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 16 October 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 13,078,032 2.86% 311,407 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 22,376 0.00% 689 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,100,408 2.87% 312,096 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 4,858 67.4908 AUD
Purchase 90 66.0100 AUD
Purchase 130 66.0100 AUD
Purchase 403 66.0100 AUD
Purchase 1,400 67.0000 AUD
Purchase 5,535 66.0100 AUD
Purchase 8,678 67.1093 AUD
Purchase 3,443 67.4522 AUD
Purchase 14,902 66.0166 AUD
Purchase 466 66.0100 AUD
Purchase 14,902 66.0166 AUD
Purchase 501 66.0100 AUD
Sale 1,596 67.4455 AUD
Sale 1,418 67.4455 AUD
Sale 147 67.4454 AUD
Sale 533 67.4455 AUD
Sale 806 67.4454 AUD
Sale 2,011 67.0000 AUD
Sale 319 67.0000 AUD
Sale 1,532 67.4454 AUD
Sale 1,114 67.4455 AUD
Sale 2,006 67.4454 AUD
Sale 3,836 67.4454 AUD
Sale 1,107 67.4455 AUD
Sale 802 67.4454 AUD
Sale 2,500 67.4454 AUD
Sale 861 67.4455 AUD
Sale 2,808 67.4454 AUD
Sale 882 67.4454 AUD
Sale 59 67.4455 AUD
Sale 11,399 67.4454 AUD
Sale 50 67.4454 AUD
Sale 2,138 67.4455 AUD
Sale 415 67.0000 AUD
Sale 5,239 67.0000 AUD
Sale 512 67.0000 AUD
Sale 7,380 66.0100 AUD
Sale 8,678 67.1093 AUD
Sale 13,536 67.2462 AUD
Sale 14,902 66.0166 AUD
Sale 4,858 67.4908 AUD
Sale 176 66.0100 AUD
Sale 889 67.0000 AUD
Sale 3,129 67.0000 AUD
Sale 34,983 67.4454 AUD
Sale 1,883 67.0000 AUD
Sale 591 67.0000 AUD
Sale 5,916 67.0000 AUD
Sale 3,796 67.0000 AUD
Sale 10,305 67.4454 AUD
Sale 214 67.4455 AUD
Sale 7,300 78.5000 AUD
Sale 100 67.0000 AUD
Sale 3,676 67.4454 AUD
Sale 1,765 67.0000 AUD
Sale 426 67.0000 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(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 17 October 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