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 11 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 45,889,299 4.60% 2,030,738 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,861,312 0.29% 62,741 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,892,061 4.90% 2,194,559 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 7,045 58.6264
Purchase 9,600 58.3203
Purchase 726 59.0000
Purchase 315 59.0000
Purchase 1,693 59.0000
Purchase 271 59.0000
Purchase 870 59.0000
Purchase 2,618 58.1421
Purchase 339 59.0000
Purchase 309 59.0000
Purchase 3,082 59.0000
Purchase 98 59.2616
Purchase 377 59.0000
Purchase 169 59.3300
Purchase 72 58.8190
Purchase 14,621 59.0000
Purchase 198 58.8190
Purchase 5,190 59.0000
Purchase 600 57.9800
Purchase 652 59.0000
Purchase 519 58.3240
Purchase 2,580 58.1487
Purchase 7,247 58.8912
Purchase 8,000 58.5481
Purchase 35,659 59.2188
Sale 70 59.4700
Sale 60 58.5100
Sale 80 59.9400
Sale 75 60.0200
Sale 60 59.9400
Sale 27 58.8257
Sale 75 58.5100
Sale 307 59.0866
Sale 28 58.8257
Sale 20 58.5100
Sale 21 58.8257
Sale 2,158 58.8923
Sale 24 58.8257
Sale 176 58.8257
Sale 458 58.8257
Sale 150 59.9200
Sale 807 59.0000
Sale 500 59.2067
Sale 300 58.9100
Sale 265 58.9100
Sale 50 58.5100
Sale 20 58.8257
Sale 43 59.3520
Sale 2,900 58.9413
Sale 89 59.3200
Sale 4,511 59.0371
Sale 385 59.3200
Sale 158 59.4000
Sale 258 59.4900
Sale 43 59.8400
Sale 5,077 59.1221
Sale 2,187 59.1597
Sale 100 58.5100
Sale 446 58.9600
Sale 110 58.3600
Sale 327 59.0000
Sale 3,548 Transfer
Sale 3,617 58.5215
Sale 132 Transfer
Sale 67,004 59.4300
Sale 75 58.5100
Sale 30 58.5100
Sale 200 58.5100
Sale 35 58.5100
Sale 60 58.5100
Sale 290 59.3200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3617 58.5214
CFD Long 2158 58.8922
CFD Long 2900 58.9413
CFD Long 446 58.96
CFD Long 4511 59.0371
CFD Long 307 59.0866
CFD Long 5077 59.122
CFD Long 500 59.2067
CFD Long 67004 59.4299
CFD Short 600 57.98
CFD Short 2580 58.1487
CFD Short 9600 58.3203
CFD Short 519 58.324
CFD Short 8000 58.5481
CFD Short 7045 58.6264
CFD Short 7247 58.8912
CFD Short 35659 59.2187
(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 14 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