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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)21 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 20 December 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 548,444 51.3900 50.3800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,038,958 51.3800 50.4500 (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 4,788 51.3900CFD SHORT 2,093 50.4930CFD SHORT 1,485 50.7500CFD SHORT 1,778 51.3000CFD SHORT 3,001 51.3900CFD LONG 100,000 50.8536CFD LONG 3,049 50.8577CFD LONG 6,882 50.9302CFD LONG 1,521 50.9302CFD LONG 4,200 50.9373CFD LONG 5,800 50.9373CFD LONG 1,000 51.0000CFD LONG 31,621 51.0783CFD LONG 2,003 51.0783CFD LONG 1,255 51.0998CFD LONG 2,885 51.0998CFD LONG 860 51.0998CFD LONG 770 51.1862CFD LONG 100 51.1862CFD LONG 473,684 51.3000CFD LONG 122,190 70.9000CFD SHORT 35 50.5811CFD SHORT 77 50.5811CFD SHORT 42 50.5811CFD SHORT 63 50.5811CFD SHORT 1,720 50.6751CFD SHORT 5,770 50.6751CFD SHORT 2,510 50.6751CFD SHORT 5,000 50.9178CFD SHORT 896 50.9405CFD SHORT 1,000 50.9606CFD SHORT 1,956 50.9703CFD SHORT 5,297 51.0059CFD SHORT 355 51.0070CFD SHORT 6,000 51.0229CFD SHORT 20,000 51.1566CFD SHORT 991 51.1714CFD SHORT 2,224 51.1794CFD SHORT 376 51.1934CFD SHORT 508 51.1936CFD SHORT 821 51.1984CFD SHORT 296 51.2117CFD SHORT 72 51.2977CFD SHORT 9 51.2977 (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 9,000 5600.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 2.5150CALL OPTION PURCHASING 9,000 5600.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 2.5150CALL OPTION SELLING 9,000 5600.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 2.5150 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3)CALL OPTION 6,000 146.0000 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 21 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