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 16 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 50,284,618 5.04% 891,540 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,357,293 0.24% 115,099 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,500 0.02% 701,200 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,844,411 5.30% 1,707,839 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 45 47.8580
Purchase 500 48.3775
Purchase 713 46.6500
Purchase 2,089 47.7163
Purchase 500 46.9900
Purchase 91,000 47.8680
Purchase 1,036 48.0941
Purchase 218 46.6500
Purchase 222 48.2372
Purchase 175 48.1350
Purchase 204 48.0941
Purchase 12,411 48.2744
Purchase 3,341 47.0503
Purchase 34,650 47.9681
Purchase 2,753 48.0941
Purchase 8,818 48.0941
Purchase 400 47.6500
Purchase 450 48.1575
Purchase 1,066 48.1258
Purchase 4,705 49.6154
Purchase 472 48.0941
Purchase 32,981 48.3027
Purchase 207 48.0941
Purchase 300 48.2372
Purchase 92,526 47.8746
Purchase 2,116 46.6620
Purchase 4,653 46.6500
Purchase 431 48.0941
Purchase 1,347 47.8610
Purchase 7,344 47.9266
Purchase 27,292 46.8733
Purchase 588 Transfer
Purchase 419 48.1559
Purchase 8,991 48.2842
Purchase 210 48.0941
Purchase 150 48.0750
Purchase 1,500 50.2400
Purchase 8,740 48.2332
Purchase 12,579 46.7898
Purchase 500 48.3060
Purchase 4,987 48.5825
Purchase 1,439 48.6132
Purchase 7,595 48.0291
Purchase 1,107 48.3069
Purchase 60,972 48.4791
Purchase 532 48.2372
Purchase 438 47.7163
Purchase 6,155 47.5627
Purchase 500 48.3060
Purchase 1,686 47.7163
Purchase 1,969 48.0863
Purchase 1,637 47.1726
Purchase 41,008 46.6500
Purchase 42 Transfer
Purchase 88 48.0900
Purchase 32,981 48.3027
Purchase 26,600 48.7040
Purchase 408 Transfer
Purchase 1,969 48.0863
Purchase 1,603 46.6584
Purchase 527 46.6500
Purchase 516 48.0941
Purchase 509 48.0941
Sale 42 Transfer
Sale 3,341 47.0503
Sale 27,292 46.8733
Sale 851 48.0600
Sale 88 48.0900
Sale 12,411 48.2701
Sale 12,579 46.7898
Sale 8,991 48.2842
Sale 1,347 47.8562
Sale 91,000 47.8680
Sale 397 49.5800
Sale 155 48.2700
Sale 3,565 46.6500
Sale 2,903 47.6872
Sale 1,439 48.6132
Sale 50 48.0576
Sale 8,740 48.2289
Sale 1,969 48.0863
Sale 125 48.0850
Sale 100 48.2200
Sale 195 63.9900 EUR
Sale 2,116 46.6536
Sale 60,972 48.4791
Sale 1,637 47.1679
Sale 12,579 46.7898
Sale 4,705 49.6079
Sale 34,650 47.9681
Sale 1,066 48.1258
Sale 1,107 48.3069
Sale 419 48.1559
Sale 1,603 46.6500
Sale 190 64.8000 EUR
Sale 134 49.0000
Sale 3,150 46.6500
Sale 3,341 47.0503
Sale 7,344 47.9266
Sale 7,595 48.0291
Sale 29,885 47.0053
Sale 6,155 47.5627
Sale 34,650 47.9681
Sale 500 48.3060
Sale 4,987 48.5752
Sale 32,981 48.3027
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1603 46.6583
CFD Short 1347 47.8609
CFD Short 72 48.0243
CFD Short 7595 48.029
CFD Short 1969 48.0862
CFD Short 8668 48.2349
CFD Short 8991 48.2842
CFD Short 500 48.306
CFD Short 4705 49.6153
CFD Long 2116 46.6536
CFD Long 12579 46.7897
CFD Long 3341 47.0502
CFD Long 1637 47.1678
CFD Long 6155 47.5626
CFD Long 7344 47.9265
CFD Long 2795 47.9745
CFD Long 9616 48.3559
CFD Long 4987 48.5752
(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 17 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 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 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