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UBS AG (EPT)25 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 24 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 276,200 63.80 GBP 61.27 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 169,934 64.41 GBP 61.50 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 1,971 62.2115 GBP CFD LONG 27,000 61.5 CFD LONG 100 63.78 CFD SHORT 400 62.39 CFD SHORT 15,000 61.5923 CFD SHORT 25,000 62.6238 CFD SHORT 30,000 61.79809 CFD LONG 67,616 62.17395 CFD SHORT 67,616 62.3897 CFD SHORT 25,000 62.38971 CFD SHORT 8,077 63.06919 (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 6,000 450 USD AMERICAN 31/05/2008 44 USD PUT PURCHASING 2,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 280 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 3,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 319 PENCE PUT PURCHASING 1,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 739.5 PENCE PUT SELLING 1,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 339.5 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 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