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 09 January 2008
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 14,725,301 3.22% 1,565,719 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 53,902 0.01% 0 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,779,203 3.24% 1,565,719 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 76 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 58 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 19,837 126.2393 AUD
Purchase 79,763 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 5,904 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 754 126.0000 AUD
Purchase 19,837 126.2393 AUD
Purchase 1,441 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 19,837 126.2393 AUD
Purchase 1,282 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 1,881 126.2173 AUD
Purchase 90 126.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,058 126.6900 AUD
Purchase 5,904 128.0000 AUD
Purchase 7,696 126.0339 AUD
Purchase 1,099 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 65 125.6800 AUD
Purchase 7,696 126.0339 AUD
Purchase 4,985 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 240 126.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,282 129.1700 AUD
Purchase 82 128.0000 AUD
Purchase 529 126.6900 AUD
Purchase 63 127.9910 AUD
Purchase 7,140 127.5000 AUD
Purchase 600 126.2173 AUD
Purchase 50 126.0000 AUD
Purchase 529 129.1700 AUD
Sale 105 126.1693 AUD
Sale 19,837 126.2393 AUD
Sale 1,518 129.1700 AUD
Sale 101 126.2174 AUD
Sale 19,837 126.2393 AUD
Sale 247 126.2173 AUD
Sale 260 126.1692 AUD
Sale 76 127.5000 AUD
Sale 3,189 129.6128 AUD
Sale 811 126.2173 AUD
Sale 107 126.1692 AUD
Sale 37 126.2173 AUD
Sale 125 128.0000 AUD
Sale 426 126.1693 AUD
Sale 110 126.1692 AUD
Sale 312 126.2174 AUD
Sale 7,696 126.0339 AUD
Sale 403 126.2173 AUD
Sale 850 129.1700 AUD
Sale 39 126.1693 AUD
Sale 99 126.2173 AUD
Sale 5,904 127.5000 AUD
Sale 81 128.0000 AUD
Sale 330 126.1693 AUD
Sale 7,140 127.5000 AUD
Sale 177 126.1693 AUD
Sale 843 126.1693 AUD
Sale 154 126.2173 AUD
Sale 164 126.1693 AUD
Sale 50 126.1692 AUD
Sale 7,696 126.0339 AUD
Sale 167 126.2174 AUD
Sale 46 126.2174 AUD
Sale 104 126.2174 AUD
Sale 1,190 126.6900 AUD
Sale 232 127.1997 AUD
Sale 58 127.5000 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 19837 126.2393
(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 10 January 2008
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