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UBS AG (EPT)05 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 04 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,240,005 5606.43 pence 5468 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,448,387 5605 pence 5441.1669 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 69,000 54.68 GBP CFD LONG 14,133 55.0268 CFD SHORT 11,300 55.0763 CFD LONG 50,000 55.1634 CFD SHORT 100,000 55.1827 CFD SHORT 100 55.2 CFD SHORT 900 55.2123 CFD SHORT 35,000 55.3871 CFD LONG 35,000 55.436 CFD LONG 25,000 55.441 CFD LONG 25,000 55.4719 CFD LONG 50,000 55.4736 CFD LONG 10,867 55.6001 CFD SHORT 10,000 55.63312 CFD LONG 50,000 55.6375 CFD LONG 50,000 55.6401 CFD SHORT 10,000 55.7936 CFD SHORT 20,000 55.8239 CFD SHORT 12,040 56.0643 CFD LONG 4,050 132.6647 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 PURCHASING 7,000 5600 AMERICAN 31/03/2008 420 PENCE PENCE CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5800 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 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 05 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