20th Mar 2008 10:37
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited20 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3405Q RELEASED AT 10:45 ON 18 MARCH 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 17 March 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 342,730 53.8000 50.6100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 522,791 53.9400 50.6100 (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 135,771 50.6100CFD LONG 1,109 50.6100CFD LONG 3,918 52.9040CFD LONG 362,813 53.1218CFD LONG 2,960 52.6543CFD LONG 4,183 53.0006CFD LONG 509 53.0006CFD LONG 28 53.3386CFD LONG 101 53.5533CFD SHORT 69,510 50.6163CFD SHORT 146 52.0777CFD SHORT 1,198 52.0777CFD SHORT 21,029 52.2507CFD SHORT 5,000 53.1897CFD SHORT 1,000 53.2651CFD SHORT 101 53.6567 (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 20 March 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