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 14 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 14,713,135 3.22% 1,594,634 0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,722 0.00% 9,575 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,729,857 3.22% 1,604,209 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 13,790 125.0250 AUD
Purchase 10,000 126.2034 AUD
Purchase 4,884 127.1709 AUD
Purchase 1,749 126.0000 AUD
Purchase 48,731 126.3280 AUD
Purchase 48,731 126.3280 AUD
Purchase 7,151 125.9294 AUD
Purchase 48,731 126.3280 AUD
Purchase 13,790 125.0000 AUD
Purchase 8,179 125.7954 AUD
Purchase 13,790 125.0000 AUD
Purchase 1,028 124.8634 AUD
Purchase 4,884 127.1709 AUD
Sale 192 125.9687 AUD
Sale 76 125.9687 AUD
Sale 276 126.0000 AUD
Sale 4,884 127.1709 AUD
Sale 10,000 126.2034 AUD
Sale 30 126.0000 AUD
Sale 8,179 125.7954 AUD
Sale 48,731 126.3280 AUD
Sale 234 126.0000 AUD
Sale 123 126.0000 AUD
Sale 587 125.9688 AUD
Sale 13,790 125.0000 AUD
Sale 168 126.0000 AUD
Sale 10,000 126.2034 AUD
Sale 155 126.0000 AUD
Sale 345 125.0000 AUD
Sale 260 125.9687 AUD
Sale 228 126.0000 AUD
Sale 23 126.0000 AUD
Sale 81 125.9687 AUD
Sale 68 125.9687 AUD
Sale 74 125.9687 AUD
Sale 48,731 126.3280 AUD
Sale 13,790 125.0000 AUD
Sale 66 126.0000 AUD
Sale 8,179 125.7954 AUD
Sale 266 125.9687 AUD
Sale 27 125.9686 AUD
Sale 4,884 127.1709 AUD
Sale 64 126.0000 AUD
Sale 35 125.9686 AUD
Sale 528 126.0000 AUD
Sale 71 126.0000 AUD
Sale 177 125.9688 AUD
Sale 59 126.0000 AUD
Sale 1,723 125.0000 AUD
Sale 141 125.9688 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 13790 125.025
CFD Short 48731 126.3279
(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 15 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