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 14 February 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 15,097,498 3.30% 1,062,051 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 5,636 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,097,498 3.30% 1,067,687 0.23%
(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 40,000 133.7834 AUD
Purchase 42,304 132.4153 AUD
Purchase 857 133.7700 AUD
Purchase 161 131.5000 AUD
Purchase 4,426 133.7700 AUD
Purchase 268 131.5000 AUD
Purchase 10,812 133.7566 AUD
Purchase 234 133.7700 AUD
Purchase 1,000 131.9262 AUD
Purchase 81 131.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,836 132.4100 AUD
Purchase 181 131.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,067 132.4100 AUD
Purchase 40,000 133.7834 AUD
Purchase 234 133.7700 AUD
Purchase 122 131.1300 AUD
Sale 40 132.4100 AUD
Sale 103 132.4100 AUD
Sale 842 132.2993 AUD
Sale 251 132.2993 AUD
Sale 202 132.4100 AUD
Sale 40,000 133.7834 AUD
Sale 10,812 133.7566 AUD
Sale 518 132.2993 AUD
Sale 13 132.4100 AUD
Sale 37 132.4100 AUD
Sale 64 132.2993 AUD
Sale 573 132.2992 AUD
Sale 10,812 133.7566 AUD
Sale 42,304 132.4152 AUD
Sale 182 132.4100 AUD
Sale 410 132.2992 AUD
Sale 111 132.4100 AUD
Sale 73 132.4100 AUD
Sale 88 132.4100 AUD
Sale 51 132.4100 AUD
Sale 480 132.2993 AUD
Sale 1,337 133.7700 AUD
Sale 105 132.4100 AUD
Sale 123 132.4100 AUD
Sale 164 132.2993 AUD
Sale 838 132.2992 AUD
Sale 114 132.4100 AUD
Sale 171 132.2992 AUD
Sale 11 132.4100 AUD
Sale 4,443 132.2993 AUD
Sale 110 132.4100 AUD
Sale 976 132.4100 AUD
Sale 26 132.4100 AUD
Sale 198 132.4100 AUD
Sale 124 132.2992 AUD
Sale 88 132.2993 AUD
Sale 55 132.2993 AUD
Sale 51 132.4100 AUD
Sale 35 132.4100 AUD
Sale 19 132.4100 AUD
Sale 236 132.2992 AUD
Sale 487 132.2992 AUD
Sale 937 132.2992 AUD
Sale 341 132.2993 AUD
Sale 509 132.2992 AUD
Sale 531 132.2993 AUD
Sale 919 132.2992 AUD
Sale 238 132.2993 AUD
Sale 181 132.4100 AUD
Sale 185 132.2992 AUD
Sale 54 132.4100 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 1000 131.9262
(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 15 February 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