EPT Disclosure-Amendment

5th Feb 2008 13:15

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)05 February 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 2210N RELEASED AT 12:37 ON 04 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 30 January 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 1,549,596 48.5000 46.0600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,044,288 48.6000 46.1000 (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 15,244 46.2500CFD LONG 9,844 47.7734CFD LONG 881 48.1900CFD LONG 3,000 46.0308CFD LONG 4,192 47.7356CFD LONG 29,000 47.9234CFD LONG 21,000 47.9234CFD LONG 7 47.9371CFD LONG 1,236 47.9371CFD LONG 467 47.9371CFD LONG 152 47.9371CFD LONG 57 47.9371CFD LONG 1 47.9371CFD LONG 36,348 47.9896CFD LONG 100,000 47.9986CFD LONG 262,000 48.0174CFD LONG 70,692 48.0459CFD LONG 50,000 48.2775CFD LONG 1,526 48.5102CFD SHORT 116,881 47.6758CFD SHORT 33,310 47.9799CFD SHORT 15,310 47.9799CFD SHORT 2,000 47.9980CFD SHORT 4,000 47.9980CFD SHORT 1,000 47.9980CFD SHORT 49,000 48.0219CFD SHORT 35,000 48.0219CFD SHORT 1 48.1272CFD SHORT 7 48.1272CFD SHORT 827,946 48.1900CFD LONG 12 64.0674 EURCFD LONG 10 64.2393 EURCFD SHORT 2,069 48.2127CFD LONG 346 46.9973CFD SHORT 346 46.9973CFD LONG 397 47.1365CFD SHORT 397 47.1365CFD LONG 5,000 47.4257CFD SHORT 66,541 48.2127CFD LONG 730 47.2044CFD SHORT 730 47.2044CFD LONG 735 46.9623CFD SHORT 735 46.9623CFD SHORT 86,957 48.2127CFD LONG 4,420 47.9984CFD LONG 55,000 47.6511CFD LONG 43,000 46.1467 (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 05 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 Exchange

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