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UBS AG (EPT)01 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 31 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 0 0.00% 502 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 502 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) SALE 302 12177 AUD Cents PURCHASE 78 12179 PURCHASE 314 12179 PURCHASE 10 12236 PURCHASE 186 12236 PURCHASE 527 12237 PURCHASE 245 12240 PURCHASE 129 12242 PURCHASE 349 12242 PURCHASE 11 12243 PURCHASE 474 12243 PURCHASE 51 12248 SALE 132 12249 SALE 776 12250 SALE 500 12250 SALE 190 12250 PURCHASE 938 12250 PURCHASE 154 12252 PURCHASE 694 12252 PURCHASE 43 12254 PURCHASE 230 12254 PURCHASE 508 12254 PURCHASE 27 12256 PURCHASE 129 12256 SALE 659 12257 SALE 1 12257 SALE 628 12259 SALE 209 12259 SALE 106 12259 SALE 1000 12260 SALE 90 12260 SALE 44 12260 SALE 25 12260 SALE 22 12260 SALE 16 12260 SALE 2 12260 PURCHASE 31 12260 PURCHASE 89 12260 PURCHASE 100 12260 PURCHASE 280 12260 PURCHASE 100 12261 PURCHASE 306 12261 PURCHASE 22 12263 PURCHASE 91 12263 PURCHASE 93 12263 PURCHASE 139 12263 PURCHASE 248 12263 PURCHASE 20 12266 PURCHASE 80 12266 PURCHASE 250 12266 PURCHASE 298 12266 PURCHASE 112 12267 PURCHASE 150 12267 PURCHASE 232 12267 PURCHASE 2 12268 PURCHASE 25 12268 PURCHASE 181 12268 PURCHASE 411 12268 SALE 284 12269 SALE 230 12269 SALE 136 12269 SALE 83 12269 PURCHASE 3 12269 PURCHASE 11 12269 PURCHASE 535 12269 SALE 6 12273 SALE 369 12274 SALE 38 12274 SALE 500 12275 SALE 2 12275 SALE 1 12275 PURCHASE 5 12275 SALE 260 12276 SALE 209 12276 SALE 58 12276 SALE 6 12276 SALE 252 12277 SALE 373 12278 SALE 114 12278 SALE 14 12278 SALE 4 12278 PURCHASE 50 12278 SALE 1000 12279 PURCHASE 42 12280 PURCHASE 168 12280 PURCHASE 356 12283 PURCHASE 16 12285 PURCHASE 48 12285 PURCHASE 245 12285 SALE 346 12287 PURCHASE 726 12287 SALE 1194 12288 SALE 1084 12288 SALE 480 12288 SALE 10 12288 SALE 99 12289 SALE 61 12289 SALE 20 12289 PURCHASE 3 12289 PURCHASE 318 12289 PURCHASE 379 12289 PURCHASE 183 12290 PURCHASE 209 12290 PURCHASE 434 12290 PURCHASE 16 12291 PURCHASE 42 12291 PURCHASE 123 12291 PURCHASE 295 12291 PURCHASE 391 12291 PURCHASE 729 12291 PURCHASE 109 12293 PURCHASE 153 12293 PURCHASE 155 12293 SALE 107 12294 PURCHASE 126 12294 SALE 406 12295 SALE 98 12295 PURCHASE 358 12295 PURCHASE 484 12295 PURCHASE 775 12295 SALE 133 12296 PURCHASE 171 12296 SALE 48 12297 SALE 4 12297 SALE 2 12297 SALE 1 12297 PURCHASE 816 12297 PURCHASE 757 12298 SALE 1182 12299 SALE 1148 12299 SALE 950 12299 SALE 348 12299 SALE 100 12299 SALE 1 12299 PURCHASE 285 12299 PURCHASE 811 12299 PURCHASE 8 12300 PURCHASE 125 12300 PURCHASE 150 12300 PURCHASE 168 12300 PURCHASE 242 12300 PURCHASE 262 12300 PURCHASE 351 12300 PURCHASE 440 12300 PURCHASE 500 12300 SALE 370 12301 PURCHASE 180 12301 PURCHASE 2 12302 PURCHASE 73 12302 PURCHASE 250 12302 PURCHASE 489 12302 PURCHASE 733 12302 PURCHASE 215 12303 SALE 54 12304 PURCHASE 398 12304 PURCHASE 44 12305 PURCHASE 488 12305 PURCHASE 500 12305 PURCHASE 1750 12305 SALE 1145 12307 SALE 430 12307 SALE 321 12307 SALE 85 12307 SALE 50 12307 SALE 360 12308 PURCHASE 40 12309 PURCHASE 81 12309 PURCHASE 169 12309 PURCHASE 293 12309 PURCHASE 664 12309 SALE 1115 12315 SALE 367 12315 SALE 80 12315 SALE 70 12315 SALE 51 12315 SALE 9 12315 SALE 1 12315 SALE 1 12315 SALE 372 12316 SALE 30 12316 PURCHASE 113 12317 PURCHASE 356 12317 PURCHASE 349 12318 SALE 43668 12318.5981 PURCHASE 43668 12318.5981 SALE 157 12319 SALE 363 12320 SALE 7 12320 SALE 269 12321 SALE 1 12321 SALE 417 12322 SALE 405 12322 SALE 367 12322 SALE 104 12322 SALE 32 12322 SALE 4 12322 SALE 42729 12326.80596 PURCHASE 42729 12326.80596 PURCHASE 84 12327 SALE 164 12328 SALE 1100 12329 SALE 33 12329 PURCHASE 95 12329 PURCHASE 188 12329 PURCHASE 195 12329 SALE 281 12333 SALE 5 12333 SALE 3 12333 SALE 590 12334 SALE 85 12334 SALE 51 12334 SALE 2 12334 SALE 500 12335 SALE 954 12336 SALE 282 12336 SALE 46 12336 SALE 4 12336 SALE 2 12336 SALE 1 12336 SALE 1 12336 PURCHASE 49 12338 PURCHASE 141 12338 SALE 245 12339 SALE 340 12340 SALE 246 12340 PURCHASE 18 12340 PURCHASE 55 12340 PURCHASE 204 12340 SALE 111 12342 PURCHASE 42 12342 PURCHASE 118 12342 SALE 200 12343 SALE 284 12344 SALE 275 12344 SALE 200 12349 SALE 100 12349 SALE 100 12349 SALE 1 12349 SALE 200 12351 SALE 100 12351 SALE 21 12351 SALE 100 12353 PURCHASE 401 12359 PURCHASE 688 12359 PURCHASE 1 12361 PURCHASE 123 12361 PURCHASE 136 12361 PURCHASE 460 12361 PURCHASE 500 12361 PURCHASE 500 12361 PURCHASE 3 12366 PURCHASE 481 12366 SALE 946 12369 SALE 113 12369 SALE 893 12370 PURCHASE 125 12370 PURCHASE 266 12370 PURCHASE 299 12370 PURCHASE 391 12374 SALE 1240 12378 SALE 153 12378 SALE 56 12378 SALE 40 12378 SALE 27 12378 PURCHASE 883 12378 SALE 36 12379 PURCHASE 705 12379 SALE 214 12380 PURCHASE 500 12380 PURCHASE 11 12381 PURCHASE 38 12381 PURCHASE 53 12381 PURCHASE 87 12381 PURCHASE 596 12386 SALE 300 12389 SALE 174 12389 SALE 85 12389 SALE 2017 12390 SALE 500 12390 SALE 139 12390 SALE 58 12390 PURCHASE 500 12390 PURCHASE 1854 12390 PURCHASE 2017 12390 SALE 419 12400 SALE 364 12400 SALE 157 12400 SALE 100 12400 SALE 31 12400 PURCHASE 190 12404 SALE 300 12405 SALE 29 12405 SALE 469 12406 SALE 185 12406 SALE 1402 12408 SALE 1 12408 SALE 1 12408 SALE 266 12409 SALE 204 12410 SALE 265 12411 SALE 153 12411 SALE 2 12411 SALE 100 12414 SALE 268 12415 SALE 3 12415 SALE 3 12415 SALE 100 12417 PURCHASE 654 12417 PURCHASE 68 12420 PURCHASE 250 12420 PURCHASE 1000 12420 SALE 300 12421 SALE 270 12421 SALE 180 12421 PURCHASE 200 12422 PURCHASE 107 12423 PURCHASE 275 12423 SALE 39 12431 TOTAL PURCHASES 130,065 TOTAL SALES 129,126 (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 1 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