EPT Disclosure

10th Jan 2008 10:47

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)10 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 09 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 529,647 51.8900 49.6800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 926,261 51.3000 49.6500 (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 37,698 49.7591CFD LONG 6,724 50.0100CFD LONG 1,452 51.3400CFD SHORT 28,750 50.0100CFD SHORT 11,206 51.3400CFD LONG 34,000 49.9440CFD LONG 16,000 49.9440CFD LONG 2,679 50.1682CFD LONG 329 50.1682CFD LONG 60,520 50.3893CFD LONG 28,480 50.3893CFD LONG 240,000 50.5018CFD LONG 102,000 50.9953CFD LONG 48,000 50.9953CFD LONG 9,651 51.2619CFD LONG 100,000 51.2619CFD SHORT 100,000 50.2659CFD SHORT 26 50.2675CFD SHORT 3 50.2675CFD SHORT 83,000 50.3033CFD SHORT 25,000 50.3033CFD SHORT 1,339 50.3226CFD SHORT 7,517 50.5381CFD SHORT 7,518 50.5662CFD SHORT 33,981 50.5712CFD SHORT 7 50.8845CFD SHORT 62 50.8845CFD SHORT 30 50.8845CFD SHORT 59 50.8845CFD SHORT 34 50.8845CFD SHORT 1,548 51.1504CFD SHORT 3,140 51.3103CFD SHORT 870 51.3103CFD SHORT 990 51.3103 (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 10 January 2008 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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