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UBS AG (EPT)07 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 06 MARCH 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 685 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 685 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 1110 13529 AUD Cents PURCHASE 114 13530 PURCHASE 1 13530 PURCHASE 898 13539 SALE 150 13545 SALE 31 13545 SALE 3 13545 SALE 72 13545 SALE 10 13545 SALE 122 13545 SALE 1802 13548 SALE 340 13548 SALE 315 13550 SALE 3 13550 SALE 36 13550 PURCHASE 326 13552 SALE 288 13554 SALE 1 13554 SALE 916 13557 SALE 1 13557 SALE 6 13557 SALE 18 13557 PURCHASE 298 13557 PURCHASE 115 13557 PURCHASE 540 13557 PURCHASE 166 13557 PURCHASE 1 13557 PURCHASE 2 13557 PURCHASE 5 13557 PURCHASE 14 13557 PURCHASE 24 13557 PURCHASE 32 13557 PURCHASE 20 13557 SALE 1 13558 SALE 36 13558 SALE 72 13558 SALE 36 13558 SALE 73 13558 SALE 19 13558 SALE 1 13558 SALE 72 13558 PURCHASE 49 13558 PURCHASE 1 13558 PURCHASE 1 13558 PURCHASE 60 13558 PURCHASE 1 13558 SALE 810 13560 PURCHASE 277 13560 PURCHASE 3 13560 PURCHASE 1843 13560 PURCHASE 59 13560 PURCHASE 106 13561 PURCHASE 388 13563 PURCHASE 22 13563 PURCHASE 93 13563 PURCHASE 1000 13563 PURCHASE 361 13565 SALE 317 13566 SALE 262 13569 PURCHASE 197 13570 PURCHASE 2 13570 PURCHASE 332 13570 SALE 150 13570 SALE 6 13570 SALE 103 13570 SALE 363 13570 SALE 362 13570 PURCHASE 49 13570 PURCHASE 1793 13570 SALE 95 13570 SALE 105 13570 SALE 1642 13570 SALE 7 13571 SALE 6 13571 SALE 510 13571 PURCHASE 277 13571 PURCHASE 639 13571 PURCHASE 174 13571 PURCHASE 9 13571 PURCHASE 25 13571 PURCHASE 339 13572 SALE 496 13572 SALE 22720 13572.15 PURCHASE 22720 13572.15 PURCHASE 250 13573 PURCHASE 75 13573 PURCHASE 83 13573 PURCHASE 979 13573 SALE 54 13575 SALE 6 13575 SALE 20 13575 SALE 158 13575 PURCHASE 673 13576 PURCHASE 47 13577 PURCHASE 78 13577 PURCHASE 363 13577 SALE 362 13577 SALE 9 13577 SALE 158 13577 SALE 511 13578 PURCHASE 15 13580 PURCHASE 286 13580 PURCHASE 1500 13580 PURCHASE 631 13580 PURCHASE 794 13581 SALE 478 13582 SALE 600 13582 SALE 1 13582 SALE 52 13583 SALE 340 13583 PURCHASE 11 13583 SALE 261 13583 PURCHASE 138 13584 PURCHASE 1 13584 PURCHASE 2 13584 PURCHASE 1 13584 PURCHASE 1 13584 PURCHASE 4 13584 PURCHASE 5 13584 PURCHASE 11 13584 PURCHASE 100 13584 PURCHASE 212 13584 PURCHASE 24481 13584.47 SALE 24481 13584.47 PURCHASE 165 13585 PURCHASE 586 13585 SALE 100 13586 SALE 489 13586 SALE 120 13586 SALE 836 13586 SALE 2 13586 SALE 1 13586 SALE 20 13586 PURCHASE 173 13586 PURCHASE 563 13586 SALE 310 13587 SALE 1 13589 SALE 7 13589 SALE 350 13589 SALE 20 13589 PURCHASE 380 13590 SALE 7 13591 SALE 248 13593 SALE 361 13593 SALE 57 13593 SALE 3 13594 SALE 100 13595 SALE 212 13595 SALE 320 13596 SALE 362 13597 SALE 190 13597 SALE 554 13598 SALE 162 13599 SALE 196 13599 SALE 62 13599 SALE 350 13599 SALE 3 13599 SALE 266 13599 SALE 22 13599 SALE 88 13599 SALE 19 13599 SALE 191 13599 PURCHASE 207 13602 PURCHASE 98 13602 PURCHASE 456 13602 PURCHASE 141 13602 SALE 316 13603 PURCHASE 673 13604 PURCHASE 362 13605 SALE 1 13607 SALE 561 13607 SALE 1 13607 PURCHASE 382 13610 SALE 1002 13611 PURCHASE 500 13612 PURCHASE 8 13612 SALE 158 13613 SALE 1 13613 SALE 48 13618 SALE 100 13618 SALE 125 13618 SALE 447 13618 SALE 1 13618 SALE 6 13618 SALE 6 13618 SALE 100 13618 SALE 846 13620 SALE 100 13624 SALE 200 13624 SALE 300 13624 SALE 100 13626 SALE 300 13626 SALE 2 13626 SALE 100 13626 SALE 100 13626 SALE 400 13626 SALE 63 13629 SALE 400 13629 TOTAL PURCHASES 69,921 TOTAL SALES 71,682 (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 07 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