13th Mar 2008 11:39
UBS AG (EPT)13 March 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 12 MARCH 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 1,536 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 1,536 0.00% 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 144 12466 AUD CENTS PURCHASE 342 12467 PURCHASE 164 12468 SALE 356 12475 PURCHASE 9 12475 PURCHASE 27 12475 PURCHASE 187 12475 PURCHASE 9 12477 PURCHASE 18 12477 PURCHASE 37 12477 PURCHASE 100 12477 SALE 398 12479 SALE 335 12481 SALE 182 12481 SALE 939 12485 SALE 216 12485 PURCHASE 3 12489 PURCHASE 630 12489 SALE 628 12490 SALE 10 12490 PURCHASE 200 12490 PURCHASE 524 12490 PURCHASE 251 12491 PURCHASE 9 12492 PURCHASE 15 12492 PURCHASE 56 12492 PURCHASE 58 12492 PURCHASE 114 12492 PURCHASE 682 12492 SALE 250 12495 SALE 561 12498 SALE 1176 12500 SALE 1097 12500 SALE 182 12500 SALE 176 12500 PURCHASE 14 12501 PURCHASE 40 12501 PURCHASE 1655 12501 PURCHASE 600 12510 PURCHASE 397 12511 PURCHASE 100 12512 PURCHASE 254 12515 PURCHASE 2 12520 PURCHASE 58 12520 PURCHASE 87 12520 PURCHASE 171 12520 PURCHASE 2 12523 PURCHASE 9 12523 PURCHASE 54 12523 PURCHASE 111 12523 PURCHASE 535 12523 SALE 300 12530 PURCHASE 83 12530 SALE 1894 12536 SALE 95 12536 SALE 800 12540 SALE 471 12540 SALE 498 12541 SALE 388 12541 PURCHASE 117 12541 PURCHASE 294 12541 PURCHASE 108 12542 PURCHASE 300 12542 PURCHASE 202 12543 PURCHASE 2 12545 PURCHASE 13 12545 PURCHASE 287 12545 SALE 1240 12550 SALE 300 12550 SALE 265 12550 SALE 11 12550 SALE 9 12550 SALE 6 12550 SALE 6 12550 PURCHASE 70 12550 PURCHASE 400 12550 PURCHASE 400 12550 SALE 139 12551 PURCHASE 100 12551 PURCHASE 593 12551 PURCHASE 111 12554 PURCHASE 68 12556 PURCHASE 127 12556 PURCHASE 159 12556 PURCHASE 216 12556 PURCHASE 153 12558 PURCHASE 262 12558 PURCHASE 300 12558 PURCHASE 320 12558 PURCHASE 778 12558 PURCHASE 300 12559 SALE 265 12560 SALE 45 12560 SALE 8 12560 SALE 8 12560 PURCHASE 28 12561 PURCHASE 84 12561 PURCHASE 182 12561 PURCHASE 798 12561 PURCHASE 31 12562 PURCHASE 73 12562 PURCHASE 400 12562 PURCHASE 647 12562 SALE 25 12563 SALE 24 12563 SALE 9 12563 PURCHASE 3 12564 PURCHASE 3 12564 PURCHASE 144 12564 PURCHASE 200 12564 SALE 453 12565 PURCHASE 300 12565 SALE 1683 12570 SALE 270 12570 PURCHASE 12 12571 PURCHASE 514 12571 PURCHASE 323 12575 SALE 55 12576 SALE 14 12576 PURCHASE 469 12576 PURCHASE 1027 12576 SALE 151 12580 SALE 58 12580 SALE 42 12580 SALE 10 12580 SALE 4 12580 SALE 4 12580 PURCHASE 845 12580 PURCHASE 19 12581 PURCHASE 41 12581 PURCHASE 103 12581 SALE 878 12584 SALE 1608 12585 SALE 120 12585 PURCHASE 7 12585 PURCHASE 27 12585 PURCHASE 43 12585 PURCHASE 88 12585 PURCHASE 1407 12585 PURCHASE 300 12586 PURCHASE 336 12586 SALE 44693 12586.98414 PURCHASE 44693 12586.98414 SALE 186 12587 PURCHASE 100 12587 PURCHASE 100 12587 SALE 326 12590 SALE 43046 12594.14993 PURCHASE 43046 12594.14993 SALE 835 12595 SALE 805 12595 SALE 200 12598 SALE 100 12598 SALE 1306 12600 SALE 1196 12600 SALE 1139 12600 SALE 883 12600 SALE 643 12600 SALE 237 12600 SALE 207 12600 SALE 155 12600 SALE 85 12600 SALE 22 12600 SALE 13 12600 SALE 10 12600 SALE 9 12600 SALE 8 12600 SALE 6 12600 SALE 4 12600 SALE 3 12600 SALE 145 12601 PURCHASE 1 12601 PURCHASE 2 12601 PURCHASE 2 12601 PURCHASE 6 12601 PURCHASE 17 12601 PURCHASE 17 12601 PURCHASE 31 12601 PURCHASE 31 12601 PURCHASE 37 12601 PURCHASE 39 12601 PURCHASE 66 12601 PURCHASE 81 12601 PURCHASE 96 12601 PURCHASE 132 12601 PURCHASE 132 12601 PURCHASE 146 12601 PURCHASE 183 12601 PURCHASE 260 12601 PURCHASE 920 12601 PURCHASE 992 12601 PURCHASE 23 12602 PURCHASE 51 12602 PURCHASE 95 12602 PURCHASE 99 12602 PURCHASE 148 12602 PURCHASE 436 12602 PURCHASE 85 12605 PURCHASE 500 12605 PURCHASE 6 12606 PURCHASE 58 12606 PURCHASE 82 12606 PURCHASE 277 12607 PURCHASE 824 12608 PURCHASE 96 12609 PURCHASE 100 12609 PURCHASE 300 12609 PURCHASE 40 12610 PURCHASE 83 12610 PURCHASE 100 12610 PURCHASE 148 12610 PURCHASE 150 12610 PURCHASE 165 12610 PURCHASE 175 12610 PURCHASE 200 12610 SALE 167 12620 PURCHASE 73 12620 PURCHASE 1204 12620 PURCHASE 1 12621 PURCHASE 1 12621 PURCHASE 3 12621 PURCHASE 6 12621 PURCHASE 12 12621 PURCHASE 13 12621 PURCHASE 17 12621 PURCHASE 80 12621 PURCHASE 8 12622 PURCHASE 19 12622 PURCHASE 59 12622 PURCHASE 181 12622 PURCHASE 200 12622 PURCHASE 8 12623 PURCHASE 43 12623 SALE 217 12624 SALE 360 12625 PURCHASE 3 12627 PURCHASE 3 12627 PURCHASE 3 12627 PURCHASE 4 12627 PURCHASE 18 12627 PURCHASE 47 12627 PURCHASE 87 12627 PURCHASE 120 12627 PURCHASE 195 12627 PURCHASE 290 12627 PURCHASE 320 12627 PURCHASE 338 12627 PURCHASE 2 12628 PURCHASE 2 12628 PURCHASE 3 12628 PURCHASE 3 12628 PURCHASE 5 12628 PURCHASE 100 12628 PURCHASE 114 12628 PURCHASE 152 12628 PURCHASE 320 12628 PURCHASE 11 12629 PURCHASE 20 12629 PURCHASE 25 12629 PURCHASE 44 12629 SALE 214 12630 SALE 113 12630 SALE 10 12630 SALE 8 12630 SALE 200 12631 SALE 6 12631 PURCHASE 15 12631 PURCHASE 33 12631 PURCHASE 2 12632 PURCHASE 7 12632 PURCHASE 17 12632 PURCHASE 44 12632 PURCHASE 67 12632 PURCHASE 70 12633 PURCHASE 349 12633 PURCHASE 1000 12633 SALE 128 12635 SALE 6 12635 PURCHASE 20 12635 PURCHASE 300 12635 PURCHASE 851 12635 PURCHASE 16 12636 PURCHASE 34 12636 PURCHASE 67 12636 SALE 1000 12637 PURCHASE 2 12637 PURCHASE 7 12637 PURCHASE 41 12637 PURCHASE 46 12637 PURCHASE 67 12637 PURCHASE 94 12637 PURCHASE 200 12637 PURCHASE 200 12637 PURCHASE 350 12637 SALE 840 12638 PURCHASE 7 12638 PURCHASE 87 12638 PURCHASE 133 12638 SALE 321 12640 SALE 239 12640 SALE 202 12640 SALE 18 12640 SALE 8 12640 PURCHASE 298 12640 PURCHASE 320 12640 PURCHASE 1000 12640 SALE 1028 12641 SALE 8 12641 PURCHASE 3 12641 PURCHASE 100 12641 PURCHASE 118 12641 PURCHASE 452 12641 PURCHASE 3 12642 PURCHASE 12 12642 PURCHASE 25 12642 PURCHASE 56 12642 PURCHASE 100 12642 SALE 359 12643 PURCHASE 1 12643 PURCHASE 3 12643 PURCHASE 5 12643 PURCHASE 10 12643 PURCHASE 22 12643 PURCHASE 131 12643 PURCHASE 290 12643 SALE 366 12644 PURCHASE 43 12644 PURCHASE 141 12644 SALE 625 12648 SALE 1671 12650 SALE 469 12650 SALE 117 12650 SALE 18 12650 SALE 10 12650 SALE 1314 12660 SALE 106 12660 SALE 23 12660 SALE 10 12660 PURCHASE 510 12660 PURCHASE 200 12661 PURCHASE 2 12664 PURCHASE 65 12664 PURCHASE 500 12664 SALE 517 12670 SALE 9 12670 PURCHASE 200 12674 SALE 227 12676 SALE 9 12676 SALE 9 12676 SALE 169 12679 SALE 204 12680 SALE 117 12680 PURCHASE 2 12680 PURCHASE 2 12680 PURCHASE 3 12680 PURCHASE 3 12680 PURCHASE 11 12680 PURCHASE 53 12680 PURCHASE 75 12680 PURCHASE 500 12680 PURCHASE 675 12680 PURCHASE 121 12689 SALE 204 12693 SALE 125 12693 SALE 739 12699 SALE 1638 12700 SALE 1008 12700 SALE 500 12700 PURCHASE 654 12700 SALE 205 12701 PURCHASE 184 12710 TOTAL PURCHASES 132,434 TOTAL SALES 130,785 (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 13 MARCH 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