27th Feb 2008 07:00
BT Investment Management (RE) Ltd26 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 26 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 7,689,651 1.68 (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 -2,409 AUD135.84SALE -1,346 AUD135.84SALE -507 AUD136.56SALE -51 AUD136.56SALE -1,789 AUD136.56PURCHASE 4,055 AUD136.77SALE -884 AUD135.84SALE -601 AUD134.58PURCHASE 601 AUD134.58SALE -1,746 AUD135.84SALE -1,306 AUD135.84SALE -1,590 AUD135.84SALE -1,143 AUD135.84SALE -106 AUD135.84SALE -8,129 AUD135.84PURCHASE 804 AUD136.77SALE -660 AUD135.84SALE -755 AUD135.84SALE -262 AUD135.84SALE -285 AUD135.84SALE -100 AUD135.16TRANSFER OUT -1,200SALE -401 AUD136.56PURCHASE 837 AUD136.77SALE -221 AUD136.56PURCHASE 531 AUD136.77SALE -205 AUD135.12SALE -160 AUD134.58SALE -259 AUD135.84SALE -253 AUD135.84TRANSFER OUT -692 (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) NO Date of disclosure 27 February 2008 (GMT +11) Contact name Ash Falzon Telephone number +61 2 9220 2073 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/AIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A 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