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UBS AG (EPT)17 April 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 16 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 237,111 63.67 GBP 60.48 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 463,123 63.30 GBP 60.6262 GBP (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 50,000 60.6262 GBP CFD LONG 50,000 61.63083 CFD SHORT 127,628 61.71605 CFD LONG 127,628 61.7281 CFD SHORT 24,000 61.79576 CFD LONG 50,000 61.9586 CFD LONG 47,722 62.00778 CFD SHORT 26,000 62.1434 CFD LONG 7,500 62.3705 CFD LONG 20,000 62.6262 (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 29,000 5600 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 629 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 3,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 320 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 17 APRIL 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