EPT Disclosure - Amendment

8th Jan 2008 11:13

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)08 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2107L RELEASED AT 12:54 ON 07 JANUARY 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 31 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 154,573 53.2231 52.8900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 84,874 53.4800 52.8500 (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 100 52.8500CFD LONG 1,700 52.9971CFD LONG 300 53.7000CFD SHORT 629 53.0103CFD SHORT 2,790 53.0818CFD SHORT 5,580 53.2338CFD SHORT 50,000 53.2338CFD SHORT 100 53.7000CFD SHORT 200 53.7000CFD LONG 15,104 53.1700CFD SHORT 15,104 53.1700CFD LONG 40,000 53.1700CFD SHORT 40,000 53.1700CFD LONG 4,446 52.9740CFD LONG 525,000 53.1700CFD SHORT 525,000 53.1700CFD LONG 540,000 53.1700CFD SHORT 540,000 53.1700CFD LONG 58,590 53.1700CFD SHORT 58,590 53.1700CFD LONG 8,054 52.9740CFD SHORT 37,200 53.6766CFD SHORT 1,246 52.1500CFD LONG 2,318 52.1500CFD SHORT 2,318 52.1500CFD LONG 12,064 53.1333CFD LONG 25,000 51.7600CFD LONG 25,000 55.2676CFD SHORT 25,000 51.7600CFD LONG 52,317 53.7000CFD LONG 3,248 50.3200CFD LONG 8,778 50.3200CFD LONG 2,000 50.3200CFD LONG 20,273 52.1500CFD LONG 4,217 52.1500CFD LONG 7,197 52.1500CFD LONG 1,705 52.1500CFD LONG 10,920 52.1500CFD SHORT 3,248 50.3200CFD SHORT 8,778 50.3200CFD SHORT 2,000 50.3200CFD SHORT 20,273 52.1500CFD SHORT 4,217 52.1500CFD SHORT 7,197 52.1500CFD SHORT 1,705 52.1500CFD SHORT 10,920 52.1500 (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 08 January 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 Exchange

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