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 June 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 46,657,411 4.67% 967,236 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,712,006 0.27% 192,517 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,461 0.01% 341,080 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,470,878 4.96% 1,500,833 0.15%
(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 125 60.9491
Purchase 149,818 61.0901
Purchase 4,261 61.7202
Purchase 195 61.1516
Purchase 1,100 Transfer
Purchase 5,700 61.1141
Purchase 4,170 61.4263
Purchase 11,948 61.7839
Purchase 1,114 Transfer
Purchase 160 60.9968
Purchase 79 Transfer
Purchase 60 Transfer
Purchase 835 61.3034
Purchase 11,219 61.0674
Purchase 3,762 61.7000
Purchase 82 59.9900
Purchase 400 61.1792
Purchase 358 59.9900
Purchase 28,265 61.5473
Purchase 53,444 61.2928
Sale 3,000 61.1512
Sale 4,567 60.9980
Sale 358 59.9900
Sale 13,705 61.2249
Sale 60 Transfer
Sale 27 60.8330
Sale 1,103 61.2768
Sale 358 61.5200
Sale 82 59.9900
Sale 32,167 60.8774
Sale 79 Transfer
Sale 12,265 61.1647
Sale 6,787 61.4343
Sale 3 61.0133
Sale 71 60.5627
Sale 371 60.5627
Sale 9,290 60.5627
Sale 245 60.5627
Sale 1,786 60.5627
Sale 299 60.5627
Sale 5,332 60.5627
Sale 102 60.5627
Sale 2,739 60.5627
Sale 817 60.5627
Sale 258 61.0500
Sale 7,286 61.2192
Sale 300 60.9822
Sale 58 60.9800
Sale 100 60.9275
Sale 20 61.1160
Sale 51 60.9831
Sale 100 60.5640
Sale 70 61.0720
Sale 1,343 60.5500
Sale 150 61.1730
Sale 200 61.2528
Sale 40 60.8035
Sale 80 61.7500
Sale 149,818 61.0840
Sale 173,938 60.5500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3216 60.8773
CFD Long 4567 60.998
CFD Long 149818 61.0839
CFD Long 3000 61.1512
CFD Long 7286 61.2191
CFD Long 13705 61.2248
CFD Long 1103 61.2767
CFD Long 6787 61.4343
CFD Long 787 61.7364
CFD Short 125 60.9491
CFD Short 11219 61.0674
CFD Short 149818 61.09
CFD Short 5700 61.1141
CFD Short 400 61.1791
CFD Short 53444 61.2927
CFD Short 4170 61.4262
CFD Short 28265 61.5473
CFD Short 4261 61.7202
CFD Short 11948 61.7839
(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 03 June 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 -135 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -38,000 70.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -10,000 74.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -2,000 70.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -190,000 74.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 11 7,600.0000 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 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 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