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UBS AG (EPT)21 December 2007 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 PLCClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 20 DECEMBER 2007 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 2,326,862 0.23% 297 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 2,326,862 0.23% 297 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 333 5026 pence PURCHASE 100 5034 PURCHASE 400 5034 PURCHASE 200 5035 PURCHASE 62 5035 PURCHASE 306 5035 PURCHASE 357 5035 PURCHASE 120 5036 SALE 501 5038 SALE 232 5038 SALE 1200 5038 PURCHASE 154 5039 PURCHASE 1048 5039 PURCHASE 400 5039 PURCHASE 200 5040 PURCHASE 490 5040 PURCHASE 287 5041 PURCHASE 974 5041 PURCHASE 325 5041 SALE 1000 5043 PURCHASE 22 5043 PURCHASE 163 5043 PURCHASE 600 5043 PURCHASE 411 5043 PURCHASE 308 5043 SALE 29 5045 SALE 15 5045 SALE 240 5045 PURCHASE 374 5045 PURCHASE 32 5045 PURCHASE 580 5045 PURCHASE 406 5045 PURCHASE 210 5046 SALE 845 5047 PURCHASE 421 5049 PURCHASE 194 5049 PURCHASE 572 5049 PURCHASE 76 5050 PURCHASE 428 5050 PURCHASE 56 5050 PURCHASE 72 5050 PURCHASE 40 5050 PURCHASE 25 5050 PURCHASE 302 5050 PURCHASE 222 5050 PURCHASE 41 5050 PURCHASE 334 5050 PURCHASE 311 5050 PURCHASE 14 5050 PURCHASE 400 5050 PURCHASE 147 5051 PURCHASE 56 5051 PURCHASE 185 5051 PURCHASE 1018 5051 PURCHASE 100 5057 PURCHASE 326 5057 PURCHASE 100 5060 SALE 1497 5067 PURCHASE 521 5069 PURCHASE 600 5069 SALE 870 5070 SALE 870 5070 SALE 205 5070 SALE 356 5070 SALE 780 5070 SALE 500 5070 SALE 1064 5070 SALE 2000 5070 SALE 1114 5070 SALE 400 5070 SALE 33 5070 PURCHASE 342 5071 PURCHASE 362 5071 PURCHASE 203 5071 PURCHASE 321 5071 PURCHASE 284 5071 PURCHASE 600 5071 PURCHASE 569 5071 PURCHASE 570 5071 SALE 41 5071 SALE 10 5071 PURCHASE 600 5072 PURCHASE 600 5074 PURCHASE 253 5074 PURCHASE 364 5074 SALE 800 5075 SALE 600 5075 SALE 463 5075 PURCHASE 202 5075 PURCHASE 68 5078 PURCHASE 182 5078 SALE 222 5080 SALE 794 5080 SALE 117 5080 SALE 1200 5080 SALE 85 5080 SALE 49 5080 PURCHASE 200 5081 PURCHASE 228 5081 SALE 250 5081 SALE 15 5081 SALE 33 5081 SALE 251 5081 SALE 270 5081 SALE 249 5081 SALE 69 5081 SALE 114 5081 SALE 575 5082 PURCHASE 307 5082 PURCHASE 240 5082 PURCHASE 660 5082 SALE 316 5083 SALE 400 5083 SALE 874 5083 SALE 874 5083 SALE 874 5083 SALE 98 5083 SALE 100 5083 SALE 100 5083 SALE 100 5083 PURCHASE 100 5083 PURCHASE 51 5083 PURCHASE 220 5083 PURCHASE 300 5084 PURCHASE 545 5084 SALE 412 5085 SALE 452 5085 SALE 384 5085 SALE 356 5085 SALE 452 5085 PURCHASE 100 5085 SALE 229 5085 SALE 167 5085 SALE 1000 5085 SALE 32 5086 SALE 500 5086 SALE 75 5086 PURCHASE 100 5086 PURCHASE 1172 5086 SALE 1335 5086 SALE 700 5086 PURCHASE 200 5086 PURCHASE 3200 5086 SALE 166 5087 SALE 580 5087 PURCHASE 245 5088 PURCHASE 400 5088 SALE 448 5088 SALE 83 5088 SALE 157 5088 SALE 333 5088 PURCHASE 352 5088 PURCHASE 296 5088 PURCHASE 14 5088 PURCHASE 42 5088 PURCHASE 37 5088 PURCHASE 218 5088 PURCHASE 39 5088 SALE 268 5088 PURCHASE 19 5089 PURCHASE 1000 5089 PURCHASE 1000 5089 SALE 988 5089 SALE 626 5089 SALE 17 5089 SALE 580 5089 PURCHASE 103 5089 PURCHASE 391 5089 PURCHASE 313 5089 PURCHASE 37 5089 PURCHASE 41 5089 PURCHASE 377 5089 PURCHASE 329 5089 SALE 1107 5089 PURCHASE 141 5089 SALE 47 5089 PURCHASE 200 5090 SALE 528 5090 SALE 227 5090 SALE 75 5090 PURCHASE 592 5090 PURCHASE 83 5090 PURCHASE 83 5090 PURCHASE 615 5090 PURCHASE 705 5090 PURCHASE 42 5090 PURCHASE 421 5090 PURCHASE 312 5090 SALE 571 5090 PURCHASE 667 5090 PURCHASE 260 5090 PURCHASE 23 5090 PURCHASE 394 5090 PURCHASE 799 5090 PURCHASE 19 5090 SALE 70 5091 PURCHASE 303 5091 SALE 1400 5091 SALE 14 5091 SALE 288 5091 PURCHASE 20 5092 PURCHASE 100 5092 SALE 900 5092 PURCHASE 274 5092 PURCHASE 279 5092 PURCHASE 27 5092 PURCHASE 346 5092 SALE 806 5092 SALE 91 5092 SALE 671 5092 SALE 1746 5092 SALE 437 5092 SALE 633 5092 PURCHASE 600 5092 SALE 356 5092 PURCHASE 327 5092 PURCHASE 98 5092 PURCHASE 74 5092 SALE 444 5092 SALE 258 5092 SALE 1000 5092 SALE 40 5092 SALE 845 5092 SALE 207 5092 SALE 175 5092 SALE 506 5092 SALE 273 5092 PURCHASE 1292 5092 PURCHASE 982 5092 PURCHASE 590 5092 PURCHASE 590 5092 PURCHASE 320 5092 PURCHASE 55 5092 PURCHASE 261 5092 PURCHASE 154 5092 PURCHASE 372 5092 PURCHASE 253 5092 PURCHASE 37 5092 PURCHASE 269 5092 PURCHASE 59 5092 PURCHASE 102 5092 PURCHASE 58 5092 PURCHASE 51 5092 PURCHASE 150 5092 PURCHASE 162 5092 PURCHASE 54 5092 PURCHASE 800 5092 PURCHASE 18 5092 PURCHASE 299 5092 SALE 31 5093 SALE 53 5093 SALE 252 5093 PURCHASE 1300 5093 SALE 763 5093 SALE 317 5093 SALE 27 5093 SALE 901 5093 SALE 779 5093 SALE 72 5093 SALE 2904 5093 SALE 1073 5093 SALE 462 5093 PURCHASE 1156 5093 PURCHASE 700 5093 PURCHASE 1272 5093 PURCHASE 344 5093 PURCHASE 50 5093 PURCHASE 675 5093 PURCHASE 349 5093 PURCHASE 45 5093 PURCHASE 45 5093 PURCHASE 484 5093 PURCHASE 399 5093 PURCHASE 85 5093 PURCHASE 296 5093 PURCHASE 124 5093 PURCHASE 393 5093 SALE 657 5093 SALE 702 5093 SALE 1162 5093 PURCHASE 240 5093 PURCHASE 282 5093 PURCHASE 400 5093 PURCHASE 6 5093 SALE 2499 5094 PURCHASE 500 5094 PURCHASE 2500 5094 PURCHASE 444 5094 PURCHASE 22 5094 PURCHASE 163 5094 PURCHASE 213 5094 SALE 697 5095 SALE 3 5095 SALE 452 5095 SALE 268 5095 PURCHASE 1200 5096 PURCHASE 187 5096 PURCHASE 369 5096 PURCHASE 48 5096 SALE 433 5096 PURCHASE 39 5096 PURCHASE 55 5096 SALE 386 5096 SALE 765 5097 SALE 353 5097 SALE 2024 5097 SALE 1300 5097 SALE 1961 5097 SALE 1665 5097 SALE 658 5097 SALE 184 5097 SALE 4911 5097 SALE 89 5097 PURCHASE 10 5097 PURCHASE 56 5097 PURCHASE 15 5097 PURCHASE 54 5097 PURCHASE 210 5097 PURCHASE 281 5097 PURCHASE 89 5097 PURCHASE 458 5097 SALE 100 5098 PURCHASE 2600 5098 PURCHASE 100 5098 PURCHASE 189 5098 PURCHASE 226 5098 PURCHASE 400 5098 SALE 280 5098 PURCHASE 339 5098 SALE 291 5098 PURCHASE 984 5098 PURCHASE 360 5098 PURCHASE 39 5098 PURCHASE 19 5098 PURCHASE 203 5098 SALE 160 5098 SALE 197 5098 SALE 221 5098 SALE 300 5098 PURCHASE 1000 5099 SALE 473 5099 PURCHASE 140 5099 PURCHASE 596 5099 PURCHASE 513 5099 SALE 227 5099 SALE 457 5099 SALE 919 5099 SALE 602 5099 SALE 1011 5099 PURCHASE 191 5099 PURCHASE 272 5099 PURCHASE 283 5099 PURCHASE 283 5099 PURCHASE 272 5099 PURCHASE 272 5099 SALE 1200 5099 SALE 212 5100 SALE 631 5100 SALE 850 5100 SALE 450 5100 SALE 987 5100 SALE 1000 5100 SALE 500 5100 SALE 513 5100 SALE 987 5100 SALE 939 5100 SALE 74 5100 SALE 48 5100 SALE 916 5100 SALE 3254 5100 SALE 654 5100 SALE 800 5100 PURCHASE 391 5100 PURCHASE 250 5100 PURCHASE 59 5100 PURCHASE 213 5100 PURCHASE 333 5100 SALE 400 5100 SALE 1015 5100 SALE 355 5100 SALE 41 5100 SALE 451 5100 SALE 545 5100 SALE 1142 5100 PURCHASE 98 5101 PURCHASE 59 5101 PURCHASE 75 5101 PURCHASE 42 5101 PURCHASE 54 5101 PURCHASE 50 5101 PURCHASE 270 5101 PURCHASE 1200 5101 SALE 400 5101 SALE 500 5101 SALE 562 5101 SALE 368 5101 SALE 352 5101 SALE 221 5101 PURCHASE 400 5101 PURCHASE 53 5101 PURCHASE 39 5101 PURCHASE 41 5101 PURCHASE 788 5101 PURCHASE 842 5101 SALE 899 5102 SALE 207 5102 SALE 159 5102 SALE 1853 5102 SALE 144 5102 SALE 47 5102 SALE 97 5102 SALE 91 5102 SALE 1503 5102 SALE 1200 5102 SALE 168 5102 PURCHASE 23 5102 PURCHASE 37 5102 PURCHASE 18 5102 PURCHASE 15 5102 PURCHASE 259 5102 SALE 220 5102 PURCHASE 200 5102 PURCHASE 208 5102 SALE 379 5102 PURCHASE 1018 5102 PURCHASE 57 5102 PURCHASE 54 5102 PURCHASE 100 5102 PURCHASE 477 5102 PURCHASE 972 5102 PURCHASE 1900 5102 PURCHASE 259 5102 PURCHASE 253 5102 PURCHASE 204 5102 PURCHASE 49 5102 PURCHASE 9 5102 PURCHASE 50 5102 PURCHASE 130 5102 SALE 1000 5103 SALE 63 5103 SALE 600 5103 PURCHASE 407 5103 SALE 145 5103 SALE 674 5103 SALE 959 5103 PURCHASE 18 5103 PURCHASE 986 5103 PURCHASE 986 5103 PURCHASE 591 5103 PURCHASE 986 5103 PURCHASE 335 5103 PURCHASE 429 5103 PURCHASE 380 5103 PURCHASE 547 5103 SALE 774 5103 PURCHASE 350 5103 PURCHASE 316 5103 PURCHASE 14 5103 PURCHASE 232 5103 PURCHASE 1400 5104 PURCHASE 100 5104 PURCHASE 200 5104 PURCHASE 54 5104 PURCHASE 66 5104 PURCHASE 488 5104 SALE 357 5104 SALE 293 5104 PURCHASE 37 5104 PURCHASE 43 5104 PURCHASE 167 5104 PURCHASE 412 5104 SALE 27 5104 SALE 300 5104 SALE 400 5104 SALE 127 5104 PURCHASE 400 5104 PURCHASE 1120 5104 PURCHASE 800 5104 SALE 600 5105 SALE 4400 5105 SALE 461 5105 PURCHASE 523 5105 PURCHASE 170 5105 PURCHASE 450 5105 PURCHASE 400 5105 PURCHASE 302 5105 PURCHASE 1646 5105 PURCHASE 710 5105 PURCHASE 360 5105 PURCHASE 400 5105 SALE 2004 5105 PURCHASE 586 5106 PURCHASE 58 5106 SALE 500 5106 SALE 382 5106 SALE 1444 5106 SALE 643 5106 SALE 800 5106 SALE 400 5106 SALE 1800 5106 PURCHASE 605 5106 PURCHASE 100 5106 PURCHASE 278 5106 SALE 831 5106 PURCHASE 254 5106 PURCHASE 182 5106 PURCHASE 300 5106 SALE 945 5106 PURCHASE 268 5106 PURCHASE 400 5106 PURCHASE 470 5106 PURCHASE 3 5106 PURCHASE 524 5106 PURCHASE 14 5106 PURCHASE 340 5107 PURCHASE 223 5107 PURCHASE 227 5107 PURCHASE 213 5107 PURCHASE 341 5107 PURCHASE 1770 5107 PURCHASE 823 5107 PURCHASE 823 5107 PURCHASE 1000 5107 PURCHASE 409 5107 PURCHASE 225 5107 SALE 298 5107 PURCHASE 13 5107 PURCHASE 128 5107 PURCHASE 800 5107 PURCHASE 400 5107 PURCHASE 577 5107 PURCHASE 109 5108 PURCHASE 40 5108 SALE 48 5108 SALE 44 5108 SALE 456 5108 SALE 800 5108 SALE 706 5108 SALE 236 5108 PURCHASE 22 5109 PURCHASE 1000 5109 PURCHASE 303 5109 PURCHASE 31 5109 PURCHASE 295 5109 PURCHASE 259 5109 PURCHASE 47 5109 PURCHASE 900 5109 PURCHASE 155 5109 PURCHASE 100 5109 PURCHASE 77 5109 SALE 330 5109 SALE 96 5109 SALE 273 5109 SALE 300 5109 SALE 381 5109 SALE 200 5109 SALE 200 5109 PURCHASE 279 5109 PURCHASE 550 5109 PURCHASE 53 5109 SALE 58609 5109.415 PURCHASE 58609 5109.415 PURCHASE 1000 5110 PURCHASE 243 5110 PURCHASE 280 5110 PURCHASE 301 5110 PURCHASE 95 5110 SALE 93 5110 SALE 351 5110 SALE 273 5110 SALE 296 5110 SALE 211 5110 SALE 161 5110 SALE 365 5110 PURCHASE 702 5110 SALE 1531 5111 SALE 1017 5111 SALE 271 5111 SALE 998 5111 SALE 272 5111 SALE 664 5111 SALE 755 5111 SALE 1250 5111 SALE 59 5111 SALE 298 5111 SALE 800 5111 SALE 629 5111 SALE 2273 5111 PURCHASE 800 5111 SALE 2086 5111 SALE 634 5111 PURCHASE 444 5111 PURCHASE 2104 5112 SALE 319 5112 SALE 570 5112 SALE 69 5112 SALE 390 5112 PURCHASE 590 5112 SALE 434 5112 SALE 500 5113 SALE 162 5113 PURCHASE 451 5113 PURCHASE 1472 5113 SALE 656 5113 SALE 891 5113 SALE 1168 5113 SALE 167 5113 SALE 2118 5113 SALE 229 5113 SALE 357 5113 SALE 953 5113 SALE 2047 5113 PURCHASE 1069 5113 SALE 442 5114 SALE 508 5114 SALE 286 5114 SALE 160 5114 PURCHASE 240 5114 PURCHASE 227 5114 PURCHASE 310 5114 SALE 2933 5114 SALE 279 5114 SALE 161 5114 SALE 600 5115 PURCHASE 1634 5115 PURCHASE 224 5115 SALE 105 5115 SALE 105 5115 SALE 1 5115 SALE 454 5115 SALE 622 5115 SALE 268 5115 SALE 2693 5115 SALE 307 5115 SALE 354 5116 PURCHASE 600 5116 PURCHASE 342 5116 SALE 80 5116 SALE 209 5116 SALE 362 5116 SALE 88 5116 SALE 877 5116 PURCHASE 29 5117 PURCHASE 272 5117 PURCHASE 141 5117 PURCHASE 55 5117 PURCHASE 363 5117 SALE 177 5117 SALE 77 5117 SALE 268 5117 SALE 156 5117 PURCHASE 29 5118 PURCHASE 19 5118 PURCHASE 29 5118 PURCHASE 298 5118 PURCHASE 14 5118 PURCHASE 100 5118 PURCHASE 88 5118 PURCHASE 37 5118 PURCHASE 14 5118 PURCHASE 39 5118 PURCHASE 924 5118 SALE 36 5118 SALE 212 5118 PURCHASE 472 5118 PURCHASE 270 5118 PURCHASE 104 5118 PURCHASE 48 5118 PURCHASE 327 5118 PURCHASE 81 5118 SALE 151 5118 SALE 253 5119 SALE 840 5119 SALE 122 5119 SALE 203 5119 PURCHASE 706 5120 SALE 823 5120 SALE 95 5121 SALE 800 5121 SALE 301 5121 SALE 682 5121 SALE 227 5121 SALE 1700 5121 SALE 177 5122 SALE 203 5122 SALE 250 5122 SALE 800 5122 PURCHASE 690 5122 SALE 533 5122 SALE 203 5122 SALE 330 5122 SALE 38 5122 SALE 1132 5123 SALE 485 5123 SALE 288 5123 SALE 1254 5123 SALE 30 5123 PURCHASE 372 5123 SALE 401 5123 SALE 790 5123 PURCHASE 167 5124 PURCHASE 167 5124 SALE 800 5124 SALE 19 5124 SALE 101 5124 PURCHASE 102 5125 SALE 52 5125 SALE 68 5125 SALE 2580 5125 SALE 300 5125 SALE 448 5125 PURCHASE 328 5125 PURCHASE 250 5125 PURCHASE 49 5125 PURCHASE 400 5125 PURCHASE 380 5125 SALE 2000 5125 PURCHASE 848 5125 SALE 1000 5125 PURCHASE 35 5126 PURCHASE 122 5126 PURCHASE 15 5126 PURCHASE 14 5126 PURCHASE 14 5126 PURCHASE 69 5126 SALE 370 5126 SALE 422 5126 SALE 1000 5127 SALE 80 5127 SALE 1844 5127 SALE 1156 5127 SALE 251 5127 PURCHASE 7 5127 PURCHASE 40 5127 PURCHASE 42 5127 SALE 390 5127 PURCHASE 500 5127 PURCHASE 39 5127 PURCHASE 1200 5127 SALE 449 5128 SALE 325 5128 PURCHASE 266 5128 PURCHASE 51 5128 PURCHASE 1 5128 PURCHASE 64 5128 PURCHASE 488 5128 PURCHASE 353 5128 PURCHASE 49 5128 PURCHASE 280 5128 PURCHASE 57 5128 PURCHASE 14 5129 PURCHASE 54 5129 PURCHASE 70 5129 PURCHASE 54 5129 PURCHASE 238 5129 PURCHASE 168 5129 PURCHASE 426 5129 SALE 1149 5129 PURCHASE 92 5130 SALE 380 5130 SALE 1534 5130 SALE 347 5131 SALE 380 5131 SALE 650 5131 SALE 864 5131 SALE 369 5131 SALE 117 5131 PURCHASE 1237 5132 SALE 476 5132 PURCHASE 58 5132 PURCHASE 289 5132 PURCHASE 325 5132 SALE 86 5132 SALE 380 5132 PURCHASE 455 5133 PURCHASE 114 5135 PURCHASE 63 5135 PURCHASE 169 5136 PURCHASE 250 5137 PURCHASE 409 5137 PURCHASE 27 5137 PURCHASE 233 5137 SALE 555 5138 PURCHASE 50 5141 SALE 497 5145 TOTAL PURCHASES 206,788 TOTAL SALES 266,717 (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 21 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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:
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