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 16 July 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 13,344,641 2.92% 297,073 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 40,542 0.01% 1,477 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,385,183 2.93% 298,550 0.07%
(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 27 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 13 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 1,908 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 477 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 2,067 120.8643 AUD
Purchase 651 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 71 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 419 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 627 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 122 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 249 120.6656 AUD
Purchase 6,203 121.4279 AUD
Purchase 5,072 121.1636 AUD
Purchase 3,520 121.9165 AUD
Purchase 20,000 121.4279 AUD
Purchase 20,384 121.5406 AUD
Purchase 1,552 119.4560 AUD
Purchase 5,607 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 1,526 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 468 121.4400 AUD
Purchase 4,533 120.5000 AUD
Purchase 52 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 46 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 211 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 939 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 168 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 214 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 1,942 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 145 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 1,315 120.6655 AUD
Purchase 72 119.0400 AUD
Purchase 654 120.6656 AUD
Purchase 103 119.0400 AUD
Sale 3,520 121.9165 AUD
Sale 6,203 121.4279 AUD
Sale 1,552 119.4560 AUD
Sale 26,203 121.4279 AUD
Sale 20,000 121.4279 AUD
Sale 525 121.4400 AUD
Sale 1,530 119.1472 AUD
Sale 1,749 119.0400 AUD
Sale 770 121.4400 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1530 119.1472
CFD Short 2067 120.8642
CFD Short 20384 121.5405
(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 17 July 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