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 18 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 46,807,623 4.69% 1,444,828 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,503,680 0.25% 34,137 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 46,800 0.00% 100,810 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,358,103 4.95% 1,579,775 0.16%
(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 120 56.1825
Purchase 42,288 57.0000
Purchase 456 57.2600
Purchase 1,075 56.9964
Purchase 3,495 56.7195
Purchase 1,065 56.6941
Purchase 11,996 55.7272
Purchase 118 56.3051
Purchase 911 57.2600
Purchase 20,666 56.4443
Sale 153 Transfer
Sale 60 56.8775
Sale 120 56.2775
Sale 175 57.0075
Sale 300 56.5125
Sale 17 55.5500
Sale 80 56.9425
Sale 100 56.8625
Sale 1,405 56.3300
Sale 23,000 56.8981
Sale 91 56.5366
Sale 268 56.7600
Sale 100 56.7925
Sale 50 56.7926
Sale 50 56.2750
Sale 70 56.1700
Sale 150 56.9600
Sale 125 56.9925
Sale 893 56.6554
Sale 150 56.7825
Sale 50,163 56.5426
Sale 5,000 56.7100
Sale 75 56.8951
Sale 7,500 56.4851
Sale 14 56.0200
Sale 99 56.6853
Sale 70 56.3426
Sale 1,900 Transfer
Sale 1,476 57.0818
Sale 70 56.7250
Sale 90 56.0476
Sale 300 56.2075
Sale 9,273 56.5783
Sale 300 56.9925
Sale 130 56.2400
Sale 62 55.6275
Sale 160 55.7100
Sale 60 56.5623
Sale 220 56.5125
Sale 300 56.7825
Sale 225 56.5125
Sale 70 57.0631
Sale 250 56.4000
Sale 100 56.4125
Sale 65 56.3525
Sale 336 55.6800
Sale 100 56.9925
Sale 21 55.6000
Sale 106 55.6800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 11996 55.7272
CFD Short 118 56.305
CFD Short 20666 56.4442
CFD Short 1065 56.6941
CFD Short 3495 56.7194
CFD Short 1075 56.9964
CFD Long 7500 56.4851
CFD Long 91 56.5365
CFD Long 50163 56.5426
CFD Long 9273 56.5783
CFD Long 893 56.6554
CFD Long 99 56.6852
CFD Long 46588 56.7195
CFD Long 1476 57.0818
(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 19 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 -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