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 04 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 45,708,470 4.58% 2,320,560 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,109,378 0.31% 46,515 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 100,830 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,959,298 4.91% 2,468,155 0.25%
(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 876 55.6915
Purchase 126,730 55.7800
Purchase 93 Transfer
Purchase 52,781 56.0452
Purchase 425 56.4578
Purchase 8,669 55.7687
Purchase 2,300 54.3200
Purchase 2,000 55.8684
Purchase 1,402 54.6586
Purchase 723 55.5100
Purchase 10,062 56.9400
Purchase 2,044 55.1500
Purchase 13 55.3800
Purchase 4,436 56.9400
Purchase 17,955 55.7211
Purchase 462 55.6915
Purchase 31 69.9800 EUR
Purchase 60 70.0500 EUR
Purchase 60 70.9600 EUR
Purchase 5,100 55.7941
Purchase 40 69.8500 EUR
Purchase 84,486 55.4300
Purchase 2,083 54.6586
Purchase 3,665 54.6586
Purchase 653 55.8699
Sale 15,05 56.9400
Sale 2,044 55.1500
Sale 10,000 56.9292
Sale 1,468 Transfer
Sale 47 55.3400
Sale 82,500 55.5500
Sale 31,702 55.3861
Sale 51 54.8936
Sale 50 55.3600
Sale 6,594 56.9315
Sale 9,579 55.1055
Sale 123 55.5716
Sale 1,370 55.7314
Sale 50 55.6012
Sale 24 55.3720
Sale 2,400 55.9216
Sale 5,939 55.5488
Sale 800 6.5447
Sale 132 54.5900
Sale 112 55.6700
Sale 2,044 55.1700
Sale 50 55.4024
Sale 230 55.8600
Sale 100 55.3800
Sale 80 55.4348
Sale 90 55.8400
Sale 60 55.6900
Sale 50 54.6100
Sale 70 55.3800
Sale 80 55.6113
Sale 206 55.7700
Sale 60 54.7700
Sale 182 55.3800
Sale 446 56.2700
Sale 54 55.7300
Sale 100 55.9232
Sale 841 55.7700
Sale 60 55.4120
Sale 569 55.7700
Sale 150 56.2900
Sale 29,000 56.9400
Sale 225 55.2700
Sale 70 54.7700
Sale 115 55.8824
Sale 165 55.3800
Sale 686 55.7700
Sale 150 55.5708
Sale 38 55.3300
Sale 60 55.7200
Sale 130 56.2600
Sale 4,345 55.7700
Sale 1,230 55.7700
Sale 341 55.7700
Sale 300 55.0300
Sale 67,195 55.5933
Sale 250 55.3800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 31702 55.386
CFD Long 5939 55.5487
CFD Long 67195 55.5932
CFD Long 1370 55.7314
CFD Long 2400 55.9215
CFD Long 800 56.5447
CFD Long 10000 56.9291
CFD Long 6594 56.9314
CFD Short 17955 55.7211
CFD Short 8669 55.7687
CFD Short 5100 55.7941
CFD Short 2000 55.8683
CFD Short 52781 56.0452
(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 07 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 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 3,800.0000 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 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
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