14th Feb 2008 11:59
UBS AG (EPT)14 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 13 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 802,310 5610 pence 5389 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 581,777 5580 pence 5406.95 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 LONG 50,000 54.0695 GBP CFD SHORT 60,000 54.210419 CFD SHORT 1,800 54.34166667 CFD SHORT 12,449 54.39160013 CFD SHORT 100,000 54.45 CFD SHORT 92,099 54.76672798 CFD LONG 92,099 54.95497704 CFD SHORT 75,000 55.11 CFD LONG 100,000 55.21318 CFD LONG 2,000 55.3291 CFD LONG 98,000 55.32912 CFD SHORT 100,000 55.3713 CFD LONG 20,000 55.506 CFD SHORT 100,000 55.6033 CFD SHORT 37,000 118.4647 AUD CFD SHORT 37,500 119.6598 AUD (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) CALL SELLING 4,000 3800 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 1660 PENCE (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 14 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