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UBS AG Switzerland18 January 2008 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 SwitzerlandCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Rio Tinto Plc - Ordinary sharesDate of dealing 17th January 2008 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 securities Rio Tinto Plc - Ordinary share 0 0(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 0 (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) Rio Tinto Plc - Ordinary sharesBUY 1000 45 GBPBUY 350 45.15 GBPBUY 150 45.15 GBPBUY 100 45.2 GBPBUY 300 45.2 GBPBUY 100 45.2 GBPBUY 29 98.4 CHFSELL 256 45.22 GBPSELL 300 45.22 GBPSELL 2507 45.23 GBPSELL 500 45.24 GBPSELL 100 45.25 GBPSELL 100 45.25 GBPSELL 100 45.26 GBPSELL 105 45.27 GBPSELL 34 45.27 GBPSELL 5 45.27 GBPSELL 25 45.36 GBPSELL 200 45.36 GBPSELL 500 45.41 GBPSELL 327 45.41 GBPSELL 105 45.42 GBPSELL 68 45.42 GBPSELL 7 97 CHFSELL 100 101 CHF Total Buy: 2,029 Total Sell: 5,339 (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 price American, date paid/received pere.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) European etc. 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 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 18th January 2008Contact name Sophie GoodrichTelephone number +41 44 239 6161Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton PlcNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor 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