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UBS AG (EPT)06 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 05 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,972,685 5523 pence 5390 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,039,903 5515 pence 5390 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 11,300 54.1161 GBP CFD LONG 20,000 54.1254 CFD LONG 10,000 54.129 CFD SHORT 100,000 54.1806 CFD LONG 20,000 54.23 CFD LONG 10,000 54.2319 CFD LONG 146,791 54.2539 CFD LONG 5,900 54.2964 CFD SHORT 80,000 54.3539 CFD LONG 78,000 54.37101397 CFD SHORT 103,389 54.3725 CFD SHORT 35,000 54.4969 CFD SHORT 53 54.50660377 CFD LONG 5,390 54.5218 CFD SHORT 1,405 54.53835587 CFD LONG 100,000 54.65947081 CFD SHORT 465,000 54.69463207 CFD LONG 10,000 54.7375 CFD LONG 138,389 54.739603 CFD SHORT 300,000 54.855558 CFD SHORT 10,000 54.980972 CFD SHORT 10,000 55.1251 CFD SHORT 470,000 54.49713 CFD LONG 35,000 118.4537 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) CALL SELLING 2,000 440 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 19 USD CALL PURCHASING 2,000 370 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 63 USD PUT SELLING 2,000 420 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 18.80 USD CALL PURCHASING 6,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 200 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 06 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