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 11 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 14,664,942 3.21% 1,635,313 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 69,668 0.02% 0 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,734,610 3.23% 1,635,313 0.36%
(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 5,005 127.3983 AUD
Purchase 708 125.6000 AUD
Purchase 21,100 127.3771 AUD
Purchase 730 127.8442 AUD
Purchase 730 127.8442 AUD
Purchase 269 126.8000 AUD
Purchase 708 125.6251 AUD
Purchase 10,469 127.2726 AUD
Purchase 10,469 127.2726 AUD
Purchase 708 125.6000 AUD
Purchase 1,058 125.6000 AUD
Purchase 4,736 127.4323 AUD
Purchase 10,469 127.2726 AUD
Purchase 20,000 126.4881 AUD
Purchase 21,100 127.3771 AUD
Sale 730 127.8442 AUD
Sale 20,000 126.4881 AUD
Sale 21,100 127.3771 AUD
Sale 10,469 127.2726 AUD
Sale 5,005 127.3983 AUD
Sale 708 125.6000 AUD
Sale 20,000 126.4881 AUD
Sale 730 127.8443 AUD
Sale 20,000 126.2780 AUD
Sale 10,469 127.2726 AUD
Sale 21,100 127.3771 AUD
Sale 5,005 127.3983 AUD
Sale 21,100 127.3771 AUD
Sale 354 127.3973 AUD
Sale 708 125.6000 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 708 125.6251
CFD Short 10469 127.2725
CFD Long 21100 127.377
(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 14 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