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 23 November 2007
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 46,983,617 4.71% 2,704,256 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,112,700 0.51% 2,247,534 0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,606 0.00% 703,231 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,099,923 5.22% 5,655,021 0.57%
(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 252 52.1500
Purchase 340 53.1500
Purchase 988 53.1500
Purchase 2,499 51.9050
Purchase 32,694 50.9865
Purchase 8,678 52.4529
Purchase 925 50.5463
Purchase 378 52.1378
Purchase 5,994 51.6089
Purchase 880 51.0400
Purchase 2,499 51.9050
Purchase 2,162 51.8044
Purchase 13,800 52.4875
Sale 3,793 52.0528
Sale 8,667 52.0528
Sale 32,943 51.8042
Sale 925 50.5463
Sale 380 49.8715
Sale 1,000 50.9650
Sale 19,625 53.0119
Sale 75 53.1625
Sale 586 53.1710
Sale 2,162 51.8044
Sale 9,582 52.2371
Sale 32,694 52.5399
Sale 70 52.1750
Sale 204 53.1500
Sale 400 52.0985
Sale 37,000 50.6000
Sale 100 53.4100
Sale 200 51.0225
Sale 208 49.3850
Sale 75 53.1625
Sale 2,162 51.8044
Sale 75 50.6551
Sale 50 52.9726
Sale 876 Transfer
Sale 378 50.9000
Sale 100 52.0275
Sale 423 53.1500
Sale 13,750 53.0000
Sale 93 51.9375
Sale 2,499 51.9050
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5994 51.6088
CFD Short 2499 51.905
CFD Short 8678 52.4529
CFD Short 13800 52.4874
CFD Long 380 49.8714
CFD Long 32943 51.8042
CFD Long 2162 51.8043
CFD Long 400 52.0984
CFD Long 9582 52.2371
CFD Long 19625 53.0118
CFD Long 586 53.171
(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)
CALL Purchase 25 54 EURO 20/03/2008 5.70
CALL Purchase 100 56 EURO 18/01/2008 2.20
(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 26 November 2007
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 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -1,000 3,500.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -500 4,400.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -350 5,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -306 4,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -275 4,800.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -600,000 42.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 100 5,600.0000 EURO 18/01/2008
Option Purchased 500 5,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,300.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 4,500.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 275 5,000.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 306 4,800.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 450 3,500.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 25 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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