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UBS AG (EPT)29 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 28 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% 1,710 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 1,710 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 143 13458 (AU) cents SALE 135 13458 SALE 16 13458 PURCHASE 148 13461 PURCHASE 4 13461 PURCHASE 500 13461 PURCHASE 223 13468 PURCHASE 400 13473 PURCHASE 13 13473 PURCHASE 223 13475 PURCHASE 1 13475 PURCHASE 21 13475 PURCHASE 13 13475 PURCHASE 1081 13475 SALE 815 13480 SALE 140 13482 PURCHASE 266 13483 PURCHASE 45 13483 SALE 274 13485 SALE 103 13489 SALE 47 13489 PURCHASE 221 13501 PURCHASE 162 13502 PURCHASE 183 13503 PURCHASE 273 13503 PURCHASE 16 13503 PURCHASE 818 13503 PURCHASE 491 13503 SALE 500 13504 SALE 107 13509 SALE 107 13509 PURCHASE 336 13510 SALE 1211 13511 SALE 33 13511 PURCHASE 749 13516 PURCHASE 15 13516 PURCHASE 2 13516 PURCHASE 42 13516 PURCHASE 396 13519 SALE 57 13519 SALE 226 13519 PURCHASE 469 13520 PURCHASE 648 13523 PURCHASE 582 13524 PURCHASE 281 13525 PURCHASE 26 13525 PURCHASE 11 13525 PURCHASE 27 13525 PURCHASE 4 13525 PURCHASE 87 13525 PURCHASE 3 13525 PURCHASE 3 13525 PURCHASE 45 13525 SALE 253 13526 SALE 1 13526 SALE 217 13526 SALE 208 13526 SALE 123 13526 SALE 56 13526 SALE 15 13526 SALE 30 13526 SALE 178 13526 SALE 500 13526 SALE 268 13527 PURCHASE 847 13527 PURCHASE 1 13527 SALE 927 13527 PURCHASE 396 13528 PURCHASE 731 13528 SALE 296 13529 PURCHASE 931 13530 PURCHASE 20 13530 PURCHASE 10 13530 PURCHASE 3 13530 PURCHASE 3 13530 SALE 500 13531 SALE 481 13531 SALE 345 13531 PURCHASE 131 13531 PURCHASE 4 13531 PURCHASE 131 13531 SALE 165 13532 SALE 75 13532 SALE 44 13532 SALE 500 13533 SALE 149 13533 SALE 500 13533 SALE 500 13533 SALE 500 13536 SALE 70 13538 PURCHASE 3 13538 PURCHASE 3 13538 PURCHASE 147 13538 SALE 5 13538 SALE 95 13538 SALE 95 13538 PURCHASE 87 13538 PURCHASE 1 13538 PURCHASE 138 13538 PURCHASE 58 13538 SALE 378 13541 SALE 306 13541 PURCHASE 809 13541 SALE 697 13542 SALE 3 13542 SALE 87 13542 SALE 87 13542 PURCHASE 156 13542 PURCHASE 10 13542 PURCHASE 682 13542 PURCHASE 129 13542 PURCHASE 10 13542 SALE 212 13543 SALE 133 13543 SALE 234 13543 SALE 1476 13543 SALE 482 13544 SALE 8 13544 SALE 251 13544 SALE 231 13545 SALE 29444 13545.7 PURCHASE 29444 13545.7 PURCHASE 1228 13546 PURCHASE 1313 13546 PURCHASE 29598 13546.68 SALE 29598 13546.68 SALE 150 13550 PURCHASE 100 13550 PURCHASE 635 13550 PURCHASE 18 13551 PURCHASE 1173 13551 SALE 119 13551 SALE 54 13551 SALE 1 13551 SALE 462 13551 SALE 462 13551 SALE 13 13551 SALE 563 13551 PURCHASE 124 13551 SALE 1261 13551 PURCHASE 1000 13552 SALE 162 13552 SALE 162 13552 PURCHASE 521 13553 PURCHASE 2 13553 SALE 491 13553 PURCHASE 8 13555 SALE 500 13555 SALE 257 13555 SALE 500 13555 SALE 500 13555 SALE 500 13555 SALE 500 13555 SALE 49 13558 SALE 505 13558 SALE 44 13558 SALE 500 13558 SALE 188 13559 PURCHASE 31 13561 PURCHASE 44 13561 SALE 4 13561 SALE 44 13561 SALE 46 13561 SALE 40 13561 SALE 192 13561 SALE 186 13562 PURCHASE 830 13563 PURCHASE 962 13565 PURCHASE 329 13570 PURCHASE 395 13572 SALE 400 13575 PURCHASE 177 13576 PURCHASE 405 13577 PURCHASE 3 13577 PURCHASE 3 13577 PURCHASE 145 13582 SALE 1500 13584 SALE 283 13586 SALE 5 13586 SALE 1 13586 SALE 317 13586 SALE 117 13586 SALE 117 13586 SALE 162 13587 SALE 321 13599 SALE 291 13600 PURCHASE 733 13600 PURCHASE 202 13600 PURCHASE 496 13603 PURCHASE 17 13603 PURCHASE 443 13604 SALE 833 13605 PURCHASE 500 13608 PURCHASE 598 13610 PURCHASE 475 13611 SALE 588 13611 SALE 511 13616 SALE 102 13616 PURCHASE 100 13618 PURCHASE 4 13618 PURCHASE 3 13618 PURCHASE 3 13618 PURCHASE 25 13618 PURCHASE 4 13618 PURCHASE 280 13619 PURCHASE 370 13620 PURCHASE 1000 13620 PURCHASE 476 13620 TOTAL PURCHASES 88,486 TOTAL SALES 88,640 (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 29 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