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 10 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 14,076,370 3.08% 284,777 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 1,246 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,083,610 3.08% 286,023 0.06%
(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 704 137.8000 AUD
Purchase 801 137.8000 AUD
Purchase 22,200 137.9285 AUD
Purchase 390 137.8000 AUD
Purchase 10,000 137.5233 AUD
Purchase 4,337 138.0391 AUD
Purchase 156 137.8000 AUD
Purchase 494 137.7400 AUD
Purchase 10,000 137.5233 AUD
Purchase 129 137.5300 AUD
Purchase 8,574 137.7867 AUD
Sale 19 137.8000 AUD
Sale 249 137.7564 AUD
Sale 30 137.8000 AUD
Sale 32 137.7563 AUD
Sale 3 137.8000 AUD
Sale 572 137.7564 AUD
Sale 70 137.8000 AUD
Sale 830 137.7564 AUD
Sale 101 137.8000 AUD
Sale 17 137.8000 AUD
Sale 159 137.7565 AUD
Sale 112 137.8000 AUD
Sale 145 137.7565 AUD
Sale 142 137.7565 AUD
Sale 10,000 137.5233 AUD
Sale 8,574 137.7867 AUD
Sale 4,337 138.0391 AUD
Sale 918 137.7565 AUD
Sale 485 137.7564 AUD
Sale 467 137.8000 AUD
Sale 309 137.7400 AUD
Sale 30 137.8000 AUD
Sale 246 137.7564 AUD
Sale 511 137.7564 AUD
Sale 62 137.8000 AUD
Sale 20 137.8000 AUD
Sale 164 137.7565 AUD
Sale 3,990 137.7651 AUD
Sale 66 137.8000 AUD
Sale 854 137.7565 AUD
Sale 59 137.8000 AUD
Sale 104 137.8000 AUD
Sale 880 137.7564 AUD
Sale 108 137.8000 AUD
Sale 24 137.8000 AUD
Sale 202 137.7564 AUD
Sale 8 137.8000 AUD
Sale 73 137.7565 AUD
Sale 249 137.7564 AUD
Sale 30 137.8000 AUD
Sale 3,710 137.7564 AUD
Sale 17 137.8000 AUD
Sale 543 137.7565 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 22200 137.9284
(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 11 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