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 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 14,714,161 3.22% 1,585,851 0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives 59,745 0.01% 0 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,773,906 3.23% 1,585,851 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 710 128.0000 AUD
Purchase 969 126.6300 AUD
Purchase 10,967 127.3286 AUD
Purchase 10,967 127.3286 AUD
Purchase 1,801 128.0128 AUD
Purchase 203 111.7321 AUD
Purchase 844 126.6737 AUD
Purchase 10,967 127.3286 AUD
Purchase 122 126.0700 AUD
Purchase 16,100 126.3024 AUD
Purchase 881 126.6736 AUD
Purchase 1,801 128.0128 AUD
Purchase 710 128.0000 AUD
Purchase 927 126.6300 AUD
Purchase 16,100 126.3024 AUD
Purchase 10,000 127.3849 AUD
Purchase 1,994 128.0000 AUD
Sale 1,103 126.6300 AUD
Sale 710 128.0000 AUD
Sale 710 128.0000 AUD
Sale 710 127.9744 AUD
Sale 939 126.5454 AUD
Sale 432 126.6300 AUD
Sale 245 126.6300 AUD
Sale 16,100 126.3024 AUD
Sale 10,000 127.3849 AUD
Sale 116 126.6300 AUD
Sale 16,100 126.3024 AUD
Sale 10,000 127.3849 AUD
Sale 10,967 127.3286 AUD
Sale 16,100 126.3024 AUD
Sale 1,801 128.0128 AUD
Sale 203 111.7321 AUD
Sale 10,967 127.3286 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 10967 127.3285
CFD Long 16100 126.3024
CFD Long 710 127.9743
(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 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