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UBS AG (EPT)01 February 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 31 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 544,601 4956 pence 4801 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,791,433 4963.434 pence 4655.7692 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 SHORT 15,619 48.19 GBP CFD LONG 520,000 48.61021 CFD LONG 50,000 48.2533 CFD SHORT 55,000 48.4412 CFD SHORT 62,500 48.442 CFD LONG 10,186 48.6548 CFD LONG 82,500 48.6668 CFD SHORT 46 48.67652 CFD LONG 390,580 48.6879 CFD SHORT 811 48.74665 CFD LONG 30,000 48.7523 (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 70,000 4165 PENCE EUROPEAN 31/03/2008 842.016 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5600 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 90 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 6,000 5600 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 235 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 150,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 181.50 PENCE CALL SELLING 1,000 5000 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 244 PENCE CALL SELLING 18,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 735 PENCE CALL SELLING 150,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 181.50 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 01 FEBRUARY 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