6th Dec 2007 11:28
UBS AG (EPT)06 December 2007 FORM 38.5(b) 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 AG London BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 5 DECEMBER 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 2,245,684 0.23% 1,031 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,245,684 0.23% 1,031 0.00% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (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 (Note 4) PURCHASE 818 5562 pence PURCHASE 586 5566 SALE 211 5567 SALE 26 5567 SALE 400 5568 SALE 59 5568 SALE 364 5569 SALE 91 5569 PURCHASE 4 5569 PURCHASE 240 5569 PURCHASE 400 5569 PURCHASE 1414 5569 SALE 250 5570 PURCHASE 41 5570 PURCHASE 59 5570 PURCHASE 94 5570 PURCHASE 161 5570 PURCHASE 193 5570 PURCHASE 335 5570 PURCHASE 386 5570 SALE 94 5571 PURCHASE 32 5571 PURCHASE 1000 5571 PURCHASE 82 5572 PURCHASE 90 5572 PURCHASE 388 5572 PURCHASE 706 5574 SALE 555 5575 SALE 80 5575 SALE 573 5576 SALE 1669 5577 SALE 1609 5578 SALE 616 5578 SALE 272 5578 PURCHASE 18 5578 PURCHASE 20 5578 PURCHASE 223 5578 PURCHASE 240 5578 PURCHASE 241 5578 PURCHASE 267 5578 PURCHASE 300 5578 PURCHASE 791 5578 PURCHASE 248 5579 PURCHASE 500 5579 SALE 2688 5580 SALE 1100 5580 SALE 989 5580 SALE 540 5580 SALE 516 5580 SALE 300 5580 SALE 43 5580 SALE 39 5580 SALE 9 5580 PURCHASE 97 5580 PURCHASE 280 5580 PURCHASE 360 5580 PURCHASE 595 5580 SALE 686 5581 SALE 1 5581 PURCHASE 199 5581 PURCHASE 321 5581 PURCHASE 389 5581 PURCHASE 400 5581 SALE 875 5582 SALE 328 5582 SALE 112 5582 PURCHASE 142 5582 PURCHASE 179 5582 PURCHASE 300 5582 PURCHASE 304 5582 PURCHASE 350 5582 PURCHASE 539 5582 SALE 347 5583 SALE 340 5583 SALE 133 5583 PURCHASE 165 5583 PURCHASE 165 5583 PURCHASE 174 5583 PURCHASE 1500 5583 SALE 379 5584 SALE 259 5584 SALE 256 5584 PURCHASE 40 5584 PURCHASE 246 5584 PURCHASE 250 5584 PURCHASE 492 5584 PURCHASE 500 5584 PURCHASE 1247 5584 PURCHASE 324 5585 PURCHASE 940 5585 PURCHASE 1121 5585 PURCHASE 1329 5585 PURCHASE 1660 5585 SALE 250 5586 PURCHASE 25 5586 PURCHASE 292 5586 PURCHASE 372 5586 PURCHASE 432 5586 PURCHASE 508 5586 SALE 900 5587 SALE 396 5587 PURCHASE 400 5587 SALE 745 5588 SALE 2014 5589 SALE 1000 5589 SALE 450 5589 SALE 450 5589 SALE 311 5589 SALE 270 5589 SALE 193 5589 PURCHASE 250 5589 SALE 1836 5590 SALE 1500 5590 SALE 1334 5590 SALE 1000 5590 SALE 770 5590 SALE 286 5590 SALE 175 5590 SALE 172 5590 SALE 127 5590 SALE 6 5590 PURCHASE 57 5590 PURCHASE 193 5590 PURCHASE 193 5590 PURCHASE 200 5590 PURCHASE 300 5590 PURCHASE 509 5590 PURCHASE 562 5590 PURCHASE 590 5590 PURCHASE 648 5590 PURCHASE 650 5590 PURCHASE 700 5590 PURCHASE 800 5590 PURCHASE 1149 5590 PURCHASE 1501 5590 PURCHASE 1788 5590 SALE 800 5591 SALE 650 5591 SALE 347 5591 SALE 250 5591 SALE 194 5591 SALE 111 5591 PURCHASE 435 5591 SALE 893 5592 SALE 270 5592 SALE 165 5592 SALE 105 5592 SALE 827 5593 SALE 743 5593 SALE 481 5593 SALE 456 5593 SALE 359 5593 SALE 263 5593 SALE 260 5593 SALE 148 5593 PURCHASE 223 5593 PURCHASE 468 5593 SALE 692 5594 SALE 400 5594 SALE 161 5594 SALE 14 5594 PURCHASE 596 5594 SALE 2000 5595 SALE 295 5595 SALE 275 5595 SALE 139 5595 SALE 35 5595 SALE 29 5595 PURCHASE 74 5595 PURCHASE 339 5595 PURCHASE 357 5595 PURCHASE 469 5595 SALE 1000 5596 SALE 745 5596 SALE 347 5596 SALE 270 5596 SALE 242 5596 SALE 36 5596 PURCHASE 222 5596 PURCHASE 269 5596 SALE 1000 5597 SALE 538 5597 SALE 522 5597 SALE 500 5597 SALE 450 5597 SALE 300 5597 SALE 294 5597 SALE 198 5597 SALE 194 5597 SALE 184 5597 SALE 142 5597 SALE 131 5597 PURCHASE 209 5597 PURCHASE 227 5597 SALE 1000 5598 SALE 347 5598 SALE 229 5598 SALE 200 5598 SALE 189 5598 SALE 186 5598 SALE 53 5598 PURCHASE 185 5598 PURCHASE 185 5598 PURCHASE 206 5598 PURCHASE 267 5598 PURCHASE 282 5598 PURCHASE 291 5598 PURCHASE 400 5598 PURCHASE 400 5598 PURCHASE 532 5598 SALE 300 5599 PURCHASE 427 5599 PURCHASE 500 5599 PURCHASE 1254 5599 SALE 500 5600 SALE 476 5600 SALE 300 5600 SALE 246 5600 SALE 60 5600 SALE 57 5600 PURCHASE 102 5600 PURCHASE 115 5600 PURCHASE 200 5600 PURCHASE 219 5600 PURCHASE 346 5600 PURCHASE 352 5600 PURCHASE 452 5600 PURCHASE 463 5600 PURCHASE 490 5600 PURCHASE 500 5600 PURCHASE 700 5600 PURCHASE 1420 5600 PURCHASE 175 5601 PURCHASE 250 5601 PURCHASE 411 5601 SALE 483 5602 PURCHASE 300 5602 PURCHASE 465 5602 PURCHASE 465 5602 SALE 2200 5603 SALE 586 5603 SALE 477 5603 SALE 393 5603 SALE 143 5603 SALE 125 5603 PURCHASE 250 5603 PURCHASE 500 5603 PURCHASE 998 5603 PURCHASE 1000 5603 SALE 413 5604 SALE 389 5604 PURCHASE 250 5604 SALE 413 5605 SALE 247 5605 SALE 240 5605 SALE 229 5605 SALE 221 5605 SALE 211 5605 SALE 93 5605 SALE 51 5605 PURCHASE 250 5605 PURCHASE 291 5605 PURCHASE 500 5605 PURCHASE 625 5605 PURCHASE 670 5605 PURCHASE 727 5605 PURCHASE 804 5605 PURCHASE 1000 5605 PURCHASE 2278 5605 PURCHASE 100 5606 PURCHASE 480 5606 SALE 1031 5607 SALE 875 5607 SALE 536 5607 SALE 332 5607 SALE 225 5607 SALE 552 5608 PURCHASE 1571 5608 SALE 500 5609 SALE 469 5609 SALE 469 5609 SALE 329 5609 SALE 284 5609 SALE 200 5609 SALE 125 5609 SALE 88 5609 SALE 2122 5610 SALE 2122 5610 SALE 620 5610 SALE 500 5610 SALE 500 5610 SALE 480 5610 SALE 466 5610 SALE 400 5610 PURCHASE 32 5610 PURCHASE 81 5610 PURCHASE 118 5610 PURCHASE 152 5610 PURCHASE 207 5610 PURCHASE 209 5610 PURCHASE 264 5610 PURCHASE 300 5610 PURCHASE 300 5610 PURCHASE 300 5610 PURCHASE 317 5610 PURCHASE 500 5610 PURCHASE 774 5610 SALE 1586 5611 SALE 498 5611 SALE 76 5611 PURCHASE 58 5611 PURCHASE 435 5611 PURCHASE 1052 5611 PURCHASE 1186 5611 SALE 138 5612 PURCHASE 237 5612 PURCHASE 306 5612 PURCHASE 1583 5612 SALE 321 5613 PURCHASE 239 5613 PURCHASE 875 5613 SALE 828 5614 SALE 800 5614 SALE 679 5614 SALE 268 5614 SALE 129 5614 PURCHASE 1205 5614 SALE 840 5615 SALE 333 5615 SALE 59 5615 PURCHASE 300 5615 PURCHASE 300 5615 PURCHASE 400 5615 SALE 1011 5616 SALE 430 5616 SALE 430 5616 SALE 400 5616 SALE 346 5616 SALE 216 5616 PURCHASE 102 5616 PURCHASE 200 5616 PURCHASE 320 5616 PURCHASE 500 5616 PURCHASE 981 5616 PURCHASE 1000 5616 SALE 553 5617 SALE 289 5617 SALE 21 5617 PURCHASE 100 5617 PURCHASE 100 5617 PURCHASE 111 5617 PURCHASE 237 5617 PURCHASE 483 5617 SALE 1300 5618 SALE 802 5618 SALE 500 5618 SALE 500 5618 SALE 400 5618 SALE 365 5618 SALE 300 5618 SALE 704 5619 SALE 619 5619 SALE 247 5619 SALE 163 5619 SALE 43 5619 PURCHASE 1837 5619 SALE 80 5620 SALE 40 5620 PURCHASE 77 5620 PURCHASE 298 5620 PURCHASE 325 5620 PURCHASE 403 5620 PURCHASE 439 5620 PURCHASE 465 5620 PURCHASE 468 5620 PURCHASE 580 5620 PURCHASE 743 5620 PURCHASE 956 5620 PURCHASE 1016 5620 PURCHASE 1027 5620 PURCHASE 1082 5620 PURCHASE 1115 5620 PURCHASE 1125 5620 PURCHASE 1141 5620 PURCHASE 1600 5620 SALE 2085 5621 SALE 232 5621 SALE 143 5621 SALE 143 5621 SALE 131 5621 SALE 120 5621 SALE 114 5621 PURCHASE 232 5621 PURCHASE 443 5621 SALE 743 5622 SALE 743 5622 PURCHASE 200 5622 PURCHASE 458 5622 PURCHASE 616 5622 PURCHASE 900 5622 PURCHASE 1083 5622 PURCHASE 1147 5622 PURCHASE 1500 5622 SALE 1459 5623 SALE 743 5623 SALE 362 5623 SALE 300 5623 SALE 292 5623 PURCHASE 150 5623 PURCHASE 243 5623 PURCHASE 453 5623 PURCHASE 743 5623 SALE 1764 5624 SALE 400 5624 SALE 325 5624 SALE 239 5624 SALE 92 5624 SALE 389 5625 SALE 269 5625 SALE 250 5625 SALE 155 5625 PURCHASE 200 5625 PURCHASE 262 5625 PURCHASE 321 5625 PURCHASE 700 5625 PURCHASE 1808 5625 PURCHASE 2122 5625 SALE 1205 5626 SALE 300 5626 SALE 190 5626 PURCHASE 334 5626 PURCHASE 760 5626 PURCHASE 2666 5626 SALE 983 5627 SALE 917 5627 SALE 427 5627 SALE 250 5627 SALE 232 5627 SALE 202 5627 SALE 197 5627 PURCHASE 1066 5627 PURCHASE 2434 5627 SALE 1776 5628 SALE 1040 5628 SALE 1000 5628 SALE 400 5628 SALE 326 5628 SALE 307 5628 SALE 218 5628 SALE 183 5628 SALE 183 5628 SALE 117 5628 SALE 29 5628 SALE 26 5628 SALE 2122 5629 SALE 1639 5629 SALE 300 5629 SALE 242 5629 SALE 164 5629 SALE 146 5629 SALE 60 5629 SALE 795 5630 SALE 377 5630 SALE 300 5630 SALE 234 5630 SALE 180 5630 PURCHASE 743 5630 PURCHASE 1227 5630 SALE 1915 5631 SALE 743 5631 SALE 399 5631 SALE 269 5631 SALE 60 5631 PURCHASE 337 5631 SALE 581 5632 SALE 544 5632 SALE 438 5632 SALE 79 5632 SALE 79 5632 PURCHASE 524 5632 PURCHASE 2663 5632 SALE 300 5633 SALE 100 5633 SALE 1150 5634 SALE 769 5634 SALE 371 5634 SALE 365 5634 SALE 331 5634 SALE 200 5634 SALE 7 5634 PURCHASE 150 5635 PURCHASE 263 5635 PURCHASE 743 5635 PURCHASE 743 5635 SALE 200 5636 SALE 160 5636 SALE 400 5638 SALE 172 5638 SALE 184 5642 SALE 154 5642 SALE 706 5644 SALE 331 5644 SALE 500 5645 PURCHASE 277 5645 PURCHASE 279 5645 PURCHASE 297 5645 SALE 200 5646 SALE 371 5648 SALE 390 5649 SALE 260 5649 SALE 40 5649 SALE 1115 5650 PURCHASE 309 5652 SALE 39 5653 SALE 167 5654 SALE 133 5654 PURCHASE 200 5655 PURCHASE 318 5655 PURCHASE 327 5655 SALE 1528 5656 SALE 488 5656 PURCHASE 36 5656 PURCHASE 45 5656 PURCHASE 129 5656 PURCHASE 186 5656 PURCHASE 281 5656 PURCHASE 502 5656 PURCHASE 638 5656 SALE 187 5657 PURCHASE 657 5658 SALE 500 5659 SALE 634 5660 PURCHASE 223 5661 SALE 288 5662 PURCHASE 332 5662 SALE 213 5663 SALE 600 5664 PURCHASE 197 5664 SALE 948 5665 SALE 184 5665 PURCHASE 200 5665 PURCHASE 334 5665 PURCHASE 334 5665 SALE 500 5666 SALE 251 5666 SALE 239 5666 PURCHASE 190 5666 PURCHASE 446 5666 PURCHASE 492 5666 PURCHASE 795 5666 PURCHASE 1000 5666 SALE 201 5667 PURCHASE 80 5667 PURCHASE 170 5667 PURCHASE 500 5667 PURCHASE 500 5667 PURCHASE 503 5667 PURCHASE 490 5668 PURCHASE 317 5669 SALE 472 5670 SALE 385 5670 SALE 310 5670 SALE 200 5670 SALE 130 5670 SALE 9 5670 PURCHASE 707 5670 PURCHASE 806 5670 SALE 349 5671 PURCHASE 92 5671 PURCHASE 152 5671 PURCHASE 1223 5671 SALE 500 5672 SALE 415 5672 PURCHASE 426 5672 PURCHASE 520 5672 SALE 2148 5673 SALE 1762 5673 SALE 787 5673 SALE 580 5673 PURCHASE 390 5673 PURCHASE 500 5673 SALE 480 5674 SALE 321 5674 SALE 200 5674 SALE 43 5674 SALE 548 5675 PURCHASE 100 5675 PURCHASE 200 5675 PURCHASE 230 5675 PURCHASE 515 5675 PURCHASE 600 5675 SALE 743 5676 SALE 450 5676 SALE 334 5676 SALE 301 5676 SALE 200 5676 SALE 189 5676 SALE 39 5676 PURCHASE 178 5676 PURCHASE 178 5676 PURCHASE 200 5676 PURCHASE 282 5676 PURCHASE 455 5676 SALE 449 5677 SALE 400 5677 SALE 221 5677 SALE 198 5677 SALE 156 5677 SALE 6 5677 PURCHASE 211 5677 SALE 250 5678 SALE 169 5678 SALE 1427 5679 SALE 500 5679 SALE 380 5679 SALE 259 5679 PURCHASE 559 5679 PURCHASE 748 5679 PURCHASE 884 5679 SALE 400 5680 SALE 383 5680 SALE 300 5680 SALE 202 5680 SALE 83 5680 PURCHASE 23 5680 PURCHASE 30 5680 PURCHASE 294 5680 PURCHASE 400 5680 PURCHASE 538 5680 PURCHASE 796 5680 PURCHASE 799 5680 PURCHASE 854 5680 PURCHASE 969 5680 PURCHASE 1872 5680 SALE 1430 5681 SALE 1191 5681 SALE 1089 5681 SALE 884 5681 SALE 733 5681 SALE 634 5681 SALE 541 5681 SALE 513 5681 SALE 502 5681 SALE 479 5681 SALE 340 5681 SALE 200 5681 SALE 200 5681 SALE 162 5681 SALE 140 5681 SALE 40 5681 PURCHASE 279 5681 PURCHASE 326 5681 PURCHASE 790 5681 PURCHASE 990 5681 PURCHASE 1100 5681 SALE 212 5682 SALE 130 5682 PURCHASE 180 5682 PURCHASE 398 5682 PURCHASE 474 5682 PURCHASE 500 5682 PURCHASE 1930 5682 PURCHASE 2202 5682 SALE 604 5683 SALE 380 5683 SALE 201 5683 SALE 201 5683 PURCHASE 180 5683 PURCHASE 357 5683 PURCHASE 520 5683 PURCHASE 708 5683 PURCHASE 937 5683 PURCHASE 2639 5683 SALE 2446 5684 SALE 1617 5684 SALE 1004 5684 SALE 821 5684 SALE 711 5684 SALE 274 5684 PURCHASE 173 5684 PURCHASE 250 5684 PURCHASE 269 5684 PURCHASE 270 5684 PURCHASE 317 5684 PURCHASE 385 5684 PURCHASE 635 5684 SALE 417 5685 SALE 400 5685 PURCHASE 155 5685 PURCHASE 730 5685 PURCHASE 1759 5685 PURCHASE 2550 5685 SALE 1731 5686 SALE 1208 5686 SALE 1092 5686 SALE 800 5686 SALE 743 5686 SALE 550 5686 SALE 500 5686 SALE 288 5686 SALE 281 5686 SALE 230 5686 SALE 101 5686 SALE 100 5686 SALE 64 5686 PURCHASE 151 5686 PURCHASE 293 5686 PURCHASE 500 5686 PURCHASE 586 5686 SALE 2047 5687 SALE 588 5687 SALE 506 5687 SALE 180 5687 SALE 150 5687 PURCHASE 176 5687 PURCHASE 184 5687 PURCHASE 282 5687 PURCHASE 375 5687 PURCHASE 400 5687 PURCHASE 400 5687 PURCHASE 400 5687 PURCHASE 635 5687 PURCHASE 635 5687 PURCHASE 635 5687 PURCHASE 685 5687 PURCHASE 1186 5687 SALE 1554 5688 SALE 1112 5688 SALE 400 5688 SALE 324 5688 SALE 279 5688 SALE 238 5688 SALE 214 5688 SALE 213 5688 SALE 200 5688 SALE 165 5688 PURCHASE 35 5688 PURCHASE 115 5688 PURCHASE 285 5688 PURCHASE 1000 5688 SALE 1554 5689 SALE 686 5689 SALE 584 5689 SALE 426 5689 SALE 422 5689 SALE 400 5689 SALE 296 5689 SALE 275 5689 SALE 217 5689 SALE 177 5689 PURCHASE 486 5689 PURCHASE 887 5689 SALE 1039 5690 SALE 900 5690 SALE 18 5690 PURCHASE 200 5690 PURCHASE 250 5690 PURCHASE 267 5690 PURCHASE 288 5690 PURCHASE 393 5690 PURCHASE 426 5690 PURCHASE 439 5690 PURCHASE 500 5690 PURCHASE 600 5690 PURCHASE 605 5690 PURCHASE 796 5690 PURCHASE 1000 5690 PURCHASE 211 5691 PURCHASE 232 5691 PURCHASE 504 5691 PURCHASE 634 5691 SALE 743 5692 SALE 582 5692 SALE 204 5692 PURCHASE 89 5692 PURCHASE 150 5692 PURCHASE 174 5692 PURCHASE 300 5692 PURCHASE 300 5692 PURCHASE 400 5692 SALE 250 5693 SALE 186 5693 SALE 147 5693 SALE 11 5693 PURCHASE 863 5693 PURCHASE 865 5693 SALE 500 5694 SALE 489 5694 SALE 333 5694 SALE 264 5694 SALE 250 5694 SALE 250 5694 SALE 235 5694 SALE 200 5694 SALE 11 5694 SALE 1 5694 PURCHASE 169 5694 PURCHASE 500 5694 SALE 249 5695 SALE 100 5695 SALE 11 5695 PURCHASE 2620 5695 SALE 748 5696 SALE 708 5696 SALE 426 5696 SALE 372 5696 PURCHASE 466 5696 PURCHASE 1100 5696 PURCHASE 1513 5696 SALE 500 5697 SALE 323 5697 SALE 316 5697 SALE 11 5697 SALE 1637 5698 PURCHASE 1703 5698 SALE 500 5699 PURCHASE 942 5699 SALE 1068 5700 SALE 716 5700 SALE 500 5700 SALE 301 5700 SALE 46 5700 PURCHASE 329 5700 PURCHASE 374 5700 PURCHASE 620 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 PURCHASE 130 5701 PURCHASE 180 5701 SALE 756 5702 SALE 327 5702 PURCHASE 300 5702 SALE 5 5703 SALE 2629 5704 SALE 527 5704 SALE 525 5704 SALE 496 5704 SALE 228 5704 SALE 80 5704 SALE 177 5705 PURCHASE 2418 5705 SALE 500 5706 SALE 390 5706 SALE 3 5706 PURCHASE 190 5706 PURCHASE 1057 5706 SALE 551 5707 SALE 519 5707 SALE 426 5707 SALE 22 5707 SALE 324 5708 SALE 197 5708 PURCHASE 102 5708 PURCHASE 790 5708 PURCHASE 172 5709 SALE 841 5710 SALE 743 5710 PURCHASE 100 5710 PURCHASE 348 5710 PURCHASE 1052 5710 PURCHASE 831 5711 PURCHASE 100 5713 PURCHASE 500 5713 SALE 198 5714 PURCHASE 400 5715 PURCHASE 400 5715 PURCHASE 733 5715 PURCHASE 1749 5715 SALE 1757 5716 PURCHASE 554 5718 PURCHASE 8 5720 PURCHASE 242 5720 PURCHASE 271 5720 PURCHASE 709 5720 PURCHASE 1000 5720 TOTAL PURCHASES 222,373 TOTAL SALES 224,023 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 6 DECEMBER 2007Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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