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 14 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 13,983,016 3.06% 248,110 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 12,635 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,990,256 3.06% 260,745 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 11,108 151.1000 AUD
Purchase 7,600 149.4980 AUD
Purchase 4,855 151.1000 AUD
Purchase 354 151.1000 AUD
Purchase 500 149.5199 AUD
Purchase 1,923 149.1600 AUD
Sale 97 149.1600 AUD
Sale 36 149.1600 AUD
Sale 51 150.0591 AUD
Sale 220 149.1600 AUD
Sale 299 150.0590 AUD
Sale 457 149.1600 AUD
Sale 133 150.0591 AUD
Sale 32 149.1600 AUD
Sale 7,600 149.4980 AUD
Sale 1,553 149.5080 AUD
Sale 619 150.0590 AUD
Sale 429 149.1600 AUD
Sale 1,389 150.5722 AUD
Sale 21,011 149.2399 AUD
Sale 44 150.0591 AUD
Sale 206 150.0590 AUD
Sale 152 149.1600 AUD
Sale 613 145.2873 AUD
Sale 1,448 145.2873 AUD
Sale 9,989 149.2399 AUD
Sale 650 151.1000 AUD
Sale 500 149.1600 AUD
Sale 671 150.0591 AUD
Sale 36,000 149.2399 AUD
Sale 581 150.0591 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 1553 149.5079
CFD Short 500 149.5199
(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 15 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