4th Mar 2008 11:45
UBS AG (EPT)04 March 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 3 MARCH 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% 201 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 201 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 250 13142 AUD CENTS SALE 172 13144 SALE 131 13145 SALE 35 13145 SALE 21 13145 SALE 300 13149 SALE 204 13149 SALE 500 13153 SALE 11 13153 SALE 10 13153 PURCHASE 9 13153 PURCHASE 100 13153 PURCHASE 100 13153 PURCHASE 3 13154 PURCHASE 10 13154 PURCHASE 66 13154 PURCHASE 100 13154 PURCHASE 200 13154 PURCHASE 312 13154 PURCHASE 385 13154 PURCHASE 2 13155 PURCHASE 2 13155 PURCHASE 42 13155 PURCHASE 93 13155 PURCHASE 110 13155 PURCHASE 175 13155 PURCHASE 360 13155 PURCHASE 710 13155 PURCHASE 1328 13155 PURCHASE 3 13156 PURCHASE 18 13156 PURCHASE 34 13156 PURCHASE 189 13156 PURCHASE 252 13156 PURCHASE 100 13157 PURCHASE 238 13157 PURCHASE 217 13159 PURCHASE 278 13159 SALE 596 13160 SALE 7 13160 PURCHASE 1 13160 PURCHASE 2 13160 PURCHASE 258 13160 PURCHASE 449 13160 PURCHASE 2 13163 PURCHASE 20 13163 PURCHASE 41 13163 PURCHASE 272 13163 SALE 180 13169 SALE 10 13169 SALE 1 13169 SALE 180 13173 SALE 648 13174 SALE 101 13175 SALE 16 13175 PURCHASE 2 13178 PURCHASE 3 13178 PURCHASE 40 13178 PURCHASE 59 13178 PURCHASE 229 13178 PURCHASE 270 13178 PURCHASE 493 13178 SALE 702 13180 PURCHASE 19 13180 PURCHASE 712 13180 SALE 133 13181 SALE 116 13181 SALE 111 13181 SALE 50 13181 PURCHASE 300 13181 SALE 118 13182 SALE 53 13182 SALE 30 13182 SALE 1000 13183 SALE 200 13183 SALE 99 13183 PURCHASE 8 13183 PURCHASE 120 13183 PURCHASE 222 13183 PURCHASE 1054 13183 SALE 192 13184 SALE 776 13185 SALE 500 13185 SALE 425 13188 PURCHASE 100 13189 PURCHASE 135 13189 PURCHASE 161 13189 SALE 302 13190 SALE 100 13190 SALE 75 13190 SALE 3 13190 SALE 500 13196 SALE 162 13196 SALE 126 13196 SALE 21 13196 SALE 1877 13200 SALE 1 13200 PURCHASE 106 13201 PURCHASE 1885 13202 SALE 120 13205 SALE 105 13205 SALE 104 13205 SALE 16 13205 PURCHASE 200 13205 SALE 500 13206 SALE 1166 13207 SALE 224 13208 SALE 15 13208 SALE 10 13208 PURCHASE 100 13210 PURCHASE 200 13210 PURCHASE 486 13210 PURCHASE 637 13210 PURCHASE 22 13211 PURCHASE 36 13211 PURCHASE 82 13211 PURCHASE 98 13211 PURCHASE 135 13211 PURCHASE 244 13211 PURCHASE 1892 13212 PURCHASE 343 13214 SALE 6 13218 SALE 1 13218 PURCHASE 834 13218 SALE 200 13219 SALE 200 13219 PURCHASE 3 13219 PURCHASE 18 13219 PURCHASE 100 13219 PURCHASE 120 13219 PURCHASE 300 13219 SALE 198 13220 PURCHASE 76 13220 PURCHASE 19 13221 PURCHASE 100 13221 PURCHASE 200 13221 PURCHASE 920 13221 PURCHASE 7 13222 PURCHASE 32 13222 PURCHASE 100 13222 PURCHASE 1182 13222 SALE 500 13223 SALE 200 13223 SALE 3 13223 SALE 214 13224 SALE 200 13224 SALE 31700 13224.9282 PURCHASE 31700 13224.9282 SALE 260 13226 SALE 59 13226 SALE 1 13226 PURCHASE 191 13227 PURCHASE 400 13229 PURCHASE 15 13230 PURCHASE 33 13230 SALE 300 13233 SALE 100 13233 SALE 30 13233 SALE 2 13233 SALE 1 13233 PURCHASE 13 13235 SALE 130 13237 SALE 46 13237 SALE 2 13237 SALE 118 13238 SALE 29 13238 SALE 1 13238 SALE 1 13238 SALE 290 13245 SALE 48 13245 SALE 4 13245 PURCHASE 33 13245 PURCHASE 135 13245 SALE 190 13246 SALE 32844 13246.88652 PURCHASE 32844 13246.88652 SALE 1598 13248 PURCHASE 28 13248 PURCHASE 173 13248 PURCHASE 500 13248 SALE 416 13249 SALE 976 13250 SALE 50 13250 PURCHASE 20 13250 PURCHASE 400 13250 PURCHASE 400 13251 SALE 200 13253 SALE 146 13253 SALE 47 13253 SALE 2 13253 PURCHASE 2 13253 PURCHASE 10 13253 PURCHASE 38 13253 PURCHASE 100 13253 PURCHASE 219 13253 PURCHASE 260 13253 PURCHASE 521 13253 SALE 200 13256 SALE 2 13256 PURCHASE 48 13256 PURCHASE 170 13256 PURCHASE 539 13256 SALE 1885 13260 SALE 544 13260 PURCHASE 21 13262 PURCHASE 200 13262 PURCHASE 250 13264 SALE 200 13265 SALE 24 13265 PURCHASE 20 13265 PURCHASE 172 13265 PURCHASE 136 13266 SALE 509 13268 SALE 48 13268 SALE 3 13268 PURCHASE 243 13270 PURCHASE 797 13271 SALE 118 13273 SALE 29 13273 SALE 1 13273 SALE 1 13273 SALE 736 13274 SALE 339 13274 SALE 50 13274 SALE 4 13274 SALE 2 13274 SALE 134 13276 SALE 10 13276 PURCHASE 369 13278 SALE 301 13279 SALE 1000 13280 SALE 200 13284 SALE 1 13284 PURCHASE 2 13308 PURCHASE 56 13308 PURCHASE 178 13308 PURCHASE 292 13309 SALE 450 13330 SALE 120 13330 SALE 100 13330 PURCHASE 20 13330 PURCHASE 200 13330 PURCHASE 8 13339 PURCHASE 100 13339 PURCHASE 400 13339 SALE 369 13340 SALE 250 13340 PURCHASE 3 13340 PURCHASE 100 13340 PURCHASE 200 13340 PURCHASE 200 13340 PURCHASE 300 13340 PURCHASE 626 13343 PURCHASE 18 13345 SALE 500 13348 PURCHASE 125 13350 PURCHASE 317 13350 SALE 200 13351 SALE 300 13354 SALE 444 13358 SALE 150 13366 SALE 7 13366 SALE 394 13370 SALE 1000 13375 SALE 167 13375 SALE 10 13375 SALE 160 13376 SALE 21 13376 SALE 322 13378 SALE 34 13378 SALE 881 13379 SALE 550 13380 PURCHASE 100 13383 PURCHASE 190 13383 PURCHASE 863 13384 PURCHASE 6 13429 PURCHASE 8 13429 PURCHASE 47 13429 TOTAL PURCHASES 96,244 TOTAL SALES 97,388 (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 4 MARCH 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