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 07 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 15,009,054 3.29% 1,244,979 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 35,090 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,009,054 3.29% 1,280,069 0.28%
(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 137 125.3000 AUD
Purchase 27,575 125.2647 AUD
Purchase 132 127.0000 AUD
Purchase 490 127.1300 AUD
Purchase 6,662 126.1284 AUD
Sale 115 125.5073 AUD
Sale 229 125.5073 AUD
Sale 1,762 125.5073 AUD
Sale 279 125.5073 AUD
Sale 294 125.5073 AUD
Sale 336 125.5073 AUD
Sale 27,575 125.2647 AUD
Sale 2,016 126.5580 AUD
Sale 374 125.5072 AUD
Sale 456 125.5072 AUD
Sale 305 125.5073 AUD
Sale 1,095 125.5072 AUD
Sale 182 125.5072 AUD
Sale 362 125.6949 AUD
Sale 2,991 127.0000 AUD
Sale 163 125.5072 AUD
Sale 512 125.5073 AUD
Sale 1,580 125.5073 AUD
Sale 391 125.5073 AUD
Sale 1,737 125.5073 AUD
Sale 5,740 125.5072 AUD
Sale 371 125.5072 AUD
Sale 756 125.5072 AUD
Sale 5,562 127.0000 AUD
Sale 4,646 125.9419 AUD
Sale 1,158 125.5073 AUD
Sale 920 125.5072 AUD
Sale 2,457 125.5072 AUD
Sale 755 125.5073 AUD
Sale 270 125.5072 AUD
Sale 170 125.5072 AUD
Sale 1,426 125.5073 AUD
Sale 813 125.5072 AUD
Sale 398 125.5073 AUD
Sale 250 125.5072 AUD
Sale 187 125.5073 AUD
Sale 246 125.5072 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 362 125.6948
(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 08 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