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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited01 May 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 30 April 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 510,820 60.1031 58.3400 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 483,665 59.7900 58.2800 (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 15,172 59.0172CFD SHORT 6,186 59.1100CFD SHORT 40,939 59.1391CFD SHORT 2,059 59.1391CFD LONG 700 58.5121CFD LONG 93,750 58.6665CFD LONG 1,073 58.6859CFD LONG 50,000 58.6859CFD LONG 36 58.8379CFD LONG 10,648 59.1672CFD LONG 171 59.1841CFD LONG 15 59.1841CFD LONG 8,747 59.2449CFD LONG 100,000 59.2449CFD SHORT 8,747 58.6158CFD SHORT 100,000 58.6158CFD SHORT 5,000 58.7865CFD SHORT 50,000 58.9017CFD SHORT 4,374 58.9017CFD SHORT 200 59.1167CFD SHORT 8,747 59.1661CFD SHORT 100,000 59.1661CFD SHORT 501 59.2295CFD SHORT 157 59.2832CFD SHORT 12 59.2832CFD SHORT 25,000 60.1151CFD SHORT 2,160 60.1151 (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) 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 01 May 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto