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 22 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 46,798,915 4.69% 1,373,991 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,570,785 0.26% 69,635 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 46,650 0.00% 100,810 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,416,350 4.95% 1,544,436 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 2,154 57.4756
Purchase 3,500 56.8500
Purchase 2,192 57.5698
Purchase 5,567 57.6172
Purchase 8,336 57.2314
Purchase 1,134 57.8000
Purchase 7,715 56.8500
Purchase 36 Transfer
Purchase 4,000 56.7872
Purchase 275 57.8213
Purchase 3,103 57.2462
Purchase 1,200 57.1737
Purchase 30 Transfer
Sale 79 Transfer
Sale 150 57.5350
Sale 280 57.9575
Sale 50 57.1850
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 4,929 56.8500
Sale 39 57.6650
Sale 80 57.6000
Sale 22,973 56.8500
Sale 2,287 57.5146
Sale 170 57.5550
Sale 18 57.8225
Sale 120 57.5550
Sale 124 Transfer
Sale 100 57.6525
Sale 70 57.5550
Sale 13,612 56.8472
Sale 150 57.9575
Sale 18 57.7100
Sale 15 57.6253
Sale 111 57.6000
Sale 125 57.4932
Sale 20 56.6575
Sale 190 57.6925
Sale 138 57.4225
Sale 2,034 56.8500
Sale 160 57.6000
Sale 172 56.8500
Sale 10,900 57.5158
Sale 220 57.9575
Sale 10,188 56.8500
Sale 4,600 57.2404
Sale 80 57.1850
Sale 87 57.6000
Sale 110 57.4725
Sale 300 57.6150
Sale 100 57.9575
Sale 36 Transfer
Sale 110 57.1850
Sale 200 57.4725
Sale 270 57.5550
Sale 85 57.5551
Sale 70 58.0926
Sale 127 57.4132
Sale 120 57.5550
Sale 19,066 57.2188
Sale 170 57.5550
Sale 5,246 57.6885
Sale 150 57.9575
Sale 43 56.9849
Sale 50 57.6000
Sale 60 57.8000
Sale 6,762 56.8500
Sale 275 57.8213
Sale 205 57.9425
Sale 75 57.8000
Sale 70 57.6000
Sale 155 57.6000
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 859 57.4996
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4000 56.7872
CFD Short 1200 57.1736
CFD Short 8336 57.2313
CFD Short 3103 57.2462
CFD Short 2154 57.4755
CFD Short 5567 57.6171
CFD Long 43 56.9848
CFD Long 19066 57.2187
CFD Long 4600 57.2404
CFD Long 2287 57.5145
CFD Long 5246 57.6884
(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 25 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 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 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