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 16 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 14,605,189 3.20% 1,624,630 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 8,408 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,605,189 3.20% 1,633,038 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 18,325 122.9905 AUD
Purchase 183 123.2904 AUD
Purchase 348 123.2904 AUD
Purchase 130 123.2904 AUD
Purchase 93 123.2904 AUD
Purchase 226 123.2904 AUD
Purchase 640 123.2904 AUD
Purchase 18,325 122.9905 AUD
Purchase 74 122.9600 AUD
Purchase 1,482 122.9600 AUD
Purchase 431 123.2200 AUD
Purchase 1,482 122.9600 AUD
Purchase 8,732 123.2200 AUD
Purchase 18,325 122.9905 AUD
Sale 551 123.2200 AUD
Sale 18,325 122.9905 AUD
Sale 76 123.1699 AUD
Sale 235 123.1699 AUD
Sale 66 123.2200 AUD
Sale 92 123.2200 AUD
Sale 65 123.1699 AUD
Sale 24 123.2200 AUD
Sale 1,482 122.9600 AUD
Sale 244 123.2200 AUD
Sale 113 123.1699 AUD
Sale 4,202 123.1699 AUD
Sale 1,048 123.2200 AUD
Sale 44 123.2200 AUD
Sale 1,028 122.5497 AUD
Sale 18,325 122.9905 AUD
Sale 31 123.2200 AUD
Sale 597 123.2200 AUD
Sale 1,482 122.9354 AUD
Sale 69 123.1699 AUD
Sale 112 123.2200 AUD
Sale 85 123.1699 AUD
Sale 54 123.1699 AUD
Sale 1,482 122.9600 AUD
Sale 23,675 123.0068 AUD
Sale 447 123.1699 AUD
Sale 184 123.1699 AUD
Sale 50 123.1698 AUD
Sale 5,637 123.2200 AUD
Sale 34 123.1698 AUD
Sale 19 123.1695 AUD
Sale 313 123.2200 AUD
Sale 24 123.1696 AUD
Sale 70 123.2200 AUD
Sale 149 123.2200 AUD
Sale 413 123.1699 AUD
Sale 100 123.2200 AUD
Sale 85 123.2200 AUD
Sale 784 123.1699 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 18325 122.9905
CFD Long 1482 122.9354
(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 17 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