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 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 13,205,834 2.89% 338,717 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 49,686 0.01% 689 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,255,520 2.90% 339,406 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 69 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 26,440 63.8936 AUD
Purchase 16,385 64.0256 AUD
Purchase 16,385 64.0256 AUD
Purchase 55,963 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 24,421 64.8542 AUD
Purchase 336 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 32,559 64.1843 AUD
Purchase 2,244 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 1,916 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 1,818 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 1,354 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 46,483 64.8693 AUD
Purchase 4,352 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 13,987 64.1843 AUD
Purchase 6,179 64.1843 AUD
Purchase 17,138 64.1843 AUD
Purchase 4,460 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 466 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 2,148 63.9000 AUD
Purchase 539 63.9000 AUD
Sale 2,148 63.9000 AUD
Sale 26,440 63.8936 AUD
Sale 16,385 64.0256 AUD
Sale 1,200 64.1713 AUD
Sale 26,440 63.8936 AUD
Sale 2,244 63.9000 AUD
Sale 1,354 63.9000 AUD
Sale 3,016 60.0100 AUD
Sale 1,916 63.9000 AUD
Sale 1,818 63.9000 AUD
Sale 69 63.9000 AUD
Sale 4,749 64.7227 AUD
Sale 55,963 63.9000 AUD
Sale 4,352 63.9000 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 1200 64.1713
CFD Short 24421 64.8541
(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 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