7th Dec 2007 11:14
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)07 December 2007 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 1135J RELEASED AT 11:22 ON 04 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 29 November 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 863,931 56.9300 52.8351 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 913,700 56.9145 53.2300 (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 23,665 53.4758CFD SHORT 10,017 54.0000CFD SHORT 17,944 56.3700CFD SHORT 84,979 56.3700CFD SHORT 447 56.3700CFD LONG 50,000 53.3391CFD LONG 724 54.2772CFD LONG 254 54.3921CFD LONG 50,000 54.4183CFD LONG 296 54.4976CFD LONG 1,000 55.2349CFD LONG 25,000 55.5534CFD LONG 28,903 55.9697CFD LONG 931 56.1061CFD LONG 6,514 56.1061CFD LONG 5,000 56.2193CFD LONG 50,000 56.2854CFD LONG 50,000 56.8446CFD LONG 980 56.9031CFD LONG 913 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 317 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 855 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 621 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 550 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 1,400 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 319 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 3,764 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 8,261 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 8,396 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 3,781 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 458 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 1,310 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 576 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 305 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 954 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 901 116.5207 USDCFD LONG 519 116.5207 USDCFD SHORT 21,283 52.8351CFD SHORT 50,000 53.6236CFD SHORT 50,000 54.0195CFD SHORT 839 54.2298CFD SHORT 5,000 54.4609CFD SHORT 280 54.5134CFD SHORT 273 54.5210CFD SHORT 50,000 54.8092CFD SHORT 2,477 55.0156CFD SHORT 31,048 55.2507CFD SHORT 34,133 56.3770CFD SHORT 34,557 56.3770CFD SHORT 2,000 56.6840CFD LONG 11,180 54.1960CFD LONG 11,440 54.1960CFD LONG 3,380 54.1960CFD LONG 17,000 116.0337 USDCFD LONG 17,200 116.5207 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) CALL OPTION SELLING 72,000 135.0000 AMERICAN 29/11/2007 0.0000 (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 07 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto