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UBS AG (EPT)24 December 2007 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 21 DECEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 506,336 5293 pence 5042.83 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 699,040 5297 pence 5170 pence (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 69,900 50.4283 GBP CFD LONG 3,722 52.5795 CFD LONG 100,000 52.1 CFD SHORT 6,100 522.2282 CFD SHORT 2,300 52.3809 CFD SHORT 31,965 52.50860003 CFD LONG 100,000 52.03 CFD LONG 9,750 52.0598 (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 28,000 4500 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 685 pence CALL SELLING 249,000 4600 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 570 pence CALL SELLING 100,000 4800 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 410 pence CALL SELLING 150,000 5400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 303 pence CALL PURCHASING 100,000 4800 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2007 410 pence CALL PURCHASING 140,000 5400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 303 pence PUT SELLING 1,000 4600 pence AMERICAN 31/01/2008 90 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 24 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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