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UBS AG (EPT)28 January 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 25 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,247,806 4748 pence 4174.6053 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 930,288 4750 pence 4580 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 50,000 42.1731 GBP CFD LONG 50,000 46.3172 CFD LONG 100,000 46.3429 CFD LONG 30,000 46.3573 CFD SHORT 100,000 46.36254 CFD SHORT 180,000 46.507778 CFD LONG 180,000 46.7409 CFD LONG 22,017 46.8262 CFD LONG 80,000 46.8728 CFD SHORT 3,526 46.9328304 CFD LONG 50,000 46.93594 CFD LONG 70,000 46.9559 CFD LONG 50,000 46.9759 CFD SHORT 473,981 46.987096 CFD LONG 10,000 46.9976 CFD LONG 100,000 47.0856 CFD SHORT 195,305 47.11024901 CFD SHORT 2,599 47.11024902 CFD LONG 50,000 47.2655 CFD SHORT 1,174 47.28840009 CFD SHORT 17,789 47.28840012 CFD SHORT 3,040 47.28840013 CFD SHORT 705 47.28840014 CFD LONG 10,000 47.394 (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 31/03/2008 291 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 29/02/2008 108 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 1,000 5200 PENCE AMERICAN 31/12/2008 600 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 28 JANUARY 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