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 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 45,758,277 4.59% 2,263,235 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,982,859 0.30% 56,301 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 100,830 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,882,586 4.90% 2,420,366 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 3,600 52.7900
Purchase 408 Transfer
Purchase 75 52.3980
Purchase 2,679 53.5061
Purchase 888 53.3295
Purchase 250 52.4200
Purchase 189,626 53.0824
Purchase 1,814 53.5421
Purchase 43,900 52.9949
Purchase 195 52.4200
Purchase 68 53.6000
Purchase 5,598 53.4094
Purchase 298 52.4200
Purchase 2,224 53.6000
Purchase 188 52.4200
Purchase 253 53.5006
Purchase 7,000 53.2119
Sale 80 53.3400
Sale 70 53.5700
Sale 94 53.5200
Sale 100 53.5600
Sale 70 53.5116
Sale 80 53.5600
Sale 125 53.5400
Sale 70 52.3600
Sale 100 53.4300
Sale 40 52.7400
Sale 50 53.5600
Sale 100 53.4708
Sale 110 52.5512
Sale 300 52.9000
Sale 40 52.1300
Sale 425 53.3700
Sale 100 53.5200
Sale 200 53.5400
Sale 75 52.6200
Sale 109 52.3400
Sale 45 52.7516
Sale 1,700 53.0730
Sale 253 53.5000
Sale 130 52.4000
Sale 590 53.6000
Sale 7,055 53.5920
Sale 7,366 53.3279
Sale 200 53.0730
Sale 8,375 53.5660
Sale 150 52.5848
Sale 18 53.7100
Sale 3,355 52.7923
Sale 55,564 53.5486
Sale 30 51.2424
Sale 75 52.7700
Sale 833 52.2000
Sale 6,694 53.6000
Sale 100 53.2532
Sale 189 52.7500
Sale 100 52.5916
Sale 60 52.6500
Sale 100 53.5400
Sale 70 52.6516
Sale 90 52.5416
Sale 25 53.5600
Sale 49 52.6341
Sale 200 52.4324
Sale 55 52.6700
Sale 53 53.0500
Sale 50 53.6116
Sale 100 53.5400
Sale 37 52.5324
Sale 99 53.4720
Sale 57 53.4312
Sale 112 53.1800
Sale 200 53.6524
Sale 100 53.5900
Sale 150 51.7800
Sale 135 53.0500
Sale 292 53.1300
Sale 210 53.3700
Sale 74 52.9224
Sale 203 52.6981
Sale 150 52.7532
Sale 82 53.5400
Sale 10,000 53.6000
Sale 75 52.3600
Sale 4,043 53.1289
Sale 125 53.1816
Sale 350 53.5600
Sale 300 52.2200
Sale 160 52.5000
Sale 100 53.5224
Sale 403 53.1289
Sale 150 52.4000
Sale 180 52.6048
Sale 140 53.5300
Sale 125 53.5416
Sale 400 53.5300
Sale 109 52.5316
Sale 60 52.6100
Sale 50 52.5100
Sale 400 52.3800
Sale 175 53.3600
Sale 59 52.7441
Sale 100 53.2700
Sale 45 53.5200
Sale 70 52.5596
Sale 20 53.4900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3355 52.7922
CFD Long 55564 53.5486
CFD Long 8375 53.566
CFD Long 7055 53.5919
CFD Short 43900 52.9949
CFD Short 189626 53.0823
CFD Short 888 53.3294
CFD Short 5598 53.4094
CFD Short 2679 53.506
(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 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