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UBS AG (EPT)02 January 2008 FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) 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 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 31 DECEMBER 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 2,257,788 0.23% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,257,788 0.23% 0 0.00% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) SALE 69 5278 pence SALE 59 5282 SALE 42 5282 PURCHASE 846 5284 PURCHASE 800 5286 PURCHASE 50 5289 PURCHASE 65 5290 PURCHASE 126 5290 PURCHASE 223 5290 PURCHASE 463 5290 PURCHASE 600 5290 SALE 800 5291 PURCHASE 14 5291 PURCHASE 223 5291 PURCHASE 453 5291 PURCHASE 456 5291 PURCHASE 700 5291 PURCHASE 965 5291 PURCHASE 1139 5291 PURCHASE 14 5292 PURCHASE 16 5292 PURCHASE 410 5292 PURCHASE 463 5292 PURCHASE 807 5292 PURCHASE 50 5293 PURCHASE 652 5293 SALE 500 5294 PURCHASE 37 5294 PURCHASE 41 5294 PURCHASE 50 5294 PURCHASE 80 5294 PURCHASE 154 5294 PURCHASE 253 5294 PURCHASE 400 5294 PURCHASE 500 5294 PURCHASE 529 5294 PURCHASE 1161 5294 SALE 800 5295 SALE 200 5295 SALE 127 5295 PURCHASE 400 5295 PURCHASE 440 5295 PURCHASE 450 5295 PURCHASE 1126 5295 SALE 500 5296 SALE 800 5297 SALE 300 5297 PURCHASE 175 5297 PURCHASE 14 5298 PURCHASE 221 5298 PURCHASE 31 5299 PURCHASE 205 5299 SALE 200 5300 PURCHASE 57 5300 PURCHASE 800 5300 SALE 790 5301 SALE 790 5301 SALE 370 5301 SALE 200 5301 SALE 139 5301 PURCHASE 200 5301 PURCHASE 512 5301 SALE 757 5302 SALE 500 5302 SALE 235 5302 SALE 107 5302 PURCHASE 48 5302 PURCHASE 400 5302 PURCHASE 490 5302 SALE 1543 5303 SALE 106 5303 SALE 758 5304 PURCHASE 35 5304 PURCHASE 48 5304 PURCHASE 55 5304 PURCHASE 100 5304 PURCHASE 400 5304 PURCHASE 501 5304 SALE 2225 5305 SALE 1099 5305 SALE 500 5305 SALE 288 5305 SALE 279 5305 PURCHASE 39 5305 PURCHASE 50 5305 PURCHASE 53 5305 PURCHASE 502 5305 PURCHASE 825 5305 PURCHASE 53 5306 PURCHASE 60 5306 PURCHASE 74 5306 PURCHASE 77 5306 PURCHASE 105 5306 PURCHASE 213 5306 PURCHASE 400 5306 PURCHASE 419 5306 PURCHASE 630 5306 PURCHASE 635 5306 PURCHASE 1223 5306 PURCHASE 2078 5306 PURCHASE 116 5308 PURCHASE 245 5308 PURCHASE 236 5309 SALE 1277 5310 SALE 693 5310 SALE 526 5310 SALE 526 5310 SALE 526 5310 SALE 200 5310 SALE 4 5310 SALE 1086 5311 SALE 800 5311 SALE 526 5311 SALE 148 5311 SALE 204 5312 SALE 227 5313 SALE 114 5313 SALE 1165 5314 SALE 58 5314 SALE 50 5319 PURCHASE 200 5324 PURCHASE 94 5328 PURCHASE 214 5330 PURCHASE 400 5330 PURCHASE 475 5330 PURCHASE 141 5331 SALE 971 5338 SALE 700 5340 TOTAL PURCHASES 29,005 TOTAL SALES 24,884 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 02 JANUARY 2007Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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