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 02 January 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 49,619,857 4.98% 1,034,201 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,364,935 0.24% 130,558 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,100 0.02% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,186,892 5.23% 1,865,559 0.19%
(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 13,568 53.1741
Purchase 3,444 53.0315
Purchase 400 53.7089
Purchase 2,436 53.8157
Purchase 9,380 52.2211
Purchase 5,387 53.2212
Purchase 25,440 52.7674
Purchase 5,158 53.3948
Purchase 275 53.8157
Purchase 13,568 53.1741
Purchase 317 53.8157
Purchase 307 53.8157
Purchase 2,056 52.5500
Purchase 2,760 53.0572
Purchase 400 53.7089
Purchase 38 52.9200
Purchase 15,000 52.5500
Purchase 2,612 52.9843
Purchase 4,429 52.5500
Purchase 20,988 53.0766
Purchase 284 52.5500
Purchase 4,550 52.7716
Purchase 6,406 53.5450
Purchase 5,053 52.9288
Purchase 26,146 53.1394
Sale 4,550 52.7637
Sale 15,000 52.5500
Sale 400 53.7089
Sale 5,387 53.2212
Sale 3,444 53.0315
Sale 5,158 53.3900
Sale 2,612 52.9795
Sale 2,760 53.0572
Sale 20,988 53.0766
Sale 220 52.9700
Sale 75 53.2851
Sale 26,146 53.1394
Sale 2,760 53.0572
Sale 13,568 53.1741
Sale 5,053 52.9288
Sale 60 53.7125
Sale 9,380 52.2211
Sale 38 52.9200
Sale 3,482 53.0303
Sale 26,146 53.1394
Sale 6,406 53.5450
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 578 52.7227
CFD Short 4550 52.7716
CFD Short 2034 53.0585
CFD Short 60 53.4333
CFD Short 6406 53.5449
CFD Short 400 53.7089
CFD Long 2760 53.0571
CFD Long 20988 53.0766
CFD Long 1572 53.1917
CFD Long 3586 53.4768
(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 03 January 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 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 56.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 200,000 60.0000 AMER 18/01/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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