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 22 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 50,355,403 5.05% 840,328 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,355,496 0.24% 143,383 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,500 0.00% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,713,399 5.29% 1,684,511 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 289,840 42.1452
Purchase 1 42.95
Purchase 3,110 42.1243
Purchase 300,000 42.9047
Purchase 2,655 39.968
Purchase 2,250 41.0884
Purchase 157 42.59
Purchase 2,774 42.95
Purchase 2,000 41.49
Purchase 44,221 42.2676
Purchase 18,586 42.0495
Purchase 6,955 40.9541
Purchase 41,552 40.8113
Purchase 275 41.3649
Purchase 327 41.3528
Purchase 22 Transfer
Purchase 24 41.3528
Purchase 218 41.6
Purchase 44,841 41.2624
Purchase 296 42.95
Purchase 111 40.15
Purchase 300,000 42.9047
Purchase 724 41.19
Purchase 78 41.45
Purchase 16 41.44
Purchase 393,021 41.9718
Purchase 350 41.55
Purchase 13,766 41.2627
Purchase 15,763 42.95
Purchase 14,470 41.1813
Purchase 1,025 41.3649
Purchase 222,041 42.2277
Purchase 200 40.81
Purchase 170,509 41.6334
Purchase 1,200 41.22
Purchase 5,500 41.17
Purchase 170,509 41.6334
Purchase 104 42.59
Purchase 100 41.33
Purchase 523 42.95
Purchase 590 42.95
Purchase 66 43.04
Purchase 13,844 41.2638
Purchase 10,851 41.0256
Purchase 430 42.95
Sale 479 40.4
Sale 760 40.4
Sale 2,358 40.4
Sale 142 40.4
Sale 497 40.4
Sale 587 40.4
Sale 51 40.4
Sale 41 40.4
Sale 64 40.4
Sale 144 40.4
Sale 634 40.4
Sale 5,500 41.17
Sale 135 41.93
Sale 336 40.4
Sale 580 40.4
Sale 245 40.4
Sale 427 40.4
Sale 194 40.4
Sale 750 40.4
Sale 267 40.4
Sale 864 40.4
Sale 65 40.4
Sale 294 40.4
Sale 568 40.4
Sale 362 42.95
Sale 456 40.4
Sale 404 40.4
Sale 124 40.4
Sale 100 41.52
Sale 94 40.4
Sale 23 40.4
Sale 169 40.4
Sale 234 40.4
Sale 14,470 41.1772
Sale 219 40.4
Sale 192 40.4
Sale 142 40.4
Sale 44 40.4
Sale 324 40.4
Sale 289,840 42.1376
Sale 103 40.4
Sale 194 40.9
Sale 204 40.4
Sale 342 40.4
Sale 567 40.4
Sale 157 42.59
Sale 652 40.4
Sale 86 40.4
Sale 250 40.4
Sale 224 40.4
Sale 216 40.4
Sale 276 40.4
Sale 534 40.4
Sale 292 40.4
Sale 130 40.4
Sale 300 40.4
Sale 156 40.4
Sale 98 40.4
Sale 44,221 42.2676
Sale 316 40.4
Sale 228 40.4
Sale 550 40.4
Sale 265 40.4
Sale 120 40.4
Sale 66 43.04
Sale 83 40.4
Sale 152 40.4
Sale 16 40.4
Sale 18,586 42.0419
Sale 317 40.4
Sale 300,000 42.9047
Sale 406 40.4
Sale 74 40.4
Sale 756 40.4
Sale 80 40.4
Sale 360 40.4
Sale 269 40.4
Sale 6,955 40.9541
Sale 193 40.4
Sale 709 40.4
Sale 247 40.4
Sale 515 40.4
Sale 788 40.4
Sale 124 40.4
Sale 254 40.4
Sale 241 40.4
Sale 300 40.4
Sale 181 40.4
Sale 406 40.4
Sale 416 40.4
Sale 1 42.95
Sale 252 40.4
Sale 254 40.4
Sale 20 53.57 EUR
Sale 301 40.4
Sale 1,879 40.4
Sale 240 40.4
Sale 1,035 40.4
Sale 279 40.4
Sale 1,777 40.4
Sale 443 40.4
Sale 350 40.4
Sale 590 42.95
Sale 204 40.4
Sale 3,110 42.1243
Sale 239 40.53
Sale 509 40.4
Sale 64 40.4
Sale 346 40.4
Sale 603 40.4
Sale 330 40.4
Sale 1,045 40.4
Sale 383 40.4
Sale 24 40.4
Sale 213 40.4
Sale 13,766 41.2627
Sale 265 40.4
Sale 136 40.4
Sale 148 40.4
Sale 162 40.4
Sale 443 40.4
Sale 198 40.4
Sale 127 40.4
Sale 947 40.4
Sale 225 40.4
Sale 362 40.4
Sale 110 40.4
Sale 250 41.9
Sale 248 40.4
Sale 1,802 40.4
Sale 218 40.4
Sale 709 40.4
Sale 129 40.4
Sale 322 40.4
Sale 346 40.4
Sale 104 42.59
Sale 91 40.4
Sale 59 40.4
Sale 547 40.4
Sale 288 40.4
Sale 372 40.4
Sale 254 40.4
Sale 232 40.4
Sale 224 40.4
Sale 100 54.03 EUR
Sale 414 40.4
Sale 245 40.4
Sale 520 40.4
Sale 323 40.4
Sale 74 40.4
Sale 336 40.4
Sale 2,000 41.4838
Sale 372 40.4
Sale 642 40.4
Sale 256 40.4
Sale 33 40.4
Sale 10,851 41.0215
Sale 170,509 41.6334
Sale 449 40.4
Sale 330 40.4
Sale 335 40.4
Sale 144 40.4
Sale 343 40.4
Sale 989 40.4
Sale 100 56.4 EUR
Sale 466 40.4
Sale 160 40.4
Sale 123 40.4
Sale 54 40.4
Sale 140 40.4
Sale 2,250 41.0822
Sale 171 40.4
Sale 350 41.9
Sale 279 40.4
Sale 130 40.4
Sale 6 40.4
Sale 30 40.4
Sale 88 40.4
Sale 65 40.4
Sale 100 56.01 EUR
Sale 181 40.4
Sale 124 40.4
Sale 87 40.4
Sale 101 40.4
Sale 70 40.4
Sale 215 40.4
Sale 13,373 41.1733
Sale 239 40.4
Sale 144 40.4
Sale 109 40.4
Sale 96 40.4
Sale 326 40.4
Sale 1,331 40.4
Sale 1,073 40.4
Sale 173 40.86
Sale 75 40.4
Sale 190 40.4
Sale 383 40.4
Sale 356 40.4
Sale 190 40.4
Sale 44,841 41.2624
Sale 862 40.4
Sale 393,021 41.9718
Sale 342 40.4
Sale 253 40.4
Sale 317 40.4
Sale 299 40.4
Sale 153 40.4
Sale 347 40.4
Sale 158 40.4
Sale 437 40.4
Sale 3,013 40.4
Sale 78 40.4
Sale 195 40.4
Sale 179 40.4
Sale 134 40.4
Sale 27 40.84
Sale 683 40.4
Sale 275 40.4
Sale 168 40.4
Sale 294 40.4
Sale 85 41.07
Sale 228 40.4
Sale 271 40.4
Sale 278 40.4
Sale 606 40.4
Sale 388 40.4
Sale 128 40.4
Sale 153 40.4
Sale 353 40.4
Sale 41,552 40.8113
Sale 380 40.4
Sale 258 40.4
Sale 161 40.4
Sale 1,265 40.4
Sale 204 40.4
Sale 100 55.9 EUR
Sale 1,549 40.4
Sale 18 40.4
Sale 78 41.45
Sale 247 40.4
Sale 792 40.4
Sale 244 40.4
Sale 100 56.01 EUR
Sale 248 40.4
Sale 222,041 42.2277
Sale 61 40.4
Sale 143 40.4
Sale 22 Transfer
Sale 393,021 41.9718
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 41552 40.8112
CFD Short 2250 41.0883
CFD Short 14470 41.1813
CFD Short 7547 41.5953
CFD Short 28287 41.6121
CFD Short 8806 41.6387
CFD Short 28066 41.6656
CFD Short 18586 42.0494
CFD Short 44221 42.2675
CFD Short 300000 42.9046
CFD Long 10851 41.0214
CFD Long 59917 41.073
CFD Long 44841 41.2624
CFD Long 5889 41.2808
CFD Long 252 41.3779
CFD Long 2000 41.4837
CFD Long 27381 41.6437
CFD Long 709 41.677
CFD Long 19960 41.7155
CFD Long 3110 42.1242
CFD Long 289840 42.1376
(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 23 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 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 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 20/03/2008
Notes
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