7th Apr 2008 10:59
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited07 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 6395R RELEASED AT 11:38 ON 04 APRIL 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 03 April 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 998,132 54.8200 53.6900 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 410,293 54.7500 53.6900 (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 16,240 53.4820CFD LONG 1,660 53.4820CFD LONG 2,453 54.1814CFD LONG 203 54.1814CFD LONG 262 54.2282CFD LONG 459 54.2712CFD LONG 645 54.2831CFD LONG 483 54.3000CFD LONG 1,524 54.4036CFD LONG 50 69.0026 EURCFD SHORT 9,618 54.1380CFD SHORT 574 54.1380CFD SHORT 14 54.1380CFD SHORT 16 54.1380CFD SHORT 745 54.1380CFD SHORT 2,588 54.1380CFD SHORT 461 54.1380CFD SHORT 3,676 54.1380CFD SHORT 76 54.1380CFD SHORT 3 54.1380CFD SHORT 26 54.1380CFD SHORT 34,172 54.1685CFD SHORT 645 54.3053CFD SHORT 262 54.3368CFD SHORT 459 54.3368CFD SHORT 2,244 54.3834CFD SHORT 26 54.3885CFD SHORT 312 54.3885CFD SHORT 5,000 54.3915CFD SHORT 5,000 54.4264CFD SHORT 14 54.7372CFD SHORT 54 54.7372CFD SHORT 600,000 69.4400 EURCFD LONG 26,265 54.4200CFD LONG 15,351 54.4200CFD SHORT 15,275 54.2517CFD SHORT 1,762 54.4200CFD SHORT 18,940 54.4200CFD SHORT 9,370 54.4200 (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 07 April 2008 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Rio Tinto Plc Nature 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