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UBS AG (EPT)14 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 11 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 4,732,056 5120 pence 4982 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 3,334,731 5137 pence 4944 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 100,000 49.93992 GBP CFD SHORT 50,000 49.989 CFD SHORT 20,000 49.99082 CFD LONG 75,000 50.2792 CFD LONG 25,000 50.27924 CFD SHORT 30,000 50.31108 CFD LONG 100,000 50.31916 CFD SHORT 4,000,000 50.3503 CFD LONG 17,000 50.3795 CFD SHORT 50,000 50.42625 CFD LONG 20,000 50.4308 CFD LONG 250,000 50.4495 CFD LONG 362,254 50.4817 CFD SHORT 125,000 50.5279 CFD LONG 100,000 50.5502 CFD SHORT 100,000 50.58096 CFD SHORT 200,000 50.6031 CFD LONG 250,000 50.6493 CFD SHORT 2,164 50.6854 CFD LONG 250,000 50.69925 CFD LONG 350,000 50.949 CFD LONG 100,000 51.0277 CFD LONG 100,000 51.0477 CFD LONG 250,000 51.0489 CFD LONG 200,000 51.09989 CFD LONG 80,000 51.1232 CFD LONG 150,000 51.13881 CFD LONG 100,000 51.1475 (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 12,000 5200 pence AMERICAN 31/12/2008 850 pence PUT PURCHASING 2,000 5000 pence AMERICAN 31/03/2008 420 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 14 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