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 21 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 14,619,782 3.20% 1,624,320 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 46,676 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,619,782 3.20% 1,670,996 0.37%
(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 47,181 18.9013 AUD
Purchase 244 118.8600 AUD
Purchase 251 114.4300 AUD
Purchase 6,071 119.5062 AUD
Purchase 6,071 119.5062 AUD
Purchase 251 114.4300 AUD
Purchase 14,414 114.2614 AUD
Purchase 126 118.8600 AUD
Purchase 444 118.8600 AUD
Purchase 14,414 114.2614 AUD
Purchase 416 118.8600 AUD
Purchase 80 118.8600 AUD
Purchase 47,181 118.9014 AUD
Sale 263 119.8405 AUD
Sale 63 118.8600 AUD
Sale 251 114.4300 AUD
Sale 251 114.4071 AUD
Sale 6,793 114.2500 AUD
Sale 49 119.8405 AUD
Sale 83 119.8404 AUD
Sale 283 119.8404 AUD
Sale 13 118.8600 AUD
Sale 48 119.8405 AUD
Sale 172 118.8600 AUD
Sale 6,071 119.5062 AUD
Sale 47,181 118.9013 AUD
Sale 300 119.8404 AUD
Sale 187 119.8404 AUD
Sale 89 119.8405 AUD
Sale 251 114.4300 AUD
Sale 33 118.8600 AUD
Sale 241 119.8405 AUD
Sale 39 118.8600 AUD
Sale 47,181 118.9014 AUD
Sale 5,020 119.2807 AUD
Sale 11 118.8600 AUD
Sale 1,051 120.5834 AUD
Sale 258 119.8404 AUD
Sale 163 119.8405 AUD
Sale 25 118.8600 AUD
Sale 62 118.8600 AUD
Sale 708 119.8404 AUD
Sale 1,610 119.8404 AUD
Sale 11 118.8600 AUD
Sale 77 119.8404 AUD
Sale 68 118.8600 AUD
Sale 259 119.8404 AUD
Sale 14 118.8600 AUD
Sale 57 119.8404 AUD
Sale 59 119.8404 AUD
Sale 106 119.8404 AUD
Sale 21 118.8600 AUD
Sale 47,181 118.9013 AUD
Sale 18 118.8600 AUD
Sale 58 118.8600 AUD
Sale 406 118.8600 AUD
Sale 18 118.8600 AUD
Sale 45 118.8600 AUD
Sale 72 118.8600 AUD
Sale 320 119.8405 AUD
Sale 137 119.8404 AUD
Sale 20 118.8600 AUD
Sale 14,414 114.2614 AUD
Sale 64 118.8600 AUD
Sale 75 119.8404 AUD
Sale 77 118.8600 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 251 114.4071
CFD Long 47181 118.9013
(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 22 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