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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited11 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 Limited Company dealt in Rio Tinto Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10 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 369,233 54.0000 52.5800 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 725,833 56.1242 52.5800 (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 6,541 52.5800CFD LONG 1,916 52.5800CFD LONG 192,736 52.5800CFD LONG 11,246 53.5636CFD SHORT 30,309 52.5800CFD SHORT 165,478 52.5800CFD LONG 111 52.6943CFD LONG 912 52.6943CFD LONG 5,000 52.8750CFD LONG 17,400 53.1102CFD LONG 56,464 53.1938CFD LONG 78,531 53.2386CFD LONG 92,250 53.2886CFD LONG 7,500 53.2886CFD LONG 20,390 53.4438CFD LONG 760 53.5493CFD LONG 995 53.5493CFD LONG 3,245 53.5493CFD LONG 100 53.5939CFD LONG 48,523 53.5970CFD LONG 243 53.9033CFD LONG 1,000 54.1997CFD LONG 2,043 107.0165 USDCFD SHORT 51,185 52.5866CFD SHORT 2,280 53.1796CFD SHORT 2,984 53.1796CFD SHORT 1 53.1796CFD SHORT 9,735 53.1796CFD SHORT 464 53.3083CFD SHORT 3,816 53.3083CFD SHORT 2,985 53.3606CFD SHORT 9,735 53.3606CFD SHORT 2,280 53.3606CFD SHORT 243 53.3657 (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 11 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