28th Dec 2007 11:20
UBS AG (EPT)28 December 2007 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 27 DECEMBER 2007 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 2,259,592 0.23% 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,259,592 0.23% 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 236 5320 pence SALE 174 5321 PURCHASE 178 5322 SALE 296 5322 SALE 178 5322 SALE 100 5327 SALE 140 5327 SALE 14 5327 SALE 390 5328 SALE 600 5329 SALE 249 5334.5 SALE 706 5334.5 SALE 151 5337 SALE 593 5337 SALE 14 5340 SALE 40 5340 SALE 576 5341 PURCHASE 649 5341 PURCHASE 1000 5342 PURCHASE 249 5342 SALE 461 5343 SALE 223 5343.5 SALE 390 5343.5 PURCHASE 407 5344 SALE 37 5344 SALE 28 5344 SALE 93 5344 SALE 7 5347 SALE 120 5347 SALE 439 5347 SALE 140 5347 SALE 675 5347.5 SALE 140 5348 SALE 140 5348 SALE 1678 5349 PURCHASE 205 5349 SALE 100 5350 SALE 388 5350 SALE 553 5350 SALE 535 5350 SALE 3094 5350 PURCHASE 233 5350 PURCHASE 800 5350 PURCHASE 1600 5352 SALE 6 5352.5 PURCHASE 386 5353 PURCHASE 153 5353 SALE 23 5353 SALE 100 5353 SALE 514 5353 PURCHASE 208 5355 SALE 291 5355 SALE 546 5355 SALE 838 5355 PURCHASE 838 5355 PURCHASE 142 5355 SALE 568 5355.5 SALE 1 5355.5 SALE 800 5356 SALE 289 5356 PURCHASE 1000 5356 PURCHASE 229 5356 PURCHASE 98 5356 PURCHASE 116 5356 SALE 727 5356.5 SALE 247 5356.5 SALE 2 5356.5 SALE 526 5357 SALE 20 5357 SALE 395 5357 SALE 3 5357.5 SALE 497 5357.5 SALE 800 5358 PURCHASE 142 5358 PURCHASE 121 5358 PURCHASE 385 5358 SALE 373 5358 SALE 409 5358 SALE 1657 5358 SALE 628 5358.5 SALE 131 5358.5 SALE 400 5359 SALE 400 5359 SALE 441 5359 SALE 28 5359 SALE 140 5359 SALE 557 5360 SALE 100 5360 SALE 944 5360 SALE 1571 5360 SALE 1 5360 SALE 500 5360 SALE 100 5360 SALE 610 5360 PURCHASE 42 5360 SALE 881 5360 SALE 545 5360 PURCHASE 376 5360 PURCHASE 538 5360 PURCHASE 881 5360 SALE 538 5360 PURCHASE 200 5361 SALE 297 5361 PURCHASE 499 5361 PURCHASE 10 5361 SALE 799 5361 PURCHASE 800 5361 SALE 535 5362 SALE 2225 5362 SALE 637 5362 SALE 2307 5362 SALE 803 5362 SALE 1131 5362 SALE 877 5363 SALE 2500 5363 SALE 800 5364 SALE 400 5364 PURCHASE 400 5364 PURCHASE 437 5364 PURCHASE 946 5365 PURCHASE 246 5365 PURCHASE 1796 5365 SALE 443 5365 SALE 146 5365 PURCHASE 456 5365 SALE 1 5365.5 SALE 647 5365.5 SALE 145 5365.5 PURCHASE 243 5366 SALE 17 5366 SALE 394 5366 SALE 664 5366 SALE 114 5366 SALE 1171 5366 PURCHASE 1171 5366 SALE 492 5366 SALE 707 5366 PURCHASE 492 5366 PURCHASE 43 5366 SALE 195 5366 SALE 368 5366 PURCHASE 12 5366 PURCHASE 418 5366 SALE 1085 5366 PURCHASE 3 5367 PURCHASE 253 5367 SALE 582 5367 SALE 497 5367 SALE 760 5367 SALE 266 5367 PURCHASE 266 5367 PURCHASE 260 5367 SALE 163 5367.5 SALE 1 5367.5 SALE 576 5367.5 SALE 1 5368 SALE 827 5368 SALE 389 5368 SALE 174 5368 SALE 459 5368 SALE 3 5368 SALE 174 5368 SALE 415 5369 PURCHASE 800 5369 SALE 335 5369 SALE 323 5369 PURCHASE 1000 5369 SALE 1 5369.5 SALE 524 5369.5 SALE 451 5369.5 PURCHASE 65 5370 PURCHASE 28 5370 PURCHASE 180 5370 SALE 800 5370 SALE 411 5370 SALE 2 5370 SALE 158 5370 SALE 800 5370 SALE 191 5370 SALE 1000 5370 SALE 435 5370 SALE 2074 5370 SALE 486 5370.5 SALE 3 5370.5 SALE 170 5371 SALE 673 5371 SALE 145 5371 PURCHASE 145 5371 PURCHASE 40 5371 SALE 100 5371 SALE 258 5371 SALE 478 5371 SALE 2000 5371 SALE 333 5371 SALE 28 5371 SALE 132 5371.5 SALE 696 5371.5 SALE 200 5372 SALE 2000 5372 SALE 622 5372 PURCHASE 1459 5372 SALE 1321 5372 SALE 698 5372 SALE 1130 5372 SALE 550 5372 SALE 140 5372 PURCHASE 210 5372 SALE 800 5373 PURCHASE 1153 5373 PURCHASE 800 5373 SALE 203 5373 SALE 936 5373 PURCHASE 936 5373 PURCHASE 248 5373 SALE 14 5373 SALE 126 5373 SALE 1003 5373 SALE 814 5373 SALE 620 5373 SALE 5 5373.5 SALE 524 5373.5 SALE 133 5373.5 SALE 548 5373.5 SALE 62 5373.5 SALE 128 5373.5 SALE 425 5373.5 PURCHASE 465 5374 PURCHASE 443 5374 PURCHASE 108 5374 SALE 400 5374 SALE 400 5374 PURCHASE 126 5374 PURCHASE 90 5374 SALE 659 5375 SALE 1160 5375 PURCHASE 800 5375 PURCHASE 400 5375 SALE 9 5375 SALE 442 5375 SALE 102 5375 SALE 95 5375 SALE 14 5375 PURCHASE 116 5375 PURCHASE 670 5375 SALE 935 5375 PURCHASE 198 5375 SALE 155 5375 SALE 279 5375.5 SALE 181 5376 PURCHASE 434 5376 SALE 180 5376 SALE 739 5376 SALE 396 5376 SALE 534 5376 SALE 478 5376 SALE 537 5376 SALE 1 5376 SALE 498 5376 PURCHASE 260 5376 PURCHASE 498 5376 SALE 441 5376 SALE 224 5376 SALE 1172 5376 SALE 400 5377 SALE 730 5377 SALE 381 5377 SALE 550 5377 SALE 1062 5377 PURCHASE 127 5377 SALE 240 5377 SALE 475 5377 SALE 528 5377 SALE 452 5377 SALE 972 5377 PURCHASE 4 5377 PURCHASE 263 5377 SALE 750 5378 PURCHASE 330 5378 PURCHASE 470 5378 PURCHASE 823 5378 PURCHASE 423 5378 PURCHASE 131 5378 SALE 350 5379 SALE 400 5379 SALE 309 5379.5 SALE 177 5380 SALE 1900 5380 PURCHASE 38 5380 PURCHASE 1560 5380 PURCHASE 150 5380 PURCHASE 448 5380 SALE 502 5380 PURCHASE 48 5380 SALE 398 5380 SALE 28 5380 SALE 93 5380 PURCHASE 93 5380 PURCHASE 34 5380 PURCHASE 363 5380 SALE 400 5380 PURCHASE 13 5380 PURCHASE 253 5380 SALE 279 5380.5 PURCHASE 100 5381 PURCHASE 388 5381 PURCHASE 300 5381 SALE 687 5381 SALE 400 5381 SALE 11 5382 SALE 1127 5382 PURCHASE 62 5383 PURCHASE 798 5383 SALE 800 5383 SALE 919 5383 SALE 265 5383 PURCHASE 710 5383 PURCHASE 175 5383 PURCHASE 451 5383 SALE 4 5383.5 SALE 1 5383.5 PURCHASE 431 5384 SALE 227 5386 SALE 353 5386 PURCHASE 183 5387 PURCHASE 39 5387 SALE 338 5387 SALE 265 5387 PURCHASE 502 5387 PURCHASE 240 5387 SALE 460 5388 PURCHASE 106 5388 PURCHASE 282 5388 SALE 396 5388 SALE 100 5389 SALE 470 5389 PURCHASE 454 5389 SALE 641 5390 SALE 23 5391 PURCHASE 1200 5391 SALE 2 5391 PURCHASE 400 5391 SALE 460 5392 SALE 369 5392 PURCHASE 31 5392 PURCHASE 725 5392 SALE 294 5393 SALE 219 5393 PURCHASE 425 5393 PURCHASE 456 5394 PURCHASE 390 5394 SALE 274 5395 PURCHASE 300 5395 PURCHASE 300 5395 PURCHASE 200 5396 PURCHASE 238 5396 PURCHASE 100 5396 SALE 254 5396 SALE 595 5396 PURCHASE 300 5396 SALE 5 5396 SALE 360 5396 SALE 254 5397 PURCHASE 72 5397 SALE 101 5397 SALE 5 5397 SALE 1 5397 PURCHASE 123 5397 PURCHASE 432 5397 PURCHASE 700 5398 SALE 757 5398 SALE 183 5398 SALE 455 5398 SALE 267 5398 SALE 216 5399 SALE 478 5399 SALE 488 5399 PURCHASE 13 5400 PURCHASE 146 5400 PURCHASE 129 5400 PURCHASE 176 5400 PURCHASE 71 5400 PURCHASE 200 5400 PURCHASE 385 5400 SALE 314 5400 PURCHASE 131 5400 PURCHASE 726 5400 SALE 100 5400 PURCHASE 246 5401 PURCHASE 179 5401 SALE 700 5401 PURCHASE 45 5401 PURCHASE 513 5401 SALE 193 5402 SALE 800 5403 PURCHASE 28 5405 PURCHASE 88 5405 PURCHASE 64 5405 PURCHASE 68 5406 PURCHASE 200 5406 PURCHASE 299 5410 PURCHASE 50 5410 PURCHASE 155 5410 PURCHASE 289 5411 PURCHASE 59 5412 PURCHASE 142 5412 PURCHASE 43 5412 PURCHASE 200 5412 PURCHASE 16 5412 PURCHASE 165 5412 SALE 161 5413 SALE 607 5414 PURCHASE 107 5414 PURCHASE 38 5414 SALE 455 5414 SALE 180 5414 PURCHASE 400 5414 PURCHASE 58 5414 PURCHASE 800 5414 PURCHASE 205 5415 PURCHASE 77 5415 PURCHASE 184 5415 PURCHASE 300 5415 PURCHASE 450 5415 PURCHASE 109 5415 PURCHASE 296 5415 PURCHASE 216 5415 PURCHASE 38 5415 PURCHASE 500 5416 PURCHASE 176 5418 SALE 272 5418 PURCHASE 89 5419 PURCHASE 200 5419 PURCHASE 200 5419 PURCHASE 1000 5419 PURCHASE 38 5419 PURCHASE 239 5419 SALE 935 5419 SALE 400 5420 SALE 279 5420 SALE 109 5420 SALE 237 5420 SALE 813 5420 SALE 100 5420 PURCHASE 58 5421 PURCHASE 200 5421 PURCHASE 39 5421 PURCHASE 200 5421 PURCHASE 494 5421 PURCHASE 584 5421 SALE 132 5421 SALE 966 5421 SALE 490 5422 SALE 332 5423 SALE 350 5423 SALE 399 5424 SALE 452 5424 SALE 422 5425 PURCHASE 224 5427 PURCHASE 274 5427 PURCHASE 282 5427 PURCHASE 548 5427 PURCHASE 5 5427 PURCHASE 148 5427 PURCHASE 221 5427 SALE 500 5427 SALE 393 5427 SALE 200 5427 PURCHASE 35 5427 PURCHASE 162 5428 PURCHASE 713 5428 PURCHASE 432 5429 SALE 94 5429 PURCHASE 462 5430 PURCHASE 309 5430 PURCHASE 343 5431 PURCHASE 349 5431 PURCHASE 357 5431 SALE 401 5431 SALE 654 5431 PURCHASE 248 5432 PURCHASE 155 5432 PURCHASE 105 5432 PURCHASE 35 5432 PURCHASE 217 5433 PURCHASE 26 5433 PURCHASE 31 5433 PURCHASE 102 5433 SALE 465 5433 SALE 381 5433 PURCHASE 5 5433 PURCHASE 300 5433 PURCHASE 51 5433 PURCHASE 86 5435 PURCHASE 63 5435 SALE 1000 5435 PURCHASE 495 5435 SALE 216 5435 SALE 553 5436 PURCHASE 211 5436 PURCHASE 424 5436 PURCHASE 526 5437 SALE 143 5437 PURCHASE 344 5437 PURCHASE 500 5437 SALE 133 5438 PURCHASE 132 5438 SALE 97 5438 SALE 1271 5438 SALE 405 5438 SALE 204 5438 SALE 69 5438 SALE 320 5438 SALE 203 5439 PURCHASE 406 5439 SALE 380 5439 PURCHASE 122 5440 PURCHASE 473 5440 PURCHASE 258 5441 PURCHASE 267 5441 SALE 338 5442 PURCHASE 136 5443 SALE 3 5443 PURCHASE 61 5445 PURCHASE 23 5445 PURCHASE 500 5445 PURCHASE 215 5445 SALE 548 5447 SALE 133 5447 SALE 224 5448 PURCHASE 146 5448 PURCHASE 39 5448 PURCHASE 30 5448 PURCHASE 19 5449 PURCHASE 119 5449 SALE 576 5449 SALE 440 5449 SALE 55 5450 SALE 421 5450 SALE 501 5451 PURCHASE 150 5451 PURCHASE 250 5451 SALE 465 5451 PURCHASE 293 5452 PURCHASE 1000 5452 PURCHASE 250 5452 SALE 142 5453 PURCHASE 205 5454 PURCHASE 203 5454 SALE 435 5454 SALE 242 5455 PURCHASE 174 5455 PURCHASE 56 5455 SALE 778 5456 SALE 1000 5457 PURCHASE 166 5458 PURCHASE 138 5458 PURCHASE 53 5458 PURCHASE 431 5458 SALE 302 5459 PURCHASE 1000 5459 PURCHASE 333 5459 PURCHASE 250 5460 PURCHASE 204 5460 SALE 143 5461 SALE 335 5461 PURCHASE 373 5463 SALE 468 5463 SALE 172 5464 SALE 300 5464 SALE 189 5464 SALE 19 5464 PURCHASE 722 5464 PURCHASE 384 5464 SALE 1259 5464 SALE 126 5465 SALE 3 5465 PURCHASE 419 5466 PURCHASE 557 5466 PURCHASE 184 5467 SALE 250 5469 SALE 1161 5469 PURCHASE 438 5470 SALE 300 5472 SALE 386 5472 SALE 142 5473 SALE 400 5478 TOTAL PURCHASES 81,107 TOTAL SALES 148,272 (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 28 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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