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UBS Securities Australia Limited21 November 2007 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS Securities Australia LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20 November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 274,443 0.06% 1,608,353 0.35% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,521,431 1.43% 4,307,434 0.94% Total 6,795,874 1.49% 5,915,787 1.30% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) Purchase 100000 131.28Purchase 5000 130.75Purchase 1255 131.9Purchase 1031 131.9Purchase 745 131.9Purchase 703 131.05Purchase 674 131.9Purchase 475 131.86Purchase 460 131.65Purchase 435 131.9Purchase 420 131.73Purchase 339 131.46Purchase 289 131.91Purchase 259 131.04Purchase 196 131.11Purchase 188 131.45Purchase 170 131.89Purchase 140 131.6Purchase 103 131.07Purchase 13 131.9Purchase 1 131Purchase 1 131Purchase 1 131Sale 1 130.85Sale 1 131Sale 1 131.6Sale 1 131Sale 1 131.51Sale 1 136Sale 1 131Sale 2 131.59Sale 2 131Sale 3 131.52Sale 4 131Sale 4 131Sale 4 131.99Sale 5 131Sale 6 131.5Sale 9 131.71Sale 9 131.5Sale 10 131Sale 13 131.9Sale 15 131.36Sale 15 131Sale 16 131.53Sale 20 131Sale 20 131Sale 22 131Sale 22 131.31Sale 24 131.59Sale 24 131Sale 27 131.5Sale 28 131.36Sale 28 131.68Sale 30 131Sale 32 131.65Sale 32 131.6Sale 34 131.58Sale 34 131.62Sale 36 131.9Sale 37 131.44Sale 40 131.59Sale 40 131Sale 41 130.85Sale 42 131.54Sale 44 131.45Sale 45 131.61Sale 45 131.95Sale 46 131.7Sale 46 131.88Sale 48 131.42Sale 50 131.9Sale 50 131.29Sale 50 131.73Sale 51 131.53Sale 54 131.81Sale 55 131.29Sale 55 131.89Sale 57 131.31Sale 60 131.62Sale 60 131Sale 61 131.65Sale 64 130.75Sale 64 131.56Sale 68 131.41Sale 69 131.31Sale 70 131.08Sale 70 131.25Sale 72 131.48Sale 73 131.65Sale 73 131Sale 74 131.43Sale 74 131Sale 75 131.31Sale 75 131Sale 77 131.54Sale 80 131Sale 81 131.65Sale 81 131.89Sale 87 131.81Sale 87 131.65Sale 88 131.95Sale 90 131.59Sale 90 131.63Sale 92 131.5Sale 96 131.41Sale 99 131Sale 100 131.41Sale 100 131Sale 100 131.07Sale 100 131.24Sale 101 131.43Sale 101 131.77Sale 102 131.61Sale 102 131.58Sale 103 131.07Sale 103 131.07Sale 105 131.68Sale 108 130.78Sale 112 131.71Sale 113 131.31Sale 114 131.24Sale 115 131.72Sale 126 131.66Sale 128 131.76Sale 128 131.77Sale 134 131.42Sale 136 131.49Sale 136 131.24Sale 140 131.62Sale 140 131.6Sale 140 131.6Sale 142 131.69Sale 143 131.9Sale 146 131.59Sale 150 131.9Sale 150 131Sale 151 131.42Sale 155 131.42Sale 157 131.62Sale 163 131.41Sale 166 131.66Sale 166 131.58Sale 167 131Sale 169 131.42Sale 170 131.89Sale 170 131Sale 170 131.89Sale 187 131.54Sale 188 131.45Sale 188 131.45Sale 190 131.32Sale 196 131.11Sale 196 131.11Sale 198 131.61Sale 200 130.79Sale 200 131.69Sale 201 131.5Sale 202 131.6Sale 204 131.49Sale 207 131.68Sale 212 131.42Sale 214 131.65Sale 217 131.11Sale 221 131.89Sale 223 131.71Sale 229 131.42Sale 235 131.65Sale 240 131Sale 247 131.43Sale 250 130.75Sale 250 131Sale 250 131.6Sale 251 131.44Sale 257 131.62Sale 257 131.91Sale 260 131.47Sale 262 131.56Sale 268 131.71Sale 272 131.11Sale 274 131.78Sale 275 131Sale 280 131Sale 280 131.62Sale 281 131.68Sale 285 131.5Sale 287 131.58Sale 289 131.91Sale 289 131.91Sale 291 131.44Sale 299 131.64Sale 300 131.63Sale 300 131.31Sale 301 131.83Sale 301 131.88Sale 308 131.53Sale 311 131.62Sale 311 131.25Sale 323 131.22Sale 324 131.45Sale 324 131.62Sale 325 131.29Sale 326 131.77Sale 326 131.78Sale 333 131.93Sale 334 131.29Sale 335 131.47Sale 335 131.56Sale 335 131.42Sale 339 131.46Sale 339 131.44Sale 339 131.46Sale 343 131.43Sale 348 131.49Sale 348 131.92Sale 348 131.7Sale 356 131.45Sale 366 131.32Sale 367 131.8Sale 372 131.29Sale 375 131.28Sale 376 131.26Sale 378 131.33Sale 381 131.24Sale 382 131.9Sale 385 131.42Sale 388 131.2Sale 391 131.22Sale 392 131.36Sale 392 131.29Sale 394 131.44Sale 395 131.23Sale 396 131.34Sale 396 131.33Sale 396 131.6Sale 398 131.22Sale 400 131Sale 403 131.41Sale 404 131.32Sale 405 131.73Sale 408 131.3Sale 412 131.47Sale 416 131.48Sale 416 131.45Sale 420 131.73Sale 420 131.73Sale 425 131.64Sale 435 131.9Sale 445 131.52Sale 450 131.67Sale 457 131.36Sale 458 130.85Sale 460 131.65Sale 460 131.65Sale 469 131.64Sale 475 131.86Sale 475 131.86Sale 481 131.46Sale 482 131.44Sale 485 131.51Sale 495 131.5Sale 496 131.37Sale 496 131.98Sale 497 131.48Sale 500 131Sale 500 131Sale 500 131.07Sale 505 131.34Sale 505 131.33Sale 505 131.59Sale 509 131.84Sale 545 131.57Sale 550 131Sale 627 131.08Sale 645 131.85Sale 674 131.9Sale 674 131.9Sale 674 131.23Sale 691 131.1Sale 703 131.05Sale 703 131.05Sale 726 131Sale 763 131Sale 1000 131.49Sale 1000 130.85Sale 1000 130.79Sale 1031 131.9Sale 1087 131Sale 1169 131.9Sale 1184 131Sale 1426 130.78Sale 1449 131.9Sale 1500 130.9Sale 1656 131.49Sale 1656 131.49Sale 1686 130.75Sale 3000 130.75Sale 3654 131.9Sale 4349 131.44Sale 4500 131.12Sale 5000 131.01Sale 5000 130.75Sale 6000 131.6Sale 6346 131.9Sale 6763 130.92TOTAL SALE 120639TOTAL PURCHASE 112898 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 4) Call Warrant Selling 260 38.5 European 14-Mar-08 93.76 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 21 November 2007 Contact name Ann Tran Telephone number +612 9324 3652 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Plc/ BHP Billiton LimitedNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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