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 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 47,074,599 4.72% 536,772 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,737,029 0.27% 254,852 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,913,589 5.00% 1,133,204 0.11%
(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 5,357 55.8595
Purchase 20,424 56.7415
Purchase 7,381 56.0000
Purchase 80,000 55.6042
Purchase 211 56.6500
Purchase 28 Transfer
Purchase 11,022 56.4138
Purchase 211 56.6000
Purchase 400 56.5800
Purchase 55,692 56.6862
Purchase 10,614 57.2833
Purchase 400 56.5900
Purchase 290 56.1600
Purchase 20 72.0000 EUR
Purchase 134 56.0000
Purchase 22,776 56.0000
Purchase 6,384 56.1601
Purchase 20,000 56.0106
Purchase 4,800 56.4168
Sale 121,046 56.3802
Sale 44 55.5700
Sale 143 60.4271
Sale 211 56.6500
Sale 28 Transfer
Sale 696 56.5620
Sale 9,234 56.2725
Sale 2,000 56.1051
Sale 231 56.2407
Sale 75 56.2300
Sale 37,262 56.0000
Sale 93 56.2660
Sale 41,312 56.0000
Sale 2,381 56.0000
Sale 50 56.9330
Sale 19,521 56.1305
Sale 125 56.7014
Sale 11,034 56.0855
Sale 100 56.2300
Sale 100 56.9414
Sale 80 55.9200
Sale 9 57.6015
Sale 1,038 56.0100
Sale 9,900 56.2456
Sale 182 56.1830
Sale 25 55.9600
(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 56
CFD Long 1038 56.01
CFD Long 11034 56.0854
CFD Long 2000 56.105
CFD Long 19521 56.1305
CFD Long 231 56.2406
CFD Long 9900 56.2456
CFD Long 121046 56.3802
CFD Short 80000 55.6041
CFD Short 5357 55.8595
CFD Short 20000 56.0106
CFD Short 1289 56.2977
CFD Short 11022 56.4137
CFD Short 4800 56.4167
CFD Short 55692 56.6862
CFD Short 20424 56.7415
(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 12 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