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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited02 April 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 01 April 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 403,800 52.6000 50.7700 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 612,710 52.5900 50.8000 (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 100,000 50.8544CFD LONG 11,065 50.9746CFD LONG 125,000 50.9746CFD LONG 2,213 51.8218CFD LONG 25,000 51.8218CFD LONG 28 52.0993CFD LONG 340 52.0993CFD LONG 2 52.2056CFD LONG 21,500 52.2753CFD LONG 32,476 52.3235CFD LONG 28,382 52.3235CFD SHORT 11,000 51.9737CFD SHORT 50,000 52.1521CFD SHORT 237 52.1599CFD SHORT 102 52.1599CFD LONG 24,741 51.2838CFD SHORT 28,459 52.3300 (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 SELLING 5,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 18/04/2008 0.6250CALL OPTION SELLING 5,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 18/04/2008 0.6250CALL OPTION SELLING 2,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 18/04/2008 0.6250CALL OPTION SELLING 5,000 56.0000 AMERICAN 18/04/2008 0.6300 (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 02 April 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto