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 20 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 13,674,658 2.99% 189,219 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,688 0.00% 273 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,682,346 3.00% 189,492 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 10,000 138.6139 AUD
Purchase 261 138.5861 AUD
Purchase 3,161 139.0900 AUD
Purchase 1,468 139.1080 AUD
Purchase 324 139.7500 AUD
Purchase 128 139.0900 AUD
Purchase 2,900 138.7568 AUD
Purchase 10,000 138.6139 AUD
Purchase 466 138.6000 AUD
Purchase 261 138.6000 AUD
Sale 224 139.0900 AUD
Sale 838 138.5504 AUD
Sale 487 138.5504 AUD
Sale 1,065 138.5504 AUD
Sale 654 138.5504 AUD
Sale 174 139.0900 AUD
Sale 312 139.0900 AUD
Sale 86 139.0900 AUD
Sale 1,169 138.5504 AUD
Sale 130 139.0900 AUD
Sale 284 139.0900 AUD
Sale 800 138.5504 AUD
Sale 214 139.0900 AUD
Sale 400 138.5504 AUD
Sale 6,190 138.6000 AUD
Sale 209 138.5504 AUD
Sale 228 139.7221 AUD
Sale 261 138.6000 AUD
Sale 261 138.5861 AUD
Sale 10,000 138.6139 AUD
Sale 1,376 139.3848 AUD
Sale 261 138.5861 AUD
Sale 107 139.0900 AUD
Sale 49 139.0900 AUD
Sale 1,909 138.5504 AUD
Sale 23,645 138.8300 AUD
Sale 714 138.6000 AUD
Sale 232 138.6000 AUD
Sale 3,643 138.6000 AUD
Sale 32 139.0900 AUD
Sale 122 138.5504 AUD
Sale 44 139.0900 AUD
Sale 165 138.5504 AUD
Sale 218 138.5504 AUD
Sale 58 139.0900 AUD
Sale 297 139.0900 AUD
Sale 39 139.0900 AUD
Sale 184 138.5504 AUD
Sale 322 138.5504 AUD
Sale 155 139.0900 AUD
Sale 581 138.5504 AUD
Sale 410 138.5504 AUD
Sale 109 139.0900 AUD
Sale 1,217 138.5504 AUD
Sale 325 139.0900 AUD
Sale 202 138.5504 AUD
Sale 53 139.0900 AUD
Sale 20 139.0900 AUD
Sale 75 138.5504 AUD
Sale 55 139.0900 AUD
Sale 522 139.0900 AUD
Sale 148 138.5504 AUD
Sale 1,112 138.5504 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 1376 139.3848
CFD Long 228 139.722
CFD Short 2900 138.7568
CFD Short 1468 139.108
(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 23 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