Morgan Stanley & Co. - EPT Disclosure

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:36am EDT

RNS Number:1396R
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
31 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 & Co. International plc

Company dealt in                                Rio Tinto Limited

Class of relevant security to which the         Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                 28 March 2008





2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased    Highest price paid (Note 3) AUD        Lowest price paid (Note 3) AUD

16,056                                  123.6100                               119.3600




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

13,804                                  122.9000                               120.2500



(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)        Number of securities (Note 5)         Price per unit (Note 3) AUD

e.g. CFD
N/A                   N/A                        N/A                                   N/A





(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 AUD   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                                                  31 March 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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