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 13 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 47,171,908 4.73% 583,528 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,844,076 0.28% 240,584 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,117,945 5.02% 1,165,692 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 4,509 59.16
Purchase 5,546 57.7534
Purchase 16,154 58.4229
Purchase 1,772 57.623
Purchase 143 57.83
Purchase 100,000 58.5121
Purchase 1,300 58.5297
Purchase 3,700 58.3297
Purchase 34,484 57.7882
Purchase 172 58.11
Purchase 90,000 57.8866
Purchase 133 57.9697
Purchase 85 57.824
Purchase 691 59.16
Purchase 237 56.1218
Purchase 19,600 56
Purchase 143 57.86
Purchase 53 57.6187
Purchase 1,428 57.9697
Sale 237 57.7
Sale 369 58.01
Sale 100 59.12
Sale 132 58.05
Sale 194 59
Sale 42 59.11
Sale 90,000 57.8866
Sale 537 58.13
Sale 495 57.98
Sale 209 58.1
Sale 384 57.82
Sale 145 57.626
Sale 145 59
Sale 81 59
Sale 100 58.06
Sale 166 58
Sale 634 58
Sale 280 59.12
Sale 240 58.85
Sale 1,000 57.98
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 792 58.85
Sale 240 59.12
Sale 100 58.85
Sale 425 58.06
Sale 300 58
Sale 100 59.12
Sale 100 58
Sale 325 58
Sale 400 58.08
Sale 729 59.09
Sale 268 58.93
Sale 516 58.13
Sale 100 59
Sale 136 58.95
Sale 902 58.01
Sale 241 59.12
Sale 315 58.12
Sale 100 59.11
Sale 338 58.13
Sale 171 58.78
Sale 808 58
Sale 451 58.04
Sale 156 57.77
Sale 541 59.11
Sale 471 59.11
Sale 1,000 59.1
Sale 471 58.13
Sale 9 58.01
Sale 688 59.12
Sale 400 59.11
Sale 856 58.85
Sale 889 59.12
Sale 198 58.05
Sale 509 59.11
Sale 138 58.07
Sale 555 59.04
Sale 666 58.95
Sale 150 58.06
Sale 38 57.77
Sale 1,000 58.95
Sale 732 58.04
Sale 685 58
Sale 829 58
Sale 255 59.08
Sale 24 57.86
Sale 434 58.01
Sale 84 58
Sale 408 58
Sale 240 59.12
Sale 165 58.97
Sale 150 58.09
Sale 960 58.2
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 559 57.8
Sale 195 58.91
Sale 968 58.85
Sale 103 57.77
Sale 568 59.1
Sale 50 59
Sale 214 59.03
Sale 420 58.04
Sale 12,626 57.7055
Sale 223 57.82
Sale 795 59.1
Sale 71,829 57.6076
Sale 573 58.1
Sale 1,000 59.1
Sale 345 58
Sale 1,000 58.03
Sale 843 58.01
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 50 58.09
Sale 14 58.06
Sale 261 59.1
Sale 24,773 58.3002
Sale 889 59.12
Sale 1,000 59
Sale 234 58
Sale 457 58.93
Sale 475 59.11
Sale 84 59.16
Sale 392 59.09
Sale 684 58.05
Sale 640 59.07
Sale 786 59.03
Sale 4,459 58.0476
Sale 400 58.09
Sale 59 59.11
Sale 237 56.1218
Sale 950 59.05
Sale 56 58.05
Sale 182 58.13
Sale 452 58.13
Sale 49 59
Sale 355 59
Sale 22,109 57.8011
Sale 5,402 57.5075
Sale 100 58
Sale 69 58.99
Sale 69 59.11
Sale 100 58
Sale 171 58
Sale 57 59.11
Sale 354 58.08
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 444 58.2
Sale 316 58.01
Sale 535 58.03
Sale 646 59.12
Sale 680 58.84
Sale 968 57.98
Sale 240 58.85
Sale 111 59.11
Sale 150 58
Sale 1,000 59.04
Sale 729 59.09
Sale 161 59
Sale 50 59.05
Sale 417 58.03
Sale 400 59.1
Sale 223 58.03
Sale 488 59.12
Sale 130 57.82
Sale 178 57.82
Sale 157 58.01
Sale 400 58.05
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 100 59.12
Sale 58 59.12
Sale 1,000 59.05
Sale 51 57.82
Sale 188 58.99
Sale 111 59.1
Sale 283 58.05
Sale 189 58.92
Sale 968 58
Sale 1,000 58.03
Sale 195 58.08
Sale 223 58
Sale 200 58.02
Sale 119 59.1
Sale 968 58
Sale 354 57.91
Sale 200 58.09
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 162 59
Sale 200 58.03
Sale 116 58.95
Sale 371 58
Sale 100 57.3315
Sale 533 58.1
Sale 311 58.13
Sale 104 59.12
Sale 180 58.04
Sale 100 58
Sale 400 58.78
Sale 320 58.84
Sale 50 57.806
Sale 1,000 58
Sale 50 57.353
Sale 150 57.7415
Sale 130 57.6045
Sale 8,284 57.3009
Sale 0 59.4174
Sale 720 59.16
Sale 691 59.16
Sale 24 57.77
Sale 98 58.01
Sale 159 58
Sale 152 57.87
Sale 314 57.98
Sale 863 59.05
Sale 49 58.78
Sale 196 57.82
Sale 482 57.8
Sale 1,000 58.01
Sale 133 59.12
Sale 400 58.04
Sale 7 58.13
Sale 225 58.14
Sale 22 58
Sale 10 59.05
Sale 855 59
Sale 242 58.03
Sale 294 59.1
Sale 215 58.84
Sale 1,000 59.05
Sale 7 58.13
Sale 355 58.13
Sale 322 59.03
Sale 990 59.05
Sale 300 58.01
Sale 517 57.91
Sale 1,000 58.03
Sale 1,000 58.99
Sale 782 58.99
Sale 188 59.1
Sale 1,000 59.05
Sale 511 58.92
Sale 106 59
Sale 266 59
Sale 138 58
Sale 100 58.01
Sale 673 59.1
Sale 191 58
Sale 100 58.02
Sale 125 58.08
Sale 38 57.77
Sale 53 59.1
Sale 88 58.11
Sale 99 59.09
Sale 172 58
Sale 34 58.1
Sale 637 59.08
Sale 33,389 58.4781
Sale 600 59
Sale 100 58.05
Sale 434 58
Sale 96 58.04
Sale 102 59
Sale 143 57.86
Sale 100 58.05
Sale 176 58.85
Sale 186 58.13
Sale 111 59.12
Sale 180 59
Sale 537 58.13
Sale 340 Transfer
Sale 785 58.85
Sale 146 59.1
Sale 1,000 59.05
Sale 46 59.11
Sale 1,000 59.05
Sale 100 58.95
Sale 645 59.12
Sale 195 59.1
Sale 950 59
Sale 100 58.01
Sale 40 58.13
Sale 178 57.75
Sale 4 58.04
Sale 383 59.12
Sale 54 59.1
Sale 1,000 59.1
Sale 377 59.09
Sale 319 59
Sale 218 58.95
Sale 100 58.92
Sale 85 58.12
Sale 788 59
Sale 145 58.08
Sale 1,000 59.05
Sale 335 58.93
Sale 100 58.05
Sale 745 58
Sale 682 57.87
Sale 250 58.07
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5402 57.5074
CFD Long 1058 57.5484
CFD Long 71829 57.6076
CFD Long 22109 57.8011
CFD Long 90000 57.8866
CFD Long 4459 58.0476
CFD Long 24773 58.3001
CFD Long 33389 58.4781
CFD Long 430 59.1719
CFD Short 53 57.6186
CFD Short 1772 57.623
CFD Short 34484 57.7881
CFD Short 90000 57.8866
CFD Short 3700 58.3296
CFD Short 16154 58.4229
CFD Short 1300 58.5297
(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 16 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