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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)14 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 8540J RELEASED AT 12:44 ON 13 DECEMBER 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 12 December 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 1,544,061 57.4700 54.8300 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,072,560 57.4000 54.8900 (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 16,972 55.5450CFD LONG 4,493 56.5700CFD SHORT 9 56.5700CFD SHORT 28,725 56.5700CFD LONG 3,000 55.1836CFD LONG 137 55.4878CFD LONG 90,000 55.7662CFD LONG 194 56.4782CFD LONG 1,299 56.5085CFD LONG 169 56.5085CFD LONG 78 56.5095CFD LONG 553 56.5095CFD LONG 5,000 56.9031CFD SHORT 5,800 55.1335CFD SHORT 4,200 55.1335CFD SHORT 32 55.2011CFD SHORT 10 55.2011CFD SHORT 37 55.2011CFD SHORT 64 55.2011CFD SHORT 62,500 55.2327CFD SHORT 11,160 55.2586CFD SHORT 100,000 55.2586CFD SHORT 1,255 55.2611CFD SHORT 860 55.2611CFD SHORT 2,885 55.2611CFD SHORT 7,000 55.2843CFD SHORT 4,000 55.2843CFD SHORT 4,000 55.2843CFD SHORT 194 55.4066CFD SHORT 134 56.7992CFD SHORT 1,030 56.7992CFD SHORT 20,000 57.0051CFD SHORT 1,000 57.0242CFD SHORT 500,000 115.7460 USDCFD LONG 20,020 56.4459CFD LONG 28,764 55.1755CFD LONG 49,600 56.4459CFD LONG 51,236 55.1755 (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) PUT OPTION SHORT 300,000 4400.0000 AMERICAN 18/01/2008 0.42 (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 14 December 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto PlcNature 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