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UBS Securities LLC16 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 Securities LLC Company dealt in Rio Tinto PLC (ISIN US7672041008)Class of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Ordinary shares dealt in ADR form ADR (1 ADR = 4 Ords) Date of dealing 15 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 16832 Ords - 4556 Ords 0.00 (equivalent (equivalent to 4208 ADRs) to 1139 ADRs)(2) Derivatives (other than - - - -options)(3) Options and agreements to 0 Ords - 0 Ords -purchase/sell (equivalent (equivalent to 0 ADRs to 0 ADRs) Total 16832 Ords - 4556 0.00 (equivalent Ords to 4208 (equivalent to 1139 ADRs ADRs) (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 Buy/Sell Equivalent Trade Price (USD) Ord QuantityB 8144 476.48B 4400 476.048B 35380 474.559B 400 474.99B 18012 474.278B 14536 473.794S 10308 474.68S 8600 473.096S 25504 475.047S 2400 474.953S 1976 473.955S 696 476.803S 31388 474.679Total Buys 80872Total Sells 80872 (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 16 APRIL 2008Contact name Richard MulcahyTelephone number 203 719 0467Name of offeree/offeror with which connected BHP BillitonNature 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