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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)19 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 1758K RELEASED AT 12:41 ON 18 DECEMBER 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17 December 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 214,591 58.5158 49.7900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 491,394 50.8600 49.7900 (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 356,026 50.1200CFD LONG 4,064 50.1200CFD LONG 23,565 50.4358CFD LONG 63,655 51.7600CFD SHORT 4,774 50.1200CFD SHORT 4,064 50.1200CFD LONG 149 50.1682CFD LONG 1,149 50.1682CFD LONG 10,607 50.2603CFD LONG 456 50.2637CFD LONG 18,130 50.2701CFD LONG 2,381 50.2701CFD LONG 1,000 50.5155CFD SHORT 674 49.9710CFD SHORT 87 49.9710CFD SHORT 6,000 49.9854CFD SHORT 44,880 50.0531CFD SHORT 27,790 50.0655CFD SHORT 8,440 50.3003CFD SHORT 93 50.3112CFD SHORT 1,452 50.3112CFD SHORT 5,000 50.3676CFD SHORT 88 50.6561CFD SHORT 157 50.6561CFD SHORT 69 50.6561CFD SHORT 136 50.6561CFD SHORT 7,156 50.6903CFD SHORT 44 50.6903CFD LONG 4,680 50.7790CFD LONG 25,000 55.2676CFD SHORT 1,600 50.1400CFD SHORT 25,000 55.2676CFD SHORT 10,000 55.7393CFD SHORT 20,000 58.5158 (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) 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. Date of disclosure 19 December 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto