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 21 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 14,555,870 3.19% 1,572,248 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 59,619 0.01% 1,521 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,615,489 3.20% 1,573,769 0.34%
(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 39,833 128.4517 AUD
Purchase 8,050 128.5754 AUD
Purchase 1,301 128.5054 AUD
Purchase 9,400 128.7126 AUD
Purchase 272 127.0700 AUD
Purchase 9,400 128.7126 AUD
Purchase 1,548 128.5500 AUD
Purchase 5,982 128.5500 AUD
Purchase 215 128.5500 AUD
Purchase 272 127.0700 AUD
Purchase 2,220 128.5054 AUD
Purchase 3,988 128.5500 AUD
Purchase 20,000 128.5629 AUD
Purchase 272 127.0954 AUD
Purchase 9,400 128.7126 AUD
Purchase 39,833 128.4517 AUD
Purchase 44,271 128.3613 AUD
Purchase 4,208 128.0000 AUD
Purchase 44,271 128.3613 AUD
Purchase 28,050 128.5665 AUD
Sale 9,400 128.7126 AUD
Sale 257 128.5106 AUD
Sale 272 127.0700 AUD
Sale 58,630 128.5500 AUD
Sale 8,050 128.5754 AUD
Sale 39,833 128.4517 AUD
Sale 792 128.5371 AUD
Sale 6,806 128.5500 AUD
Sale 20,000 128.5629 AUD
Sale 272 127.0700 AUD
Sale 44,271 128.3613 AUD
Sale 39,833 128.4517 AUD
Sale 215 128.5500 AUD
Sale 39,833 128.4517 AUD
Sale 6,280 128.5500 AUD
Sale 44,271 128.3613 AUD
Sale 2,506 128.5500 AUD
Sale 9,400 128.7126 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 272 127.0954
CFD Short 9400 128.7125
CFD Long 39833 128.4516
(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 24 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