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UBS AG (EPT)03 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 LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 29 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 943 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 943 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 75 13394 AUD CENTS PURCHASE 192 13394 PURCHASE 81 13397 PURCHASE 1864 13408 SALE 386 13409 SALE 77 13409 SALE 65 13409 SALE 11 13409 SALE 2 13409 PURCHASE 79 13410 PURCHASE 3 13411 PURCHASE 17 13411 PURCHASE 31 13411 PURCHASE 49 13411 PURCHASE 273 13411 PURCHASE 8 13412 PURCHASE 176 13412 PURCHASE 179 13412 PURCHASE 584 13412 PURCHASE 1300 13412 PURCHASE 4 13413 PURCHASE 100 13413 PURCHASE 134 13413 PURCHASE 695 13413 PURCHASE 85 13419 PURCHASE 146 13419 PURCHASE 890 13419 PURCHASE 56 13421 PURCHASE 151 13421 PURCHASE 194 13421 SALE 1000 13432 SALE 499 13435 SALE 351 13435 SALE 149 13435 SALE 52 13435 SALE 259 13436 SALE 19 13436 SALE 1 13436 SALE 319 13437 SALE 317 13438 SALE 125 13438 SALE 66 13438 SALE 58 13438 SALE 321 13439 SALE 1 13439 PURCHASE 7 13439 PURCHASE 15 13439 PURCHASE 97 13439 PURCHASE 105 13439 PURCHASE 1439 13439 SALE 239 13440 SALE 554 13441 SALE 288 13441 SALE 234 13441 SALE 63 13441 SALE 11 13441 SALE 2 13441 SALE 284 13442 SALE 264 13442 SALE 29 13442 PURCHASE 100 13443 PURCHASE 138 13443 PURCHASE 583 13443 SALE 133 13446 SALE 2 13446 PURCHASE 1 13446 PURCHASE 12 13446 PURCHASE 20 13446 PURCHASE 234 13446 PURCHASE 807 13446 SALE 1330 13448 SALE 1002 13449 SALE 391 13449 SALE 244 13449 PURCHASE 2 13449 PURCHASE 7 13449 PURCHASE 124 13449 PURCHASE 200 13449 SALE 433 13450 SALE 375 13450 SALE 40 13450 PURCHASE 3 13450 PURCHASE 94 13450 PURCHASE 304 13450 PURCHASE 330 13450 PURCHASE 437 13450 SALE 200 13451 SALE 63 13451 PURCHASE 22 13452 PURCHASE 26 13452 PURCHASE 37 13452 PURCHASE 43 13452 PURCHASE 47 13452 PURCHASE 65 13452 PURCHASE 100 13452 PURCHASE 409 13452 SALE 1058 13454 SALE 57 13454 PURCHASE 23 13460 PURCHASE 895 13460 SALE 500 13466 SALE 12 13466 SALE 66 13469 SALE 50 13469 SALE 28 13469 SALE 1 13469 PURCHASE 93 13470 PURCHASE 173 13470 SALE 649 13474 SALE 64 13474 SALE 44 13474 SALE 15 13474 SALE 1 13474 SALE 361 13476 SALE 50 13476 SALE 1 13476 SALE 236 13477 PURCHASE 152 13481 PURCHASE 301 13481 SALE 653 13490 SALE 409 13491 PURCHASE 86 13491 PURCHASE 642 13491 SALE 666 13496 SALE 1851 13500 SALE 788 13500 SALE 660 13500 SALE 215 13500 SALE 60 13507 SALE 4 13507 SALE 29422 13507.61199 PURCHASE 29422 13507.61199 PURCHASE 7 13508 PURCHASE 323 13508 SALE 32075 13508.05815 PURCHASE 32075 13508.05815 PURCHASE 1 13509 PURCHASE 127 13509 PURCHASE 133 13509 PURCHASE 143 13509 PURCHASE 373 13509 PURCHASE 97 13510 PURCHASE 156 13511 PURCHASE 157 13511 PURCHASE 190 13511 PURCHASE 202 13511 PURCHASE 787 13511 PURCHASE 879 13511 PURCHASE 124 13512 PURCHASE 258 13512 PURCHASE 265 13512 PURCHASE 373 13516 PURCHASE 336 13522 SALE 300 13523 SALE 300 13523 SALE 100 13523 SALE 100 13523 SALE 34 13523 SALE 1848 13525 PURCHASE 48 13525 PURCHASE 361 13537 PURCHASE 150 13546 PURCHASE 505 13547 PURCHASE 70 13550 PURCHASE 200 13559 PURCHASE 782 13569 SALE 361 13580 SALE 241 13580 SALE 116 13580 SALE 100 13580 SALE 93 13580 SALE 50 13580 SALE 17 13580 SALE 838 13583 SALE 2 13583 PURCHASE 11 13585 PURCHASE 84 13585 PURCHASE 25 13590 PURCHASE 500 13590 SALE 1477 13594 SALE 219 13594 SALE 574 13600 SALE 155 13600 SALE 1 13600 PURCHASE 1 13601 PURCHASE 1 13601 PURCHASE 1 13601 PURCHASE 6 13601 PURCHASE 19 13601 PURCHASE 100 13601 PURCHASE 224 13601 PURCHASE 296 13601 PURCHASE 367 13601 PURCHASE 379 13601 PURCHASE 1837 13601 SALE 113 13602 PURCHASE 153 13608 PURCHASE 200 13608 SALE 696 13609 SALE 4 13609 PURCHASE 219 13610 PURCHASE 1020 13610 PURCHASE 27 13611 PURCHASE 200 13611 PURCHASE 307 13611 PURCHASE 195 13615 PURCHASE 520 13615 SALE 276 13618 SALE 112 13618 SALE 337 13630 SALE 519 13636 PURCHASE 500 13637 SALE 600 13646 SALE 290 13646 PURCHASE 600 13648 PURCHASE 849 13651 PURCHASE 348 13652 PURCHASE 500 13655 SALE 791 13665 TOTAL PURCHASES 93,572 TOTAL SALES 90,919 (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 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:
Rio Tinto