19th Nov 2007 11:51
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)19 November 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8945H RELEASED AT 11:50 ON 16 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 14 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 1,139,079 55.5900 53.9900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,941,010 55.5400 54.0000 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD LONG 9,969 55.1796CFD SHORT 4,850 53.9000CFD SHORT 9,158 55.1796CFD SHORT 161,391 55.2604CFD LONG 86 54.8643CFD LONG 4,860 54.9599CFD LONG 3,340 54.9599CFD LONG 11,800 54.9599CFD LONG 44 54.9980CFD LONG 671 55.1413CFD LONG 95 55.1413CFD LONG 502 55.1893CFD LONG 17,844 55.1893CFD LONG 13,654 55.1893CFD LONG 1,000,000 55.2700CFD LONG 1,540 55.4166CFD SHORT 44 54.0162CFD SHORT 86 54.0162CFD SHORT 12,000 54.7775CFD SHORT 7,000 54.7775CFD SHORT 6,039 54.8762CFD SHORT 38,108 54.9324CFD SHORT 1,544 55.1371CFD SHORT 10,809 55.1371CFD SHORT 396 55.1506CFD LONG 20,000 55.2784CFD LONG 50,000 55.0515CFD SALE 11,180 55.3028CFD SALE 11,440 55.3028CFD SALE 3,380 55.3028CFD SALE 50,000 55.0768CFD SHORT 726 55.0152 (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 19 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