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 03 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 49,888,850 5.00% 943,659 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,256,811 0.23% 96,425 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,100 0.02% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,347,761 5.25% 1,740,884 0.17%
(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 8,376 52.9399
Purchase 35,600 53.5257
Purchase 134,455 53.1617
Purchase 84,478 52.8500
Purchase 7,279 52.5938
Purchase 6,054 53.1435
Purchase 134,455 53.1617
Purchase 84,478 52.8100
Purchase 30,000 52.8178
Purchase 10,893 52.9983
Purchase 72 52.3825
Purchase 269 53.0359
Purchase 4,224 53.7000
Purchase 1,716 52.9558
Purchase 801 53.7000
Purchase 70 52.4980
Purchase 112,400 53.0874
Purchase 35,447 52.5500
Purchase 81,103 53.0309
Purchase 10,473 53.3681
Purchase 10,429 53.0526
Purchase 10,429 53.0526
Purchase 13,513 53.0382
Purchase 12,474 53.0442
Purchase 17,000 53.7000
Sale 120 52.4825
Sale 30,000 52.8178
Sale 100 52.7075
Sale 7,279 52.5891
Sale 21 53.4800
Sale 10,893 52.9983
Sale 30,000 52.8178
Sale 355 52.6800
Sale 10,429 53.0526
Sale 50 52.6032
Sale 100 52.5925
Sale 10,893 52.9983
Sale 81,103 53.0309
Sale 17,000 53.7000
Sale 134,455 53.1617
Sale 175 52.7325
Sale 110 52.9275
Sale 912 53.7000
Sale 12,474 53.0442
Sale 10,473 53.3627
Sale 180 52.4825
Sale 8,376 52.9351
Sale 6,054 53.1435
Sale 552 52.0825
Sale 1,716 52.9479
Sale 112,400 53.0874
Sale 160 53.5536
Sale 30,000 52.8178
Sale 39 52.3750
Sale 801 53.6903
Sale 35,600 53.5177
Sale 24,675 53.5049
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4068 52.506
CFD Short 3211 52.7051
CFD Short 81103 53.0309
CFD Short 10429 53.0526
CFD Short 10473 53.368
CFD Short 35600 53.5256
CFD Long 60000 52.8178
CFD Long 4671 52.8302
CFD Long 1716 52.9478
CFD Long 3705 53.0673
CFD Long 801 53.6903
(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 04 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 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 -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 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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