29th Nov 2007 13:44
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)29 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7960I RELEASED AT 13:24 ON 29 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26 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 1,234,551 55.1200 51.9800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,223,758 55.1000 51.9000 (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 1,583 54.9458CFD LONG 27,090 54.9458CFD SHORT 10,355 52.0992CFD SHORT 31,592 53.1500CFD SHORT 273,900 54.9458CFD LONG 1,659 52.2954CFD LONG 20,000 52.3913CFD LONG 2,400 52.7054CFD LONG 40,000 53.4000CFD LONG 63 53.5794CFD LONG 990 53.5794CFD LONG 2,700 53.8105CFD LONG 800 53.8105CFD LONG 1,500 53.8105CFD LONG 1,000 53.8377CFD LONG 28,100 53.8571CFD LONG 45,000 53.8691CFD LONG 45,000 53.9560CFD LONG 38,700 54.0000CFD LONG 20,403 54.1718CFD LONG 8,345 54.1851CFD LONG 1,297 54.2149CFD LONG 3,568 54.2757CFD LONG 2,329 54.4859CFD LONG 3,500 54.5101CFD LONG 34,800 54.6030CFD LONG 25,200 54.6030CFD LONG 15,000 54.6279CFD LONG 20,000 54.8077CFD LONG 15,000 54.8077CFD LONG 182 54.8136CFD LONG 4,797 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 1,902 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 2,109 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 1,678 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 3,494 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 1,116 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 3,300 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 13,850 109.5679 USDCFD LONG 30,754 109.5679 USDCFD SHORT 13,808 52.3265CFD SHORT 53,390 52.5278CFD SHORT 4,478 52.5278CFD SHORT 2,918 52.6024CFD SHORT 417 52.6024CFD SHORT 700 53.1606CFD SHORT 16,800 53.7372CFD SHORT 1,300 53.8185CFD SHORT 182 54.3665CFD SHORT 27,300 54.4166CFD SHORT 14,700 54.4166CFD SHORT 15,750 54.4857CFD SHORT 29,250 54.4857CFD SHORT 26,000 54.6894CFD SHORT 14,000 54.6894CFD SHORT 14,700 54.7282CFD SHORT 27,300 54.7282CFD SHORT 90,000 54.7921CFD SHORT 29,250 54.9135CFD SHORT 15,750 54.9135CFD SHORT 14,000 55.0224CFD SHORT 26,000 55.0224CFD SHORT 85,000 55.0457CFD SHORT 1,896 55.0457CFD LONG 563 52.2991CFD LONG 738 53.4487CFD LONG 1,600 52.2938CFD LONG 2,919 54.2003CFD LONG 20,055 53.4487CFD LONG 26,207 53.4487CFD LONG 296 54.2002CFD LONG 42,000 54.0000 (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 6500.0000 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 29 November 2007 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