28th Feb 2008 09:51
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited28 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8407O RELEASED AT 10:28 ON 27 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 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 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 465,162 58.1000 56.7300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 623,153 58.1700 56.6600 (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 12,149 57.2385CFD SHORT 33,585 57.5600CFD SHORT 992 57.5600CFD LONG 90,000 56.7659CFD LONG 1,468 57.3195CFD LONG 32,826 57.5680CFD LONG 3 57.6414CFD LONG 33 57.6414CFD LONG 20,000 57.7200CFD SHORT 583 57.4531CFD SHORT 50 57.4531CFD SHORT 29 57.4531CFD SHORT 47 57.4531CFD SHORT 616 57.4531CFD SHORT 355 57.4531CFD LONG 7,000 56.9450CFD LONG 30,597 57.5600CFD SHORT 30,597 57.5600 (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) 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. NONE Date of disclosure 28 February 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