Rule 8.3 - RIO TINTO Limited
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in RIO TINTO LIMITED
Class of relevant security NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 20 February 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 14,929,145 3.27% 1,064,834 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 6,236 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,929,145 3.27% 1,071,070 0.23%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 9,037 135.5344 AUD
Purchase 11,393 135.8645 AUD
Purchase 1,064 132.3600 AUD
Purchase 1,200 136.5900 AUD
Purchase 2,291 132.3600 AUD
Sale 176 135.7609 AUD
Sale 206 135.7609 AUD
Sale 4,985 132.3600 AUD
Sale 1,693 135.7609 AUD
Sale 144 135.7609 AUD
Sale 6,599 135.7609 AUD
Sale 196 135.7609 AUD
Sale 3,988 132.3600 AUD
Sale 5,562 132.3600 AUD
Sale 194 135.7609 AUD
Sale 231 135.7609 AUD
Sale 601 135.7609 AUD
Sale 994 135.7609 AUD
Sale 390 135.7609 AUD
Sale 467 135.7609 AUD
Sale 300 135.7609 AUD
Sale 743 135.7609 AUD
Sale 960 135.7609 AUD
Sale 387 135.7609 AUD
Sale 1,023 135.7609 AUD
Sale 9,037 135.5344 AUD
Sale 145 135.7609 AUD
Sale 289 135.7609 AUD
Sale 218 135.7609 AUD
Sale 216 135.7609 AUD
Sale 95 135.7609 AUD
Sale 856 135.7609 AUD
Sale 224 135.7609 AUD
Sale 205 135.7609 AUD
Sale 139 135.7609 AUD
Sale 145 135.7609 AUD
Sale 986 135.7609 AUD
Sale 11,393 135.8645 AUD
Sale 766 135.7609 AUD
Sale 566 135.7609 AUD
Sale 318 135.7609 AUD
Sale 1,580 135.7609 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1200 136.59
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 21 February 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk