25th Feb 2008 07:00
BT Investment Management (RE) Ltd25 February 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) BT Investment Management (RE) LimitedCompany dealt in Rio Tinto LimitedClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Fully Paiddealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 22 February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 7,709,284 1.69 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 590,363 0.13 20,000 0.00 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 (Note 5) SALE -1,832 AUD132.94SALE -1,172 AUD132.94PURCHASE 198 AUD133.33PURCHASE 20 AUD133.33PURCHASE 3,409 AUD133.33SALE -387 AUD132.94SALE -6,005 AUD132.94SALE -1,784 AUD132.94SALE -29,847 AUD132.94SALE -2,210 AUD132.94PURCHASE 222 AUD133.33SALE -527 AUD132.94SALE -685 AUD132.94SALE -1,553 AUD132.94SALE -1,232 AUD132.94SALE -1,200 AUD0PURCHASE 1,053 AUD133.33PURCHASE 411 AUD133.33SALE -1,386 AUD132.94SALE -1,380 AUD132.94 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure Contact name Telephone number If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf 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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Rio Tinto