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UBS AG (EPT)20 November 2007 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 19 NOVEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 695,741 5513.021 pence 5045 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,224,371 5394 pence 5049 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 470,000 50.8387 GBP CFD SHORT 2,230 52.0568 CFD SHORT 100,000 52.2533 CFD SHORT 6,480 52.38225 CFD SHORT 93,520 52.38225 CFD SHORT 150,000 52.42672 CFD SHORT 2,000 52.4362 CFD LONG 100,000 52.58998 CFD SHORT 3,412 52.78201 CFD SHORT 3,782 52.87586 CFD LONG 50,000 52.914 CFD LONG 41,811 53.04586 CFD LONG 20,000 53.5375 CFD SHORT 7,200 53.6654 CFD LONG 1,275 53.8245 CFD SHORT 50,000 54.2312 CFD SHORT 150,000 54.24672 CFD SHORT 50,000 55.13021 CFD LONG 139,052 108.1279 USD (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 to price American, date moneypaid/call purchasing, which the European etc. receivedoption varying etc option per unit relates (Note (Note 3) 5) (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 20 NOVEMBER 2007Contact 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