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 10 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 45,883,805 4.60% 2,005,368 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,836,269 0.28% 52,968 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,861,524 4.90% 2,159,416 0.22%
(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 6,688 58.3301
Purchase 630 58.2407
Purchase 380 58.2087
Purchase 117 58.2087
Purchase 301 58.3216
Purchase 10,200 58.4810
Purchase 64,745 58.3334
Purchase 107,594 58.2037
Purchase 3,500 58.1776
Purchase 24 Transfer
Purchase 9,616 58.3517
Purchase 25,182 60.0000
Purchase 5,627 58.4605
Purchase 97,706 60.0000
Purchase 32 Transfer
Purchase 11,181 59.0700
Purchase 17,082 58.4394
Purchase 34 72.2000 EUR
Sale 21 58.9332
Sale 6,508 Transfer
Sale 800 58.9697
Sale 10,634 59.0700
Sale 200 58.1200
Sale 26 58.0300
Sale 10,900 59.1700
Sale 94 58.1600
Sale 110 57.9020
Sale 164 58.1600
Sale 6,451 58.0900
Sale 475 58.4500
Sale 200 58.0400
Sale 175 58.1200
Sale 54 Transfer
Sale 8 58.1720
Sale 253 58.6000
Sale 28 59.4500
Sale 12,386 58.3548
Sale 14,106 57.9635
Sale 415 58.4500
Sale 24 Transfer
Sale 200 58.1200
Sale 32 Transfer
Sale 200 58.7700
Sale 2,591 57.8950
Sale 863 57.8950
Sale 900 58.6215
Sale 2,151 58.0900
Sale 25,182 60.0000
Sale 1,100 59.0200
Sale 200 58.1200
Sale 400 58.1600
Sale 160 58.1200
Sale 600 58.1200
Sale 200 58.1200
Sale 210 58.1600
Sale 50 57.9520
Sale 890 58.1600
Sale 370 58.1600
Sale 150 58.7124
Sale 100 58.1200
Sale 1,024 59.1700
Sale 335 58.1600
Sale 175 58.1600
Sale 225 58.1600
Sale 210 58.1600
Sale 250 58.0400
Sale 97,706 60.0000
Sale 1,334 57.9825
Sale 97,706 60.0000
Sale 200 58.1600
Sale 171 58.3168
Sale 800 59.1202
Sale 130 58.1600
Sale 75 58.1600
Sale 100 58.1600
Sale 187 58.1600
Sale 4,369 58.3168
Sale 1,673 58.3168
Sale 264 58.3168
Sale 40 58.0925
Sale 134 59.0700
Sale 300 58.1600
Sale 1,300 58.9100
Sale 228 58.3168
Sale 147 58.3168
Sale 50 58.8612
Sale 200 58.0400
Sale 213 58.3168
Sale 100 59.1000
Sale 250 58.1200
Sale 200 58.1200
Sale 185 59.0700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14106 57.9634
CFD Long 12386 58.3548
CFD Long 900 58.6215
CFD Long 800 58.9696
CFD Long 1100 59.02
CFD Long 800 59.1202
CFD Short 3500 58.1776
CFD Short 107594 58.2036
CFD Short 301 58.3215
CFD Short 6688 58.3301
CFD Short 64745 58.3333
CFD Short 9616 58.3516
CFD Short 17082 58.4393
CFD Short 5627 58.4604
CFD Short 10200 58.4809
(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 11 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