31st Mar 2008 10:56
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited31 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 0197R RELEASED AT 10:58 ON 28 MARCH 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 26 March 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 529,118 50.7600 48.5000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 310,837 50.7600 49.1200 (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 274 50.3065CFD SHORT 182,434 50.4040CFD SHORT 57,653 50.5000CFD LONG 394 49.5786CFD LONG 25,000 50.2295CFD LONG 28,026 50.4109CFD LONG 7,500 50.4397CFD LONG 375 50.5209CFD LONG 3,082 50.5209CFD SHORT 394 49.0186CFD SHORT 2,300 49.9695CFD SHORT 400 49.9695CFD SHORT 3,700 50.0334CFD SHORT 68,488 50.2106CFD SHORT 150 50.4552CFD SHORT 23 50.5576CFD SHORT 2 50.5576CFD SHORT 20,000 97.8087 USDCFD LONG 1,959 50.3160CFD LONG 52,515 50.5000CFD SHORT 52,515 50.5000 (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)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. NONE Date of disclosure 31 March 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