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UBS AG (EPT)09 April 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 8 APRIL 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% 526 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 526 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 53 13586 AUD Cents PURCHASE 837 13586 PURCHASE 169 13588 SALE 294 13590 SALE 342 13592 PURCHASE 265 13592 PURCHASE 19 13593 PURCHASE 171 13594 PURCHASE 24 13596 PURCHASE 230 13596 PURCHASE 300 13601 PURCHASE 243 13602 PURCHASE 217 13606 SALE 1000 13610 SALE 250 13610 SALE 5 13610 PURCHASE 28 13621 PURCHASE 225 13621 PURCHASE 286 13621 PURCHASE 200 13622 PURCHASE 249 13622 SALE 968 13628 SALE 246 13628 SALE 8 13628 PURCHASE 80 13633 PURCHASE 452 13633 SALE 172 13636 PURCHASE 55 13637 PURCHASE 125 13637 SALE 500 13640 SALE 274 13640 PURCHASE 243 13640 SALE 532 13647 SALE 22 13647 SALE 10 13647 SALE 7 13647 PURCHASE 46 13647 PURCHASE 169 13647 SALE 170 13649 PURCHASE 109 13650 SALE 4 13652 PURCHASE 265 13653 PURCHASE 249 13654 SALE 289 13655 SALE 126 13655 SALE 85 13655 PURCHASE 97 13655 PURCHASE 74 13656 SALE 367 13660 PURCHASE 300 13661 SALE 220 13664 SALE 645 13665 SALE 398 13665 PURCHASE 1 13665 PURCHASE 51 13665 PURCHASE 260 13665 PURCHASE 744 13665 PURCHASE 1829 13665 SALE 514 13666 PURCHASE 266 13667 SALE 364 13669 SALE 274 13670 SALE 107 13670 SALE 1 13670 SALE 800 13671 PURCHASE 636 13671 PURCHASE 126 13672 PURCHASE 256 13672 PURCHASE 345 13672 SALE 273 13673 SALE 170 13673 SALE 307 13675 SALE 9 13675 PURCHASE 6 13675 SALE 836 13676 SALE 319 13676 SALE 35 13676 SALE 11 13676 PURCHASE 500 13676 PURCHASE 2 13677 PURCHASE 350 13677 SALE 25 13678 PURCHASE 368 13681 PURCHASE 1 13682 PURCHASE 11 13682 PURCHASE 21 13682 PURCHASE 29 13682 PURCHASE 84 13682 PURCHASE 350 13682 PURCHASE 207 13687 SALE 42 13688 PURCHASE 16 13689 PURCHASE 25 13689 PURCHASE 25 13689 PURCHASE 52 13689 PURCHASE 100 13689 PURCHASE 155 13689 SALE 793 13691 PURCHASE 187 13699 SALE 100 13700 PURCHASE 2 13700 PURCHASE 105 13700 PURCHASE 127 13700 PURCHASE 39 13701 PURCHASE 300 13701 PURCHASE 38 13702 PURCHASE 121 13702 SALE 309 13713 SALE 191 13713 PURCHASE 500 13713 PURCHASE 87 13715 PURCHASE 130 13718 SALE 191 13720 PURCHASE 120 13720 PURCHASE 10 13721 PURCHASE 11 13721 PURCHASE 18 13721 SALE 237 13722 SALE 211 13722 PURCHASE 9 13722 PURCHASE 101 13722 PURCHASE 199 13723 SALE 994 13726 SALE 500 13726 SALE 266 13726 SALE 83 13726 SALE 583 13729 SALE 10 13729 SALE 115 13730 SALE 112 13730 SALE 16 13730 SALE 5 13730 PURCHASE 7 13730 PURCHASE 102 13730 SALE 626 13732 SALE 200 13732 SALE 3 13732 SALE 2 13732 PURCHASE 10 13732 PURCHASE 42 13732 PURCHASE 286 13732 PURCHASE 552 13732 PURCHASE 700 13732 SALE 199 13733 SALE 315 13734 PURCHASE 431 13734 PURCHASE 30 13735 PURCHASE 250 13735 PURCHASE 400 13735 PURCHASE 895 13735 SALE 41 13739 SALE 22 13739 SALE 32501 13739.62478 PURCHASE 32501 13739.62478 SALE 900 13740 SALE 487 13740 SALE 315 13740 SALE 100 13740 SALE 8 13740 SALE 31648 13741.18579 PURCHASE 31648 13741.18579 PURCHASE 100 13742 SALE 195 13745 SALE 727 13750 SALE 308 13750 SALE 100 13750 SALE 36 13750 PURCHASE 50 13750 PURCHASE 300 13750 PURCHASE 350 13750 PURCHASE 908 13750 SALE 127 13759 SALE 798 13770 PURCHASE 210 13774 PURCHASE 437 13774 PURCHASE 39 13781 PURCHASE 52 13781 PURCHASE 401 13781 SALE 851 13788 SALE 19 13788 PURCHASE 3 13791 PURCHASE 43 13791 PURCHASE 144 13791 PURCHASE 153 13791 PURCHASE 300 13791 SALE 1500 13795 PURCHASE 98 13798 PURCHASE 100 13798 PURCHASE 200 13798 PURCHASE 300 13798 PURCHASE 500 13808 PURCHASE 500 13810 PURCHASE 1809 13816 SALE 1808 13820 PURCHASE 416 13820 SALE 199 13823 PURCHASE 200 13834 PURCHASE 11 13837 PURCHASE 349 13837 SALE 410 13840 SALE 201 13840 SALE 358 13852 PURCHASE 1146 13852 PURCHASE 700 13853 PURCHASE 203 13855 PURCHASE 500 13860 SALE 717 13861 SALE 358 13868 SALE 275 13868 SALE 230 13870 SALE 60 13870 SALE 20 13870 SALE 8 13870 SALE 7 13870 PURCHASE 160 13871 PURCHASE 400 13871 PURCHASE 93 13873 PURCHASE 100 13873 PURCHASE 100 13873 PURCHASE 134 13873 PURCHASE 190 13873 PURCHASE 213 13873 PURCHASE 8 13876 PURCHASE 100 13876 SALE 347 13877 SALE 127 13877 SALE 98 13877 SALE 5 13877 PURCHASE 90 13878 PURCHASE 100 13878 PURCHASE 100 13878 SALE 505 13880 SALE 343 13880 PURCHASE 7 13882 PURCHASE 100 13882 PURCHASE 100 13882 PURCHASE 100 13882 PURCHASE 100 13882 PURCHASE 77 13883 PURCHASE 100 13883 SALE 563 13887 PURCHASE 2 13902 SALE 179 13905 PURCHASE 100 13908 PURCHASE 100 13908 PURCHASE 100 13908 PURCHASE 400 13908 PURCHASE 500 13908 SALE 558 13910 SALE 410 13911 SALE 74 13911 SALE 172 13912 TOTAL PURCHASES 96,650 TOTAL SALES 95,797 (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 9 APRIL 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