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UBS AG (EPT)02 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 1 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% 131 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 131 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 286 12250 AUD Cents SALE 300 12268 SALE 80 12268 SALE 9 12268 PURCHASE 193 12270 SALE 353 12274 SALE 300 12275 SALE 200 12275 SALE 194 12275 SALE 100 12275 SALE 79 12275 PURCHASE 5 12280 PURCHASE 1186 12280 PURCHASE 2 12282 PURCHASE 55 12285 PURCHASE 901 12285 PURCHASE 191 12286 PURCHASE 1 12287 PURCHASE 500 12287 SALE 399 12289 PURCHASE 500 12291 PURCHASE 292 12292 PURCHASE 336 12293 PURCHASE 318 12294 PURCHASE 500 12294 PURCHASE 605 12295 PURCHASE 17 12296 PURCHASE 119 12296 PURCHASE 500 12296 SALE 336 12297 SALE 73 12299 SALE 28 12299 SALE 9 12299 PURCHASE 2 12299 PURCHASE 11 12299 PURCHASE 160 12299 PURCHASE 1 12300 PURCHASE 4 12300 PURCHASE 23 12300 PURCHASE 30 12300 PURCHASE 100 12300 SALE 700 12310 SALE 342 12314 SALE 88 12314 SALE 9 12314 SALE 136 12320 PURCHASE 148 12320 SALE 86 12321 SALE 10 12321 SALE 8 12321 SALE 78 12325 SALE 21 12325 SALE 55 12331 SALE 163 12332 SALE 418 12333 SALE 256 12333 SALE 25 12333 SALE 6 12334 SALE 300 12339 SALE 36 12339 SALE 2 12345 SALE 13685 12346.05488 PURCHASE 13685 12346.05488 SALE 13314 12361.08961 PURCHASE 13314 12361.08961 SALE 253 12367 SALE 280 12370 SALE 212 12370 SALE 187 12372 SALE 40 12372 SALE 38 12372 SALE 81 12375 SALE 10 12375 SALE 88 12376 SALE 26 12376 SALE 238 12377 SALE 207 12377 SALE 196 12377 SALE 261 12378 SALE 98 12378 SALE 44 12378 SALE 24 12378 SALE 10 12378 SALE 8 12378 SALE 158 12379 SALE 195 12380 PURCHASE 51 12382 SALE 41 12385 SALE 38 12385 SALE 9 12385 SALE 7 12385 SALE 69 12388 SALE 14 12388 SALE 8 12388 SALE 1 12388 PURCHASE 184 12388 SALE 1000 12390 PURCHASE 12 12390 PURCHASE 127 12390 PURCHASE 418 12390 PURCHASE 207 12394 SALE 249 12397 SALE 100 12397 SALE 5 12397 SALE 105 12398 PURCHASE 1 12398 PURCHASE 49 12398 PURCHASE 75 12398 PURCHASE 119 12398 PURCHASE 200 12398 SALE 125 12399 PURCHASE 2 12399 PURCHASE 13 12399 PURCHASE 20 12399 PURCHASE 37 12399 PURCHASE 100 12399 PURCHASE 103 12399 PURCHASE 151 12399 PURCHASE 169 12399 PURCHASE 1 12400 PURCHASE 1 12400 PURCHASE 61 12400 PURCHASE 107 12400 PURCHASE 200 12400 PURCHASE 369 12400 PURCHASE 485 12400 PURCHASE 571 12400 PURCHASE 1 12402 PURCHASE 10 12402 PURCHASE 16 12402 PURCHASE 89 12402 PURCHASE 129 12402 PURCHASE 25 12406 PURCHASE 299 12406 SALE 93 12407 SALE 17 12407 SALE 384 12409 SALE 447 12410 PURCHASE 1 12410 PURCHASE 5 12410 PURCHASE 80 12410 PURCHASE 19 12411 SALE 221 12414 SALE 88 12414 SALE 24 12414 SALE 11 12414 PURCHASE 1 12414 PURCHASE 2 12414 PURCHASE 177 12414 PURCHASE 194 12414 SALE 48 12416 SALE 46 12416 SALE 45 12416 SALE 40 12416 SALE 28 12416 SALE 14 12416 SALE 72 12418 SALE 863 12420 SALE 357 12420 SALE 58 12420 SALE 53 12420 SALE 32 12420 SALE 10 12420 SALE 10 12420 SALE 9 12420 SALE 7 12420 SALE 5 12420 PURCHASE 20 12421 PURCHASE 184 12421 SALE 54 12422 SALE 50 12422 SALE 15 12422 SALE 8 12422 SALE 97 12423 SALE 77 12423 SALE 70 12423 SALE 35 12423 SALE 22 12423 SALE 7 12423 SALE 6 12423 SALE 2 12423 PURCHASE 2 12424 PURCHASE 163 12424 PURCHASE 8 12427 PURCHASE 1432 12427 PURCHASE 9 12430 SALE 52 12432 SALE 28 12432 SALE 185 12449 TOTAL PURCHASES 40,684 TOTAL SALES 40,313 (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 2 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