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UBS AG (EPT)06 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 5 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 1076 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 1076 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 200 13299 AUD CENTS PURCHASE 200 13303 PURCHASE 100 13309 PURCHASE 135 13325 PURCHASE 423 13351 PURCHASE 9 13354 PURCHASE 15 13354 PURCHASE 246 13354 PURCHASE 295 13354 PURCHASE 100 13355 PURCHASE 305 13355 PURCHASE 402 13357 PURCHASE 715 13357 PURCHASE 90 13360 PURCHASE 1162 13360 PURCHASE 698 13365 PURCHASE 711 13369 PURCHASE 903 13371 SALE 475 13373 PURCHASE 63 13373 PURCHASE 63 13373 PURCHASE 178 13373 SALE 124 13379 PURCHASE 1000 13380 PURCHASE 106 13381 PURCHASE 394 13381 SALE 466 13382 SALE 297 13382 SALE 14 13382 PURCHASE 210 13382 SALE 450 13385 PURCHASE 4 13386 PURCHASE 329 13386 SALE 700 13391 SALE 26 13391 SALE 1866 13394 SALE 655 13399 SALE 1369 13400 SALE 1000 13400 SALE 440 13400 SALE 400 13400 SALE 100 13400 SALE 100 13400 SALE 56 13400 SALE 18 13400 SALE 140 13401 PURCHASE 8 13403 PURCHASE 468 13403 PURCHASE 722 13403 PURCHASE 181 13404 PURCHASE 766 13404 PURCHASE 69 13407 PURCHASE 1186 13407 SALE 2 13411 PURCHASE 91 13411 PURCHASE 311 13411 PURCHASE 540 13412 PURCHASE 50 13414 PURCHASE 232 13414 PURCHASE 476 13415 PURCHASE 96 13418 PURCHASE 291 13418 PURCHASE 600 13418 PURCHASE 111 13420 PURCHASE 12 13425 PURCHASE 60 13425 SALE 75 13430 PURCHASE 7 13434 PURCHASE 62 13434 SALE 200 13448 SALE 100 13448 SALE 100 13448 SALE 100 13448 SALE 96 13448 SALE 13 13448 SALE 529 13450 SALE 221 13450 SALE 272 13451 SALE 100 13451 SALE 100 13451 SALE 100 13451 SALE 340 13454 SALE 2 13454 SALE 1800 13455 SALE 52 13455 SALE 31 13455 SALE 14 13455 SALE 6 13455 SALE 54 13463 PURCHASE 855 13465 SALE 300 13470 SALE 227 13471 SALE 940 13472 SALE 95 13472 SALE 73 13472 SALE 76 13473 SALE 41721 13473.87726 PURCHASE 41721 13473.87726 PURCHASE 723 13474 SALE 500 13475 PURCHASE 329 13476 PURCHASE 648 13476 SALE 1000 13482 SALE 335 13484 SALE 292 13486 SALE 6 13486 PURCHASE 5 13487 PURCHASE 37 13487 PURCHASE 116 13487 PURCHASE 143 13487 PURCHASE 307 13487 PURCHASE 351 13487 PURCHASE 723 13487 PURCHASE 628 13488 SALE 482 13489 SALE 208 13489 SALE 51 13489 PURCHASE 7 13493 PURCHASE 103 13493 PURCHASE 245 13493 PURCHASE 384 13493 PURCHASE 3 13495 PURCHASE 42 13495 PURCHASE 64 13495 SALE 1000 13496 PURCHASE 830 13496 SALE 1786 13497 SALE 66 13497 SALE 40768 13498.81191 PURCHASE 40768 13498.81191 SALE 495 13499 SALE 58 13499 PURCHASE 3 13500 PURCHASE 61 13500 PURCHASE 82 13500 PURCHASE 100 13500 PURCHASE 101 13500 PURCHASE 639 13500 PURCHASE 1579 13500 SALE 209 13502 PURCHASE 268 13502 PURCHASE 500 13502 PURCHASE 723 13503 SALE 1851 13504 PURCHASE 5 13507 PURCHASE 148 13507 PURCHASE 68 13508 PURCHASE 82 13508 PURCHASE 119 13510 PURCHASE 182 13510 PURCHASE 271 13510 PURCHASE 5 13513 PURCHASE 409 13513 PURCHASE 580 13513 PURCHASE 2 13517 PURCHASE 41 13517 PURCHASE 369 13517 PURCHASE 147 13519 PURCHASE 7 13520 PURCHASE 60 13520 PURCHASE 75 13520 PURCHASE 198 13521 PURCHASE 78 13522 PURCHASE 409 13522 PURCHASE 34 13524 PURCHASE 42 13524 PURCHASE 218 13524 PURCHASE 130 13525 PURCHASE 200 13525 PURCHASE 230 13526 SALE 734 13528 SALE 952 13529 SALE 1137 13530 SALE 76 13530 SALE 73 13530 SALE 60 13530 PURCHASE 300 13533 PURCHASE 722 13533 SALE 50 13535 SALE 1659 13538 SALE 149 13538 SALE 35 13538 SALE 3 13538 SALE 467 13540 SALE 294 13540 SALE 1384 13542 PURCHASE 585 13545 SALE 642 13550 SALE 500 13550 SALE 80 13550 SALE 72 13550 PURCHASE 1084 13553 PURCHASE 1000 13555 PURCHASE 1 13560 PURCHASE 200 13560 PURCHASE 255 13560 PURCHASE 500 13560 PURCHASE 500 13560 PURCHASE 18 13561 PURCHASE 200 13561 PURCHASE 529 13563 PURCHASE 48 13565 PURCHASE 1000 13565 PURCHASE 9 13567 PURCHASE 166 13567 PURCHASE 1077 13567 SALE 1826 13571 PURCHASE 500 13572 SALE 1430 13576 PURCHASE 986 13576 SALE 785 13589 SALE 291 13589 SALE 629 13591 PURCHASE 29 13600 PURCHASE 809 13600 PURCHASE 1000 13600 SALE 200 13601 SALE 100 13602 SALE 41 13602 SALE 1 13602 SALE 1703 13605 SALE 100 13605 SALE 34 13605 SALE 981 13611 SALE 173 13611 SALE 54 13611 SALE 1000 13614 PURCHASE 100 13620 TOTAL PURCHASES 124,210 TOTAL SALES 123,257 (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 6 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