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 25 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 14,886,200 3.26% 1,061,952 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 216 0.00% 5,583 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,886,416 3.26% 1,067,535 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 12,531 136.0710 AUD
Purchase 3,249 135.2257 AUD
Purchase 76 137.2400 AUD
Purchase 2,874 135.4165 AUD
Purchase 2,098 135.1400 AUD
Sale 52 135.1400 AUD
Sale 176 135.6464 AUD
Sale 177 135.6463 AUD
Sale 53 135.1400 AUD
Sale 165 135.6464 AUD
Sale 217 135.1400 AUD
Sale 258 135.1400 AUD
Sale 58 135.1400 AUD
Sale 168 135.1400 AUD
Sale 77 135.1400 AUD
Sale 98 135.1400 AUD
Sale 563 135.6464 AUD
Sale 472 135.6464 AUD
Sale 140 135.6463 AUD
Sale 22 135.1400 AUD
Sale 31,850 132.3600 AUD
Sale 195 135.6464 AUD
Sale 230 135.6464 AUD
Sale 722 135.6464 AUD
Sale 140 135.6463 AUD
Sale 50 135.6462 AUD
Sale 370 135.6463 AUD
Sale 389 135.6463 AUD
Sale 37 135.1400 AUD
Sale 141 135.1400 AUD
Sale 68 135.1400 AUD
Sale 76 135.6464 AUD
Sale 63 135.1400 AUD
Sale 2,874 135.4165 AUD
Sale 326 135.6463 AUD
Sale 41 135.1400 AUD
Sale 2,874 135.4165 AUD
Sale 41 135.1400 AUD
Sale 3,249 135.2257 AUD
Sale 110 135.1400 AUD
Sale 12,531 136.0710 AUD
Sale 158 135.6463 AUD
Sale 49 135.1400 AUD
Sale 62 135.1400 AUD
Sale 182 135.6464 AUD
Sale 260 135.6464 AUD
Sale 124 135.6463 AUD
Sale 168 135.1400 AUD
Sale 47 135.1400 AUD
Sale 124 135.6463 AUD
Sale 209 135.6464 AUD
Sale 562 135.6464 AUD
Sale 46 135.1400 AUD
Sale 54 135.1400 AUD
Sale 15 135.1400 AUD
Sale 156 135.6463 AUD
Sale 803 135.6464 AUD
Sale 37 135.1400 AUD
Sale 210 135.6463 AUD
Sale 116 135.1400 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(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 26 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