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 14 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 50,155,390 5.03% 934,288 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,336,333 0.23% 106,757 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,500 0.02% 701,200 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,694,223 5.28% 1,742,245 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 20,938 50.9572
Purchase 2,632 51.4527
Purchase 493 51.5597
Purchase 679 51.6973
Purchase 3,271 50.9905
Purchase 11,670 51.0672
Purchase 100 51.6360
Purchase 3,293 51.3764
Purchase 18,192 51.4581
Purchase 10,076 51.6093
Purchase 11,100 51.0444
Purchase 50,064 51.1547
Purchase 10,069 51.0634
Purchase 6,700 51.3370
Purchase 18,192 51.4581
Purchase 28,532 51.1249
Purchase 57 51.0900
Purchase 1 51.8000
Purchase 520 50.9000
Purchase 570 51.5111
Purchase 8,170 51.2818
Purchase 2,212 51.5198
Sale 2,488 51.6000
Sale 50,064 51.1547
Sale 2,212 51.5151
Sale 150 51.0100
Sale 2,632 51.4476
Sale 679 51.6973
Sale 35 51.6137
Sale 200 51.5850
Sale 3,293 51.3718
Sale 1,890 51.6000
Sale 67 51.2024
Sale 28,532 51.1249
Sale 736 51.6502
Sale 851 51.0500
Sale 42,268 51.2400
Sale 50 51.0436
Sale 1 51.7900
Sale 18 51.1748
Sale 6,700 51.3370
Sale 4,666 50.8611
Sale 31,701 50.9600
Sale 50,064 51.1547
Sale 1,368 51.0600
Sale 149 51.0500
Sale 165 51.0250
Sale 45 51.0900
Sale 30 51.3300
Sale 28 50.8620
Sale 57 51.0900
Sale 215 51.2375
Sale 29 51.3450
Sale 34 51.1150
Sale 63 51.3700
Sale 6,700 51.3370
Sale 18,192 51.4581
Sale 300 51.2400
Sale 51 51.4300
Sale 11,100 51.0444
Sale 10,069 51.0583
Sale 8,170 51.2741
Sale 570 51.5111
Sale 20,938 50.9572
Sale 3,271 50.9905
Sale 725 51.3525
Sale 10,076 51.6000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3271 50.9905
CFD Short 1289 51.4509
CFD Short 2632 51.4527
CFD Short 10076 51.6092
CFD Short 923 51.6158
CFD Short 1 51.8
CFD Long 10069 51.0582
CFD Long 28532 51.1249
CFD Long 1715 51.1724
CFD Long 8170 51.274
CFD Long 6700 51.337
CFD Long 1578 51.5884
(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 15 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 6,000.0000 EURO 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 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
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