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 24 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 13,507,159 2.96% 188,771 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,240 0.00% 1,816 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,514,399 2.96% 190,587 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 365 141.7500 AUD
Purchase 23,792 138.0885 AUD
Purchase 760 140.5724 AUD
Purchase 124 139.2178 AUD
Purchase 532 140.0400 AUD
Purchase 900 139.9116 AUD
Purchase 3,505 135.8400 AUD
Sale 238 135.8400 AUD
Sale 223 135.8400 AUD
Sale 8,453 136.4197 AUD
Sale 1,022 136.4197 AUD
Sale 27 135.8400 AUD
Sale 3,261 136.4197 AUD
Sale 286 135.8400 AUD
Sale 270 135.8400 AUD
Sale 10,841 136.4197 AUD
Sale 1,652 136.4197 AUD
Sale 43 135.8400 AUD
Sale 832 136.4197 AUD
Sale 86 135.8400 AUD
Sale 9,011 136.4197 AUD
Sale 1,676 136.4198 AUD
Sale 72 135.8400 AUD
Sale 10,230 136.4197 AUD
Sale 49 135.8400 AUD
Sale 1,872 136.4198 AUD
Sale 2,904 141.7500 AUD
Sale 8,320 141.7500 AUD
Sale 365 141.7500 AUD
Sale 532 140.0400 AUD
Sale 23,792 138.0885 AUD
Sale 760 140.5724 AUD
Sale 44 135.8400 AUD
Sale 858 136.4197 AUD
Sale 1,543 136.4198 AUD
Sale 40 135.8400 AUD
Sale 22 135.8400 AUD
Sale 837 136.4198 AUD
Sale 143 136.4198 AUD
Sale 22 135.8400 AUD
Sale 22 135.8400 AUD
Sale 328 135.8400 AUD
Sale 8,955 139.4348 AUD
Sale 15,982 139.4348 AUD
Sale 2,585 141.7500 AUD
Sale 748 141.7500 AUD
Sale 148 141.7500 AUD
Sale 1,115 135.8400 AUD
Sale 3 135.8400 AUD
Sale 5,296 136.4197 AUD
Sale 41,652 136.4197 AUD
Sale 842 136.4198 AUD
Sale 22 135.8400 AUD
Sale 2,531 136.4197 AUD
Sale 66 135.8400 AUD
Sale 257 135.8400 AUD
Sale 50 135.8400 AUD
Sale 140 135.8400 AUD
Sale 1,925 136.4197 AUD
Sale 1,892 136.4197 AUD
Sale 50 135.8400 AUD
Sale 30 135.8400 AUD
Sale 1,172 136.4198 AUD
Sale 12,421 136.4197 AUD
Sale 2,731 136.4197 AUD
Sale 9,724 136.4197 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 124 139.2178
CFD Short 900 139.9115
(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 25 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