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 08 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 14,110,556 3.09% 248,110 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 30,244 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,117,796 3.09% 278,354 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 359 142.5666 AUD
Purchase 106 145.4000 AUD
Purchase 5,673 145.4000 AUD
Purchase 6,344 145.4000 AUD
Purchase 1,458 145.4000 AUD
Purchase 7,254 145.1303 AUD
Purchase 7,142 145.3855 AUD
Purchase 29,013 144.3379 AUD
Purchase 7,254 145.1303 AUD
Purchase 6,894 144.4797 AUD
Purchase 125 142.7700 AUD
Purchase 8,244 145.2470 AUD
Purchase 4,161 145.4000 AUD
Sale 919 144.1441 AUD
Sale 501 144.1440 AUD
Sale 914 144.1441 AUD
Sale 265 144.1440 AUD
Sale 7,254 145.1303 AUD
Sale 6,894 144.4797 AUD
Sale 8,244 145.2470 AUD
Sale 7,142 145.3855 AUD
Sale 243 144.1440 AUD
Sale 7,142 145.3855 AUD
Sale 76 145.4000 AUD
Sale 721 144.1440 AUD
Sale 410 145.4000 AUD
Sale 72 142.7700 AUD
Sale 256 142.7700 AUD
Sale 187 144.1441 AUD
Sale 289 144.1441 AUD
Sale 529 144.1441 AUD
Sale 752 144.6154 AUD
Sale 748 144.1440 AUD
Sale 561 144.1440 AUD
Sale 560 144.1440 AUD
Sale 182 144.1441 AUD
Sale 47 144.1441 AUD
Sale 5,575 144.6153 AUD
Sale 815 144.1440 AUD
Sale 256 144.1440 AUD
Sale 123 144.1440 AUD
Sale 241 144.1440 AUD
Sale 155 144.1440 AUD
Sale 217 144.1441 AUD
Sale 987 144.1441 AUD
Sale 3,585 144.1440 AUD
Sale 405 144.1440 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 359 142.5665
CFD Short 29013 144.3378
(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 09 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