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UBS AG (EPT)09 January 2008 0FORM 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 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 342,439 5202 pence 5085 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 303,913 5200 pence 5088.985 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 1,500 51.04 GBP CFD SHORT 100,000 51.14518 CFD LONG 10,000 51.273276 CFD SHORT 50,000 51.2912 CFD SHORT 150,000 51.4283 CFD LONG 50,000 51.4777 CFD LONG 263 51.934 (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 1,000 5200 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 316.5 pence CALL SELLING 1,000 5400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 238 pence CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5200 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 316.5 pence CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 238 pence PUT SELLING 1,000 4800 pence AMERICAN 31/01/2008 65 pence PUT SELLING 45,000 4800 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 183.5 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 09 JANUARY 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