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 06 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 46,800,436 4.69% 1,340,655 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,813,710 0.28% 191,323 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,715,596 4.98% 1,673,058 0.17%
(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 787 62.5629
Purchase 104 Transfer
Purchase 3,270 63.5400
Purchase 1,700 62.7069
Purchase 1,251 62.9126
Purchase 3,767 63.1217
Purchase 536 62.8486
Purchase 4,673 62.5876
Purchase 493 62.5629
Purchase 397 62.8486
Purchase 1,039 62.9126
Purchase 7,779 62.5868
Purchase 627 62.8486
Purchase 1,420 62.8486
Purchase 3,537 62.5682
Purchase 996 62.8486
Purchase 253 62.8486
Purchase 472 62.8486
Purchase 617 62.8486
Purchase 64,901 62.6286
Purchase 2,233 62.8486
Purchase 5,896 62.8486
Purchase 15,057 63.0316
Purchase 330 Transfer
Purchase 48,000 63.5422
Purchase 800 62.4632
Purchase 2,194 62.8486
Purchase 295 62.5629
Purchase 942 63.3583
Purchase 531 62.8486
Purchase 1,159 62.5629
Purchase 652 62.8486
Purchase 908 62.8486
Purchase 1,700 63.0128
Purchase 40,000 62.9423
Purchase 282 62.5629
Purchase 584 63.5400
Purchase 368 62.5629
Purchase 1,307 62.8486
Purchase 261 62.5629
Purchase 40,000 62.9526
Purchase 1,522 62.5629
Purchase 239 62.5629
Purchase 258 62.5361
Purchase 167 62.4300
Purchase 504 62.5629
Purchase 83,151 62.8613
Purchase 2,583 62.8486
Purchase 448 62.5629
Purchase 21,191 63.3659
Purchase 363 62.5506
Purchase 55 62.6170
Purchase 121 62.5542
Purchase 236 62.8486
Purchase 1,054 63.5400
Purchase 16,000 63.0611
Sale 155 62.4724
Sale 50 62.8746
Sale 75 62.4920
Sale 22,692 62.7230
Sale 65 62.4800
Sale 50 63.0330
Sale 60 62.9030
Sale 3,240 62.4839
Sale 3,537 62.5698
Sale 75 62.3816
Sale 451 62.8047
Sale 100 62.9904
Sale 104 Transfer
Sale 27 Transfer
Sale 137 Transfer
Sale 21,100 62.6357
Sale 41 62.8575
Sale 2,792 62.7081
Sale 88 62.5000
Sale 32 63.1100
Sale 50 63.1100
Sale 80 63.1100
Sale 50 63.1100
Sale 50 62.6636
Sale 125 62.4816
Sale 100 62.6120
Sale 35 63.1100
Sale 70 62.4224
Sale 50 63.1100
Sale 88 62.8830
Sale 153 62.9030
Sale 85 63.3000
Sale 161 62.4300
Sale 30 79.0000 EUR
Sale 584 63.5400
Sale 339 62.2600
Sale 82 62.3030
Sale 50 62.5000
Sale 75 62.9460
Sale 100 62.5000
Sale 50 62.5000
Sale 250 62.5000
Sale 100 62.8624
Sale 80 62.5000
Sale 20,514 63.5400
Sale 50 63.1100
Sale 75 62.7700
Sale 35 63.1100
Sale 50 62.5000
Sale 50 62.8746
Sale 3,899 62.4830
Sale 40 62.5245
Sale 545 62.5300
Sale 60 62.5000
Sale 30 63.1100
Sale 50 63.0330
Sale 40 62.4600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3240 62.4838
CFD Long 43 62.5679
CFD Long 1194 62.5694
CFD Long 265 62.5695
CFD Long 21100 62.6356
CFD Long 2792 62.7081
CFD Long 22692 62.7229
CFD Long 451 62.8047
CFD Short 800 62.4632
CFD Short 121 62.5542
CFD Short 2882 62.5573
CFD Short 7779 62.5868
CFD Short 64901 62.6286
CFD Short 83151 62.8612
CFD Short 1700 63.0128
CFD Short 15057 63.0315
CFD Short 3767 63.1217
CFD Short 942 63.3583
CFD Short 21191 63.3659
(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 07 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