22nd Feb 2008 11:30
UBS AG (EPT)22 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 21 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% 1871 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 1871 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 22 13153 AUD PURCHASE 51 13153 PURCHASE 360 13153 PURCHASE 8 13155 PURCHASE 49 13155 PURCHASE 62 13155 PURCHASE 742 13157 SALE 795 13159 PURCHASE 833 13162 PURCHASE 300 13163 PURCHASE 330 13163 PURCHASE 859 13163 SALE 300 13176 SALE 656 13177 SALE 338 13177 SALE 3 13177 SALE 238 13179 SALE 78 13183 SALE 75 13185 SALE 149 13187 SALE 48 13187 SALE 23 13187 SALE 722 13189 SALE 95 13189 SALE 470 13195 SALE 176 13195 PURCHASE 322 13197 PURCHASE 41 13223 PURCHASE 300 13223 PURCHASE 3 13230 PURCHASE 8 13230 PURCHASE 559 13230 SALE 327 13233 SALE 360 13234 PURCHASE 18 13234 PURCHASE 200 13234 PURCHASE 400 13234 SALE 415 13235 SALE 86 13235 PURCHASE 668 13235 SALE 500 13238 SALE 68 13238 SALE 97 13239 SALE 36 13239 SALE 11 13239 PURCHASE 565 13245 SALE 434 13247 PURCHASE 195 13250 PURCHASE 1000 13255 PURCHASE 784 13258 PURCHASE 621 13260 SALE 1460 13265 SALE 91 13265 PURCHASE 56 13270 PURCHASE 171 13270 PURCHASE 260 13280 SALE 351 13288 PURCHASE 829 13290 SALE 290 13291 SALE 7 13291 PURCHASE 633 13293 SALE 74 13295 SALE 500 13298 SALE 350 13298 SALE 248 13298 SALE 497 13299 PURCHASE 350 13300 PURCHASE 505 13300 SALE 444 13302 PURCHASE 322 13303 PURCHASE 360 13303 PURCHASE 618 13303 SALE 36 13304 SALE 1 13304 SALE 67 13305 PURCHASE 9 13306 PURCHASE 350 13306 SALE 493 13307 SALE 452 13307 SALE 19 13307 PURCHASE 44 13307 PURCHASE 138 13307 SALE 1000 13309 SALE 273 13309 SALE 88 13309 SALE 2 13309 PURCHASE 5 13309 PURCHASE 900 13309 PURCHASE 71 13310 PURCHASE 211 13310 PURCHASE 1018 13310 SALE 267 13311 PURCHASE 8 13311 PURCHASE 643 13311 PURCHASE 1227 13311 PURCHASE 1637 13315 SALE 199 13318 SALE 899 13319 SALE 329 13319 SALE 163 13319 SALE 6 13319 SALE 3 13319 PURCHASE 71 13319 SALE 38482 13319.76805 PURCHASE 38482 13319.76805 SALE 176 13320 PURCHASE 1140 13322 PURCHASE 401 13326 PURCHASE 581 13326 SALE 1013 13327 SALE 7 13327 SALE 1358 13328 SALE 517 13328 SALE 445 13328 SALE 969 13329 SALE 600 13329 SALE 492 13329 SALE 209 13330 PURCHASE 286 13330 SALE 378 13333 SALE 40193 13334.42642 PURCHASE 40193 13334.42642 SALE 500 13342 PURCHASE 389 13342 PURCHASE 340 13344 SALE 172 13345 SALE 500 13346 SALE 432 13346 SALE 189 13346 SALE 37 13346 SALE 491 13347 SALE 344 13347 SALE 148 13347 SALE 52 13347 PURCHASE 236 13349 SALE 275 13350 SALE 300 13351 SALE 130 13351 SALE 99 13351 PURCHASE 1200 13351 SALE 144 13352 SALE 1000 13353 SALE 1163 13355 SALE 89 13355 PURCHASE 5 13355 PURCHASE 100 13355 PURCHASE 307 13355 PURCHASE 1000 13355 SALE 525 13358 SALE 704 13360 SALE 55 13360 PURCHASE 7 13360 PURCHASE 200 13360 PURCHASE 250 13360 PURCHASE 1054 13360 PURCHASE 250 13361 PURCHASE 1140 13365 SALE 808 13370 SALE 6 13370 PURCHASE 15 13373 PURCHASE 610 13373 PURCHASE 1179 13373 PURCHASE 2 13382 PURCHASE 184 13382 PURCHASE 332 13383 SALE 214 13402 PURCHASE 556 13403 SALE 1108 13405 SALE 100 13405 SALE 500 13409 SALE 224 13409 SALE 387 13410 SALE 330 13410 PURCHASE 1 13410 PURCHASE 112 13410 PURCHASE 247 13410 PURCHASE 300 13410 PURCHASE 340 13410 PURCHASE 1164 13410 PURCHASE 466 13411 PURCHASE 481 13411 PURCHASE 495 13411 PURCHASE 276 13412 PURCHASE 4 13421 SALE 400 13429 SALE 100 13429 SALE 100 13429 SALE 69 13429 SALE 400 13432 SALE 300 13432 SALE 219 13432 SALE 200 13432 SALE 784 13436 SALE 363 13436 SALE 307 13436 SALE 104 13436 SALE 25 13436 SALE 24 13436 SALE 417 13437 SALE 50 13439 SALE 48 13439 SALE 35 13439 SALE 192 13440 PURCHASE 199 13440 PURCHASE 998 13440 SALE 744 13442 SALE 460 13450 SALE 192 13450 SALE 1524 13453 SALE 246 13453 PURCHASE 326 13453 PURCHASE 323 13455 PURCHASE 400 13455 PURCHASE 844 13455 PURCHASE 6 13460 SALE 187 13465 SALE 104 13465 SALE 100 13465 SALE 100 13465 SALE 100 13465 TOTAL PURCHASES 117,157 TOTAL SALES 118,868 (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 22 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