31st Mar 2008 10:53
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited31 March 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 0172R RELEASED AT 10:39 ON 28 MARCH 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 27 March 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 473,365 52.0500 50.0000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 407,940 52.0200 50.4856 (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 11,593 51.1622CFD LONG 167 50.8628CFD LONG 3,894 50.8845CFD LONG 5,000 51.1032CFD LONG 392 51.1785CFD LONG 15,159 51.4308CFD LONG 4 51.6223CFD LONG 30 51.6223CFD SHORT 167 50.0063CFD SHORT 392 50.0088CFD SHORT 3,894 50.4563CFD SHORT 100,000 51.6738CFD SHORT 56 51.7127CFD SHORT 456 51.7127CFD LONG 5,729 51.5118CFD SHORT 22,588 51.3603 (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 31 March 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