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
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 11 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 47,500,035 4.76% 1,178,519 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,332,509 0.23% 171,140 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,880,344 5.00% 2,050,469 0.21%
(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 6,694 52.4033
Purchase 1,807 52.7835
Purchase 479 52.2500
Purchase 54,000 52.1881
Purchase 270 52.2650
Purchase 3,249 52.2241
Purchase 1,971 52.4000
Purchase 29 70.6800 EUR
Purchase 2,270 52.4200
Purchase 8,900 53.3200
Purchase 24 Transfer
Purchase 315 52.6400
Purchase 100 52.3976
Purchase 15,176 52.5217
Purchase 18,409 52.4199
Purchase 408 52.7835
Purchase 89 52.2500
Purchase 25,024 52.4514
Sale 160 52.5100
Sale 100 52.6724
Sale 7,680 52.2709
Sale 80 52.5350
Sale 24 Transfer
Sale 1,777 52.5366
Sale 122 52.2075
Sale 1,200 52.3706
Sale 21,988 52.4071
Sale 75 52.4151
Sale 100 52.4475
Sale 3,979 52.3978
Sale 150 52.3350
Sale 100 52.6724
Sale 68 52.2200
Sale 57 52.1275
Sale 76 52.4200
Sale 67,850 52.1724
Sale 100 52.3425
Sale 37 52.5650
Sale 588 Transfer
Sale 10,188 52.4000
Sale 60 52.0548
Sale 150 52.4150
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3249 52.2241
CFD Short 6694 52.4032
CFD Short 18409 52.4199
CFD Short 2270 52.42
CFD Short 25024 52.4514
CFD Short 15176 52.5216
CFD Long 122 52.2075
CFD Long 7680 52.2708
CFD Long 2579 52.3355
CFD Long 1200 52.3706
CFD Long 21988 52.4071
CFD Long 1400 52.5124
(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 12 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
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 150 4,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -10 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 56.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 45,000 54.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500 5,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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