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UBS AG (EPT)22 January 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 21 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 707,907 4750.7508 pence 4271.7130 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,676,981 4710.56 pence 4228 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 42.697662 GBP CFD SHORT 60,000 42.71713 CFD LONG 59,067 42.71920006 CFD LONG 20,000 42.73 CFD LONG 10,000 42.7712 CFD SHORT 20,000 42.8 CFD SHORT 120,524 43.070133 CFD LONG 100,000 43.4527 CFD LONG 175,000 43.5349 CFD LONG 200,000 43.5765 CFD LONG 120,524 43.705 CFD SHORT 25,000 43.7446 CFD LONG 30,155 43.7643 CFD LONG 50,000 43.7765 CFD LONG 225,000 43.8661 CFD SHORT 100,000 44 CFD LONG 17,392 44.1791 CFD SHORT 14,181 44.21619984 CFD LONG 100,000 44.411 CFD LONG 21,913 44.94319719 CFD SHORT 4,000 45.186 CFD LONG 326,760 47 CFD SHORT 326,760 47 CFD LONG 100,000 47.1056 CFD SHORT 150,000 47.507508 (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 22 JANUARY 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