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 02 July 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 12,493,468 2.73% 282,494 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,312 0.00% 267 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,500,780 2.74% 282,761 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 284 133.4100 AUD
Purchase 5,792 133.6032 AUD
Purchase 5,283 134.2166 AUD
Purchase 7,505 132.4287 AUD
Purchase 7,505 132.4287 AUD
Purchase 74 134.5200 AUD
Purchase 112 134.8232 AUD
Purchase 6,285 133.9852 AUD
Purchase 10,000 132.2968 AUD
Purchase 961 132.3100 AUD
Purchase 1,691 133.4100 AUD
Purchase 590 133.4807 AUD
Purchase 10,126 133.4807 AUD
Purchase 4,894 133.4100 AUD
Purchase 117 134.0700 AUD
Purchase 80 134.0700 AUD
Purchase 161 134.0700 AUD
Purchase 106 134.0700 AUD
Purchase 3,502 133.4807 AUD
Sale 10,000 132.2968 AUD
Sale 7,505 132.4287 AUD
Sale 568 132.3100 AUD
Sale 6,285 133.9852 AUD
Sale 330 132.3100 AUD
Sale 339 134.0700 AUD
Sale 5,283 134.2166 AUD
Sale 4,214 133.7437 AUD
Sale 112 134.8232 AUD
Sale 316 133.4100 AUD
Sale 1,812 132.3100 AUD
Sale 486 132.3100 AUD
Sale 1,466 133.4100 AUD
Sale 113 133.4100 AUD
Sale 900 134.2262 AUD
Sale 701 133.4100 AUD
Sale 330 133.4100 AUD
Sale 1,886 133.4100 AUD
Sale 197 133.4100 AUD
Sale 417 133.4100 AUD
Sale 150 133.4100 AUD
Sale 357 133.4100 AUD
Sale 936 133.4100 AUD
Sale 15,283 132.9604 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 4214 133.7436
CFD Long 900 134.2262
CFD Short 5792 133.6031
CFD Short 74 134.52
(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 03 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