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 02 May 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 46,493,572 4.66% 1,627,768 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,955,321 0.30% 182,420 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,550,343 4.97% 1,951,268 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 100,000 60.9369
Purchase 100,000 58.3540
Purchase 6,944 59.0196
Purchase 16,032 58.9851
Purchase 15,778 61.0600
Purchase 1,085 61.0600
Purchase 10,697 60.2890
Purchase 2,008 61.0600
Purchase 26,227 58.9806
Purchase 39,560 59.1376
Purchase 40 78.8240 EUR
Sale 129,428 60.3724
Sale 100 60.9300
Sale 30 59.3400
Sale 75 59.0500
Sale 50 60.3600
Sale 100 59.0500
Sale 170 59.0500
Sale 1,400 60.4393
Sale 12,000 60.3542
Sale 53 58.9600
Sale 82 59.1475
Sale 100 59.0500
Sale 150 59.2775
Sale 648 59.0300
Sale 7,904 60.9516
Sale 4,300 60.1127
Sale 1,700 58.9829
Sale 3,800 60.3759
Sale 100 60.2000
Sale 18,291 59.1100
Sale 5,510 58.8889
Sale 11,360 60.7366
Sale 110 59.1130
Sale 100 59.0500
Sale 50 59.3400
Sale 140 59.1560
Sale 100 59.8400
Sale 500 59.0500
Sale 50 59.0500
Sale 100 59.5100
Sale 287 59.1400
Sale 9,353 60.8113
Sale 52 59.3460
Sale 180 59.1390
Sale 45 59.1391
Sale 350 60.9300
Sale 175 59.0900
Sale 20,742 61.0600
Sale 100 59.3400
Sale 50 59.3400
Sale 2,077 58.9600
Sale 25,000 59.2500
Sale 50 59.0500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4300 60.1127
CFD Long 12000 60.3541
CFD Long 129428 60.3723
CFD Long 3800 60.3759
CFD Long 1400 60.4393
CFD Long 9353 60.8113
CFD Long 7904 60.9516
CFD Short 100000 58.354
CFD Short 26227 58.9806
CFD Short 16032 58.985
CFD Short 6944 59.0195
CFD Short 39560 59.1376
CFD Short 10697 60.289
CFD Short 100000 60.9368
(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 06 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 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 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 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
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