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 09 April 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 14,058,106 3.08% 316,716 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 29,179 0.01% 985 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,087,285 3.08% 317,701 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 28,786 139.3565 AUD
Purchase 6,220 138.1183 AUD
Purchase 2,743 139.0000 AUD
Purchase 3,674 137.8800 AUD
Purchase 5,478 139.0000 AUD
Purchase 2,506 138.5548 AUD
Purchase 139 137.8800 AUD
Purchase 44,661 138.3645 AUD
Purchase 752 139.0000 AUD
Sale 147 138.4098 AUD
Sale 976 138.4098 AUD
Sale 85 139.0000 AUD
Sale 542 138.4098 AUD
Sale 431 138.4098 AUD
Sale 565 139.0000 AUD
Sale 185 138.4098 AUD
Sale 107 139.0000 AUD
Sale 23 139.0000 AUD
Sale 89 139.0000 AUD
Sale 42 138.4098 AUD
Sale 250 139.0000 AUD
Sale 535 138.4098 AUD
Sale 309 139.0000 AUD
Sale 422 138.4099 AUD
Sale 314 139.0000 AUD
Sale 82 138.4098 AUD
Sale 95 139.0000 AUD
Sale 164 138.4099 AUD
Sale 44,661 138.3645 AUD
Sale 4,500 136.9059 AUD
Sale 6,220 138.1183 AUD
Sale 2,506 138.5548 AUD
Sale 244 139.0000 AUD
Sale 70 139.0000 AUD
Sale 3,347 138.4098 AUD
Sale 44,661 138.3645 AUD
Sale 82 138.4098 AUD
Sale 47 139.0000 AUD
Sale 44 139.0000 AUD
Sale 76 138.4098 AUD
Sale 95 139.0000 AUD
Sale 165 138.4099 AUD
Sale 133 138.4098 AUD
Sale 76 139.0000 AUD
Sale 234 139.0000 AUD
Sale 404 138.4099 AUD
Sale 154 138.4099 AUD
Sale 479 138.4098 AUD
Sale 47 139.0000 AUD
Sale 121 138.4099 AUD
Sale 72 139.0000 AUD
Sale 125 138.4099 AUD
Sale 760 138.4099 AUD
Sale 441 139.0000 AUD
Sale 320 139.0000 AUD
Sale 553 138.4099 AUD
Sale 331 139.0000 AUD
Sale 573 138.4099 AUD
Sale 237 138.4098 AUD
Sale 136 139.0000 AUD
Sale 1,959 139.0000 AUD
Sale 277 139.0000 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 4500 136.9058
CFD Short 28786 139.3564
(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 10 April 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