Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure - Amendment

RNS Number:7845L
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
15 January 2008

AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 5828L RELEASED AT 10:18 ON 11 JANUARY 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 Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing 09 January 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

540,056 51.8900 49.6800

Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP

926,261 51.3000 49.6500

(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. CFD
CFD LONG 37,698 49.7591
CFD LONG 6,724 50.0100
CFD LONG 1,452 51.3400
CFD SHORT 28,750 50.0100
CFD SHORT 11,206 51.3400
CFD LONG 34,000 49.9440
CFD LONG 16,000 49.9440
CFD LONG 2,679 50.1682
CFD LONG 329 50.1682
CFD LONG 60,520 50.3893
CFD LONG 28,480 50.3893
CFD LONG 240,000 50.5018
CFD LONG 102,000 50.9953
CFD LONG 48,000 50.9953
CFD LONG 9,651 51.2619
CFD LONG 100,000 51.2619
CFD SHORT 100,000 50.2659
CFD SHORT 26 50.2675
CFD SHORT 3 50.2675
CFD SHORT 83,000 50.3033
CFD SHORT 25,000 50.3033
CFD SHORT 1,339 50.3226
CFD SHORT 7,517 50.5381
CFD SHORT 7,518 50.5662
CFD SHORT 33,981 50.5712
CFD SHORT 7 50.8845
CFD SHORT 62 50.8845
CFD SHORT 30 50.8845
CFD SHORT 59 50.8845
CFD SHORT 34 50.8845
CFD SHORT 1,548 51.1504
CFD SHORT 3,140 51.3103
CFD SHORT 870 51.3103
CFD SHORT 990 51.3103
CFD LONG 278 97.9930
CFD LONG 293 97.9930
CFD LONG 481 97.9930
CFD LONG 540 97.9930
CFD LONG 767 97.9930
CFD LONG 797 97.9930
CFD LONG 1,220 97.9930
CFD LONG 3,326 97.9930
CFD SHORT 6,162 50.5536
CFD LONG 7,298 97.9930
CFD SHORT 11,438 50.5536

(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 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 relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

NONE

Date of disclosure 15 January 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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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