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UBS AG (EPT)04 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 3 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% 757 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 757 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 38 12727 AUD Cents PURCHASE 227 12727 PURCHASE 11 12730 PURCHASE 500 12730 PURCHASE 445 12735 SALE 1275 12741 SALE 1431 12750 SALE 74 12750 PURCHASE 480 12750 SALE 954 12758 SALE 100 12758 SALE 100 12758 SALE 100 12758 SALE 100 12758 SALE 28 12758 SALE 100 12759 SALE 100 12763 SALE 100 12763 SALE 43 12763 SALE 4 12763 PURCHASE 1952 12802 PURCHASE 1 12837 PURCHASE 172 12837 PURCHASE 46 12842 PURCHASE 491 12844 PURCHASE 60 12845 PURCHASE 1000 12845 PURCHASE 1241 12845 SALE 357 12850 SALE 252 12853 SALE 473 12854 PURCHASE 471 12856 SALE 207 12863 PURCHASE 340 12863 SALE 1145 12865 SALE 63 12865 SALE 33 12865 SALE 18 12865 SALE 9 12865 PURCHASE 212 12869 SALE 1939 12870 PURCHASE 123 12870 PURCHASE 1043 12873 SALE 135 12887 SALE 400 12892 SALE 200 12892 SALE 100 12892 SALE 100 12892 SALE 64 12892 SALE 14 12892 SALE 5 12892 SALE 2 12892 SALE 100 12893 SALE 589 12900 PURCHASE 6 12900 PURCHASE 711 12900 SALE 100 12901 SALE 100 12901 SALE 100 12901 SALE 51 12901 PURCHASE 1 12904 SALE 152 12909 PURCHASE 1012 12910 PURCHASE 60 12913 SALE 331 12914 SALE 30909 12919.20945 PURCHASE 30909 12919.20945 SALE 191 12920 SALE 51 12920 PURCHASE 449 12920 SALE 32635 12921.20588 PURCHASE 32635 12921.20588 PURCHASE 1000 12925 SALE 282 12927 PURCHASE 5 12930 PURCHASE 105 12930 PURCHASE 162 12930 PURCHASE 238 12930 PURCHASE 1094 12930 PURCHASE 4 12932 PURCHASE 170 12932 PURCHASE 202 12932 PURCHASE 389 12932 PURCHASE 13 12934 SALE 358 12935 SALE 318 12935 SALE 260 12937 SALE 197 12944 SALE 195 12944 SALE 1151 12945 SALE 264 12945 PURCHASE 10 12945 PURCHASE 1000 12945 PURCHASE 186 12946 PURCHASE 1000 12948 SALE 150 12949 SALE 100 12949 SALE 14 12949 SALE 1217 12950 SALE 230 12950 SALE 35 12950 SALE 4 12950 PURCHASE 23 12950 PURCHASE 100 12950 PURCHASE 943 12950 SALE 364 12952 PURCHASE 5 12955 PURCHASE 308 12955 PURCHASE 50 12958 PURCHASE 100 12958 SALE 314 12959 SALE 270 12961 PURCHASE 380 12964 PURCHASE 1 12965 PURCHASE 1 12965 PURCHASE 4 12965 PURCHASE 19 12965 PURCHASE 79 12965 PURCHASE 100 12965 PURCHASE 100 12965 PURCHASE 261 12965 PURCHASE 396 12965 SALE 317 12966 SALE 300 12966 SALE 260 12966 SALE 8 12966 SALE 100 12968 SALE 100 12968 SALE 98 12968 SALE 45 12968 PURCHASE 5 12968 PURCHASE 400 12968 SALE 200 12969 SALE 13 12969 SALE 11 12969 SALE 382 12970 SALE 17 12970 PURCHASE 2 12970 PURCHASE 200 12970 PURCHASE 999 12970 SALE 358 12971 SALE 310 12971 PURCHASE 4 12971 PURCHASE 100 12971 PURCHASE 204 12971 PURCHASE 357 12971 PURCHASE 1927 12971 SALE 401 12972 SALE 147 12972 SALE 8 12972 PURCHASE 3 12972 PURCHASE 400 12972 PURCHASE 6 12974 PURCHASE 1429 12974 SALE 587 12977 SALE 512 12977 SALE 422 12977 SALE 302 12977 SALE 168 12977 SALE 24 12977 SALE 12 12977 SALE 1 12977 SALE 300 12978 SALE 100 12978 SALE 72 12978 SALE 36 12978 SALE 4 12978 PURCHASE 994 12978 SALE 3 12980 PURCHASE 31 12980 PURCHASE 40 12980 PURCHASE 373 12980 PURCHASE 99 12981 SALE 592 12985 SALE 260 12985 SALE 249 12985 SALE 184 12985 SALE 54 12985 SALE 53 12985 SALE 28 12985 SALE 11 12985 SALE 4 12985 SALE 1925 12986 SALE 303 12986 SALE 211 12986 SALE 198 12986 SALE 63 12986 SALE 292 12987 PURCHASE 200 12987 PURCHASE 495 12987 SALE 392 12988 SALE 377 12989 SALE 354 12989 SALE 245 12989 SALE 72 12989 SALE 57 12989 SALE 20 12989 SALE 7 12989 SALE 181 12991 SALE 256 12992 SALE 354 12993 SALE 82 12993 SALE 1736 12995 PURCHASE 4 12995 PURCHASE 6 12995 PURCHASE 200 12995 PURCHASE 468 12995 PURCHASE 500 12995 SALE 662 12998 SALE 282 12998 PURCHASE 9 13000 PURCHASE 94 13000 PURCHASE 129 13000 PURCHASE 312 13000 PURCHASE 379 13000 PURCHASE 1000 13000 TOTAL PURCHASES 94,453 TOTAL SALES 96,179 (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 4 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