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 03 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 46,777,003 4.69% 1,015,011 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,764,113 0.28% 201,393 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,461 0.01% 341,080 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,642,577 4.97% 1,557,484 0.16%
(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 2,941 61.0179
Purchase 3,270 61.2900
Purchase 7,400 61.2900
Purchase 516 60.9111
Purchase 652 60.9111
Purchase 620 61.2884
Purchase 676 60.9111
Purchase 18,039 60.5500
Purchase 634 60.9111
Purchase 4,598 60.9111
Purchase 11,878 60.9111
Purchase 833 60.9111
Purchase 183 60.9951
Purchase 292 60.9111
Purchase 800 60.7685
Purchase 22,000 63.0000
Purchase 8,018 60.9443
Purchase 10,000 61.0741
Purchase 47 Transfer
Purchase 214 62.1508
Purchase 214 61.3100
Purchase 7,201 60.8872
Purchase 2,228 61.0527
Purchase 900 61.2000
Purchase 12,824 60.8539
Purchase 1,803 60.9111
Purchase 2,034 60.9111
Purchase 945 60.9111
Purchase 78,505 61.2900
Purchase 1,495 61.2900
Purchase 190 61.5000
Purchase 277 61.5000
Purchase 748 61.0476
Purchase 200 61.3368
Purchase 259 60.9111
Purchase 318 60.9111
Purchase 2,980 60.9111
Purchase 3,387 61.2900
Purchase 3,708 60.9111
Purchase 977 60.9111
Purchase 506 61.5000
Purchase 198 61.0277
Sale 34 60.8615
Sale 900 61.3999
Sale 32 60.7245
Sale 155 60.7475
Sale 690 60.9851
Sale 214 62.1508
Sale 68 61.2100
Sale 285 60.8454
Sale 50 61.2060
Sale 1,473 60.9851
Sale 448 60.9851
Sale 2,921 60.7289
Sale 50 60.6376
Sale 550 61.3723
Sale 220 60.9851
Sale 50 61.2116
Sale 370 60.7200
Sale 7,700 61.2141
Sale 1,495 61.2900
Sale 4,269 60.9851
Sale 63,121 61.2609
Sale 610 60.9851
Sale 47 Transfer
Sale 80 60.6230
Sale 134 61.1390
Sale 60 60.6075
Sale 400 61.0800
Sale 125 61.0000
Sale 79 61.0916
Sale 7,200 61.4122
Sale 1,924 60.9851
Sale 162 60.9851
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2921 60.7289
CFD Long 134 61.0457
CFD Long 3318 61.0483
CFD Long 766 61.0669
CFD Long 7700 61.2141
CFD Long 63121 61.2609
CFD Long 1619 61.3023
CFD Long 464 61.3107
CFD Long 900 61.3999
CFD Long 7200 61.4122
CFD Short 800 60.7685
CFD Short 12824 60.8538
CFD Short 7201 60.8872
CFD Short 8018 60.9443
CFD Short 2941 61.0179
CFD Short 2228 61.0527
CFD Short 10000 61.074
CFD Short 900 61.2
(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 04 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 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 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 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
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