22nd Feb 2008 11:44
UBS AG (EPT)22 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) 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 Ordinary 10pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 21 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 570,636 57.53484 pence 5901.182 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 777,355 5918 pence 5766 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD SHORT 25,000 57.53484 GBP CFD LONG 1,319 57.78611827 CFD SHORT 50,000 57.8736 CFD SHORT 211 58.01341232 CFD SHORT 38 58.01342105 CFD LONG 15,000 58.08 CFD LONG 10,000 58.0833 CFD LONG 20,000 58.1206 CFD LONG 50,000 58.19089 CFD LONG 5,000 58.222528 CFD SHORT 304,231 58.2559 CFD SHORT 15,638 58.29717891 CFD LONG 27,502 58.3132 CFD SHORT 50,000 58.456724 CFD LONG 130,000 58.4896 CFD LONG 254,231 58.83846899 CFD SHORT 476 59.01182773 CFD LONG 106,910 59.0203 CFD LONG 196 59.0382 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European etc. per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option relates (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 22 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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