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 22 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 14,002,689 3.07% 2,081,580 0.46%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,922 0.00% 11,800 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,006,611 3.07% 2,093,380 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 1,700 128.0541 AUD
Purchase 25,982 128.4641 AUD
Sale 1,793 131.9000 AUD
Sale 395 128.5195 AUD
Sale 826 128.5196 AUD
Sale 1,846 128.5196 AUD
Sale 1,004 128.5196 AUD
Sale 355 128.5195 AUD
Sale 623 128.5196 AUD
Sale 145 128.5196 AUD
Sale 302 128.5196 AUD
Sale 340 128.5195 AUD
Sale 611 128.5195 AUD
Sale 320 131.9000 AUD
Sale 208 128.5196 AUD
Sale 271 128.5195 AUD
Sale 2,014 128.5195 AUD
Sale 1,038 128.5195 AUD
Sale 265 128.5196 AUD
Sale 397 128.5195 AUD
Sale 1,104 128.5196 AUD
Sale 154 128.5195 AUD
Sale 747 128.5196 AUD
Sale 784 128.5196 AUD
Sale 1,088 128.5196 AUD
Sale 233 128.5195 AUD
Sale 25,982 128.4641 AUD
Sale 152 128.5195 AUD
Sale 6,842 128.5195 AUD
Sale 908 128.5196 AUD
Sale 478 128.5195 AUD
Sale 857 128.5195 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 1700 128.0541
(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 23 November 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