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UBS AG (EPT)03 April 2008 FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 2 APRIL 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 969 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 969 0.00% 0 0.00% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) PURCHASE 580 12419 AUD Cents PURCHASE 700 12419 SALE 690 12420 SALE 73 12423 SALE 15 12423 SALE 73 12425 SALE 50 12425 PURCHASE 23 12425 PURCHASE 289 12426 PURCHASE 149 12428 PURCHASE 11 12438 PURCHASE 100 12438 PURCHASE 100 12438 PURCHASE 100 12438 PURCHASE 28 12452 PURCHASE 226 12452 PURCHASE 630 12452 SALE 402 12455 SALE 48 12455 PURCHASE 101 12455 PURCHASE 306 12455 PURCHASE 129 12456 SALE 628 12457 SALE 17 12457 PURCHASE 506 12457 PURCHASE 7 12458 PURCHASE 62 12458 SALE 307 12459 PURCHASE 4 12466 PURCHASE 100 12466 PURCHASE 400 12466 PURCHASE 5 12469 PURCHASE 223 12469 SALE 2000 12470 SALE 270 12470 PURCHASE 17 12470 PURCHASE 61 12470 PURCHASE 117 12470 PURCHASE 141 12470 PURCHASE 162 12470 PURCHASE 18 12471 PURCHASE 107 12471 PURCHASE 10 12472 PURCHASE 131 12472 SALE 456 12474 SALE 24 12474 SALE 7 12474 PURCHASE 8 12474 PURCHASE 73 12474 PURCHASE 100 12474 PURCHASE 152 12474 PURCHASE 1744 12474 SALE 7 12475 PURCHASE 1085 12475 SALE 280 12476 SALE 20 12476 PURCHASE 139 12477 SALE 330 12478 SALE 193 12478 SALE 18 12478 SALE 314 12479 SALE 83 12479 SALE 6 12479 PURCHASE 12 12479 PURCHASE 932 12479 SALE 350 12480 SALE 210 12480 SALE 19 12480 PURCHASE 6 12480 PURCHASE 21 12480 PURCHASE 41 12480 PURCHASE 51 12480 SALE 30650 12483.36868 PURCHASE 30650 12483.36868 PURCHASE 145 12484 SALE 1035 12485 SALE 822 12485 SALE 656 12485 SALE 254 12485 SALE 18 12485 PURCHASE 76 12485 PURCHASE 86 12485 PURCHASE 310 12485 SALE 359 12486 PURCHASE 6 12486 PURCHASE 9 12486 PURCHASE 9 12486 PURCHASE 183 12486 PURCHASE 185 12486 PURCHASE 250 12486 PURCHASE 500 12486 PURCHASE 633 12486 SALE 2002 12487 PURCHASE 20 12487 PURCHASE 31 12487 PURCHASE 93 12487 PURCHASE 166 12487 PURCHASE 544 12487 SALE 456 12488 SALE 193 12488 SALE 83 12488 SALE 48 12488 SALE 26 12488 PURCHASE 4 12488 PURCHASE 200 12488 PURCHASE 225 12488 SALE 110 12489 SALE 1308 12490 SALE 633 12490 SALE 307 12490 SALE 234 12490 SALE 231 12490 PURCHASE 280 12490 PURCHASE 607 12490 PURCHASE 725 12490 PURCHASE 1793 12490 SALE 29550 12490.36707 PURCHASE 29550 12490.36707 SALE 430 12491 SALE 45 12491 PURCHASE 6 12491 PURCHASE 14 12491 PURCHASE 21 12491 PURCHASE 165 12491 PURCHASE 333 12491 SALE 1306 12492 SALE 707 12492 SALE 689 12492 SALE 6 12492 PURCHASE 250 12492 PURCHASE 282 12492 PURCHASE 387 12492 PURCHASE 1050 12492 PURCHASE 6 12493 PURCHASE 9 12493 PURCHASE 9 12493 PURCHASE 28 12493 PURCHASE 100 12493 PURCHASE 128 12493 PURCHASE 298 12493 PURCHASE 630 12493 SALE 402 12494 SALE 240 12494 SALE 41 12494 SALE 8 12494 SALE 691 12495 SALE 4 12495 PURCHASE 7 12495 PURCHASE 21 12495 PURCHASE 89 12495 PURCHASE 100 12495 PURCHASE 276 12495 PURCHASE 83 12496 PURCHASE 275 12496 PURCHASE 321 12496 PURCHASE 427 12496 PURCHASE 892 12496 SALE 14 12497 SALE 1090 12498 SALE 358 12498 SALE 200 12498 SALE 154 12498 SALE 15 12498 SALE 10 12498 PURCHASE 1000 12498 PURCHASE 1170 12498 SALE 659 12499 SALE 342 12499 SALE 170 12499 SALE 29 12499 SALE 7 12499 SALE 7 12499 SALE 676 12500 SALE 219 12500 SALE 48 12500 SALE 31 12500 SALE 7 12500 SALE 4 12500 PURCHASE 6 12500 PURCHASE 6 12500 PURCHASE 7 12500 PURCHASE 8 12500 PURCHASE 9 12500 PURCHASE 15 12500 PURCHASE 15 12500 PURCHASE 15 12500 PURCHASE 21 12500 PURCHASE 59 12500 PURCHASE 63 12500 PURCHASE 88 12500 PURCHASE 194 12500 PURCHASE 210 12500 PURCHASE 212 12500 PURCHASE 219 12500 PURCHASE 231 12500 PURCHASE 247 12500 PURCHASE 370 12500 SALE 402 12501 SALE 29 12501 SALE 6 12501 SALE 379 12502 PURCHASE 49 12502 PURCHASE 108 12502 PURCHASE 1999 12502 SALE 384 12503 SALE 288 12503 PURCHASE 28 12503 PURCHASE 52 12503 PURCHASE 90 12503 PURCHASE 198 12503 PURCHASE 303 12503 SALE 213 12507 SALE 417 12510 SALE 13 12510 SALE 340 12513 SALE 466 12520 SALE 154 12525 SALE 301 12529 SALE 164 12529 PURCHASE 80 12529 PURCHASE 384 12529 SALE 658 12540 SALE 860 12547 SALE 2 12547 SALE 200 12548 TOTAL PURCHASES 90,850 TOTAL SALES 89,750 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (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 price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. 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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 3 APRIL 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP Billiton PLC BHP Billiton LTDNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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