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 31 October 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 12,765,526 2.79% 309,800 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,414 0.00% 689 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,785,940 2.80% 310,489 0.07%
(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 13 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 2,324 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 30 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 19 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 1,503 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 541 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 657 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 1,069 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 45 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 433 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 20,646 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 2,367 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 241 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 3 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 8 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 7 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 1,914 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 11,396 76.7064 AUD
Purchase 3,294 77.5922 AUD
Purchase 514 75.7353 AUD
Purchase 3,294 77.5922 AUD
Purchase 14,267 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 360 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,500 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 98 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 38 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,100 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,985 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 50 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 175 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 6,958 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 31 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 3,907 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 221 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 18,219 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,948 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 25 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 2 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 281 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 5 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 46 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 2 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 781 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 2,212 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 2,251 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 28 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 631 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 8 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 2 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 170 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 19,681 77.6000 AUD
Purchase 627 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 189 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 6 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 458 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 1,111 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 14 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 12 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 3,519 75.9788 AUD
Purchase 981 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 8 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 2,470 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 32 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 990 75.9787 AUD
Purchase 12 75.3100 AUD
Purchase 10 75.3100 AUD
Sale 98 77.6000 AUD
Sale 11,396 76.7064 AUD
Sale 3,294 77.5922 AUD
Sale 14,690 76.9051 AUD
Sale 516 77.6000 AUD
Sale 3,674 77.6000 AUD
Sale 254 77.6000 AUD
Sale 50 77.6000 AUD
Sale 175 77.6000 AUD
Sale 38 77.6000 AUD
Sale 604 75.3100 AUD
Sale 3,294 77.5922 AUD
Sale 360 77.6000 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 514 75.7352
(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 November 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