EPT Disclosure

28th Nov 2007 12:13

UBS AG (EPT)28 November 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 27 NOVEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 771,285 5263 pence 5054 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 907,711 5265 pence 5059 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 10,000 51.0435 GBP CFD LONG 274,000 51.141 CFD LONG 3,412 51.207 CFD LONG 15,000 51.254619 CFD SHORT 119,497 51.40339699 CFD LONG 10,000 51.4084 CFD LONG 100,000 51.4391 CFD LONG 230,000 51.4414 CFD SHORT 60,000 51.4527 CFD LONG 2,000 51.5725 CFD SHORT 18,900 51.5752 CFD SHORT 60,000 52.0038 (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 per unit (Note 3)option varying etc option etc. relates (Note 5) CALL SELLING 3,000 52.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/2007 2.70 GBP CALL SELLING 3,000 52.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/2007 2.70 GBP CALL PURCHASING 890,000 56.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/01/2008 2.53 GBP CALL PURCHASING 220,000 58.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/01/2008 1.94 GBP PUT PURCHASING 3,000 46.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/01/2008 1.60 GBP PUT PURCHASING 2,000 50.00 GBP AMERICAN 29/02/2008 3.40 GBP (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 28 NOVEMBER 2007Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name 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 Exchange

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