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 24 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 50,283,530 5.04% 903,233 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,349,705 0.24% 144,386 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,500 0.00% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 52,636,035 5.28% 1,748,419 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 810 44.5552
Purchase 976 44.5552
Purchase 971 44.3797
Purchase 714 43.6200
Purchase 453 44.5552
Purchase 299 43.5768
Purchase 2,125 45.1900
Purchase 622 44.5552
Purchase 734 44.5552
Purchase 167 43.6200
Purchase 13,947 44.5552
Purchase 524 43.5768
Purchase 269 43.5768
Purchase 27,191 44.4763
Purchase 60 58.0000 EUR
Purchase 597 44.2874
Purchase 2,600 43.3911
Purchase 174 45.1900
Purchase 42,810 45.1900
Purchase 19,179 45.1900
Purchase 770 Transfer
Purchase 689 43.6200
Purchase 605 44.5552
Purchase 18,880 43.9694
Purchase 5,762 44.5552
Purchase 248 44.7800
Sale 27,191 44.4763
Sale 7,580 44.2981
Sale 597 44.2874
Sale 5,590 41.5900
Sale 2,600 43.3911
Sale 3,106 45.1900
Sale 2,300 41.5900
Sale 3,094 44.0328
Sale 2,600 43.3911
Sale 83,492 44.1963
Sale 200 44.4325
Sale 57,000 45.1764
Sale 2,409 43.1872
Sale 2,744 45.1900
Sale 6,415 41.5900
Sale 133 44.9750
Sale 87 42.5000
Sale 175 43.6875
Sale 27,191 44.4763
Sale 724 45.0700
Sale 597 44.2874
Sale 8,814 41.5900
Sale 7,700 43.7657
Sale 41 43.5400
Sale 17,396 44.1147
Sale 10 44.2930
Sale 19,167 45.1900
Sale 118,831 42.9500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1500 43.3472
CFD Short 17380 44.023
CFD Long 2600 43.3911
CFD Long 7700 43.7656
CFD Long 3094 44.0328
CFD Long 15758 44.0953
CFD Long 83492 44.1962
CFD Long 597 44.2874
CFD Long 10 44.293
CFD Long 7580 44.298
CFD Long 1638 44.3005
CFD Long 27191 44.4762
(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 25 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