EPT Disclosure

28th Nov 2007 12:36

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)28 November 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 27 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 699,565 52.9151 50.6200 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 1,931,376 52.8300 49.6041 (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 300,929 51.3084CFD LONG 2,027 51.4224CFD LONG 21,672 51.6600CFD LONG 1,779 51.6600CFD SHORT 2,400 51.3084CFD SHORT 8,095 51.5048CFD LONG 5,000 49.5942CFD LONG 1,390 50.8150CFD LONG 199 50.8150CFD LONG 20,000 51.0448CFD LONG 2,000 51.0693CFD LONG 7,811 51.4420CFD LONG 13,808 51.4479CFD LONG 86 51.4645CFD LONG 4,478 51.4834CFD LONG 700 51.4903CFD LONG 4,200 51.4903CFD LONG 2,600 51.4903CFD LONG 1,300 51.4903CFD LONG 1,336 51.5463CFD LONG 3,125 51.5476CFD LONG 640 51.5826CFD LONG 7,388 51.5836CFD LONG 52 51.6445CFD LONG 1,000,000 51.6600CFD SHORT 18,134 51.0082CFD SHORT 23,699 51.0082CFD SHORT 667 51.0082CFD SHORT 10,500 51.2610CFD SHORT 14,500 51.2610CFD SHORT 1,881 51.3731CFD SHORT 1,989 51.4116CFD SHORT 23,710 51.4116CFD SHORT 326 51.4300CFD SHORT 2,281 51.4300CFD SHORT 1,000 51.4752CFD SHORT 20,000 51.7074CFD SHORT 138 51.7155CFD SHORT 8,505 51.8561CFD SHORT 5,845 51.8561CFD SHORT 20,650 51.8561CFD SHORT 2,120 52.1495 (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) 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. Date of disclosure 28 November 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 Exchange

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