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 19 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 13,514,930 2.96% 364,075 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 75,044 0.02% 14,984 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,589,974 2.97% 379,059 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 813 102.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,039 99.8608 AUD
Purchase 99 102.7895 AUD
Purchase 45 101.5000 AUD
Purchase 25,023 101.5401 AUD
Purchase 15,647 101.6242 AUD
Purchase 15,647 101.6242 AUD
Purchase 2,000 102.7958 AUD
Purchase 466 101.5000 AUD
Purchase 6,302 101.6449 AUD
Purchase 167 101.5000 AUD
Sale 25,023 101.5401 AUD
Sale 539 101.5000 AUD
Sale 63,900 100.7153 AUD
Sale 15,647 101.6242 AUD
Sale 25,023 101.5401 AUD
Sale 4,839 100.9231 AUD
Sale 20,800 101.5000 AUD
Sale 8,332 98.3988 AUD
Sale 1,041 101.5000 AUD
Sale 38,616 102.0000 AUD
Sale 813 102.0000 AUD
Sale 211 101.5000 AUD
Sale 583 101.5000 AUD
Sale 16,353 101.5000 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 63900 100.7152
CFD Long 4839 100.9231
CFD Short 99 102.7894
CFD Short 2000 102.7958
CFD Short 1039 99.8608
(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 22 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