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 19 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 14,589,004 3.19% 1,580,040 0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives 373 0.00% 1,249 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,589,377 3.19% 1,581,289 0.35%
(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 23,117 129.4100 AUD
Purchase 396 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 398 131.4031 AUD
Purchase 404 131.4031 AUD
Purchase 497 131.4031 AUD
Purchase 20 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 102 131.5921 AUD
Purchase 390 131.4032 AUD
Purchase 46,269 129.4100 AUD
Purchase 290 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 22,625 130.4727 AUD
Purchase 72 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 110 131.4031 AUD
Purchase 733 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 7,845 130.2718 AUD
Purchase 40 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 235 131.5921 AUD
Purchase 231,275 129.4100 AUD
Purchase 1,572 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 1,594 131.4031 AUD
Purchase 118 131.5921 AUD
Purchase 57,810 129.4100 AUD
Purchase 90 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 7,685 130.5619 AUD
Purchase 73 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 91 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 70 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 2,147 131.4032 AUD
Purchase 9,468 130.3400 AUD
Purchase 503 131.4032 AUD
Purchase 7,845 130.2718 AUD
Purchase 23,117 129.4100 AUD
Purchase 226 131.4031 AUD
Purchase 22,625 130.4727 AUD
Sale 7,685 130.5619 AUD
Sale 1,142 130.3400 AUD
Sale 7,685 130.5619 AUD
Sale 7,845 130.2718 AUD
Sale 22,625 130.4727 AUD
Sale 7,845 130.2718 AUD
Sale 7,845 130.2718 AUD
Sale 6,336 130.3995 AUD
Sale 19,942 130.3996 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 7845 130.2717
(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 20 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