13th Feb 2008 12:08
UBS AG (EPT)13 February 2008 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) 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 Ordinary 10pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 567,444 5524 pence 5279 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 564,813 5516 pence 5256.69 pence (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD LONG 100,000 52.5669 GBP CFD SHORT 35,703 53.2189901 CFD SHORT 2,548 53.2189901 CFD LONG 100,000 53.3731 CFD LONG 50,000 53.403 CFD SHORT 58,157 53.4732 CFD LONG 30,350 53.6388949 CFD LONG 60,000 53.9257 CFD SHORT 42 53.9571429 CFD SHORT 75,000 54.3643 CFD SHORT 506 54.3719368 CFD SHORT 75,000 54.4186 CFD SHORT 43,788 54.8651 CFD SHORT 60,447 54.8651 CFD SHORT 50,000 54.9939 CFD LONG 50,000 55.0373 CFD SHORT 118,604 55.1303 CFD SHORT 30,350 55.1796 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Optionname,e.g selling, securities price American, moneypaid/receivedcall purchasing, to which the European etc. per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option relates (Note 5) CALL SELLING 4,000 440 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 4.50 USD CALL PURCHASING 10,000 6000 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 200 PENCE (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (Note 3) 3. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Date of disclosure 13 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which BHP Billiton PLCconnected BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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