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 02 June 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 14,774,278 3.23% 169,403 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,533 0.00% 2,220 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,782,811 3.24% 171,623 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 858 140.5674 AUD
Purchase 1,057 141.3400 AUD
Purchase 9,285 141.7000 AUD
Purchase 276 141.3400 AUD
Purchase 34,597 141.8076 AUD
Sale 279 141.3400 AUD
Sale 606 141.2054 AUD
Sale 128 141.3400 AUD
Sale 91 141.3400 AUD
Sale 429 141.2054 AUD
Sale 161 141.3400 AUD
Sale 762 141.2054 AUD
Sale 38 141.2053 AUD
Sale 8 141.3400 AUD
Sale 214 141.2054 AUD
Sale 1,207 141.2054 AUD
Sale 1,281 141.2054 AUD
Sale 387 141.2054 AUD
Sale 82 141.3400 AUD
Sale 381 138.0000 AUD
Sale 772 141.7000 AUD
Sale 3,031 141.7000 AUD
Sale 460 141.7000 AUD
Sale 271 140.6478 AUD
Sale 34,597 141.8076 AUD
Sale 45 141.3400 AUD
Sale 163 138.0290 AUD
Sale 181 141.3400 AUD
Sale 1,655 141.7000 AUD
Sale 1,090 138.0290 AUD
Sale 72 138.0290 AUD
Sale 2,467 138.0290 AUD
Sale 137 138.0290 AUD
Sale 434 138.0290 AUD
Sale 144 138.0290 AUD
Sale 209 138.0290 AUD
Sale 296 141.2054 AUD
Sale 76 138.0290 AUD
Sale 63 141.3400 AUD
Sale 75 138.0290 AUD
Sale 250 138.0290 AUD
Sale 323 138.0290 AUD
Sale 3,093 141.7000 AUD
Sale 7,005 139.7606 AUD
Sale 3,135 139.7607 AUD
Sale 188 141.2054 AUD
Sale 39 141.3400 AUD
Sale 256 141.3400 AUD
Sale 854 141.2054 AUD
Sale 1,362 138.0290 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 271 140.6478
CFD Short 858 140.5674
(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 03 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