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UBS AG (EPT)17 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 16 JANUARY 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 770,030 5023 pence 4663.3320 pence Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 1,105,692 4952 pence 4633 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 69,705 47.2878 GBP CFD LONG 2,000 47.4822 CFD SHORT 5,756 47.53839646 CFD SHORT 10,000 47.6186 CFD SHORT 40,000 48.0319 CFD SHORT 100,000 48.055139 CFD SHORT 52,500 48.072284 CFD LONG 200,000 48.0762 CFD LONG 2,000 48.12 CFD LONG 2,000 48.12539 CFD LONG 21,000 48.23968905 CFD LONG 50,000 48.2507 CFD LONG 401,134 48.406 CFD LONG 46,986 48.7069 CFD LONG 20,000 48.9964 CFD SHORT 112 49 CFD LONG 10,000 49.2958 CFD SHORT 150,000 49.4741 (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 200,000 6400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 25.5 pence CALL SELLING 4,000 6200 pence AMERICAN 31/03/2008 106 pence CALL SELLING 1,000 6200 pence AMERICAN 31/03/2008 111 pence CALL SELLING 200,000 6400 pence AMERICAN 29/02/2008 25.5 pence PUT SELLING 1,000 4800 pence AMERICAN 30/06/2008 594.5 pence PUT PURCHASING 1,000 4000 pence AMERICAN 30/06/2008 223 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 17 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