9th May 2008 11:31
UBS AG (EPT)09 May 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 08 MAY 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% 22 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 22 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 1170 14202 AUD Cents PURCHASE 77 14205 PURCHASE 13 14217 PURCHASE 55 14217 PURCHASE 177 14220 PURCHASE 500 14227 PURCHASE 85 14243 PURCHASE 74 14243 PURCHASE 15 14251 PURCHASE 56 14251 PURCHASE 255 14265 SALE 698 14270 PURCHASE 235 14270 PURCHASE 150 14270 SALE 100 14274 SALE 160 14275 SALE 64 14275 SALE 451 14275 PURCHASE 323 14277 PURCHASE 100 14277 PURCHASE 47 14279 PURCHASE 202 14280 PURCHASE 200 14287 PURCHASE 881 14291 PURCHASE 200 14294 SALE 242 14336 SALE 133 14340 SALE 75 14349 SALE 94 14360 PURCHASE 161 14373 PURCHASE 11 14373 PURCHASE 54 14393 PURCHASE 39 14393 PURCHASE 1 14396 PURCHASE 21 14396 PURCHASE 400 14396 PURCHASE 7 14396 PURCHASE 30 14396 PURCHASE 35 14396 SALE 355 14397 SALE 179 14399 SALE 159 14399 PURCHASE 600 14400 SALE 15710 14417.49 PURCHASE 15710 14417.49 SALE 436 14420 PURCHASE 70 14424 SALE 230 14428 SALE 260 14429 SALE 223 14430 SALE 372 14430 SALE 297 14431 SALE 4 14435 SALE 230 14435 SALE 16 14435 SALE 250 14435 SALE 12 14438 SALE 240 14438 SALE 88 14442 SALE 146 14442 SALE 19 14442 PURCHASE 276 14450 PURCHASE 9 14450 PURCHASE 213 14450 PURCHASE 24 14450 PURCHASE 4 14450 PURCHASE 140 14453 SALE 114 14455 SALE 26 14455 PURCHASE 536 14460 PURCHASE 14018 14460.5 SALE 14018 14460.5 SALE 140 14462 PURCHASE 125 14466 PURCHASE 43 14466 SALE 200 14466 SALE 288 14469 SALE 301 14469 SALE 345 14469 PURCHASE 496 14470 PURCHASE 86 14470 PURCHASE 92 14470 PURCHASE 22 14472 PURCHASE 82 14472 PURCHASE 2 14473 PURCHASE 110 14473 SALE 264 14473 SALE 250 14473 SALE 277 14476 SALE 399 14477 SALE 40 14490 SALE 220 14490 PURCHASE 90 14490 PURCHASE 24 14490 PURCHASE 21 14490 PURCHASE 21 14490 PURCHASE 220 14490 SALE 278 14493 PURCHASE 122 14493 SALE 90 14495 PURCHASE 14 14498 PURCHASE 477 14498 PURCHASE 400 14500 PURCHASE 220 14500 PURCHASE 993 14502 PURCHASE 45 14503 PURCHASE 185 14504 PURCHASE 194 14506 PURCHASE 230 14506 PURCHASE 68 14506 PURCHASE 4 14506 PURCHASE 49 14506 PURCHASE 319 14507 SALE 315 14508 SALE 326 14509 SALE 445 14510 PURCHASE 205 14513 PURCHASE 198 14517 SALE 33 14517 SALE 38 14517 SALE 240 14517 SALE 400 14517 SALE 228 14519 SALE 290 14520 SALE 67 14521 SALE 100 14521 SALE 230 14521 PURCHASE 48 14528 PURCHASE 230 14528 PURCHASE 156 14529 PURCHASE 297 14529 PURCHASE 474 14530 SALE 68 14530 SALE 112 14530 PURCHASE 3 14536 PURCHASE 239 14536 PURCHASE 686 14545 PURCHASE 165 14550 PURCHASE 80 14550 SALE 668 14555 PURCHASE 18 14558 PURCHASE 28 14558 PURCHASE 91 14558 PURCHASE 260 14558 PURCHASE 15 14561 PURCHASE 44 14561 PURCHASE 33 14561 PURCHASE 240 14562 SALE 364 14564 SALE 11 14564 SALE 64 14580 SALE 75 14580 SALE 571 14581 SALE 343 14581 SALE 82 14581 SALE 177 14587 SALE 6 14588 TOTAL PURCHASES 45,438 TOTAL SALES 43,746 (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 09 MAY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone 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