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UBS AG Switzerland26 November 2007 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 Switzerland Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p ordinary shares Date of dealing 23rd November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securitiesRio Tinto Plc - Ordinary share 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) BUY 105 52.27 GBPBUY 1'500 112.8 CHFBUY 1500 112.8 CHFBUY 1700 112.8 CHFBUY 600 115.4 CHFBUY 350 118.8 CHFBUY 450 119.2 CHFBUY 130 119.7 CHFSELL 500 49.85 GBPSELL 721 49.86 GBPSELL 279 49.85 GBPSELL 1000 49.76 GBPSELL 26 49.76 GBPSELL 974 49.76 GBPSELL 1000 49.79 GBPSELL 306 49.89 GBPSELL 394 49.89 GBPSELL 382 51.31 GBPSELL 200 51.32 GBPSELL 18 51.33 GBPSELL 350 52.93 GBPSELL 450 52.96 GBPSELL 130 53.19 GBPSELL 25 119 CHFSELL 25 119 CHFSELL 25 119.4 CHFSELL 30 119.4 CHF Total Buy: 6335 Total Sell: 6835 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 26th November 2007 Contact name Sophie Goodrich Telephone number +41 44 239 6161 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisory 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