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 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 47,084,575 4.72% 608,338 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,770,065 0.28% 295,386 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,956,601 5.01% 1,245,304 0.12%
(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 70 57.6069
Purchase 13,537 57.8597
Purchase 2,772 57.5063
Purchase 65 57.4968
Purchase 490 Transfer
Purchase 44,229 57.6496
Purchase 2,612 57.8275
Purchase 50 57.6400
Purchase 70 57.5564
Purchase 28 Transfer
Purchase 2,200 57.4764
Purchase 2,111 58.4868
Purchase 14,725 57.6393
Purchase 172 57.8275
Purchase 26,800 57.4318
Purchase 34 2.5000 EUR
Purchase 6,900 57.5430
Purchase 60,000 57.3716
Purchase 400 57.5785
Purchase 12,700 57.4487
Purchase 50 57.3368
Purchase 32,177 57.3354
Purchase 2,772 57.5063
Purchase 776 58.7000
Sale 60,000 57.3716
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 5,000 57.2900
Sale 100 57.4200
Sale 32 57.8790
Sale 110 57.7052
Sale 1,600 58.4981
Sale 8,900 57.7379
Sale 7,334 58.3057
Sale 60,000 57.3716
Sale 150 57.4190
Sale 33 58.3112
Sale 509 57.3228
Sale 1,165 57.6173
Sale 15,612 57.4575
Sale 84 57.8790
Sale 800 58.4092
Sale 84 58.0405
Sale 100 57.5514
Sale 2,772 57.5077
Sale 170 Transfer
Sale 709 57.4134
Sale 65 57.6831
Sale 60 57.4830
Sale 135 57.5015
Sale 300 57.7100
Sale 120 57.4660
Sale 49 57.1241
Sale 1,096 57.4134
Sale 1,685 57.4134
Sale 50 57.7612
Sale 850 57.4134
Sale 3,845 57.4134
Sale 1,600 57.4134
Sale 71,093 57.2900
Sale 38,430 58.7000
Sale 827 57.9457
Sale 25 72.6600 EUR
Sale 265 57.6000
Sale 100 57.3300
Sale 36,127 57.7510
Sale 392 57.4134
Sale 181 57.3228
Sale 2,311 57.9457
Sale 487 57.9457
Sale 105 57.8640
Sale 65 57.7415
Sale 60 57.9817
Sale 229 57.3228
Sale 511 57.3228
Sale 2,326 57.9457
Sale 385 57.3228
Sale 3,175 57.2900
Sale 41,312 57.2900
Sale 85 58.0475
Sale 456 57.4134
(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 57.29
CFD Long 60000 57.3715
CFD Long 15612 57.4574
CFD Long 100 57.5514
CFD Long 34 57.6073
CFD Long 1165 57.6173
CFD Long 8900 57.7379
CFD Long 36127 57.751
CFD Long 33 58.3112
CFD Long 800 58.4092
CFD Long 1600 58.4981
CFD Short 32177 57.3353
CFD Short 26800 57.4317
CFD Short 12700 57.4487
CFD Short 2200 57.4764
CFD Short 2772 57.5062
CFD Short 6900 57.5429
CFD Short 14725 57.6393
CFD Short 44229 57.6495
CFD Short 13537 57.8596
(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 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