Rule 8.3 - RIO TINTO LTD
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 November 2007
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 13,848,336 3.03% 2,130,256 0.47%
securities
(2) Derivatives 80,001 0.02% 62,113 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,928,337 3.05% 2,192,369 0.48%
(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 11 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 382 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 4 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 10,426 144.8854 AUD
Purchase 1,265 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 6 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 19 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 1,726 145.1755 AUD
Purchase 4 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 969 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 239 143.3437 AUD
Purchase 25,608 144.4954 AUD
Purchase 2 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 3,424 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 34 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 13,703 142.2369 AUD
Purchase 131 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 1,500 144.2413 AUD
Purchase 31 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 116 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 2 145.1900 AUD
Purchase 1,284 143.3437 AUD
Purchase 10,426 144.8854 AUD
Sale 27,618 145.2916 AUD
Sale 9,759 142.4506 AUD
Sale 113 145.2916 AUD
Sale 23 144.4132 AUD
Sale 814 145.0369 AUD
Sale 530 145.0368 AUD
Sale 162 145.2916 AUD
Sale 492 145.0369 AUD
Sale 19 145.1900 AUD
Sale 9,870 145.1900 AUD
Sale 7 143.9738 AUD
Sale 481 145.0368 AUD
Sale 768 145.0368 AUD
Sale 61 143.9738 AUD
Sale 657 145.0369 AUD
Sale 413 143.9738 AUD
Sale 1,726 145.1755 AUD
Sale 110 145.2916 AUD
Sale 1,238 143.3566 AUD
Sale 329 145.2916 AUD
Sale 1,209 143.9738 AUD
Sale 1,726 145.1755 AUD
Sale 6 143.9738 AUD
Sale 7,664 139.2500 AUD
Sale 1,396 145.0368 AUD
Sale 6 145.1900 AUD
Sale 422 145.0369 AUD
Sale 101 145.2916 AUD
Sale 1,272 145.0368 AUD
Sale 3,719 145.2916 AUD
Sale 739 145.0369 AUD
Sale 207 145.2916 AUD
Sale 116 145.1900 AUD
Sale 668 145.1900 AUD
Sale 2 145.1900 AUD
Sale 12 144.4132 AUD
Sale 68 145.2916 AUD
Sale 36 143.9738 AUD
Sale 1,526 145.0369 AUD
Sale 211 145.1900 AUD
Sale 173 145.2916 AUD
Sale 2,536 145.0368 AUD
Sale 3,944 141.7082 AUD
Sale 153 145.1900 AUD
Sale 1,455 145.0368 AUD
Sale 3,554 145.0369 AUD
Sale 10,426 144.8854 AUD
Sale 2,162 145.0368 AUD
Sale 984 145.0368 AUD
Sale 59 145.2916 AUD
Sale 551 145.0369 AUD
Sale 941 143.3566 AUD
Sale 23,215 143.3576 AUD
Sale 19 143.9738 AUD
Sale 2,917 145.0369 AUD
Sale 552 145.2916 AUD
Sale 31 145.1900 AUD
Sale 3,298 145.2916 AUD
Sale 962 145.2916 AUD
Sale 304 145.0369 AUD
Sale 11 145.1900 AUD
Sale 925 145.0368 AUD
Sale 366 143.9738 AUD
Sale 2,371 145.0368 AUD
Sale 469 145.0369 AUD
Sale 969 145.1900 AUD
Sale 11 143.9738 AUD
Sale 382 145.1900 AUD
Sale 4 145.1900 AUD
Sale 986 145.1900 AUD
Sale 7,565 139.2500 AUD
Sale 4 145.1900 AUD
Sale 1,770 145.0369 AUD
Sale 1,965 145.1900 AUD
Sale 2,006 145.0368 AUD
Sale 12,724 145.0368 AUD
Sale 14,699 145.1900 AUD
Sale 2,369 145.0368 AUD
Sale 1,401 145.0369 AUD
Sale 10,885 145.2916 AUD
Sale 12 144.4132 AUD
Sale 1,265 145.1900 AUD
Sale 131 145.1900 AUD
Sale 3,068 143.9738 AUD
Sale 34 145.1900 AUD
Sale 775 145.0368 AUD
Sale 17 144.4132 AUD
Sale 106 143.9738 AUD
Sale 2 145.1900 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 1500 144.2413
CFD Long 23215 143.3576
(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 December 2007
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