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 31 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 48,346,523 4.85% 1,078,384 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,411,114 0.24% 86,363 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 2,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,760,437 5.09% 1,865,557 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 26,350 49.5600
Purchase 36,850 49.5600
Purchase 50 48.9976
Purchase 3,587 49.0488
Purchase 57 49.5600
Purchase 1,000 48.1241
Purchase 2,531 49.5600
Purchase 2,196 49.1658
Purchase 78 49.5600
Purchase 886 49.5600
Purchase 7,738 48.9108
Purchase 47 49.5600
Purchase 235 49.5600
Purchase 39 48.8100
Purchase 1,040 49.5600
Purchase 49 65.1200 EUR
Purchase 250 Transfer
Purchase 3,400 48.7167
Purchase 2,779 48.6573
Purchase 36,978 48.1900
Purchase 100 65.8000 EUR
Purchase 7,738 48.9108
Purchase 13,668 49.5600
Purchase 3,690 49.5600
Purchase 3,514 49.0688
Purchase 101 48.9000
Purchase 3,941 49.5600
Purchase 7,838 49.5600
Purchase 52,691 48.7178
Purchase 7,915 48.6409
Purchase 1,459 49.5600
Purchase 100 65.1200 EUR
Purchase 1,109 49.5600
Purchase 5,109 49.5600
Purchase 10,929 49.5600
Purchase 1,017 49.5600
Sale 14,834 49.5600
Sale 700 48.4798
Sale 800 48.4798
Sale 579 49.5600
Sale 16,585 48.6143
Sale 59,863 48.6351
Sale 42,268 49.4400
Sale 78 49.5600
Sale 13 48.1550
Sale 36,850 49.5600
Sale 2,779 48.6573
Sale 7,838 49.5600
Sale 919 Transfer
Sale 2,769 Transfer
Sale 7,738 48.9108
Sale 35 48.1500
Sale 3,762 49.5600
Sale 6,810 49.5600
Sale 1,347 49.5600
Sale 70 48.7500
Sale 78 48.8376
Sale 26,350 49.5600
Sale 20,000 49.5600
Sale 100 48.0032
Sale 677 48.7057
Sale 50 48.5400
Sale 2,779 48.6573
Sale 2,253 49.5600
Sale 9,250 48.6046
Sale 15,291 48.6691
Sale 18,242 48.5275
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1000 48.1241
CFD Short 786 48.4861
CFD Short 7129 48.6579
CFD Short 3400 48.7167
CFD Short 52691 48.7178
CFD Short 7738 48.9107
CFD Short 3514 49.0688
CFD Long 8435 48.5079
CFD Long 18242 48.5274
CFD Long 9250 48.6045
CFD Long 59863 48.6351
CFD Long 2779 48.6573
CFD Long 15291 48.669
CFD Long 46 48.6766
CFD Long 1043 48.6974
CFD Long 8150 48.7243
CFD Long 811 48.7467
(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 01 February 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 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -10 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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