21st Feb 2008 10:54
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited21 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3670O RELEASED AT 10:06 ON 20 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 19 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 681,608 58.7100 56.9400 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 798,768 58.7000 57.0200 (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 4,878 58.3444CFD LONG 7,007 58.5000CFD SHORT 7,878 58.5375CFD LONG 1,289 57.9488CFD LONG 448 58.0334CFD LONG 524 58.0334CFD LONG 1,048 58.0334CFD LONG 2,489 58.0334CFD LONG 244 58.0727CFD LONG 1,565 58.0944CFD LONG 31,917 58.2125CFD LONG 5,000 58.3610CFD LONG 18,000 58.3679CFD LONG 21,734 58.4380CFD LONG 1,771 58.4380CFD SHORT 244 57.1571CFD SHORT 1,565 57.3939CFD SHORT 5,000 58.0025CFD SHORT 849 58.2487CFD SHORT 10,426 58.2487CFD SHORT 2,043 113.3987 USD (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)CALL OPTION 11,000 43.0000 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 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