Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure - Amendment

RNS Number:7852L
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
15 January 2008

AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 6881L RELEASED AT 10:44 ON 14 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 10 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

336,612 51.4000 50.1100

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

364,083 51.4900 50.1000

(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 4,226 51.2306
CFD LONG 4,880 51.2306
CFD SHORT 28,873 50.9730
CFD SHORT 22,486 51.2306
CFD LONG 1,427 50.2249
CFD LONG 270 50.4113
CFD LONG 2,193 50.4113
CFD LONG 1,555 50.6307
CFD LONG 32 50.6307
CFD LONG 2,997 50.6307
CFD LONG 186 50.6307
CFD LONG 4,950 50.6363
CFD LONG 4,350 50.6363
CFD LONG 15,700 50.6363
CFD LONG 50,014 50.6749
CFD LONG 5,967 50.7049
CFD LONG 10,000 50.8094
CFD LONG 2,500 50.8367
CFD LONG 767 98.4785
CFD LONG 278 98.4785
CFD LONG 797 98.4785
CFD LONG 481 98.4785
CFD LONG 1,220 98.4785
CFD LONG 3,326 98.4785
CFD LONG 7,298 98.4785
CFD LONG 293 98.4785
CFD LONG 540 98.4785
CFD SHORT 119 50.1924
CFD SHORT 15 50.1924
CFD SHORT 22,100 50.6004
CFD SHORT 3,300 50.7012
CFD SHORT 100,000 50.8222
CFD SHORT 4,200 50.8256
CFD SHORT 5,800 50.8256
CFD SHORT 25 50.7336
CFD SHORT 86 50.7336
CFD SHORT 103 50.7336
CFD SHORT 180 50.7336
CFD SHORT 199 50.7336

(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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