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 26 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 14,025,353 3.07% 331,443 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 24,215 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,032,593 3.07% 355,658 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 1,329 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 6,409 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 139 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 3,940 118.7664 AUD
Purchase 405 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 120 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 118 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 174 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 171 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,549 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,564 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 353 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 357 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 236 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 412 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 1,611 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 114 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 7,169 118.2582 AUD
Purchase 116 118.7552 AUD
Purchase 53 118.2700 AUD
Purchase 167 118.2700 AUD
Purchase 239 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 176 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 1,316 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,626 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 1,991 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 1,972 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,024 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 1,014 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 137 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 174 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 315 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 6,372 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 480 118.2700 AUD
Purchase 283 118.5200 AUD
Purchase 364 118.5200 AUD
Purchase 177 118.5200 AUD
Purchase 189 118.7552 AUD
Purchase 187 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 94 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 96 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 409 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 114 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 408 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 311 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 569 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 535 118.7552 AUD
Purchase 1,090 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 1,079 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 117 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 951 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 575 118.7552 AUD
Purchase 530 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 249 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 252 118.7552 AUD
Purchase 628 118.7552 AUD
Purchase 621 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,199 119.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,211 118.7553 AUD
Purchase 941 119.0000 AUD
Sale 9,447 119.0000 AUD
Sale 12,397 119.0000 AUD
Sale 95 118.2700 AUD
Sale 16,100 118.8281 AUD
Sale 7,169 118.2582 AUD
Sale 7,169 118.2582 AUD
Sale 3,940 118.7664 AUD
Sale 242 118.7052 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 16100 118.8281
(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 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