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 16 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 47,170,760 4.73% 574,844 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,839,392 0.28% 218,875 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,112,113 5.02% 1,135,299 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 416 58.6164
Purchase 800 59.2313
Purchase 694 58.4318
Purchase 2,200 58.8923
Purchase 8,920 59.0288
Purchase 14,827 58.9603
Purchase 2,116 58.8500
Purchase 1,999 58.8500
Purchase 253 58.6164
Purchase 3,000 59.0089
Purchase 166 Transfer
Purchase 6,664 58.8500
Purchase 5,643 58.9233
Purchase 84 58.8500
Purchase 139 59.0520
Purchase 32,580 58.8500
Purchase 314 58.6164
Purchase 527 58.6164
Purchase 414 59.5338
Purchase 201 58.6164
Purchase 230 58.6164
Purchase 6,487 58.8574
Purchase 276 58.6164
Purchase 249 58.6164
Purchase 247 58.6164
Purchase 899 57.6000
Purchase 611 57.6000
Purchase 232 58.6164
Purchase 79 58.6164
Purchase 100 76.1400 EUR
Sale 4,300 59.1600
Sale 29,960 59.1724
Sale 13,656 59.8600
Sale 30 59.3910
Sale 2,250 58.0065
Sale 70 59.5810
Sale 406 Transfer
Sale 66 58.4675
Sale 52 59.4305
Sale 1,859 58.0265
Sale 1,999 58.8500
Sale 739 58.8500
Sale 666 58.8500
Sale 300 58.8900
Sale 432 58.4675
Sale 1,237 58.8500
Sale 1,377 58.8500
Sale 9,167 58.8500
Sale 170 58.9790
Sale 10,076 58.8500
Sale 400 58.9000
Sale 98 59.4250
Sale 2,780 58.8500
Sale 100 59.7820
Sale 6,356 59.3992
Sale 99 58.8800
Sale 40 58.8000
Sale 30 58.9327
Sale 75 58.9700
Sale 2,925 58.8754
Sale 700 58.6789
Sale 100 59.5019
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2250 58.0065
CFD Long 700 58.6789
CFD Long 2925 58.8754
CFD Long 4300 59.16
CFD Long 29960 59.1724
CFD Long 5081 59.2702
CFD Long 30 59.391
CFD Long 13656 59.8599
CFD Short 6487 58.8573
CFD Short 2200 58.8922
CFD Short 5643 58.9232
CFD Short 14827 58.9602
CFD Short 3000 59.0088
CFD Short 8920 59.0288
CFD Short 800 59.2312
(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 17 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 -500 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
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 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 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 500 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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