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 29 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 46,638,528 4.68% 2,776,057 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,539,491 0.56% 2,564,137 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,631 0.00% 1,303,231 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,181,650 5.23% 6,643,425 0.67%
(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 20,144 54.5310
Purchase 319 54.3500
Purchase 3,150 54.5146
Purchase 700 54.4614
Purchase 81,000 56.4000
Purchase 6,644 54.2937
Purchase 5,552 54.3834
Purchase 5,552 54.3834
Purchase 6,411 51.9423
Purchase 21,024 56.3700
Purchase 16,898 54.4667
Purchase 205 54.3500
Purchase 48,889 54.4775
Purchase 310 54.3500
Purchase 364 54.5146
Purchase 427 54.6723
Purchase 1,905 51.0554
Purchase 4,802 56.9080
Purchase 427 54.6723
Purchase 1,905 51.0554
Purchase 966 56.3700
Purchase 891 54.5146
Purchase 816 56.1574
Purchase 1,033 54.5146
Purchase 4,530 54.6875
Purchase 225 54.2668
Sale 175 56.5024
Sale 1,482 53.6200
Sale 1,033 54.5146
Sale 100 54.6783
Sale 1,000 54.0901
Sale 90 54.7320
Sale 299 54.3700
Sale 33,549 54.5750
Sale 5,438 54.5146
Sale 364 54.5146
Sale 1,905 51.0554
Sale 427 54.6723
Sale 5,552 54.3834
Sale 114 53.9850
Sale 5,950 56.2229
Sale 98 51.0550
Sale 816 56.1574
Sale 41 53.8600
Sale 77 54.5075
Sale 97 54.4600
Sale 6,814 55.7097
Sale 4,704 56.3700
Sale 1,200 54.4895
Sale 38,018 55.4951
Sale 4,618 54.3391
Sale 6,411 51.9423
Sale 154 54.8100
Sale 200 53.6195
Sale 535 54.2645
Sale 200 54.6783
Sale 40,348 55.2621
Sale 75 56.8948
Sale 4,530 54.6875
Sale 3,342 54.4513
Sale 4,530 54.6875
Sale 300 51.6900
Sale 3,150 54.5146
Sale 891 54.5146
Sale 16,845 56.3700
Sale 45 54.4125
Sale 816 56.1574
Sale 6,411 51.9423
Sale 200 55.1308
Sale 20 53.8600
Sale 1,671 56.3700
Sale 20 53.8600
Sale 75 54.7125
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1905 51.0554
CFD Short 225 54.2668
CFD Short 6644 54.2937
CFD Short 5552 54.3834
CFD Short 700 54.4614
CFD Short 48889 54.4775
CFD Short 20144 54.531
CFD Short 427 54.6722
CFD Short 4802 56.908
CFD Long 6411 51.9423
CFD Long 1000 54.0901
CFD Long 4618 54.3391
CFD Long 3342 54.4512
CFD Long 4530 54.6875
CFD Long 40348 55.2621
CFD Long 38018 55.495
CFD Long 6814 55.7097
CFD Long 816 56.1574
CFD Long 5950 56.2229
(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 300000 56 AMER 15/02/2008 2.8
PUT SALE 300000 52 AMER 15/02/2008 5.8
(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 30 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 100 5,600.0000 EURO 18/01/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 56.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
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 -600,000 42.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 500 5,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 -250 5,200.0000 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