23rd Nov 2007 11:00
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)23 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 22 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 787,148 49.9238 48.4000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,263,371 50.6940 48.4000 (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 55,109 48.9197CFD LONG 545,849 48.9520CFD SHORT 523,852 48.9520CFD SHORT 1,218 48.9520CFD LONG 162 48.7131CFD LONG 740 49.0159CFD LONG 106 49.0159CFD LONG 8,275 49.0293CFD LONG 42,379 49.1222CFD LONG 24,900 49.2426CFD LONG 325,000 49.2500CFD LONG 20,000 49.5256CFD LONG 5,000 50.6839CFD LONG 100,000 68.4100CFD SHORT 669 48.9118CFD SHORT 4,681 48.9118CFD SHORT 11,168 48.9589CFD SHORT 15,424 48.9589CFD SHORT 5,591 49.0752CFD SHORT 6,075 49.1028CFD SHORT 4,175 49.1028CFD SHORT 14,750 49.1028CFD SHORT 347 49.4047CFD SHORT 122 49.4047CFD SHORT 375 49.4047CFD SHORT 4,156 49.4047CFD SHORT 17,071 49.6076CFD SHORT 2,000 49.8046CFD SHORT 54,194 49.9338 (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) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 250,000 5200.0000 AMERICAN 20/03/2008 4.3000 (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 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