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 12 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 47,267,884 4.74% 534,315 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,800,633 0.28% 303,127 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,170,478 5.03% 1,179,022 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 3,900 57.2434
Purchase 8,443 58.2700
Purchase 467 58.2700
Purchase 276,451 57.5455
Purchase 800 57.8187
Purchase 28 Transfer
Purchase 3,000 57.6309
Purchase 6,296 58.2700
Purchase 164,654 58.2700
Purchase 11,701 57.3658
Purchase 8,399 56.5112
Purchase 93,645 57.7535
Purchase 42 58.0783
Purchase 3,900 57.2434
Purchase 37,599 56.6919
Purchase 286 55.7200
Purchase 20 57.6355
Purchase 2,918 57.9805
Purchase 970 56.1168
Purchase 170 56.9387
Purchase 217 56.5200
Purchase 956 56.1168
Purchase 294 56.1168
Purchase 8,520 58.2700
Purchase 172 56.1168
Sale 105 57.1705
Sale 16,492 58.0686
Sale 200 58.0675
Sale 285 57.8200
Sale 32,946 57.9735
Sale 66 73.0000 EUR
Sale 1,486 57.8100
Sale 177 57.2926
Sale 9,997 57.9878
Sale 200 58.1460
Sale 3 58.0633
Sale 210 57.7258
Sale 34,810 57.1443
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 588 57.2901
Sale 3,900 57.2449
Sale 150 58.1610
Sale 276,451 57.5455
Sale 41,312 58.2700
Sale 8,700 57.9435
Sale 3,318 58.2700
Sale 1,832 57.2898
Sale 125 58.1015
Sale 100 58.1015
Sale 6,624 58.2700
Sale 428 56.7427
Sale 28 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 225 56.9449
CFD Long 8358 56.9674
CFD Long 34810 57.1442
CFD Long 276451 57.5455
CFD Long 317 57.8912
CFD Long 8700 57.9434
CFD Long 32946 57.9735
CFD Long 9997 57.9878
CFD Long 3 58.0633
CFD Long 16492 58.0686
CFD Long 41312 58.27
CFD Long 21213 58.2817
CFD Short 8399 56.5112
CFD Short 37599 56.6919
CFD Short 3900 57.2434
CFD Short 11701 57.3658
CFD Short 276451 57.5455
CFD Short 3000 57.6309
CFD Short 93645 57.7535
CFD Short 800 57.8186
(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 13 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