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UBS AG (EPT)18 April 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 17 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 247,789 65.00 GBP 61.28 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 178,078 65.07 GBP 61.90 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 SHORT 1,500 61.33 GBP CFD LONG 56,096 63.14838 CFD SHORT 80,000 63.35492 CFD SHORT 56,096 63.4298 CFD LONG 2,694 63.4733 CFD SHORT 3,634 63.6767 CFD LONG 25,000 64.5227 CFD LONG 12,997 64.74451 CFD LONG 2,294 64.74451 CFD SHORT 20,000 64.8833 (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) PUT PURCHASING 1,000 5800 PENCE AMERICAN 31/05/2008 166.5 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 2,000 6000 PENCE AMERICAN 31/05/2008 240 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 18 APRIL 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