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 17 September 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 13,740,276 3.01% 341,716 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 65,185 0.01% 3,900 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,805,461 3.02% 345,616 0.08%
(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 574 103.5977 AUD
Purchase 4,740 103.5154 AUD
Purchase 39,528 103.5179 AUD
Purchase 15 102.5407 AUD
Purchase 39,528 103.5179 AUD
Purchase 1,800 104.4000 AUD
Purchase 12,195 104.0855 AUD
Purchase 12,19 104.0855 AUD
Purchase 1 102.2000 AUD
Purchase 1 102.2000 AUD
Purchase 1,173 103.5978 AUD
Purchase 202 103.5977 AUD
Purchase 82 103.5977 AUD
Purchase 430 103.5977 AUD
Purchase 1 102.2000 AUD
Purchase 6 102.2000 AUD
Purchase 558 103.5977 AUD
Purchase 2 102.2000 AUD
Purchase 2,171 103.5978 AUD
Purchase 578 103.5977 AUD
Purchase 672 102.0000 AUD
Sale 12,900 102.4543 AUD
Sale 1,256 104.1821 AUD
Sale 39,528 103.5179 AUD
Sale 294,750 106.8500 AUD
Sale 373 103.0270 AUD
Sale 6,190 102.0000 AUD
Sale 1,078 102.0000 AUD
Sale 165 102.4513 AUD
Sale 11 102.2000 AUD
Sale 12,195 104.0855 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 12900 102.4543
CFD Long 1256 104.1821
CFD Short 15 102.5406
CFD Short 4740 103.5154
CFD Short 1800 104.4
(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 18 September 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