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 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 47,082,623 4.72% 2,632,597 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,047,022 0.51% 2,216,563 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 3,481 0.00% 703,231 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,133,126 5.23% 5,552,391 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 55,468 49.1435
Purchase 50 Transfer
Purchase 600 49.4974
Purchase 23,263 49.3625
Purchase 12,564 48.9083
Purchase 122,500 48.8200
Purchase 1,400 49.3695
Purchase 483 49.0726
Purchase 27 Transfer
Purchase 4,817 49.0703
Purchase 22,191 49.0297
Purchase 25,713 49.2500
Purchase 1,400 49.3695
Sale 100 49.5050
Sale 107,250 49.3400
Sale 72 49.9750
Sale 20,381 51.6300
Sale 234 49.4500
Sale 70 49.4100
Sale 80 49.2650
Sale 164 49.4500
Sale 1,144 50.0052
Sale 254 49.4500
Sale 450 48.7875
Sale 100 49.5387
Sale 150 49.8500
Sale 221 49.4500
Sale 27 Transfer
Sale 72,552 48.9363
Sale 80 49.2650
Sale 190 49.4500
Sale 12,564 48.9083
Sale 482 4.9336
Sale 150 49.4212
Sale 248 49.4500
Sale 58 50.1775
Sale 80 49.4100
Sale 8 50.1950
Sale 700 48.8150
Sale 246 49.4500
Sale 60 49.5225
Sale 1,360 48.8091
Sale 166 49.4500
Sale 80 49.4100
Sale 70 49.3926
Sale 700 48.8150
Sale 1,400 49.3695
Sale 247 49.4500
Sale 4,046 49.3885
Sale 12,564 48.9083
Sale 399 Transfer
Sale 50 Transfer
Sale 69 50.1275
Sale 89 49.8550
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 800 48.8574
CFD Short 22191 49.0296
CFD Short 4017 49.1127
CFD Short 23263 49.3624
CFD Short 1400 49.3695
CFD Short 600 49.4974
CFD Long 482 4.9335
CFD Long 1360 48.8091
CFD Long 12564 48.9082
CFD Long 72552 48.9362
CFD Long 4046 49.3884
(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 Selling 250 52 EURO 20/03/2008 4.30
Put Selling 275 48 EURO 21/12/2007 2.30
(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 23 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