28th Jan 2008 11:00
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)28 January 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 25 January 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 1,401,430 47.5000 0.4450 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,037,288 47.4600 41.7460 (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 SHORT 169,150 46.6651CFD SHORT 54,837 46.6651CFD SHORT 10,549 46.9600CFD SHORT 2,354 46.9600CFD SHORT 46,983 46.9600CFD SHORT 393,119 46.9600CFD LONG 608 41.7461CFD LONG 608 41.7461CFD LONG 100,000 46.0209CFD LONG 15,000 46.3043CFD LONG 26,643 46.4632CFD LONG 63,595 46.4632CFD LONG 270,000 46.6032CFD LONG 477 46.6040CFD LONG 4,950 46.7257CFD LONG 15,700 46.7257CFD LONG 4,350 46.7257CFD LONG 24,000 46.8569CFD LONG 1,157 46.9427CFD LONG 158 46.9427CFD LONG 142 46.9427CFD LONG 225 46.9427CFD LONG 1,289 46.9427CFD LONG 28 46.9427CFD LONG 20,381 47.1096CFD LONG 22,472 47.1830CFD LONG 26,369 47.1830CFD LONG 48,000 47.2714CFD LONG 102,000 47.2714CFD SHORT 457,759 44.5085CFD SHORT 30,110 44.5085CFD SHORT 33,445 46.8352CFD SHORT 223,679 46.8352CFD SHORT 13,212 46.8619CFD SHORT 1,976 46.8619CFD SHORT 300 46.9153CFD SHORT 700 46.9153CFD SHORT 800 46.9153CFD SHORT 1,200 46.9153CFD SHORT 1,200 46.9153CFD SHORT 1,500 46.9153CFD SHORT 2,800 46.9153CFD SHORT 1,100 46.9153CFD SHORT 400 46.9153CFD SHORT 100,000 46.9600CFD SHORT 2,096 47.1196CFD SHORT 225 47.2871CFD SHORT 28 47.2871CFD SHORT 5,100 47.3003CFD SHORT 3,200 47.3003CFD SHORT 800 47.3003CFD SHORT 6,800 47.3003CFD SHORT 25,000 47.4568CFD SHORT 1,643 47.4568 (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) PUT OPTION SELLING 150,000 40.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 0.8500PUT OPTION SELLING 146,000 40.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 0.8500 (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 28 January 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