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