Rule 8.3 - RIO TINTO PLC

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
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 September 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      46,516,840       4.66%      546,350      0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives      424,101       0.04%    1,989,039      0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      101,200       0.01%      151,400      0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,042,141       4.71%    2,686,789      0.27%


(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           30,000              41.94
Purchase           2,400               42.251
Purchase           10,058              42.2413
Purchase           2,686               42.3488
Purchase           618,000             41.8563
Purchase           3,087               42.4547
Purchase           35,000              42.4526
Purchase           33,046              42.0786
Purchase           2,266               41.94
Purchase           3,906               41.58
Purchase           44,623              42.6376
Purchase           19,244              41.94
Purchase           1,398               41.94
Purchase           128                 42.83
Purchase           40,000              42.9547
Purchase           70,250              42.1423
Purchase           45,552              42.2185
Sale               200                 42.06
Sale               400                 42.31
Sale               67                  41.7
Sale               69                  42.23
Sale               457                 42.07
Sale               800                 41.63
Sale               498                 42.09
Sale               642                 41.73
Sale               1,646               42.09
Sale               200                 42.02
Sale               400                 41.97
Sale               2,890               42.03
Sale               55                  42.16
Sale               629                 41.98
Sale               250                 42.14
Sale               400                 41.73
Sale               400                 41.65
Sale               319                 41.8
Sale               300                 42.16
Sale               600                 41.74
Sale               450                 41.77
Sale               1,365               42.07
Sale               1,294               41.54
Sale               350                 41.77
Sale               31                  41.73
Sale               228                 41.74
Sale               57                  41.98
Sale               618                 41.96
Sale               205                 42.05
Sale               456                 41.99
Sale               1,328               41.76
Sale               200                 42.1
Sale               2,502               41.76
Sale               1,558               41.67
Sale               882                 42.07
Sale               72                  42.06
Sale               581                 41.97
Sale               247                 41.54
Sale               200                 42
Sale               1,379               42.43
Sale               109                 42.01
Sale               43                  42.09
Sale               2,096               42.15
Sale               69                  42.23
Sale               1,000               41.97
Sale               324                 41.57
Sale               200                 41.54
Sale               675                 42.05
Sale               943                 41.94
Sale               84                  42.16
Sale               1,046               42.04
Sale               1,005               42.08
Sale               942                 42.12
Sale               351                 41.81
Sale               1,325               42.13
Sale               500                 42.03
Sale               5,633               41.69
Sale               1,457               41.62
Sale               500                 41.54
Sale               316                 42.06
Sale               175                 42
Sale               99                  42.16
Sale               1,273               41.96
Sale               1,857               42.09
Sale               3,433               41.62
Sale               100                 41.74
Sale               802                 41.73
Sale               250                 41.54
Sale               15                  41.54
Sale               300                 41.81
Sale               153                 42.02
Sale               222                 41.72
Sale               59                  42.16
Sale               992                 42.23
Sale               400                 41.73
Sale               500                 42.09
Sale               774                 41.91
Sale               50                  41.54
Sale               471                 42.43
Sale               597                 41.8
Sale               63                  42.21
Sale               1,000               42.08
Sale               2,518               42.04
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               400                 41.67
Sale               800                 41.74
Sale               992                 42.23
Sale               1,352               41.92
Sale               200                 41.54
Sale               180                 42.05
Sale               73                  41.97
Sale               224                 42.19
Sale               1,597               42.13
Sale               53                  42.08
Sale               32                  42.07
Sale               736                 41.83
Sale               1,873               41.8
Sale               1,318               42.07
Sale               174                 42.15
Sale               856                 41.77
Sale               256                 41.97
Sale               300                 41.54
Sale               1,544               41.98
Sale               200                 42.14
Sale               64                  42.09
Sale               400                 41.57
Sale               800                 41.71
Sale               200                 41.77
Sale               1,000               41.8
Sale               800                 42.13
Sale               500                 42.03
Sale               195                 42.01
Sale               2,553               42.03
Sale               33                  41.93
Sale               486                 41.63
Sale               972                 42.07
Sale               5,139               41.71
Sale               1,251               41.97
Sale               100                 41.54
Sale               9                   41.98
Sale               213                 41.84
Sale               13                  42.07
Sale               258                 41.67
Sale               291                 42.15
Sale               249                 41.54
Sale               483                 42.02
Sale               200                 41.93
Sale               228                 41.94
Sale               43                  42.03
Sale               35                  41.98
Sale               2,148               41.72
Sale               892                 41.72
Sale               252                 42.07
Sale               200                 41.87
Sale               16                  41.77
Sale               1,693               42.17
Sale               350                 42.09
Sale               300                 42.49
Sale               342                 41.73
Sale               1,191               41.67
Sale               350                 41.8
Sale               4,428               41.66
Sale               15                  41.97
Sale               1,600               41.54
Sale               600                 41.54
Sale               172                 41.87
Sale               790                 41.73
Sale               380                 41.64
Sale               39                  42.49
Sale               1,173               42.33
Sale               1,151               42
Sale               156                 42.23
Sale               1,493               41.74
Sale               695                 41.54
Sale               173                 42.1
Sale               400                 42.09
Sale               1,914               42.13
Sale               2,187               42.08
Sale               400                 41.81
Sale               460                 41.76
Sale               1,600               41.67
Sale               1,079               42.11
Sale               200                 42.23
Sale               547                 41.66
Sale               1,000               42.08
Sale               71                  41.8
Sale               153                 41.98
Sale               2,131               42.09
Sale               400                 42.01
Sale               42                  41.73
Sale               21,830              42.6993
Sale               1,000               42.23
Sale               200                 41.98
Sale               677                 41.68
Sale               353                 42.13
Sale               400                 41.67
Sale               73                  42.1
Sale               400                 41.69
Sale               336                 41.65
Sale               111                 42.07
Sale               699                 41.77
Sale               146                 41.97
Sale               300                 41.94
Sale               179                 42.09
Sale               605                 41.98
Sale               738                 41.95
Sale               655                 42.01
Sale               3,603               41.63
Sale               904                 42.13
Sale               800                 41.69
Sale               16                  41.97
Sale               192                 42.09
Sale               1,004               41.75
Sale               1,558               41.67
Sale               300                 42.11
Sale               111                 41.63
Sale               400                 42.1
Sale               129                 41.97
Sale               400                 41.67
Sale               800                 41.54
Sale               620                 42.07
Sale               607                 41.99
Sale               1,702               42.22
Sale               706                 42.04
Sale               888                 42.06
Sale               300                 42.08
Sale               111                 42.07
Sale               250                 41.54
Sale               1,555               41.97
Sale               594                 42.01
Sale               400                 41.79
Sale               233                 42.08
Sale               342                 42.08
Sale               33                  41.72
Sale               400                 41.94
Sale               200                 41.73
Sale               1,017               41.77
Sale               648                 41.95
Sale               774                 41.8
Sale               200                 41.69
Sale               281                 41.76
Sale               1,800               42.48
Sale               1,283               42.06
Sale               257                 41.99
Sale               972                 42.19
Sale               600                 41.73
Sale               336                 42.07
Sale               278                 41.97
Sale               784                 41.57
Sale               174                 42.16
Sale               1,000               42.1
Sale               2,754               41.6
Sale               371                 42.07
Sale               629                 42.14
Sale               600                 42.01
Sale               500                 41.63
Sale               50                  41.65
Sale               450                 41.77
Sale               792                 41.98
Sale               400                 41.71
Sale               860                 42.44
Sale               400                 42.07
Sale               600                 41.73
Sale               100                 41.99
Sale               354                 41.83
Sale               250                 41.98
Sale               609                 41.91
Sale               8,567               42.9979
Sale               1,813               42.06
Sale               854                 41.71
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               1,467               41.74
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               3,902               41.82
Sale               506                 42.22
Sale               632                 42.14
Sale               200                 41.58
Sale               27                  42
Sale               38,750              42.8787
Sale               602                 42.23
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               340                 41.83
Sale               4,269               41.54
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               1,000               42.09
Sale               13                  42.09
Sale               701                 42.01
Sale               300                 41.98
Sale               400                 41.97
Sale               1,000               41.73
Sale               141                 42.16
Sale               800                 41.71
Sale               244                 42.09
Sale               392                 42.05
Sale               117                 41.54
Sale               19                  42.04
Sale               779                 42.1
Sale               88                  42.24
Sale               2,240               41.54
Sale               927                 41.81
Sale               228                 41.94
Sale               179                 42.03
Sale               802                 41.73
Sale               800                 41.94
Sale               762                 41.8
Sale               2,128               41.75
Sale               1,760               42.09
Sale               328                 41.81
Sale               2,698               41.63
Sale               1,553               42.1
Sale               20                  42.21
Sale               153                 42.12
Sale               288                 41.67
Sale               1,640               42.12
Sale               982                 41.66
Sale               437                 41.54
Sale               890                 42.07
Sale               371                 41.71
Sale               800                 41.68
Sale               400                 42.09
Sale               196                 42.08
Sale               153                 41.69
Sale               234                 42.05
Sale               21                  41.54
Sale               184                 42.09
Sale               400                 41.82
Sale               2,496               42.1
Sale               320                 42.31
Sale               1,009               42.02
Sale               2,032               41.96
Sale               175                 42.05
Sale               1,556               42.12
Sale               1,398               42.08
Sale               250                 41.54
Sale               544                 41.86
Sale               133                 41.54
Sale               1,571               42.22
Sale               650                 42.08
Sale               400                 41.71
Sale               33                  42.08
Sale               3,610               41.54
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               1,124               41.73
Sale               20                  42.13
Sale               400                 41.69
Sale               1,485               42.02
Sale               162                 42.09
Sale               208                 42
Sale               215                 42.07
Sale               19                  41.54
Sale               2,380               42.07
Sale               354                 41.62
Sale               2,330               42.13
Sale               153                 41.98
Sale               828                 42.13
Sale               414                 42.05
Sale               168                 41.63
Sale               67                  41.67
Sale               390                 41.8
Sale               200                 41.99
Sale               200                 41.76
Sale               1,158               42.08
Sale               27                  42.04
Sale               235                 41.99
Sale               1,405               42.08
Sale               1,354               42.03
Sale               200                 42.05
Sale               100                 42.05
Sale               465                 42.13
Sale               200                 41.65
Sale               272                 42.08
Sale               100                 41.72
Sale               641                 41.81
Sale               141                 42.16
Sale               329                 41.64
Sale               139                 42.16
Sale               1,309               42.15
Sale               1,623               41.96
Sale               529                 41.76
Sale               339                 42.13
Sale               55                  42.04
Sale               68                  42
Sale               1,317               42.17
Sale               791                 42.04
Sale               1,832               42.24
Sale               574                 41.99
Sale               5,569               41.54
Sale               205                 42.06
Sale               153                 41.98
Sale               37                  42.01
Sale               900                 42.1
Sale               1,541               42.13
Sale               174                 42.16
Sale               800                 42.01
Sale               53                  41.71
Sale               709                 41.74
Sale               360                 41.97
Sale               346                 41.97
Sale               200                 41.73
Sale               200                 42
Sale               65                  41.72
Sale               4,210               41.77
Sale               147                 41.54
Sale               300                 41.99
Sale               900                 41.76
Sale               227                 41.98
Sale               37                  41.87
Sale               115                 41.77
Sale               234                 42.09
Sale               200                 41.57
Sale               400                 42.01
Sale               3,291               41.66
Sale               400                 42.08
Sale               200                 41.66
Sale               177                 42.08
Sale               400                 42.06
Sale               400                 41.95
Sale               46                  41.66
Sale               200                 41.97
Sale               900                 41.82
Sale               600                 41.54
Sale               16                  41.98
Sale               800                 42.1
Sale               925                 41.98
Sale               400                 42.07
Sale               174                 42.16
Sale               1,326               42.09
Sale               424                 42.1
Sale               196                 41.58
Sale               200                 41.87
Sale               93                  41.73
Sale               1,008               41.57
Sale               195                 41.54
Sale               333                 42.1
Sale               26                  42.1
Sale               400                 42.14
Sale               595                 41.71
Sale               516                 41.98
Sale               620                 41.97
Sale               64                  42.07
Sale               58                  42.14
Sale               400                 42.07
Sale               3,000               43.0337
Sale               753                 42.03
Sale               1,172               41.66
Sale               209                 41.68
Sale               316                 42.06
Sale               100                 42.02
Sale               500                 41.79
Sale               571                 42.02
Sale               450                 41.8
Sale               200                 41.97
Sale               5,851               41.54
Sale               25                  42.09
Sale               1,029               42.13
Sale               1,734               41.63
Sale               54                  41.77
Sale               1,794               42.12
Sale               460                 42.09
Sale               2,102               41.57
Sale               93                  41.93
Sale               600                 41.54
Sale               153                 42.06
Sale               1,981               41.67
Sale               285                 42.12
Sale               542                 41.93
Sale               1,606               42.15
Sale               366                 41.81
Sale               139                 41.63
Sale               750                 42.03
Sale               60                  42.14
Sale               1,678               42.22
Sale               400                 41.71
Sale               400                 41.57
Sale               1,073               41.97
Sale               1,600               41.69
Sale               3,267               41.76
Sale               400                 41.69
Sale               1,000               42.24
Sale               311                 41.93
Sale               40                  42.07
Sale               500                 42.09
Sale               1,600               41.62
Sale               1,803               42.13
Sale               368                 42.1
Sale               927                 41.64
Sale               1,370               42.1
Sale               441                 41.78
Sale               400                 41.94
Sale               552                 41.82
Sale               938                 41.87
Sale               124                 41.97
Sale               300                 41.94
Sale               400                 41.71
Sale               1,778               42.19
Sale               72                  41.81
Sale               501                 42.25
Sale               1,551               42.1
Sale               322                 42.24
Sale               321                 42.14
Sale               3,389               41.72
Sale               48                  41.66
Sale               200                 42.01
Sale               1,200               41.72
Sale               1,000               42.19
Sale               124                 42.06
Sale               327                 42
Sale               894                 42.06
Sale               400                 42.09
Sale               345                 41.71
Sale               58                  44.1512
Sale               66                  41.81
Sale               3,882               41.63
Sale               224                 42.19
Sale               4                   41.82
Sale               39,779              42.1101
Sale               1,155               41.6
Sale               200                 42.06
Sale               400                 41.81
Sale               153                 41.98
Sale               100                 42.02
Sale               1,174               42.03
Sale               500                 41.54
Sale               54                  41.7
Sale               252                 42.12
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               1,315               42.03
Sale               2,426               42.1
Sale               619                 Transfer
Sale               359                 41.83
Sale               138                 42.08
Sale               188                 42.12
Sale               524                 42.23
Sale               152                 41.8
Sale               5,707               41.66
Sale               400                 41.67
Sale               197                 42.08
Sale               115                 41.68
Sale               153                 41.98
Sale               900                 41.88
Sale               156                 42.05
Sale               617                 41.69
Sale               41                  42.3
Sale               400                 41.94
Sale               4,459               41.62
Sale               18                  42.01
Sale               1,047               42.08
Sale               1,078               41.99
Sale               140                 41.77
Sale               200                 42
Sale               920                 41.71
Sale               1,000               42.06
Sale               1                   42.15
Sale               481                 42.09
Sale               20                  42.19
Sale               1,469               41.54
Sale               895                 42.23
Sale               17                  42.9724
Sale               182                 42.39
Sale               52                  41.97
Sale               2,165               42.06
Sale               228                 41.84
Sale               278                 42.03
Sale               1,411               42.01
Sale               107                 42.07
Sale               800                 42
Sale               48                  41.73
Sale               326                 42.13
Sale               1,205               42.08
Sale               768                 42.49
Sale               7                   42.03
Sale               44                  42.08
Sale               936                 42.09
Sale               304                 42.09
Sale               108                 42.08
Sale               325                 41.75
Sale               128                 41.8
Sale               200                 41.94
Sale               200                 42.07
Sale               549                 42.09
Sale               2,355               42.47
Sale               139                 42.12
Sale               21                  42.07
Sale               3,600               42.0824
Sale               400                 41.54
Sale               612                 41.8
Sale               12,904              41.73
Sale               888                 42.12
Sale               384                 42.1
Sale               35,000              42.4526
Sale               102                 41.98
Sale               98                  42.06
Sale               651                 42.16
Sale               441                 41.57
Sale               400                 41.94
Sale               1,500               41.54
Sale               7,969               41.94
Sale               1,398               41.94
Sale               1,672               41.94
Sale               3,752               41.94
Sale               3,304               41.94
Sale               65                  41.77
Sale               400                 41.73
Sale               108                 41.6
Sale               780                 42.06
Sale               103                 41.7
Sale               195                 41.98
Sale               105                 42.02
Sale               1,378               42.09
Sale               600                 41.77
Sale               332                 41.68
Sale               200                 41.94
Sale               200                 42.06
Sale               1,171               42.14
Sale               360                 41.93
Sale               593                 41.97
Sale               400                 41.73
Sale               153                 41.97
Sale               208                 42.12
Sale               1,000               41.71
Sale               65                  42.07
Sale               17                  42.07
Sale               464                 42.07
Sale               11                  41.75
Sale               500                 42.07
Sale               380                 41.57
Sale               185                 42.08
Sale               18                  41.77
Sale               250                 42.03
Sale               1,373               42.23
Sale               141                 42.24
Sale               410                 41.94
Sale               73                  42.12
Sale               355                 42.07
Sale               200                 41.54
Sale               900                 42.02
Sale               3,138               41.64
Sale               329                 42
Sale               300                 41.79
Sale               399                 42.07
Sale               200                 42.1
Sale               585                 41.75
Sale               521                 42.1
Sale               2,432               42
Sale               3,220               41.57
Sale               153                 41.66
Sale               900                 41.98
Sale               6                   42.02
Sale               1,160               42.08
Sale               400                 42.1
Sale               168                 42.01
Sale               600                 41.73
Sale               600                 41.79
Sale               1,597               42.06
Sale               983                 42.09
Sale               919                 41.97
Sale               440                 41.97
Sale               568                 41.63
Sale               441                 42.12
Sale               243                 41.63
Sale               797                 42.23
Sale               366                 42.05
Sale               114                 41.63
Sale               1,464               42.05
Sale               220                 42.07
Sale               363                 41.68
Sale               135                 41.78
Sale               394                 42.06
Sale               400                 42.19
Sale               399                 41.69
Sale               400                 41.8
Sale               534                 42.04
Sale               266                 42.12
Sale               1,008               41.63
Sale               99                  41.84
Sale               200                 42.1
Sale               137                 42.16
Sale               400                 42.07
Sale               477                 41.81
Sale               235                 42.05
Sale               372                 41.77
Sale               77                  41.98
Sale               153                 42.02
Sale               579                 42.09
Sale               200                 42.06
Sale               649                 42.09
Sale               185                 42
Sale               200                 42.19
Sale               705                 42.09
Sale               300                 41.77
Sale               294                 42
Sale               913                 41.57
Sale               123                 41.73
Sale               224                 42.19
Sale               2,158               42
Sale               301                 42.03
Sale               200                 42.04
Sale               209                 42.11
Sale               283                 42.07
Sale               4,124               41.54
Sale               400                 41.71
Sale               264                 41.63
Sale               117                 42.01
Sale               200                 41.8
Sale               391                 41.7
Sale               235                 41.54
Sale               200                 42.06
Sale               3,595               41.72
Sale               48                  41.63
Sale               41                  42.9824
Sale               5,531               41.73
Sale               1,223               42.1
Sale               200                 42.04
Sale               200                 42.06
Sale               360                 41.97
Sale               154                 41.97
Sale               1,411               42.09
Sale               1,000               42.34
Sale               126                 41.58
Sale               991                 41.79
Sale               1,353               41.94
Sale               561                 41.77
Sale               472                 41.63
Sale               1,081               41.81
Sale               498                 42.04
Sale               638                 41.75
Sale               804                 41.77
Sale               14                  41.54
Sale               956                 42.16
Sale               2,004               42.22
Sale               1,558               41.67
Sale               781                 41.98
Sale               104                 41.97
Sale               485                 42.01
Sale               2,830               41.65
Sale               373                 41.8
Sale               161                 42.09
Sale               2,241               42.09
Sale               134                 42.05
Sale               50                  41.76
Sale               400                 41.69
Sale               3,592               41.75
Sale               297                 41.95
Sale               2,336               42.05
Sale               205                 41.54
Sale               625                 42.15
Sale               953                 41.75
Sale               102                 41.65
Sale               400                 41.68
Sale               144                 41.74
Sale               1,795               42.15
Sale               292                 41.63
Sale               200                 42.03
Sale               78                  41.77
Sale               400                 41.99
Sale               1,372               41.77
Sale               934                 41.98
Sale               18                  42.16
Sale               140                 41.54
Sale               343                 41.69
Sale               100                 42
Sale               1,419               41.54
Sale               3,799               41.66
Sale               1,418               42.12
Sale               2,175               41.66
Sale               112                 42.34
Sale               66                  41.98
Sale               1,000               41.99
Sale               1,000               42.06
Sale               200                 41.61
Sale               300                 41.54
Sale               1,000               42.19
Sale               1,544               42.39
Sale               1,023               41.97
Sale               292                 41.77
Sale               45                  42.01
Sale               2,004               42
Sale               993                 42.09
Sale               398                 42.07
Sale               5,661               41.73
Sale               400                 41.82
Sale               15,894              42.9644
Sale               153                 41.98
Sale               1,007               41.99
Sale               5,842               41.76
Sale               1,687               41.66
Sale               1,054               41.54
Sale               33                  42.04
Sale               164                 41.81
Sale               1,570               41.62
Sale               28,000              42.4258
Sale               800                 41.67
Sale               995                 42.1
Sale               385                 41.74
Sale               1                   41.74
Sale               172                 42.06
Sale               629                 42.05
Sale               855                 41.71
Sale               212                 41.54
Sale               45                  41.97
Sale               652                 41.84
Sale               400                 42.08
Sale               400                 41.69
Sale               401                 42.07
Sale               141                 42.23
Sale               247                 42.08
Sale               78                  42
Sale               200                 41.72
Sale               200                 41.77
Sale               583                 42.05
Sale               800                 41.98
Sale               3,318               41.75
Sale               500                 42.06
Sale               234                 41.7
Sale               5,484               41.72
Sale               200                 41.54
Sale               196                 42.09
Sale               105                 41.97
Sale               501                 42.12
Sale               410                 42.07
Sale               400                 41.97
Sale               24                  42.8524
Sale               15                  42
Sale               756                 41.73
Sale               294                 41.63
Sale               500                 41.54
Sale               1,391               41.63
Sale               318                 41.76
Sale               215                 42.02
Sale               51                  41.63
Sale               327                 42.05
Sale               359                 41.99
Sale               139                 41.63
Sale               54                  42.05
Sale               800                 41.82
Sale               800                 42.08
Sale               882                 42.24
Sale               1,275               41.54
Sale               3,152               41.57
Sale               500                 42.16
Sale               1,020               42.06
Sale               500                 42
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               164                 42.08
Sale               1,000               41.84
Sale               124                 41.97
Sale               575                 41.68
Sale               200                 42.14
Sale               150                 41.94
Sale               292                 42.08
Sale               67                  42.1
Sale               86                  42.07
Sale               2,845               42.04
Sale               1,148               41.91
Sale               992                 42.23
Sale               893                 42.01
Sale               108                 41.73
Sale               400                 41.74
Sale               43                  42.07
Sale               113                 42.07
Sale               207                 41.94
Sale               500                 41.73
Sale               200                 42.1
Sale               1,399               41.93
Sale               391                 41.93
Sale               672                 41.57
Sale               636                 41.77
Sale               73                  42.07
Sale               568                 42.13
Sale               2,929               41.63
Sale               30                  41.54
Sale               19                  42.14
Sale               234                 42.03
Sale               1,200               41.76
Sale               28                  41.77
Sale               185                 42.09
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               105                 41.69
Sale               411                 42.12
Sale               400                 41.54
Sale               250                 41.63
Sale               200                 42.05
Sale               198                 42.12
Sale               1,808               42.13
Sale               246                 42.05
Sale               651                 41.94
Sale               800                 42.12
Sale               831                 41.97
Sale               850                 41.68
Sale               400                 42.07
Sale               29                  42.1
Sale               1,000               41.98
Sale               229                 42.1
Sale               2,307               42.01
Sale               2,441               41.62
Sale               359                 41.94
Sale               137                 42.16
Sale               1,345               41.6
Sale               745                 42.05
Sale               200                 42.08
Sale               400                 41.98
Sale               1,665               42.03




(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1515          41.94
CFD            Long          3600          42.0823
CFD            Long          39779         42.11
CFD            Long          26000         42.4052
CFD            Long          6002          42.4144
CFD            Long          28000         42.4258
CFD            Long          35000         42.4526
CFD            Long          21830         42.6992
CFD            Long          38750         42.8786
CFD            Long          3000          43.0337
CFD            Short         33046         42.0786
CFD            Short         70250         42.1422
CFD            Short         45552         42.2185
CFD            Short         10058         42.2412
CFD            Short         2400          42.2509
CFD            Short         2686          42.3488
CFD            Short         35000         42.4526
CFD            Short         3087          42.4547
CFD            Short         44623         42.6376
CFD            Short         40000         42.9547

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
15/09/2008 Long       26,000               42.4052

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         16 September 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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   100,000                56.0000          AMER           18/12/2009
Option            Purchased   -50,000                64.0000          AMER           21/11/2008
Option            Purchased   -100,000               64.0000          AMER           21/11/2008
Option            Purchased   500                    5,000.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    4,600.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   350                    4,600.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -135                   5,200.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -145                   5,200.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -270                   6,400.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -350                   5,000.0000       EURO           19/12/2008
Option            Purchased   -500                   7,000.0000       EURO           19/12/2008



Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk