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 22 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 13,622,484 2.98% 283,865 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,334 0.00% 27,562 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,629,818 2.98% 311,427 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 636 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 243 122.5991 AUD
Purchase 510 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 399 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 91 122.5991 AUD
Purchase 287 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 170 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 1,851 122.5991 AUD
Purchase 337 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 526 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 1,327 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 708 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 1,099 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 254 122.5991 AUD
Purchase 4,737 122.2878 AUD
Purchase 1,716 122.5215 AUD
Purchase 60,917 123.3941 AUD
Purchase 60,917 123.3941 AUD
Purchase 1,208 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 16,800 122.9576 AUD
Purchase 13,162 121.1527 AUD
Purchase 464 122.5991 AUD
Purchase 8,700 122.6590 AUD
Purchase 1,040 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 1,403 122.8223 AUD
Purchase 531 122.5045 AUD
Purchase 1,403 122.8223 AUD
Purchase 5,596 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 153 122.5991 AUD
Purchase 249 122.5990 AUD
Purchase 1,001 122.5991 AUD
Purchase 3,598 122.5990 AUD
Sale 2,176 122.0224 AUD
Sale 8,183 121.0000 AUD
Sale 400 121.5400 AUD
Sale 4,737 122.2878 AUD
Sale 6,724 122.2645 AUD
Sale 33,400 122.8776 AUD
Sale 13,162 121.1527 AUD
Sale 2,912 122.3000 AUD
Sale 13,162 121.1527 AUD
Sale 941 121.0000 AUD
Sale 4,737 122.2878 AUD
Sale 1,403 122.8223 AUD
Sale 60,917 123.3941 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 400 121.54
CFD Long 2176 122.0224
CFD Long 6724 122.2644
CFD Long 33400 122.8776
CFD Short 531 122.5045
CFD Short 1716 122.5214
CFD Short 8700 122.6589
CFD Short 16800 122.9576
(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 26 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