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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)22 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8063H RELEASED AT 12:27 ON 15 NOVEMBER 2007 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 12 November 2007 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 4,506,894 59.2100 52.4285 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 3,970,424 59.1200 56.0100 (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 213 56.5800CFD SHORT 26,835 56.2400CFD SHORT 18,096 56.5800CFD SHORT 8,498 58.1273CFD SHORT 4,883 58.1494CFD LONG 4,000 56.0739CFD LONG 53,169 56.5729CFD LONG 430 56.8227CFD LONG 14,539 56.8227CFD LONG 34 56.8609CFD LONG 39 56.8609CFD LONG 70 56.8609CFD LONG 56 56.8609CFD LONG 4,000 57.1407CFD LONG 11 57.4933CFD LONG 7,276 57.4933CFD LONG 3,800 57.5312CFD LONG 2,300 57.5312CFD LONG 1,200 57.5312CFD LONG 3,537 57.7244CFD LONG 75,000 57.7244CFD LONG 291 57.7484CFD LONG 164 57.7484CFD LONG 45 57.7484CFD LONG 1,068 58.0156CFD LONG 37,917 58.0156CFD LONG 29,015 58.0156CFD LONG 11,652 58.1838CFD LONG 895 58.7820CFD SHORT 4,000 52.4390CFD SHORT 43,711 56.3882CFD SHORT 3,039 56.3882CFD SHORT 211 56.3895CFD SHORT 3,039 56.3895CFD SHORT 50,000 56.5283CFD SHORT 5,000 56.5460CFD SHORT 2,100 57.1638CFD SHORT 1,146 57.2222CFD SHORT 40,705 57.2222CFD SHORT 31,149 57.2222CFD SHORT 283 57.3400CFD SHORT 59,500 57.3962CFD SHORT 110,500 57.3962CFD SHORT 93,500 57.4569CFD SHORT 6,500 57.4569CFD SHORT 27,454 57.4597CFD SHORT 56,967 57.6957CFD SHORT 13,065 57.7655CFD SHORT 1,867 57.7655CFD SHORT 5,091 57.9635CFD SHORT 23,375 58.1872CFD SHORT 1,625 58.1872CFD SHORT 2,233 58.2851CFD SHORT 100,000 58.2851CFD SHORT 58,000 58.3952CFD SHORT 42,000 58.3952CFD SHORT 51,126 58.4211CFD SHORT 430 58.6765CFD SHORT 14,539 58.6765CFD SHORT 17,361 58.9782CFD SHORT 13,000 59.0002CFD LONG 1,027 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 1,215 58.6765CFD SHORT 1,215 56.8227CFD LONG 12,750 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 1,316 56.8227CFD LONG 4,418 120.9613 USDCFD SHORT 4,500 56.4758CFD SHORT 6,250 57.1315CFD SHORT 1,316 56.8227CFD LONG 1,544 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 1,752 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 1,943 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 28,308 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 3,040 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 3,218 120.9613 USDCFD LONG 58,000 120.9613 USD (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 European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 200,000 65.0000 AMERICAN 18/01/2008 0.0000 (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. Date of disclosure 22 November 2007 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