EPT Disclosure

11th Jan 2008 10:08

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)11 January 2008 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Morgan Stanley Securities LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10 January 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 336,612 51.4000 50.1100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 357,291 51.4900 50.1000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBP e.g. CFDCFD LONG 4,226 51.2306CFD LONG 4,880 51.2306CFD SHORT 28,873 50.9730CFD SHORT 22,486 51.2306CFD LONG 1,427 50.2249CFD LONG 270 50.4113CFD LONG 2,193 50.4113CFD LONG 1,555 50.6307CFD LONG 32 50.6307CFD LONG 2,997 50.6307CFD LONG 186 50.6307CFD LONG 4,950 50.6363CFD LONG 4,350 50.6363CFD LONG 15,700 50.6363CFD LONG 50,014 50.6749CFD LONG 5,967 50.7049CFD LONG 10,000 50.8094CFD LONG 2,500 50.8367CFD LONG 767 98.4785CFD LONG 278 98.4785CFD LONG 797 98.4785CFD LONG 481 98.4785CFD LONG 1,220 98.4785CFD LONG 3,326 98.4785CFD LONG 7,298 98.4785CFD LONG 293 98.4785CFD LONG 540 98.4785CFD SHORT 119 50.1924CFD SHORT 15 50.1924CFD SHORT 22,100 50.6004CFD SHORT 3,300 50.7012CFD SHORT 593 50.7336CFD SHORT 100,000 50.8222CFD SHORT 4,200 50.8256CFD SHORT 5,800 50.8256 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)N/A N/A N/A 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. NONE Date of disclosure 11 January 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) 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 Exchange

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