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 10 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 50,277,489 5.04% 929,238 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,342,283 0.23% 133,597 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,500 0.02% 01,200 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,822,272 5.30% 1,764,035 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 2,910 50.4087
Purchase 6,792 50.2500
Purchase 50 50.7484
Purchase 232 51.1229
Purchase 11,100 50.8004
Purchase 236 50.7300
Purchase 100 50.3317
Purchase 2,042 50.9077
Purchase 40,059 50.7955
Purchase 466 50.4629
Purchase 734 50.4600
Purchase 33,342 50.8260
Purchase 189 50.4600
Purchase 106 50.8800
Purchase 1,102 50.7098
Purchase 2,885 50.2500
Purchase 934 50.6180
Purchase 50 50.7484
Purchase 765 49.9714
Purchase 7,224 50.8277
Purchase 2,042 50.9077
Purchase 1,960 50.5076
Purchase 8,078 51.0692
Purchase 700 50.1500
Purchase 1,395 50.9242
Purchase 2,680 50.3000
Purchase 20,252 50.8266
Purchase 3,436 50.6818
Purchase 2,896 50.6393
Purchase 2,043 50.2500
Purchase 617 50.2905
Purchase 2,910 50.4087
Purchase 30,801 50.7766
Purchase 527 50.0681
Purchase 40,059 50.7955
Purchase 527 50.0681
Purchase 695 50.2500
Purchase 11,100 50.8004
Sale 7,200 50.6399
Sale 2,896 50.6393
Sale 100 50.3317
Sale 2,910 50.4087
Sale 679 50.5522
Sale 40 50.7600
Sale 220 50.3850
Sale 2,042 50.9077
Sale 20,252 50.8266
Sale 527 50.0681
Sale 33,342 50.8260
Sale 40,059 50.7955
Sale 100 50.9825
Sale 115 50.4400
Sale 10 50.3620
Sale 3,436 50.6818
Sale 934 50.6180
Sale 466 50.4579
Sale 106 50.8800
Sale 67 50.7128
Sale 3,436 50.6818
Sale 1,102 50.7098
Sale 50 50.7484
Sale 7,224 50.8231
Sale 11,100 50.8004
Sale 100 50.3924
Sale 236 50.7208
Sale 102 50.5000
Sale 30,801 50.7766
Sale 1,960 50.5000
Sale 700 50.1405
Sale 934 50.6180
Sale 106 50.8800
Sale 2,680 50.3000
Sale 123 50.5428
Sale 100 51.0350
Sale 100 50.3317
Sale 617 50.2905
Sale 3 50.4824
Sale 617 50.2905
Sale 952 50.1832
Sale 232 51.1178
Sale 1,395 50.9196
Sale 20,252 50.8266
Sale 8,078 51.0615
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 527 50.0681
CFD Short 2910 50.4087
CFD Short 466 50.4629
CFD Short 1960 50.5075
CFD Short 2896 50.6393
CFD Short 50 50.7484
CFD Short 33342 50.826
CFD Short 2042 50.9076
CFD Short 1395 50.9242
CFD Long 700 50.1404
CFD Long 617 50.2905
CFD Long 2680 50.3
CFD Long 100 50.3317
CFD Long 934 50.6179
CFD Long 3436 50.6817
CFD Long 1102 50.7097
CFD Long 236 50.7208
CFD Long 5310 50.7898
CFD Long 1914 50.9153
CFD Long 8078 51.0615
CFD Long 232 51.1177
(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 11 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 3,800.0000 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 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 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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