23rd Nov 2007 11:17
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)23 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2854I RELEASED AT 11:30 ON 22 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 21 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 1,335,924 52.2195 48.5100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 826,592 51.0100 48.4000 (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 523,852 49.0000CFD LONG 210,414 49.7147CFD LONG 1,472 49.7147CFD LONG 56,430 49.7147CFD LONG 124,520 51.6300CFD SHORT 523,852 49.0000CFD SHORT 2,877 49.0000CFD SHORT 1,596 49.8916CFD LONG 250,000 49.0000CFD LONG 23 49.0842CFD LONG 164 49.0842CFD LONG 754 49.6047CFD LONG 141 49.7264CFD LONG 4,062 49.7685CFD LONG 2,749 49.7685CFD LONG 10,000 49.9200CFD LONG 30,000 50.0448CFD LONG 6,997 50.1397CFD LONG 2,044 50.3241CFD LONG 4,226 50.3320CFD LONG 6,250 50.6113CFD LONG 5,000 50.9322CFD SHORT 68,690 49.0061CFD SHORT 100,000 49.0880CFD SHORT 8,387 49.0880CFD SHORT 14,230 49.2687CFD SHORT 12,843 49.2687CFD SHORT 6,290 49.4788CFD SHORT 75,000 49.4788CFD SHORT 25,000 49.5100CFD SHORT 2,097 49.5100CFD SHORT 9,175 49.5799CFD SHORT 1,311 49.5799CFD SHORT 129 49.7004CFD SHORT 25,000 50.1777CFD SHORT 2,097 50.1777CFD SHORT 9,255 50.2610CFD SHORT 12,781 50.2610CFD SHORT 141 50.3151CFD SHORT 25,000 50.4458CFD SHORT 2,097 50.4458CFD SHORT 97,000 50.5461CFD SHORT 15,000 50.6673CFD SHORT 1,249 50.9075CFD SHORT 1,117 50.9491CFD SHORT 50,000 50.9491CFD SHORT 51,117 52.2299CFD SHORT 246 49.0145CFD SHORT 694 49.0145CFD SHORT 752 49.0145CFD SHORT 8,308 49.0145 (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) PUT OPTION PURCHASING 150,000 5000.0000 AMERICAN 21/12/2007 2.5500 (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 23 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