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 15 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 13,976,773 3.06% 218,565 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,695 0.00% 1,724 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,984,468 3.06% 220,289 0.05%
(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 2,856 151.2176 AUD
Purchase 3,172 152.4800 AUD
Purchase 806 152.4800 AUD
Purchase 1,695 152.4800 AUD
Purchase 65,630 151.5291 AUD
Purchase 1,838 152.4800 AUD
Purchase 1,577 152.4349 AUD
Purchase 500 152.1664 AUD
Purchase 2,808 152.4648 AUD
Purchase 32,856 152.1937 AUD
Purchase 140 147.0100 AUD
Purchase 394 147.0100 AUD
Purchase 30,000 152.2866 AUD
Purchase 1,099 152.4800 AUD
Sale 766 151.7628 AUD
Sale 1,727 152.4800 AUD
Sale 702 152.4800 AUD
Sale 806 152.4800 AUD
Sale 2,251 152.4800 AUD
Sale 2,808 152.4648 AUD
Sale 65,630 151.5291 AUD
Sale 744 151.7628 AUD
Sale 10,701 151.0628 AUD
Sale 109 151.7627 AUD
Sale 2,742 150.9236 AUD
Sale 30,000 152.2866 AUD
Sale 2,856 151.2176 AUD
Sale 550 151.7628 AUD
Sale 141 152.4800 AUD
Sale 106 152.2169 AUD
Sale 471 152.4800 AUD
Sale 87 151.7627 AUD
Sale 1,315 151.7627 AUD
Sale 868 151.7627 AUD
Sale 1,753 151.4904 AUD
Sale 427 151.7627 AUD
Sale 2,997 151.7627 AUD
Sale 4,759 151.7627 AUD
Sale 321 151.7628 AUD
Sale 2,808 152.4648 AUD
Sale 4,923 151.7627 AUD
Sale 386 151.7627 AUD
Sale 64 151.7627 AUD
Sale 272 151.7627 AUD
Sale 129 151.7628 AUD
Sale 829 151.7628 AUD
Sale 830 151.7627 AUD
Sale 984 151.7628 AUD
Sale 3,267 151.7627 AUD
Sale 693 151.7627 AUD
Sale 792 151.7628 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 2742 150.9235
CFD Long 10701 151.0627
CFD Short 500 152.1663
CFD Short 1577 152.4349
(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 16 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