15th Apr 2008 11:30
UBS AG (EPT)15 April 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 14 APRIL 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% 689 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 689 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 5 13578 AUD Cents PURCHASE 21 13578 PURCHASE 91 13578 SALE 300 13595 PURCHASE 262 13597 PURCHASE 546 13605 PURCHASE 991 13609 PURCHASE 27 13610 PURCHASE 1000 13610 PURCHASE 94 13613 PURCHASE 102 13630 PURCHASE 170 13651 PURCHASE 24 13652 PURCHASE 103 13652 PURCHASE 76 13656 PURCHASE 322 13656 PURCHASE 265 13660 SALE 492 13662 SALE 356 13662 SALE 100 13662 SALE 166 13663 PURCHASE 14 13663 PURCHASE 19 13663 PURCHASE 66 13663 PURCHASE 231 13664 SALE 645 13669 SALE 65 13669 SALE 400 13672 PURCHASE 4 13672 PURCHASE 62 13672 PURCHASE 200 13672 PURCHASE 25 13673 PURCHASE 35 13673 PURCHASE 106 13673 PURCHASE 207 13674 SALE 966 13676 SALE 1026 13677 SALE 1 13677 PURCHASE 2 13677 SALE 444 13679 PURCHASE 3 13680 PURCHASE 90 13680 PURCHASE 119 13680 PURCHASE 135 13680 PURCHASE 718 13680 PURCHASE 1827 13680 PURCHASE 3 13683 PURCHASE 50 13683 PURCHASE 54 13683 PURCHASE 1279 13683 PURCHASE 144 13688 PURCHASE 1 13689 PURCHASE 3 13689 PURCHASE 721 13689 PURCHASE 174 13690 PURCHASE 3 13694 PURCHASE 4 13694 PURCHASE 12 13694 PURCHASE 56 13694 PURCHASE 73 13694 PURCHASE 978 13694 SALE 116 13695 SALE 100 13695 SALE 49 13695 PURCHASE 2 13695 PURCHASE 3 13695 PURCHASE 90 13695 SALE 476 13696 SALE 51 13696 SALE 36 13696 SALE 37 13697 PURCHASE 61 13697 SALE 980 13699 SALE 314 13699 SALE 78 13699 PURCHASE 13 13700 PURCHASE 37 13700 PURCHASE 133 13700 PURCHASE 191 13700 PURCHASE 350 13700 PURCHASE 697 13705 SALE 500 13706 SALE 438 13706 PURCHASE 87 13710 SALE 28160 13717.82081 PURCHASE 28160 13717.82081 SALE 910 13720 PURCHASE 30 13720 PURCHASE 36 13720 SALE 663 13721 SALE 250 13722 PURCHASE 3 13725 PURCHASE 172 13725 PURCHASE 292 13725 SALE 57 13726 SALE 549 13727 PURCHASE 1 13729 SALE 200 13730 SALE 108 13730 PURCHASE 11 13730 PURCHASE 46 13730 PURCHASE 330 13732 SALE 12 13738 SALE 27050 13738.82943 PURCHASE 27050 13738.82943 SALE 254 13739 SALE 20 13739 SALE 18 13739 SALE 768 13740 SALE 139 13740 SALE 20 13740 SALE 5 13740 PURCHASE 3 13740 PURCHASE 10 13740 PURCHASE 182 13740 PURCHASE 668 13740 PURCHASE 1819 13740 SALE 1404 13742 SALE 186 13742 SALE 21 13742 PURCHASE 682 13742 SALE 588 13743 PURCHASE 40 13744 PURCHASE 544 13744 SALE 776 13747 SALE 111 13747 SALE 100 13747 SALE 67 13747 SALE 100 13748 SALE 82 13748 PURCHASE 45 13749 PURCHASE 46 13749 PURCHASE 620 13749 SALE 207 13750 SALE 162 13750 SALE 123 13750 SALE 112 13750 SALE 100 13750 SALE 100 13750 SALE 100 13750 SALE 100 13750 SALE 91 13750 SALE 75 13750 SALE 50 13750 SALE 49 13750 SALE 19 13750 SALE 7 13750 PURCHASE 120 13750 PURCHASE 351 13750 PURCHASE 1243 13750 PURCHASE 64 13751 PURCHASE 327 13751 PURCHASE 3 13752 PURCHASE 1166 13752 SALE 411 13754 SALE 7 13754 PURCHASE 139 13754 PURCHASE 142 13754 PURCHASE 84 13755 SALE 1816 13760 SALE 250 13760 SALE 165 13765 SALE 11 13765 SALE 85 13768 SALE 992 13770 PURCHASE 1000 13771 PURCHASE 22 13772 PURCHASE 37 13772 PURCHASE 717 13772 SALE 805 13773 SALE 188 13775 PURCHASE 6 13776 PURCHASE 18 13776 PURCHASE 158 13776 SALE 290 13777 PURCHASE 717 13777 PURCHASE 105 13783 PURCHASE 49 13784 PURCHASE 56 13784 SALE 483 13788 SALE 395 13790 SALE 518 13791 SALE 165 13794 SALE 111 13794 SALE 1085 13800 PURCHASE 1261 13800 PURCHASE 221 13802 SALE 702 13814 SALE 1352 13820 SALE 76 13829 PURCHASE 500 13830 SALE 17 13831 PURCHASE 200 13836 PURCHASE 175 13842 PURCHASE 518 13842 SALE 144 13847 SALE 143 13847 TOTAL PURCHASES 83,370 TOTAL SALES 82,260 (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 15 APRIL 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