EPT Disclosure

6th Dec 2007 12:24

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)06 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 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 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 1,417,012 57.2000 55.0720 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,014,511 57.2280 55.6000 (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 12,976 56.8754CFD SHORT 5,177 56.8754CFD SHORT 700 57.2000CFD SHORT 2,278 60.4054CFD LONG 7,709 55.7198CFD LONG 15,000 55.7895CFD LONG 128 55.8632CFD LONG 1,000 55.9267CFD LONG 5,000 56.3971CFD LONG 1,600 56.3971CFD LONG 3,100 56.3971CFD LONG 14,020 56.5481CFD LONG 6,645 56.8058CFD LONG 295,000 56.8435CFD LONG 6,645 56.8715CFD LONG 864 56.9933CFD LONG 113 56.9933CFD LONG 68,690 57.1929CFD SHORT 90,000 56.0360CFD SHORT 2,500 56.0598CFD SHORT 5,000 56.0740CFD SHORT 261 56.1270CFD SHORT 128 56.2169CFD SHORT 3,609 56.2341CFD SHORT 628,283 56.5268CFD SHORT 47,873 56.5268CFD SHORT 506 56.7158CFD SHORT 2,300 56.7328CFD SHORT 580 56.7614CFD SHORT 76 56.7614CFD SHORT 26,000 56.9207CFD SHORT 295 77.5055 EURCFD SHORT 300,000 114.2100 USD (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 06 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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