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 05 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 47,237,392 4.74% 1,429,436 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,534,528 0.25% 88,036 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,819,720 4.99% 2,218,282 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 321 54.9230
Purchase 99 54.8448
Purchase 1,551 54.9748
Purchase 30,000 54.3400
Purchase 1,378 54.8811
Purchase 368 54.9230
Purchase 344 55.1030
Purchase 2,080 54.9230
Purchase 7,072 54.5399
Purchase 426 54.3400
Purchase 796 54.9230
Purchase 2,468 Transfer
Purchase 91,847 54.6618
Purchase 22,551 54.5090
Purchase 2,575 54.3400
Purchase 2,276 54.9230
Purchase 803 54.3400
Purchase 10,144 53.9400
Purchase 69 54.3400
Purchase 471 54.4902
Purchase 15,166 54.6147
Purchase 64 53.9400
Purchase 91 54.5000
Purchase 355 54.9230
Purchase 23,834 55.2700
Purchase 539 54.9230
Purchase 500 54.2381
Purchase 853 54.9230
Purchase 12,719 54.9230
Purchase 2,564 54.9230
Sale 4,789 54.8300
Sale 29 55.6275
Sale 59 55.3250
Sale 16 55.3175
Sale 365 54.9200
Sale 63 55.1650
Sale 64 54.7800
Sale 73 55.3175
Sale 250 53.9850
Sale 200 54.2150
Sale 2,468 Transfer
Sale 90 54.4226
Sale 10,144 53.9400
Sale 245 54.0700
Sale 55 54.1375
Sale 50 55.2975
Sale 23 55.3025
Sale 149 54.4100
Sale 33 55.3175
Sale 12,218 55.0053
Sale 5,750 54.4105
Sale 300 54.0050
Sale 25 54.7124
Sale 400 54.2250
Sale 23,834 55.2700
Sale 176 54.4200
Sale 36 55.3175
Sale 11,955 54.3473
Sale 13 55.7900
Sale 75 55.1551
Sale 44 55.1425
Sale 55 54.6425
Sale 4,127 54.2269
Sale 54 55.3250
Sale 32 55.2975
Sale 150 54.5225
Sale 81 55.2950
Sale 50 54.2526
Sale 43 55.2025
Sale 16 55.3175
Sale 40 73.0100 EUR
Sale 350 54.5200
Sale 64 53.9400
Sale 808 54.3400
Sale 35 55.1400
Sale 10,080 54.3400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 500 54.2381
CFD Short 22551 54.509
CFD Short 7072 54.5399
CFD Short 15166 54.6146
CFD Short 91847 54.6617
CFD Short 99 54.8448
CFD Long 4127 54.2268
CFD Long 11955 54.3473
CFD Long 5750 54.4104
CFD Long 53 54.5066
CFD Long 1405 54.5384
CFD Long 334 54.546
(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 06 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 5,200.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 6,000.0000 EURO 15/02/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 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 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