Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure-Amendment

RNS Number:2643M
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
22 January 2008

AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 1806M RELEASED AT 11:26 ON 21 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 18 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

1,587,148 47.8100 45.7000

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

1,377,558 47.8900 45.5800

(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 3,884 47.0000
CFD SHORT 13,414 47.0000
CFD SHORT 1,774 47.0961
CFD SHORT 15,973 47.0961
CFD SHORT 5,888 53.5582
CFD LONG 2,000 45.8335
CFD LONG 6,000 45.8335
CFD LONG 9,500 46.1557
CFD LONG 50,000 46.1806
CFD LONG 50,000 46.2106
CFD LONG 10,000 46.4767
CFD LONG 247 46.4919
CFD LONG 28,500 46.7458
CFD LONG 57,500 46.7458
CFD LONG 165,000 46.7817
CFD LONG 8,000 46.9437
CFD LONG 1,980 46.9906
CFD LONG 1,740 46.9906
CFD LONG 6,280 46.9906
CFD LONG 21,189 47.1468
CFD LONG 2,604 47.1468
CFD LONG 37,210 47.1796
CFD LONG 28,790 47.1796
CFD LONG 21,082 47.4441
CFD LONG 29,115 47.4441
CFD LONG 50,000 47.4487
CFD LONG 2,700 47.6300
CFD SHORT 10,000 46.6023
CFD SHORT 894 46.7023
CFD SHORT 28,790 46.7160
CFD SHORT 18,855 46.7160
CFD SHORT 20,940 46.7214
CFD SHORT 30,000 46.7493
CFD SHORT 100,000 46.7560
CFD SHORT 6,906 46.7560
CFD SHORT 33,868 46.8121
CFD SHORT 5,582 47.0047
CFD SHORT 2,099 47.1078
CFD SHORT 247 47.2021
CFD SHORT 120,000 46.6843
CFD SHORT 6,722 46.8790
CFD SHORT 12,478 46.8790
CFD SHORT 1,055 47.2717
CFD SHORT 2,512 47.3343
CFD SHORT 659 47.3387

(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)

CALL OPTION 250,000 60.0000

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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