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UBS AG (EPT)26 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 23 NOVEMBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,947,865 5353 pence 4930 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,463,569 5354.019 pence 4927.462 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 2,000 49.27462 GBP CFD SHORT 500,000 49.35 CFD LONG 98,330 49.85 CFD LONG 10,000 50.3748 CFD SHORT 2,187 50.89052236 CFD SHORT 236,682 50.89052243 CFD SHORT 4,131 50.89052244 CFD SHORT 200,000 50.917 CFD LONG 2,000 50.95 CFD SHORT 66,000 51.40565606 CFD LONG 120,000 51.8618 CFD LONG 20,000 52.0655 CFD LONG 30,000 52.2923 CFD LONG 180,000 52.5292 CFD LONG 50,000 52.888 CFD LONG 2,000 53.3733 (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 1,000 42.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/12/2007 8.35 GBP CALL SELLING 5,000 60.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 2.80 GBP CALL PURCHASING 1,000 60.00 GBP AMERICAN 31/03/2008 1.95 GBP (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 26 NOVEMBER 2007Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name 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