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 07 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 45,699,548 4.58% 2,303,713 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,102,653 0.31% 44,308 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,943,651 4.90% 2,449,101 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 27,161 58.0842
Purchase 404 58.4000
Purchase 415 54.9439
Purchase 2,177 58.4602
Purchase 353 58.4196
Purchase 1,225 57.9002
Purchase 6,594 57.9440
Purchase 55,065 58.3682
Purchase 21,122 58.4500
Purchase 77,727 58.2446
Purchase 5,378 .5779
Purchase 1,296 58.3756
Purchase 2,604 57.3803
Purchase 3,766 58.4000
Purchase 15,120 58.4000
Purchase 953 58.1258
Sale 129 57.6616
Sale 134,654 57.7092
Sale 46 56.2900
Sale 1,911 57.5540
Sale 3,160 58.2823
Sale 83 55.6900
Sale 415 54.9439
Sale 63 58.3300
Sale 11,000 58.4000
Sale 3,240 58.0128
Sale 42 58.4000
Sale 180 56.3000
Sale 167 57.5300
Sale 280 55.5400
Sale 196 58.3000
Sale 90 57.4700
Sale 64 57.6400
Sale 150 58.0500
Sale 4,609 58.4000
Sale 165 57.6500
Sale 50 57.5700
Sale 100 57.5848
Sale 620 57.7400
Sale 100 57.5400
Sale 100 58.4116
Sale 150 58.4600
Sale 50 57.7100
Sale 600 57.6600
Sale 150 58.1000
Sale 33 57.8100
Sale 150 57.6900
Sale 30,000 57.6362
Sale 125 57.7600
Sale 270 57.6800
Sale 150 57.6500
Sale 178 57.6536
Sale 275 58.1000
Sale 85 58.3532
Sale 100 57.6200
Sale 1,825 58.4612
Sale 263 57.5900
Sale 1,405 57.6688
Sale 50 57.8100
Sale 285 58.4000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1911 57.554
CFD Long 30000 57.6362
CFD Long 134654 57.7091
CFD Long 3240 58.0128
CFD Long 3160 58.2823
CFD Long 1825 58.4612
CFD Short 5378 0.5779
CFD Short 2604 57.3802
CFD Short 6594 57.944
CFD Short 27161 58.0842
CFD Short 953 58.1258
CFD Short 77727 58.2445
CFD Short 55065 58.3681
CFD Short 1296 58.3755
CFD Short 353 58.4196
CFD Short 2177 58.4601
(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 08 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 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