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 21 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 47,051,502 4.72% 2,703,326 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,956,018 0.50% 2,164,292 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,481 0.00% 702,706 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,011,001 5.22% 5,570,324 0.56%
(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 116 49.8562
Purchase 25 50.6476
Purchase 868 50.3586
Purchase 16,340 49.0000
Purchase 341 50.7700
Purchase 59,204 49.6302
Purchase 22,000 49.0000
Purchase 8,820 49.0000
Purchase 458 50.1650
Purchase 4,393 49.0000
Purchase 868 50.3586
Purchase 1,127 49.0000
Purchase 5,200 50.1857
Purchase 4,807 49.0000
Purchase 112 50.3650
Purchase 4,998 49.8904
Purchase 500 50.7916
Purchase 24 50.3775
Sale 100 49.6040
Sale 116 50.1300
Sale 150 49.8500
Sale 38 50.0375
Sale 75 49.4351
Sale 52 Transfer
Sale 15 49.8500
Sale 4,005 49.3821
Sale 436 50.7600
Sale 295 49.8500
Sale 50 49.9676
Sale 44,682 50.1338
Sale 103 49.3550
Sale 4,807 49.0000
Sale 170 49.8500
Sale 200 49.8500
Sale 5,200 50.1857
Sale 186 Transfer
Sale 275 48.9975
Sale 150 50.2524
Sale 215 49.8500
Sale 250 49.8500
Sale 2,000 50.5000
Sale 5,200 50.1857
Sale 195 50.1300
Sale 200 49.8500
Sale 250 49.8500
Sale 202 49.8500
Sale 150 50.1616
Sale 200 49.8500
Sale 218 49.8287
Sale 220 50.1650
Sale 273 Transfer
Sale 3,409 49.6013
Sale 190 50.1400
Sale 250 49.8500
Sale 868 50.3586
Sale 150 49.8500
Sale 125 49.8500
Sale 624 50.3000
Sale 150 49.8500
Sale 195 50.1300
Sale 75 50.2712
Sale 180 49.8500
Sale 49 49.8850
Sale 6,500 50.5000
Sale 10,896 50.0979
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Price per unit (GBP)
Securities
15/11/2007 Purchase 32,000 54.8750
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 59204 49.6302
CFD Short 116 49.8562
CFD Short 4998 49.8904
CFD Short 868 50.3585
CFD Short 112 50.365
CFD Short 25 50.6476
CFD Long 4005 49.3821
CFD Long 3409 49.6012
CFD Long 10896 50.0978
CFD Long 44682 50.1338
CFD Long 5200 50.1857
(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 22 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 250 3,000.0000 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 -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 3,300.0000 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 125 4,400.0000 EURO 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