EPT Disclosure

8th Jan 2008 11:08

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)08 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 07 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 700,213 52.0800 49.8300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 760,577 52.1400 49.8500 (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 202,615 51.4038CFD LONG 36,387 51.7651CFD LONG 10,614 49.9950CFD LONG 184 50.5773CFD LONG 34,000 50.6784CFD LONG 16,000 50.6784CFD LONG 8,451 50.7295CFD LONG 1,038 50.7295CFD LONG 4,826 51.2122CFD LONG 50,000 51.2122CFD LONG 68,000 51.3999CFD LONG 32,000 51.3999CFD LONG 2,895 51.5310CFD LONG 30,000 51.5310CFD LONG 3,912 51.8362CFD LONG 1,000 52.0863CFD LONG 49 67.8890 EURCFD SHORT 80,000 50.0299CFD SHORT 7,721 50.0299CFD SHORT 56 50.2633CFD SHORT 457 50.2633CFD SHORT 123,000 50.3382CFD SHORT 5,800 50.3462CFD SHORT 4,200 50.3462CFD SHORT 19,860 50.9677CFD SHORT 3,857 50.9677CFD SHORT 49,898 51.3418CFD SHORT 3,897 51.4201CFD SHORT 50,000 51.5118CFD SHORT 6,280 51.6053CFD SHORT 1,740 51.6053CFD SHORT 1,980 51.6053CFD SHORT 961 51.6140CFD SHORT 1,637 51.6345 (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 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. Date of disclosure 08 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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