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 27 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 46,692,956 4.68% 2,774,782 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,337,157 0.54% 2,428,690 0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,631 0.00% 703,231 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,033,744 5.22% 5,906,703 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 40,315 51.5570
Purchase 980 51.5715
Purchase 6,625 51.5884
Purchase 50,243 51.4400
Purchase 346 51.3834
Purchase 6,342 51.6600
Purchase 7,698 51.6600
Purchase 4,164 51.5399
Purchase 18 54.1300
Purchase 1,690 51.5018
Purchase 6,625 51.5884
Purchase 4,113 51.6600
Purchase 500 51.5655
Purchase 51,624 51.5387
Purchase 37,000 51.4406
Purchase 60,355 51.7860
Sale 7,603 51.3923
Sale 100 51.3500
Sale 15 55.0325
Sale 171,859 52.3200
Sale 41 54.9575
Sale 980 51.5715
Sale 48 54.9650
Sale 8,598 51.5073
Sale 158 51.4072
Sale 12 54.9575
Sale 26 51.3200
Sale 13,900 51.3645
Sale 3,825 51.5073
Sale 23,000 51.1538
Sale 60 55.0150
Sale 180 51.6075
Sale 21 54.9700
Sale 44 55.0312
Sale 250 51.7350
Sale 346 51.3834
Sale 75 51.0625
Sale 42 51.3275
Sale 346 51.3834
Sale 50,243 51.4400
Sale 45 51.5825
Sale 980 51.5715
Sale 6,342 51.6600
Sale 7,052 51.2053
Sale 6,625 51.5884
Sale 2,125 51.4637
Sale 500 52.3120
Sale 35 55.0225
Sale 60 50.8150
Sale 50,243 51.4400
Sale 100 50.9350
Sale 1,200 51.7100
Sale 45 54.9575
Sale 100 51.3300
Sale 2,573 51.5073
Sale 2,752 51.6063
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1500 51.3121
CFD Short 1690 51.5018
CFD Short 51624 51.5387
CFD Short 500 51.5655
CFD Short 6625 51.5884
CFD Short 2664 51.6681
CFD Short 60355 51.786
CFD Long 7052 51.2052
CFD Long 13900 51.3644
CFD Long 346 51.3834
CFD Long 7603 51.3922
CFD Long 2125 51.4637
CFD Long 980 51.5715
CFD Long 2752 51.6063
(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 28 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 50 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