18th Feb 2008 10:00
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)18 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15 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 586,392 56.4700 54.7300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 479,921 56.3100 54.9000 (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 1,697 54.9300CFD LONG 18,407 55.6812CFD SHORT 379 54.9300CFD SHORT 6,375 54.9300CFD LONG 5,715 55.1200CFD LONG 1,714 55.1200CFD LONG 28,571 55.1200CFD LONG 1,581 55.3539CFD LONG 19,398 55.3539CFD LONG 100 55.4505CFD LONG 300 55.4505CFD LONG 400 55.4505CFD LONG 600 55.4505CFD LONG 300 55.4505CFD LONG 500 55.4505CFD LONG 1,100 55.4505CFD LONG 400 55.4505CFD LONG 200 55.4505CFD LONG 2,701 55.7258CFD SHORT 18,000 54.9382CFD SHORT 10,800 54.9559CFD SHORT 880 54.9559CFD SHORT 517 55.0572CFD SHORT 3,287 55.0572CFD SHORT 2,196 55.0572CFD SHORT 2,384 55.2110CFD SHORT 1 55.2110CFD SHORT 2,805 55.2110CFD SHORT 9,810 55.2110CFD SHORT 40,912 55.2821CFD SHORT 89 55.8278CFD SHORT 192 55.8278CFD SHORT 106 55.8278CFD SHORT 22 55.8278CFD SHORT 175 55.8278CFD SHORT 5,000 55.8606CFD SHORT 7,365 55.9047 (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) PUT OPTION PURCHASING 76,650 2181.0000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 76,650 2181.0000 EUROPEAN 15/02/2008 0.0000 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)CALL OPTION 9,000 56.0000PUT OPTION 45,000 44.0000PUT OPTION 1,296,000 40.0000 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 18 February 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