EPT Disclosure

21st Dec 2007 13:51

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)21 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3861K RELEASED AT 12:10 ON 20 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 19 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 783,653 50.8973 49.8600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 512,403 51.2400 49.8600 (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 SHORT 5,068 50.3219CFD SHORT 55,545 50.5800CFD SHORT 6,268 50.7500CFD LONG 18,090 50.3036CFD LONG 1,710 50.3036CFD LONG 35,066 50.4806CFD LONG 2,510 50.6899CFD LONG 1,720 50.6899CFD LONG 5,770 50.6899CFD LONG 198 50.9055CFD LONG 1,518 50.9055CFD LONG 12,444 50.9555CFD SHORT 4,200 50.0311CFD SHORT 5,800 50.0311CFD SHORT 4,682 50.0883CFD SHORT 163,000 50.0883CFD SHORT 2,510 50.1700CFD SHORT 5,770 50.1700CFD SHORT 1,720 50.1700CFD SHORT 100,000 50.2753CFD SHORT 4,209 50.2903CFD SHORT 2,749 50.3003CFD SHORT 2,402 50.3480CFD SHORT 12,967 50.3734CFD SHORT 404 50.4337CFD SHORT 53 50.4337CFD SHORT 20 50.4359CFD SHORT 25 50.4359CFD SHORT 46 50.4359CFD SHORT 32 50.4359CFD SHORT 154 50.4630CFD SHORT 1,585 50.8973CFD SHORT 9,053 50.5709CFD SHORT 16,397 50.5709 (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 21 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 Exchange

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