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UBS AG (EPT)10 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 7 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 1403 0.00% 0 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 1403 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 33 13037 AUD CENTS PURCHASE 33 13037 PURCHASE 37 13037 PURCHASE 64 13037 PURCHASE 68 13037 PURCHASE 346 13037 PURCHASE 92 13038 PURCHASE 92 13038 PURCHASE 9 13039 PURCHASE 36 13039 PURCHASE 111 13039 PURCHASE 260 13040 SALE 150 13041 PURCHASE 490 13048 PURCHASE 287 13049 PURCHASE 801 13049 SALE 130 13050 PURCHASE 225 13050 SALE 100 13051 SALE 4 13051 PURCHASE 749 13053 SALE 335 13054 PURCHASE 27 13054 PURCHASE 77 13054 PURCHASE 101 13054 SALE 1912 13055 SALE 2 13055 PURCHASE 72 13055 PURCHASE 335 13055 SALE 1000 13056 SALE 140 13057 PURCHASE 92 13060 SALE 330 13062 SALE 189 13062 SALE 100 13062 PURCHASE 300 13062 PURCHASE 28 13063 PURCHASE 76 13063 PURCHASE 128 13063 SALE 756 13064 SALE 360 13064 SALE 25 13064 PURCHASE 25 13064 PURCHASE 40 13064 PURCHASE 92 13064 PURCHASE 114 13064 PURCHASE 695 13064 SALE 400 13065 SALE 80 13065 PURCHASE 158 13065 PURCHASE 204 13065 PURCHASE 250 13065 PURCHASE 415 13065 PURCHASE 607 13065 PURCHASE 368 13066 PURCHASE 500 13066 PURCHASE 77 13067 PURCHASE 85 13067 PURCHASE 162 13067 SALE 461 13068 SALE 152 13068 SALE 110 13068 SALE 287 13069 SALE 149 13069 SALE 100 13069 SALE 8 13069 SALE 7 13069 SALE 4 13069 PURCHASE 28 13069 PURCHASE 51 13069 PURCHASE 56 13069 PURCHASE 74 13069 PURCHASE 164 13069 PURCHASE 532 13069 PURCHASE 40 13070 PURCHASE 113 13070 PURCHASE 237 13070 PURCHASE 427 13070 PURCHASE 444 13071 PURCHASE 141 13072 PURCHASE 159 13072 PURCHASE 169 13072 PURCHASE 255 13073 PURCHASE 596 13073 SALE 250 13075 SALE 172 13075 SALE 67 13075 SALE 5 13075 SALE 3 13075 PURCHASE 763 13075 PURCHASE 45 13076 PURCHASE 45 13076 PURCHASE 46 13076 PURCHASE 52 13076 PURCHASE 364 13076 PURCHASE 668 13076 PURCHASE 1004 13076 PURCHASE 1477 13076 PURCHASE 133 13077 PURCHASE 192 13077 SALE 85 13078 PURCHASE 1240 13078 PURCHASE 189 13080 PURCHASE 1000 13080 SALE 463 13082 PURCHASE 551 13082 SALE 35 13085 SALE 26 13085 SALE 21 13085 SALE 16 13085 PURCHASE 180 13085 PURCHASE 96 13088 SALE 1909 13090 SALE 1106 13090 SALE 347 13090 SALE 250 13090 SALE 4 13090 PURCHASE 1138 13090 SALE 600 13091 SALE 434 13091 SALE 239 13091 SALE 15 13091 PURCHASE 30 13091 PURCHASE 34 13091 PURCHASE 44 13091 PURCHASE 112 13091 PURCHASE 150 13091 SALE 344 13092 SALE 200 13092 SALE 42 13092 PURCHASE 454 13092 PURCHASE 54 13095 SALE 190 13096 SALE 181 13096 SALE 40 13096 SALE 188 13097 SALE 188 13097 SALE 5 13097 PURCHASE 144 13097 SALE 198 13098 SALE 147 13098 SALE 86 13098 SALE 37 13098 SALE 32 13098 SALE 30 13098 SALE 8 13098 SALE 1701 13099 SALE 831 13099 SALE 572 13099 SALE 520 13099 SALE 314 13099 SALE 146 13099 SALE 112 13099 SALE 29 13099 SALE 1200 13100 SALE 374 13100 SALE 372 13100 SALE 52 13100 SALE 49 13100 PURCHASE 50 13100 PURCHASE 50 13100 SALE 100 13101 PURCHASE 283 13101 PURCHASE 102 13102 PURCHASE 139 13102 SALE 200 13103 PURCHASE 136 13103 PURCHASE 144 13104 PURCHASE 144 13104 PURCHASE 576 13104 PURCHASE 39 13105 PURCHASE 42 13105 PURCHASE 83 13105 PURCHASE 250 13105 PURCHASE 300 13105 PURCHASE 1000 13105 SALE 240 13107 PURCHASE 45 13107 PURCHASE 279 13107 SALE 115 13108 PURCHASE 270 13109 PURCHASE 500 13114 SALE 1000 13115 SALE 138 13115 SALE 11 13115 SALE 800 13116 SALE 99 13116 SALE 1 13116 SALE 426 13119 SALE 493 13120 PURCHASE 100 13122 PURCHASE 100 13122 PURCHASE 300 13122 PURCHASE 400 13122 SALE 222 13123 SALE 1608 13126 PURCHASE 32 13127 PURCHASE 37 13127 PURCHASE 42 13127 PURCHASE 58 13127 PURCHASE 500 13127 PURCHASE 80 13131 PURCHASE 1903 13131 SALE 294 13136 SALE 221 13136 PURCHASE 206 13136 PURCHASE 225 13136 PURCHASE 676 13136 SALE 528 13137 SALE 500 13139 SALE 384 13139 SALE 272 13139 SALE 210 13139 SALE 140 13139 SALE 954 13142 SALE 387 13142 PURCHASE 1095 13142 SALE 185 13143 PURCHASE 18 13143 PURCHASE 55 13143 SALE 46657 13144.66301 PURCHASE 46657 13144.66301 PURCHASE 781 13161 SALE 44569 13163.76389 PURCHASE 44569 13163.76389 SALE 1163 13169 SALE 145 13169 PURCHASE 408 13170 PURCHASE 1225 13170 PURCHASE 100 13171 PURCHASE 300 13171 SALE 227 13175 PURCHASE 300 13175 PURCHASE 336 13175 SALE 640 13178 PURCHASE 708 13180 PURCHASE 67 13181 PURCHASE 117 13181 SALE 71 13198 SALE 1172 13205 SALE 500 13250 SALE 454 13250 SALE 400 13250 SALE 292 13250 PURCHASE 1000 13271 PURCHASE 331 13272 PURCHASE 500 13275 PURCHASE 500 13275 PURCHASE 500 13309 PURCHASE 1000 13310 SALE 217 13315 PURCHASE 110 13315 PURCHASE 230 13315 PURCHASE 629 13315 SALE 356 13320 PURCHASE 1029 13320 SALE 565 13337 SALE 175 13337 SALE 8 13337 SALE 1874 13339 SALE 179 13347 SALE 175 13347 SALE 118 13348 PURCHASE 100 13352 PURCHASE 997 13359 PURCHASE 275 13360 PURCHASE 660 13370 SALE 1526 13380 SALE 216 13388 SALE 145 13389 PURCHASE 257 13404 PURCHASE 886 13410 SALE 162 13429 PURCHASE 500 13445 SALE 1087 13450 PURCHASE 100 13454 SALE 1648 13460 TOTAL PURCHASES 137,883 TOTAL SALES 135,795 (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 10 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