EPT Disclosure

7th Jan 2008 17:34

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)07 January 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 04 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 569,238 55.3900 51.9400 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 731,102 55.3400 51.9900 (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 805 52.1500CFD SHORT 29,561 52.1500CFD SHORT 4 3661.2535CFD LONG 4,648 52.1447CFD LONG 478 52.6985CFD LONG 1,520 53.3994CFD LONG 366 53.3994CFD LONG 45 53.3994CFD LONG 187 53.3994CFD LONG 94 53.3994CFD LONG 762 53.3994CFD LONG 10,000 53.6356CFD LONG 552 54.1000CFD LONG 1,740 54.3245CFD LONG 6,280 54.3245CFD LONG 1,980 54.3245CFD LONG 3,656 54.3845CFD LONG 1,330 54.3845CFD LONG 1,800 54.9500CFD LONG 10,000 55.0048CFD LONG 43,016 55.1198CFD LONG 47,600 55.1562CFD LONG 22,400 55.1562CFD LONG 22,400 55.1576CFD LONG 47,600 55.1576CFD LONG 6,500 55.1771CFD LONG 93,500 55.1771CFD SHORT 762 52.0471CFD SHORT 94 52.0471CFD SHORT 11,281 52.2900CFD SHORT 1,708 52.6833CFD SHORT 50,000 52.7932CFD SHORT 4,826 52.7932CFD SHORT 17,592 52.8022CFD SHORT 40,345 53.7285CFD SHORT 12,600 53.8543 (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 07 January 2008 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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