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 22 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 14,857,541 3.25% 128,110 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 27,626 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,864,781 3.25% 155,736 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 17,926 151.1171 AUD
Purchase 1,624 150.9941 AUD
Purchase 6,390 152.9878 AUD
Purchase 4,204 150.3104 AUD
Purchase 3,808 151.0402 AUD
Purchase 700 155.0000 AUD
Purchase 779 151.0100 AUD
Purchase 20,457 146.5170 AUD
Purchase 6,215 150.9949 AUD
Purchase 6,390 152.9878 AUD
Purchase 4,670 151.0100 AUD
Purchase 108 151.0100 AUD
Purchase 1,100 155.0000 AUD
Sale 6,215 150.9949 AUD
Sale 1,129 151.2910 AUD
Sale 6,390 152.9878 AUD
Sale 20,457 146.5170 AUD
Sale 17,926 151.1171 AUD
Sale 1,007 150.1100 AUD
Sale 1,007 150.1100 AUD
Sale 4,204 150.3104 AUD
Sale 6,066 151.0100 AUD
Sale 4,670 151.0100 AUD
Sale 779 151.0100 AUD
Sale 863 151.0100 AUD
Sale 20,457 146.5170 AUD
Sale 32 149.5488 AUD
Sale 396 149.5489 AUD
Sale 741 150.3600 AUD
Sale 918 149.5489 AUD
Sale 6,215 150.9949 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 1129 151.2909
CFD Short 1624 150.9941
CFD Short 3808 151.0402
(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 23 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