12th Dec 2007 11:55
UBS AG (EPT)12 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 11 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 2,258,984 0.23% 452 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,258,984 0.23% 452 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 550 5606 pence PURCHASE 1000 5606 PURCHASE 686 5608 PURCHASE 697 5609 SALE 273 5610 PURCHASE 100 5610 PURCHASE 239 5610 PURCHASE 273 5610 PURCHASE 412 5610 PURCHASE 538 5610 PURCHASE 651 5610 PURCHASE 651 5610 PURCHASE 661 5610 PURCHASE 961 5610 PURCHASE 1000 5610 PURCHASE 1010 5610 PURCHASE 1100 5610 PURCHASE 1900 5610 PURCHASE 1900 5610 PURCHASE 2000 5610 PURCHASE 2000 5610 PURCHASE 1000 5611 SALE 1233 5612 SALE 211 5612 SALE 107 5612 SALE 100 5612 SALE 100 5612 SALE 65 5612 SALE 6 5612 PURCHASE 636 5612 PURCHASE 59 5613 PURCHASE 450 5613 PURCHASE 100 5614 PURCHASE 8 5615 PURCHASE 25 5615 PURCHASE 175 5615 PURCHASE 370 5615 PURCHASE 387 5615 PURCHASE 1664 5615 SALE 2670 5616 SALE 1482 5617 PURCHASE 46 5617 PURCHASE 1204 5617 SALE 1275 5618 SALE 396 5618 SALE 322 5618 PURCHASE 19 5618 PURCHASE 25 5618 PURCHASE 734 5618 PURCHASE 232 5619 SALE 805 5620 SALE 500 5620 SALE 267 5620 PURCHASE 26 5620 PURCHASE 52 5620 PURCHASE 115 5620 PURCHASE 123 5620 PURCHASE 361 5620 PURCHASE 478 5620 PURCHASE 805 5620 PURCHASE 887 5620 PURCHASE 987 5620 PURCHASE 1570 5620 PURCHASE 1630 5620 PURCHASE 185 5621 PURCHASE 251 5621 PURCHASE 317 5621 SALE 895 5622 SALE 324 5622 SALE 258 5622 SALE 244 5622 SALE 227 5622 SALE 208 5622 SALE 200 5622 PURCHASE 180 5622 SALE 250 5623 SALE 725 5624 SALE 320 5624 PURCHASE 200 5624 PURCHASE 213 5624 PURCHASE 563 5624 PURCHASE 569 5624 PURCHASE 828 5624 SALE 1000 5625 SALE 337 5625 PURCHASE 291 5625 PURCHASE 335 5625 SALE 200 5626 PURCHASE 858 5626 PURCHASE 858 5626 SALE 400 5627 SALE 325 5627 SALE 324 5627 SALE 307 5627 SALE 161 5627 PURCHASE 279 5627 PURCHASE 651 5627 SALE 2665 5628 SALE 726 5628 SALE 124 5628 SALE 124 5628 PURCHASE 25 5628 PURCHASE 25 5628 PURCHASE 225 5628 PURCHASE 277 5628 PURCHASE 289 5628 PURCHASE 328 5628 PURCHASE 335 5628 PURCHASE 760 5628 SALE 1290 5629 SALE 925 5629 SALE 500 5629 SALE 273 5629 SALE 522 5630 SALE 308 5630 SALE 230 5630 SALE 208 5630 SALE 208 5630 SALE 200 5630 SALE 22 5630 SALE 553 5631 SALE 378 5631 SALE 310 5631 SALE 292 5631 SALE 239 5631 SALE 200 5631 PURCHASE 77 5631 PURCHASE 714 5631 SALE 124 5632 PURCHASE 102 5632 SALE 157 5633 SALE 150 5633 SALE 380 5634 SALE 317 5634 SALE 200 5634 SALE 173 5634 SALE 150 5634 SALE 150 5634 SALE 3 5634 PURCHASE 334 5634 PURCHASE 500 5634 PURCHASE 685 5634 PURCHASE 750 5634 SALE 473 5635 SALE 437 5635 SALE 412 5635 SALE 368 5635 SALE 299 5635 SALE 69 5635 SALE 61 5635 SALE 51 5635 PURCHASE 451 5635 SALE 2000 5636 PURCHASE 46 5636 PURCHASE 66 5636 PURCHASE 100 5636 PURCHASE 100 5636 PURCHASE 183 5636 PURCHASE 413 5636 PURCHASE 594 5636 PURCHASE 655 5636 PURCHASE 900 5636 PURCHASE 1000 5636 SALE 516 5637 SALE 472 5637 SALE 338 5637 SALE 334 5637 SALE 322 5637 SALE 293 5637 SALE 288 5637 SALE 285 5637 SALE 231 5637 SALE 200 5637 SALE 185 5637 SALE 103 5637 SALE 42 5637 PURCHASE 404 5637 PURCHASE 790 5637 SALE 341 5638 PURCHASE 836 5638 SALE 792 5639 SALE 644 5639 PURCHASE 66 5639 PURCHASE 118 5639 PURCHASE 705 5639 SALE 440 5640 SALE 321 5640 SALE 221 5640 PURCHASE 21 5640 PURCHASE 53 5640 PURCHASE 75 5640 PURCHASE 173 5640 PURCHASE 197 5640 PURCHASE 250 5640 PURCHASE 382 5640 PURCHASE 446 5640 PURCHASE 458 5640 PURCHASE 500 5640 PURCHASE 1046 5640 PURCHASE 1258 5640 SALE 191 5641 SALE 500 5642 SALE 497 5642 SALE 497 5642 SALE 418 5642 SALE 109 5642 SALE 679 5643 SALE 606 5643 SALE 598 5643 SALE 471 5643 SALE 445 5643 SALE 410 5643 SALE 335 5643 SALE 285 5643 SALE 215 5643 SALE 100 5643 PURCHASE 217 5643 SALE 1210 5644 SALE 329 5644 SALE 278 5644 SALE 200 5644 SALE 115 5644 SALE 110 5644 SALE 77 5644 SALE 76 5644 SALE 39 5644 SALE 12 5644 PURCHASE 228 5644 PURCHASE 233 5644 SALE 400 5645 PURCHASE 99 5645 PURCHASE 177 5645 PURCHASE 196 5645 PURCHASE 407 5645 PURCHASE 774 5645 SALE 432 5646 SALE 200 5646 SALE 100 5646 SALE 100 5646 SALE 2656 5647 SALE 500 5648 SALE 314 5648 SALE 314 5648 SALE 294 5648 PURCHASE 855 5649 SALE 1754 5650 PURCHASE 276 5650 PURCHASE 337 5650 PURCHASE 500 5650 PURCHASE 30 5651 PURCHASE 1000 5651 SALE 324 5652 SALE 193 5652 PURCHASE 95 5652 PURCHASE 326 5652 PURCHASE 413 5652 PURCHASE 616 5652 PURCHASE 900 5652 PURCHASE 295 5653 SALE 500 5654 PURCHASE 470 5654 SALE 2189 5655 SALE 864 5655 SALE 541 5655 SALE 427 5655 SALE 86 5655 PURCHASE 47 5655 PURCHASE 400 5655 PURCHASE 500 5655 SALE 400 5656 PURCHASE 188 5656 PURCHASE 500 5656 PURCHASE 500 5656 PURCHASE 600 5656 PURCHASE 669 5656 PURCHASE 1000 5656 SALE 219 5657 PURCHASE 217 5657 PURCHASE 350 5657 PURCHASE 411 5657 SALE 958 5658 SALE 950 5658 SALE 915 5658 SALE 489 5658 SALE 473 5658 SALE 338 5658 PURCHASE 19 5658 PURCHASE 144 5658 PURCHASE 185 5658 PURCHASE 219 5658 PURCHASE 400 5658 PURCHASE 500 5658 PURCHASE 500 5658 PURCHASE 523 5658 PURCHASE 724 5658 PURCHASE 1000 5658 SALE 1000 5659 SALE 400 5659 SALE 200 5659 SALE 100 5659 SALE 100 5659 PURCHASE 100 5659 PURCHASE 101 5659 PURCHASE 148 5659 PURCHASE 250 5659 PURCHASE 390 5659 PURCHASE 400 5659 PURCHASE 708 5659 PURCHASE 743 5659 SALE 332 5660 SALE 235 5660 SALE 200 5660 SALE 49 5660 PURCHASE 68 5660 PURCHASE 75 5660 PURCHASE 275 5660 PURCHASE 477 5660 PURCHASE 638 5660 PURCHASE 650 5660 PURCHASE 795 5660 PURCHASE 839 5660 PURCHASE 1071 5660 PURCHASE 1500 5660 SALE 786 5661 SALE 500 5661 SALE 299 5661 SALE 241 5661 PURCHASE 100 5661 PURCHASE 140 5661 PURCHASE 530 5661 SALE 291 5662 SALE 260 5662 SALE 225 5662 PURCHASE 268 5662 PURCHASE 600 5662 PURCHASE 611 5662 SALE 905 5663 SALE 293 5663 SALE 255 5663 SALE 233 5663 SALE 171 5663 SALE 148 5663 SALE 148 5663 SALE 104 5663 SALE 100 5663 SALE 89 5663 PURCHASE 65 5663 PURCHASE 202 5663 PURCHASE 500 5663 PURCHASE 820 5663 PURCHASE 23 5664 PURCHASE 100 5664 PURCHASE 136 5664 PURCHASE 240 5664 PURCHASE 271 5664 PURCHASE 400 5664 PURCHASE 400 5664 SALE 1594 5665 SALE 1334 5665 SALE 400 5665 SALE 77 5665 PURCHASE 84 5665 PURCHASE 178 5665 PURCHASE 319 5665 PURCHASE 500 5665 PURCHASE 714 5665 SALE 1419 5666 SALE 573 5666 SALE 500 5666 SALE 300 5666 SALE 200 5666 SALE 190 5666 PURCHASE 49 5666 PURCHASE 79 5666 PURCHASE 100 5666 PURCHASE 121 5666 PURCHASE 426 5666 PURCHASE 692 5666 PURCHASE 695 5666 PURCHASE 828 5666 SALE 1010 5667 SALE 361 5667 SALE 300 5667 SALE 222 5667 SALE 139 5667 PURCHASE 212 5667 PURCHASE 483 5667 PURCHASE 782 5667 SALE 1000 5668 SALE 942 5668 SALE 400 5668 SALE 366 5668 PURCHASE 186 5668 PURCHASE 200 5668 PURCHASE 218 5668 PURCHASE 500 5668 SALE 2000 5669 SALE 845 5669 SALE 542 5669 SALE 525 5669 SALE 500 5669 SALE 310 5669 SALE 310 5669 SALE 305 5669 SALE 274 5669 SALE 223 5669 SALE 210 5669 SALE 210 5669 SALE 160 5669 SALE 150 5669 SALE 141 5669 SALE 131 5669 SALE 71 5669 SALE 40 5669 PURCHASE 134 5669 PURCHASE 282 5669 PURCHASE 689 5669 SALE 751 5670 SALE 616 5670 SALE 578 5670 SALE 466 5670 SALE 381 5670 SALE 200 5670 PURCHASE 17 5670 PURCHASE 53 5670 PURCHASE 133 5670 PURCHASE 145 5670 PURCHASE 152 5670 PURCHASE 200 5670 PURCHASE 301 5670 PURCHASE 334 5670 PURCHASE 589 5670 PURCHASE 600 5670 PURCHASE 604 5670 PURCHASE 692 5670 PURCHASE 1000 5670 PURCHASE 1164 5670 PURCHASE 1449 5670 SALE 290 5671 SALE 290 5671 SALE 288 5671 PURCHASE 16 5671 PURCHASE 32 5671 PURCHASE 74 5671 PURCHASE 80 5671 PURCHASE 500 5671 PURCHASE 500 5671 PURCHASE 568 5671 PURCHASE 649 5671 PURCHASE 848 5671 SALE 500 5672 SALE 87 5672 PURCHASE 2 5672 PURCHASE 179 5672 PURCHASE 200 5672 PURCHASE 483 5672 PURCHASE 454 5673 PURCHASE 80 5674 PURCHASE 89 5674 PURCHASE 200 5674 SALE 500 5675 PURCHASE 104 5675 PURCHASE 190 5675 PURCHASE 417 5675 SALE 1000 5676 SALE 159 5676 SALE 159 5676 PURCHASE 148 5676 PURCHASE 958 5676 SALE 1000 5677 SALE 190 5678 SALE 165 5678 PURCHASE 144 5678 PURCHASE 214 5678 PURCHASE 227 5678 PURCHASE 335 5678 PURCHASE 830 5678 SALE 2640 5680 SALE 1828 5680 SALE 705 5680 SALE 200 5680 PURCHASE 305 5681 PURCHASE 400 5681 SALE 1648 5683 PURCHASE 19 5683 PURCHASE 342 5683 PURCHASE 642 5683 PURCHASE 1379 5683 PURCHASE 2069 5683 PURCHASE 2069 5683 PURCHASE 3136 5683 SALE 827 5685 SALE 772 5685 SALE 119 5685 PURCHASE 100 5685 PURCHASE 100 5685 PURCHASE 100 5685 PURCHASE 100 5685 PURCHASE 100 5685 PURCHASE 200 5685 PURCHASE 251 5685 PURCHASE 327 5685 PURCHASE 389 5685 PURCHASE 500 5685 PURCHASE 827 5685 PURCHASE 900 5685 PURCHASE 2042 5685 PURCHASE 4453 5685 SALE 572 5688 SALE 250 5689 PURCHASE 47 5691 PURCHASE 753 5691 PURCHASE 1195 5691 PURCHASE 633 5693 PURCHASE 941 5693 PURCHASE 633 5694 PURCHASE 240 5695 PURCHASE 697 5695 SALE 181 5696 PURCHASE 407 5697 PURCHASE 501 5698 PURCHASE 1000 5698 SALE 791 5699 SALE 500 5699 PURCHASE 55 5699 PURCHASE 139 5699 PURCHASE 500 5699 SALE 679 5700 SALE 582 5700 SALE 553 5700 SALE 423 5700 SALE 357 5700 SALE 221 5700 PURCHASE 17 5700 PURCHASE 156 5700 PURCHASE 200 5700 PURCHASE 667 5700 SALE 578 5701 SALE 500 5701 SALE 251 5701 PURCHASE 158 5701 PURCHASE 650 5701 PURCHASE 700 5701 PURCHASE 1504 5701 PURCHASE 2403 5701 SALE 162 5702 SALE 2003 5703 PURCHASE 46 5704 PURCHASE 183 5704 PURCHASE 715 5704 SALE 871 5705 SALE 500 5705 SALE 544 5706 SALE 758 5707 SALE 59 5707 SALE 691 5708 SALE 144 5709 SALE 700 5710 SALE 500 5710 SALE 280 5710 PURCHASE 2464 5710 SALE 750 5711 SALE 400 5712 SALE 400 5712 SALE 400 5712 SALE 400 5713 SALE 250 5713 SALE 200 5713 PURCHASE 500 5714 SALE 100 5715 SALE 33 5715 PURCHASE 1636 5715 SALE 266 5716 SALE 1069 5718 SALE 1000 5718 PURCHASE 1707 5718 SALE 752 5719 SALE 76 5719 SALE 498 5720 SALE 133 5720 SALE 443 5721 SALE 50 5721 PURCHASE 150 5721 PURCHASE 175 5721 PURCHASE 485 5721 SALE 533 5723 SALE 62 5723 SALE 51 5723 PURCHASE 712 5723 PURCHASE 1012 5723 SALE 1000 5724 SALE 875 5724 SALE 53 5724 SALE 500 5725 PURCHASE 47 5725 PURCHASE 157 5725 PURCHASE 379 5725 SALE 660 5726 SALE 551 5727 PURCHASE 1125 5727 SALE 585 5729 SALE 568 5729 SALE 1660 5730 SALE 1022 5730 PURCHASE 560 5730 SALE 200 5731 SALE 100 5731 SALE 51 5731 PURCHASE 100 5731 PURCHASE 100 5731 PURCHASE 10 5739 PURCHASE 144 5739 PURCHASE 277 5754 PURCHASE 476 5764 PURCHASE 7 5771 PURCHASE 306 5771 SALE 851 5785 PURCHASE 252 5785 PURCHASE 385 5785 PURCHASE 75 5788 PURCHASE 90 5788 PURCHASE 215 5788 PURCHASE 558 5788 PURCHASE 665 5788 PURCHASE 50 5789 SALE 2590 5790 PURCHASE 750 5790 PURCHASE 109 5791 PURCHASE 174 5791 PURCHASE 148 5792 PURCHASE 1011 5792 PURCHASE 2589 5792 SALE 500 5794 SALE 112 5794 PURCHASE 268 5794 PURCHASE 107 5798 PURCHASE 109 5798 SALE 518 5799 SALE 140 5799 SALE 28 5799 SALE 2586 5800 SALE 542 5800 SALE 500 5801 SALE 85 5802 PURCHASE 953 5802 SALE 100 5804 PURCHASE 185 5804 SALE 189 5806 PURCHASE 100 5807 PURCHASE 2122 5807 PURCHASE 300 5809 SALE 805 5811 PURCHASE 45 5815 PURCHASE 208 5815 PURCHASE 210 5815 PURCHASE 297 5815 SALE 100 5826 PURCHASE 300 5833 SALE 594 5849 SALE 169 5850 SALE 171 5851 PURCHASE 72 5854 PURCHASE 791 5854 PURCHASE 1000 5855 SALE 217 5856 SALE 54 5856 TOTAL PURCHASES 176,443 TOTAL SALES 147,377 (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 12 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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:
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