UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure

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RNS Number:0969S
UBS AG (EPT)
10 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 Securities LLC
Company dealt in                               Rio Tinto PLC

                                               (ISIN US7672041008)
Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
                                               Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form



                                               ADR (1 ADR = 4 Ords)


Date of dealing                                09 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          16832 Ords   -            4556 Ords   0.00
                                 (equivalent              (equivalent
                                to 4208 ADRs)            to 1139 ADRs)
(2) Derivatives (other than           -       -                -       -
options)
(3) Options and agreements to      0 Ords     -             0 Ords     -
purchase/sell                    (equivalent              (equivalent
                                  to 0 ADRs                  to 0
                                                             ADRs)

Total                            16832 Ords   -              4556      0.00
                                 (equivalent                 Ords
                                   to 4208                (equivalent
                                                            to 1139
                                    ADRs                     ADRs)



(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 than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total



(c)                Rights to subscribe (Note 2)
Class of relevant security:           Details




3.         DEALINGS (Note 3)

 (a)       Purchases and sales




Buy/Sell     Equivalent   Trade Price (USD)
             Ord Quantity
B            5768         472.846
B            1200         472.29
B            23640        471.745
B            1600         471.975
B            20324        473.25
B            23420        471.928
S            100          470.81
S            4608         472.519
S            8916         471.409
S            20568        473.24
S            400          474.05
S            15020        471.772
S            3200         468.845
S            23140        472.564
Total Buys   75952
Total Sells  75952





 (b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g  Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities    Price per unit
CFD                                    (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     Option
name,e.g.  selling,        securities   price       American,    date       money paid/
call       purchasing,     to which the             European                received per
option     varying etc     option                   etc.                    unit (Note
                           relates                                          4)
                           (Note 6)












(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit
option                                         (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 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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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)
                     NO


Date of disclosure                              10 APRIL 2008
Contact name                                   Richard Mulcahy
Telephone number                               203 719 0467
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected   BHP Billiton
Nature of connection (Note 9)                  Connected Adviser

Notes

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


































































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