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UBS AG (EPT)31 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 28 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% 1,441 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 1,441 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 69 11900 AUD Cents PURCHASE 1290 11901 SALE 494 11907 SALE 153 11907 SALE 62 11907 PURCHASE 100 11908 PURCHASE 300 11908 PURCHASE 1114 11908 PURCHASE 100 11910 PURCHASE 415 11910 PURCHASE 1241 11910 PURCHASE 50 11911 PURCHASE 135 11913 PURCHASE 18 11915 PURCHASE 277 11915 PURCHASE 100 11923 PURCHASE 127 11923 PURCHASE 200 11923 PURCHASE 300 11923 SALE 321 11924 SALE 9 11924 SALE 559 11929 SALE 105 11929 SALE 81 11929 SALE 1763 11930 PURCHASE 118 11931 PURCHASE 615 11931 PURCHASE 107 11932 SALE 38 11933 SALE 38 11933 SALE 9 11934 SALE 168 11937 SALE 116 11937 PURCHASE 696 11945 PURCHASE 1000 11950 SALE 55 11962 SALE 671 11963 PURCHASE 253 11971 PURCHASE 42 11972 PURCHASE 400 11972 SALE 505 11975 SALE 244 11975 SALE 36 11975 SALE 11 11980 SALE 392 11983 PURCHASE 1472 11984 SALE 346 11986 SALE 460 11991 SALE 404 11991 SALE 246 11991 SALE 214 11991 SALE 124 11991 PURCHASE 412 11991 SALE 426 11994 SALE 247 11994 SALE 223 11994 SALE 129 11994 SALE 123 11994 SALE 78 11994 SALE 64 11994 SALE 57 11994 SALE 45 11997 SALE 29 11997 PURCHASE 3 12000 PURCHASE 80 12000 PURCHASE 100 12000 PURCHASE 100 12000 PURCHASE 100 12000 PURCHASE 100 12000 PURCHASE 442 12000 SALE 614 12005 PURCHASE 200 12005 PURCHASE 500 12006 PURCHASE 100 12010 PURCHASE 197 12010 SALE 250 12015 SALE 40 12015 PURCHASE 500 12017 SALE 280 12022 SALE 119 12022 PURCHASE 295 12024 PURCHASE 500 12025 PURCHASE 500 12025 PURCHASE 308 12028 PURCHASE 78 12030 PURCHASE 85 12030 SALE 1000 12033 PURCHASE 617 12034 SALE 264 12035 SALE 70 12035 SALE 26 12035 PURCHASE 35 12035 SALE 1631 12037 SALE 196 12037 SALE 38 12037 SALE 14 12037 SALE 8 12037 SALE 5 12037 PURCHASE 1 12037 PURCHASE 33 12037 SALE 402 12040 SALE 328 12040 SALE 48 12040 SALE 3 12040 PURCHASE 387 12041 PURCHASE 494 12042 PURCHASE 500 12042 PURCHASE 197 12055 SALE 291 12057 SALE 18 12057 SALE 5 12057 PURCHASE 7 12061 PURCHASE 2072 12065 PURCHASE 500 12067 SALE 201 12079 SALE 35953 12084.95884 PURCHASE 35953 12084.95884 SALE 728 12085 SALE 422 12085 SALE 360 12085 SALE 300 12087 SALE 45 12090 SALE 10 12090 SALE 1040 12092 PURCHASE 5 12100 PURCHASE 13 12100 PURCHASE 1316 12100 PURCHASE 500 12109 PURCHASE 2 12110 SALE 467 12117 SALE 55 12117 SALE 16 12117 SALE 49 12119 SALE 37 12119 PURCHASE 11 12119 PURCHASE 100 12119 PURCHASE 5 12120 PURCHASE 50 12120 PURCHASE 87 12120 PURCHASE 100 12120 PURCHASE 109 12120 PURCHASE 500 12120 SALE 35608 12121.33226 PURCHASE 35608 12121.33226 PURCHASE 500 12125 SALE 500 12135 SALE 321 12141 SALE 490 12150 SALE 281 12150 SALE 253 12150 SALE 960 12152 SALE 425 12152 SALE 200 12152 SALE 104 12152 SALE 20 12152 SALE 5 12152 SALE 201 12153 PURCHASE 1500 12155 PURCHASE 500 12170 SALE 226 12177 SALE 110 12177 SALE 30 12177 SALE 4 12177 SALE 2 12177 SALE 244 12180 SALE 75 12180 SALE 34 12180 SALE 6 12180 SALE 5 12180 SALE 100 12200 SALE 100 12200 SALE 44 12200 SALE 167 12201 PURCHASE 250 12202 PURCHASE 39 12203 PURCHASE 128 12203 PURCHASE 101 12207 PURCHASE 453 12207 PURCHASE 488 12208 PURCHASE 32 12216 PURCHASE 118 12216 SALE 555 12217 SALE 474 12217 SALE 100 12218 PURCHASE 99 12220 PURCHASE 100 12220 PURCHASE 100 12220 PURCHASE 30 12225 PURCHASE 500 12225 PURCHASE 8 12230 PURCHASE 731 12230 SALE 244 12232 SALE 354 12236 SALE 393 12239 PURCHASE 350 12250 PURCHASE 477 12250 SALE 327 12260 PURCHASE 200 12260 PURCHASE 1 12262 PURCHASE 118 12262 PURCHASE 326 12263 SALE 321 12264 PURCHASE 964 12264 SALE 1000 12265 SALE 339 12265 SALE 29 12265 PURCHASE 139 12265 PURCHASE 572 12265 SALE 125 12266 SALE 500 12267 PURCHASE 482 12267 SALE 458 12268 SALE 382 12268 SALE 13 12268 SALE 10 12268 SALE 9 12268 PURCHASE 260 12269 PURCHASE 309 12269 SALE 6 12270 PURCHASE 12 12270 PURCHASE 118 12270 PURCHASE 396 12270 PURCHASE 560 12270 SALE 613 12274 SALE 29 12274 SALE 10 12274 SALE 194 12276 SALE 37 12276 SALE 14 12276 SALE 1051 12277 SALE 100 12277 SALE 15 12277 SALE 8 12277 SALE 3 12277 SALE 338 12278 SALE 586 12279 SALE 43 12279 SALE 229 12285 SALE 202 12294 PURCHASE 560 12295 SALE 503 12300 PURCHASE 100 12305 PURCHASE 100 12305 PURCHASE 40 12310 PURCHASE 100 12310 SALE 430 12311 SALE 73 12311 SALE 13 12311 SALE 131 12313 SALE 332 12319 SALE 46 12319 PURCHASE 500 12320 PURCHASE 257 12321 PURCHASE 555 12321 SALE 86 12328 SALE 71 12328 SALE 1 12328 SALE 325 12329 SALE 159 12329 SALE 281 12330 SALE 198 12331 SALE 46 12331 SALE 339 12332 SALE 97 12335 SALE 16 12352 SALE 12 12352 SALE 4 12352 SALE 2 12352 TOTAL PURCHASES 107,514 TOTAL SALES 107,169 (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 31 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