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 30 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 48,411,049 4.85% 1,065,691 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,416,521 0.24% 139,422 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,800 0.00% 700,800 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,830,370 5.10% 1,905,923 0.19%
(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 15,531 47.8592
Purchase 487 48.1133
Purchase 100 63.9700 EUR
Purchase 2,577 47.7680
Purchase 214 48.0003
Purchase 248 48.0003
Purchase 2,577 47.7680
Purchase 41 47.6676
Purchase 254 47.9547
Purchase 7,230 48.1882
Purchase 2,040 47.8000
Purchase 1,700 Transfer
Purchase 215 48.0003
Purchase 8,365 47.8933
Purchase 26 48.0100
Purchase 2,026 48.0003
Purchase 4,226 48.1900
Purchase 5,000 46.2251
Purchase 252 48.0003
Purchase 2,760 48.0466
Purchase 7,340 47.8000
Purchase 214 48.0003
Purchase 2,219 48.1900
Purchase 34,227 47.8061
Purchase 1,107 46.2500
Purchase 16,833 47.8000
Purchase 624 46.2500
Purchase 2,656 48.0003
Purchase 1,269 47.9900
Purchase 218 48.0003
Purchase 4,998 47.8000
Sale 13,668 48.1519
Sale 14,800 47.8222
Sale 90 47.8050
Sale 7,045 47.9901
Sale 27 46.5300
Sale 59,647 48.0886
Sale 547 48.1900
Sale 2,577 47.7680
Sale 52 48.0200
Sale 131 47.7624
Sale 153 48.0160
Sale 65 48.0325
Sale 42 47.5820
Sale 3,466 48.1525
Sale 211,340 48.0200
Sale 571 47.8640
Sale 808 48.0972
Sale 6,947 47.8882
Sale 46 47.6000
Sale 5,000 46.2251
Sale 1,269 47.8967
Sale 137,833 47.9965
Sale 240 47.5200
Sale 159 47.6516
Sale 22,200 47.5067
Sale 16,708 48.1018
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 8947 47.6995
CFD Short 2577 47.768
CFD Short 34227 47.8061
CFD Short 8365 47.8932
CFD Short 6584 48.0761
CFD Short 7230 48.1882
CFD Long 571 47.864
CFD Long 6947 47.8882
CFD Long 4793 47.9766
CFD Long 2252 48.0186
CFD Long 59647 48.0885
CFD Long 13668 48.1518
CFD Long 3466 48.1524
(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 Sale 10 52 EURO 19/12/2008 6.7
(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 31 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 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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 50 5,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -10 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500 5,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 56.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
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 250 3,000.0000 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