22nd Apr 2008 11:32
UBS AG (EPT)22 April 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 21 APRIL 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% 659 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 659 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) SALE 25 14263 AUD Cents SALE 1751 14274 PURCHASE 96 14276 PURCHASE 219 14276 PURCHASE 500 14278 SALE 197 14281 SALE 5 14285 PURCHASE 8 14285 PURCHASE 41 14285 PURCHASE 250 14285 SALE 440 14287 SALE 291 14287 SALE 210 14287 SALE 21 14287 SALE 146 14288 SALE 24 14288 SALE 11 14288 SALE 362 14290 SALE 202 14290 SALE 161 14290 SALE 145 14290 SALE 97 14290 SALE 280 14291 SALE 200 14291 SALE 86 14291 SALE 66 14291 SALE 40 14291 SALE 5 14291 SALE 308 14292 SALE 10 14292 SALE 156 14293 SALE 103 14293 SALE 222 14294 SALE 240 14295 SALE 200 14295 SALE 111 14295 SALE 17 14295 SALE 5 14295 SALE 191 14296 SALE 139 14296 SALE 137 14296 SALE 91 14296 SALE 50 14296 SALE 30 14297 SALE 15 14297 SALE 15 14297 SALE 115 14298 SALE 717 14299 SALE 585 14299 SALE 282 14299 SALE 115 14299 SALE 113 14299 SALE 103 14299 SALE 57 14299 SALE 14 14299 SALE 457 14300 SALE 380 14300 SALE 302 14300 SALE 200 14300 SALE 199 14300 SALE 181 14300 SALE 88 14300 SALE 21 14300 SALE 4 14300 PURCHASE 50 14300 PURCHASE 195 14300 PURCHASE 231 14300 PURCHASE 260 14300 PURCHASE 274 14300 PURCHASE 394 14300 PURCHASE 600 14300 PURCHASE 903 14300 PURCHASE 600 14302 PURCHASE 295 14303 PURCHASE 534 14304 PURCHASE 200 14305 PURCHASE 25 14306 PURCHASE 950 14306 PURCHASE 3 14307 PURCHASE 25 14307 PURCHASE 43 14307 SALE 100 14308 SALE 100 14308 SALE 100 14308 PURCHASE 491 14308 SALE 200 14309 PURCHASE 4 14309 PURCHASE 58 14309 PURCHASE 118 14309 PURCHASE 35 14310 PURCHASE 448 14310 PURCHASE 871 14311 PURCHASE 4 14312 PURCHASE 290 14312 PURCHASE 422 14312 PURCHASE 96 14313 PURCHASE 280 14313 PURCHASE 547 14317 SALE 210 14320 SALE 115 14320 SALE 20 14320 SALE 293 14323 SALE 265 14323 SALE 23257 14323.86546 PURCHASE 23257 14323.86546 SALE 195 14324 SALE 100 14324 SALE 250 14325 PURCHASE 1 14326 SALE 361 14327 PURCHASE 200 14327 PURCHASE 213 14327 PURCHASE 1331 14327 SALE 378 14328 SALE 240 14328 SALE 231 14328 SALE 363 14329 SALE 300 14329 SALE 230 14329 SALE 158 14329 SALE 124 14329 SALE 100 14329 SALE 98 14329 SALE 36 14329 SALE 3 14329 SALE 20813 14329.74252 PURCHASE 20813 14329.74252 SALE 206 14330 SALE 172 14330 SALE 125 14330 SALE 223 14331 PURCHASE 5 14331 PURCHASE 55 14331 PURCHASE 206 14331 PURCHASE 313 14331 PURCHASE 741 14331 SALE 360 14332 SALE 429 14335 SALE 46 14335 SALE 19 14335 PURCHASE 39 14337 PURCHASE 548 14337 SALE 46 14338 PURCHASE 636 14338 SALE 300 14340 SALE 200 14340 SALE 80 14340 PURCHASE 686 14348 SALE 400 14350 SALE 100 14350 SALE 100 14350 SALE 100 14350 SALE 73 14350 SALE 46 14350 SALE 40 14350 SALE 4 14350 SALE 5 14351 SALE 325 14353 SALE 150 14353 SALE 100 14353 SALE 95 14353 PURCHASE 11 14353 PURCHASE 428 14353 SALE 160 14355 SALE 144 14355 SALE 46 14355 SALE 16 14356 PURCHASE 3 14356 PURCHASE 5 14356 PURCHASE 5 14356 PURCHASE 538 14356 PURCHASE 650 14356 SALE 500 14357 PURCHASE 15 14357 PURCHASE 25 14357 PURCHASE 93 14357 PURCHASE 269 14357 PURCHASE 776 14357 SALE 362 14363 SALE 90 14363 SALE 221 14365 SALE 154 14365 SALE 100 14365 SALE 356 14367 SALE 146 14367 SALE 23 14367 SALE 307 14368 PURCHASE 1739 14368 SALE 2 14371 SALE 260 14375 SALE 219 14375 SALE 41 14375 PURCHASE 35 14410 PURCHASE 40 14410 SALE 320 14439 PURCHASE 362 14450 PURCHASE 25 14470 PURCHASE 25 14470 PURCHASE 435 14470 SALE 738 14483 TOTAL PURCHASES 64,883 TOTAL SALES 67,327 (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 22 APRIL 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