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 17 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 50,402,304 5.05% 857,228 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,349,763 0.24% 112,728 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 202,500 0.02% 701,200 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,954,567 5.31% 1,671,156 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 210 45.5875
Purchase 4,329 45.0325
Purchase 27,000 47.1325
Purchase 275 46.1000
Purchase 47,667 45.3278
Purchase 139 44.7900
Purchase 73,025 44.7900
Purchase 18,930 45.6286
Purchase 22,200 45.2018
Purchase 1,634 44.7900
Purchase 383 44.8190
Purchase 56,870 46.4494
Purchase 4,575 45.0255
Purchase 321 44.7391
Purchase 1,512 44.7900
Purchase 55,720 45.6448
Purchase 241 44.7900
Purchase 2,000 45.2135
Purchase 20,125 45.2113
Purchase 13,443 45.3567
Purchase 13,688 47.0943
Purchase 3,484 44.8074
Purchase 6,948 44.7391
Purchase 1,446 46.3800
Purchase 1,280 47.0025
Purchase 2,000 45.2135
Purchase 1,019 47.2023
Purchase 4,980 44.7981
Purchase 9,947 45.2441
Purchase 6,401 45.0379
Purchase 1,446 46.3800
Purchase 6,534 44.7511
Purchase 2,229 44.7829
Purchase 55,720 45.6448
Purchase 49,200 46.2613
Sale 4,980 44.7900
Sale 3,684 44.7900
Sale 12,600 44.7900
Sale 4,329 45.0325
Sale 56,870 46.4494
Sale 2,000 45.2135
Sale 18,930 45.6245
Sale 1,094 45.5800
Sale 20,125 45.2113
Sale 47,667 45.3278
Sale 55,720 45.6448
Sale 25 45.1300
Sale 2,229 44.7829
Sale 3,484 44.8029
Sale 2,520 44.7900
Sale 4,329 45.0325
Sale 47,667 45.3278
Sale 6,534 44.7511
Sale 1,446 46.3800
Sale 6,401 45.0298
Sale 728 48.0950
Sale 250 45.6250
Sale 27,000 47.1325
Sale 22,200 45.2018
Sale 9,947 45.2441
Sale 90 45.2548
Sale 383 44.8190
Sale 4,575 45.0210
Sale 13,688 47.0943
Sale 1,280 46.9955
Sale 2,229 44.7829
Sale 100 62.5000 EUR
Sale 13,443 45.3526
Sale 305 46.0225
Sale 383 44.8190
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4980 44.798
CFD Short 3484 44.8074
CFD Short 20125 45.2113
CFD Short 2000 45.2135
CFD Short 3769 45.2472
CFD Short 9674 45.3993
CFD Short 1446 46.38
CFD Short 218 46.95
CFD Short 13688 47.0942
CFD Long 6534 44.7511
CFD Long 2229 44.7828
CFD Long 4575 45.021
CFD Long 6401 45.0298
CFD Long 4329 45.0324
CFD Long 9947 45.244
CFD Long 9270 45.3207
CFD Long 9660 45.9159
CFD Long 1280 46.9954
(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 18 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 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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