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UBS AG (EPT)20 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 19 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 64 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 64 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 440 13689 AUD PURCHASE 480 13689 PURCHASE 355 13690 SALE 1231 13692 PURCHASE 200 13693 PURCHASE 1298 13693 SALE 500 13694 PURCHASE 716 13701 SALE 384 13709 PURCHASE 100 13713 PURCHASE 339 13723 PURCHASE 1000 13723 PURCHASE 37 13726 PURCHASE 41 13726 PURCHASE 312 13726 PURCHASE 445 13726 PURCHASE 609 13726 PURCHASE 609 13726 SALE 168 13729 SALE 10 13729 PURCHASE 21 13731 PURCHASE 98 13731 PURCHASE 218 13731 PURCHASE 488 13731 PURCHASE 587 13731 PURCHASE 13 13732 PURCHASE 13 13732 PURCHASE 500 13732 PURCHASE 261 13733 PURCHASE 1 13735 PURCHASE 1000 13735 SALE 984 13740 SALE 626 13740 SALE 542 13740 SALE 225 13740 PURCHASE 802 13741 SALE 163 13742 SALE 80 13742 SALE 474 13744 SALE 350 13744 SALE 339 13744 SALE 1305 13745 PURCHASE 142 13745 PURCHASE 220 13745 SALE 37065 13745.45242 PURCHASE 37065 13745.45242 SALE 460 13746 SALE 109 13746 SALE 100 13746 SALE 18 13746 SALE 17 13746 SALE 560 13747 SALE 221 13747 SALE 527 13748 PURCHASE 32 13748 PURCHASE 200 13748 PURCHASE 1398 13748 PURCHASE 1678 13748 PURCHASE 482 13749 PURCHASE 506 13749 PURCHASE 508 13749 PURCHASE 525 13749 SALE 500 13750 SALE 451 13750 SALE 376 13750 SALE 300 13750 PURCHASE 66 13750 PURCHASE 150 13750 PURCHASE 719 13750 PURCHASE 1289 13750 SALE 1649 13751 SALE 133 13751 SALE 19 13751 SALE 17 13751 SALE 1170 13752 SALE 146 13752 SALE 17 13752 SALE 16 13752 PURCHASE 53 13752 PURCHASE 150 13752 PURCHASE 285 13752 PURCHASE 688 13752 SALE 1182 13753 PURCHASE 7 13753 PURCHASE 12 13753 PURCHASE 200 13753 PURCHASE 244 13753 SALE 389 13754 SALE 387 13754 SALE 350 13754 SALE 171 13754 SALE 18 13754 SALE 17 13754 PURCHASE 100 13754 PURCHASE 356 13754 PURCHASE 500 13754 SALE 1000 13755 SALE 252 13755 PURCHASE 42 13755 PURCHASE 182 13755 PURCHASE 275 13755 PURCHASE 376 13755 PURCHASE 490 13755 PURCHASE 500 13755 PURCHASE 1500 13755 SALE 37001 13755.62639 PURCHASE 37001 13755.62639 SALE 1647 13756 SALE 330 13756 SALE 145 13756 SALE 113 13756 SALE 113 13756 SALE 44 13756 SALE 42 13756 SALE 18 13756 SALE 17 13756 SALE 15 13756 SALE 6 13756 PURCHASE 100 13756 PURCHASE 200 13756 PURCHASE 1817 13756 SALE 96 13757 PURCHASE 821 13757 PURCHASE 1817 13757 SALE 855 13758 SALE 428 13758 PURCHASE 300 13758 PURCHASE 382 13759 SALE 480 13760 SALE 426 13760 SALE 291 13760 PURCHASE 1000 13760 SALE 1023 13761 SALE 552 13761 SALE 373 13761 SALE 320 13761 SALE 306 13761 SALE 190 13761 SALE 188 13761 SALE 15 13761 SALE 7 13761 SALE 117 13762 SALE 19 13762 PURCHASE 65 13762 PURCHASE 304 13762 PURCHASE 383 13762 PURCHASE 500 13765 PURCHASE 500 13765 SALE 228 13766 SALE 188 13766 SALE 240 13767 SALE 196 13767 SALE 193 13767 SALE 17 13767 PURCHASE 984 13767 SALE 435 13768 SALE 287 13768 SALE 94 13768 SALE 64 13768 SALE 50 13768 SALE 44 13768 SALE 18 13768 SALE 18 13768 SALE 1315 13769 SALE 360 13769 SALE 324 13769 SALE 179 13769 SALE 149 13769 SALE 38 13769 PURCHASE 1652 13769 SALE 380 13771 SALE 134 13771 PURCHASE 215 13771 PURCHASE 501 13771 SALE 380 13772 SALE 134 13777 SALE 1370 13778 SALE 277 13778 SALE 105 13778 SALE 32 13778 SALE 632 13783 SALE 370 13783 SALE 107 13783 SALE 30 13783 SALE 10 13783 SALE 989 13785 SALE 525 13785 SALE 299 13785 SALE 469 13787 SALE 110 13794 SALE 82 13794 PURCHASE 250 13798 PURCHASE 66 13800 PURCHASE 250 13800 PURCHASE 100 13805 TOTAL PURCHASES 111,131 TOTAL SALES 111,067 (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 20 FEBRUARY 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