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               21 November 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      13,108,419     2.87%        298,171     0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives        9,140     0.00%          1,066     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             13,117,559     2.87%        299,237     0.07%

(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      68                    55.8781 AUD
Purchase      400                   54.9900 AUD
Purchase      23,764                55.9267 AUD
Purchase      3,045                 60.0100 AUD
Purchase      2,376                 54.8012 AUD
Purchase      1,991                 55.8781 AUD
Purchase      22                    54.5500 AUD
Purchase      8                     54.5500 AUD
Purchase      744                   55.8782 AUD
Purchase      356                   55.8781 AUD
Purchase      3                     54.5500 AUD
Purchase      1,146                 55.8781 AUD
Purchase      12                    54.5500 AUD
Purchase      23,764                55.9267 AUD
Purchase      308                   54.5500 AUD
Purchase      42                    54.5500 AUD
Purchase      2,069                 55.8782 AUD
Purchase      23                    54.5500 AUD
Purchase      702                   60.0100 AUD
Purchase      27,110                55.8781 AUD
Purchase      9                     54.5500 AUD
Purchase      3,779                 55.8781 AUD
Purchase      1,712                 55.8782 AUD
Purchase      19                    54.5500 AUD
Purchase      466                   55.8781 AUD
Purchase      5                     54.5500 AUD
Purchase      352                   55.8781 AUD
Purchase      3                     54.5500 AUD
Purchase      809                   55.8781 AUD
Sale          2,005                 54.7947 AUD
Sale          454                   54.5500 AUD
Sale          3,800                 57.1846 AUD
Sale          23,764                55.9267 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            3800            57.1845
CFD            Short           400             54.99

(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                         24 November 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