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UBS AG (EPT)21 April 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 18 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 353,754 62.00 GBP 60.07 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 219,526 61.90 GBP 60.00 GBP (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 15,700 60.09 GBP CFD SHORT 173 60.56982 CFD SHORT 2,082 60.56982 CFD LONG 20,000 60.6908 CFD SHORT 20,000 60.8342 CFD SHORT 57,968 60.83424 CFD LONG 57,968 60.8421 CFD LONG 23,198 60.84818 CFD LONG 1,694 61.205 CFD LONG 306 61.20501 CFD LONG 84 61.3077 CFD SHORT 1 61.33 CFD LONG 20,000 61.4078 CFD SHORT 63,013 61.5327 CFD SHORT 32,500 61.75578 (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 SELLING 10,000 6000 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 80 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 2,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 350 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 21 APRIL 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