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 30 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 46,211,392 4.63% 2,889,311 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,641,416 0.57% 2,591,262 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 204,131 0.02% 1,303,231 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,056,939 5.22% 6,783,804 0.68%
(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 4,181 56.4000
Purchase 1,727 56.4000
Purchase 1,152 56.4000
Purchase 879 56.4000
Purchase 7,813 56.6898
Purchase 1,392 56.9400
Purchase 20,000 57.0000
Purchase 135 56.4000
Purchase 50 Transfer
Purchase 15,000 56.4000
Purchase 3,275 56.7885
Purchase 5,188 56.5652
Purchase 897 56.6659
Purchase 897 56.6659
Purchase 200 56.2607
Purchase 2,560 56.9106
Purchase 2,560 56.9106
Purchase 3,834 56.6359
Purchase 3,544 56.4071
Purchase 3,958 56.9434
Sale 398 57.4250
Sale 200 56.7600
Sale 554 56.4000
Sale 1,123 57.2500
Sale 11,323 56.4000
Sale 100 56.7340
Sale 360 56.7600
Sale 4,723 56.8350
Sale 100 56.7600
Sale 165 56.4000
Sale 26,572 56.3700
Sale 15,410 56.4000
Sale 200 56.7600
Sale 45 57.3800
Sale 68 56.4000
Sale 80 57.0100
Sale 350 56.7600
Sale 200 56.7600
Sale 230 57.2500
Sale 714 56.4000
Sale 27 56.4000
Sale 54,527 56.7045
Sale 250 56.5350
Sale 50 56.4000
Sale 200 56.2607
Sale 56 56.7450
Sale 250 57.0100
Sale 70 57.0100
Sale 7,813 56.6898
Sale 10,866 57.2689
Sale 100 56.7600
Sale 55 57.0100
Sale 4,602 57.1723
Sale 155 56.9928
Sale 3,624 56.4000
Sale 139 56.4000
Sale 1,446 56.4000
Sale 66,740 56.4000
Sale 150 56.7600
Sale 14,203 56.3700
Sale 2,562 56.4000
Sale 2,883 56.4000
Sale 515 57.1433
Sale 104 56.4000
Sale 1,101 56.7100
Sale 12,800 56.9009
Sale 567 56.4000
Sale 100 56.7600
Sale 60 57.0100
Sale 7,813 56.6898
Sale 350 57.0100
Sale 897 56.6659
Sale 350 56.4000
Sale 300 56.4475
Sale 200 56.2607
Sale 460 56.4000
Sale 592 56.4000
Sale 250 56.7600
Sale 3,757 56.4000
Sale 732 57.0100
Sale 733 57.2500
Sale 41 56.6900
Sale 11 56.4000
Sale 80 57.0100
Sale 3,150 54.5146
Sale 458 56.4000
Sale 1,779 56.4000
Sale 50 57.0100
Sale 125 56.7600
Sale 90 56.7600
Sale 1,033 54.5146
Sale 200 57.0100
Sale 100 57.0100
Sale 60 57.0100
Sale 235 56.7600
Sale 200 56.7600
Sale 60 57.0100
Sale 85 56.8800
Sale 1,411 56.8350
Sale 135 57.0100
Sale 9,364 56.4000
Sale 200 56.7600
Sale 15,800 54.6131
Sale 50 56.5326
Sale 275 5 6.4000
Sale 1,389 56.4000
Sale 614 57.1433
Sale 250 56.7600
Sale 869 56.4000
Sale 9 56.4000
Sale 100 57.0100
Sale 1,295 56.4000
Sale 541 56.7600
Sale 150 56.7600
Sale 175 56.4000
Sale 200 56.7600
Sale 486 56.4000
Sale 19 56.4000
Sale 200 56.7600
Sale 15,870 56.9139
Sale 224 56.4000
Sale 150 56.7600
Sale 361 56.4000
Sale 160 57.0100
Sale 70 57.0100
Sale 2,560 56.9106
Sale 1,909 56.4000
Sale 100 56.7562
Sale 45 57.0100
Sale 100 56.7600
Sale 300 57.0100
Sale 891 54.5146
Sale 2,718 56.4000
Sale 5,874 56.4000
Sale 327 56.4000
Sale 37 57.1930
Sale 150 56.7600
Sale 11,991 56.4000
Sale 2,602 57.2500
Sale 175 56.7600
Sale 115 56.7037
Sale 2,100 56.8350
Sale 4,557 56.4000
Sale 100 56.7600
Sale 33 56.4000
Sale 150 56.7600
Sale 400 57.0100
Sale 80 56.7600
Sale 117 56.7600
Sale 86,000 56.5500
Sale 57,554 56.4000
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Sale 1,905 51.0554
29/11/2007 Purchase 1,905 51.0554
29/11/2007 Purchase 1,905 51.0554
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 572 56.4
CFD Short 3544 56.407
CFD Short 5188 56.5651
CFD Short 3834 56.6358
CFD Short 897 56.6658
CFD Short 3275 56.7885
CFD Short 2560 56.9106
CFD Short 1392 56.94
CFD Short 3958 56.9434
CFD Long 200 56.2607
CFD Long 343 56.4
CFD Long 7813 56.6898
CFD Long 54527 56.7045
CFD Long 1101 56.71
CFD Long 13770 56.8873
CFD Long 155 56.9927
CFD Long 2100 57.0878
CFD Long 4602 57.1723
CFD Long 37 57.1929
CFD Long 10866 57.2689
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Short 1,905 51.0554
29/11/2007 Long 6,411 51.9423
(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 250 60 EURO 15/02/2008 4.12
PUT PURCHASE 250 60 EURO 15/02/2008 6.43
(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 03 December 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 -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 -250 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -600,000 42.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 200,000 60.0000 AMER 18/01/2008
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 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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 500 5,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 100 5,600.0000 EURO 18/01/2008
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