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 May 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 14,797,002 3.24% 170,690 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,533 0.00% 1,633 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,805,535 3.24% 172,323 0.04%
(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 212 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 639 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 3,095 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 37 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 29 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,973 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,816 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,919 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 40 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 14 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,832 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,766 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 889 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 7,102 138.0138 AUD
Purchase 20,000 137.9862 AUD
Purchase 2,694 138.0276 AUD
Purchase 7,102 138.0138 AUD
Purchase 44 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 112 144.3700 AUD
Purchase 2,426 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 123 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 43 138.0000 AUD
Purchase 2,542 138.0000 AUD
Sale 81 138.1490 AUD
Sale 43 138.0000 AUD
Sale 14 139.5062 AUD
Sale 20,000 137.9862 AUD
Sale 3,147 139.5062 AUD
Sale 17,834 138.1490 AUD
Sale 3,916 138.0000 AUD
Sale 4,680 139.5062 AUD
Sale 26,520 138.1490 AUD
Sale 2,426 138.0000 AUD
Sale 603 139.5062 AUD
Sale 4,528 138.1490 AUD
Sale 3,294 138.1490 AUD
Sale 20,000 137.9862 AUD
Sale 7,102 138.0138 AUD
Sale 1,832 138.0000 AUD
Sale 3,419 138.1490 AUD
Sale 581 139.5062 AUD
Sale 1,766 138.0000 AUD
Sale 29 138.0000 AUD
Sale 182 138.0000 AUD
Sale 238 138.1490 AUD
Sale 42 139.5062 AUD
Sale 798 139.5062 AUD
Sale 6,431 138.1490 AUD
Sale 166 138.0294 AUD
Sale 242 138.0294 AUD
Sale 558 138.0294 AUD
Sale 487 138.0294 AUD
Sale 1,388 138.0294 AUD
Sale 257 138.0276 AUD
Sale 1,973 138.0000 AUD
Sale 14 139.5062 AUD
Sale 83 138.1490 AUD
Sale 44 138.0000 AUD
Sale 53 138.0000 AUD
Sale 639 138.0000 AUD
Sale 1,134 139.5062 AUD
Sale 37 139.5062 AUD
Sale 436 138.0294 AUD
Sale 9 139.5062 AUD
Sale 75 138.1490 AUD
Sale 13 139.5062 AUD
Sale 40 138.0000 AUD
Sale 215 138.1490 AUD
Sale 889 138.0000 AUD
Sale 220 138.0000 AUD
Sale 1,919 138.0000 AUD
Sale 97 138.1490 AUD
Sale 37 138.0000 AUD
Sale 16 139.5062 AUD
Sale 14 138.0000 AUD
Sale 213 138.0000 AUD
Sale 54 138.1490 AUD
Sale 44,034 140.2510 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 44034 140.2509
CFD Short 2694 138.0275
(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 02 June 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