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Morgan Stanley Securities Limited13 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 12 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 375,423 55.1000 53.7500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 146,774 55.0700 53.7800 (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 192 54.4200CFD LONG 4,984 54.4200CFD LONG 1,104 54.4200CFD SHORT 1,826 54.4200CFD SHORT 9,881 54.4200CFD SHORT 60 54.4200CFD SHORT 61,834 54.5520CFD SHORT 15,767 54.5520CFD LONG 1,520 53.9892CFD LONG 1,990 53.9892CFD LONG 6,490 53.9892CFD LONG 556 54.1497CFD LONG 6,000 54.4176CFD LONG 1,982 54.4194CFD LONG 241 54.4194CFD SHORT 27 54.0270CFD SHORT 24 54.0270CFD SHORT 5 54.0270CFD SHORT 41 54.0270CFD SHORT 15 54.2467CFD SHORT 122 54.2467CFD SHORT 50,000 54.4300CFD SHORT 1,446 54.4363CFD SHORT 15,552 54.4438CFD SHORT 425 54.4438CFD SHORT 12 54.6370CFD SHORT 26 54.6370CFD SHORT 1,895 54.6370 (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 13 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