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 01 February 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 47,581,973 4.77% 1,430,034 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,575,043 0.26% 99,585 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,204,816 5.03% 2,230,429 0.22%
(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 109,601 56
Purchase 15,832 56.7215
Purchase 93 54.89
Purchase 1,878 56.3089
Purchase 11,350 56
Purchase 2,559 54.4969
Purchase 1,495 55.6479
Purchase 2,245 56
Purchase 23,834 55.6048
Purchase 2,559 54.4969
Purchase 2,025 54.8247
Purchase 1,364 54.8247
Purchase 255 56.5346
Purchase 4,564 54.8247
Purchase 27,038 55.8224
Purchase 1,253 56.6573
Purchase 1,253 56
Purchase 1,018 56
Purchase 23,834 55.6048
Purchase 39,715 56.5903
Purchase 18,870 54.5447
Purchase 500 53.6
Purchase 1,000 57
Purchase 250 56.5346
Purchase 9,800 55.1032
Purchase 18,953 57.1105
Sale 650 56.97
Sale 90 54.875
Sale 50 72.5
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 190 55.9225
Sale 15,832 56.7215
Sale 500 55
Sale 2,559 54.4969
Sale 200 55
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 300 57.005
Sale 100 56.5
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 120 55.485
Sale 500 57.145
Sale 78 55.53
Sale 49,500 55.4445
Sale 100 56.9825
Sale 3,400 55.8186
Sale 88,592 60
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 900 56.97
Sale 150 55
Sale 192 56.77
Sale 55 56.02
Sale 500 57.06
Sale 580 56.77
Sale 125 56.94
Sale 500 53.6
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 80 56.94
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 50 56.5
Sale 250 56.97
Sale 1,000 56.97
Sale 44 56.77
Sale 30,847 60
Sale 20,776 60
Sale 150 56.77
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 15,800 57.2427
Sale 3,719 57.0356
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 100 56.97
Sale 69,535 60
Sale 100 56.94
Sale 210 56.745
Sale 150 55
Sale 100 56.5
Sale 150 56.55
Sale 20 57.05
Sale 450 56.97
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 1,253 56
Sale 115 56.5
Sale 150 56.5
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 1,000 56.89
Sale 150 56.5
Sale 210 56.5
Sale 3,200 55.8186
Sale 154,235 56.8115
Sale 25,200 54.45
Sale 53 56.77
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 59,000 60
Sale 1,495 55.6804
Sale 99 56.77
Sale 93 57.6004
Sale 75 56.7
Sale 250 55
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 400 55
Sale 50 56.9036
Sale 80 56.5
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 127 56.77
Sale 150 55
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 8,000 56.4075
Sale 60 56.7
Sale 160 56.0425
Sale 27 54.3024
Sale 89 56.4731
Sale 600 55
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 27 56.01
Sale 100 74
Sale 100 56.7
Sale 90 56.77
Sale 85 56.97
Sale 200 57.2375
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 130 56.0825
Sale 150 55
Sale 33,400 57.2427
Sale 50 56.77
Sale 57 56.77
Sale 200 55
Sale 6,709 57.56
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 39,600 60
Sale 60 56.7
Sale 477 56.77
Sale 100 56.7
Sale 187 Transfer
Sale 100 75.5
Sale 2,253 56.8094
Sale 3,500 55.65
Sale 250 55
Sale 100 56.5
Sale 49 75.5
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 250 55
Sale 1,615 56.96
Sale 250 56.77
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 90 56.77
Sale 62,023 56.7288
Sale 42 56
Sale 55 56.77
Sale 23 56.475
Sale 135 56.77
Sale 1,000 56.3975
Sale 161,026 56.5991
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 1,495 55.6479
Sale 30 57.232
Sale 15,832 56.7215
Sale 75 56.97
Sale 350 55.87
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 23,834 55.6048
Sale 50 56.77
Sale 60 56.0425
Sale 87,200 55.6992
Sale 65 56.77
Sale 170 57.4316
Sale 38 56.8616
Sale 70 56.77
Sale 50 55.965
Sale 400 55
Sale 51,200 56.3436
Sale 150 56.77
Sale 400 55
Sale 359 55.64
Sale 24,422 55.8536
Sale 24 56.3925
Sale 250 55
Sale 125 56.5
Sale 200 55
Sale 190 56.5
Sale 25 76.37
Sale 312 56.77
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 142 56.7
Sale 157 56.77
Sale 187 56.77
Sale 55 57.23
Sale 50 56.7
Sale 77 56.77
Sale 100 56.44
Sale 1,200 55.9402
Sale 3,600 54.59
Sale 2,000 57.23
Sale 500 55.7475
Sale 400 55
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2559 54.4969
CFD Short 18870 54.5446
CFD Short 9800 55.1031
CFD Short 24796 55.7657
CFD Short 1878 56.3089
CFD Short 2242 56.4483
CFD Short 39715 56.5903
CFD Short 18953 57.1104
CFD Long 24422 55.8535
CFD Long 1200 55.9402
CFD Long 8000 56.4075
CFD Long 89 56.4731
CFD Long 15832 56.7215
CFD Long 62023 56.7287
CFD Long 154235 56.8114
CFD Long 3719 57.0355
(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 45000 54 AMER 20/03/2008 .505
(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 04 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 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 56.0000 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 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 45,000 54.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500 5,600.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
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