13th Feb 2008 11:41
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)13 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8110N RELEASED AT 11:03 ON 12 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 11 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 300,075 52.6900 51.9700 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 308,661 52.7600 51.9300 (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 5,313 52.4303CFD SHORT 1,761 52.4000CFD SHORT 13,241 52.4000CFD SHORT 1,000 52.1900CFD SHORT 10,000 52.5210CFD SHORT 121 52.3537CFD SHORT 1,485 52.3537CFD SHORT 1,567 52.3589CFD SHORT 16,000 52.2729CFD LONG 200 52.3293CFD SHORT 25,000 52.5782CFD LONG 285 52.3991CFD SHORT 285 52.1091CFD LONG 37 52.1708CFD SHORT 376 52.3589CFD LONG 457 52.1708CFD SHORT 482 52.3589CFD LONG 6,000 52.3009CFD SHORT 611 52.3589CFD LONG 85,000 52.1000CFD SHORT 9,500 52.6703CFD LONG 40,371 52.4000CFD SHORT 40,371 52.4000CFD LONG 70,729 52.4000CFD SHORT 70,729 52.4000 (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 13 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