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 25 March 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 14,025,391 3.07% 331,443 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 40,315 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,032,631 3.07% 371,758 0.08%
(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 3,650 117.0000 AUD
Purchase 174 117.0117 AUD
Purchase 33,000 117.7264 AUD
Purchase 33,000 117.7264 AUD
Purchase 14,338 117.0117 AUD
Purchase 47,512 117.5081 AUD
Purchase 47,404 118.0780 AUD
Purchase 98 119.6958 AUD
Purchase 5,424 118.4666 AUD
Purchase 3,718 118.4666 AUD
Purchase 436 118.3139 AUD
Purchase 16,500 118.5572 AUD
Purchase 37,300 118.8297 AUD
Purchase 70 118.0000 AUD
Purchase 16,500 118.5572 AUD
Sale 33,000 117.7264 AUD
Sale 400 117.6700 AUD
Sale 2,102 117.0000 AUD
Sale 70 118.0000 AUD
Sale 33,000 117.7264 AUD
Sale 16,500 118.5572 AUD
Sale 29,843 117.9988 AUD
Sale 31,509 117.0000 AUD
Sale 17,561 118.2126 AUD
Sale 3,376 117.0000 AUD
Sale 16,500 118.5572 AUD
Sale 980 118.8014 AUD
Sale 3,095 117.0000 AUD
Sale 480 117.0000 AUD
Sale 14,338 117.0117 AUD
Sale 4,119 117.0000 AUD
Sale 16,500 118.5572 AUD
Sale 10,506 117.0000 AUD
Sale 174 117.0117 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 37300 118.8296
CFD Long 400 117.67
(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 26 March 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