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               17 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      14,583,125      3.19%     1,633,000      0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives          385      0.00%         8,093      0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,583,510      3.19%      1,641,093     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      700                  119.4014 AUD
Purchase      928                  120.0000 AUD
Purchase      1,802                118.6119 AUD
Purchase      1,935                120.1844 AUD
Purchase      12,148               120.5428 AUD
Purchase      12,148               120.5428 AUD
Purchase      20,000               118.5881 AUD
Purchase      700                  119.4014 AUD
Purchase      1,935                120.1844 AUD
Purchase      1,802                118.6119 AUD
Sale          20,000               118.5881 AUD
Sale          154                  120.5895 AUD
Sale          12,148               120.5428 AUD
Sale          12,148               120.5428 AUD
Sale          1,802                118.6119 AUD
Sale          1,058                118.6000 AUD
Sale          134                  120.5895 AUD
Sale          700                  119.4014 AUD
Sale          700                  119.4014 AUD
Sale          700                  119.4014 AUD
Sale          988                  120.5895 AUD
Sale          378                  120.5895 AUD
Sale          327                  119.8560 AUD
Sale          1,935                120.1844 AUD
Sale          1,935                120.1844 AUD
Sale          20,000               118.5881 AUD
Sale          730                  120.5895 AUD
Sale          325                  120.5895 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          700           119.4014

(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                         18 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