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 23 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 14,903,278 3.26% 129,977 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,107 0.00% 17,961 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,912,385 3.26% 147,938 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 10,155 146.8684 AUD
Purchase 3,551 149.5350 AUD
Purchase 157 150.7150 AUD
Purchase 205 150.0300 AUD
Purchase 909 151.0100 AUD
Purchase 5,677 151.0100 AUD
Purchase 218 151.0100 AUD
Purchase 36,237 151.0100 AUD
Purchase 526 150.7519 AUD
Purchase 3,551 149.5350 AUD
Purchase 3,551 147.8048 AUD
Purchase 3,551 147.8048 AUD
Purchase 50 147.0744 AUD
Purchase 306 146.8200 AUD
Purchase 7,205 147.7091 AUD
Purchase 23 147.3214 AUD
Purchase 352 146.8200 AUD
Purchase 25 147.3216 AUD
Purchase 13 147.3216 AUD
Purchase 161 146.8200 AUD
Purchase 9,932 151.0100 AUD
Sale 134 146.8200 AUD
Sale 7,319 150.4404 AUD
Sale 4,013 150.0481 AUD
Sale 122 146.8200 AUD
Sale 542 152.2967 AUD
Sale 3,551 149.5350 AUD
Sale 1,602 149.5200 AUD
Sale 91 151.2937 AUD
Sale 208 149.5200 AUD
Sale 7,205 147.7091 AUD
Sale 461 146.8200 AUD
Sale 3,551 147.8048 AUD
Sale 102 146.8200 AUD
Sale 10,155 146.8684 AUD
Sale 70 147.0006 AUD
Sale 1,492 150.7110 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 70 147.0005
CFD Long 4013 150.048
CFD Long 7319 150.4404
CFD Long 542 152.2966
CFD Short 50 147.0744
CFD Short 205 150.03
CFD Short 157 150.715
(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 27 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