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 27 March 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 46,018,854 4.61% 2,159,938 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,870,120 0.29% 85,743 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 100,560 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,030,424 4.91% 2,346,241 0.24%
(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 250 51.3400
Purchase 4,834 51.5577
Purchase 45 Transfer
Purchase 200 50.3183
Purchase 12,600 51.5500
Purchase 1,092 51.2984
Purchase 120 51.5400
Purchase 21,479 51.6094
Purchase 6,800 51.5914
Purchase 150 51.3500
Purchase 20,682 51.5500
Purchase 73,814 50.5000
Purchase 2,602 51.5254
Purchase 198 51.5500
Purchase 200 50.5766
Purchase 13 51.5000
Purchase 1,200 51.6598
Sale 2,000 51.6683
Sale 626 51.2500
Sale 1,144 51.5500
Sale 120 51.7500
Sale 5,658 51.7948
Sale 2,602 51.6281
Sale 20,000 51.5500
Sale 16,695 51.7203
Sale 52 50.2300
Sale 128,072 51.5001
Sale 25 50.9400
Sale 400 51.6902
Sale 12 49.5500
Sale 32 51.5800
Sale 100 50.3200
Sale 20 51.5300
Sale 260 51.5500
Sale 73,814 50.5000
Sale 200 50.7700
Sale 100 51.6700
Sale 44 51.4400
Sale 120 50.7820
Sale 100 51.8200
Sale 42 51.4000
Sale 100 51.9024
Sale 45 Transfer
Sale 150 51.9300
Sale 36,059 51.4234
Sale 79 51.8100
Sale 200 51.3700
Sale 318 51.3100
Sale 575 51.5200
Sale 125 51.5200
Sale 120 51.6100
Sale 184 51.4700
Sale 77 51.5216
Sale 110 51.3632
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36059 51.4233
CFD Long 128072 51.5001
CFD Long 2602 51.6281
CFD Long 2000 51.6682
CFD Long 400 51.6901
CFD Long 16695 51.7203
CFD Long 5658 51.7948
CFD Short 200 50.3183
CFD Short 1092 51.2983
CFD Short 2602 51.5253
CFD Short 4834 51.5577
CFD Short 6800 51.5913
CFD Short 21479 51.6093
CFD Short 120 51.6598
(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 28 March 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 20,000 52.0000 AMER 18/04/2008
Option Purchased 20,000 54.0000 AMER 18/04/2008
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 -10 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 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