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 30 September 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 13,489,735 2.95% 311,407 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 22,376 0.00% 4,062 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,512,111 2.96% 315,469 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 42 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,505 87.0570 AUD
Purchase 6,538 87.2425 AUD
Purchase 3,456 87.0570 AUD
Purchase 16,000 86.4142 AUD
Purchase 55 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 881 97.1766 AUD
Purchase 13,146 86.6362 AUD
Purchase 147 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 168 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 341 97.1766 AUD
Purchase 13,146 86.6362 AUD
Purchase 21 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 2,653 97.1765 AUD
Purchase 160 97.1765 AUD
Purchase 2,312 97.1766 AUD
Purchase 1,927 84.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,900 86.9569 AUD
Purchase 265 84.5000 AUD
Purchase 10 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 667 97.1766 AUD
Purchase 568 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 8,870 97.1766 AUD
Purchase 3,288 97.1765 AUD
Purchase 209 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 853 97.1765 AUD
Purchase 54 96.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,932 84.5000 AUD
Sale 6,538 87.2425 AUD
Sale 16,000 86.4142 AUD
Sale 16,000 86.4142 AUD
Sale 13,146 86.6362 AUD
Sale 1,000 87.2755 AUD
Sale 840 84.5000 AUD
Sale 3,864 84.5000 AUD
Sale 4,562 84.5000 AUD
Sale 539 84.5000 AUD
Sale 151 84.5000 AUD
Sale 335 84.5000 AUD
Sale 393 96.6000 AUD
Sale 374 96.6000 AUD
Sale 6,538 87.2425 AUD
Sale 507 96.6000 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 1000 87.2755
CFD Short 2900 86.9569
(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 01 October 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