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 30 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 13,368,455 2.93% 258,397 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,946 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,376,401 2.93% 258,397 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 1,485 135.4696 AUD
Purchase 331 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 132 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 163 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 387 135.4696 AUD
Purchase 478 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 157 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 2,101 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 410 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 129 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 194 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 1,839 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 842 135.5000 AUD
Purchase 2,717 135.5000 AUD
Purchase 56 135.5000 AUD
Purchase 147 135.5000 AUD
Purchase 834 134.9220 AUD
Purchase 63,446 135.4865 AUD
Purchase 13,243 135.4787 AUD
Purchase 158 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 652 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 432 132.0400 AUD
Purchase 130 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 1,680 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 808 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 496 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 156 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 192 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 322 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 261 135.4696 AUD
Purchase 427 135.4696 AUD
Purchase 613 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 404 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 500 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 840 135.4695 AUD
Purchase 1,040 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 528 135.8900 AUD
Purchase 106 135.4696 AUD
Sale 1,922 135.5000 AUD
Sale 1,669 132.0400 AUD
Sale 236 134.8530 AUD
Sale 13,243 135.4788 AUD
Sale 2,034 136.1381 AUD
Sale 63,446 135.4865 AUD
Sale 535 135.5000 AUD
Sale 842 135.5000 AUD
Sale 29,514 135.5000 AUD
Sale 56 135.5000 AUD
Sale 3,095 135.5000 AUD
Sale 1,567 135.5000 AUD
Sale 147 135.5000 AUD
Sale 9,476 135.8900 AUD
Sale 63,446 135.4865 AUD
Sale 604 135.5000 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 236 134.853
CFD Long 2034 136.1381
CFD Short 834 134.922
(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 01 July 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