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 20 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 47,374,559 4.75% 2,196,222 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,536,383 0.45% 1,758,341 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,206 0.00% 703,181 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 51,914,148 5.21% 4,657,744 0.47%
(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 4,045 53.5513
Purchase 41,365 54.5605
Purchase 120,795 54.6118
Purchase 108,020 53.8393
Purchase 108,020 53.8394
Purchase 800 54.0104
Purchase 20,806 54.0392
Purchase 59,000 Transfer
Purchase 39,600 Transfer
Purchase 48,015 53.8394
Purchase 2,500 54.3119
Purchase 200 54.3650
Purchase 25,511 54.2625
Purchase 407 55.7813
Purchase 156,035 53.8393
Purchase 109 53.6200
Purchase 48,015 53.8393
Purchase 284 55.7813
Purchase 41,000 53.5045
Purchase 5,868 53.9930
Sale 126,000 54.2500
Sale 39,600 56.5800
Sale 177 53.5800
Sale 235 53.6925
Sale 1,110 54.6911
Sale 69,894 53.9000
Sale 500 54.0183
Sale 3,892 53.9000
Sale 130 54.3720
Sale 648 Transfer
Sale 28 54.0625
Sale 100 53.9833
Sale 130 53.5600
Sale 373 55.4500
Sale 59,000 Transfer
Sale 584 54.9400
Sale 650 53.7100
Sale 185 53.7658
Sale 250 54.0183
Sale 4,567 54.2229
Sale 70 53.7150
Sale 60 54.2475
Sale 39,600 Transfer
Sale 126 54.8925
Sale 41,502 54.6060
Sale 250 54.2645
Sale 305 54.4607
Sale 59,000 56.5800
Sale 135 53.6925
Sale 12,401 54.9035
Sale 108,020 53.8393
Sale 9,672 54.1915
Sale 48,015 53.8393
Sale 90 53.6926
Sale 56,432 55.2230
Sale 50,216 53.9000
Sale 9,318 53.9000
Sale 49 54.3725
Sale 515 54.1095
Sale 140 54.1170
Sale 3,936 54.4215
Sale 250,000 42.0000(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4045 53.5512
CFD Short 4268 53.9885
CFD Short 1600 54.0048
CFD Short 20806 54.0391
CFD Short 25511 54.2625
CFD Short 2500 54.3118
CFD Short 1866 54.3393
CFD Short 200 54.365
CFD Short 41365 54.5605
CFD Short 120795 54.6118
CFD Long 177 53.58
CFD Long 9672 54.1914
CFD Long 4567 54.2229
CFD Long 3936 54.4215
CFD Long 305 54.4607
CFD Long 41502 54.6059
CFD Long 1110 54.6911
CFD Long 12401 54.9035
(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 21 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 -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 4,200.0000 EURO 16/11/2007
Option Purchased -600,000 42.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 500 5,200.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
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 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 -225 4,500.0000 EURO 16/11/2007
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