14th Jan 2008 11:16
UBS AG (EPT)14 January 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 11 JANUARY 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 2,259,343 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,259,343 0.23% 0 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 1583 4950 pence SALE 500 4950 PURCHASE 163 4957 PURCHASE 240 4957 PURCHASE 292 4957 PURCHASE 454 4976 PURCHASE 454 4976 PURCHASE 431 4980 PURCHASE 1184 4982 SALE 499 4983 SALE 900 4984 PURCHASE 212 4984 PURCHASE 250 4985 PURCHASE 549 4985 PURCHASE 554 4985 SALE 248 4986 SALE 35 4986 PURCHASE 40 4986 PURCHASE 42 4986 PURCHASE 171 4986 PURCHASE 503 4986 SALE 1109 4987 SALE 892 4987 SALE 282 4987 SALE 50 4987 PURCHASE 143 4987 PURCHASE 761 4987 PURCHASE 1100 4988 SALE 400 4989 SALE 618 4990 SALE 150 4990 SALE 150 4990 SALE 150 4990 SALE 150 4990 PURCHASE 312 4990 PURCHASE 334 4990 PURCHASE 354 4991 PURCHASE 568 4991 PURCHASE 992 4991 SALE 445 4992 PURCHASE 309 4992 PURCHASE 421 4992 PURCHASE 593 4992 PURCHASE 510 4993 PURCHASE 891 4993 SALE 742 4994 SALE 690 4994 SALE 307 4994 SALE 300 4994 SALE 300 4994 SALE 300 4994 SALE 300 4994 SALE 300 4994 SALE 300 4994 SALE 150 4994 PURCHASE 15 4994 PURCHASE 70 4994 PURCHASE 435 4994 PURCHASE 461 4994 PURCHASE 461 4994 PURCHASE 461 4994 PURCHASE 600 4994 PURCHASE 1423 4994 SALE 1000 4995 SALE 749 4995 SALE 401 4995 SALE 194 4995 PURCHASE 57 4995 PURCHASE 112 4995 PURCHASE 544 4995 PURCHASE 1246 4995 SALE 999 4996 SALE 600 4996 SALE 59 4996 SALE 2 4996 SALE 1 4996 SALE 1 4996 PURCHASE 334 4996 PURCHASE 1001 4996 SALE 600 4997 SALE 1000 4998 SALE 567 4998 PURCHASE 39 4998 PURCHASE 220 4998 PURCHASE 279 4998 PURCHASE 283 4998 PURCHASE 317 4998 PURCHASE 433 4998 PURCHASE 507 4998 PURCHASE 676 4998 PURCHASE 1189 4998 SALE 2000 4999 SALE 1200 4999 SALE 913 4999 SALE 661 4999 SALE 400 4999 SALE 87 4999 PURCHASE 32 4999 PURCHASE 32 4999 PURCHASE 423 4999 PURCHASE 436 4999 PURCHASE 855 4999 SALE 745 5000 SALE 527 5000 SALE 527 5000 SALE 400 5000 SALE 206 5000 SALE 162 5000 SALE 150 5000 SALE 59 5000 SALE 1 5000 PURCHASE 56 5000 PURCHASE 153 5000 PURCHASE 228 5000 PURCHASE 301 5000 PURCHASE 400 5000 PURCHASE 784 5000 PURCHASE 801 5000 PURCHASE 973 5000 PURCHASE 1200 5000 PURCHASE 1527 5000 SALE 631 5001 SALE 438 5001 SALE 428 5001 SALE 146 5001 SALE 93 5001 SALE 40 5001 PURCHASE 34 5001 PURCHASE 94 5001 PURCHASE 142 5001 PURCHASE 268 5001 PURCHASE 295 5001 PURCHASE 449 5001 PURCHASE 470 5001 PURCHASE 620 5001 PURCHASE 654 5001 PURCHASE 654 5001 PURCHASE 654 5001 PURCHASE 654 5001 PURCHASE 688 5001 PURCHASE 880 5001 PURCHASE 1307 5001 SALE 262 5002 SALE 472 5003 PURCHASE 83 5003 PURCHASE 276 5003 PURCHASE 314 5003 PURCHASE 448 5003 PURCHASE 857 5003 PURCHASE 901 5003 PURCHASE 1335 5003 SALE 1000 5004 SALE 612 5004 SALE 500 5004 PURCHASE 102 5004 PURCHASE 266 5004 PURCHASE 502 5004 PURCHASE 531 5004 PURCHASE 690 5004 PURCHASE 733 5004 PURCHASE 733 5004 SALE 1000 5005 SALE 800 5005 SALE 253 5005 SALE 229 5005 PURCHASE 491 5005 PURCHASE 500 5005 SALE 300 5006 SALE 22 5006 PURCHASE 70 5006 PURCHASE 463 5006 PURCHASE 800 5006 PURCHASE 2000 5006 SALE 113 5007 PURCHASE 1138 5007 SALE 800 5008 SALE 586 5008 SALE 400 5008 PURCHASE 77 5008 PURCHASE 77 5008 SALE 1000 5009 SALE 491 5009 SALE 379 5009 SALE 353 5009 SALE 268 5009 SALE 133 5009 SALE 56 5009 PURCHASE 204 5009 PURCHASE 418 5009 PURCHASE 475 5009 PURCHASE 545 5009 PURCHASE 734 5009 PURCHASE 1005 5009 SALE 2994 5010 SALE 2994 5010 SALE 2006 5010 SALE 1960 5010 SALE 1666 5010 SALE 400 5010 SALE 347 5010 SALE 248 5010 SALE 158 5010 PURCHASE 84 5010 PURCHASE 115 5010 PURCHASE 141 5010 PURCHASE 183 5010 PURCHASE 250 5010 PURCHASE 256 5010 PURCHASE 316 5010 PURCHASE 325 5010 PURCHASE 590 5010 PURCHASE 600 5010 PURCHASE 907 5010 PURCHASE 1054 5010 PURCHASE 1205 5010 PURCHASE 1300 5010 SALE 500 5011 PURCHASE 70 5011 PURCHASE 161 5011 PURCHASE 236 5011 PURCHASE 427 5011 PURCHASE 784 5011 PURCHASE 953 5011 SALE 529 5012 SALE 400 5012 SALE 142 5012 SALE 121 5012 PURCHASE 1000 5012 SALE 1348 5013 SALE 300 5013 PURCHASE 14 5013 PURCHASE 38 5013 PURCHASE 43 5013 PURCHASE 70 5013 PURCHASE 116 5013 PURCHASE 186 5013 PURCHASE 482 5013 PURCHASE 591 5013 PURCHASE 950 5013 PURCHASE 1808 5013 PURCHASE 650 5014 PURCHASE 950 5014 SALE 1670 5015 SALE 739 5015 SALE 398 5015 SALE 320 5015 SALE 70 5015 PURCHASE 84 5015 PURCHASE 328 5015 PURCHASE 356 5015 PURCHASE 506 5015 PURCHASE 1000 5015 SALE 1200 5016 SALE 750 5016 SALE 610 5016 SALE 484 5016 SALE 302 5016 SALE 64 5016 SALE 700 5017 SALE 462 5017 PURCHASE 20 5017 PURCHASE 39 5017 PURCHASE 94 5017 PURCHASE 457 5017 PURCHASE 1050 5017 SALE 659 5018 SALE 504 5018 SALE 260 5018 SALE 206 5018 SALE 21 5018 SALE 9 5018 SALE 1200 5019 SALE 535 5020 SALE 303 5020 SALE 286 5020 PURCHASE 29 5020 PURCHASE 47 5020 PURCHASE 80 5020 PURCHASE 100 5020 PURCHASE 218 5020 PURCHASE 352 5020 PURCHASE 725 5020 PURCHASE 877 5020 PURCHASE 15 5021 PURCHASE 190 5021 PURCHASE 267 5021 PURCHASE 400 5021 PURCHASE 800 5021 PURCHASE 1000 5021 SALE 392 5022 PURCHASE 125 5022 SALE 1200 5023 PURCHASE 133 5023 PURCHASE 196 5023 SALE 600 5024 SALE 23 5024 SALE 500 5025 SALE 446 5025 SALE 427 5025 PURCHASE 973 5025 SALE 1323 5026 SALE 1250 5026 SALE 1250 5026 SALE 994 5026 SALE 92 5026 PURCHASE 45 5026 PURCHASE 171 5026 PURCHASE 297 5026 PURCHASE 939 5026 PURCHASE 1000 5026 PURCHASE 240 5027 PURCHASE 265 5027 PURCHASE 290 5027 SALE 350 5028 PURCHASE 173 5028 PURCHASE 268 5028 SALE 662 5029 PURCHASE 570 5029 SALE 768 5030 PURCHASE 107 5030 PURCHASE 268 5030 PURCHASE 303 5030 PURCHASE 384 5030 PURCHASE 441 5030 PURCHASE 600 5030 PURCHASE 600 5030 PURCHASE 428 5031 PURCHASE 600 5031 SALE 587 5032 SALE 240 5032 SALE 240 5032 SALE 213 5032 SALE 130 5032 SALE 240 5033 SALE 107 5033 SALE 72 5033 SALE 59 5033 SALE 1 5033 SALE 1 5033 PURCHASE 219 5033 PURCHASE 219 5033 SALE 1100 5034 SALE 622 5034 SALE 569 5034 SALE 307 5034 SALE 240 5034 SALE 177 5034 SALE 59 5034 SALE 29 5034 SALE 22 5034 PURCHASE 265 5034 SALE 779 5035 SALE 268 5035 PURCHASE 380 5035 PURCHASE 506 5035 SALE 2478 5036 SALE 501 5036 PURCHASE 800 5036 SALE 785 5037 SALE 765 5037 SALE 600 5037 SALE 560 5037 PURCHASE 37 5037 PURCHASE 592 5037 PURCHASE 774 5037 SALE 2000 5038 SALE 500 5038 SALE 493 5038 SALE 268 5038 SALE 209 5038 SALE 39 5038 PURCHASE 459 5038 PURCHASE 2977 5038 SALE 393 5039 PURCHASE 300 5039 PURCHASE 1200 5039 SALE 2069 5040 SALE 2069 5040 SALE 645 5040 SALE 639 5040 SALE 600 5040 SALE 500 5040 SALE 263 5040 SALE 240 5040 SALE 172 5040 SALE 150 5040 SALE 150 5040 SALE 124 5040 SALE 107 5040 SALE 100 5040 SALE 87 5040 PURCHASE 30 5040 PURCHASE 260 5040 PURCHASE 440 5040 PURCHASE 468 5040 PURCHASE 476 5040 PURCHASE 502 5040 PURCHASE 671 5040 PURCHASE 1336 5040 PURCHASE 1571 5040 PURCHASE 2122 5040 SALE 2225 5041 SALE 1788 5041 SALE 1633 5041 SALE 1007 5041 SALE 600 5041 SALE 502 5041 SALE 364 5041 PURCHASE 372 5041 PURCHASE 950 5041 SALE 1069 5042 SALE 1069 5042 SALE 1000 5042 SALE 859 5042 SALE 513 5042 SALE 400 5042 SALE 19 5042 PURCHASE 35 5042 PURCHASE 215 5042 PURCHASE 247 5042 PURCHASE 281 5042 PURCHASE 386 5042 PURCHASE 484 5042 PURCHASE 862 5042 PURCHASE 1000 5042 PURCHASE 1200 5042 PURCHASE 1367 5042 PURCHASE 2000 5042 SALE 900 5043 SALE 900 5043 SALE 854 5043 SALE 854 5043 SALE 854 5043 SALE 854 5043 SALE 800 5043 SALE 500 5043 SALE 150 5043 PURCHASE 14 5043 PURCHASE 422 5043 PURCHASE 489 5043 PURCHASE 1083 5043 SALE 1000 5044 SALE 673 5044 SALE 430 5044 SALE 150 5044 SALE 100 5044 SALE 99 5044 SALE 22 5044 PURCHASE 611 5044 PURCHASE 876 5044 SALE 1445 5045 SALE 914 5045 SALE 505 5045 SALE 494 5045 SALE 377 5045 SALE 19 5045 PURCHASE 90 5045 PURCHASE 120 5045 PURCHASE 139 5045 PURCHASE 196 5045 PURCHASE 298 5045 PURCHASE 316 5045 PURCHASE 326 5045 PURCHASE 364 5045 PURCHASE 458 5045 PURCHASE 458 5045 PURCHASE 458 5045 PURCHASE 602 5045 PURCHASE 1000 5045 PURCHASE 252 5046 PURCHASE 350 5046 PURCHASE 427 5046 PURCHASE 557 5046 PURCHASE 900 5046 SALE 167 5047 SALE 162 5047 PURCHASE 927 5047 SALE 1200 5048 SALE 500 5048 SALE 10 5048 PURCHASE 215 5048 PURCHASE 1000 5048 SALE 470 5049 SALE 400 5049 SALE 525 5050 SALE 436 5050 SALE 414 5050 SALE 400 5050 SALE 391 5050 SALE 285 5050 SALE 273 5050 SALE 85 5050 SALE 83 5050 PURCHASE 200 5050 PURCHASE 280 5050 PURCHASE 425 5050 PURCHASE 646 5050 PURCHASE 777 5050 PURCHASE 1496 5050 PURCHASE 1500 5050 PURCHASE 1500 5050 SALE 2673 5051 SALE 322 5051 SALE 276 5051 PURCHASE 77 5051 PURCHASE 268 5051 PURCHASE 282 5051 PURCHASE 300 5051 PURCHASE 345 5051 PURCHASE 500 5051 PURCHASE 521 5051 PURCHASE 800 5051 PURCHASE 847 5051 PURCHASE 875 5051 SALE 1901 5052 SALE 800 5052 SALE 500 5052 PURCHASE 268 5052 PURCHASE 268 5052 PURCHASE 447 5052 PURCHASE 450 5052 PURCHASE 1000 5052 SALE 715 5053 PURCHASE 19 5053 PURCHASE 47 5053 PURCHASE 91 5053 PURCHASE 204 5053 PURCHASE 226 5053 PURCHASE 291 5053 PURCHASE 450 5053 PURCHASE 450 5053 PURCHASE 450 5053 PURCHASE 450 5053 PURCHASE 886 5053 SALE 500 5054 SALE 22 5054 PURCHASE 1633 5054 SALE 900 5055 SALE 900 5055 SALE 830 5055 SALE 569 5055 SALE 500 5055 SALE 245 5055 SALE 234 5055 SALE 145 5055 SALE 125 5055 SALE 100 5055 SALE 77 5055 SALE 12 5055 PURCHASE 57 5055 PURCHASE 237 5055 PURCHASE 298 5055 PURCHASE 561 5055 PURCHASE 786 5055 SALE 1500 5056 PURCHASE 388 5056 SALE 4062 5057 SALE 898 5057 SALE 460 5057 SALE 369 5057 SALE 1069 5058 SALE 769 5058 SALE 500 5058 SALE 150 5058 SALE 150 5058 SALE 150 5058 SALE 65 5058 PURCHASE 1433 5058 SALE 800 5059 SALE 150 5059 SALE 1729 5060 SALE 1069 5060 SALE 500 5060 SALE 257 5060 SALE 240 5060 PURCHASE 400 5060 PURCHASE 538 5060 PURCHASE 2512 5060 SALE 350 5061 PURCHASE 59 5061 PURCHASE 381 5061 PURCHASE 523 5061 PURCHASE 1000 5061 SALE 1069 5062 SALE 912 5062 SALE 823 5062 SALE 256 5062 PURCHASE 431 5062 PURCHASE 677 5062 PURCHASE 268 5064 SALE 800 5065 SALE 268 5065 SALE 208 5065 SALE 22 5065 PURCHASE 62 5065 PURCHASE 520 5065 PURCHASE 742 5065 SALE 690 5066 SALE 440 5066 SALE 285 5066 SALE 77 5066 PURCHASE 266 5066 PURCHASE 500 5066 PURCHASE 777 5066 SALE 1139 5067 SALE 800 5067 SALE 123 5067 PURCHASE 268 5067 SALE 493 5069 PURCHASE 87 5069 PURCHASE 95 5069 SALE 1069 5070 SALE 675 5070 SALE 443 5070 SALE 315 5070 SALE 6 5070 PURCHASE 54 5070 PURCHASE 122 5070 PURCHASE 250 5070 PURCHASE 380 5070 SALE 268 5071 PURCHASE 150 5071 SALE 200 5074 PURCHASE 330 5074 PURCHASE 522 5074 PURCHASE 770 5074 SALE 2955 5075 SALE 1100 5075 SALE 1100 5075 SALE 1100 5075 SALE 236 5075 PURCHASE 302 5075 PURCHASE 906 5075 SALE 332 5076 PURCHASE 517 5076 PURCHASE 1263 5076 PURCHASE 807 5078 SALE 495 5079 SALE 166 5079 SALE 13 5079 PURCHASE 800 5080 SALE 300 5083 SALE 38 5083 PURCHASE 59 5083 PURCHASE 458 5083 SALE 77 5088 PURCHASE 510 5089 SALE 1553 5090 PURCHASE 694 5090 PURCHASE 1000 5094 SALE 1200 5095 SALE 1200 5095 PURCHASE 70 5095 PURCHASE 103 5095 PURCHASE 3083 5095 SALE 450 5096 SALE 300 5098 SALE 300 5098 SALE 300 5098 SALE 150 5098 SALE 150 5098 PURCHASE 70 5099 SALE 4028 5100 SALE 2941 5100 SALE 2500 5100 SALE 1200 5100 SALE 1156 5100 SALE 1156 5100 SALE 701 5100 SALE 441 5100 SALE 290 5100 SALE 251 5100 PURCHASE 591 5100 PURCHASE 324 5101 PURCHASE 481 5101 PURCHASE 1200 5101 PURCHASE 70 5102 PURCHASE 150 5102 PURCHASE 250 5102 PURCHASE 400 5102 PURCHASE 800 5102 PURCHASE 140 5103 PURCHASE 161 5103 PURCHASE 178 5103 PURCHASE 400 5103 PURCHASE 400 5103 PURCHASE 561 5103 PURCHASE 625 5103 PURCHASE 1200 5103 PURCHASE 586 5104 PURCHASE 2251 5104 SALE 1200 5105 SALE 513 5105 SALE 462 5105 PURCHASE 1 5106 PURCHASE 13 5106 PURCHASE 14 5106 PURCHASE 37 5106 PURCHASE 39 5106 PURCHASE 70 5106 PURCHASE 469 5106 PURCHASE 800 5106 SALE 2937 5107 PURCHASE 400 5107 SALE 540 5108 PURCHASE 101 5108 PURCHASE 109 5108 PURCHASE 2000 5108 SALE 240 5109 SALE 100 5109 PURCHASE 400 5109 SALE 900 5110 SALE 891 5110 SALE 806 5110 SALE 300 5110 SALE 300 5110 SALE 300 5110 SALE 240 5110 SALE 210 5110 PURCHASE 325 5110 PURCHASE 483 5110 PURCHASE 1134 5110 PURCHASE 400 5111 PURCHASE 490 5111 SALE 300 5112 SALE 185 5112 PURCHASE 145 5112 PURCHASE 400 5112 PURCHASE 400 5112 PURCHASE 457 5112 PURCHASE 601 5112 SALE 300 5113 SALE 150 5113 SALE 140 5113 PURCHASE 187 5113 PURCHASE 250 5113 PURCHASE 390 5113 PURCHASE 400 5113 SALE 601 5114 SALE 570 5114 SALE 371 5114 SALE 165 5114 SALE 161 5114 PURCHASE 400 5114 SALE 1200 5115 SALE 395 5115 SALE 284 5115 SALE 254 5115 SALE 195 5115 SALE 128 5115 SALE 76 5115 SALE 28 5115 SALE 15 5115 PURCHASE 277 5115 PURCHASE 392 5115 PURCHASE 400 5115 PURCHASE 400 5115 PURCHASE 500 5115 PURCHASE 500 5115 PURCHASE 1000 5115 SALE 1000 5116 SALE 300 5116 PURCHASE 40 5116 PURCHASE 136 5116 PURCHASE 317 5116 PURCHASE 400 5116 PURCHASE 400 5116 PURCHASE 400 5116 PURCHASE 401 5116 PURCHASE 408 5116 PURCHASE 781 5116 PURCHASE 800 5116 PURCHASE 1000 5116 SALE 1000 5117 SALE 1000 5117 SALE 430 5117 SALE 400 5117 SALE 283 5117 PURCHASE 150 5117 PURCHASE 400 5117 PURCHASE 400 5117 PURCHASE 1100 5117 SALE 430 5120 SALE 240 5120 PURCHASE 400 5120 PURCHASE 540 5120 PURCHASE 8688 5120 SALE 337 5121 PURCHASE 300 5121 PURCHASE 400 5121 PURCHASE 491 5121 PURCHASE 500 5121 PURCHASE 531 5121 PURCHASE 800 5121 PURCHASE 1000 5121 PURCHASE 1295 5121 SALE 1563 5123 SALE 330 5123 PURCHASE 231 5126 PURCHASE 334 5126 PURCHASE 392 5126 PURCHASE 442 5126 PURCHASE 1000 5126 SALE 705 5127 SALE 137 5127 SALE 1380 5129 SALE 1121 5129 SALE 409 5129 SALE 178 5129 PURCHASE 147 5130 PURCHASE 400 5132 PURCHASE 1089 5132 TOTAL PURCHASES 228,698 TOTAL SALES 225,162 (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 14 JANUARY 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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