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 04 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 47,095,973 4.72% 1,539,777 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,647,055 0.27% 86,952 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,790,828 4.99% 2,327,539 0.23%
(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 11,366 54.8811
Purchase 12,789 54.9748
Purchase 450 55.5672
Purchase 3,704 55.5051
Purchase 5,580 54.9748
Purchase 4,959 54.8811
Purchase 1,100 55.4209
Purchase 7,765 55.2700
Purchase 23,574 55.3635
Purchase 91 54.8700
Purchase 8,318 55.1225
Purchase 29,148 55.5650
Purchase 1,575 55.4900
Purchase 3,799 54.9748
Purchase 1,100 55.4209
Purchase 3,377 54.8811
Purchase 8,341 55.3105
Purchase 4,500 55.3571
Sale 145 55.1500
Sale 48,132 55.3617
Sale 135 54.8575
Sale 125 55.0525
Sale 50 55.2300
Sale 8,341 55.3105
Sale 165 55.6824
Sale 300 55.4750
Sale 180 55.6636
Sale 3,500 55.6500
Sale 55 55.2100
Sale 38 55.3150
Sale 1,800 55.4400
Sale 300 55.3100
Sale 100 55.1200
Sale 46 55.1700
Sale 343 55.5550
Sale 37 55.1112
Sale 150 55.7500
Sale 161 55.2300
Sale 200 55.8175
Sale 1,575 55.4900
Sale 20 55.7524
Sale 416 56.0250
Sale 42,268 55.6100
Sale 37 55.7525
Sale 17 55.4900
Sale 18 55.1016
Sale 42,268 55.1800
Sale 35 55.5500
Sale 135 55.7700
Sale 60 55.4150
Sale 100 55.7250
Sale 615 55.0825
Sale 23 56.0500
Sale 57,561 60.0000
Sale 23,007 60.0000
Sale 175 55.7224
Sale 150 55.3025
Sale 1,786 55.2700
Sale 3,100 55.2000
Sale 20 55.1915
Sale 185 55.1125
Sale 260 55.4900
Sale 20 73.9600 EUR
Sale 1,100 55.4209
Sale 892 55.5790
Sale 30,524 55.2246
Sale 2,037 55.2700
Sale 187,611 60.0000
Sale 35 55.7526
Sale 80 55.3775
Sale 84,826 60.0000
Sale 80 55.6550
Sale 4,396 55.5059
Sale 34,428 55.5410
Sale 4,930 60.0000
Sale 8,341 55.3105
Sale 41 55.2000
Sale 300 55.3100
Sale 200 55.6600
Sale 42,268 55.1800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 8318 55.1224
CFD Short 4500 55.357
CFD Short 23574 55.3635
CFD Short 1100 55.4209
CFD Short 3704 55.505
CFD Long 20 55.1915
CFD Long 30524 55.2245
CFD Long 8341 55.3104
CFD Long 48132 55.3617
CFD Long 4396 55.5059
CFD Long 34428 55.5409
(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 05 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 250 3,000.0000 EURO 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 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,400.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 56.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
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 45,000 54.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -300,000 52.0000 AMER 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
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