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UBS AG (EPT)09 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 08 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,011,839 59.01 GBP 56.75 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 161,268 58.92149 GBP 56.87 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 SHORT 1,000 56.75 GBP CFD SHORT 50,440 57.15020004 CFD SHORT 20,000 57.2933 CFD SHORT 18,390 57.32979989 CFD LONG 2,100 57.424 CFD SHORT 25,000 57.4988632 CFD SHORT 8,725 57.50634786 CFD SHORT 211 57.50634787 CFD SHORT 1,614 57.50634789 CFD SHORT 50,000 57.60498 CFD LONG 50,000 57.8141 CFD SHORT 60,000 58.0435 CFD SHORT 45,000 58.116 CFD SHORT 192,625 58.28719391 CFD LONG 4,000 58.3556 CFD LONG 3,000 58.92148667 CFD SHORT 20,000 59.021802 CFD LONG 85,000 125.0373 AUD (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) (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 09 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