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 04 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 14,747,552 3.23% 178,110 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 12,097 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,754,792 3.23% 190,207 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 45 140.8982 AUD
Purchase 370 140.6500 AUD
Purchase 10,000 140.2360 AUD
Purchase 281 140.3900 AUD
Purchase 3,568 140.2727 AUD
Purchase 225 140.2764 AUD
Purchase 632 140.3900 AUD
Purchase 354 140.3900 AUD
Purchase 96 140.2764 AUD
Purchase 593 140.3900 AUD
Purchase 14,500 140.2619 AUD
Purchase 14,425 139.9066 AUD
Purchase 10,000 140.2500 AUD
Purchase 3,568 140.2727 AUD
Purchase 1,590 140.2773 AUD
Sale 586 140.0422 AUD
Sale 7,000 140.2500 AUD
Sale 16,015 139.9434 AUD
Sale 3,568 140.2727 AUD
Sale 10,000 140.2500 AUD
Sale 10,000 140.2360 AUD
Sale 943 139.2704 AUD
Sale 10,000 140.2360 AUD
Sale 3,128 140.0422 AUD
Sale 18,203 140.1751 AUD
Sale 190 140.0422 AUD
Sale 26 140.3900 AUD
Sale 1,367 140.0422 AUD
Sale 192 140.3900 AUD
Sale 1,879 140.0422 AUD
Sale 264 140.3900 AUD
Sale 194 140.3900 AUD
Sale 546 140.0422 AUD
Sale 82 140.3900 AUD
Sale 439 140.3900 AUD
Sale 2,183 140.2300 AUD
Sale 129 140.3900 AUD
Sale 920 140.0422 AUD
Sale 3,229 140.0422 AUD
Sale 458 140.3900 AUD
Sale 370 140.2500 AUD
Sale 1,385 140.0422 AUD
Sale 76 140.3900 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 943 139.2704
CFD Short 14500 140.2619
CFD Short 45 140.8982
(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 05 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