EPT Disclosure

6th Feb 2008 15:13

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)06 February 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 05 February 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 2,165,634 55.3815 53.8675 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,183,152 55.2700 53.9000 (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 21,217 54.2910CFD SHORT 21,182 54.3400CFD SHORT 171,206 54.3400CFD SHORT 51,915 54.3400CFD SHORT 13,164 54.4876CFD SHORT 2,148 54.4876CFD LONG 35,000 54.2320CFD LONG 3,000 54.2700CFD LONG 273 54.3546CFD LONG 783 54.3799CFD LONG 20 54.3799CFD LONG 1,309 54.3799CFD LONG 64 54.3799CFD LONG 2 54.3799CFD LONG 107 54.3799CFD LONG 5,345 54.5179CFD LONG 2,500 54.5318CFD LONG 18,163 54.6400CFD LONG 10,000 54.8890CFD LONG 3,815 55.2700CFD LONG 260 73.5021 EURCFD LONG 807,000 108.0926 USDCFD SHORT 2,000 54.2500CFD SHORT 60,996 54.2525CFD SHORT 5,887 54.2525CFD SHORT 5,000 54.3166CFD SHORT 18,979 54.3468CFD SHORT 36,271 54.3468CFD SHORT 3,954 54.4101CFD SHORT 5,200 54.4495CFD SHORT 34,000 54.4495CFD SHORT 20,725 54.4511CFD SHORT 20,000 54.4804CFD SHORT 273 54.5095CFD SHORT 10,533 54.5470CFD SHORT 20 54.5482CFD SHORT 2 54.5482CFD SHORT 55,250 54.5516CFD SHORT 450 54.6791CFD SHORT 6,000 54.6911CFD SHORT 15,436 54.7189CFD SHORT 807,000 54.9000CFD SHORT 10,000 55.0501CFD SHORT 3,815 55.2700CFD SHORT 12,000 55.3815CFD SHORT 260 73.5241 EUR (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) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 4,000 129.2500 EUROPEAN 28/02/2008 7.4745 (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 06 February 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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