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 20 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 14,874,128 3.26% 129,782 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,912 0.00% 623 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,883,040 3.26% 130,405 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 3,551 154.9845 AUD
Purchase 2,840 154.9005 AUD
Purchase 32,840 155.0056 AUD
Purchase 30,000 155.0155 AUD
Purchase 33,855 154.0088 AUD
Purchase 900 155.4800 AUD
Purchase 2,682 154.4026 AUD
Purchase 6,344 155.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,064 155.0000 AUD
Purchase 159 155.0000 AUD
Sale 32 154.8613 AUD
Sale 2,416 154.0578 AUD
Sale 30,000 155.0155 AUD
Sale 4,033 154.0345 AUD
Sale 6,641 154.0345 AUD
Sale 33,855 154.0088 AUD
Sale 2,840 154.9005 AUD
Sale 542 154.9690 AUD
Sale 662 155.0000 AUD
Sale 1,224 155.0000 AUD
Sale 3,551 154.9845 AUD
Sale 3,551 154.9845 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 32 154.8612
CFD Long 542 154.969
CFD Short 900 155.48
(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 21 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