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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)07 January 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 0953L RELEASED AT 10:42 ON 04 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 03 January 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 223,541 53.7000 51.8717 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 193,732 53.7000 51.8100 (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 1,577 53.1062CFD SHORT 8,014 53.0194CFD SHORT 21,297 53.7000CFD SHORT 3,611 53.7000CFD LONG 6,642 52.3253CFD LONG 3,676 52.6019CFD LONG 50,000 52.6083CFD LONG 3,381 52.6083CFD LONG 5,000 52.7249CFD LONG 25,000 52.8641CFD LONG 2,970 52.8823CFD LONG 2,610 52.8823CFD LONG 9,420 52.8823CFD LONG 408 52.8932CFD LONG 5,279 53.0246CFD LONG 148 53.4865CFD LONG 1,203 53.4865CFD LONG 12,600 53.6441CFD LONG 5,000 53.6854CFD LONG 393 53.7000CFD SHORT 9,006 52.6997CFD SHORT 31 52.8951CFD SHORT 59 52.8951CFD SHORT 25,990 53.1168CFD SHORT 80 53.3734CFD SHORT 92 53.3734CFD SHORT 173 53.3734CFD SHORT 167 53.3734CFD SHORT 23 53.3734CFD SHORT 95,000 53.5138CFD SHORT 234 53.5380CFD SHORT 29 53.5380CFD SHORT 2,702 52.1500CFD SHORT 37,200 53.6766 (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 07 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto