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 02 May 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 14,109,309 3.09% 260,544 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 19,674 0.00% 1,990 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,128,983 3.09% 262,534 0.06%
(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 36 136.6072 AUD
Purchase 315 136.0272 AUD
Purchase 4,264 140.4047 AUD
Purchase 986 138.2600 AUD
Purchase 4,348 138.2600 AUD
Purchase 1,838 138.2600 AUD
Purchase 12,145 137.3699 AUD
Purchase 515 136.0000 AUD
Purchase 5,600 139.8321 AUD
Purchase 13,315 136.4660 AUD
Sale 12,145 137.3699 AUD
Sale 904 140.3524 AUD
Sale 315 136.6223 AUD
Sale 2,157 136.5549 AUD
Sale 13,315 136.4660 AUD
Sale 22,200 137.4643 AUD
Sale 6,096 138.9500 AUD
Sale 25 140.1992 AUD
Sale 658 137.0225 AUD
Sale 1,510 137.0224 AUD
Sale 1,356 136.0792 AUD
Sale 26,100 140.3337 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 2157 136.5548
CFD Long 315 136.6223
CFD Long 22200 137.4642
CFD Long 26100 140.3336
CFD Long 904 140.3524
CFD Short 315 136.0272
CFD Short 36 136.6072
CFD Short 5600 139.8321
CFD Short 4264 140.4046
(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 06 May 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