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 04 February 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 14,893,708 3.26% 1,308,477 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 45,745 0.01% 5,945 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,939,453 3.27% 1,314,422 0.29%
(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 3,401 130.8100 AUD
Purchase 15,915 130.0763 AUD
Purchase 3,592 130.8100 AUD
Purchase 370 124.4900 AUD
Purchase 6,900 127.9819 AUD
Sale 191 130.1454 AUD
Sale 182 130.1454 AUD
Sale 144 130.1455 AUD
Sale 99 130.8100 AUD
Sale 192 130.1455 AUD
Sale 274 130.1455 AUD
Sale 124 130.8100 AUD
Sale 150 130.1454 AUD
Sale 77 130.8100 AUD
Sale 147 130.1454 AUD
Sale 94 130.8100 AUD
Sale 259 130.8100 AUD
Sale 2,239 130.1454 AUD
Sale 117 130.8100 AUD
Sale 269 130.8100 AUD
Sale 501 130.1455 AUD
Sale 227 130.1455 AUD
Sale 75 130.8100 AUD
Sale 141 130.8100 AUD
Sale 218 130.8100 AUD
Sale 15,915 130.0763 AUD
Sale 438 130.1455 AUD
Sale 28,865 130.7374 AUD
Sale 2,221 130.8100 AUD
Sale 4,238 130.1454 AUD
Sale 632 130.1454 AUD
Sale 338 130.1455 AUD
Sale 88 130.8100 AUD
Sale 620 130.8100 AUD
Sale 74 130.8100 AUD
Sale 98 130.8100 AUD
Sale 170 130.1454 AUD
Sale 241 130.1454 AUD
Sale 1,194 130.1455 AUD
Sale 422 130.1454 AUD
Sale 314 130.8100 AUD
Sale 227 130.8100 AUD
Sale 411 130.1455 AUD
Sale 213 130.8100 AUD
Sale 607 130.1455 AUD
Sale 520 130.1455 AUD
Sale 467 128.1100 AUD
Sale 175 130.8100 AUD
Sale 327 130.8100 AUD
Sale 1,163 130.8100 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 6900 127.9818
CFD Long 28865 130.7374
(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 05 February 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