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 21 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 50,326,900 5.05% 871,403 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,383,531 0.24% 95,743 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,500 0.00% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,712,931 5.29% 1,667,946 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 1,103 45.0700
Purchase 700 44.1175
Purchase 63,473 43.1044
Purchase 58,672 43.0030
Purchase 9,855 38.8537
Purchase 4,989 43.4713
Purchase 500 43.4000
Purchase 4,801 44.3430
Purchase 137 43.4275
Purchase 39,646 44.0031
Purchase 445 44.7475
Purchase 29,377 43.5225
Purchase 500 42.7800
Purchase 1,702 42.2800
Purchase 87 43.9900
Purchase 31,983 43.8085
Purchase 571 43.7900
Purchase 18,139 43.4628
Purchase 500 43.4020
Purchase 115 43.6375
Purchase 101,277 43.8002
Purchase 110 44.1025
Purchase 2,156 43.9374
Purchase 65,033 43.7381
Purchase 100 42.8700
Purchase 2,940 43.5303
Purchase 4,989 43.4713
Purchase 11,787 43.9003
Purchase 64,533 43.7407
Purchase 43,454 43.8752
Purchase 271 43.2342
Purchase 5,000 43.7100
Purchase 30 58.5000 EUR
Sale 58,672 43.0030
Sale 16,874 43.8444
Sale 27 43.0700
Sale 101,277 43.8002
Sale 18,139 43.4628
Sale 60 43.4600
Sale 2,940 43.5260
Sale 500 43.4000
Sale 991 42.2800
Sale 2,156 43.9374
Sale 27 43.4825
Sale 2,156 43.9374
Sale 271 43.2277
Sale 29,377 43.5182
Sale 64,533 43.7407
Sale 31,983 43.8046
Sale 14 43.7656
Sale 5,000 43.7100
Sale 132 43.7900
Sale 9,855 38.8537
Sale 500 43.4020
Sale 98 45.1500
Sale 39,646 44.0031
Sale 4,989 43.4713
Sale 27 43.3775
Sale 27 42.8800
Sale 4,801 44.3430
Sale 11,787 43.9003
Sale 275 46.0675
Sale 43,454 43.8713
Sale 101,777 43.7982
Sale 87 43.9900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 18139 43.4627
CFD Short 4989 43.4713
CFD Short 2940 43.5303
CFD Short 43454 43.8752
CFD Long 271 43.2277
CFD Long 29377 43.5181
CFD Long 1842 43.5206
CFD Long 30141 43.8219
CFD Long 2156 43.9373
CFD Long 39646 44.003
(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 22 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 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 500 5,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 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 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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