EPT Disclosure

26th Nov 2007 11:35

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)26 November 2007 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 23 November 2007 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 2,001,447 55.3607 49.3118 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,763,755 53.6000 49.7000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD LONG 31,592 49.2500CFD LONG 273,900 52.9817CFD LONG 21,455 52.9817CFD SHORT 3,442 90.2973 USDCFD LONG 98,330 49.8500CFD LONG 8,387 50.9537CFD LONG 100,000 50.9537CFD LONG 95,000 52.1926CFD LONG 26,311 52.3598CFD LONG 19,000 52.9896CFD LONG 1,594 52.9896CFD LONG 31,500 53.0580CFD LONG 43,500 53.0580CFD LONG 10,000 53.1215CFD LONG 300,000 53.1500CFD LONG 6 53.1740CFD LONG 1,146 53.1740CFD LONG 8,064 53.1740CFD LONG 24,417 53.1763CFD LONG 2,770 53.1763CFD LONG 41,900 53.1991CFD LONG 2,400 53.1991CFD SHORT 27,300 49.6744CFD SHORT 137,700 49.6744CFD SHORT 118,500 50.6959CFD SHORT 23,500 50.6959CFD SHORT 49,727 51.1259CFD SHORT 20,339 51.1675CFD SHORT 8,696 51.2823CFD SHORT 3,160 51.2858CFD SHORT 125,200 51.3769CFD SHORT 24,800 51.3769CFD SHORT 4,877 51.7249CFD SHORT 3,531 51.7249CFD SHORT 12,026 52.0880CFD SHORT 24,900 52.8384CFD SHORT 2,400 52.8384CFD SHORT 1,000 52.9918CFD SHORT 4,067 53.0776CFD SHORT 6 53.0776CFD SHORT 575 53.0776CFD SHORT 3,500 53.1983CFD SHORT 30,000 53.2297CFD SHORT 20,000 53.2297CFD SHORT 22,000 53.4200CFD SHORT 4,000 53.4200 (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. Date of disclosure 26 November 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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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