EPT Disclosure

19th Nov 2007 11:30

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)19 November 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 16 November 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 1,954,562 55.7000 42.0000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 931,171 56.0000 45.0000 (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 181,943 53.8000CFD SHORT 80,994 54.2715CFD SHORT 48,319 54.2715CFD LONG 5,000 53.2213CFD LONG 24,000 53.4864CFD LONG 43 53.6239CFD LONG 90 53.7839CFD LONG 44 53.9136CFD LONG 6 53.9136CFD LONG 1,000 54.0987CFD LONG 1,300 54.2663CFD LONG 400 54.2663CFD LONG 800 54.2663CFD LONG 418 54.4391CFD LONG 1,475 54.4391CFD LONG 607 54.4391CFD LONG 15,000 55.1860CFD LONG 5,000 55.1860CFD LONG 6,000 55.3877CFD LONG 50,000 55.9720CFD SHORT 133 53.1259CFD SHORT 2,000 53.4420CFD SHORT 140,000 53.6804CFD SHORT 21,600 53.7755CFD SHORT 108,400 53.7755CFD SHORT 800 53.8080CFD SHORT 10,700 53.8080CFD SHORT 527 53.9406CFD SHORT 3,895 54.0532CFD SHORT 1,102 54.0532CFD SHORT 1,604 54.0532CFD SHORT 1,289 54.1495CFD SHORT 5,169 54.2348CFD SHORT 739 54.2348CFD SHORT 90,000 54.8848CFD SHORT 889 54.9832CFD SHORT 3,111 54.9832CFD SHORT 25,546 55.0599CFD SHORT 50,000 55.3156CFD SHORT 5,000 55.3566 (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) CALL OPTION SELLING 250,000 42.0000 AMERICAN 16/11/2007 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 130,304 37.0000 EUROPEAN 16/11/2007 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 41,661 37.0000 EUROPEAN 16/11/2007 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 8,035 37.0000 EUROPEAN 16/11/2007 0.0000CALL OPTION PURCHASING 25,000 135.0000 AMERICAN 29/11/2007 2.3500 AUDCALL OPTION PURCHASING 22,000 135.0000 AMERICAN 29/11/2007 2.5500 AUD (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 19 November 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 Exchange

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