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 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 14,142,345 3.10% 284,777 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 3,106 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,149,585 3.10% 287,883 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 9,942 141.2692 AUD
Purchase 234 141.4489 AUD
Purchase 1,61 141.1004 AUD
Purchase 6,251 141.5133 AUD
Purchase 17,154 141.1170 AUD
Purchase 609 140.6281 AUD
Purchase 8,359 141.6900 AUD
Purchase 4,137 141.4350 AUD
Purchase 1,611 141.1004 AUD
Purchase 512 139.9000 AUD
Sale 535 141.6900 AUD
Sale 547 141.6900 AUD
Sale 256 141.6900 AUD
Sale 4,052 140.6000 AUD
Sale 9,942 141.2692 AUD
Sale 100 141.6900 AUD
Sale 17,154 141.1170 AUD
Sale 4,900 141.4183 AUD
Sale 1,611 141.1004 AUD
Sale 529 141.6900 AUD
Sale 1,827 141.6900 AUD
Sale 145 141.6900 AUD
Sale 83 141.6900 AUD
Sale 247 141.6900 AUD
Sale 540 141.6900 AUD
Sale 681 141.6900 AUD
Sale 1,209 141.6900 AUD
Sale 335 141.6900 AUD
Sale 435 141.6900 AUD
Sale 233 141.6900 AUD
Sale 155 141.6900 AUD
Sale 5,518 138.1100 AUD
Sale 627 140.6000 AUD
Sale 502 141.6900 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 4900 141.4183
CFD Short 609 140.6281
CFD Short 6251 141.5132
(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 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