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 21 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 46,869,966 4.70% 1,363,242 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,560,036 0.26% 65,768 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 46,650 0.00% 100,810 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,476,652 4.96% 1,529,820 0.15%
(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 191 58.8704
Purchase 1,501 58.8704
Purchase 9,355 57.8000
Purchase 914 58.8704
Purchase 2,779 57.8000
Purchase 9,725 58.2305
Purchase 228 58.8704
Purchase 11,840 58.3984
Purchase 4,083 57.8000
Purchase 3,825 58.8704
Purchase 2,840 58.0512
Purchase 677 58.8704
Purchase 229 58.8704
Purchase 462 57.9392
Purchase 610 58.8704
Purchase 236 58.8704
Purchase 239 58.8704
Purchase 212 58.8704
Purchase 858 58.8704
Purchase 498 58.8704
Purchase 20 78.6000 EUR
Purchase 312 58.8704
Purchase 261 58.8704
Sale 75 58.9251
Sale 75 58.3000
Sale 100 58.9100
Sale 80 58.3100
Sale 61 58.3000
Sale 130 58.9100
Sale 285 59.0292
Sale 100 59.0740
Sale 12 59.0875
Sale 80 58.9100
Sale 120 58.9775
Sale 60 58.3000
Sale 50 58.4300
Sale 150 58.2575
Sale 36 58.2300
Sale 75 58.9251
Sale 11,700 58.2935
Sale 10,188 58.2200
Sale 125 58.7732
Sale 70 58.8020
Sale 80 58.9100
Sale 150 58.0475
Sale 50 57.8208
Sale 165 59.0832
Sale 16,281 58.5630
Sale 3,103 58.2098
Sale 254 57.9848
Sale 100 58.3000
Sale 767 58.2200
Sale 50 57.8176
Sale 105 58.1412
Sale 50 58.1626
Sale 1,802 58.2200
Sale 70 58.8731
Sale 60 58.9100
Sale 90 58.8050
Sale 1,744 58.2200
Sale 38 57.2325
Sale 171 59.0224
Sale 64,320 58.5744
Sale 243 58.2200
Sale 75 58.9100
Sale 31 56.9175
Sale 250 58.0100
Sale 50 58.9100
Sale 50 58.9100
Sale 395 58.2200
Sale 97 56.9975
Sale 47 58.2825
Sale 313 58.2200
Sale 65 57.2040
Sale 90 58.9100
Sale 14 57.4250
Sale 60 58.3000
Sale 201 57.3950
Sale 80 58.9550
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 462 57.9392
CFD Short 2840 58.0511
CFD Short 9725 58.2304
CFD Short 11840 58.3984
CFD Long 254 57.9847
CFD Long 249 58.0135
CFD Long 3103 58.2098
CFD Long 11700 58.2935
CFD Long 217 58.471
CFD Long 16281 58.563
CFD Long 64320 58.5743
CFD Long 476 59.0119
(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 22 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 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 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