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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited17 March 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 14 March 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 354,362 56.2600 54.3900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 351,111 56.3400 54.4435 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) GBPe.g. CFD CFD SHORT 2,833 55.1560CFD SHORT 16,625 55.2700CFD SHORT 2,930 55.2700CFD SHORT 25,336 55.2700CFD LONG 2,000 55.0470CFD LONG 3,040 55.0884CFD LONG 1 55.0884CFD LONG 12,980 55.0884CFD LONG 3,979 55.0884CFD LONG 4 55.2493CFD LONG 2,271 55.2493CFD LONG 36 55.2493CFD LONG 277 55.2493CFD LONG 5,853 55.2644CFD LONG 50,707 55.3515CFD SHORT 15,000 55.1020CFD SHORT 328 55.2769CFD SHORT 31,000 55.3632CFD SHORT 4 55.4383CFD SHORT 12 55.4383CFD SHORT 36 55.4383CFD SHORT 98 55.4383 (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) 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. NONE Date of disclosure 17 March 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto