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 29 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 48,792,353 4.89% 1,075,886 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,443,424 0.24% 193,132 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,800 0.00% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 51,238,577 5.14% 1,969,818 0.20%
(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 819 46.7900
Purchase 48,986 46.5883
Purchase 230 46.6500
Purchase 200 46.5225
Purchase 6,336 46.5604
Purchase 109 Transfer
Purchase 623 46.2500
Purchase 21,970 46.3596
Purchase 30 Transfer
Purchase 230 46.7500
Purchase 3,770 46.9349
Purchase 6,828 46.5569
Purchase 2,981 46.5940
Purchase 2,219 46.7000
Purchase 11,600 46.7000
Purchase 2,021 46.7000
Purchase 4,800 46.4003
Purchase 190 46.7925
Purchase 58 46.7850
Purchase 2,981 46.5940
Purchase 1,000 46.7678
Purchase 573 46.7454
Purchase 15,043 46.6057
Purchase 1,852 46.3043
Purchase 11,903 46.5138
Purchase 36 Transfer
Purchase 295 46.2500
Purchase 50 Transfer
Purchase 1,042 46.7000
Sale 5,124 46.5500
Sale 90 46.5820
Sale 80 46.6775
Sale 12,204 46.8040
Sale 160 46.5800
Sale 11,903 46.5138
Sale 2,400 46.5173
Sale 20,000 46.7000
Sale 150 46.5736
Sale 235 46.5771
Sale 160 46.5800
Sale 109 46.3675
Sale 62 46.1300
Sale 49 46.6725
Sale 23 Transfer
Sale 4,390 46.4068
Sale 200 46.5800
Sale 11,903 46.5138
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 109 Transfer
Sale 27 46.3724
Sale 100 62.2300 EUR
Sale 36 Transfer
Sale 430 46.5225
Sale 151 46.7000
Sale 68,372 46.5464
Sale 600 46.5800
Sale 230 46.6500
Sale 2,981 46.5940
Sale 84,536 46.5700
Sale 2,102 46.5500
Sale 30 61.4700 EUR
Sale 6,677 46.5477
Sale 150 46.4775
Sale 59 47.4022
Sale 230 46.7850
Sale 1,042 46.7000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1852 46.3043
CFD Short 4800 46.4002
CFD Short 200 46.5225
CFD Short 6828 46.5569
CFD Short 6336 46.5604
CFD Short 48986 46.5883
CFD Short 2981 46.5939
CFD Short 8682 46.5952
CFD Short 6361 46.6199
CFD Short 1000 46.7678
CFD Long 4390 46.4067
CFD Long 11903 46.5137
CFD Long 2400 46.5173
CFD Long 68372 46.5464
CFD Long 6677 46.5477
CFD Long 235 46.577
CFD Long 370 46.6047
CFD Long 12204 46.804
CFD Long 59 47.4022
(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 30 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 4,000.0000 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 4,400.0000 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