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UBS AG (EPT)01 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 30 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 289,254 59.79 GBP 58.28 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 792,173 59.425 GBP 58.14 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 LONG 50,000 58.3024 GBP CFD LONG 100,000 58.4818 CFD LONG 22,919 58.6077 CFD SHORT 2,611 58.74095293 CFD SHORT 4,189 58.74095295 CFD LONG 50,000 58.7722 CFD LONG 5,087 58.7922 CFD SHORT 46,450 58.8694 CFD LONG 24,140 58.9569 CFD LONG 1,295 58.957 CFD LONG 250,000 58.9593 CFD LONG 7,734 58.9814 CFD LONG 27,000 59.09284074 CFD SHORT 65,660 59.21478998 CFD SHORT 3,621 59.79 CFD SHORT 9,953 60.6 CFD LONG 9,953 128.15 AUD (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 6,000 450 USD AMERICAN 31/05/2008 30 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 01 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