCHASE 268 5096 SALE 268 5097 SALE 268 5097 PURCHASE 97 5097 PURCHASE 185 5097 PURCHASE 295 5097 SALE 350 5098 SALE 240 5098 PURCHASE 95 5098 PURCHASE 100 5098 PURCHASE 429 5098 PURCHASE 444 5098 SALE 1000 5099 SALE 268 5099 SALE 232 5099 SALE 147 5099 SALE 139 5099 SALE 64 5099 PURCHASE 268 5099 SALE 981 5100 SALE 893 5100 SALE 888 5100 SALE 500 5100 SALE 288 5100 SALE 287 5100 SALE 173 5100 SALE 100 5100 SALE 100 5100 SALE 26 5100 PURCHASE 517 5100 SALE 268 5101 SALE 180 5101 PURCHASE 332 5101 PURCHASE 567 5101 PURCHASE 600 5101 PURCHASE 1000 5101 PURCHASE 2089 5101 SALE 110 5102 PURCHASE 58 5102 SALE 490 5103 SALE 485 5103 SALE 388 5103 SALE 123 5103 PURCHASE 560 5103 SALE 376 5104 SALE 345 5104 SALE 300 5104 SALE 168 5104 SALE 158 5104 SALE 137 5104 SALE 131 5104 SALE 77 5104 SALE 48 5104 PURCHASE 392 5104 PURCHASE 1000 5104 SALE 917 5105 PURCHASE 189 5105 PURCHASE 288 5105 PURCHASE 500 5105 PURCHASE 1059 5105 SALE 323 5106 SALE 88 5106 SALE 87 5106 PURCHASE 354 5106 SALE 336 5107 SALE 319 5107 SALE 198 5107 PURCHASE 242 5107 PURCHASE 626 5107 SALE 500 5108 SALE 462 5108 SALE 313 5108 PURCHASE 542 5108 PURCHASE 926 5108 PURCHASE 1000 5108 SALE 519 5109 SALE 517 5109 SALE 437 5109 SALE 152 5109 SALE 151 5109 SALE 57 5109 SALE 42 5109 PURCHASE 74 5109 PURCHASE 492 5109 SALE 962 5110 SALE 734 5110 SALE 506 5110 SALE 320 5110 SALE 268 5110 SALE 157 5110 SALE 72 5110 PURCHASE 15 5110 PURCHASE 292 5110 SALE 268 5111 PURCHASE 380 5111 PURCHASE 1000 5111 SALE 1956 5112 SALE 932 5112 SALE 220 5112 SALE 198 5112 SALE 56 5112 PURCHASE 281 5112 PURCHASE 2608 5112 SALE 1004 5113 SALE 500 5113 SALE 268 5113 PURCHASE 29 5113 PURCHASE 49 5113 PURCHASE 244 5113 PURCHASE 265 5113 PURCHASE 395 5113 PURCHASE 1053 5113 SALE 800 5114 SALE 268 5114 SALE 268 5114 SALE 225 5114 SALE 500 5115 SALE 500 5115 SALE 273 5115 SALE 268 5115 SALE 268 5115 SALE 250 5115 SALE 250 5115 SALE 226 5115 PURCHASE 4 5115 PURCHASE 57 5115 PURCHASE 432 5115 PURCHASE 461 5115 SALE 1000 5116 SALE 391 5116 SALE 356 5116 SALE 340 5116 SALE 269 5116 SALE 268 5116 SALE 268 5116 SALE 169 5116 SALE 100 5116 SALE 100 5116 SALE 100 5116 SALE 97 5116 SALE 90 5116 SALE 77 5116 SALE 45 5116 SALE 41 5116 SALE 304 5117 SALE 300 5117 SALE 268 5117 SALE 150 5117 SALE 97 5117 SALE 300 5118 SALE 70 5118 SALE 238 5119 SALE 238 5119 SALE 1250 5120 SALE 450 5120 SALE 415 5120 SALE 369 5120 SALE 332 5120 SALE 200 5120 SALE 191 5120 SALE 184 5120 SALE 172 5120 SALE 164 5120 SALE 150 5120 SALE 149 5120 SALE 141 5120 SALE 117 5120 SALE 100 5120 SALE 87 5120 PURCHASE 228 5120 PURCHASE 284 5120 PURCHASE 352 5120 PURCHASE 501 5120 PURCHASE 517 5120 PURCHASE 541 5120 PURCHASE 870 5120 SALE 535 5121 PURCHASE 20 5121 PURCHASE 22 5121 PURCHASE 58 5121 PURCHASE 142 5121 PURCHASE 160 5121 PURCHASE 205 5121 PURCHASE 218 5121 PURCHASE 285 5121 PURCHASE 389 5121 PURCHASE 390 5121 PURCHASE 447 5121 PURCHASE 477 5121 PURCHASE 551 5121 PURCHASE 828 5121 PURCHASE 1599 5121 SALE 289 5122 PURCHASE 100 5122 PURCHASE 100 5122 PURCHASE 200 5122 PURCHASE 263 5122 PURCHASE 263 5122 PURCHASE 330 5122 PURCHASE 458 5122 PURCHASE 493 5122 PURCHASE 513 5122 PURCHASE 600 5122 SALE 1220 5123 SALE 569 5123 SALE 509 5123 SALE 265 5123 SALE 50 5123 SALE 450 5125 SALE 354 5125 SALE 200 5125 SALE 67 5125 SALE 58 5125 SALE 29 5125 PURCHASE 800 5125 PURCHASE 873 5125 SALE 534 5126 SALE 444 5126 SALE 176 5126 SALE 14 5126 PURCHASE 210 5126 PURCHASE 370 5126 PURCHASE 574 5126 PURCHASE 626 5126 PURCHASE 692 5126 PURCHASE 1068 5126 SALE 652 5127 PURCHASE 341 5127 SALE 1283 5128 SALE 615 5128 SALE 150 5128 SALE 134 5128 SALE 121 5128 PURCHASE 126 5128 PURCHASE 200 5128 PURCHASE 200 5128 PURCHASE 292 5128 PURCHASE 416 5128 PURCHASE 500 5128 PURCHASE 853 5128 SALE 390 5129 SALE 301 5129 SALE 200 5129 SALE 164 5129 SALE 142 5129 SALE 141 5129 SALE 7 5129 PURCHASE 677 5129 PURCHASE 922 5129 SALE 2923 5130 PURCHASE 199 5130 PURCHASE 250 5130 PURCHASE 288 5130 PURCHASE 523 5130 PURCHASE 572 5130 PURCHASE 1034 5130 PURCHASE 1290 5130 PURCHASE 1303 5130 PURCHASE 1826 5130 PURCHASE 1920 5130 PURCHASE 100 5131 PURCHASE 134 5131 PURCHASE 662 5131 PURCHASE 730 5131 PURCHASE 915 5131 PURCHASE 1297 5131 PURCHASE 1727 5131 SALE 407 5132 PURCHASE 31 5132 PURCHASE 1000 5132 PURCHASE 1000 5132 SALE 800 5133 PURCHASE 170 5133 PURCHASE 189 5133 PURCHASE 508 5133 PURCHASE 635 5133 SALE 1894 5134 SALE 474 5134 SALE 460 5134 SALE 379 5134 SALE 228 5134 SALE 139 5134 SALE 125 5134 SALE 88 5134 SALE 37 5134 SALE 17 5134 SALE 16 5134 SALE 800 5135 SALE 275 5135 SALE 170 5135 SALE 58 5135 SALE 29 5135 SALE 19 5135 PURCHASE 168 5135 PURCHASE 235 5135 SALE 440 5136 SALE 384 5136 SALE 321 5136 SALE 250 5136 SALE 241 5136 SALE 181 5136 SALE 171 5136 PURCHASE 163 5136 PURCHASE 600 5136 PURCHASE 605 5136 PURCHASE 1993 5136 SALE 743 5137 SALE 416 5137 SALE 326 5137 SALE 250 5137 SALE 250 5137 SALE 82 5137 SALE 47 5137 PURCHASE 200 5137 PURCHASE 239 5137 PURCHASE 362 5137 SALE 595 5138 SALE 134 5138 PURCHASE 53 5138 PURCHASE 363 5138 PURCHASE 467 5138 PURCHASE 827 5138 PURCHASE 1000 5138 SALE 2918 5139 SALE 614 5139 SALE 374 5139 SALE 284 5139 SALE 196 5139 PURCHASE 198 5139 PURCHASE 354 5139 PURCHASE 403 5139 PURCHASE 486 5139 SALE 395 5140 SALE 292 5140 SALE 240 5140 SALE 156 5140 SALE 148 5140 SALE 144 5140 SALE 100 5140 SALE 39 5140 SALE 35 5140 SALE 17 5140 SALE 15 5140 PURCHASE 491 5140 PURCHASE 1069 5140 SALE 1000 5141 SALE 315 5141 SALE 192 5141 SALE 141 5141 SALE 124 5141 SALE 52 5141 PURCHASE 203 5141 PURCHASE 905 5141 PURCHASE 1368 5141 SALE 559 5142 SALE 175 5142 PURCHASE 263 5142 SALE 400 5143 SALE 380 5143 SALE 176 5143 SALE 15 5143 SALE 388 5144 SALE 209 5144 SALE 2915 5145 SALE 75 5145 PURCHASE 368 5145 PURCHASE 1000 5145 PURCHASE 1360 5145 PURCHASE 1555 5145 SALE 266 5146 SALE 149 5146 SALE 87 5147 PURCHASE 532 5148 SALE 50 5149 PURCHASE 269 5149 SALE 871 5150 SALE 369 5150 SALE 272 5150 SALE 268 5150 SALE 256 5150 SALE 129 5150 PURCHASE 32 5150 PURCHASE 391 5150 PURCHASE 912 5150 PURCHASE 2000 5150 PURCHASE 2000 5150 PURCHASE 2088 5150 SALE 1502 5151 SALE 740 5151 PURCHASE 126 5152 PURCHASE 154 5152 SALE 250 5153 PURCHASE 575 5154 SALE 950 5155 SALE 694 5155 SALE 377 5155 SALE 150 5155 PURCHASE 192 5155 SALE 102 5156 PURCHASE 234 5156 PURCHASE 756 5156 SALE 415 5157 SALE 400 5157 SALE 196 5157 SALE 1111 5158 SALE 518 5158 PURCHASE 277 5158 SALE 727 5159 SALE 531 5159 SALE 292 5159 SALE 231 5159 SALE 168 5159 SALE 143 5159 SALE 106 5159 SALE 41 5159 SALE 38 5159 SALE 14 5159 PURCHASE 20 5159 PURCHASE 24 5159 PURCHASE 29 5159 PURCHASE 51 5159 PURCHASE 356 5159 PURCHASE 552 5159 PURCHASE 557 5159 SALE 6746 5160 SALE 300 5160 SALE 212 5160 PURCHASE 13 5160 PURCHASE 22 5160 PURCHASE 58 5160 PURCHASE 92 5160 PURCHASE 100 5160 PURCHASE 149 5160 PURCHASE 177 5160 PURCHASE 186 5160 PURCHASE 190 5160 PURCHASE 211 5160 PURCHASE 247 5160 PURCHASE 292 5160 PURCHASE 375 5160 PURCHASE 474 5160 PURCHASE 500 5160 PURCHASE 500 5160 PURCHASE 501 5160 PURCHASE 558 5160 PURCHASE 688 5160 PURCHASE 753 5160 PURCHASE 1000 5160 SALE 317 5161 PURCHASE 492 5161 PURCHASE 53 5162 SALE 627 5163 SALE 488 5163 SALE 200 5163 SALE 150 5163 SALE 68 5163 SALE 56 5163 PURCHASE 495 5163 SALE 517 5164 SALE 296 5164 SALE 238 5164 SALE 40 5164 PURCHASE 231 5164 PURCHASE 238 5164 PURCHASE 264 5164 PURCHASE 521 5164 PURCHASE 1500 5165 SALE 1025 5166 SALE 928 5166 SALE 871 5166 SALE 583 5166 SALE 394 5166 SALE 390 5168 SALE 688 5169 SALE 502 5169 SALE 370 5169 SALE 231 5169 SALE 202 5169 SALE 108 5169 SALE 100 5169 PURCHASE 1127 5169 PURCHASE 100 5170 PURCHASE 440 5170 PURCHASE 861 5170 SALE 400 5171 SALE 141 5171 SALE 1563 5172 SALE 1000 5172 SALE 750 5172 SALE 529 5172 SALE 400 5172 SALE 264 5172 PURCHASE 862 5172 PURCHASE 1458 5172 SALE 1000 5173 SALE 150 5173 SALE 50 5173 SALE 1000 5174 SALE 452 5174 SALE 400 5174 SALE 253 5174 SALE 237 5174 SALE 221 5175 SALE 50 5175 SALE 13 5175 SALE 7 5175 SALE 1101 5176 SALE 335 5176 SALE 57 5176 SALE 28 5176 SALE 19 5176 PURCHASE 424 5176 PURCHASE 440 5176 PURCHASE 494 5176 SALE 317 5177 SALE 300 5177 SALE 216 5177 SALE 166 5177 SALE 50 5177 PURCHASE 68 5177 PURCHASE 197 5177 PURCHASE 198 5177 PURCHASE 341 5177 PURCHASE 368 5177 PURCHASE 425 5177 SALE 229 5178 SALE 150 5178 SALE 147 5178 PURCHASE 228 5178 PURCHASE 297 5178 SALE 431 5179 SALE 150 5179 SALE 107 5179 SALE 39 5179 PURCHASE 27 5179 PURCHASE 262 5179 SALE 300 5180 SALE 300 5180 SALE 150 5180 PURCHASE 1 5180 PURCHASE 1761 5180 SALE 218 5181 SALE 211 5181 PURCHASE 503 5181 PURCHASE 793 5181 PURCHASE 797 5181 SALE 623 5182 SALE 522 5182 SALE 311 5182 SALE 200 5182 SALE 57 5182 SALE 20 5182 SALE 15 5182 SALE 357 5183 SALE 300 5183 SALE 300 5183 SALE 290 5183 SALE 220 5183 SALE 260 5184 SALE 220 5184 SALE 189 5184 SALE 51 5184 SALE 19 5184 PURCHASE 1173 5184 SALE 268 5186 SALE 268 5186 PURCHASE 132 5186 SALE 500 5187 SALE 218 5187 PURCHASE 751 5188 SALE 206 5189 SALE 220 5190 PURCHASE 465 5195 SALE 1035 5196 SALE 401 5200 PURCHASE 294 5203 TOTAL PURCHASES 131,108 TOTAL SALES 132,438 (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 15 JANUARY 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