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 28 April 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 14,133,182 3.09% 249,788 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,918 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,142,100 3.10% 249,788 0.05%
(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 1,813 143.9780 AUD
Purchase 7,249 142.9391 AUD
Purchase 4,009 142.9748 AUD
Sale 625 143.2780 AUD
Sale 4,009 142.9748 AUD
Sale 2,206 142.5611 AUD
Sale 7,249 142.9390 AUD
Sale 14,894 144.5284 AUD
Sale 212 146.9500 AUD
Sale 672 143.5000 AUD
Sale 2,413 143.5000 AUD
Sale 1,037 143.5000 AUD
Sale 4,064 143.5000 AUD
Sale 265 143.2780 AUD
Sale 398 143.2780 AUD
Sale 2,365 143.2780 AUD
Sale 78 143.2781 AUD
Sale 284 143.2780 AUD
Sale 1,444 143.2781 AUD
Sale 1,943 143.2781 AUD
Sale 130 143.2780 AUD
Sale 347 143.2780 AUD
Sale 306 143.2781 AUD
Sale 421 143.2780 AUD
Sale 657 143.2781 AUD
Sale 723 143.2781 AUD
Sale 272 143.2780 AUD
Sale 328 143.2780 AUD
Sale 100 143.2781 AUD
Sale 1,309 143.2780 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 2206 142.561
CFD Long 14894 144.5284
CFD Short 1813 143.978
(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 29 April 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