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 31 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 14,080,364 3.08% 304,793 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,256 0.00% 1,221 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,087,620 3.08% 306,014 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 13,187 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,105 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,331 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 18,096 123.0971 AUD
Purchase 941 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 118 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 4,672 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 23,900 123.1194 AUD
Purchase 425 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,904 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,651 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,105 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 42,484 123.2518 AUD
Purchase 25,448 123.3648 AUD
Purchase 6,666 122.5730 AUD
Purchase 6,666 122.5730 AUD
Purchase 3,399 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 121,582 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 18,118 122.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,479 122.9000 AUD
Purchase 3,595 123.2149 AUD
Purchase 1,009 122.9000 AUD
Sale 2,105 122.5000 AUD
Sale 2,153 121.3428 AUD
Sale 637 121.3428 AUD
Sale 1,100 122.8313 AUD
Sale 7,050 122.5000 AUD
Sale 6,666 122.5730 AUD
Sale 1,009 122.9000 AUD
Sale 60,580 123.2056 AUD
Sale 18,118 122.5000 AUD
Sale 302 121.3428 AUD
Sale 106 121.3428 AUD
Sale 8,173 122.5000 AUD
Sale 4,672 122.5000 AUD
Sale 113,409 122.5000 AUD
Sale 588 121.3428 AUD
Sale 118 122.5000 AUD
Sale 425 122.5000 AUD
Sale 1,651 122.5000 AUD
Sale 151 121.3428 AUD
Sale 1,479 122.9000 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 1100 122.8313
CFD Short 25448 123.3648
(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 April 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