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 06 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 47,166,636 4.73% 708,264 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,763,677 0.28% 270,410 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,032,274 5.01% 1,320,254 0.13%
(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 38,323 60.6392
Purchase 16,128 59.5967
Purchase 9,596 60.6266
Purchase 1,935 61.0797
Purchase 370 60.9300
Purchase 6,208 59.0589
Purchase 59,956 60.8115
Purchase 370 60.9100
Purchase 1,203 60.6308
Purchase 40 61.0793
Purchase 24,898 60.8011
Purchase 14,883 61.0122
Purchase 343 60.5833
Purchase 29,147 59.7720
Purchase 2 74.1700 EUR
Purchase 315,000 60.9000
Purchase 3,998 60.5907
Sale 370 60.9300
Sale 50 60.3875
Sale 8,200 60.2788
Sale 722 60.1100
Sale 3,998 60.5907
Sale 51 60.2275
Sale 27 58.7245
Sale 330 60.5514
Sale 1,342 60.7600
Sale 8,919 60.2346
Sale 1,401 60.5545
Sale 150 60.6100
Sale 50 60.2990
Sale 280 60.6800
Sale 171 60.5523
Sale 169 60.5522
Sale 2,150 60.5547
Sale 44,146 61.0557
Sale 243 60.5507
Sale 5,036 60.8318
Sale 100 60.8222
Sale 731 60.5526
Sale 479 60.5520
Sale 276 60.5498
Sale 5,032 60.5545
Sale 12,125 60.5547
Sale 150 59.7545
Sale 87 60.2000
Sale 1,762 60.7932
Sale 150 59.7615
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8200 60.2788
CFD Long 3998 60.5906
CFD Long 1762 60.7931
CFD Long 5036 60.8317
CFD Long 44146 61.0557
CFD Short 6208 59.0588
CFD Short 16128 59.5967
CFD Short 29147 59.7719
CFD Short 176 60.4893
CFD Short 3998 60.5906
CFD Short 9596 60.6266
CFD Short 1203 60.6307
CFD Short 38323 60.6391
CFD Short 24898 60.8011
CFD Short 59956 60.8115
CFD Short 40 61.0792
(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)
Call Sale 500 70 EURO 19/12/2008 5.24
Put Purchase 500 50 EURO 19/12/2008 3.20
(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 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