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 07 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 46,924,985 4.70% 1,098,613 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,823,668 0.28% 58,270 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,850,103 5.00% 1,297,963 0.13%
(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 609 63.5900
Purchase 1,278 63.5651
Purchase 120 63.5900
Purchase 115 63.5900
Purchase 1,157 63.6954
Purchase 2,380 63.6954
Purchase 63 63.7800
Purchase 92,000 64.8081
Purchase 632 63.6390
Purchase 84 63.5900
Purchase 1,966 63.5900
Purchase 13,124 63.5900
Purchase 235 63.9409
Purchase 492 63.5900
Purchase 239 63.5900
Purchase 6,236 63.5934
Purchase 1,736 63.8828
Purchase 14,529 63.3964
Purchase 11 Transfer
Purchase 8,742 63.8438
Purchase 160,000 63.1437
Purchase 3,537 62.5682
Purchase 46 Transfer
Purchase 11,050 63.9255
Purchase 714 63.7401
Sale 41 63.4145
Sale 15 62.8815
Sale 45 63.8431
Sale 32 62.9575
Sale 40 62.7860
Sale 70 63.5300
Sale 12,507 63.6897
Sale 46 Transfer
Sale 2,313 63.8768
Sale 8,723 63.7552
Sale 21,100 63.6074
Sale 400 63.9849
Sale 120 62.8545
Sale 41 63.8100
Sale 63 63.8200
Sale 70 63.4976
Sale 254 64.2800
Sale 104,262 63.3887
Sale 112 63.7800
Sale 41 63.5060
Sale 92 Transfer
Sale 41 63.9630
Sale 29 63.8975
Sale 316 Transfer
Sale 123 63.0200
Sale 47 63.5545
Sale 190 63.5945
Sale 36,955 63.5724
Sale 13 80.1800 EUR
Sale 100 63.0200
Sale 3,500 63.8600
Sale 200 64.3230
Sale 4,000 64.0117
Sale 40 62.9060
Sale 80 63.5900
Sale 525 63.0900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 104262 63.3887
CFD Long 36955 63.5723
CFD Long 21100 63.6074
CFD Long 12507 63.6896
CFD Long 2313 63.8768
CFD Long 400 63.9848
CFD Long 254 64.28
CFD Short 3537 62.5681
CFD Short 14529 63.3963
CFD Short 6236 63.5934
CFD Short 8742 63.8438
CFD Short 1736 63.8827
(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 08 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 3,000.0000 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
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