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 13 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 47,400,475 4.75% 1,151,264 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,406,005 0.24% 91,264 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,800 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,854,180 5.00% 1,943,338 0.19%
(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 4,908 54.5596
Purchase 2,720 54.9905
Purchase 4 55.2300
Purchase 80 55.4276
Purchase 37,000 55.0000
Purchase 622 54.5288
Purchase 57 55.4275
Purchase 1,947 54.5442
Purchase 9,435 55.0000
Purchase 110 54.2472
Purchase 158 54.9000
Purchase 10,000 55.2300
Purchase 828 55.1136
Purchase 2,800 54.4800
Purchase 94 54.4600
Purchase 7,600 54.8862
Purchase 110 Transfer
Purchase 2,720 54.8631
Purchase 23,235 54.4578
Purchase 7,742 55.0000
Purchase 115 54.2900
Purchase 6,724 55.2300
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 10 54.3350
Sale 2,800 54.4800
Sale 14,222 54.6006
Sale 110 54.7440
Sale 100 55.8125
Sale 163 54.4825
Sale 280 54.4625
Sale 67 55.2525
Sale 21,800 54.2857
Sale 4,668 55.0000
Sale 6,720 55.0000
Sale 200 54.9436
Sale 97 54.6700
Sale 210 54.4240
Sale 55 54.7280
Sale 137 55.4036
Sale 9,348 55.0000
Sale 110 Transfer
Sale 225 54.2775
Sale 200 54.7575
Sale 11 54.7975
Sale 125 54.3350
Sale 100 55.1275
Sale 52 55.5375
Sale 158 54.9400
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 250 55.1200
Sale 72,993 54.6702
Sale 55 55.1925
Sale 48 54.6364
Sale 3,832 54.7791
Sale 4 55.2300
Sale 26,452 55.1162
Sale 49 54.2424
Sale 50 55.4426
Sale 6,724 55.2300
Sale 58 54.5500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1865 52.6678
CFD Short 622 54.5287
CFD Short 4908 54.5595
CFD Short 2720 54.863
CFD Short 7600 54.8861
CFD Short 2720 54.9905
CFD Short 828 55.1135
CFD Long 1530 54.4911
CFD Long 14222 54.6005
CFD Long 72993 54.6701
CFD Long 2302 54.9704
CFD Long 26452 55.1161
(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 14 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