25th Feb 2008 11:33
UBS AG (EPT)25 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 22 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% 17 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 17 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 56 13266 pence PURCHASE 65 13270 PURCHASE 265 13273 PURCHASE 1448 13273 PURCHASE 150 13280 PURCHASE 213 13280 PURCHASE 400 13280 PURCHASE 129 13283 PURCHASE 214 13290 SALE 145 13299 SALE 353 13300 PURCHASE 116 13300 PURCHASE 243 13300 PURCHASE 756 13300 PURCHASE 250 13302 PURCHASE 6 13303 PURCHASE 14 13303 PURCHASE 21 13303 PURCHASE 52 13303 PURCHASE 82 13303 PURCHASE 110 13303 PURCHASE 260 13303 PURCHASE 290 13303 PURCHASE 1000 13303 SALE 500 13305 SALE 4 13305 SALE 501 13306 PURCHASE 189 13306 SALE 500 13307 SALE 67 13307 SALE 944 13309 SALE 416 13310 SALE 127 13310 SALE 81 13310 SALE 6 13310 PURCHASE 100 13311 PURCHASE 100 13311 PURCHASE 507 13311 SALE 969 13312 PURCHASE 341 13312 SALE 318 13314 SALE 158 13314 PURCHASE 473 13317 SALE 445 13319 SALE 313 13319 SALE 76 13319 SALE 5 13319 PURCHASE 723 13319 SALE 449 13320 SALE 321 13320 SALE 228 13320 SALE 61 13320 SALE 54 13320 PURCHASE 5 13320 PURCHASE 159 13320 PURCHASE 243 13320 PURCHASE 260 13320 PURCHASE 965 13320 PURCHASE 69 13323 PURCHASE 88 13323 SALE 591 13324 SALE 500 13324 SALE 443 13324 SALE 387 13324 SALE 170 13324 SALE 167 13324 SALE 160 13324 SALE 141 13324 SALE 97 13325 SALE 91 13325 SALE 35 13325 PURCHASE 200 13325 PURCHASE 335 13325 PURCHASE 480 13325 PURCHASE 500 13325 SALE 677 13330 SALE 224 13330 SALE 698 13331 PURCHASE 13 13331 PURCHASE 50 13331 PURCHASE 78 13331 SALE 160 13333 SALE 72 13333 SALE 103 13336 PURCHASE 232 13336 SALE 500 13337 PURCHASE 160 13337 PURCHASE 516 13337 PURCHASE 30 13338 PURCHASE 54 13338 PURCHASE 100 13338 PURCHASE 315 13338 SALE 382 13339 SALE 235 13339 PURCHASE 251 13340 PURCHASE 534 13341 SALE 481 13342 SALE 133 13342 SALE 69 13342 SALE 305 13343 PURCHASE 663 13343 PURCHASE 1000 13343 SALE 363 13344 SALE 144 13344 SALE 100 13344 PURCHASE 49 13351 PURCHASE 428 13352 PURCHASE 262 13354 SALE 739 13356 SALE 694 13356 SALE 5 13356 PURCHASE 100 13356 PURCHASE 156 13356 PURCHASE 209 13356 SALE 470 13361 SALE 1 13361 PURCHASE 25 13361 PURCHASE 180 13361 SALE 100 13362 PURCHASE 299 13363 PURCHASE 5 13366 PURCHASE 77 13366 PURCHASE 122 13366 PURCHASE 179 13366 PURCHASE 355 13366 PURCHASE 50 13368 PURCHASE 280 13368 PURCHASE 50 13370 PURCHASE 71 13370 PURCHASE 38 13374 PURCHASE 166 13374 PURCHASE 334 13374 SALE 354 13375 SALE 304 13375 PURCHASE 402 13376 SALE 314 13380 SALE 14 13380 PURCHASE 389 13380 SALE 1156 13383 SALE 545 13383 SALE 356 13383 PURCHASE 55 13383 SALE 377 13385 PURCHASE 250 13385 PURCHASE 6 13388 PURCHASE 7 13388 PURCHASE 183 13388 PURCHASE 203 13388 PURCHASE 537 13388 SALE 400 13390 PURCHASE 36 13390 PURCHASE 36 13390 PURCHASE 808 13390 PURCHASE 6 13392 PURCHASE 98 13392 PURCHASE 208 13392 PURCHASE 211 13392 SALE 296 13402 SALE 42 13402 SALE 17 13402 SALE 10 13402 SALE 870 13413 SALE 382 13413 SALE 100 13413 SALE 17 13413 PURCHASE 38 13414 PURCHASE 1555 13414 PURCHASE 539 13430 SALE 38428 13433.75908 PURCHASE 38428 13433.75908 SALE 36574 13453.61082 PURCHASE 36574 13453.61082 PURCHASE 883 13470 SALE 602 13488 SALE 9 13488 SALE 384 13503 SALE 188 13503 SALE 22 13503 PURCHASE 300 13528 SALE 531 13545 SALE 329 13545 SALE 100 13545 SALE 21 13545 SALE 100 13546 SALE 20 13546 SALE 8 13546 PURCHASE 115 13552 PURCHASE 81 13555 PURCHASE 196 13555 SALE 131 13558 SALE 56 13558 PURCHASE 69 13567 PURCHASE 500 13570 SALE 111 13579 PURCHASE 237 13581 SALE 102 13584 SALE 512 13585 SALE 330 13585 SALE 300 13586 SALE 161 13586 SALE 418 13587 SALE 40 13587 PURCHASE 1786 13587 PURCHASE 2 13589 PURCHASE 411 13589 PURCHASE 246 13590 SALE 559 13596 PURCHASE 1804 13600 PURCHASE 200 13605 SALE 500 13608 SALE 176 13608 SALE 100 13608 PURCHASE 1 13610 PURCHASE 709 13610 SALE 377 13611 SALE 129 13611 PURCHASE 300 13618 PURCHASE 303 13618 SALE 640 13619 PURCHASE 7 13620 PURCHASE 180 13620 PURCHASE 236 13620 PURCHASE 500 13622 PURCHASE 376 13625 SALE 249 13638 PURCHASE 530 13638 SALE 698 13641 SALE 200 13650 SALE 197 13650 SALE 975 13660 SALE 100 13660 SALE 100 13660 SALE 100 13660 PURCHASE 800 13660 PURCHASE 1000 13660 SALE 298 13662 SALE 100 13662 PURCHASE 16 13663 PURCHASE 55 13663 PURCHASE 329 13664 SALE 197 13670 SALE 164 13670 SALE 11 13670 PURCHASE 581 13675 SALE 956 13676 SALE 608 13676 SALE 279 13676 SALE 264 13676 SALE 703 13680 SALE 699 13681 SALE 323 13681 PURCHASE 800 13682 SALE 365 13690 TOTAL PURCHASES 113,430 TOTAL SALES 111,576 (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 25 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