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UBS AG (EPT)04 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 01 FEBRUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 4,574,888 5780 pence 4657.02352 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 13,467,779 6000 pence 5294.73 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 730 46.57023288 GBP CFD LONG 5,795,949 49.56 CFD SHORT 5,795,949 49.56 CFD LONG 122,000 52.9473 CFD SHORT 75,000 53.2062 CFD LONG 2,151 53.55339842 CFD SHORT 42,080 53.81408199 CFD SHORT 2,920 53.81408219 CFD SHORT 100,000 54.1812 CFD LONG 75,000 54.1914 CFD LONG 6,381 54.26 CFD LONG 100,000 54.2613 CFD LONG 500,000 54.4115 CFD LONG 50,000 54.4682 CFD SHORT 50,000 54.8321 CFD LONG 100,000 54.89 CFD SHORT 50,000 55.0825 CFD LONG 49,500 55.3572 CFD LONG 100,000 55.3968 CFD LONG 34,800 55.5187 CFD SHORT 3,806 55.7 CFD LONG 108,523 55.7631 CFD LONG 20,000 55.76311703 CFD LONG 100,000 55.8261 CFD SHORT 30,000 55.88915 CFD SHORT 40,000 56.005518 CFD SHORT 702 56.08363248 CFD SHORT 49 56.08367347 CFD LONG 50,000 56.2255 CFD SHORT 61 56.23500656 CFD SHORT 995 56.23500663 CFD SHORT 1,929 56.23500664 CFD SHORT 3,633 56.23500666 CFD SHORT 149 56.23500671 CFD LONG 10,000 56.251 CFD LONG 100,000 56.2872 CFD LONG 30,000 56.32642133 CFD LONG 40,000 56.3436 CFD SHORT 88,361 56.4064 CFD SHORT 730 56.47023288 CFD SHORT 10,520 56.47023479 CFD SHORT 50,000 56.5729 CFD LONG 100,000 56.59 CFD LONG 100,000 56.7148 CFD SHORT 300,000 56.7665 CFD LONG 61,000 56.9145 CFD SHORT 20,000 56.9294 CFD SHORT 224,319 56.950794 CFD LONG 100,000 57.0163 CFD LONG 3,000 57.1712 CFD LONG 224,319 57.1738 CFD SHORT 130,000 57.3645 CFD SHORT 100,000 57.386 CFD SHORT 50,000 57.391095 CFD SHORT 75,000 57.47 CFD SHORT 100,000 57.7565 CFD LONG 100,000 59.88024 CFD LONG 1,200,000 59.91 CFD LONG 200,000 60 (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 1,000 5000 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 720 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 10,000 52000 AMERICAN 30/06/2008 880 PENCE PENCE CALL PURCHASING 4,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 980 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 4,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 990 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 5,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 980 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 7,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 990 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 18,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 1210 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 5,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 95 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 800 370 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 77 USD CALL PURCHASING 1,200 370 USD AMERICAN 29/02/2008 85 USD (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 04 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