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 18 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 50,310,477 5.04% 937,580 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,393,115 0.24% 139,238 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,500 0.00% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,706,092 5.28% 1,777,618 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 100 62.8500 EUR
Purchase 30 46.2400
Purchase 407 47.1032
Purchase 100 62.9000 EUR
Purchase 47,340 47.0000
Purchase 500 47.0878
Purchase 52,434 47.2601
Purchase 4,405 47.0000
Purchase 500 47.0878
Purchase 121,584 46.3919
Purchase 300 47.4000
Purchase 2,633 47.0000
Purchase 848 47.0000
Purchase 6,100 46.0643
Purchase 4,807 47.5922
Purchase 2,233 46.7083
Purchase 142,019 47.2632
Purchase 121,584 46.3919
Purchase 21,249 46.8543
Purchase 448 46.0937
Purchase 100 63.3500 EUR
Purchase 80,355 46.1563
Purchase 2,800 47.1190
Purchase 37 46.3000
Purchase 100 62.8300 EUR
Purchase 23,897 47.0136
Purchase 6,100 46.0643
Purchase 104,805 48.0619
Purchase 54,111 47.3768
Purchase 7,024 46.9036
Purchase 2,866 46.0937
Purchase 105 47.1200
Purchase 12,956 46.8267
Purchase 6,011 47.0000
Purchase 4,537 47.1836
Purchase 37,000 47.0000
Purchase 15,995 46.9400
Sale 121,584 46.3919
Sale 7,024 46.8989
Sale 500 47.0878
Sale 1,500 47.5100
Sale 104,805 48.0619
Sale 27 45.7225
Sale 21,249 46.8501
Sale 407 47.1032
Sale 37,000 47.0000
Sale 2,800 47.1190
Sale 54,111 47.3768
Sale 142,019 47.2632
Sale 30 46.2400
Sale 142,019 47.2632
Sale 4,537 47.1836
Sale 100 46.0544
Sale 12,956 46.8267
Sale 80 46.0336
Sale 120 47.3132
Sale 84,370 46.9997
Sale 140 47.2700
Sale 52,434 47.2515
Sale 6,100 46.0643
Sale 75 46.1751
Sale 120 46.2124
Sale 2,800 47.1190
Sale 4,807 47.5875
Sale 407 47.1032
Sale 161 47.3300
Sale 23,897 47.0093
Sale 80,355 46.1563
Sale 2,233 46.7013
Sale 1,842 47.0000
Sale 19,577 47.0000
Sale 100 63.0000 EUR
Sale 46 46.1800
Sale 47,340 47.0000
Sale 390 47.3700
Sale 185 46.3156
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6100 46.0643
CFD Short 80355 46.1562
CFD Short 1515 46.5993
CFD Short 12956 46.8266
CFD Short 19734 46.8739
CFD Short 7024 46.9036
CFD Short 500 47.0878
CFD Long 2233 46.7012
CFD Long 19631 46.9384
CFD Long 407 47.1031
CFD Long 2800 47.119
CFD Long 4537 47.1835
CFD Long 52434 47.2515
CFD Long 4266 47.3353
CFD Long 54111 47.3767
CFD Long 4807 47.5874
(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 21 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 -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 500 5,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/20081.
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