30th Apr 2008 11:50
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited30 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2267T RELEASED AT 10:41 ON 28 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 25 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 130,487 62.7000 61.2000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 153,146 63.0140 60.8500 (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 23,666 61.1756CFD LONG 20,469 61.5392CFD SHORT 4,838 61.5392CFD LONG 137 61.1629CFD LONG 1,925 61.6688CFD LONG 14,375 61.6688CFD LONG 11 62.1650CFD LONG 129 62.1650CFD LONG 6,160 62.4810CFD LONG 184 62.6922CFD LONG 207 62.6922CFD SHORT 4,319 61.4124CFD SHORT 50,000 61.4124CFD SHORT 39 61.6453CFD SHORT 728 62.2323CFD SHORT 60 62.2323 (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 30 April 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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