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 26 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 46,776,867 4.69% 2,834,896 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,302,399 0.53% 2,303,732 0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,631 0.00% 703,231 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,082,897 5.22% 5,841,859 0.59%
(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 4,536 53.8284
Purchase 500 54.5273
Purchase 8,171 52.3200
Purchase 13,492 55.1608
Purchase 300 52.8266
Purchase 13,671 54.2292
Purchase 483 52.4072
Purchase 36,439 53.3401
Purchase 10,524 52.3200
Purchase 408 54.7051
Purchase 135 54.2354
Purchase 14,288 54.5269
Purchase 251 54.7051
Purchase 239 54.7051
Purchase 1,377 54.7051
Purchase 1,635 52.3200
Sale 27,500 53.0000
Sale 162 53.2200
Sale 1,831 54.1973
Sale 295 54.6350
Sale 400 53.0100
Sale 100 54.6300
Sale 217 55.7000
Sale 13,671 54.2292
Sale 150 54.6300
Sale 100 52.6850
Sale 150 54.6300
Sale 150 52.2600
Sale 150 54.6300
Sale 18,349 52.3200
Sale 180 54.6350
Sale 47,000 55.1309
Sale 15 51.0125
Sale 800 52.4733
Sale 510 53.2200
Sale 249 52.3200
Sale 27 54.6150
Sale 50 54.5484
Sale 13,671 54.2292
Sale 1,016 53.2200
Sale 103 54.7200
Sale 81 53.2200
Sale 100 54.6300
Sale 125 54.6300
Sale 250 54.6300
Sale 325 54.5950
Sale 250 54.6300
Sale 100 52.1745
Sale 150 54.6300
Sale 15 52.0700
Sale 800 52.0406
Sale 250 54.9150
Sale 27 51.3650
Sale 100 53.1375
Sale 300 54.0800
Sale 125 53.3683
Sale 150 54.6300
Sale 150 54.6300
Sale 406 53.2200
Sale 14,329 52.3200
Sale 100 54.6300
Sale 1,644 52.6600
Sale 36 52.4078
Sale 140,998 54.4841
Sale 200 52.5050
Sale 80 54.9150
Sale 123 53.2200
Sale 26,292 54.5289
Sale 2,060 52.3200
Sale 200 54.0800
Sale 75 54.3859
Sale 20 52.0050
Sale 6,107 54.4291
Sale 150 54.4670
Sale 24 55.1350
Sale 150 53.3125
Sale 20 50.8100
Sale 130 54.2300
Sale 375 52.4600
Sale 256 55.7000
Sale 2,930 52.3200
Sale 100 54.5233
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
23/11/2007 Sale 13,750 53.0000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 300 52.8266
CFD Short 36439 53.34
CFD Short 4536 53.8284
CFD Short 135 54.2354
CFD Short 14288 54.5268
CFD Short 500 54.5273
CFD Long 800 52.0406
CFD Long 1831 54.1972
CFD Long 13671 54.2291
CFD Long 4344 54.2796
CFD Long 140998 54.484
CFD Long 26292 54.5288
CFD Long 1763 54.7974
(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 50 54 EURO 20/03/2008 5.7
(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 27 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
Thursday, 5th September 2024
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