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Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.19 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 1814O RELEASED AT 09:34 ON 18 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 & Co. Inc. Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares dealt in ADR formdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15 February 2008 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) USD Lowest price paid (Note 3) USD 27,308 435.5500 400.0000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) USD Lowest price received (Note 3) USD 27,308 435.5500 429.0600 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) USD e.g. CFDN/A N/A N/A N/A (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 USD European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,500 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 29.6800CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,300 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 29.8800CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,500 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 30.0000CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,500 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 30.0800CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,500 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 30.5200CALL OPTION PURCHASING 800 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 30.9500CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,300 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 31.0000CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,500 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 31.1800CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,000 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 31.4600CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,000 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 31.9400CALL OPTION PURCHASING 5,200 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 32.4600CALL OPTION PURCHASING 2,000 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 32.4900CALL OPTION PURCHASING 900 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 32.6200CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,000 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 33.3300CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,000 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 33.5100CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,000 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 34.1600CALL OPTION PURCHASING 1,000 400.0000 AMERICAN 16/02/2008 34.4100 (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 19 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