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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)13 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7285N RELEASED AT 12:05 ON 11 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 Securities LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 06 February 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 4,324,989 55.0000 53.5800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,581,349 55.0100 53.3500 (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 5,481 54.1700CFD LONG 20,290 54.1700CFD SHORT 73,738 54.0371CFD SHORT 16,226 54.0371CFD SHORT 89,964 54.1700CFD LONG 98,530 53.3594CFD LONG 85,064 53.6182CFD LONG 9,500 53.6253CFD LONG 9,500 53.7592CFD LONG 10,168 53.9345CFD LONG 25,738 54.0361CFD LONG 29,512 54.0361CFD LONG 31,500 54.0565CFD LONG 398 54.1532CFD LONG 4,888 54.1532CFD LONG 3,300 54.1602CFD LONG 3,719 54.1632CFD LONG 3,000 54.1765CFD LONG 79,500 54.3544CFD LONG 1 54.3544CFD LONG 70,499 54.3544CFD SHORT 1,610 53.7741CFD SHORT 85,000 53.8459CFD SHORT 40,000 53.8459CFD SHORT 20,290 53.8575CFD SHORT 15,527 53.8575CFD SHORT 483 53.8575CFD SHORT 100 53.8962CFD SHORT 132 53.9714CFD SHORT 11 53.9714CFD SHORT 5,000 53.9738CFD SHORT 100,000 53.9789CFD SHORT 68,000 53.9917CFD SHORT 32,000 53.9917CFD SHORT 64,000 54.0415CFD SHORT 136,000 54.0415CFD SHORT 1 54.0617CFD SHORT 3,577 54.0617CFD SHORT 4,207 54.0617CFD SHORT 14,715 54.0617CFD SHORT 2 54.1018CFD SHORT 36,800 54.1127CFD SHORT 78,200 54.1127CFD SHORT 204,000 54.1174CFD SHORT 96,000 54.1174CFD SHORT 80,000 54.1301CFD SHORT 170,000 54.1301CFD SHORT 130,683 54.1535CFD SHORT 140,000 54.2248CFD SHORT 163,200 54.2711CFD SHORT 76,800 54.2711CFD SHORT 32,000 54.2731CFD SHORT 68,000 54.2731CFD SHORT 68,000 54.2747CFD SHORT 32,000 54.2747CFD SHORT 447 54.3272CFD SHORT 2,550 54.3325CFD SHORT 3,000 54.3548CFD SHORT 81,600 54.3666CFD SHORT 38,400 54.3666CFD SHORT 32,000 54.3958CFD SHORT 68,000 54.3958CFD SHORT 47,600 54.4621CFD SHORT 22,400 54.4621CFD SHORT 380,000 54.6594CFD SHORT 274 54.3614CFD SHORT 396 54.3614CFD SHORT 1,164 54.3614CFD LONG 1,504 54.2229CFD SHORT 2,977 54.3614CFD SHORT 76,800 53.9216CFD SHORT 163,200 53.9216 (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) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 17,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 18/04/2008 3.5000 (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Date of disclosure 13 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