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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited23 April 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 22 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 296,109 63.9100 62.5300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 283,094 63.8500 62.5500 (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 51,026 63.4996CFD SHORT 6,913 63.8500CFD SHORT 5,902 63.8500CFD SHORT 8,040 63.8500CFD LONG 3,000 62.4805CFD LONG 4,000 63.2275CFD LONG 4,180 63.4334CFD LONG 220 63.4334CFD LONG 100 63.4410CFD LONG 1,044 63.6503CFD LONG 12 63.6503CFD LONG 1 63.6503CFD LONG 86 63.6503CFD LONG 2,836 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 12,299 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 26,983 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 1,082 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 1,029 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 1,999 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 4,512 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 1,780 126.0738 USDCFD LONG 2,948 126.0738 USDCFD SHORT 5,344 63.3919CFD SHORT 13,394 63.5060CFD SHORT 12,541 63.5060CFD SHORT 10,124 63.5718CFD SHORT 380 63.6190CFD SHORT 1 63.6190CFD SHORT 11 63.6190CFD SHORT 58 63.6190CFD SHORT 15 63.6190 (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 23 April 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