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 10 December 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 14,145,888 3.10% 2,064,950 0.45%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 14,866 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,145,888 3.10% 2,079,816 0.46%
(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 6,626 146.7000 AUD
Purchase 108 146.7000 AUD
Purchase 27,606 146.8422 AUD
Purchase 109 143.4800 AUD
Purchase 34,492 146.5390 AUD
Purchase 13,521 145.4800 AUD
Purchase 10,000 147.0667 AUD
Purchase 2,104 146.7000 AUD
Purchase 34,796 146.5057 AUD
Purchase 2,233 145.2848 AUD
Purchase 121 146.7000 AUD
Purchase 20,684 145.4800 AUD
Purchase 2,544 146.7000 AUD
Purchase 17,606 146.7147 AUD
Purchase 194 145.4800 AUD
Purchase 36,886 145.4800 AUD
Purchase 733 147.1000 AUD
Sale 364 146.5582 AUD
Sale 50 146.5582 AUD
Sale 60 147.1000 AUD
Sale 10,000 147.0667 AUD
Sale 17,606 146.7147 AUD
Sale 1,949 146.7000 AUD
Sale 3,500 146.9891 AUD
Sale 36,886 145.4800 AUD
Sale 162 146.5583 AUD
Sale 34,796 146.5057 AUD
Sale 932 146.5582 AUD
Sale 192 146.5582 AUD
Sale 62 147.1000 AUD
Sale 297 147.1000 AUD
Sale 94 145.0200 AUD
Sale 33 147.1000 AUD
Sale 20,684 145.4800 AUD
Sale 109 146.5582 AUD
Sale 15 147.1000 AUD
Sale 2,802 143.8346 AUD
Sale 13,521 145.4800 AUD
Sale 113 147.1000 AUD
Sale 1,018 144.3639 AUD
Sale 103 147.1000 AUD
Sale 201 146.5583 AUD
Sale 50 147.1000 AUD
Sale 332 146.5582 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 34492 146.539
CFD Long 3500 146.9891
(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 11 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