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UBS AG (EPT)28 February 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 27 FEBRUARY 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 0 0.00% 1,556 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 1,556 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 371 13410 AUD PURCHASE 208 13410 SALE 92 13454 PURCHASE 648 13458 PURCHASE 2 13458 SALE 569 13463 SALE 133 13464 SALE 241 13466 SALE 252 13466 SALE 200 13466 SALE 200 13466 SALE 200 13466 PURCHASE 1856 13469 PURCHASE 1297 13470 PURCHASE 814 13470 PURCHASE 17 13475 PURCHASE 94 13475 PURCHASE 300 13475 PURCHASE 53 13477 SALE 161 13488 SALE 310 13488 SALE 100 13488 SALE 17 13491 SALE 100 13491 SALE 100 13491 SALE 100 13492 SALE 100 13492 SALE 100 13492 SALE 200 13493 SALE 300 13493 SALE 76 13493 SALE 400 13493 SALE 400 13493 SALE 284 13493 SALE 100 13493 SALE 32 13493 PURCHASE 200 13500 SALE 83 13516 SALE 86 13519 SALE 183 13528 SALE 2 13538 SALE 235 13538 SALE 301 13541 SALE 151 13541 SALE 86 13541 SALE 10 13543 SALE 220 13543 SALE 201 13547 SALE 181 13547 SALE 225 13549 SALE 61 13557 SALE 72 13557 PURCHASE 821 13560 PURCHASE 300 13560 PURCHASE 501 13563 SALE 680 13566 PURCHASE 75 13569 PURCHASE 556 13569 SALE 221 13569 SALE 2 13569 SALE 238 13570 SALE 54 13570 SALE 217 13570 PURCHASE 669 13570 PURCHASE 2 13570 SALE 89 13570 SALE 143 13570 SALE 5 13570 SALE 300 13570 PURCHASE 170 13575 PURCHASE 42 13575 SALE 2 13578 SALE 67 13579 PURCHASE 443 13585 SALE 257 13586 SALE 102 13586 SALE 23791 13601.37 PURCHASE 23791 13601.37 SALE 22 13602 SALE 300 13602 SALE 94 13604 SALE 300 13607 PURCHASE 24028 13614.87 SALE 24028 13614.87 PURCHASE 1487 13616 PURCHASE 1011 13622 SALE 46 13624 SALE 47 13624 PURCHASE 22 13631 PURCHASE 165 13631 SALE 400 13633 SALE 150 13634 SALE 73 13634 SALE 210 13634 SALE 145 13640 SALE 88 13640 SALE 59 13643 SALE 57 13643 SALE 191 13643 SALE 52 13645 SALE 60 13645 SALE 245 13645 SALE 196 13647 SALE 388 13649 SALE 201 13654 PURCHASE 456 13660 PURCHASE 733 13660 SALE 425 13662 SALE 154 13662 PURCHASE 239 13662 SALE 291 13662 PURCHASE 1050 13662 PURCHASE 3 13662 PURCHASE 1829 13663 PURCHASE 9 13663 PURCHASE 92 13663 PURCHASE 87 13663 PURCHASE 354 13663 PURCHASE 3 13663 SALE 133 13665 PURCHASE 238 13667 PURCHASE 36 13667 PURCHASE 293 13667 PURCHASE 569 13667 SALE 2 13668 SALE 272 13668 PURCHASE 765 13668 PURCHASE 46 13668 SALE 682 13671 SALE 111 13671 PURCHASE 25 13672 PURCHASE 462 13672 SALE 3 13672 SALE 513 13672 SALE 8 13677 SALE 174 13677 SALE 173 13677 SALE 1186 13678 SALE 3 13682 SALE 62 13682 SALE 68 13684 SALE 2 13684 SALE 100 13684 SALE 27 13684 SALE 300 13684 SALE 300 13684 SALE 2 13684 SALE 200 13684 SALE 171 13686 SALE 62 13686 SALE 327 13687 PURCHASE 300 13688 SALE 386 13688 SALE 81 13688 SALE 61 13688 SALE 275 13689 SALE 69 13689 SALE 36 13689 SALE 228 13689 SALE 268 13690 PURCHASE 453 13690 PURCHASE 83 13690 PURCHASE 113 13690 SALE 301 13695 SALE 1 13696 SALE 400 13696 PURCHASE 33 13696 PURCHASE 296 13696 PURCHASE 753 13699 PURCHASE 1824 13700 SALE 130 13701 PURCHASE 523 13701 SALE 100 13703 SALE 100 13703 SALE 200 13703 SALE 200 13703 SALE 306 13705 SALE 285 13705 SALE 734 13705 SALE 100 13707 SALE 100 13707 SALE 156 13707 SALE 300 13707 SALE 95 13707 SALE 100 13707 SALE 200 13707 SALE 500 13711 TOTAL PURCHASES 71,610 TOTAL SALES 71,847 (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 28 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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