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 14 April 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 45,810,948 4.59% 2,168,783 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,999,357 0.30% 41,579 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,951,755 4.91% 2,311,442 0.23%
(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 28 Transfer
Purchase 2,000 57.9399
Purchase 214 59.5591
Purchase 1,300 58.4450
Purchase 1,700 59.0198
Purchase 1,834 58.0393
Purchase 4,190 58.2200
Purchase 4,800 58.5361
Purchase 332 58.2200
Purchase 4,436 58.2200
Purchase 4,000 58.3970
Purchase 3,761 58.0353
Purchase 516 58.1883
Purchase 1,400 58.4760
Purchase 1,695 57.4827
Purchase 334 58.0276
Purchase 466 58.0276
Purchase 3,195 58.2819
Purchase 223 58.0276
Purchase 2,100 58.3656
Purchase 342 58.0276
Purchase 221 58.0276
Purchase 331 59.6600
Purchase 338 59.6600
Purchase 211 58.0276
Purchase 1,684 58.0276
Purchase 10,798 58.2200
Purchase 228 58.0276
Sale 34,137 57.5966
Sale 54 58.0200
Sale 194 58.2113
Sale 214 59.5591
Sale 1,997 58.1400
Sale 39 57.9548
Sale 40,673 57.5456
Sale 2,800 58.3532
Sale 7,600 58.2078
Sale 3,225 58.2200
Sale 40 58.3000
Sale 3,762 57.6067
Sale 3,195 58.2819
Sale 54 58.0339
Sale 100 57.6024
Sale 150 58.3500
Sale 265 57.6100
Sale 323 57.9000
Sale 85 58.4320
Sale 100 57.5500
Sale 3,707 57.9542
Sale 65 58.3000
Sale 1,700 57.7380
Sale 376 59.9500
Sale 3,877 57.7215
Sale 1,212 58.1500
Sale 15,655 57.5199
Sale 5,925 57.7032
Sale 716 58.0339
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 15655 57.5199
CFD Long 40673 57.5456
CFD Long 34137 57.5966
CFD Long 5925 57.7032
CFD Long 3877 57.7215
CFD Long 3707 57.9541
CFD Long 7600 58.2078
CFD Long 194 58.2112
CFD Long 2800 58.3531
CFD Short 2000 57.9399
CFD Short 3761 58.0352
CFD Short 2100 58.3656
CFD Short 4000 58.397
CFD Short 1300 58.445
CFD Short 1400 58.476
CFD Short 4800 58.5361
(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 15 April 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 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 20,000 52.0000 AMER 18/04/2008
Option Purchased 20,000 54.0000 AMER 18/04/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 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 -135 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 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