Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:2639M
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
22 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 21 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

2,177,313 45.0800 42.2800

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

2,512,083 47.2701 42.2800

(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 34,387 42.2800
CFD LONG 4,783 42.2800
CFD LONG 10,543 42.2800
CFD LONG 29,817 44.0266
CFD SHORT 525 42.2800
CFD LONG 5,582 42.2757
CFD LONG 100,000 42.7358
CFD LONG 9,689 43.3354
CFD LONG 1,190 43.3354
CFD LONG 1,500 43.6000
CFD LONG 20,940 43.6014
CFD LONG 1,500 43.8008
CFD LONG 3,000 43.8480
CFD LONG 2,045 43.8757
CFD LONG 133,000 43.9574
CFD LONG 53,699 43.9790
CFD LONG 5,077 43.9790
CFD LONG 4,000 44.3205
CFD LONG 120,000 44.3741
CFD LONG 200,000 46.4473
CFD SHORT 55,250 42.2853
CFD SHORT 5,800 42.3434
CFD SHORT 4,200 42.3434
CFD SHORT 47 42.9399
CFD SHORT 384 42.9399
CFD SHORT 1,752 43.2831
CFD SHORT 645,942 43.3754
CFD SHORT 42,488 43.3754
CFD SHORT 5,077 43.5239
CFD SHORT 39,910 43.5239
CFD SHORT 10,000 43.8008
CFD SHORT 7,000 43.9249
CFD SHORT 267 44.1050
CFD SHORT 569 44.2700
CFD SHORT 1,980 44.6649
CFD SHORT 6,280 44.6649
CFD SHORT 1,740 44.6649
CFD SHORT 20,000 44.7470

(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)

PUT OPTION PURCHASING 45,000 44.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 2.9500
PUT OPTION PURCHASING 200,000 44.0000 AMERICAN 15/02/2008 2.9500

(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 22 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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