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UBS AG (EPT)08 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 07 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 663,030 5357 pence 5214 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,147,685 5441.32 pence 5210 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 1,729,255 52.22 GBP CFD LONG 11,800 52.6285 CFD SHORT 100,000 52.724438 CFD SHORT 40,000 52.7331 CFD LONG 36,300 52.7609 CFD LONG 10,737 53.1805 CFD LONG 3,800 53.1919 CFD SHORT 3,800 53.2798 CFD SHORT 50,000 53.3365 CFD SHORT 70,000 53.4 CFD SHORT 31,661 53.40529994 CFD SHORT 879 53.4053 CFD LONG 22,795 54.0265 CFD LONG 50,000 54.4132 (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) PUT PURCHASING 6,000 4400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 200 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 5,000 6000 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 140 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 1,000 6200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 93.50 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 4,000 6200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/03/2008 93.50 CALL PURCHASING 10,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 3 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 08 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