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 01 April 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 45,618,490 4.57% 2,416,527 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,146,151 0.32% 51,251 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 100,560 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,906,091 4.90% 2,568,608 0.26%
(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 6,134 51.9116
Purchase 138 51.5079
Purchase 1,502 51.3065
Purchase 356 51.3500
Purchase 516 51.3065
Purchase 20,745 52.3300
Purchase 1,911 52.3300
Purchase 3,424 Transfer
Purchase 121 50.9600
Purchase 265 51.4112
Purchase 40 51.2500
Purchase 4,269 52.3442
Purchase 12,101 51.2588
Purchase 1,151 51.2445
Purchase 35,317 51.3143
Purchase 100 51.4272
Purchase 1,596 52.3300
Purchase 36,000 50.9391
Purchase 78 51.5079
Purchase 94 51.3900
Purchase 3,216 52.3300
Purchase 819 51.5651
Purchase 562 51.3065
Purchase 308 51.3065
Purchase 23,356 52.2427
Purchase 443 51.3065
Purchase 435 51.3065
Purchase 364 51.3065
Purchase 325 51.3065
Purchase 5,560 52.3300
Purchase 1,112 52.3300
Sale 170 51.2000
Sale 135 51.0800
Sale 250 51.1200
Sale 150,532 51.1758
Sale 300 51.2100
Sale 120 51.0800
Sale 65 50.9425
Sale 160 51.5500
Sale 185 51.3600
Sale 2,230 52.3300
Sale 4,337 51.5337
Sale 65 51.0800
Sale 50 51.0800
Sale 36,000 50.9391
Sale 14,704 51.3939
Sale 400 51.7600
Sale 7,500 52.0070
Sale 16 51.9324
Sale 130 51.1612
Sale 90 51.0556
Sale 179 51.6200
Sale 36,000 50.9391
Sale 20 50.8324
Sale 26 51.8423
Sale 3,424 Transfer
Sale 35 51.0400
Sale 170 51.3700
Sale 20 52.1600
Sale 3,499 51.5117
Sale 7,002 52.1239
Sale 100 65.0000 EUR
Sale 70 51.0800
Sale 100 51.6000
Sale 35 51.1700
Sale 125 52.0000
Sale 70 51.0800
Sale 150 51.2100
Sale 230 51.3300
Sale 55 51.3004
Sale 5,166 52.3300
Sale 25 51.1300
Sale 2,171 50.9700
Sale 38,632 51.0765
Sale 25 51.9332
Sale 40,500 51.2360
Sale 25 51.2000
Sale 42,532 51.8890
Sale 66 51.1600
Sale 21,013 50.9428
Sale 83,400 52.3300
Sale 85 51.0800
Sale 749 51.4617
Sale 150 51.4500
Sale 100 51.4500
Sale 110 52.2208
Sale 195 52.3300
Sale 120 51.0800
Sale 225 51.2200
Sale 125 51.2112
Sale 25 51.4112
Sale 120 51.8800
Sale 120 51.8800
Sale 125 51.0200
Sale 50 51.5000
Sale 60 51.7400
Sale 100 51.0800
Sale 55 51.0800
Sale 75 51.8716
Sale 150 51.0800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36000 50.939
CFD Long 38632 51.0765
CFD Long 150532 51.1758
CFD Long 40500 51.236
CFD Long 14704 51.3938
CFD Long 519 51.4266
CFD Long 4337 51.5337
CFD Long 26 51.8423
CFD Long 42532 51.889
CFD Long 7500 52.007
CFD Long 7002 52.1238
CFD Short 35317 51.3142
CFD Short 819 51.565
CFD Short 6134 51.9115
CFD Short 23356 52.2427
CFD Short 4269 52.3442
(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 02 April 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 54.0000 AMER 18/04/2008
Option Purchased 20,000 52.0000 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 3,800.0000 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 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