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UBS AG (EPT)10 April 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 09 APRIL 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 348,335 60.60 GBP 57.99 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 685,531 60.57 GBP 57.8032 GBP (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 23,800 57.8032 GBP CFD LONG 66,336 58.4668 CFD SHORT 50,000 58.47354 CFD LONG 35,000 59.1317 CFD LONG 21,356 59.2391 CFD LONG 181,976 59.267 CFD SHORT 18,442 59.43261 CFD SHORT 1,558 59.43261001 CFD LONG 90,000 59.5884 CFD LONG 147,400 60 CFD SHORT 147,400 60 CFD LONG 110,000 60.219213 CFD SHORT 4,032 60.3364 CFD SHORT 11,000 60.3665 CFD SHORT 5,499 60.52166572 CFD SHORT 178 60.52166573 (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 6000 PENCE AMERICAN 30/04/2008 200 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 8,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 31/05/2008 140 PENCE CALL PURCHASING 2,000 6400 PENCE AMERICAN 30/06/2008 280 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 10 APRIL 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