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 July 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 46,423,580 4.65% 861,626 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 703,906 0.07% 1,758,878 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,228,686 4.73% 2,721,534 0.27%
(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 126,224 51.3500
Purchase 16,536 49.9569
Purchase 2,000 49.5074
Purchase 60 49.7700
Purchase 21,800 50.4052
Purchase 7,650 49.9133
Purchase 3,078 50.7000
Purchase 504 50.3000
Purchase 3,178 50.7000
Purchase 1,800 49.5221
Purchase 5 51.3500
Purchase 1,000 50.3983
Purchase 1,625 49.9013
Purchase 27,626 51.3500
Purchase 1,680 50.7000
Purchase 850 50.7000
Purchase 2,142 50.7000
Purchase 27,621 50.7000
Purchase 3,090 50.2530
Purchase 13,600 50.2650
Purchase 3,100 50.1889
Purchase 12,893 50.7000
Purchase 126,337 49.2525
Purchase 810 50.2500
Purchase 18 51.6958
Purchase 4,121 50.2485
Purchase 6,800 50.1190
Sale 1,073,862 Transfer
Sale 58 49.2384
Sale 15,025 49.3238
Sale 1,000 99.4700 USD
Sale 27,626 51.3500
Sale 19,752 50.5043
Sale 2,103 50.6715
Sale 15,628 49.8839
Sale 42 50.2026
Sale 400 50.6416
Sale 53,425 49.6758
Sale 50 49.7063
Sale 3,105 50.2406
Sale 10,000 50.7000
Sale 5 51.3500
Sale 54 50.8372
Sale 27,621 50.7000
Sale 17,198 49.6147
Sale 170 50.9342
Sale 17,856 49.7212
Sale 63 50.0124
Sale 80 50.6484
Sale 7,760 50.7000
Sale 375 49.1400
Sale 200 50.0000
Sale 100 50.0000
Sale 200 50.0000
Sale 100 50.2300
Sale 373 50.0000
Sale 200 50.0000
Sale 60 50.0000
Sale 68 50.0000
Sale 107 49.5720
Sale 100 63.0100 EUR
Sale 190 49.5025
Sale 1,763 49.5025
Sale 50 49.3526
Sale 100 50.0000
Sale 45 50.0463
Sale 1,800 49.5221
Sale 110 50.0000
Sale 110 50.0000
Sale 75 50.0000
Sale 60 50.0000
Sale 150 50.1984
Sale 200 50.0000
Sale 3,344 50.7000
Sale 225 50.0000
Sale 400 50.0000
Sale 60 50.0000
Sale 60 50.0000
Sale 100 49.2700
Sale 80 49.3526
Sale 60 50.3847
Sale 200 50.0000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 15025 49.3238
CFD Long 1800 49.5221
CFD Long 17198 49.6146
CFD Long 53425 49.6758
CFD Long 17856 49.7211
CFD Long 15628 49.8839
CFD Long 1492 49.922
CFD Long 3105 50.2405
CFD Long 19752 50.5043
CFD Long 400 50.6416
CFD Long 2103 50.6714
CFD Short 2000 49.5074
CFD Short 1800 49.5221
CFD Short 746 49.8471
CFD Short 1625 49.9013
CFD Short 7650 49.9132
CFD Short 16536 49.9569
CFD Short 6800 50.1189
CFD Short 3100 50.1889
CFD Short 4121 50.2485
CFD Short 3090 50.2529
CFD Short 13600 50.2649
CFD Short 1000 50.3983
(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 21 July 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.
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
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 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased 500 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 -500 7,000.0000 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