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 18 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 14,604,012 3.20% 200,779 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,248 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,613,260 3.20% 200,779 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 4,958 139.1389 AUD
Purchase 3,546 140.1360 AUD
Purchase 5,742 140.1500 AUD
Purchase 18,319 139.7892 AUD
Purchase 2,469 139.0770 AUD
Purchase 20,919 139.0398 AUD
Sale 1,168 139.0866 AUD
Sale 874 139.0865 AUD
Sale 1,908 139.1061 AUD
Sale 20,919 139.0398 AUD
Sale 4,958 139.1389 AUD
Sale 7 139.0858 AUD
Sale 5,730 139.8799 AUD
Sale 12,589 139.7479 AUD
Sale 3,546 140.1360 AUD
Sale 8,504 139.5547 AUD
Sale 610 140.1220 AUD
Sale 520 139.0866 AUD
Sale 717 139.1759 AUD
Sale 5,839 136.4088 AUD
Sale 547 139.0866 AUD
Sale 389 139.0866 AUD
Sale 1,187 139.0866 AUD
Sale 1,064 139.0866 AUD
Sale 949 139.0866 AUD
Sale 181 139.0865 AUD
Sale 2,938 139.0866 AUD
Sale 1,030 139.0866 AUD
Sale 318 139.0866 AUD
Sale 105 139.0865 AUD
Sale 235 139.0866 AUD
Sale 722 139.0865 AUD
Sale 1,599 139.0866 AUD
Sale 3,152 139.0866 AUD
Sale 580 139.0865 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 1908 139.1061
CFD Long 610 140.1219
CFD Short 2469 139.0769
(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 19 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