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EPT Disclosure

3rd Nov 2008 14:07

RNS Number : 3033H

Morgan Stanley Securities Limited

03 November 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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	31 October 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

445,488

29.7500

26.6700

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3) GBP

Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP

408,762

29.6900

26.5600

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 4)	Number of securities (Note 5)	Price per unit (Note 3) GBP
CFD	LONG	64,041	28.6400
CFD	LONG	15,000	28.6400
CFD	SHORT	151	28.6400
CFD	SHORT	2,920	28.6400
CFD	SHORT	14,966	28.7836
CFD	LONG	9,263	27.3941
CFD	LONG	68	27.5762
CFD	LONG	3,846	29.0621
CFD	LONG	366	29.0621
CFD	SHORT	1,480	27.2865
CFD	SHORT	8,320	27.2865
CFD	SHORT	24	28.6732
CFD	SHORT	561	28.6732
CFD	SHORT	2,721	28.7261

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)	Exercise price GBP	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 3)
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	10,220	2545.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.4
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	2,044	2545.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.4
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	3,066	2545.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.4
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2545.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.4
PUT OPTION	SELLING	10,220	2545.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.4
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.5
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.5
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	25,550	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	1,022	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	1,022	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	3,066	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	SELLING	5,110	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.5
PUT OPTION	SELLING	25,550	2642.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.7
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.95
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	3.95
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.05
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.05
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	51,100	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.06
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.1
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.1
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.1
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.1
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.1
PUT OPTION	PURCHASING	5,110	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.1
PUT OPTION	SELLING	51,100	2740.0000	AMERICAN	19/12/2008	4.06

(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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

NONE

Date of disclosure	03 November 2008
Contact name	Andrew Fernando
Telephone number	020 7677 1760
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	Rio Tinto Plc
Nature of connection (Note 6)	Advisor

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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