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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited28 February 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 27 February 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 198,739 58.5600 57.0000 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 419,830 58.6400 56.5180 (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 41,775 57.6958CFD LONG 2,657 58.3500CFD LONG 11,262 58.3500CFD SHORT 85,666 58.3500CFD LONG 60,500 56.5067CFD LONG 38 57.6077CFD LONG 38,325 57.8366CFD LONG 194 58.2898CFD LONG 22 58.3930CFD LONG 267 58.3930CFD SHORT 6,561 57.7242CFD SHORT 6,560 57.9854CFD SHORT 232 58.1269CFD SHORT 302 58.4116CFD SHORT 25 58.4116 (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) CALL OPTION PURCHASING 100,000 62.0000 AMERICAN 20/03/2008 0.9800CALL OPTION PURCHASING 100,000 62.0000 AMERICAN 20/03/2008 0.9850 (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 28 February 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