UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:05am EDT 

RNS Number:1644R
UBS AG (EPT)
31 March 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 Branch
Company dealt in                               Rio Tinto PLC
Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary 10p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                28 MARCH 2008





2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities    Highest price paid         Lowest price paid
purchased                     (Note 3)                   (Note 3)


           120,572                    53.60 GBP                51.52 GBP




Total number of securities   Highest price received    Lowest price received
sold                         (Note 3)                  (Note 3)


          327,190                   52.795 GBP                48.35 GBP



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product  name,    Long/short        Number of securities  Price per unit
e.g. CFD          (Note 4)          (Note 5)              (Note 3)


       CFD              LONG               100,000            52.4961 GBP
       CFD              LONG               27,032               51.5326
       CFD              SHORT                200                 51.805
       CFD              SHORT               1,666               52.6806
       CFD              SHORT              28,611               51.52003





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product   Writing,        Number of    Exercise   Type, e.g.    Expiry date  Option
name,e.g  selling,        securities   price      American,                  moneypaid/received
call      purchasing,     to which the            European etc.              per unit (Note 3)
option    varying etc     option
                          relates
                          (Note 5)








(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g.   Number of securities            Exercise price per unit
call 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 person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.



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Date of disclosure                          31 MARCH 2008
Contact name                                NIMISHA SACHDEV
Telephone number                            020 7568 9289
Name of offeree/offeror with which          BHP Billiton PLC
connected
                                            BHP Billiton LTD
Nature of connection (Note 6)               CONNECTED ADVISER





Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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