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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)06 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2281J RELEASED AT 11:38 ON 05 DECEMBER 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04 December 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 1,141,654 55.8300 53.6100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 569,809 55.8500 53.6100 (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 5,254 55.1100CFD LONG 11,161 55.1100CFD SHORT 7,791 55.0299CFD SHORT 7,806 55.1500CFD LONG 383 54.3140CFD LONG 50,000 54.3683CFD LONG 2,608 54.5202CFD LONG 3,292 54.7082CFD LONG 2,500 54.7460CFD LONG 1,500 54.7460CFD LONG 700 54.7460CFD LONG 194 54.7836CFD LONG 16,167 54.8373CFD LONG 2,200 54.8863CFD LONG 593 54.9507CFD LONG 980 55.0449CFD LONG 128 55.0449CFD LONG 2,000 55.1285CFD LONG 2,510 55.1390CFD LONG 1,720 55.1390CFD LONG 5,770 55.1390CFD SHORT 27,400 54.5773CFD SHORT 99 54.6333CFD SHORT 506,413 54.7959CFD SHORT 38,587 54.7959CFD SHORT 2,608 54.8069CFD SHORT 2,500 54.9723CFD SHORT 500 54.9842CFD SHORT 95 55.1665CFD SHORT 16,300 55.2828CFD SHORT 23,700 55.2828CFD SHORT 47 55.2829CFD SHORT 41 55.2829CFD SHORT 104 55.2829CFD SHORT 37 55.2829CFD SHORT 1,000 55.5333CFD SHORT 4,840 54.7916CFD SHORT 51,060 54.7916 (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) 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. Date of disclosure 06 December 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