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 18 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 15,051,614 3.29% 1,055,381 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 547 0.00% 5,583 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,052,161 3.30% 1,060,964 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 690 134.9900 AUD
Purchase 7,217 134.0134 AUD
Purchase 7,217 134.0134 AUD
Purchase 18,354 134.9879 AUD
Purchase 11,602 135.4987 AUD
Sale 401 134.9417 AUD
Sale 4 134.9900 AUD
Sale 16 134.9900 AUD
Sale 15 134.9900 AUD
Sale 3 134.9900 AUD
Sale 12 134.9900 AUD
Sale 1,271 134.9417 AUD
Sale 600 134.8552 AUD
Sale 177 134.9417 AUD
Sale 894 134.9418 AUD
Sale 174 134.9418 AUD
Sale 7,217 134.0134 AUD
Sale 1,319 134.9418 AUD
Sale 530 134.9417 AUD
Sale 396 134.9417 AUD
Sale 10 134.9900 AUD
Sale 5 134.9900 AUD
Sale 129 134.9418 AUD
Sale 5 134.9900 AUD
Sale 29 134.9900 AUD
Sale 390 134.9417 AUD
Sale 28 134.9900 AUD
Sale 1,313 134.9418 AUD
Sale 2 134.9900 AUD
Sale 253 134.9417 AUD
Sale 191 134.9417 AUD
Sale 29 134.9900 AUD
Sale 4 134.9900 AUD
Sale 3 134.9900 AUD
Sale 8 134.9900 AUD
Sale 5 134.9900 AUD
Sale 8 134.9900 AUD
Sale 227 134.9418 AUD
Sale 31 134.9900 AUD
Sale 4 134.9900 AUD
Sale 295 134.9417 AUD
Sale 11 134.9900 AUD
Sale 9 134.9900 AUD
Sale 114 134.9418 AUD
Sale 1,752 134.9418 AUD
Sale 1,426 134.9418 AUD
Sale 18,354 134.9879 AUD
Sale 11,602 135.4987 AUD
Sale 335 134.9418 AUD
Sale 231 134.9417 AUD
Sale 15,234 134.9417 AUD
Sale 262 134.9417 AUD
Sale 480 134.9417 AUD
Sale 1 134.9900 AUD
Sale 579 134.9418 AUD
Sale 733 134.9417 AUD
Sale 352 134.9900 AUD
Sale 721 134.9418 AUD
Sale 6 134.9900 AUD
Sale 62 134.9417 AUD
Sale 7 134.9900 AUD
Sale 736 134.9417 AUD
Sale 8 134.9900 AUD
Sale 16 134.9900 AUD
Sale 19 134.9900 AUD
Sale 38 134.9900 AUD
Sale 417 134.9417 AUD
Sale 2 134.9900 AUD
Sale 196 134.9418 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 600 134.8551
(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 19 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