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 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 13,995,786 3.06% 159,485 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,615 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,004,401 3.07% 159,485 0.03%
(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 1,282 156.1000 AUD
Purchase 66 156.7398 AUD
Purchase 2,130 156.8237 AUD
Purchase 12,577 156.0408 AUD
Purchase 223 156.0200 AUD
Purchase 30,000 156.1156 AUD
Purchase 32,130 156.1625 AUD
Purchase 3,204 156.6648 AUD
Sale 30,000 156.1156 AUD
Sale 3,560 156.5621 AUD
Sale 223 156.0200 AUD
Sale 287 155.7389 AUD
Sale 2,130 156.8237 AUD
Sale 12,577 156.0408 AUD
Sale 718 156.2752 AUD
Sale 2,527 156.2752 AUD
Sale 7,512 156.2752 AUD
Sale 844 156.2753 AUD
Sale 66 156.2752 AUD
Sale 1,950 156.2752 AUD
Sale 1,412 156.2752 AUD
Sale 215 156.2753 AUD
Sale 7,652 156.2752 AUD
Sale 233 156.2752 AUD
Sale 5,363 156.2752 AUD
Sale 2,332 156.2753 AUD
Sale 139 156.2752 AUD
Sale 1,576 156.2753 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 287 155.7388
CFD Long 3560 156.562
CFD Short 3204 156.6648
(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 20 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