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 07 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 49,952,471 5.01% 1,002,701 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,432,682 0.24% 125,583 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,500 0.02% 701,200 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,587,653 5.27% 1,829,484 0.18%
(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 5,779 50.1298
Purchase 13,094 51.7061
Purchase 359 51.8121
Purchase 16,859 50.7307
Purchase 10,740 51.7367
Purchase 4,442 55.2674
Purchase 4,647 50.3200
Purchase 59,148 50.4123
Purchase 486 51.7000
Purchase 200 51.5585
Purchase 27,542 50.2012
Purchase 1,743 50.3200
Purchase 100 51.2384
Purchase 44,590 51.0674
Purchase 44,590 51.0674
Purchase 503 51.7367
Purchase 35,447 52.5500
Purchase 19,000 50.0100
Purchase 13,700 50.3291
Purchase 19,000 50.0100
Purchase 3,483 50.7989
Purchase 11,350 51.2585
Purchase 18,803 52.1500
Purchase 200 51.5585
Purchase 400 51.9261
Purchase 400 51.9261
Purchase 1,208 51.5337
Purchase 1,010 50.0838
Purchase 2,142 50.7530
Purchase 7,401 50.4425
Purchase 1,842 50.3200
Purchase 1,571 51.6204
Purchase 1,392 50.9637
Purchase 4,429 50.3200
Purchase 50 51.2384
Purchase 576 51.5200
Sale 100 51.5300
Sale 1,392 50.9560
Sale 100 51.5300
Sale 359 51.8043
Sale 75 51.5300
Sale 7,401 50.4425
Sale 70,000 52.0000
Sale 75 51.5300
Sale 100 51.5300
Sale 8,700 51.0584
Sale 11,350 51.2539
Sale 94 50.8816
Sale 50 51.5300
Sale 150 51.5300
Sale 12 54.3350
Sale 19,000 50.0100
Sale 75 51.5300
Sale 13,700 50.3200
Sale 59,148 50.4123
Sale 50 51.5300
Sale 200 51.5585
Sale 400 51.9261
Sale 12 51.6000
Sale 4,442 55.2674
Sale 50 51.5300
Sale 125 51.5300
Sale 1,010 50.0838
Sale 70 51.5076
Sale 13,094 51.7061
Sale 2,142 50.7530
Sale 27,542 50.1922
Sale 100 51.5300
Sale 1,571 51.6204
Sale 50 51.5300
Sale 5,779 50.1248
Sale 59,148 50.4123
Sale 3,483 50.7938
Sale 1,208 51.5290
Sale 2,139 50.3200
Sale 50 51.5300
Sale 75 51.5300
Sale 1,010 50.0838
Sale 4,060 Transfer
Sale 18,803 52.1500
Sale 75 51.5300
Sale 44,590 51.0674
Sale 16,859 50.7307
Sale 2,142 50.7530
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 13700 50.329
CFD Short 3483 50.7988
CFD Short 1392 50.9636
CFD Short 865 51.0447
CFD Short 10485 51.2761
CFD Short 200 51.5585
CFD Short 1571 51.6203
CFD Short 13094 51.706
CFD Short 400 51.9261
CFD Long 1010 50.0838
CFD Long 5779 50.1247
CFD Long 27542 50.1921
CFD Long 7401 50.4425
CFD Long 16859 50.7306
CFD Long 2142 50.753
CFD Long 1208 51.529
CFD Long 359 51.8042
(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 Purchase 500 56.00 Euro 15/02/2008 .81
Call Sale 400 56.00 Euro 18/01/2008 .65
(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 08 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 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -400 5,600.0000 EURO 18/01/2008
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 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 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 500 5,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 200,000 60.0000 AMER 18/01/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 56.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
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