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 11 November 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 12,904,234 2.82% 307,694 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 18,663 0.00% 689 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 12,922,897 2.83% 308,383 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 390 77.3663 AUD
Purchase 12,238 76.4976 AUD
Purchase 8,012 76.0290 AUD
Purchase 11,484 76.4900 AUD
Purchase 334 76.4900 AUD
Purchase 74 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 1,333 77.3662 AUD
Purchase 567 77.3663 AUD
Purchase 31 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 131 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 12,238 76.4976 AUD
Purchase 21 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 242 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 10 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 162 77.3662 AUD
Purchase 4,235 77.3663 AUD
Purchase 518 76.4900 AUD
Purchase 2,354 77.3662 AUD
Purchase 9 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 179 77.3663 AUD
Purchase 29 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 519 77.3663 AUD
Purchase 838 77.3663 AUD
Purchase 46 77.1900 AUD
Purchase 539 77.3662 AUD
Purchase 30 77.1900 AUD
Sale 36 77.1900 AUD
Sale 686 76.4900 AUD
Sale 1,333 76.4900 AUD
Sale 8,012 76.0290 AUD
Sale 12,238 76.4976 AUD
Sale 8,012 76.0290 AUD
Sale 587 77.1900 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(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 12 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