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 18 November 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 12,923,789 2.83% 307,694 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,663 0.00% 689 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,942,452 2.83% 308,383 0.07%
(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 2,756 68.3032 AUD
Purchase 4,284 69.6404 AUD
Purchase 12,125 68.0068 AUD
Purchase 217 71.5300 AUD
Purchase 12,125 68.0068 AUD
Sale 80 70.4093 AUD
Sale 12,125 68.0068 AUD
Sale 2,756 68.3032 AUD
Sale 2,756 68.3032 AUD
Sale 2,856 68.0000 AUD
Sale 12,439 68.0000 AUD
Sale 2,478 68.0000 AUD
Sale 3,690 68.0000 AUD
Sale 435 70.4092 AUD
Sale 44 71.5300 AUD
Sale 7 71.5300 AUD
Sale 1,028 70.4093 AUD
Sale 8 71.5300 AUD
Sale 25 71.5300 AUD
Sale 256 70.4093 AUD
Sale 265 70.4093 AUD
Sale 26 71.5300 AUD
Sale 9,618 68.0000 AUD
Sale 591 68.0000 AUD
Sale 3,904 68.0000 AUD
Sale 107 71.5300 AUD
Sale 79 70.4093 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(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 19 November 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