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 21 August 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 13,583,305 2.97% 286,372 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,841 0.00% 11,162 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,593,146 2.98% 297,534 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 9,400 118.9928 AUD
Purchase 655 119.2000 AUD
Purchase 3,825 119.2391 AUD
Purchase 164 118.1388 AUD
Purchase 3,645 118.8978 AUD
Purchase 3,645 118.8978 AUD
Sale 1,365 118.2979 AUD
Sale 854 118.2980 AUD
Sale 4,281 118.2979 AUD
Sale 4,070 118.2979 AUD
Sale 3,831 118.2979 AUD
Sale 7,651 118.2979 AUD
Sale 854 118.2980 AUD
Sale 1,222 118.7975 AUD
Sale 295 119.2062 AUD
Sale 625 118.2980 AUD
Sale 3,645 118.8978 AUD
Sale 3,825 119.2391 AUD
Sale 7,728 118.9000 AUD
Sale 5,795 118.2979 AUD
Sale 690 118.2979 AUD
Sale 610 118.2980 AUD
Sale 1,432 118.2979 AUD
Sale 4,871 118.2979 AUD
Sale 1,526 118.2980 AUD
Sale 3,851 118.2979 AUD
Sale 5,786 118.2979 AUD
Sale 8,560 118.2979 AUD
Sale 966 118.2979 AUD
Sale 272 118.2980 AUD
Sale 1,595 118.2979 AUD
Sale 3,578 118.2980 AUD
Sale 2,989 118.2979 AUD
Sale 1,863 118.2980 AUD
Sale 645 118.2980 AUD
Sale 2,026 118.2980 AUD
Sale 27,890 118.2979 AUD
Sale 1,524 118.2979 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 1222 118.7974
CFD Long 295 119.2061
CFD Short 164 118.1388
CFD Short 9400 118.9928
(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 22 August 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