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UBS AG (EPT)18 January 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 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 733,898 4787.56 pence 4458 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 789,025 4652 pence 4448.08 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 LONG 100,000 44.4808 GBP CFD LONG 5,000 44.485146 CFD LONG 100,000 44.7345 CFD SHORT 40,000 44.872347 CFD SHORT 20,000 44.885067 CFD SHORT 24,988 44.93201697 CFD SHORT 50,000 45.0074 CFD LONG 22,500 45.2095 CFD LONG 11,000 45.47448 CFD LONG 6,750 45.58 CFD SHORT 450 45.88091267 CFD SHORT 42,200 45.880913 CFD SHORT 7,350 45.88091301 CFD LONG 293,311 46.0607 CFD LONG 150,000 46.0808 CFD SHORT 1 46.38 CFD LONG 1 46.52 CFD SHORT 5,493 46.92744948 CFD LONG 218 46.95 CFD SHORT 50,000 47.1406 CFD SHORT 51 47.2 CFD SHORT 50,000 47.659817 CFD SHORT 50,000 47.8756 (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 200,000 6400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 25.5 pence CALL SELLING 6,000 370 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 19.5 USD CALL PURCHASING 16,000 5600 pence AMERICAN 30/09/2008 399 pence CALL SELLING 4,000 430 USD AMERICAN 31/01/2008 59.51 USD CALL PURCHASING 4,000 400 USD AMERICAN 30/04/2008 60.61 USD PUT SELLING 3,000 4600 pence AMERICAN 31/01/2008 129 pence PUT SELLING 1,000 4800 pence AMERICAN 31/01/2008 270 pence PUT PURCHASING 3,000 4400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 325 pence PUT PURCHASING 1,000 4000 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 130 pence PUT PURCHASING 3,000 4400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 239 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 JANUARY 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