Morgan Stanley & Co. - EPT Disclosure

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:09am EDT

RNS Number:5416S
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
17 April 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 Plc (FRA Listing)

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

Date of dealing                                 16 April 2008




2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


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


104                                     78.4300                                76.7600




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


68                                      78.4500                                76.2000



(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


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

e.g. CFD
CFD                   LONG                       38                                    77.3871
CFD                   LONG                       34                                    78.3183
CFD                   SHORT                      108                                   77.6350





(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                                                  17 April 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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