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UBS AG (EPT)08 May 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 07 MAY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 69,812 64.35 GBP 63.335 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 124,912 64.73 GBP 62.96 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 10,000 63.1951 GBP CFD LONG 35,000 63.7107 CFD SHORT 49,980 63.90035136 CFD LONG 20,000 63.9168 CFD LONG 32,000 63.9797 CFD LONG 200 64 CFD SHORT 10,000 64.096 CFD LONG 3,621 64.541 (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 PURCHASING 150,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 181.5 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 50,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 193 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 93,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 209 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 7,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2208 212 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 550,000 6800 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 244.5 PENCE CALL SELLING 370,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 457.5 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 08 MAY 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