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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited21 February 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 20 February 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 185,383 57.6700 56.4500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 608,038 57.5200 56.3500 (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 SHORT 8,287 57.0303CFD SHORT 240,117 57.2000CFD SHORT 7,125 57.5034CFD LONG 90,000 56.7012CFD LONG 5,417 56.7012CFD LONG 2,500 57.1388CFD LONG 7,500 57.1388CFD LONG 291 57.1618CFD LONG 224 57.2654CFD LONG 18 57.2654CFD LONG 6,567 57.2797CFD LONG 16,723 57.2797CFD LONG 4,317 57.2797CFD LONG 922 57.2797CFD SHORT 219 56.5032CFD SHORT 291 57.0100CFD SHORT 4,000 57.2439CFD SHORT 56 57.2742CFD SHORT 5 57.2742CFD SHORT 300 57.4659 (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 GBP European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 150,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 19/12/2008 9.6500PUT OPTION PURCHASING 150,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 19/12/2008 6.6000 (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 21 February 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto