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 08 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 47,477,530 4.76% 1,245,712 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,345,702 0.24% 148,480 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,871,032 5.00% 2,095,002 0.21%
(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 1,865 52.6678
Purchase 192 53.3200
Purchase 100 52.6587
Purchase 40 53.3200
Purchase 8,754 52.9944
Purchase 20,000 54.2462
Purchase 557 52.2500
Purchase 52,159 53.0207
Purchase 3,264 52.5239
Purchase 4,800 52.6979
Purchase 10,000 52.7801
Purchase 16,549 53.0173
Purchase 604 53.3200
Purchase 20,803 53.3200
Purchase 1,494 53.3200
Purchase 300 53.3200
Purchase 4,174 53.3200
Purchase 20 52.2625
Purchase 1,475 53.0087
Purchase 4,108 53.3200
Sale 4,900 52.2000
Sale 4,827 52.7327
Sale 140 52.6212
Sale 137 52.4025
Sale 3,410 52.5414
Sale 2,700 53.0656
Sale 95 52.6100
Sale 107 53.2050
Sale 190 52.6000
Sale 1,341 52.3100
Sale 125 53.0224
Sale 10,001 52.6901
Sale 1,043 52.2500
Sale 15 53.2175
Sale 78,106 53.3200
Sale 90 52.7625
Sale 31 52.6025
Sale 100 52.3275
Sale 24 52.9700
Sale 117 51.9625
Sale 1,834 53.3200
Sale 23,292 52.9328
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3264 52.5238
CFD Short 100 52.6587
CFD Short 1865 52.6678
CFD Short 4800 52.6979
CFD Short 10000 52.78
CFD Short 8754 52.9944
CFD Short 16549 53.0172
CFD Short 52159 53.0207
CFD Long 4900 52.2
CFD Long 10001 52.69
CFD Long 4827 52.7326
CFD Long 23292 52.9327
CFD Long 2700 53.0656
(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 11 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 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 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 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 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