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UBS AG (EPT)19 March 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 18 MARCH 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 669,102 53.00 GBP 51.50 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 322,321 52.99 GBP 51.11 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 15,000 51.1566 GBP CFD SHORT 1,900,000 51.58 CFD LONG 1,900,000 51.58 CFD SHORT 1,742 51.88381 CFD LONG 25,000 51.9559 CFD SHORT 15,000 52.02602 CFD SHORT 25,000 52.10505 CFD SHORT 26,900 52.13762 CFD LONG 51,742 52.22411 CFD SHORT 25,000 52.23454 CFD SHORT 23,160 52.2532 CFD SHORT 300 52.28667 CFD SHORT 100,000 52.30734 CFD SHORT 64,167 52.5421 CFD SHORT 2,345 52.5421 CFD LONG 50,000 52.5447 CFD SHORT 50,000 52.585 CFD SHORT 150,000 52.7485 CFD SHORT 82,312 51.95556 (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) (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 19 MARCH 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