21st Feb 2008 11:40
UBS AG (EPT)21 February 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 20 FEBRUARY 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 0 0.00% 160 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 160 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) SALE 100 13280 AUD PURCHASE 36 13289 PURCHASE 177 13289 PURCHASE 644 13289 PURCHASE 128 13292 PURCHASE 86 13305 PURCHASE 113 13310 PURCHASE 6 13317 PURCHASE 549 13317 SALE 1000 13320 SALE 500 13323 SALE 110 13324 SALE 500 13327 SALE 637 13330 SALE 469 13330 SALE 236 13330 PURCHASE 6 13331 PURCHASE 130 13331 PURCHASE 463 13331 PURCHASE 1094 13331 PURCHASE 1875 13333 PURCHASE 746 13335 SALE 442 13346 SALE 17 13346 PURCHASE 396 13349 SALE 500 13356 PURCHASE 6 13356 PURCHASE 59 13356 PURCHASE 863 13356 PURCHASE 360 13359 PURCHASE 12 13362 PURCHASE 26 13362 PURCHASE 254 13362 SALE 1870 13364 PURCHASE 125 13366 PURCHASE 241 13366 SALE 1870 13367 PURCHASE 200 13367 PURCHASE 335 13368 PURCHASE 1074 13370 PURCHASE 500 13375 SALE 1678 13379 SALE 23 13379 PURCHASE 50 13380 PURCHASE 72 13380 SALE 1000 13390 SALE 56 13390 PURCHASE 13 13399 PURCHASE 46 13399 PURCHASE 65 13399 PURCHASE 78 13399 PURCHASE 90 13399 PURCHASE 246 13399 PURCHASE 363 13401 PURCHASE 360 13405 PURCHASE 3 13416 PURCHASE 358 13416 SALE 196 13429 SALE 500 13440 SALE 1858 13452 PURCHASE 145 13452 PURCHASE 361 13455 PURCHASE 703 13455 PURCHASE 698 13456 PURCHASE 6 13460 PURCHASE 92 13460 PURCHASE 238 13460 PURCHASE 3 13469 PURCHASE 5 13469 PURCHASE 252 13469 PURCHASE 294 13469 SALE 506 13471 PURCHASE 704 13471 PURCHASE 10 13478 SALE 100 13501 SALE 40 13501 SALE 45356 13513.9001 PURCHASE 45356 13513.9001 SALE 452 13525 SALE 45580 13529.08493 PURCHASE 45580 13529.08493 SALE 607 13530 SALE 10 13530 SALE 10 13530 PURCHASE 1 13538 PURCHASE 120 13538 SALE 1846 13541 PURCHASE 1695 13542 SALE 263 13545 SALE 189 13545 SALE 4 13545 SALE 43 13550 SALE 12 13550 PURCHASE 115 13552 PURCHASE 1800 13553 SALE 1403 13556 PURCHASE 317 13556 PURCHASE 466 13558 PURCHASE 27 13560 PURCHASE 805 13560 PURCHASE 916 13560 PURCHASE 994 13561 SALE 1208 13565 SALE 500 13565 PURCHASE 27 13567 PURCHASE 40 13567 PURCHASE 61 13569 PURCHASE 2 13570 PURCHASE 8 13570 PURCHASE 19 13570 PURCHASE 56 13570 PURCHASE 61 13570 PURCHASE 109 13570 PURCHASE 185 13570 PURCHASE 668 13570 SALE 114 13573 SALE 71 13573 PURCHASE 1360 13573 SALE 496 13575 SALE 43 13575 PURCHASE 4 13575 PURCHASE 11 13575 PURCHASE 79 13575 PURCHASE 160 13575 PURCHASE 169 13575 SALE 114 13577 SALE 48 13577 SALE 10 13577 SALE 3 13577 SALE 1 13577 PURCHASE 271 13577 SALE 648 13578 PURCHASE 263 13578 PURCHASE 469 13578 PURCHASE 511 13578 SALE 87 13580 PURCHASE 53 13580 PURCHASE 310 13580 PURCHASE 393 13580 PURCHASE 496 13580 SALE 520 13581 SALE 177 13581 SALE 114 13581 SALE 3 13581 SALE 2 13581 PURCHASE 113 13582 SALE 114 13583 SALE 10 13583 SALE 2 13583 PURCHASE 243 13584 PURCHASE 500 13585 PURCHASE 73 13586 PURCHASE 94 13586 PURCHASE 269 13586 SALE 599 13587 SALE 114 13587 SALE 3 13587 SALE 2 13587 PURCHASE 900 13587 SALE 909 13588 SALE 519 13590 PURCHASE 162 13590 PURCHASE 404 13590 PURCHASE 750 13590 SALE 630 13592 SALE 251 13593 SALE 1000 13595 SALE 1702 13600 SALE 500 13600 SALE 173 13600 SALE 4 13600 SALE 4 13600 SALE 3 13600 PURCHASE 27 13600 PURCHASE 75 13600 PURCHASE 500 13600 SALE 200 13601 SALE 100 13601 SALE 52 13601 SALE 52 13601 SALE 14 13601 SALE 358 13602 PURCHASE 1837 13602 SALE 483 13603 SALE 298 13603 PURCHASE 268 13603 PURCHASE 872 13604 PURCHASE 72 13607 PURCHASE 89 13607 PURCHASE 351 13608 PURCHASE 356 13609 PURCHASE 361 13609 SALE 464 13610 PURCHASE 37 13610 PURCHASE 134 13610 PURCHASE 228 13610 PURCHASE 202 13612 PURCHASE 287 13612 PURCHASE 354 13612 PURCHASE 488 13612 SALE 1210 13613 SALE 167 13613 SALE 693 13614 SALE 21 13614 SALE 2 13614 SALE 1095 13615 PURCHASE 4 13615 PURCHASE 50 13615 PURCHASE 109 13615 PURCHASE 135 13615 PURCHASE 140 13615 PURCHASE 333 13615 PURCHASE 481 13615 PURCHASE 798 13615 SALE 140 13616 SALE 4 13616 PURCHASE 263 13617 PURCHASE 354 13617 SALE 1062 13618 PURCHASE 48 13618 PURCHASE 362 13618 PURCHASE 50 13619 PURCHASE 140 13619 PURCHASE 151 13619 PURCHASE 160 13619 SALE 417 13620 PURCHASE 400 13621 SALE 500 13622 SALE 200 13622 SALE 2 13622 SALE 1046 13624 SALE 500 13624 SALE 233 13624 SALE 121 13624 SALE 106 13624 SALE 6 13624 SALE 878 13625 SALE 13 13625 PURCHASE 30 13625 PURCHASE 500 13625 SALE 617 13626 SALE 399 13626 PURCHASE 1 13627 PURCHASE 12 13627 PURCHASE 1758 13627 SALE 745 13628 SALE 25 13628 SALE 13 13628 SALE 4 13628 SALE 3 13628 SALE 3 13628 SALE 2 13628 SALE 45 13629 SALE 1268 13630 SALE 353 13630 SALE 297 13630 SALE 102 13635 SALE 591 13649 SALE 3 13649 SALE 2 13650 SALE 426 13651 PURCHASE 7 13652 PURCHASE 12 13652 PURCHASE 65 13652 SALE 500 13655 PURCHASE 7 13655 PURCHASE 64 13655 PURCHASE 7 13661 PURCHASE 28 13661 PURCHASE 41 13661 SALE 100 13280 PURCHASE 36 13289 PURCHASE 177 13289 PURCHASE 644 13289 PURCHASE 128 13292 PURCHASE 86 13305 PURCHASE 113 13310 PURCHASE 6 13317 PURCHASE 549 13317 SALE 1000 13320 SALE 500 13323 SALE 110 13324 SALE 500 13327 SALE 637 13330 SALE 469 13330 SALE 236 13330 PURCHASE 6 13331 PURCHASE 130 13331 PURCHASE 463 13331 PURCHASE 1094 13331 PURCHASE 1875 13333 PURCHASE 746 13335 SALE 442 13346 SALE 17 13346 PURCHASE 396 13349 SALE 500 13356 PURCHASE 6 13356 PURCHASE 59 13356 PURCHASE 863 13356 PURCHASE 360 13359 PURCHASE 12 13362 PURCHASE 26 13362 PURCHASE 254 13362 SALE 1870 13364 PURCHASE 125 13366 PURCHASE 241 13366 SALE 1870 13367 PURCHASE 200 13367 PURCHASE 335 13368 PURCHASE 1074 13370 PURCHASE 500 13375 SALE 1678 13379 SALE 23 13379 PURCHASE 50 13380 PURCHASE 72 13380 SALE 1000 13390 SALE 56 13390 PURCHASE 13 13399 PURCHASE 46 13399 PURCHASE 65 13399 PURCHASE 78 13399 PURCHASE 90 13399 PURCHASE 246 13399 PURCHASE 363 13401 PURCHASE 360 13405 PURCHASE 3 13416 PURCHASE 358 13416 SALE 196 13429 SALE 500 13440 SALE 1858 13452 PURCHASE 145 13452 PURCHASE 361 13455 PURCHASE 703 13455 PURCHASE 698 13456 PURCHASE 6 13460 PURCHASE 92 13460 PURCHASE 238 13460 PURCHASE 3 13469 PURCHASE 5 13469 PURCHASE 252 13469 PURCHASE 294 13469 SALE 506 13471 PURCHASE 704 13471 PURCHASE 10 13478 SALE 100 13501 SALE 40 13501 SALE 45356 13513.9001 PURCHASE 45356 13513.9001 SALE 452 13525 SALE 45580 13529.08493 PURCHASE 45580 13529.08493 SALE 607 13530 SALE 10 13530 SALE 10 13530 PURCHASE 1 13538 PURCHASE 120 13538 SALE 1846 13541 PURCHASE 1695 13542 SALE 263 13545 SALE 189 13545 SALE 4 13545 SALE 43 13550 SALE 12 13550 PURCHASE 115 13552 PURCHASE 1800 13553 SALE 1403 13556 PURCHASE 317 13556 PURCHASE 466 13558 PURCHASE 27 13560 PURCHASE 805 13560 PURCHASE 916 13560 PURCHASE 994 13561 SALE 1208 13565 SALE 500 13565 PURCHASE 27 13567 PURCHASE 40 13567 PURCHASE 61 13569 PURCHASE 2 13570 PURCHASE 8 13570 PURCHASE 19 13570 PURCHASE 56 13570 PURCHASE 61 13570 PURCHASE 109 13570 PURCHASE 185 13570 PURCHASE 668 13570 SALE 114 13573 SALE 71 13573 PURCHASE 1360 13573 SALE 496 13575 SALE 43 13575 PURCHASE 4 13575 PURCHASE 11 13575 PURCHASE 79 13575 PURCHASE 160 13575 PURCHASE 169 13575 SALE 114 13577 SALE 48 13577 SALE 10 13577 SALE 3 13577 SALE 1 13577 PURCHASE 271 13577 SALE 648 13578 PURCHASE 263 13578 PURCHASE 469 13578 PURCHASE 511 13578 SALE 87 13580 PURCHASE 53 13580 PURCHASE 310 13580 PURCHASE 393 13580 PURCHASE 496 13580 SALE 520 13581 SALE 177 13581 SALE 114 13581 SALE 3 13581 SALE 2 13581 PURCHASE 113 13582 SALE 114 13583 SALE 10 13583 SALE 2 13583 PURCHASE 243 13584 PURCHASE 500 13585 PURCHASE 73 13586 PURCHASE 94 13586 PURCHASE 269 13586 SALE 599 13587 SALE 114 13587 SALE 3 13587 SALE 2 13587 PURCHASE 900 13587 SALE 909 13588 SALE 519 13590 PURCHASE 162 13590 PURCHASE 404 13590 PURCHASE 750 13590 SALE 630 13592 SALE 251 13593 SALE 1000 13595 SALE 1702 13600 SALE 500 13600 SALE 173 13600 SALE 4 13600 SALE 4 13600 SALE 3 13600 PURCHASE 27 13600 PURCHASE 75 13600 PURCHASE 500 13600 SALE 200 13601 SALE 100 13601 SALE 52 13601 SALE 52 13601 SALE 14 13601 SALE 358 13602 PURCHASE 1837 13602 SALE 483 13603 SALE 298 13603 PURCHASE 268 13603 PURCHASE 872 13604 PURCHASE 72 13607 PURCHASE 89 13607 PURCHASE 351 13608 PURCHASE 356 13609 PURCHASE 361 13609 SALE 464 13610 PURCHASE 37 13610 PURCHASE 134 13610 PURCHASE 228 13610 PURCHASE 202 13612 PURCHASE 287 13612 PURCHASE 354 13612 PURCHASE 488 13612 SALE 1210 13613 SALE 167 13613 SALE 693 13614 SALE 21 13614 SALE 2 13614 SALE 1095 13615 PURCHASE 4 13615 PURCHASE 50 13615 PURCHASE 109 13615 PURCHASE 135 13615 PURCHASE 140 13615 PURCHASE 333 13615 PURCHASE 481 13615 PURCHASE 798 13615 SALE 140 13616 SALE 4 13616 PURCHASE 263 13617 PURCHASE 354 13617 SALE 1062 13618 PURCHASE 48 13618 PURCHASE 362 13618 PURCHASE 50 13619 PURCHASE 140 13619 PURCHASE 151 13619 PURCHASE 160 13619 SALE 417 13620 PURCHASE 400 13621 SALE 500 13622 SALE 200 13622 SALE 2 13622 SALE 1046 13624 SALE 500 13624 SALE 233 13624 SALE 121 13624 SALE 106 13624 SALE 6 13624 SALE 878 13625 SALE 13 13625 PURCHASE 30 13625 PURCHASE 500 13625 SALE 617 13626 SALE 399 13626 PURCHASE 1 13627 PURCHASE 12 13627 PURCHASE 1758 13627 SALE 745 13628 SALE 25 13628 SALE 13 13628 SALE 4 13628 SALE 3 13628 SALE 3 13628 SALE 2 13628 SALE 45 13629 SALE 1268 13630 SALE 353 13630 SALE 297 13630 SALE 102 13635 SALE 591 13649 SALE 3 13649 SALE 2 13650 SALE 426 13651 PURCHASE 7 13652 PURCHASE 12 13652 PURCHASE 65 13652 SALE 500 13655 PURCHASE 7 13655 PURCHASE 64 13655 PURCHASE 7 13661 PURCHASE 28 13661 PURCHASE 41 13661 TOTAL PURCHASES 136,292 TOTAL SALES 136,516 (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 21 FEBRUARY 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