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UBS AG (EPT)03 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 30 NOVEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 346,208 5769 pence 5564 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 617,133 5759 pence 5522 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 LONG 154,000 56.3281 GBP CFD LONG 2,500 56.40 CFD SHORT 7,532 56.40 CFD SHORT 20,000 56.4282 CFD LONG 83,940 56.7215 CFD SHORT 572 56.88045997 CFD SHORT 2,549 56.88045998 CFD SHORT 6,305 56.88046 CFD SHORT 353 56.88046006 CFD SHORT 221 56.88046018 CFD LONG 25,000 56.9979 CFD LONG 1,029 57.05016521 CFD LONG 40,000 57.068 CFD LONG 298 57.0804 (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 PURCHASING 3,000 56.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/2007 360 pence CALL PURCHASING 45,000 56.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/2007 363 pence CALL PURCHASING 1,000 64.00 GBP AMERICAN 29/02/2008 260 pence CALL PURCHASING 24,000 64.00 GBP AMERICAN 29/02/2008 235 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 3 DECEMBER 2007Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name 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