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UBS AG (EPT)12 December 2007 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 11 DECEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,351,757 5861 pence 5605 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 416,701 5850 pence 5611.483 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 48,000 56.241883 GBP CFD SHORT 2,000 56.2419 CFD SHORT 104,000 56.528285 CFD SHORT 100,000 56.5779 CFD LONG 123 56.612276 CFD SHORT 30,000 56.6246 CFD SHORT 50,000 56.7309 CFD SHORT 1,160 57.314397 CFD SHORT 8,555 57.3144 CFD SHORT 50,000 57.6864 CFD SHORT 1,230 58.03722 CFD LONG 14,496 58.439709 CFD SHORT 599,896 56.72917 CFD SHORT 40,000 56.56126 (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 64 GBP AMERICAN 29/02/2008 2.07 GBP CALL SELLING 5,000 64 GBP AMERICAN 29/02/2008 2.55 GBP CALL PURCHASING 200,000 64 GBP AMERICAN 29/02/2008 2.07 GBP (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 12 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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