22nd Apr 2008 10:14
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited22 April 2008 AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 7449S RELEASED AT 10:45 ON 21 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 LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 18 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 527,634 61.9800 59.9100 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 656,228 63.2602 58.0000 (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 13 60.4292CFD LONG 31 60.4292CFD LONG 521 61.0702CFD LONG 7,244 61.1924CFD LONG 37,492 61.1924CFD LONG 369 61.2380CFD LONG 8,550 62.6744CFD LONG 450 62.6744CFD LONG 58,000 63.2476CFD SHORT 521 60.1405CFD SHORT 100 60.2981CFD SHORT 7,244 60.4317CFD SHORT 10,037 60.4317CFD SHORT 469 60.4399CFD SHORT 3,295 60.8431CFD SHORT 1 60.8897CFD SHORT 1 60.8897CFD SHORT 1,667 60.8897CFD SHORT 20,171 60.8897CFD SHORT 8 60.8897CFD SHORT 8 60.8897CFD SHORT 2,519 60.9475CFD SHORT 1,000 61.1587CFD SHORT 77,886 61.1812CFD SHORT 5,414 61.1812CFD SHORT 5,000 61.3279CFD LONG 84,412 60.6878CFD LONG 1,354 61.2000FUTURE EXPIRY 28 61.2000CFD LONG 3,837 61.2905CFD LONG 48,204 61.2905 (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 22 April 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