20th Dec 2007 12:33
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)20 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2860K RELEASED AT 12:42 ON 19 DECEMBER 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 December 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 634,666 54.0007 49.1900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 830,967 51.7300 49.2500 (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 516 50.7243CFD SHORT 1,037 49.4733CFD SHORT 10,876 50.7243CFD SHORT 50,466 50.8818CFD LONG 2,700 49.9762CFD LONG 100 50.1200CFD LONG 200,000 50.5800CFD LONG 200,000 50.5800CFD LONG 598 50.6900CFD LONG 36,003 50.7273CFD LONG 7,176 50.7979CFD LONG 7,176 50.9978CFD LONG 5,020 50.9998CFD LONG 11,540 50.9998CFD LONG 3,440 50.9998CFD LONG 2,700 51.0425CFD LONG 407 51.1192CFD LONG 3,120 51.1192CFD LONG 2,000 51.1600CFD LONG 209 51.3547CFD LONG 1,057 51.3547CFD SHORT 373 49.4823CFD SHORT 5,580 49.5120CFD SHORT 50,000 49.5120CFD SHORT 888 49.5928CFD SHORT 352 49.7148CFD SHORT 43,000 49.8346CFD SHORT 598 50.1191CFD SHORT 100 50.1200CFD SHORT 5,658 50.4038CFD SHORT 3,440 50.4194CFD SHORT 11,540 50.4194CFD SHORT 5,020 50.4194CFD SHORT 17,778 50.5863CFD SHORT 50,912 50.5863CFD SHORT 38 50.8570CFD SHORT 87 50.8570CFD SHORT 49 50.8570CFD SHORT 74 50.8570CFD SHORT 5,000 54.0007CFD SHORT 200,000 103.0057 USDFUTURES SALE 9 49.9729FUTURES SALE 19 49.9730CFD SHORT 1,160 103.0057 USDCFD LONG 12,602 50.4919CFD SHORT 1,470 103.0057 USDCFD LONG 1,700,000 50.1248CFD SHORT 1,700,000 50.5800CFD SHORT 350 103.0057 USDCFD SHORT 4,470 103.0057 USDCFD SHORT 510 103.0057 USDCFD SHORT 600 103.0057 USDCFD SHORT 640 103.0057 USDCFD LONG 7,398 50.4919CFD SHORT 950 103.0057 USDCFD SHORT 9,850 103.0057 USD (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 20 December 2007 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto