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 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 47,232,941 4.73% 637,675 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,734,235 0.27% 269,199 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,069,137 5.02% 1,248,454 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 165 59.1700
Purchase 86 60.0200
Purchase 7,111 59.2141
Purchase 7,875 58.7000
Purchase 3,150 58.7000
Purchase 9 60.3725
Purchase 20,000 60.2904
Purchase 143 60.4271
Purchase 5,141 58.7000
Purchase 162 60.4271
Purchase 11,700 59.4670
Purchase 25,591 59.2513
Purchase 9,700 59.0984
Purchase 18,439 59.0251
Purchase 11,700 59.4670
Purchase 49,700 59.5443
Purchase 150 58.7370
Purchase 24,757 58.7000
Purchase 168 58.7000
Purchase 3,704 58.7000
Purchase 132 59.0500
Purchase 4,100 59.1828
Purchase 12,035 58.9223
Purchase 20 60.3725
Purchase 1,153 58.7000
Purchase 796 59.4800
Purchase 720 58.7000
Purchase 33 73.8100 EUR
Sale 39,172 59.0634
Sale 6,500 59.4832
Sale 165 59.1900
Sale 165 59.1700
Sale 6,208 59.1103
Sale 12 Transfer
Sale 54 Transfer
Sale 162 60.4271
Sale 49 Transfer
Sale 100 59.2919
Sale 195 58.7000
Sale 187 58.9100
Sale 1,909 58.7000
Sale 115 59.3405
Sale 200 58.6030
Sale 61 58.7644
Sale 41,312 58.7000
Sale 11,700 59.4670
Sale 150 59.3805
Sale 19,467 58.7174
Sale 1,153 58.7000
Sale 250 59.6460
Sale 540 59.3819
Sale 160 59.1618
Sale 78 59.2600
Sale 17,105 58.9917
Sale 1,832 59.0961
Sale 3,134 58.7000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 41312 58.7
CFD Long 19467 58.7174
CFD Long 17105 58.9917
CFD Long 39172 59.0634
CFD Long 1832 59.0961
CFD Long 6208 59.1103
CFD Long 6500 59.4832
CFD Short 1282 58.6883
CFD Short 12035 58.9223
CFD Short 18439 59.0251
CFD Short 9700 59.0984
CFD Short 4100 59.1827
CFD Short 7111 59.2141
CFD Short 25591 59.2513
CFD Short 169 59.2572
CFD Short 11700 59.467
CFD Short 49700 59.5443
CFD Short 20000 60.2903
(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 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