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 15 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 50,151,554 5.03% 942,651 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,344,696 0.24% 117,622 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,500 0.02% 701,200 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,698,750 5.28% 1,761,473 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 2,991 50.8652
Purchase 1,133 49.9600
Purchase 15,000 52.4300
Purchase 21,219 50.5467
Purchase 27,809 52.4246
Purchase 24,817 50.7644
Purchase 5,590 51.8467
Purchase 349 50.8900
Purchase 7,906 49.9600
Purchase 3,684 49.9600
Purchase 49 50.3200
Purchase 3,300 50.6329
Purchase 2,400 50.8409
Purchase 2,645 51.4730
Purchase 3,288 50.2055
Purchase 297 52.4300
Purchase 3,335 50.3451
Purchase 777 Transfer
Purchase 27,150 52.2255
Purchase 10,784 50.4928
Purchase 2,300 51.8467
Purchase 6,415 51.8467
Purchase 120 51.7900
Purchase 4,110 50.2663
Purchase 15,000 52.4300
Purchase 106 49.9600
Purchase 6,910 51.1307
Purchase 42 Transfer
Purchase 349 50.8900
Purchase 2,400 50.8409
Purchase 24,817 50.7644
Purchase 12,150 51.9730
Purchase 8,814 51.8467
Purchase 349 50.8964
Purchase 4,701 50.8791
Purchase 3,800 50.8021
Purchase 1,100 50.2508
Purchase 6,105 50.5702
Purchase 549 49.9600
Sale 6,792 49.9600
Sale 24 51.2025
Sale 3,288 50.2055
Sale 871 51.0000
Sale 28 51.4175
Sale 85 51.1332
Sale 60 50.7332
Sale 75 50.2916
Sale 349 50.8900
Sale 125 50.3025
Sale 42 Transfer
Sale 27,809 52.4246
Sale 2,645 51.4730
Sale 10 51.7540
Sale 5,654 49.9600
Sale 1,067 49.9600
Sale 1,100 50.2508
Sale 15,000 52.4300
Sale 66 51.0850
Sale 4,701 50.8745
Sale 12,150 51.9730
Sale 3,896 49.9600
Sale 65 51.2535
Sale 21,219 50.5467
Sale 2,991 50.8652
Sale 11,986 49.9600
Sale 4,110 50.2573
Sale 17 51.3125
Sale 125 50.8300
Sale 3,335 50.3451
Sale 80 51.2536
Sale 42 51.0700
Sale 10,784 50.4928
Sale 777 Transfer
Sale 31 51.2175
Sale 60 51.3275
Sale 24,817 50.7644
Sale 3,687 49.9600
Sale 349 50.8900
Sale 20,008 50.2482
Sale 45 51.3350
Sale 50 51.0932
Sale 21,219 50.5467
Sale 3,300 50.6283
Sale 70 50.1931
Sale 15 51.4175
Sale 6,105 50.5626
Sale 3,150 49.9600
Sale 3,800 50.7945
Sale 3,288 50.2055
Sale 1,100 50.2508
Sale 110 51.2000
Sale 15,000 52.4300
Sale 40 50.8225
Sale 40 51.5100
Sale 20 51.4175
Sale 40 51.4250
Sale 2,645 51.4730
Sale 11 51.1750
Sale 24 51.3350
Sale 5,352 49.9600
Sale 22 51.1575
Sale 6,910 51.1256
Sale 2,400 50.8409
Sale 30 51.2200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4110 50.2662
CFD Short 6105 50.5701
CFD Short 3083 50.7106
CFD Short 2400 50.8409
CFD Short 2991 50.8652
CFD Short 349 50.8963
CFD Short 6910 51.1307
CFD Short 1618 51.2001
CFD Long 1100 50.2508
CFD Long 3335 50.345
CFD Long 1349 50.4696
CFD Long 10784 50.4927
CFD Long 1951 50.738
CFD Long 3800 50.7944
CFD Long 2645 51.473
(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 16 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 -300,000 56.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
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 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 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 200,000 60.0000 AMER 18/01/2008
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