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 12 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 47,454,029 4.76% 1,122,884 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,348,501 0.24% 131,861 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,850,230 5.00% 1,955,555 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 311 53.8967
Purchase 262 53.8967
Purchase 3,968 53.8967
Purchase 40 Transfer
Purchase 894 53.1085
Purchase 708 51.1117
Purchase 408 53.1085
Purchase 708 53.5000
Purchase 8,193 54.2488
Purchase 1,715 53.5107
Purchase 211 53.1085
Purchase 191 53.8967
Purchase 309 53.8967
Purchase 1,359 54.1839
Purchase 26,129 53.7065
Purchase 996 53.6841
Purchase 4,436 55.2300
Purchase 40 Transfer
Purchase 207 53.1085
Purchase 27,860 54.7025
Purchase 205 53.8967
Purchase 18,231 55.2300
Purchase 290 53.7425
Purchase 208 53.8967
Purchase 37,000 55.0000
Purchase 356 53.1085
Purchase 491 53.1085
Purchase 497 53.1085
Purchase 1,231 53.1085
Purchase 1,588 53.8967
Purchase 333 53.1085
Purchase 33,891 53.4774
Purchase 996 53.9411
Purchase 771 53.5107
Purchase 310 53.7425
Sale 4,204 54.3430
Sale 78 53.5250
Sale 650 53.7275
Sale 708 51.1117
Sale 320 53.4025
Sale 19,000 55.2300
Sale 135 53.2075
Sale 212 53.5275
Sale 252 Transfer
Sale 70 54.5500
Sale 100 54.6816
Sale 152 53.3640
Sale 52,872 54.2294
Sale 43,600 52.8993
Sale 10,188 55.2300
Sale 39 52.3675
Sale 65 54.2725
Sale 150 52.9775
Sale 35,143 55.2300
Sale 77 52.7500
Sale 1,357 53.9911
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 35 53.1450
Sale 163 55.0525
Sale 59,349 54.4775
Sale 1,290 54.9236
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 996 53.684
CFD Short 26129 53.7064
CFD Short 1359 54.1838
CFD Short 8193 54.2488
CFD Short 27860 54.7025
CFD Long 188 53.5223
CFD Long 42 53.9572
CFD Long 1357 53.9911
CFD Long 52872 54.2294
CFD Long 4204 54.3429
CFD Long 506 54.372
CFD Long 59349 54.4774
CFD Long 1290 54.9236
(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 13 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