11th Jan 2008 12:04
UBS AG (EPT)11 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 10 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 2,255,807 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,255,807 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 306 5012 pence SALE 375 5014 SALE 375 5014 SALE 375 5014 SALE 266 5014 PURCHASE 150 5014 PURCHASE 450 5014 PURCHASE 425 5015 PURCHASE 432 5015 PURCHASE 433 5015 PURCHASE 453 5015 PURCHASE 475 5015 PURCHASE 262 5019 PURCHASE 1075 5020 SALE 650 5021 SALE 305 5021 PURCHASE 350 5021 PURCHASE 2987 5021 SALE 80 5022 SALE 46000 5022.8858 SALE 1000 5023 PURCHASE 815 5023 PURCHASE 1050 5023 PURCHASE 4 5025 PURCHASE 7 5025 PURCHASE 20 5025 PURCHASE 20 5025 PURCHASE 20 5025 PURCHASE 20 5025 PURCHASE 110 5025 PURCHASE 110 5025 PURCHASE 110 5025 PURCHASE 1058 5025 PURCHASE 6250 5025 SALE 1300 5028 SALE 801 5028 SALE 30 5028 PURCHASE 250 5030 PURCHASE 1294 5030 SALE 223 5031 SALE 150 5031 PURCHASE 42 5031 PURCHASE 430 5031 SALE 337 5032 SALE 404 5033 PURCHASE 2 5033 PURCHASE 402 5033 PURCHASE 480 5033 SALE 390 5034 PURCHASE 787 5034 SALE 504 5035 SALE 175 5035 SALE 155 5035 SALE 142 5035 SALE 83 5035 PURCHASE 204 5035 PURCHASE 250 5035 SALE 41 5036 SALE 437 5037 PURCHASE 8 5037 PURCHASE 390 5037 PURCHASE 246 5038 PURCHASE 290 5038 PURCHASE 790 5038 PURCHASE 800 5038 SALE 88 5039 SALE 73 5039 PURCHASE 180 5039 PURCHASE 800 5039 SALE 1236 5040 SALE 1198 5040 SALE 1000 5040 SALE 144 5040 SALE 72 5040 PURCHASE 390 5040 PURCHASE 447 5040 PURCHASE 587 5040 PURCHASE 1223 5040 PURCHASE 1737 5040 SALE 400 5041 SALE 150 5041 SALE 15 5041 PURCHASE 360 5041 PURCHASE 1000 5041 SALE 438 5042 SALE 298 5042 SALE 250 5042 PURCHASE 300 5042 PURCHASE 362 5042 SALE 370 5043 SALE 150 5043 SALE 70 5043 SALE 65 5043 SALE 30 5043 SALE 400 5044 SALE 275 5044 SALE 246 5044 SALE 59 5044 PURCHASE 1000 5044 SALE 1000 5045 SALE 363 5045 SALE 300 5045 SALE 165 5045 SALE 100 5045 SALE 89 5045 PURCHASE 19 5045 PURCHASE 59 5045 PURCHASE 194 5045 PURCHASE 339 5045 PURCHASE 1096 5045 SALE 1221 5046 SALE 772 5046 SALE 59 5046 SALE 1000 5047 SALE 390 5047 SALE 300 5047 SALE 150 5047 SALE 128 5047 PURCHASE 726 5047 SALE 3000 5048 SALE 1540 5048 SALE 1500 5048 SALE 1000 5048 SALE 581 5048 SALE 501 5048 SALE 498 5048 SALE 356 5048 SALE 175 5048 SALE 71 5048 SALE 55 5048 SALE 55 5048 SALE 48 5048 PURCHASE 250 5048 PURCHASE 253 5048 PURCHASE 803 5048 PURCHASE 1000 5048 SALE 2280 5049 SALE 2000 5049 SALE 924 5049 SALE 690 5049 SALE 394 5049 SALE 266 5049 SALE 180 5049 SALE 131 5049 SALE 127 5049 PURCHASE 500 5049 SALE 5000 5050 SALE 3000 5050 SALE 2970 5050 SALE 2142 5050 SALE 540 5050 SALE 480 5050 SALE 394 5050 SALE 390 5050 SALE 290 5050 SALE 250 5050 SALE 150 5050 SALE 150 5050 SALE 80 5050 SALE 75 5050 SALE 45 5050 PURCHASE 39 5050 PURCHASE 400 5050 PURCHASE 418 5050 PURCHASE 1348 5050 PURCHASE 2311 5050 SALE 2755 5051 SALE 1000 5051 SALE 887 5051 SALE 710 5051 SALE 600 5051 SALE 309 5051 SALE 155 5051 SALE 121 5051 PURCHASE 219 5051 PURCHASE 1000 5051 PURCHASE 1000 5051 PURCHASE 1922 5051 SALE 1030 5052 SALE 1000 5052 SALE 406 5052 SALE 242 5052 SALE 122 5052 PURCHASE 24 5052 PURCHASE 741 5052 SALE 1957 5053 SALE 1000 5053 SALE 659 5053 SALE 616 5053 SALE 600 5053 SALE 551 5053 SALE 500 5053 SALE 463 5053 SALE 424 5053 SALE 421 5053 SALE 357 5053 SALE 190 5053 SALE 146 5053 SALE 53 5053 SALE 14 5053 SALE 3 5053 PURCHASE 160 5053 PURCHASE 350 5053 PURCHASE 400 5053 PURCHASE 1436 5053 SALE 1009 5054 SALE 718 5054 SALE 452 5054 SALE 415 5054 SALE 300 5054 SALE 300 5054 SALE 292 5054 SALE 210 5054 SALE 194 5054 SALE 129 5054 SALE 102 5054 SALE 63 5054 PURCHASE 210 5054 PURCHASE 290 5054 PURCHASE 300 5054 PURCHASE 1524 5054 PURCHASE 1741 5054 SALE 723 5055 SALE 400 5055 SALE 390 5055 SALE 367 5055 SALE 132 5055 SALE 130 5055 SALE 88 5055 SALE 58 5055 PURCHASE 52 5055 PURCHASE 500 5055 PURCHASE 1343 5055 SALE 300 5056 SALE 268 5056 SALE 84 5056 SALE 62 5056 PURCHASE 193 5056 PURCHASE 454 5056 PURCHASE 800 5056 SALE 375 5057 SALE 100 5057 SALE 84 5057 PURCHASE 97 5057 PURCHASE 120 5057 PURCHASE 220 5057 PURCHASE 242 5057 PURCHASE 328 5057 PURCHASE 363 5057 PURCHASE 785 5057 PURCHASE 892 5057 PURCHASE 1000 5057 SALE 5386 5058 SALE 640 5058 SALE 368 5058 SALE 268 5058 SALE 250 5058 SALE 184 5058 SALE 134 5058 SALE 17 5058 PURCHASE 150 5058 PURCHASE 200 5058 PURCHASE 302 5058 PURCHASE 370 5058 PURCHASE 430 5058 PURCHASE 456 5058 PURCHASE 600 5058 PURCHASE 932 5058 PURCHASE 2000 5058 SALE 250 5059 SALE 157 5059 PURCHASE 33 5059 PURCHASE 45 5059 PURCHASE 200 5059 PURCHASE 281 5059 PURCHASE 320 5059 PURCHASE 767 5059 PURCHASE 1294 5059 SALE 2278 5060 SALE 1549 5060 SALE 456 5060 SALE 134 5060 PURCHASE 103 5060 SALE 4747 5061 SALE 2113 5061 SALE 1480 5061 SALE 430 5061 SALE 400 5061 SALE 250 5061 SALE 250 5061 SALE 60 5061 PURCHASE 195 5061 SALE 2750 5062 SALE 796 5062 SALE 709 5062 SALE 361 5062 SALE 276 5062 SALE 263 5062 SALE 250 5062 SALE 201 5062 SALE 59 5062 SALE 7 5062 PURCHASE 42 5062 PURCHASE 797 5062 PURCHASE 973 5062 PURCHASE 989 5062 SALE 454 5063 SALE 40 5063 PURCHASE 273 5063 SALE 5211 5064 SALE 1964 5064 SALE 1643 5064 SALE 1176 5064 SALE 583 5064 SALE 390 5064 SALE 175 5064 SALE 162 5064 SALE 127 5064 SALE 102 5064 SALE 93 5064 SALE 81 5064 SALE 80 5064 SALE 58 5064 SALE 42 5064 SALE 30 5064 SALE 7 5064 PURCHASE 70 5064 PURCHASE 185 5064 PURCHASE 245 5064 PURCHASE 390 5064 PURCHASE 553 5064 PURCHASE 751 5064 PURCHASE 1000 5064 PURCHASE 1032 5064 PURCHASE 1223 5064 SALE 541 5065 SALE 366 5065 SALE 191 5065 SALE 134 5065 PURCHASE 28 5065 SALE 1000 5066 SALE 292 5066 SALE 268 5066 SALE 138 5066 SALE 89 5066 SALE 69 5066 PURCHASE 325 5066 PURCHASE 633 5066 PURCHASE 810 5066 SALE 908 5067 SALE 540 5067 SALE 488 5067 SALE 282 5067 SALE 253 5067 SALE 180 5067 SALE 84 5067 SALE 66 5067 SALE 7 5067 PURCHASE 298 5067 PURCHASE 1500 5067 SALE 800 5068 SALE 502 5068 SALE 404 5068 SALE 285 5068 SALE 268 5068 PURCHASE 268 5068 PURCHASE 458 5068 SALE 752 5069 SALE 569 5069 SALE 271 5069 SALE 266 5069 SALE 250 5069 SALE 228 5069 SALE 171 5069 SALE 36 5069 PURCHASE 149 5069 PURCHASE 2000 5069 PURCHASE 4303 5069 SALE 250 5070 SALE 146 5070 SALE 59 5070 PURCHASE 1201 5070 PURCHASE 1373 5070 PURCHASE 1448 5070 PURCHASE 1640 5070 PURCHASE 2000 5070 PURCHASE 2000 5070 PURCHASE 2000 5070 PURCHASE 2000 5070 SALE 251 5071 SALE 173 5071 SALE 56 5071 SALE 41 5071 PURCHASE 22 5071 PURCHASE 77 5071 PURCHASE 100 5071 PURCHASE 142 5071 PURCHASE 206 5071 PURCHASE 240 5071 PURCHASE 1791 5071 SALE 838 5072 SALE 104 5072 SALE 41 5072 PURCHASE 54 5072 PURCHASE 100 5072 PURCHASE 261 5072 PURCHASE 268 5072 PURCHASE 524 5072 SALE 590 5073 SALE 546 5073 SALE 504 5073 SALE 113 5073 SALE 95 5073 SALE 68 5073 SALE 44 5073 SALE 20 5073 SALE 477 5074 SALE 108 5074 SALE 107 5074 SALE 96 5074 SALE 95 5074 PURCHASE 34 5074 PURCHASE 34 5074 SALE 210 5075 SALE 206 5075 SALE 206 5075 PURCHASE 34 5075 PURCHASE 150 5075 PURCHASE 153 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 250 5075 PURCHASE 318 5075 PURCHASE 318 5075 PURCHASE 793 5075 PURCHASE 971 5075 PURCHASE 1000 5075 PURCHASE 1718 5075 PURCHASE 2000 5075 PURCHASE 5497 5075 SALE 2500 5076 SALE 1215 5076 SALE 90 5076 PURCHASE 150 5076 PURCHASE 168 5076 PURCHASE 187 5076 PURCHASE 2539 5076 PURCHASE 3000 5076 SALE 502 5077 SALE 459 5077 SALE 150 5077 SALE 70 5077 PURCHASE 7 5077 PURCHASE 358 5077 PURCHASE 419 5077 PURCHASE 445 5077 PURCHASE 555 5077 PURCHASE 1000 5077 PURCHASE 1000 5077 SALE 1000 5078 SALE 469 5078 SALE 238 5078 SALE 189 5078 SALE 150 5078 PURCHASE 28 5078 PURCHASE 140 5078 PURCHASE 189 5078 PURCHASE 243 5078 PURCHASE 428 5078 PURCHASE 428 5078 PURCHASE 3811 5078 PURCHASE 4000 5078 PURCHASE 4000 5078 SALE 3480 5079 SALE 481 5079 SALE 156 5079 SALE 84 5079 SALE 78 5079 PURCHASE 120 5079 PURCHASE 170 5079 PURCHASE 400 5079 PURCHASE 400 5079 PURCHASE 1000 5079 SALE 634 5080 SALE 532 5080 SALE 409 5080 SALE 388 5080 SALE 368 5080 SALE 314 5080 SALE 224 5080 SALE 222 5080 SALE 100 5080 SALE 80 5080 SALE 59 5080 SALE 57 5080 PURCHASE 300 5080 PURCHASE 368 5080 PURCHASE 400 5080 PURCHASE 519 5080 PURCHASE 566 5080 PURCHASE 587 5080 PURCHASE 1326 5080 PURCHASE 1800 5080 PURCHASE 2000 5080 PURCHASE 2214 5080 PURCHASE 3000 5080 SALE 152 5081 SALE 68 5081 PURCHASE 250 5081 PURCHASE 1062 5081 SALE 320 5082 SALE 187 5082 SALE 159 5082 PURCHASE 11 5082 PURCHASE 473 5082 PURCHASE 593 5082 PURCHASE 666 5082 PURCHASE 2505 5082 SALE 2 5083 PURCHASE 698 5083 PURCHASE 2104 5083 SALE 88 5084 PURCHASE 219 5084 PURCHASE 230 5084 SALE 187 5085 SALE 80 5085 SALE 58 5085 PURCHASE 40 5085 PURCHASE 177 5085 PURCHASE 1468 5085 PURCHASE 1645 5085 SALE 208 5086 SALE 163 5086 SALE 150 5086 PURCHASE 150 5086 PURCHASE 300 5086 SALE 1913 5087 SALE 730 5087 SALE 554 5087 SALE 375 5087 SALE 375 5087 SALE 375 5087 SALE 375 5087 SALE 358 5087 SALE 305 5087 SALE 198 5087 SALE 179 5087 SALE 176 5087 SALE 137 5087 SALE 63 5087 PURCHASE 445 5087 PURCHASE 460 5087 SALE 321 5088 SALE 158 5088 SALE 146 5088 SALE 43 5088 PURCHASE 108 5088 PURCHASE 241 5088 PURCHASE 268 5088 PURCHASE 408 5088 PURCHASE 409 5088 PURCHASE 1000 5088 PURCHASE 1315 5088 PURCHASE 1600 5088 SALE 1461 5089 SALE 1396 5089 SALE 600 5089 SALE 461 5089 SALE 197 5089 SALE 163 5089 SALE 162 5089 SALE 150 5089 SALE 119 5089 SALE 93 5089 SALE 59 5089 SALE 47 5089 PURCHASE 318 5089 PURCHASE 939 5089 PURCHASE 72 5090 PURCHASE 112 5090 PURCHASE 134 5090 PURCHASE 184 5090 PURCHASE 500 5090 PURCHASE 1364 5090 PURCHASE 1381 5090 SALE 1000 5091 SALE 256 5091 SALE 177 5091 SALE 92 5091 SALE 977 5092 SALE 555 5092 SALE 527 5092 SALE 73 5092 PURCHASE 100 5092 PURCHASE 497 5092 PURCHASE 600 5092 PURCHASE 678 5092 SALE 503 5093 SALE 423 5093 SALE 371 5093 SALE 158 5093 SALE 154 5093 SALE 76 5093 SALE 56 5093 SALE 20 5093 PURCHASE 1000 5093 SALE 1000 5094 SALE 750 5094 SALE 659 5094 SALE 475 5094 SALE 227 5094 PURCHASE 20 5094 PURCHASE 100 5094 PURCHASE 203 5094 PURCHASE 300 5094 PURCHASE 373 5094 PURCHASE 943 5094 PURCHASE 1200 5094 SALE 708 5095 SALE 592 5095 SALE 555 5095 SALE 335 5095 SALE 120 5095 SALE 85 5095 SALE 48 5095 SALE 165 5096 SALE 42 5096 PURCHASE 191 5097 SALE 1000 5098 SALE 176 5098 SALE 151 5099 SALE 2664 5100 SALE 764 5100 SALE 529 5100 PURCHASE 148 5100 PURCHASE 250 5100 PURCHASE 1768 5100 PURCHASE 561 5101 PURCHASE 1000 5101 PURCHASE 70 5102 PURCHASE 108 5102 PURCHASE 188 5102 PURCHASE 224 5102 PURCHASE 243 5102 PURCHASE 299 5102 PURCHASE 412 5102 PURCHASE 1954 5102 PURCHASE 762 5103 SALE 296 5104 SALE 217 5104 SALE 48 5104 SALE 405 5108 SALE 600 5109 SALE 53 5109 SALE 250 5110 SALE 20 5110 PURCHASE 1000 5110 PURCHASE 1000 5110 SALE 1230 5111 SALE 173 5111 SALE 172 5111 PURCHASE 524 5111 SALE 1000 5112 SALE 384 5112 SALE 309 5112 SALE 113 5112 SALE 81 5112 SALE 58 5112 SALE 42 5112 PURCHASE 250 5112 SALE 674 5113 SALE 339 5113 SALE 283 5113 SALE 59 5113 SALE 1084 5114 SALE 863 5114 PURCHASE 678 5115 PURCHASE 2524 5115 SALE 732 5116 SALE 550 5116 PURCHASE 109 5116 PURCHASE 1000 5116 SALE 340 5118 SALE 316 5118 SALE 205 5119 PURCHASE 100 5120 PURCHASE 555 5120 PURCHASE 268 5125 PURCHASE 302 5126 PURCHASE 738 5126 SALE 127 5130 SALE 70 5130 SALE 1000 5136 SALE 692 5136 SALE 460 5136 SALE 333 5136 SALE 200 5136 SALE 160 5136 SALE 84 5136 SALE 47 5136 SALE 268 5137 SALE 162 5137 SALE 511 5138 SALE 507 5138 SALE 181 5138 SALE 121 5138 SALE 38 5138 SALE 732 5139 SALE 476 5139 SALE 428 5139 SALE 365 5139 SALE 268 5139 SALE 268 5139 SALE 268 5139 SALE 46 5139 PURCHASE 14 5140 PURCHASE 32 5140 PURCHASE 58 5140 PURCHASE 58 5140 PURCHASE 186 5140 PURCHASE 257 5140 PURCHASE 307 5140 PURCHASE 398 5140 PURCHASE 398 5140 PURCHASE 560 5140 PURCHASE 560 5140 PURCHASE 560 5140 PURCHASE 560 5140 PURCHASE 1086 5140 PURCHASE 1999 5140 SALE 203 5141 SALE 160 5142 SALE 14 5142 PURCHASE 135 5142 PURCHASE 300 5142 PURCHASE 500 5142 SALE 828 5143 SALE 87 5144 SALE 731 5145 SALE 141 5148 TOTAL PURCHASES 214,666 TOTAL SALES 246,603 (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 11 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:
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