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 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 14,692,549 3.22% 199,997 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 15,133 0.00% 1,915 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,707,682 3.22% 201,912 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 978 135.5300 AUD
Purchase 278 135.5300 AUD
Purchase 76 136.1600 AUD
Purchase 17,695 135.1015 AUD
Purchase 4,438 135.0416 AUD
Purchase 8,898 134.4811 AUD
Purchase 14,184 133.5634 AUD
Purchase 799 135.5300 AUD
Purchase 1,393 135.0000 AUD
Purchase 14,184 133.5634 AUD
Purchase 18,746 134.9664 AUD
Sale 14,184 133.5634 AUD
Sale 681 134.9708 AUD
Sale 523 134.9465 AUD
Sale 8,898 134.4811 AUD
Sale 1,814 133.5500 AUD
Sale 8,898 134.4811 AUD
Sale 18,746 134.9664 AUD
Sale 673 134.9708 AUD
Sale 108 135.5300 AUD
Sale 51 135.5300 AUD
Sale 95 135.5300 AUD
Sale 1,524 134.9708 AUD
Sale 893 133.5500 AUD
Sale 10,964 137.5300 AUD
Sale 1,169 133.5500 AUD
Sale 347 135.5300 AUD
Sale 2,147 134.9708 AUD
Sale 487 135.5300 AUD
Sale 533 135.5300 AUD
Sale 318 134.9708 AUD
Sale 590 134.9708 AUD
Sale 78 135.5300 AUD
Sale 484 134.9708 AUD
Sale 110 135.5300 AUD
Sale 246 135.5300 AUD
Sale 3,011 134.9708 AUD
Sale 3,272 134.9708 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 523 134.9465
CFD Short 4438 135.0415
CFD Short 17695 135.1014
(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 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