22nd Apr 2008 09:37
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc22 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 6354S RELEASED AT 09:46 ON 18 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 & Co. International plc Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 17 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 453 63.6700 62.2700 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 453 63.6700 62.2700 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD N/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 European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) GBPPUT OPTION PURCHASING 2,000,000 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 2.4600PUT OPTION SELLING 2,000,000 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 2.4600PUT OPTION SELLING 54,753 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 426 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 9,026 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 969 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 7,068 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION SELLING 127,758 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 9,026 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 54,753 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 969 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 426 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 7,068 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 0.0000PUT OPTION PURCHASING 127,758 62.0000 AMERICAN 16/05/2008 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. NONE Date of disclosure 22 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