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 28 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 46,608,169 4.67% 2,853,524 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,427,644 0.54% 2,474,849 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,631 0.00% 703,231 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,039,444 5.22% 6,031,604 0.60%
(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 3,360 52.6081
Purchase 300 50.4972
Purchase 481 54.0000
Purchase 6,434 51.2334
Purchase 400 53.1296
Purchase 6,411 51.9423
Purchase 28,032 54.0000
Purchase 900 50.6995
Purchase 1,905 51.0554
Purchase 22,070 51.0923
Purchase 1,905 51.0554
Purchase 11,090 52.7698
Purchase 900 50.6995
Purchase 45,070 50.6082
Sale 79 Transfer
Sale 203 Transfer
Sale 1,611 54.0000
Sale 150 53.2858
Sale 1,918 50.5923
Sale 2,704 53.0221
Sale 100 53.5083
Sale 50 52.0000
Sale 300 52.3158
Sale 100 52.4125
Sale 31,403 52.8510
Sale 50 52.0000
Sale 200 52.9134
Sale 900 50.6995
Sale 6,411 51.9423
Sale 6,411 51.9423
Sale 200 52.0020
Sale 400 52.0020
Sale 1,905 51.0554
Sale 50 Transfer
Sale 130 51.7470
Sale 45,070 50.6082
Sale 2,700 Transfer
Sale 50 51.5774
Sale 2,590 52.4945
Sale 1,876 53.7095
Sale 70,303 52.8761
Sale 6,403 53.6088
Sale 60 51.1600
Sale 1,523 Transfer
Sale 2,520 54.0000
Sale 25,020 54.0000
Sale 150 52.3125
Sale 100 51.6775
Sale 65 53.3545
Sale 190 53.4245
Sale 150 52.6050
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 900 50.6995
CFD Short 1905 51.0554
CFD Short 22070 51.0923
CFD Short 6434 51.2334
CFD Short 3360 52.608
CFD Short 11090 52.7698
CFD Short 400 53.1295
CFD Long 6411 51.9423
CFD Long 2590 52.4944
CFD Long 70303 52.8761
CFD Long 200 52.9134
CFD Long 2704 53.022
CFD Long 6403 53.6088
CFD Long 1876 53.7095
(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 29 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