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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)16 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 15 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 740,580 52.4300 49.9600 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 476,993 52.4300 49.9600 (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 70,974 51.1436CFD LONG 21,655 51.7335CFD SHORT 21,803 51.7335CFD LONG 4,270 50.2058CFD LONG 900 50.2407CFD LONG 1,500 50.2407CFD LONG 458 50.3635CFD LONG 3,724 50.3635CFD LONG 1,373 50.7547CFD LONG 3,098 51.1269CFD LONG 8,000 51.1548CFD LONG 4,826 51.2778CFD LONG 50,000 51.2778CFD LONG 600 51.6000CFD LONG 12,000 51.6697CFD LONG 220 52.4208CFD SHORT 55,250 49.9662CFD SHORT 900 49.9674CFD SHORT 5,000 49.9674CFD SHORT 220 50.3091CFD SHORT 443 50.3635CFD SHORT 55 50.3635CFD SHORT 196,000 50.7974CFD SHORT 491 50.8679CFD SHORT 102 50.9339CFD SHORT 14,004 51.1493CFD SHORT 12,000 51.2151CFD SHORT 100,000 51.5527CFD SHORT 600 51.6000CFD SHORT 3,279 51.6736CFD SHORT 3,098 52.1715CFD SHORT 74,431 52.3046 (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, varying to which the option American,e.g. call option etc. relates (Note 5) price GBP European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3)PUT OPTION SELLING 200,000 44.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 1.0700CALL OPTION PURCHASING 45,000 116.5500 AUD EUROPEAN 02/08/2008 12.1928 (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 16 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