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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)06 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 9871M RELEASED AT 13:30 ON 31 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 29 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 1,186,285 47.0000 45.6600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,010,389 47.0700 45.6700 (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 12,049 46.4363CFD LONG 86,355 46.6265CFD LONG 318 46.7000CFD LONG 92,531 46.7000CFD SHORT 251,084 46.7000CFD SHORT 5,873 46.7000CFD LONG 1,500 46.3200CFD LONG 2,693 46.4477CFD LONG 3,569 46.4519CFD LONG 91,000 46.4981CFD LONG 324 46.5195CFD LONG 2,642 46.5195CFD LONG 3,110 46.6082CFD LONG 33,310 46.6942CFD LONG 15,310 46.6942CFD LONG 5,840 46.6953CFD LONG 50,000 46.7997CFD LONG 112,196 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 50,588 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 12,833 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 4,077 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 11,998 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 6,938 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 17,424 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 7,655 91.2121 USDCFD LONG 6,091 91.2121 USDCFD SHORT 13,921 46.1676CFD SHORT 3,686 46.1707CFD SHORT 10,408 46.1707CFD SHORT 31,547 46.1707CFD SHORT 2,000 46.2714CFD SHORT 89 46.5128CFD SHORT 730 46.5128CFD SHORT 290 46.5196CFD SHORT 646 46.5369CFD SHORT 291,713 46.6164CFD SHORT 50,000 46.6348CFD SHORT 5,409 46.6607CFD SHORT 1,787 46.6607CFD SHORT 16,053 46.6607CFD SHORT 16,054 46.7137CFD SHORT 1,787 46.7137CFD SHORT 5,409 46.7137CFD SHORT 173 46.5196CFD SHORT 117 46.5196CFD SHORT 11,593 46.6526CFD SHORT 2,390 46.6526CFD SHORT 353 46.6526 (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 06 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