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UBS AG (EPT)06 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 02 MAY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 227,799 61.06 GBP 58.52 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 317,638 61.08 GBP 58.60 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 1,999 58.8875 GBP CFD SHORT 78,001 58.88754 CFD SHORT 32 58.9906 CFD SHORT 991 58.9906005 CFD SHORT 176 58.99060057 CFD SHORT 2,600 58.9918 CFD SHORT 50,048 58.99298759 CFD SHORT 25,000 59.2087 CFD LONG 80,000 59.2812 CFD SHORT 325 59.42782308 CFD LONG 25,000 59.6304 CFD SHORT 100 59.67 CFD LONG 325 59.71208637 CFD LONG 1,288 59.84264752 CFD SHORT 7,500 59.8687 CFD LONG 50,000 60.9085 (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 6,000 450 USD AMERICAN 31/05/2008 29.8 USD (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 06 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