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UBS AG (EPT)06 March 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 PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 5 MARCH 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 2,117,535 0.21% 5,430 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,117,535 0.21% 5,430 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) SALE 108 5592 pence SALE 103 5597 PURCHASE 169 5604 SALE 1021 5610 SALE 163 5611 SALE 600 5618 SALE 593 5618 SALE 562 5619 SALE 589 5620 SALE 58 5620 SALE 1100 5623 SALE 59 5623 SALE 500 5625 SALE 100 5625 PURCHASE 200 5629 PURCHASE 600 5632 PURCHASE 120 5633 SALE 200 5635 SALE 200 5635 SALE 200 5635 SALE 100 5635 PURCHASE 250 5635 PURCHASE 1200 5635 SALE 1200 5638 SALE 670 5638 SALE 500 5638 SALE 351 5638 SALE 203 5638 SALE 200 5638 SALE 200 5638 SALE 200 5638 SALE 200 5638 SALE 200 5638 SALE 200 5638 SALE 190 5638 SALE 141 5638 SALE 47 5638 SALE 43 5638 SALE 39 5638 SALE 35 5638 SALE 13 5638 SALE 6 5638 SALE 6 5638 SALE 320 5639 SALE 320 5639 SALE 320 5639 SALE 320 5639 SALE 171 5639 SALE 140 5639 SALE 123 5639 SALE 79 5639 PURCHASE 24 5639 PURCHASE 58 5639 PURCHASE 179 5639 PURCHASE 211 5639 PURCHASE 217 5639 PURCHASE 299 5639 PURCHASE 500 5639 PURCHASE 658 5639 PURCHASE 1000 5639 SALE 700 5640 SALE 149 5640 SALE 98 5640 SALE 14 5640 PURCHASE 615 5640 SALE 400 5641 SALE 159 5642 PURCHASE 100 5642 PURCHASE 600 5642 SALE 600 5643 PURCHASE 100 5645 PURCHASE 500 5645 SALE 1200 5646 PURCHASE 1200 5646 PURCHASE 300 5647 PURCHASE 395 5647 PURCHASE 700 5647 SALE 993 5648 SALE 237 5648 SALE 171 5648 SALE 100 5648 PURCHASE 273 5648 SALE 454 5649 SALE 333 5649 PURCHASE 336 5649 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 1000 5650 SALE 819 5650 SALE 500 5650 SALE 354 5650 SALE 335 5650 SALE 332 5650 SALE 331 5650 SALE 320 5650 SALE 320 5650 SALE 320 5650 SALE 320 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 300 5650 SALE 298 5650 SALE 295 5650 SALE 252 5650 SALE 244 5650 SALE 237 5650 SALE 205 5650 SALE 200 5650 SALE 200 5650 SALE 176 5650 SALE 145 5650 SALE 100 5650 SALE 56 5650 SALE 50 5650 SALE 39 5650 SALE 1 5650 SALE 634 5651 PURCHASE 40 5651 PURCHASE 41 5651 PURCHASE 200 5651 PURCHASE 210 5651 PURCHASE 431 5651 PURCHASE 500 5651 PURCHASE 500 5651 PURCHASE 1179 5651 PURCHASE 1200 5651 PURCHASE 14 5652 PURCHASE 37 5652 PURCHASE 37 5652 PURCHASE 140 5652 PURCHASE 192 5652 PURCHASE 204 5652 PURCHASE 207 5652 PURCHASE 303 5652 PURCHASE 333 5652 PURCHASE 395 5652 PURCHASE 411 5652 PURCHASE 500 5652 PURCHASE 500 5652 PURCHASE 653 5652 SALE 323 5653 PURCHASE 60 5653 PURCHASE 148 5653 PURCHASE 333 5653 PURCHASE 380 5653 PURCHASE 592 5653 PURCHASE 679 5653 PURCHASE 787 5653 SALE 1280 5654 SALE 424 5654 SALE 399 5654 SALE 183 5654 SALE 96 5654 SALE 36 5654 PURCHASE 131 5654 PURCHASE 151 5654 PURCHASE 291 5654 PURCHASE 333 5654 PURCHASE 653 5654 PURCHASE 1203 5654 PURCHASE 1288 5654 PURCHASE 1400 5654 SALE 219 5655 PURCHASE 40 5655 PURCHASE 121 5655 PURCHASE 180 5655 PURCHASE 193 5655 PURCHASE 198 5655 PURCHASE 206 5655 PURCHASE 214 5655 PURCHASE 217 5655 PURCHASE 295 5655 PURCHASE 296 5655 PURCHASE 399 5655 PURCHASE 400 5655 PURCHASE 500 5655 PURCHASE 500 5655 PURCHASE 500 5655 PURCHASE 702 5655 SALE 557 5656 SALE 399 5656 SALE 308 5656 SALE 34 5656 PURCHASE 126 5656 PURCHASE 147 5656 PURCHASE 315 5656 PURCHASE 333 5656 PURCHASE 399 5656 PURCHASE 508 5656 SALE 500 5657 SALE 399 5657 SALE 333 5657 SALE 127 5657 SALE 45 5657 PURCHASE 70 5657 PURCHASE 87 5657 PURCHASE 87 5657 PURCHASE 199 5657 PURCHASE 201 5657 PURCHASE 399 5657 PURCHASE 490 5657 PURCHASE 600 5657 SALE 867 5658 SALE 266 5658 SALE 92 5658 SALE 47 5658 PURCHASE 100 5658 PURCHASE 182 5658 PURCHASE 221 5658 PURCHASE 253 5658 PURCHASE 253 5658 PURCHASE 333 5658 PURCHASE 399 5658 PURCHASE 834 5658 SALE 382 5659 SALE 358 5659 SALE 333 5659 SALE 333 5659 SALE 300 5659 SALE 168 5659 PURCHASE 333 5659 PURCHASE 382 5659 SALE 500 5660 SALE 417 5660 SALE 299 5660 SALE 167 5660 PURCHASE 12 5660 PURCHASE 87 5660 PURCHASE 189 5660 PURCHASE 316 5660 PURCHASE 333 5660 PURCHASE 843 5660 PURCHASE 1974 5660 SALE 600 5661 PURCHASE 70 5661 PURCHASE 109 5661 PURCHASE 110 5661 PURCHASE 154 5661 PURCHASE 164 5661 PURCHASE 263 5661 PURCHASE 318 5661 PURCHASE 333 5661 PURCHASE 333 5661 SALE 600 5662 PURCHASE 206 5662 PURCHASE 246 5662 PURCHASE 295 5663 SALE 1200 5664 SALE 600 5664 SALE 333 5664 PURCHASE 36 5664 PURCHASE 332 5664 PURCHASE 333 5664 PURCHASE 333 5664 PURCHASE 390 5664 SALE 900 5665 SALE 500 5665 SALE 300 5665 PURCHASE 186 5665 PURCHASE 255 5665 PURCHASE 500 5665 PURCHASE 500 5665 SALE 500 5666 SALE 333 5666 PURCHASE 444 5666 SALE 402 5667 PURCHASE 1032 5667 SALE 500 5668 SALE 500 5668 SALE 500 5668 SALE 500 5668 SALE 500 5668 SALE 441 5668 SALE 400 5668 SALE 400 5668 SALE 399 5668 SALE 254 5668 SALE 500 5669 SALE 100 5669 SALE 2000 5670 SALE 300 5670 SALE 260 5670 PURCHASE 400 5670 SALE 400 5671 SALE 144 5671 PURCHASE 686 5671 PURCHASE 915 5671 SALE 833 5672 SALE 500 5672 SALE 333 5672 PURCHASE 1087 5673 PURCHASE 1909 5673 PURCHASE 83 5674 PURCHASE 273 5674 PURCHASE 335 5674 SALE 500 5675 PURCHASE 50 5675 PURCHASE 100 5675 PURCHASE 100 5675 PURCHASE 152 5675 PURCHASE 192 5675 PURCHASE 198 5675 PURCHASE 255 5675 PURCHASE 255 5675 PURCHASE 263 5675 PURCHASE 333 5675 PURCHASE 399 5675 PURCHASE 1083 5675 SALE 399 5676 SALE 359 5676 PURCHASE 118 5676 PURCHASE 603 5676 SALE 476 5677 SALE 36 5677 SALE 425 5678 SALE 385 5678 SALE 100 5678 PURCHASE 333 5678 PURCHASE 798 5678 PURCHASE 95 5679 PURCHASE 208 5679 PURCHASE 255 5679 PURCHASE 255 5679 PURCHASE 399 5679 SALE 750 5680 SALE 544 5680 SALE 531 5680 SALE 500 5680 SALE 384 5680 SALE 291 5680 SALE 219 5680 SALE 210 5680 SALE 165 5680 SALE 24 5680 SALE 13 5680 PURCHASE 659 5680 PURCHASE 700 5680 PURCHASE 716 5680 SALE 500 5681 SALE 389 5681 SALE 150 5681 PURCHASE 133 5681 PURCHASE 150 5681 PURCHASE 210 5681 PURCHASE 255 5681 PURCHASE 333 5681 PURCHASE 333 5681 PURCHASE 355 5681 PURCHASE 400 5681 SALE 399 5682 SALE 272 5682 PURCHASE 148 5682 PURCHASE 200 5682 SALE 1433 5683 SALE 500 5683 SALE 163 5683 PURCHASE 333 5683 PURCHASE 500 5683 PURCHASE 176 5684 PURCHASE 556 5684 SALE 500 5685 SALE 500 5685 SALE 500 5685 SALE 500 5685 SALE 437 5685 SALE 433 5685 SALE 415 5685 SALE 399 5685 SALE 300 5685 SALE 300 5685 SALE 300 5685 SALE 200 5685 SALE 53 5685 SALE 41 5685 PURCHASE 56 5685 PURCHASE 108 5685 PURCHASE 200 5685 PURCHASE 341 5685 PURCHASE 500 5685 PURCHASE 600 5685 SALE 333 5686 SALE 297 5686 SALE 3 5686 PURCHASE 139 5686 PURCHASE 210 5686 PURCHASE 500 5686 PURCHASE 750 5686 SALE 404 5687 SALE 393 5687 SALE 210 5687 SALE 1817 5688 SALE 972 5688 SALE 425 5688 SALE 333 5688 PURCHASE 333 5688 SALE 556 5689 SALE 457 5689 SALE 415 5689 SALE 399 5689 SALE 333 5689 SALE 333 5689 SALE 300 5689 SALE 210 5689 PURCHASE 200 5689 PURCHASE 399 5689 SALE 399 5690 SALE 277 5690 SALE 210 5690 SALE 200 5690 PURCHASE 69 5690 PURCHASE 94 5690 PURCHASE 100 5690 PURCHASE 100 5690 PURCHASE 100 5690 PURCHASE 137 5690 PURCHASE 200 5690 PURCHASE 279 5690 PURCHASE 280 5690 PURCHASE 300 5690 PURCHASE 304 5690 PURCHASE 821 5690 SALE 1200 5691 SALE 399 5691 SALE 216 5691 SALE 210 5691 SALE 44 5691 SALE 36 5691 SALE 446 5692 SALE 399 5692 SALE 280 5692 SALE 81 5692 PURCHASE 100 5692 PURCHASE 865 5692 SALE 431 5693 SALE 399 5693 SALE 300 5693 SALE 210 5693 SALE 103 5693 PURCHASE 1754 5693 SALE 399 5694 PURCHASE 700 5694 SALE 500 5695 SALE 100 5695 SALE 1373 5696 SALE 616 5696 SALE 425 5696 SALE 401 5696 SALE 393 5696 SALE 319 5696 PURCHASE 300 5696 SALE 399 5697 SALE 344 5697 SALE 210 5697 SALE 49 5697 SALE 278 5698 SALE 450 5699 SALE 226 5699 SALE 224 5699 SALE 683 5700 SALE 500 5700 SALE 500 5700 SALE 455 5700 SALE 210 5700 PURCHASE 167 5700 PURCHASE 200 5700 PURCHASE 461 5700 PURCHASE 500 5700 PURCHASE 906 5700 PURCHASE 2631 5700 SALE 300 5701 SALE 165 5701 SALE 500 5702 SALE 405 5702 SALE 331 5702 SALE 210 5702 SALE 110 5702 PURCHASE 423 5702 PURCHASE 457 5702 SALE 448 5703 SALE 333 5703 PURCHASE 109 5703 PURCHASE 261 5703 PURCHASE 495 5703 SALE 482 5704 SALE 399 5704 PURCHASE 17 5704 PURCHASE 649 5704 PURCHASE 758 5704 PURCHASE 811 5704 SALE 600 5705 SALE 500 5705 SALE 500 5705 SALE 436 5705 SALE 433 5705 SALE 433 5705 SALE 349 5705 SALE 333 5705 SALE 232 5705 SALE 144 5705 SALE 38 5705 SALE 33 5705 PURCHASE 118 5705 PURCHASE 221 5705 SALE 385 5706 SALE 52 5706 PURCHASE 1000 5706 PURCHASE 1200 5706 SALE 200 5707 PURCHASE 565 5707 PURCHASE 689 5707 SALE 1334 5708 SALE 1200 5708 SALE 1084 5708 SALE 717 5708 SALE 500 5708 SALE 398 5708 SALE 398 5708 SALE 200 5708 SALE 192 5708 SALE 54 5708 PURCHASE 62 5708 PURCHASE 476 5708 PURCHASE 800 5708 SALE 294 5709 SALE 224 5709 SALE 67 5709 SALE 64 5709 SALE 35 5709 PURCHASE 87 5709 PURCHASE 333 5709 SALE 349 5710 SALE 933 5711 SALE 663 5711 SALE 561 5711 SALE 380 5711 SALE 181 5711 SALE 112 5711 PURCHASE 74 5711 PURCHASE 208 5711 SALE 500 5712 SALE 300 5712 SALE 48 5712 PURCHASE 116 5712 PURCHASE 116 5712 PURCHASE 116 5712 PURCHASE 116 5712 PURCHASE 248 5712 PURCHASE 391 5712 PURCHASE 400 5712 PURCHASE 430 5712 PURCHASE 489 5712 PURCHASE 87 5713 PURCHASE 133 5714 PURCHASE 375 5714 PURCHASE 436 5714 PURCHASE 771 5714 PURCHASE 1613 5714 PURCHASE 2625 5714 PURCHASE 200 5715 PURCHASE 418 5715 PURCHASE 444 5715 SALE 333 5716 SALE 204 5716 SALE 83 5716 SALE 790 5717 SALE 310 5718 SALE 86 5718 SALE 28 5718 PURCHASE 408 5719 PURCHASE 832 5719 PURCHASE 1300 5719 SALE 632 5720 SALE 596 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 500 5720 SALE 456 5720 SALE 272 5720 SALE 200 5720 SALE 199 5720 SALE 49 5720 SALE 45 5720 PURCHASE 392 5720 PURCHASE 772 5720 PURCHASE 2621 5721 SALE 500 5723 SALE 200 5723 SALE 179 5723 PURCHASE 445 5723 PURCHASE 600 5723 SALE 114 5724 PURCHASE 121 5724 SALE 444 5725 SALE 222 5725 SALE 166 5725 SALE 159 5725 SALE 53 5725 SALE 53 5725 SALE 50 5725 SALE 37 5725 PURCHASE 1200 5726 SALE 350 5727 SALE 444 5728 SALE 348 5728 SALE 300 5728 SALE 228 5728 SALE 218 5728 PURCHASE 280 5728 SALE 444 5729 SALE 347 5729 SALE 237 5729 SALE 200 5729 PURCHASE 362 5729 PURCHASE 389 5729 SALE 987 5730 SALE 987 5730 SALE 987 5730 SALE 987 5730 SALE 987 5730 SALE 783 5730 SALE 671 5730 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5742 PURCHASE 1000 5743 SALE 504 5744 SALE 275 5744 SALE 530 5745 SALE 250 5745 SALE 250 5745 SALE 237 5745 PURCHASE 699 5745 SALE 441 5746 SALE 259 5746 PURCHASE 167 5746 PURCHASE 167 5746 PURCHASE 375 5746 SALE 510 5747 SALE 333 5747 SALE 201 5747 PURCHASE 201 5747 PURCHASE 444 5747 PURCHASE 666 5747 PURCHASE 1000 5747 PURCHASE 132 5748 PURCHASE 167 5748 PURCHASE 279 5748 PURCHASE 444 5748 PURCHASE 931 5748 PURCHASE 2206 5748 SALE 444 5749 PURCHASE 167 5749 SALE 5614 5749.2345 SALE 1044 5750 SALE 900 5750 SALE 469 5750 SALE 444 5750 SALE 354 5750 SALE 280 5750 SALE 77 5750 PURCHASE 555 5750 SALE 927 5751 SALE 444 5751 PURCHASE 99 5751 PURCHASE 100 5751 PURCHASE 167 5751 PURCHASE 167 5751 PURCHASE 258 5751 PURCHASE 290 5751 PURCHASE 444 5751 PURCHASE 450 5751 PURCHASE 666 5751 SALE 1172 5752 SALE 167 5752 SALE 167 5752 SALE 167 5752 SALE 100 5752 PURCHASE 167 5752 PURCHASE 167 5752 PURCHASE 167 5752 PURCHASE 167 5752 PURCHASE 167 5752 PURCHASE 444 5752 SALE 555 5753 SALE 508 5753 SALE 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5780 PURCHASE 1000 5780 PURCHASE 1250 5780 SALE 904 5781 SALE 893 5781 SALE 700 5781 SALE 666 5781 SALE 600 5781 SALE 448 5781 SALE 399 5781 SALE 159 5781 SALE 134 5781 SALE 100 5781 PURCHASE 33 5781 PURCHASE 300 5781 PURCHASE 300 5781 PURCHASE 375 5781 PURCHASE 375 5781 PURCHASE 490 5781 PURCHASE 500 5781 PURCHASE 583 5781 PURCHASE 963 5781 SALE 1000 5782 SALE 813 5782 SALE 617 5782 SALE 453 5782 SALE 431 5782 SALE 426 5782 SALE 412 5782 SALE 405 5782 SALE 400 5782 SALE 191 5782 SALE 156 5782 SALE 145 5782 SALE 101 5782 SALE 73 5782 SALE 57 5782 SALE 45 5782 SALE 38 5782 PURCHASE 400 5782 PURCHASE 505 5782 PURCHASE 764 5782 PURCHASE 770 5782 PURCHASE 1000 5782 PURCHASE 1691 5782 SALE 1000 5783 PURCHASE 51 5783 PURCHASE 51 5783 PURCHASE 150 5783 PURCHASE 200 5783 PURCHASE 210 5783 PURCHASE 220 5783 PURCHASE 236 5783 PURCHASE 236 5783 PURCHASE 333 5783 PURCHASE 371 5783 PURCHASE 474 5783 PURCHASE 500 5783 PURCHASE 1500 5783 SALE 424 5784 SALE 380 5784 SALE 371 5784 SALE 324 5784 SALE 267 5784 SALE 48 5784 SALE 47 5784 SALE 39 5784 PURCHASE 43 5784 PURCHASE 105 5784 PURCHASE 148 5784 PURCHASE 182 5784 PURCHASE 521 5784 SALE 1240 5785 SALE 361 5785 SALE 331 5785 SALE 200 5785 SALE 60 5785 SALE 46 5785 SALE 19 5785 PURCHASE 60 5785 PURCHASE 259 5785 PURCHASE 278 5785 SALE 1568 5786 SALE 988 5786 SALE 548 5786 SALE 444 5786 SALE 202 5786 SALE 99 5786 PURCHASE 308 5786 PURCHASE 420 5786 SALE 2111 5787 SALE 800 5787 SALE 534 5787 SALE 503 5787 SALE 444 5787 SALE 444 5787 SALE 290 5787 SALE 286 5787 SALE 271 5787 SALE 148 5787 PURCHASE 393 5787 SALE 500 5788 SALE 453 5788 PURCHASE 69 5788 PURCHASE 69 5788 PURCHASE 69 5788 PURCHASE 86 5788 PURCHASE 735 5788 PURCHASE 800 5788 SALE 500 5789 SALE 451 5789 SALE 330 5789 SALE 250 5789 SALE 133 5789 PURCHASE 150 5789 PURCHASE 200 5789 PURCHASE 333 5789 PURCHASE 575 5789 SALE 1080 5790 SALE 900 5790 SALE 555 5790 SALE 524 5790 SALE 376 5790 SALE 333 5790 SALE 300 5790 SALE 275 5790 PURCHASE 197 5790 PURCHASE 250 5790 PURCHASE 263 5790 PURCHASE 386 5790 PURCHASE 500 5790 PURCHASE 500 5790 SALE 555 5791 SALE 247 5791 PURCHASE 500 5791 PURCHASE 1000 5791 PURCHASE 1200 5791 SALE 1400 5792 SALE 1110 5792 SALE 333 5792 SALE 240 5792 SALE 167 5792 SALE 167 5792 PURCHASE 1309 5792 SALE 740 5793 SALE 333 5793 SALE 223 5793 SALE 56 5793 SALE 55 5793 SALE 533 5794 SALE 333 5794 SALE 188 5794 PURCHASE 400 5794 PURCHASE 629 5794 SALE 333 5795 PURCHASE 279 5795 PURCHASE 333 5795 PURCHASE 345 5795 PURCHASE 2588 5795 SALE 666 5796 SALE 581 5796 SALE 333 5796 SALE 140 5796 PURCHASE 300 5796 PURCHASE 435 5797 PURCHASE 493 5797 PURCHASE 700 5797 SALE 987 5798 SALE 314 5798 SALE 314 5798 SALE 759 5799 SALE 250 5799 PURCHASE 333 5799 PURCHASE 400 5799 SALE 1200 5800 SALE 149 5800 PURCHASE 241 5800 PURCHASE 1189 5800 PURCHASE 13726 5800 SALE 500 5801 SALE 370 5801 SALE 333 5801 SALE 333 5801 SALE 213 5801 SALE 141 5801 SALE 722 5802 SALE 245 5803 PURCHASE 34 5807 PURCHASE 180 5807 PURCHASE 388 5807 PURCHASE 1110 5807 SALE 666 5808 SALE 444 5809 SALE 333 5809 PURCHASE 250 5812 TOTAL PURCHASES 342,199 TOTAL SALES 351,737 (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 6 MARCH 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:
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