16th Apr 2008 11:23
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited16 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3547S RELEASED AT 11:02 ON 15 APRIL 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 11 April 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 414,067 59.9700 57.9500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 205,349 60.0800 57.9400 (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 2,097 59.0000CFD SHORT 17,410 58.8507CFD SHORT 3,616 59.0000CFD SHORT 2,097 59.0000CFD SHORT 120,611 59.0131CFD SHORT 10,634 59.0131CFD LONG 600 58.6430CFD LONG 6,905 58.9307CFD LONG 571 58.9307CFD LONG 1,100 59.0700CFD LONG 1,000 59.2805CFD SHORT 695 58.2619CFD SHORT 8,410 58.2619CFD SHORT 1,100 59.0700CFD SHORT 300 59.3911CFD SHORT 80,000 59.9589CFD SHORT 1,807 59.9589 (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) PUT OPTION PURCHASING 1,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 19/12/2008 6.1750PUT OPTION PURCHASING 9,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 19/12/2008 6.1900PUT OPTION PURCHASING 5,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 19/12/2008 6.2200PUT OPTION PURCHASING 5,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 19/12/2008 6.2200 (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 16 April 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