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UBS AG (EPT)06 May 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 02 MAY 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 715 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 715 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 402 13607 AUD Cents PURCHASE 15 13610 PURCHASE 163 13610 PURCHASE 100 13613 PURCHASE 178 13613 PURCHASE 278 13613 PURCHASE 300 13613 PURCHASE 400 13613 SALE 500 13626 SALE 469 13626 SALE 21 13626 PURCHASE 1 13627 PURCHASE 15 13627 PURCHASE 691 13628 PURCHASE 66 13632 PURCHASE 420 13632 SALE 927 13639 PURCHASE 106 13639 SALE 206 13642 SALE 500 13645 PURCHASE 222 13645 PURCHASE 1831 13647 PURCHASE 1 13648 PURCHASE 100 13648 PURCHASE 100 13648 PURCHASE 499 13652 SALE 155 13656 SALE 10 13656 PURCHASE 332 13656 SALE 64 13657 SALE 6 13657 SALE 111 13659 SALE 36 13659 SALE 25 13659 SALE 5 13659 SALE 3 13659 SALE 297 13660 SALE 250 13660 SALE 185 13660 PURCHASE 1 13660 PURCHASE 345 13660 SALE 281 13661 PURCHASE 69 13661 SALE 735 13662 SALE 78 13662 SALE 7 13662 SALE 1 13662 SALE 491 13663 SALE 25 13663 SALE 12 13663 PURCHASE 2 13663 PURCHASE 99 13663 PURCHASE 172 13663 PURCHASE 284 13663 SALE 239 13664 SALE 101 13664 SALE 48 13664 SALE 855 13665 PURCHASE 132 13665 PURCHASE 225 13665 PURCHASE 310 13665 PURCHASE 1542 13665 SALE 226 13666 SALE 113 13666 SALE 80 13666 SALE 12 13666 PURCHASE 156 13666 PURCHASE 150 13667 SALE 338 13668 SALE 139 13670 PURCHASE 365 13670 PURCHASE 409 13670 PURCHASE 455 13670 PURCHASE 700 13670 PURCHASE 786 13670 SALE 799 13671 SALE 741 13671 PURCHASE 3 13672 PURCHASE 14 13672 PURCHASE 35 13672 PURCHASE 44 13672 PURCHASE 100 13672 PURCHASE 100 13672 PURCHASE 100 13672 PURCHASE 191 13672 PURCHASE 400 13672 PURCHASE 400 13672 SALE 201 13674 SALE 58 13674 SALE 1000 13675 SALE 163 13675 SALE 162 13675 SALE 44 13675 SALE 21 13675 SALE 21 13675 PURCHASE 25 13675 PURCHASE 105 13675 PURCHASE 107 13675 PURCHASE 400 13675 PURCHASE 653 13675 PURCHASE 1 13676 PURCHASE 100 13676 PURCHASE 100 13676 SALE 195 13677 SALE 726 13679 PURCHASE 53 13679 PURCHASE 80 13679 PURCHASE 200 13679 PURCHASE 300 13679 PURCHASE 400 13679 SALE 110 13680 SALE 104 13680 PURCHASE 869 13680 SALE 631 13681 SALE 543 13681 SALE 200 13681 SALE 200 13681 SALE 117 13681 PURCHASE 405 13682 PURCHASE 196 13684 PURCHASE 395 13685 SALE 301 13686 SALE 16 13686 SALE 65 13688 SALE 33 13688 SALE 189 13689 SALE 100 13689 SALE 90 13689 SALE 33 13689 SALE 31 13689 SALE 24 13689 SALE 19 13689 SALE 13 13689 SALE 4 13689 SALE 3 13689 SALE 1 13689 SALE 1826 13690 SALE 1000 13690 SALE 711 13690 PURCHASE 100 13690 PURCHASE 293 13690 PURCHASE 16 13694 PURCHASE 291 13694 PURCHASE 1 13695 PURCHASE 22 13695 PURCHASE 200 13695 SALE 32031 13699.16653 PURCHASE 32031 13699.16653 PURCHASE 97 13705 PURCHASE 140 13710 SALE 31316 13711.15331 PURCHASE 31316 13711.15331 SALE 332 13712 SALE 230 13713 SALE 19 13713 SALE 4 13713 SALE 9 13716 SALE 107 13721 SALE 2 13721 SALE 338 13723 SALE 143 13723 SALE 88 13723 SALE 1 13723 SALE 771 13724 PURCHASE 105 13728 PURCHASE 786 13728 PURCHASE 20 13731 PURCHASE 200 13735 PURCHASE 469 13735 SALE 266 13738 SALE 19 13738 PURCHASE 200 13740 PURCHASE 200 13740 PURCHASE 500 13740 PURCHASE 765 13740 PURCHASE 388 13741 PURCHASE 53 13742 PURCHASE 958 13742 SALE 1499 13746 SALE 143 13746 PURCHASE 2 13748 PURCHASE 82 13748 PURCHASE 300 13748 PURCHASE 9 13749 PURCHASE 100 13749 PURCHASE 200 13749 SALE 288 13752 PURCHASE 100 13755 SALE 247 13757 SALE 73 13758 PURCHASE 95 13758 PURCHASE 100 13758 PURCHASE 424 13759 PURCHASE 444 13760 PURCHASE 1816 13765 PURCHASE 41 13766 PURCHASE 100 13766 PURCHASE 182 13766 PURCHASE 297 13770 PURCHASE 697 13770 PURCHASE 333 13771 SALE 1500 13776 SALE 498 13777 SALE 241 13778 SALE 182 13778 SALE 61 13778 PURCHASE 33 13778 PURCHASE 200 13778 PURCHASE 1375 13778 SALE 575 13779 SALE 356 13779 SALE 177 13779 SALE 30 13779 SALE 27 13779 SALE 624 13780 SALE 623 13780 SALE 326 13780 SALE 29 13780 PURCHASE 342 13780 PURCHASE 258 13781 PURCHASE 34 13782 PURCHASE 64 13782 PURCHASE 227 13782 SALE 271 13784 SALE 482 13785 SALE 405 13786 SALE 302 13790 SALE 200 13790 SALE 190 13790 SALE 68 13790 SALE 65 13790 SALE 48 13790 SALE 294 13795 SALE 71 13795 SALE 24 13795 SALE 518 13800 SALE 3 13800 SALE 483 13805 SALE 18 13805 PURCHASE 1 13805 PURCHASE 74 13805 PURCHASE 99 13805 TOTAL PURCHASES 95,378 TOTAL SALES 94,663 (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 06 MAY 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