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 09 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 45,834,028 4.59% 2,213,496 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,019,215 0.30% 40,653 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,994,693 4.91% 2,355,229 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 30 Transfer
Purchase 1,193 60
Purchase 382 58.0228
Purchase 124 57.96
Purchase 832 58.0228
Purchase 2,135 58.0228
Purchase 714 59.01
Purchase 606 60
Purchase 23,241 60
Purchase 302 58.0228
Purchase 1,600 59.5029
Purchase 6,457 59.3122
Purchase 13,387 59.7244
Purchase 4,800 59.4739
Purchase 2,300 60.3299
Purchase 490 Transfer
Purchase 1,087 Transfer
Purchase 11,830 60
Purchase 468 58.0228
Purchase 630 58.0228
Purchase 186 58.0228
Purchase 6,572 60.2387
Purchase 329 58.0228
Sale 63 58.17
Sale 180 58.46
Sale 22,853 59.2747
Sale 113 58.3224
Sale 92 58.17
Sale 2,070 59.335
Sale 45 58.4512
Sale 227 58.52
Sale 15,309 58.7879
Sale 10,038 58.9601
Sale 167 58.19
Sale 77 59.05
Sale 13,476 59.1818
Sale 65 58.2
Sale 163 59.5224
Sale 86 59.05
Sale 123 59.8036
Sale 167 59.47
Sale 1,978 57.8
Sale 8,000 60
Sale 206 58.2
Sale 10 58.1736
Sale 3,535 60
Sale 190 59.8512
Sale 70 59.102
Sale 250 57.61
Sale 33 75.8 EUR
Sale 25 75 EUR
Sale 367 58.0681
Sale 564 58.0681
Sale 125 59.61
Sale 85 60.164
Sale 18 58.45
Sale 74 58.15
Sale 176 58.0681
Sale 214 58.17
Sale 150 59.61
Sale 130 59.61
Sale 206 58.55
Sale 101 58.52
Sale 45 58.73
Sale 410 58.67
Sale 95 59.046
Sale 31,579 59.8646
Sale 18 59.67
Sale 209 58.2
Sale 1,356 58.8345
Sale 45 59.28
Sale 65 59.28
Sale 50 59.6224
Sale 200 59.79
Sale 60 59.2532
Sale 200 60.01
Sale 50 59.66
Sale 100 60.34
Sale 228 59.71
Sale 200 59.61
Sale 140 59.61
Sale 200 59.61
Sale 20 59.66
Sale 50 59.28
Sale 1,295 59.36
Sale 200 60.01
Sale 55 59.5
Sale 60 59.62
Sale 150 59.61
Sale 130 59.8124
Sale 110 59.1532
Sale 120 59.05
Sale 350 58.37
Sale 90 59.4332
Sale 70 58.26
Sale 75 59.25
Sale 75 60.46
Sale 100 58.48
Sale 100 59.2108
Sale 75 60.01
Sale 85 59.12
Sale 175 60.01
Sale 24,640 59.6995
Sale 55 59.28
Sale 200 59.61
Sale 175 59.61
Sale 100 59.61
Sale 220 59.61
Sale 125 59.61
Sale 10 59.3
Sale 150 59.61
Sale 67 58.13
Sale 1,975 58.3664
Sale 200 59.71
Sale 75 58.23
Sale 162 58.17
Sale 189 58.46
Sale 198 59.61
Sale 100 58.5232
Sale 65 59.28
Sale 150 59.61
Sale 100 59.61
Sale 200 59.61
Sale 100 59.28
Sale 150 59.61
Sale 150 59.61
Sale 133 58.21
Sale 200 59.61
Sale 100 59.51
Sale 60 59.69
Sale 100 58.62
Sale 90 58.5224
Sale 50 59.12
Sale 55 59.29
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 54 57.8674
CFD Long 1975 58.3663
CFD Long 10038 58.96
CFD Long 13476 59.1818
CFD Long 22853 59.2746
CFD Long 24640 59.6995
CFD Long 31579 59.8646
CFD Short 6457 59.3121
CFD Short 4800 59.4739
CFD Short 1600 59.5029
CFD Short 13387 59.7243
CFD Short 6572 60.2386
CFD Short 2300 60.3298
(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 10 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