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 20 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 46,933,140 4.70% 1,277,771 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,473,623 0.25% 51,088 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 46,650 0.00% 100,810 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,453,413 4.96% 1,429,669 0.14%
(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 130 57.3360
Purchase 7,496 57.0105
Purchase 100 57.3360
Purchase 1,000 57.0584
Purchase 2,000 57.3560
Purchase 12,216 57.1923
Purchase 11,699 56.8733
Purchase 445 56.3703
Purchase 3,338 57.2000
Purchase 33,490 56.9577
Purchase 9,600 57.0148
Sale 130 57.3412
Sale 85 57.3800
Sale 150 57.1825
Sale 2,630 57.3352
Sale 100 57.4225
Sale 100 57.2025
Sale 75 57.3400
Sale 100 56.8240
Sale 50 57.3176
Sale 815 56.6997
Sale 100 56.9828
Sale 120 57.3400
Sale 200 57.0700
Sale 60 57.0700
Sale 130 57.0700
Sale 89 56.9675
Sale 5,003 57.2000
Sale 5,767 57.1720
Sale 23,258 57.2000
Sale 109 57.3400
Sale 13,584 57.2000
Sale 125 57.2316
Sale 50 57.4276
Sale 2,795 57.2000
Sale 120 57.0700
Sale 150 57.2200
Sale 16,980 57.2000
Sale 245 57.4600
Sale 3,006 57.2750
Sale 100 57.2400
Sale 75 57.3351
Sale 21 57.3575
Sale 520 57.2000
Sale 125 57.1675
Sale 45 57.0700
Sale 199 57.3575
Sale 260 57.1725
Sale 120 57.0700
Sale 7,985 56.9342
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 445 56.3703
CFD Short 11699 56.8733
CFD Short 33490 56.9577
CFD Short 7496 57.0105
CFD Short 9600 57.0147
CFD Short 1000 57.0584
CFD Short 12216 57.1922
CFD Short 2000 57.356
CFD Long 815 56.6996
CFD Long 7985 56.9341
CFD Long 5767 57.172
CFD Long 2630 57.3352
(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 21 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 45,000 54.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -10 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 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