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UBS AG (EPT)25 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 20 MARCH 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 368,250 49.43 GBP 47.94 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 833,925 49.21 GBP 47.95 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 15,000 48.00293167 GBP CFD SHORT 25,000 48.062 CFD SHORT 397 48.11442997 CFD SHORT 1,999 48.1256 CFD SHORT 48,001 48.125603 CFD LONG 97,000 48.20 CFD SHORT 50,000 48.229 CFD LONG 48,001 48.3431 CFD LONG 1,999 48.34312001 CFD LONG 4,375 49.048 CFD LONG 73,729 49.0508 CFD LONG 4,000 53.0592 (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 SELLING 32,000 50.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 199 pence CALL PURCHASING 49,000 58.00 GBP AMERICAN 30/04/2008 84.50 pence CALL SELLING 5,000 45.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 380 pence CALL SELLING 85,000 48.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 20 pence CALL SELLING 6,000 48.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 20 pence CALL SELLING 3,000 48.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 20 pence CALL SELLING 2,000 48.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 20 pence CALL SELLING 2,000 48.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 20 pence CALL PURCHASING 105,000 48.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 20 pence CALL SELLING 1,000 50.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 217 pence PUT PURCHASING 1,000 48.00 GBP AMERICAN 30/06/2008 417 pence PUT PURCHASING 177,000 56.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 765 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 25 MARCH 2008Contact 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