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 28 April 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 46,127,013 4.62% 1,849,832 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,097,385 0.31% 45,805 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,325,848 4.94% 2,036,717 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 503 63.1801
Purchase 6,041 62.2693
Purchase 3,000 62.9993
Purchase 2,442 63.3083
Purchase 5,474 62.836
Purchase 1,600 62.3249
Purchase 5,297 62.834
Purchase 25,214 63.2165
Purchase 999 63.1439
Purchase 800 62.8911
Purchase 1,300 63.1219
Purchase 398 61.93
Purchase 60 62.7
Purchase 76 61.93
Purchase 1,015 61.93
Purchase 14,286 62.675
Purchase 225 61.93
Purchase 24,338 62.26
Purchase 2,172 62.8869
Sale 194 Transfer
Sale 58 Transfer
Sale 90 Transfer
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 120 Transfer
Sale 166 Transfer
Sale 140 Transfer
Sale 128 Transfer
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 8,370 62.8733
Sale 108 Transfer
Sale 84 Transfer
Sale 94 Transfer
Sale 104 Transfer
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 96 Transfer
Sale 178 Transfer
Sale 24 Transfer
Sale 110 Transfer
Sale 38 Transfer
Sale 118 Transfer
Sale 158 Transfer
Sale 60 Transfer
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 76 Transfer
Sale 50 Transfer
Sale 60 Transfer
Sale 134 Transfer
Sale 294 63.14
Sale 58 Transfer
Sale 7,763 62.8824
Sale 42 Transfer
Sale 72 Transfer
Sale 48 Transfer
Sale 46 Transfer
Sale 202 Transfer
Sale 82 Transfer
Sale 50 Transfer
Sale 72 Transfer
Sale 46 Transfer
Sale 16 Transfer
Sale 108 Transfer
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 86 Transfer
Sale 86 Transfer
Sale 108 Transfer
Sale 130 Transfer
Sale 102 Transfer
Sale 440 Transfer
Sale 156 Transfer
Sale 6,757 62.6507
Sale 54 Transfer
Sale 66 Transfer
Sale 372 Transfer
Sale 56 Transfer
Sale 208 Transfer
Sale 130 Transfer
Sale 84 Transfer
Sale 20,880 62.6654
Sale 160 Transfer
Sale 34 Transfer
Sale 86 Transfer
Sale 106 Transfer
Sale 200 Transfer
Sale 32 Transfer
Sale 64 Transfer
Sale 76 Transfer
Sale 66 Transfer
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 104 Transfer
Sale 136 Transfer
Sale 38 Transfer
Sale 1,600 62.0696
Sale 50 62.366
Sale 70 Transfer
Sale 152 Transfer
Sale 58 Transfer
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 460 Transfer
Sale 34 Transfer
Sale 46 Transfer
Sale 100 63.1175
Sale 1,276 63.1755
Sale 52 78.76
Sale 145 62.524
Sale 75 63.1424
Sale 34 63.1344
Sale 13,100 62.26
Sale 100 62.566
Sale 125 63.1345
Sale 180 62.7348
Sale 35 63.1646
Sale 13,828 62.26
Sale 250 62.6315
Sale 242 62.69
Sale 120 62.8132
Sale 225 63.053
Sale 144 Transfer
Sale 159 62.685
Sale 148 Transfer
Sale 922 Transfer
Sale 64 Transfer
Sale 956 Transfer
Sale 61 Transfer
Sale 6,000 62.26
Sale 46 Transfer
Sale 50 Transfer
Sale 8,574 62.6515
Sale 26 Transfer
Sale 76 Transfer
Sale 34 Transfer
Sale 162 Transfer
Sale 7,000 62.1413
Sale 46 Transfer
Sale 173 63.1699
Sale 780 Transfer
Sale 44 Transfer
Sale 476 Transfer
Sale 114 Transfer
Sale 112 Transfer
Sale 10,039 62.2488
Sale 102 Transfer
Sale 32 Transfer
Sale 58 Transfer
Sale 108 Transfer
Sale 198 Transfer
Sale 188 62.2313
Sale 80 Transfer
Sale 174 Transfer
Sale 166 Transfer
Sale 184 Transfer
Sale 36 Transfer
Sale 138 Transfer
Sale 66 Transfer
Sale 1,000 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 188 62.2313
CFD Long 10039 62.2487
CFD Long 6757 62.6507
CFD Long 8574 62.6514
CFD Long 20880 62.6653
CFD Long 8370 62.8733
CFD Long 173 63.1698
CFD Short 6041 62.2693
CFD Short 14286 62.675
CFD Short 5297 62.834
CFD Short 5474 62.836
CFD Short 800 62.8911
CFD Short 3000 62.9993
CFD Short 1300 63.1219
CFD Short 999 63.1438
CFD Short 25214 63.2164
CFD Short 2442 63.3083
(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 29 April 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 -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -2,000 70.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -38,000 70.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 125 4,400.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -135 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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