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               15 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      14,618,209      3.20%     1,605,954      0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives       18,010      0.00%         9,575      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,636,219      3.20%      1,615,529     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      125                  126.9800 AUD
Purchase      4,812                126.9709 AUD
Purchase      4,558                126.8458 AUD
Purchase      4,812                126.9709 AUD
Purchase      6,100                126.8530 AUD
Purchase      1,058                126.7000 AUD
Purchase      9,010                126.7127 AUD
Purchase      4,558                126.8458 AUD
Purchase      9,010                126.7127 AUD
Purchase      4,812                126.9709 AUD
Purchase      6,100                126.8530 AUD
Sale          2,280                126.7000 AUD
Sale          36                   126.9800 AUD
Sale          67,442               126.9300 AUD
Sale          6,100                126.8530 AUD
Sale          6,100                126.8530 AUD
Sale          4,558                126.8458 AUD
Sale          89                   126.9800 AUD
Sale          4,558                126.8458 AUD
Sale          5,254                126.7000 AUD
Sale          1,994                126.7000 AUD
Sale          807                  126.9392 AUD
Sale          24,000               126.7720 AUD
Sale          4,812                126.9709 AUD
Sale          4,812                126.9709 AUD
Sale          6,100                126.8530 AUD
Sale          1,929                126.9393 AUD
Sale          9,010                126.7127 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         4812          126.9708
CFD            Long          6100          126.8529

(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                         16 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