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 23 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 50,553,098 5.07% 838,643 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,342,115 0.23% 267,576 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,500 0.00% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,898,013 5.30% 1,807,019 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 120,000 41.2880
Purchase 30,727 41.9621
Purchase 16,987 41.6827
Purchase 53,511 41.5900
Purchase 120,000 41.2880
Purchase 378 43.3400
Purchase 32,505 41.5900
Purchase 121,322 41.6430
Purchase 7,899 41.5228
Purchase 830 43.2815
Purchase 15,724 41.8631
Purchase 100 41.5900
Purchase 516 43.2810
Purchase 463 Transfer
Purchase 7,564 42.9500
Purchase 302 43.2815
Purchase 28,066 41.6657
Purchase 604 41.8502
Purchase 39,083 41.5900
Purchase 483 42.9500
Purchase 16,987 41.6827
Purchase 50 41.3700
Purchase 894 42.6063
Purchase 39 Transfer
Purchase 24,247 43.3500
Purchase 1,513 42.9866
Purchase 2,200 42.8438
Purchase 2 41.5900
Purchase 7 41.5900
Purchase 24 Transfer
Purchase 80 41.8900
Purchase 119 43.2815
Purchase 382 42.6063
Purchase 35,834 41.6086
Purchase 5,320 41.5900
Sale 29,360 41.9503
Sale 19,960 41.7155
Sale 812 41.6951
Sale 1,610 41.5900
Sale 53 43.3500
Sale 8,733 43.2447
Sale 2,200 42.8438
Sale 366 41.9458
Sale 120,000 41.2880
Sale 411 41.5900
Sale 70 42.3844
Sale 129 43.3000
Sale 2 41.5900
Sale 310 41.6425
Sale 9,000 41.6000
Sale 45 42.1700
Sale 39 Transfer
Sale 28,641 43.2137
Sale 16,987 41.6827
Sale 6,111 42.9500
Sale 7,564 42.9500
Sale 7,159 41.5900
Sale 44,718 41.5900
Sale 100 41.5900
Sale 2,200 42.8438
Sale 33,270 41.5795
Sale 5,320 41.5900
Sale 112,109 41.4517
Sale 350 41.1300
Sale 7 41.5900
Sale 70 42.3844
Sale 483 42.9500
Sale 300 42.1400
Sale 24,959 41.5900
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
22/01/2008 Purchase 14,470 41.1813
22/01/2008 Sale 10,851 41.0215
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 120000 41.288
CFD Short 7899 41.5228
CFD Short 121322 41.643
CFD Short 16987 41.6826
CFD Short 15724 41.863
CFD Short 22314 41.9448
CFD Short 8413 42.0078
CFD Long 112109 41.4517
CFD Long 6190 41.8557
CFD Long 366 41.9457
CFD Long 23170 41.9755
CFD Long 2200 42.8438
CFD Long 2409 43.1871
CFD Long 28641 43.2137
CFD Long 1842 43.5206
CFD Long 30141 43.8219
(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)
CALL Purchase 150 44 EURO 20/03/2008 3.18
PUT Purchase 150 40 EURO 20/03/2008 3.34
(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 24 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 150 4,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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 50 5,400.0000 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 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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