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UBS AG (EPT)07 February 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 06 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,138,760 5498.24 pence 5352 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,360,930 5515 pence 5340 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 25,000 53.7489 GBP CFD LONG 50,000 53.7504 CFD SHORT 14,009 53.90428 CFD SHORT 991 53.90428 CFD LONG 465,000 53.9106 CFD LONG 190,000 53.9514 CFD SHORT 60,000 53.97804 CFD SHORT 10,000 54.004 CFD LONG 162,392 54.0184 CFD SHORT 100,000 54.0309 CFD LONG 20,000 54.06575 CFD SHORT 1,876 54.09404 CFD SHORT 16,962 54.09404 CFD SHORT 1,162 54.09404 CFD LONG 40,000 54.1429 CFD LONG 1,000 54.1699 CFD LONG 20,000 54.2277 CFD SHORT 10,000 54.2466 CFD SHORT 10,000 54.39647 CFD LONG 300,000 54.5243 CFD LONG 32,000 54.5508 CFD LONG 58,000 54.7372 CFD SHORT 20,000 54.9824 CFD LONG 7,710 124.9716 AUD (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) (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 07 FEBRUARY 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