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UBS AG (EPT)19 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 18 DECEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 909,650 5172 pence 4940 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 793,800 5159 pence 4930 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 39,250 50.6306 GBP CFD LONG 100,000 51 CFD LONG 58,842 50.6455 CFD SHORT 4,446 50.7162 CFD SHORT 50,000 49.9998 CFD SHORT 80,000 50.601 CFD SHORT 2,000 49.6248 CFD SHORT 35,554 50.71623 CFD LONG 35,554 50.6455 CFD LONG 5,604 50.645469 CFD SHORT 50,000 50.5862 CFD SHORT 50,000 49.5943 CFD SHORT 360,000 50.976094 CFD LONG 126,000 50.8167 CFD LONG 166,329 102.7608 USD (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 69,000 4600 pence AMERICAN 18/01/2008 639.19 pence CALL SELLING 4,000 4500 AMERICAN 31/12/2007 483.5 CALL SELLING 168,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 386.0893 CALL SELLING 100,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 382 CALL SELLING 96,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 392 CALL SELLING 5,000 6400 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 75 CALL PURCHASING 4,000 4600 AMERICAN 31/01/2008 533.5 CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 386.0893 CALL PURCHASING 2,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 395.5 CALL PURCHASING 3,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 386.0893 CALL PURCHASING 3,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 386.0893 CALL PURCHASING 4,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 386.0893 CALL PURCHASING 12,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 386.0893 CALL PURCHASING 66,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 392 CALL PURCHASING 100,000 5200 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 382 CALL PURCHASING 145,000 52000 AMERICAN 29/02/2008 386.0893 PUT PURCHASING 1,000 4600 AMERICAN 31/01/2008 150 PUT PURCHASING 15,000 5000 AMERICAN 31/12/2007 75 (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 19 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