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 05 June 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 46,742,933 4.68% 1,105,983 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,845,183 0.29% 225,385 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,461 0.01% 341,080 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,689,577 4.98% 1,672,448 0.17%
(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 3,258 59.6200
Purchase 263 59.0346
Purchase 237 59.0346
Purchase 210 59.0346
Purchase 82 59.1851
Purchase 916 59.1851
Purchase 466 59.1851
Purchase 11 58.9640
Purchase 1,800 59.1209
Purchase 50 58.6270
Purchase 177 59.1851
Purchase 3,258 59.6200
Purchase 50 58.6600
Purchase 424 58.9413
Purchase 884 58.9413
Purchase 100 58.5810
Purchase 15,750 59.6200
Purchase 1,114 Transfer
Purchase 60 58.9255
Purchase 13,503 59.1955
Purchase 6,035 58.8866
Purchase 140 62.2020
Purchase 1,831 58.9074
Purchase 61,880 59.1426
Purchase 161,131 58.7878
Purchase 3,600 59.0389
Purchase 400 59.1284
Purchase 600 58.7500
Purchase 20 74.5000 EUR
Purchase 29,452 59.4257
Purchase 1,400 59.0300
Purchase 500 58.7500
Sale 690 59.0211
Sale 1,114 Transfer
Sale 4,604 59.6200
Sale 150 58.8300
Sale 145 59.5960
Sale 150 59.2000
Sale 50 59.0060
Sale 35,912 59.2701
Sale 22,788 58.7204
Sale 9,000 58.9900
Sale 1,714 58.6691
Sale 175 58.8460
Sale 55 58.4291
Sale 150 58.7990
Sale 140 62.2020
Sale 200 58.4545
Sale 50 59.0930
Sale 200 58.9300
Sale 395 58.8643
Sale 3,879 59.0135
Sale 21 58.9500
Sale 452 59.0135
Sale 302 59.0135
Sale 12,260 59.2811
Sale 9,668 58.6487
Sale 161,131 58.7878
Sale 120 59.4800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9668 58.6486
CFD Long 1714 58.6691
CFD Long 22788 58.7203
CFD Long 161131 58.7878
CFD Long 690 59.0211
CFD Long 35912 59.27
CFD Long 12260 59.281
CFD Long 167 59.632
CFD Short 476 58.4648
CFD Shor 161131 58.7878
CFD Short 3229 58.8466
CFD Short 6035 58.8866
CFD Short 1831 58.9073
CFD Short 1400 59.03
CFD Short 3600 59.0388
CFD Short 1800 59.1209
CFD Short 400 59.1284
CFD Short 61880 59.1426
CFD Short 1350 59.1955
CFD Short 29452 59.4256
(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 06 June 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 -135 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -38,000 70.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -10,000 74.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -2,000 70.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -190,000 74.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 11 7,600.0000 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 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
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