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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited08 May 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 07 May 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 670,923 64.7300 60.2249 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 382,775 64.7300 62.8500 (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 LONG 39,446 63.5136CFD LONG 7,329 63.5900CFD LONG 2,475 63.8634CFD LONG 37,432 63.2719CFD LONG 568 63.2719CFD LONG 93 63.6353CFD LONG 142 63.7308CFD LONG 221 63.7341CFD LONG 228 64.0104CFD LONG 19 64.0104CFD LONG 5,000 64.1351CFD LONG 36 64.4003CFD LONG 4 64.4003CFD LONG 22 64.4003CFD LONG 19 64.4003CFD LONG 10 64.4003CFD LONG 553 64.7187CFD SHORT 100,000 60.2249CFD SHORT 110,000 60.2249CFD SHORT 5,000 63.4359CFD SHORT 553 63.6321CFD SHORT 5 63.8032CFD SHORT 9 63.8032CFD SHORT 86 63.8032CFD SHORT 50 63.8032CFD SHORT 302 63.8032CFD SHORT 376 63.8032CFD SHORT 68 63.8032CFD SHORT 1,040 63.8032CFD SHORT 751 63.8046CFD SHORT 989 63.9116CFD SHORT 83 63.9116CFD SHORT 160,000 64.0993 (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 08 May 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