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 30 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 46,432,241 4.65% 1,656,808 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,984,361 0.30% 174,614 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,518,052 4.96% 1,972,502 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 3,410 59.3456
Purchase 6,300 58.8471
Purchase 225 59.4113
Purchase 3,577 58.2770
Purchase 426 59.1100
Purchase 16,556 58.8101
Purchase 85,306 59.2100
Purchase 31 Transfer
Purchase 3,535 59.1100
Purchase 30,061 59.1100
Purchase 6,042 59.1100
Purchase 255 59.1100
Purchase 3,577 58.2770
Purchase 249 58.8200
Purchase 92,589 58.9173
Purchase 85 59.0525
Purchase 1,635 59.1100
Purchase 426 59.2569
Purchase 2,000 59.2409
Purchase 80 58.6470
Purchase 80,000 59.4364
Purchase 85 59.5800
Purchase 1,500 58.7729
Purchase 55,716 58.9605
Purchase 1,881 58.9568
Sale 3,491 58.6077
Sale 31 Transfer
Sale 100 59.2902
Sale 3,577 58.2785
Sale 123 Transfer
Sale 5,161 58.6077
Sale 4,500 59.2420
Sale 10,017 59.1150
Sale 54 59.2630
Sale 11,645 58.6077
Sale 11,011 59.1100
Sale 16,916 59.1365
Sale 45 59.0616
Sale 466 59.7900
Sale 7,348 58.2920
Sale 4,895 59.1100
Sale 100 59.3324
Sale 170 58.7090
Sale 450 59.2660
Sale 23,435 59.1100
Sale 668 59.1100
Sale 849 59.1100
Sale 344 59.1100
Sale 761 59.1100
Sale 65 58.5728
Sale 100 59.0615
Sale 22 58.4200
Sale 4,968 59.1100
Sale 507 59.1100
Sale 3,270 59.1100
Sale 100 59.1300
Sale 953 59.1100
Sale 2,615 59.1100
Sale 130 58.9200
Sale 200 58.7712
Sale 50 59.3416
Sale 75 58.6091
Sale 17 59.4132
Sale 1,268 59.1100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10017 59.115
CFD Long 16916 59.1365
CFD Long 4500 59.242
CFD Long 100 59.2902
CFD Short 3577 58.277
CFD Short 1500 58.7729
CFD Short 16556 58.8101
CFD Short 6300 58.8471
CFD Short 92589 58.9172
CFD Short 1881 58.9568
CFD Short 55716 58.9604
CFD Short 2000 59.2408
CFD Short 3410 59.3455
CFD Short 225 59.4112
(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 01 May 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 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
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
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