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 08 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 50,059,755 5.02% 998,933 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,411,976 0.24% 127,833 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,500 0.02% 701,200 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,674,231 5.28% 1,827,966 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 20,334 51.6562
Purchase 18,803 52.1500
Purchase 265 51.1400
Purchase 16,267 51.2821
Purchase 4,539 51.3400
Purchase 20 Transfer
Purchase 1,194 51.1000
Purchase 300 51.6085
Purchase 68 51.3400
Purchase 339 51.8382
Purchase 18,294 51.2251
Purchase 5,269 51.3400
Purchase 4,429 51.3400
Purchase 1,549 51.3400
Purchase 2,246 51.4742
Purchase 7,950 51.5676
Purchase 859 51.7969
Purchase 1,194 51.0854
Purchase 25,824 51.3400
Purchase 149 51.1400
Purchase 591 51.8200
Purchase 39 51.0500
Purchase 261 51.3400
Purchase 105 51.0981
Purchase 20,647 51.4683
Purchase 16,980 51.3400
Purchase 243 51.0981
Purchase 17,864 51.3400
Purchase 31,775 51.5838
Purchase 100 52.7879
Purchase 20,595 51.3400
Purchase 209 51.3400
Purchase 13,168 51.7106
Purchase 386 51.7837
Purchase 4,140 51.2219
Purchase 4,435 51.3400
Purchase 3,692 51.2604
Purchase 17,000 51.3400
Purchase 3,000 51.2493
Purchase 9,600 51.7015
Purchase 15,490 51.3400
Purchase 172 51.8800
Purchase 386 51.1400
Purchase 16,565 51.2369
Purchase 1,558 51.0981
Purchase 4,647 51.3400
Purchase 300 51.6085
Purchase 1,175 51.5752
Purchase 9,756 51.2194
Purchase 57 51.3400
Purchase 994 51.1960
Sale 17,000 51.3400
Sale 46 51.4725
Sale 1,194 51.1000
Sale 339 51.8304
Sale 261 51.3400
Sale 149 51.1400
Sale 12,157 51.5908
Sale 18,803 52.1500
Sale 70 51.8826
Sale 386 51.7837
Sale 1,194 51.0854
Sale 68 51.3400
Sale 2,246 51.4742
Sale 57 51.3400
Sale 20,647 51.4683
Sale 859 51.7917
Sale 60 51.5760
Sale 18,803 52.1500
Sale 16,565 51.2369
Sale 300 51.6085
Sale 42 Transfer
Sale 25,824 51.3400
Sale 9,600 51.6938
Sale 386 51.1400
Sale 172 51.8706
Sale 13,168 51.7106
Sale 1,175 51.5700
Sale 591 51.8200
Sale 17,265 51.3369
Sale 20,595 51.3400
Sale 100 52.7879
Sale 4,140 51.2219
Sale 209 51.3400
Sale 265 51.1400
Sale 7,950 51.5630
Sale 21,888 51.3400
Sale 226 50.8800
Sale 3,692 51.2558
Sale 46 51.5000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1550 51.0931
CFD Short 4140 51.2219
CFD Short 3000 51.2493
CFD Short 2142 51.3814
CFD Short 1175 51.5751
CFD Short 300 51.6085
CFD Short 9600 51.7015
CFD Short 13168 51.7106
CFD Short 100 52.7879
CFD Long 62 51.2154
CFD Long 2358 51.4068
CFD Long 2246 51.4742
CFD Long 5592 51.6287
CFD Long 859 51.7917
CFD Long 591 51.82
CFD Long 339 51.8304
(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 09 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 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
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 -300,000 56.0000 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 500 5,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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