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EPT Disclosure

17th Sep 2008 15:33

RNS Number : 6783D

UBS AG (EPT)

17 September 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 Branch
Company dealt in	Rio Tinto PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary 10p
Date of dealing	16 SEPTEMBER 2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased	Highest price paid (Note 3)	Lowest price paid (Note 3)
1,798,895	4112 pence	3842 pence

Total number of securities sold	Highest price received (Note 3)	Lowest price received (Note 3)
1,151,825	4100 pence	3834 pence

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 4)	Number of securities (Note 5)	Price per unit (Note 3)
CFD	LONG	250000	40.071733 GBP
CFD	LONG	175357	41.94
CFD	LONG	81000	40.46949
CFD	LONG	81000	39.6708
CFD	LONG	78501	41.94
CFD	LONG	78370	41.94
CFD	LONG	56664	39.0004
CFD	LONG	56412	41.94
CFD	LONG	50000	39.1197
CFD	LONG	40500	40.0098
CFD	LONG	20497	40.0098
CFD	LONG	20003	40.0098
CFD	LONG	19965	38.9616
CFD	LONG	19000	40.46949
CFD	LONG	19000	39.6708
CFD	LONG	10850	39.0004
CFD	LONG	10000	38.5545
CFD	LONG	9500	40.0098
CFD	LONG	4807	40.0098
CFD	LONG	4693	40.0098
CFD	LONG	2700	40.48481481
CFD	LONG	2338	38.9616
CFD	LONG	2136	39.0004
CFD	LONG	350	39.0004
CFD	LONG	281	38.9616
CFD	LONG	165	38.9616
CFD	LONG	27	38.9616
CFD	SHORT	792	40.2718
CFD	SHORT	1275	40.4506
CFD	SHORT	4355	40.27180416
CFD	SHORT	4693	39.7797
CFD	SHORT	6853	40.2718
CFD	SHORT	8615	40.4506
CFD	SHORT	9500	40.2804
CFD	SHORT	15795	39.956
CFD	SHORT	19000	39.7797
CFD	SHORT	19738	40.4506
CFD	SHORT	20003	39.7797
CFD	SHORT	20372	40.4506
CFD	SHORT	31000	38.77
CFD	SHORT	40500	40.2804
CFD	SHORT	55080	39.956
CFD	SHORT	56412	41.94
CFD	SHORT	58500	38.77
CFD	SHORT	60500	38.77
CFD	SHORT	71307	39.77974
CFD	SHORT	75870	39.956
CFD	SHORT	78370	41.94
CFD	SHORT	78501	41.94
CFD	SHORT	81000	39.7797
CFD	SHORT	123255	39.956
CFD	SHORT	150000	39.29536807
CFD	SHORT	175357	41.94
CFD	SHORT	303997	39.77974

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,e.g call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 3)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

……………………………………………………………………

Date of disclosure	17 SEPTEMBER 2008
Contact name	NIMISHA SACHDEV
Telephone number	020 7568 9289
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTD
Nature of connection (Note 6)	CONNECTED ADVISER

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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