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 04 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 49,976,405 5.01% 926,745 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,407,726 0.24% 117,737 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,100 0.02% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,586,231 5.27% 1,745,282 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 5,729 54.6045
Purchase 671 52.1500
Purchase 245 55.2491
Purchase 793 53.8164
Purchase 40,175 53.5597
Purchase 580 55.1415
Purchase 37,995 51.3917
Purchase 51,341 53.7434
Purchase 684 55.2800
Purchase 3,995 54.5623
Purchase 7,526 55.2333
Purchase 11,439 52.7494
Purchase 4,767 54.1037
Purchase 42,239 54.9100
Purchase 3,983 52.1500
Purchase 10,601 53.4410
Purchase 140 52.1750
Purchase 728 52.1500
Purchase 27,000 55.2800
Purchase 368 54.0002
Purchase 14,636 54.7135
Purchase 21,309 54.2773
Purchase 51,341 53.7434
Purchase 6,792 52.1500
Purchase 58,000 52.7379
Purchase 245 55.2491
Purchase 14,078 52.1745
Purchase 6,072 54.3114
Purchase 66,210 53.0478
Purchase 14,665 53.7866
Purchase 580 55.1415
Sale 11,439 52.7446
Sale 40,755 53.5822
Sale 242 54.6600
Sale 21,309 54.2773
Sale 150 52.6900
Sale 10,601 53.4410
Sale 793 53.8083
Sale 14,665 53.7812
Sale 4,767 54.1037
Sale 245 55.2491
Sale 96 54.0300
Sale 684 55.2800
Sale 14 52.5775
Sale 4,767 54.1037
Sale 3,995 54.5573
Sale 580 55.1415
Sale 200 53.8875
Sale 5,729 54.6045
Sale 9 54.3300
Sale 51,341 53.7434
Sale 300 55.2600
Sale 38,801 55.0287
Sale 37,995 51.3917
Sale 70 55.2476
Sale 95 52.6900
Sale 14,636 54.7052
Sale 14,078 52.1651
Sale 27,000 55.2800
Sale 7,526 55.2333
Sale 6,072 54.3114
Sale 93 53.0250
Sale 150 55.2750
Sale 40,175 53.5597
Sale 58,000 52.7379
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 8519 52.5764
CFD Short 2920 53.2539
CFD Short 10601 53.441
CFD Short 14665 53.7865
CFD Short 212 53.8552
CFD Short 274 54.6327
CFD Short 14636 54.7134
CFD Short 245 55.2491
CFD Long 14078 52.165
CFD Long 1340 53.6594
CFD Long 793 53.8082
CFD Long 4767 54.1037
CFD Long 21309 54.2772
CFD Long 2655 55.0104
(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 07 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