7th Apr 2008 11:54
UBS AG (EPT)07 April 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 PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 4 APRIL 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 2,077,282 0.21% 5,709 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,077,282 0.21% 5,709 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 39 5450 pence PURCHASE 341 5454 SALE 122 5458 PURCHASE 85 5458 PURCHASE 471 5458 SALE 300 5459 SALE 222 5459 SALE 89 5459 SALE 36 5459 SALE 500 5460 SALE 666 5461 SALE 666 5461 SALE 300 5461 SALE 515 5462 SALE 240 5462 SALE 147 5462 SALE 128 5462 SALE 100 5462 SALE 59 5462 SALE 39 5462 SALE 13 5462 PURCHASE 241 5462 PURCHASE 250 5462 PURCHASE 250 5462 PURCHASE 400 5462 SALE 240 5463 SALE 240 5463 SALE 240 5463 PURCHASE 62 5463 PURCHASE 250 5463 PURCHASE 250 5463 PURCHASE 670 5463 SALE 23 5464 PURCHASE 40 5464 PURCHASE 69 5464 PURCHASE 147 5464 PURCHASE 250 5464 PURCHASE 250 5464 PURCHASE 275 5464 PURCHASE 290 5464 SALE 283 5465 SALE 131 5465 SALE 112 5465 SALE 100 5465 SALE 81 5465 PURCHASE 64 5465 PURCHASE 225 5465 PURCHASE 559 5465 PURCHASE 573 5465 SALE 250 5466 SALE 240 5466 SALE 131 5466 PURCHASE 26 5466 PURCHASE 206 5466 PURCHASE 1406 5466 SALE 459 5467 SALE 100 5467 PURCHASE 100 5467 PURCHASE 700 5467 PURCHASE 327 5468 SALE 100 5469 PURCHASE 500 5469 PURCHASE 1056 5469 SALE 592 5470 SALE 300 5470 SALE 69 5470 SALE 62 5470 PURCHASE 500 5470 PURCHASE 1000 5470 SALE 500 5471 SALE 473 5471 SALE 409 5471 PURCHASE 680 5471 SALE 2741 5472 SALE 422 5472 SALE 199 5472 SALE 183 5472 SALE 22 5472 PURCHASE 600 5472 PURCHASE 1000 5472 PURCHASE 496 5473 PURCHASE 581 5473 SALE 1655 5474 SALE 250 5474 SALE 158 5474 PURCHASE 262 5474 PURCHASE 402 5474 PURCHASE 410 5475 PURCHASE 453 5475 PURCHASE 1049 5475 PURCHASE 1200 5475 SALE 1440 5476 SALE 772 5476 SALE 200 5476 PURCHASE 500 5476 SALE 435 5477 SALE 290 5477 SALE 157 5477 PURCHASE 270 5477 PURCHASE 500 5477 SALE 200 5478 PURCHASE 271 5478 SALE 1503 5479 SALE 53 5479 PURCHASE 320 5481 SALE 380 5482 SALE 259 5482 SALE 149 5482 SALE 133 5482 SALE 93 5482 SALE 67 5482 SALE 49 5482 PURCHASE 221 5482 PURCHASE 1200 5482 SALE 2735 5483 SALE 1177 5483 SALE 1082 5483 SALE 1000 5483 SALE 500 5483 SALE 290 5483 SALE 60 5483 SALE 29 5483 PURCHASE 1 5483 PURCHASE 78 5483 SALE 106 5484 SALE 100 5484 SALE 72 5484 SALE 240 5486 PURCHASE 1 5492 PURCHASE 41 5492 SALE 90 5494 SALE 58 5494 SALE 500 5495 SALE 500 5495 SALE 317 5495 SALE 461 5498 SALE 461 5498 SALE 461 5498 PURCHASE 100 5501 PURCHASE 49 5502 PURCHASE 54 5502 SALE 256 5503 SALE 66 5503 PURCHASE 150 5503 SALE 400 5504 SALE 192 5506 SALE 800 5510 SALE 273 5510 SALE 211 5510 SALE 199 5510 SALE 130 5510 SALE 261 5511 PURCHASE 192 5511 PURCHASE 453 5511 PURCHASE 500 5511 PURCHASE 500 5511 PURCHASE 50 5513 PURCHASE 93 5513 SALE 1121 5516 SALE 397 5516 SALE 259 5516 PURCHASE 1500 5516 PURCHASE 1387 5521 SALE 201 5522 SALE 100 5522 PURCHASE 39 5522 PURCHASE 224 5522 PURCHASE 417 5522 PURCHASE 843 5522 PURCHASE 1200 5522 SALE 400 5523 PURCHASE 354 5523 PURCHASE 500 5523 SALE 600 5524 SALE 539 5524 SALE 300 5524 SALE 78 5524 SALE 28 5524 SALE 27 5524 PURCHASE 942 5524 SALE 413 5525 SALE 338 5525 SALE 115 5525 PURCHASE 1738 5525 SALE 600 5526 SALE 600 5526 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5538 SALE 213 5538 SALE 200 5538 PURCHASE 260 5538 PURCHASE 308 5538 PURCHASE 437 5538 PURCHASE 510 5538 PURCHASE 1000 5538 PURCHASE 1992 5538 SALE 135 5539 SALE 59 5539 PURCHASE 99 5539 PURCHASE 205 5539 PURCHASE 294 5539 SALE 573 5540 SALE 449 5540 SALE 337 5540 PURCHASE 77 5540 PURCHASE 100 5540 PURCHASE 150 5540 PURCHASE 300 5540 PURCHASE 464 5540 PURCHASE 1000 5540 PURCHASE 1172 5540 PURCHASE 2707 5540 SALE 1200 5541 SALE 1200 5541 SALE 517 5541 SALE 427 5541 PURCHASE 236 5541 PURCHASE 666 5541 SALE 200 5542 SALE 143 5542 PURCHASE 14 5542 PURCHASE 322 5542 PURCHASE 340 5542 PURCHASE 1130 5542 SALE 1247 5543 SALE 1055 5543 SALE 934 5543 SALE 826 5543 SALE 647 5543 SALE 157 5543 SALE 147 5543 SALE 141 5543 SALE 125 5543 SALE 63 5543 PURCHASE 72 5543 PURCHASE 472 5543 SALE 466 5544 SALE 161 5544 SALE 100 5544 PURCHASE 125 5544 PURCHASE 500 5544 PURCHASE 571 5544 PURCHASE 911 5544 PURCHASE 1062 5544 SALE 2000 5545 SALE 1611 5545 SALE 1611 5545 SALE 1611 5545 SALE 1511 5545 SALE 399 5545 SALE 307 5545 SALE 224 5545 SALE 200 5545 SALE 200 5545 SALE 148 5545 SALE 141 5545 SALE 101 5545 SALE 100 5545 SALE 55 5545 SALE 39 5545 PURCHASE 308 5545 PURCHASE 359 5545 PURCHASE 671 5545 PURCHASE 699 5545 PURCHASE 1307 5545 PURCHASE 1803 5545 SALE 1000 5546 SALE 100 5546 SALE 23 5546 PURCHASE 74 5546 PURCHASE 104 5546 PURCHASE 111 5546 PURCHASE 200 5546 PURCHASE 236 5546 PURCHASE 245 5546 PURCHASE 316 5546 PURCHASE 317 5546 PURCHASE 359 5546 PURCHASE 371 5546 PURCHASE 779 5546 PURCHASE 1619 5546 PURCHASE 1803 5546 SALE 1332 5547 SALE 1000 5547 SALE 1000 5547 SALE 895 5547 SALE 751 5547 SALE 694 5547 SALE 612 5547 SALE 439 5547 SALE 247 5547 SALE 221 5547 SALE 221 5547 SALE 215 5547 SALE 200 5547 SALE 195 5547 SALE 154 5547 SALE 152 5547 PURCHASE 29 5547 PURCHASE 30 5547 PURCHASE 174 5547 PURCHASE 248 5547 PURCHASE 297 5547 PURCHASE 363 5547 PURCHASE 375 5547 PURCHASE 1332 5547 SALE 1332 5548 SALE 444 5548 SALE 427 5548 SALE 402 5548 SALE 325 5548 SALE 238 5548 SALE 236 5548 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SALE 666 5598 PURCHASE 15 5598 PURCHASE 43 5598 PURCHASE 52 5598 PURCHASE 81 5598 PURCHASE 89 5598 PURCHASE 100 5598 PURCHASE 195 5598 PURCHASE 205 5598 PURCHASE 337 5598 PURCHASE 364 5598 PURCHASE 536 5598 PURCHASE 1716 5598 PURCHASE 2679 5598 PURCHASE 1 5599 PURCHASE 135 5599 PURCHASE 152 5599 PURCHASE 244 5599 PURCHASE 273 5599 PURCHASE 355 5599 PURCHASE 362 5599 PURCHASE 400 5599 PURCHASE 400 5599 PURCHASE 400 5599 PURCHASE 500 5599 PURCHASE 536 5599 PURCHASE 724 5599 PURCHASE 800 5599 SALE 2678 5600 SALE 976 5600 SALE 269 5600 SALE 252 5600 SALE 188 5600 PURCHASE 107 5600 PURCHASE 229 5600 PURCHASE 811 5600 SALE 1989 5601 SALE 599 5601 SALE 548 5601 PURCHASE 400 5601 SALE 2000 5602 SALE 496 5602 SALE 400 5602 SALE 357 5602 SALE 356 5602 SALE 125 5602 PURCHASE 300 5602 PURCHASE 405 5602 PURCHASE 595 5602 SALE 451 5603 SALE 400 5603 PURCHASE 13 5603 PURCHASE 548 5603 SALE 600 5604 SALE 548 5604 SALE 400 5604 SALE 300 5604 SALE 272 5604 SALE 268 5604 SALE 236 5604 SALE 125 5604 PURCHASE 30 5604 PURCHASE 88 5604 PURCHASE 180 5604 PURCHASE 200 5604 PURCHASE 216 5604 PURCHASE 279 5604 PURCHASE 314 5604 PURCHASE 470 5604 PURCHASE 536 5604 PURCHASE 536 5604 PURCHASE 714 5604 SALE 254 5604.5 SALE 156 5604.5 PURCHASE 500 5605 SALE 666 5606 SALE 400 5607 PURCHASE 45 5607 PURCHASE 51 5607 PURCHASE 100 5607 PURCHASE 217 5607 PURCHASE 629 5607 SALE 320 5608 PURCHASE 268 5608 PURCHASE 257 5609 PURCHASE 400 5609 PURCHASE 500 5609 SALE 300 5610 SALE 400 5611 SALE 516 5612 PURCHASE 666 5613 PURCHASE 732 5613 PURCHASE 1000 5613 PURCHASE 981 5616 PURCHASE 218 5618 PURCHASE 200 5621 SALE 271 5622 SALE 255 5622 SALE 123 5622 SALE 670 5623 PURCHASE 89 5623 PURCHASE 666 5623 PURCHASE 669 5623 SALE 381 5624 PURCHASE 710 5624 SALE 297 5625 SALE 621 5626 PURCHASE 315 5626 PURCHASE 327 5626 SALE 1070 5627 PURCHASE 194 5627 PURCHASE 126 5628 PURCHASE 195 5628 PURCHASE 238 5628 PURCHASE 476 5628 PURCHASE 660 5628 SALE 1057 5629 SALE 800 5629 SALE 550 5629 SALE 300 5629 SALE 250 5629 SALE 550 5630 SALE 416 5630 PURCHASE 64 5630 PURCHASE 180 5630 PURCHASE 362 5630 PURCHASE 2600 5630 SALE 397 5630.5 SALE 521 5631 SALE 345 5631 SALE 209 5631 SALE 169 5631 PURCHASE 2528 5631 SALE 500 5632 SALE 442 5632 SALE 374 5632 SALE 300 5632 SALE 164 5632 SALE 9 5632 PURCHASE 11 5632 PURCHASE 100 5632 PURCHASE 300 5632 PURCHASE 339 5632 PURCHASE 670 5632 PURCHASE 804 5632 SALE 672 5633 SALE 300 5633 SALE 300 5634 SALE 300 5634 SALE 300 5634 SALE 261 5634 SALE 140 5634 PURCHASE 100 5634 PURCHASE 146 5634 PURCHASE 354 5634 PURCHASE 625 5634 SALE 48 5635 SALE 17 5635 SALE 550 5636 SALE 300 5636 PURCHASE 134 5636 SALE 391 5637 SALE 300 5637 SALE 300 5637 SALE 300 5638 PURCHASE 1402 5638 SALE 888 5639 SALE 405 5639 SALE 300 5639 PURCHASE 420 5639 PURCHASE 226 5640 SALE 670 5642 SALE 364 5643 PURCHASE 392 5643 SALE 1108 5645 SALE 300 5645 SALE 1110 5646 SALE 1095 5646 SALE 423 5646 SALE 300 5646 SALE 300 5646 SALE 342 5647 SALE 188 5647 SALE 50 5647 PURCHASE 53 5647 PURCHASE 86 5647 PURCHASE 2656 5647 SALE 800 5648 SALE 670 5648 SALE 330 5648 SALE 300 5648 SALE 100 5648 SALE 384 5649 PURCHASE 384 5649 PURCHASE 470 5649 PURCHASE 192 5650 PURCHASE 2654 5650 SALE 1050 5651 SALE 521 5651 SALE 300 5651 SALE 291 5651 SALE 131 5651 SALE 110 5651 SALE 100 5651 SALE 57 5651 SALE 368 5652 PURCHASE 125 5652 SALE 376 5653 PURCHASE 263 5653 PURCHASE 1236 5653 PURCHASE 2653 5653 SALE 551 5654 SALE 103 5654 SALE 300 5655 SALE 300 5655 SALE 250 5655 SALE 100 5655 SALE 580 5656 SALE 1517 5658 SALE 629 5658 SALE 565 5658 SALE 416 5658 SALE 500 5659 SALE 10 5659 SALE 10000 5694 SALE 6454 5694 SALE 566 5694 SALE 521 5694 SALE 508 5694 SALE 300 5694 SALE 128 5694 PURCHASE 463 5694 PURCHASE 26309 5694 TOTAL PURCHASES 399,806 TOTAL SALES 406,882 (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 7 APRIL 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:
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