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 07 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 47,487,271 4.76% 1,178,221 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,356,317 0.24% 107,324 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,891,388 5.00% 1,986,355 0.20%
(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 260 53.1536
Purchase 136,724 52.6414
Purchase 150 53.1184
Purchase 647 52.2200
Purchase 180 53.0700
Purchase 42 Transfer
Purchase 12,168 53.0087
Purchase 277 53.1536
Purchase 3,650 52.5510
Purchase 765 52.9531
Purchase 3,139 52.9531
Purchase 107 52.2200
Purchase 11,933 52.6734
Purchase 4,151 52.9531
Purchase 2,499 53.1536
Purchase 372 53.1536
Purchase 4,242 52.9531
Purchase 1,316 52.9531
Purchase 500 52.6379
Purchase 1,000 53.4873
Purchase 60,000 52.9375
Purchase 218 53.1536
Purchase 334 53.0700
Purchase 3,614 53.0087
Purchase 380 53.1536
Purchase 25,661 52.3425
Purchase 1,347 52.9531
Purchase 5,307 53.0087
Purchase 238 52.2200
Purchase 1,699 53.0700
Purchase 209 52.9531
Purchase 2,248 52.9531
Purchase 1,057 52.7836
Purchase 6,234 52.2200
Purchase 3,948 53.1536
Sale 794 52.2200
Sale 400 53.9200
Sale 150 53.1100
Sale 300 53.9200
Sale 10,188 52.2200
Sale 33,830 52.2200
Sale 500 52.5350
Sale 75 70.7000 EUR
Sale 1,000 52.2203
Sale 125 53.1575
Sale 200 52.6075
Sale 386 54.0800
Sale 3,344 52.2200
Sale 159 52.9025
Sale 42 Transfer
Sale 33 52.7625
Sale 110 53.1224
Sale 250 53.1600
Sale 50 53.0632
Sale 28 54.1175
Sale 13,045 53.2075
Sale 10 53.0820
Sale 75 52.5500
Sale 85 53.1575
Sale 4,657 52.9084
Sale 1,000 53.4873
Sale 56 52.3648
Sale 6,602 52.5664
Sale 28 54.1100
Sale 41 53.5200
Sale 1,953 53.0232
Sale 3,327 52.8638
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 25661 52.3424
CFD Short 3650 52.5509
CFD Short 500 52.6379
CFD Short 136724 52.6413
CFD Short 11933 52.6733
CFD Short 1057 52.7835
CFD Long 1000 52.2203
CFD Long 56 52.3648
CFD Long 6602 52.5663
CFD Long 3327 52.8638
CFD Long 4657 52.9084
CFD Long 10 53.082
CFD Long 13045 53.2075
(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 08 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 45,000 54.0000 AMER 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 150 4,000.0000 EURO 20/03/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 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 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