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 29 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 13,693,568 3.00% 288,129 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,598 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,705,166 3.00% 288,129 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 561 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 371 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,647 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 275 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,107 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 623 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,232 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 13,893 125.9015 AUD
Purchase 62 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 21,610 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,906 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,394 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 17,500 126.8665 AUD
Purchase 29,214 126.3722 AUD
Purchase 273 126.4553 AUD
Purchase 29,214 126.3722 AUD
Purchase 321 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 5,000 126.4300 AUD
Purchase 394 127.3849 AUD
Purchase 149 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 3,926 125.8819 AUD
Purchase 341 125.9015 AUD
Purchase 1,617 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 6,338 127.5000 AUD
Sale 2,800 124.6542 AUD
Sale 321 127.5000 AUD
Sale 149 127.5000 AUD
Sale 3,318 127.4745 AUD
Sale 184 126.4217 AUD
Sale 2,127 125.5342 AUD
Sale 1,647 127.5000 AUD
Sale 6,338 127.5000 AUD
Sale 1,461 126.1092 AUD
Sale 295 127.5000 AUD
Sale 1,617 127.5000 AUD
Sale 21,610 127.5000 AUD
Sale 3,232 127.5000 AUD
Sale 2,906 127.5000 AUD
Sale 2,152 126.4300 AUD
Sale 91 126.4300 AUD
Sale 2,107 127.5000 AUD
Sale 3,394 127.5000 AUD
Sale 29,214 126.3722 AUD
Sale 95 127.3684 AUD
Sale 275 127.5000 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 2800 124.6541
CFD Long 184 126.4216
CFD Long 3318 127.4745
CFD Short 273 126.4552
CFD Short 17500 126.8664
(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 01 September 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