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UBS Securities Australia Limited23 November 2007 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 Securities Australia LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 314,461 0.07% 2,247,670 0.49% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 6,668,217 1.46% 4,454,934 0.98% Total 6,982,678 1.53% 6,702,604 1.47% (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 than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 (AUD) Sale 1,066 $128.08Sale 657 $128.77Sale 500 $50.00Sale 271 $128.77Sale 165 $128.43Sale 165 $128.43Sale 60 $128.43Sale 37 $128.77Sale 10 $128.77Purchase 1 $128.15Purchase 2 $128.15Purchase 3 $128.15Purchase 3 $128.15Purchase 5 $128.15Purchase 6 $128.15Purchase 7 $128.15Purchase 9 $128.15Purchase 9 $128.15Purchase 9 $128.15Purchase 10 $128.77Purchase 19 $128.15Purchase 19 $128.77Purchase 39 $128.15Purchase 80 $128.15Purchase 99 $128.15Purchase 99 $128.15Purchase 99 $128.15Purchase 271 $128.77Purchase 368 $128.77Purchase 384 $128.15Purchase 498 $128.15Purchase 612 $128.15Purchase 657 $128.77Purchase 1,066 $128.40Purchase 1,183 $128.51Purchase 1,199 $128.51Purchase 1,925 $128.51TOTAL PURCHASES 8,681TOTAL SALES 2,931 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 6) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (AUD) (AUD)Put Option Selling $47 American 1-Mar-10 $0.00 214Put Option Selling $47 American 1-Mar-10 $0.19 214Put Option Purchasing $47 American 1-Mar-10 $0.19 214Put Option Purchasing $47 American 1-Mar-10 $0.00 214Put Option Purchasing $47 American 1-Mar-10 $0.00 214Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 40Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 100Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 100Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 1,000Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 500Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 100Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 10Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 10Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 10Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 10Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 10Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 10Call Warrant Selling $85 European 24-Jan-08 $44.74 100Call Warrant Selling $96 European 6-Nov-08 $0.64 1,000Call Warrant Selling $96 European 6-Nov-08 $0.00 3,000 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4) Call Warrant 500 $AUD50 Call Warrant -3000 $AUD96 (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO Date of disclosure 23 November 2007 Contact name Ann Tran Telephone number +612 9324 3652 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton Plc/ BHP Billiton LimitedNature of connection (Note 9) Connected Advisor This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto