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 14 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 47,331,818 4.74% 1,206,358 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,462,251 0.25% 92,087 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 47,700 0.00% 700,810 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,841,769 5.00% 1,999,255 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 13,699 55.5500
Purchase 3,445 54.9914
Purchase 110 Transfer
Purchase 4,229 55.5500
Purchase 1,699 54.6848
Purchase 426 55.5500
Purchase 5,680 55.6533
Purchase 426 55.5500
Purchase 1,006 55.4754
Purchase 380 55.7040
Purchase 22,387 55.5107
Purchase 20,000 55.5200
Purchase 785 55.5200
Purchase 13,612 55.5500
Purchase 1,128 55.6807
Purchase 11,328 56.4580
Purchase 403 55.5200
Purchase 3,524 55.5500
Purchase 10,700 55.0000
Purchase 73 54.9914
Sale 30,926 56.1693
Sale 200 55.5075
Sale 7,203 55.5500
Sale 75 55.1240
Sale 50 56.0124
Sale 10 54.2224
Sale 2,851 54.8088
Sale 100 55.3300
Sale 54,185 55.9185
Sale 110 Transfer
Sale 150 55.2620
Sale 135 55.8200
Sale 38 56.2508
Sale 48 54.1525
Sale 75 55.1240
Sale 50 56.3520
Sale 118 56.0124
Sale 35 55.5125
Sale 55 56.4007
Sale 110 55.4450
Sale 63,600 55.2706
Sale 100 55.5800
Sale 75 55.3375
Sale 50 55.9426
Sale 7,767 55.5500
Sale 36 55.2675
Sale 200 55.3064
Sale 10 54.2225
Sale 14 54.6050
Sale 194 55.2700
Sale 10,195 55.7649
Sale 60 55.5825
Sale 29 75.6900 EUR
Sale 2,468 Transfer
Sale 50 54.9400
Sale 29 Transfer
Sale 50 55.9628
Sale 31 54.8900
Sale 13 55.4600
Sale 1,342 55.6255
Sale 100 55.4828
Sale 304 55.6457
Sale 158 54.9000
Sale 50 56.4026
Sale 38 54.6675
Sale 125 54.5175
Sale 85 55.6704
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1006 55.4754
CFD Short 22387 55.5106
CFD Short 5680 55.6532
CFD Short 1128 55.6806
CFD Short 11328 56.458
CFD Long 1342 55.6254
CFD Long 304 55.6456
CFD Long 10195 55.7649
CFD Long 54185 55.9185
CFD Long 30926 56.1693
(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)
CALL Purchase 100 56 EURO 15/02/08 .85
(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 15 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 400 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