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 08 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 45,905,133 4.60% 2,146,702 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,960,367 0.30% 51,304 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,006,950 4.91% 2,299,086 0.23%
(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 1,917 57.1907
Purchase 441 57.1907
Purchase 240 57.1907
Purchase 2,400 57.3253
Purchase 308 57.1907
Purchase 179 57.1907
Purchase 2,916 57.7217
Purchase 10,128 57.2221
Purchase 3,171 59.01
Purchase 471 57.1907
Purchase 292 57.1907
Purchase 4,965 57.1907
Purchase 719 57.1907
Purchase 16,099 59.01
Purchase 96,239 58.7174
Purchase 14,574 59.01
Purchase 35,000 57.3963
Purchase 23,158 58.7582
Purchase 50 71.9 EUR
Purchase 712 57.2314
Purchase 212 57.1907
Purchase 714 58.2341
Purchase 62,940 57.288
Purchase 334 59.01
Purchase 9,554 57.2527
Purchase 2,491 59.01
Purchase 362 56.92
Purchase 314 57.1907
Purchase 1,460 57.1907
Sale 62 57.0008
Sale 131 57.02
Sale 149 56.92
Sale 204 57.04
Sale 214 57.17
Sale 205 57.43
Sale 163 57.38
Sale 17 56.9324
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 187 57.0132
Sale 176 56.7916
Sale 177 57.002
Sale 11 57.57
Sale 30 57.34
Sale 4,000 58.4563
Sale 52 56.96
Sale 44 57
Sale 53 57.22
Sale 162 56.88
Sale 163 57.254
Sale 175 56.94
Sale 178 56.93
Sale 76 57.452
Sale 206 57.01
Sale 90 56.94
Sale 170 56.95
Sale 163 57.2
Sale 129 57.3348
Sale 63 56.93
Sale 27 57.48
Sale 161 56.954
Sale 86 54.28
Sale 179 57.2832
Sale 130 56.7716
Sale 190 57.01
Sale 205 57.21
Sale 65 57.1516
Sale 141 57.17
Sale 180 57.2124
Sale 210 57.02
Sale 210 56.82
Sale 19,012 57.7503
Sale 63 57.2416
Sale 54 57.3408
Sale 14 57.4224
Sale 134 56.95
Sale 20 56.96
Sale 223 57.29
Sale 30 57.24
Sale 175 57.17
Sale 143 56.9232
Sale 175 57.2408
Sale 180 56.8
Sale 142 56.86
Sale 1,767 57.8504
Sale 167 56.74
Sale 163 56.93
Sale 197 56.9124
Sale 86 57.04
Sale 44 56.7324
Sale 208 57.01
Sale 179 57.1
Sale 11 57.25
Sale 146 57.34
Sale 106 56.78
Sale 105 57.02
Sale 151 56.9824
Sale 196 57.47
Sale 7 57.03
Sale 160 57.31
Sale 5,611 57.4408
Sale 132 56.86
Sale 3,574 58.5396
Sale 45 57.13
Sale 2,797 59.01
Sale 150 56.83
Sale 170 57.35
Sale 100 57.25
Sale 125 57.2732
Sale 75 57.32
Sale 140 57.1648
Sale 400 57.09
Sale 157 57.1024
Sale 70 57.43
Sale 90 56.8408
Sale 147 57.2732
Sale 164 56.7824
Sale 112 57.2524
Sale 267 56.92
Sale 199 57.3028
Sale 216 57.59
Sale 191 57.18
Sale 45 57.76
Sale 100 57.18
Sale 70 57.0331
Sale 1,524 57.0558
Sale 4,292 58.2
Sale 908 59.01
Sale 150 57.0212
Sale 500 58.4
Sale 250 57.01
Sale 140 57.43
Sale 100 57.43
Sale 60 57.43
Sale 150 57.29
Sale 150 57.26
Sale 100 57.47
Sale 120 57.47
Sale 100 57.41
Sale 364 57.43
Sale 75 57.0132
Sale 176 57.0558
Sale 100 56.87
Sale 163 57.25
Sale 100 57.43
Sale 58 56.85
Sale 193 57.03
Sale 68 57.09
Sale 166 56.97
Sale 123 57.1
Sale 180 57.02
Sale 11 57.43
Sale 70 57.22
Sale 212 57.47
Sale 162 57.0012
Sale 159 57.2224
Sale 98 56.81
Sale 38 Transfer
Sale 2,433 57.0758
Sale 44 56.9808
Sale 373 57.42
Sale 210 56.86
Sale 179 56.8608
Sale 163 57.4332
Sale 211 56.95
Sale 165 57.17
Sale 180 56.852
Sale 218 56.8
Sale 26 57.76
Sale 170 57
Sale 205 57.46
Sale 44 57.1508
Sale 14,611 57.8169
Sale 6,457 59.0011
Sale 18 57.06
Sale 47 57.0916
Sale 102 57.34
Sale 87 57.44
Sale 208 57
Sale 97 56.88
Sale 192 57.3232
Sale 204 57.52
Sale 205 57.43
Sale 54 57.052
Sale 144 56.79
Sale 161 56.94
Sale 124 56.9
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2433 57.0757
CFD Long 151 57.102
CFD Long 5611 57.4408
CFD Long 19012 57.7502
CFD Long 14611 57.8168
CFD Long 4000 58.4562
CFD Long 3574 58.5396
CFD Long 6457 59.0011
CFD Short 10128 57.2221
CFD Short 712 57.2313
CFD Short 9554 57.2527
CFD Short 62940 57.2879
CFD Short 2400 57.3252
CFD Short 96239 58.7173
CFD Short 23158 58.7582
(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 09 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