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 15 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 45,815,043 4.59% 2,169,016 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,999,703 0.30% 31,583 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,956,196 4.91% 2,301,679 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 3,288 60.0700
Purchase 732 59.7764
Purchase 113 59.0200
Purchase 10,476 60.0700
Purchase 860 60.0700
Purchase 1,600 60.0355
Purchase 258 58.9603
Purchase 99 59.2500
Purchase 50 58.4788
Purchase 3,400 60.1118
Purchase 35,057 59.9756
Purchase 1,720 58.9603
Purchase 7,777 59.7055
Purchase 2,021 58.9603
Purchase 194 59.7456
Purchase 795 59.7764
Purchase 900 59.9870
Purchase 2,224 60.0700
Purchase 3,693 58.2200
Sale 150 60.0236
Sale 125 59.9930
Sale 2,200 59.5088
Sale 99 58.4200
Sale 18,594 60.0758
Sale 14,600 59.9397
Sale 7,202 59.6661
Sale 575 60.0100
Sale 5,92 60.0137
Sale 2,187 59.6345
Sale 90 58.9620
Sale 170 59.1148
Sale 106 Transfer
Sale 800 59.9843
Sale 9,996 59.6052
Sale 172 59.6266
Sale 250 59.7220
Sale 160 60.0616
Sale 175 59.0224
Sale 192 59.3070
Sale 60 60.1945
Sale 135 60.2815
Sale 42 59.4640
Sale 50 59.0040
Sale 400 59.5610
Sale 368 59.7705
Sale 307 59.7705
Sale 85 58.7391
Sale 765 58.8200
Sale 50 60.1200
Sale 189 59.7705
Sale 200 58.8050
Sale 1,882 59.7705
Sale 165 59.0232
Sale 80 60.1945
Sale 860 60.0700
Sale 500 58.9330
Sale 80 60.1945
Sale 446 60.0700
Sale 210 59.7140
Sale 62 59.2916
Sale 455 59.8830
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2200 59.5088
CFD Long 9996 59.6052
CFD Long 7202 59.666
CFD Long 14600 59.9397
CFD Long 800 59.9843
CFD Long 5928 60.0136
CFD Long 18594 60.0758
CFD Short 50 58.4788
CFD Short 7777 59.7054
CFD Short 194 59.7456
CFD Short 35057 59.9755
CFD Short 900 59.987
CFD Short 1600 60.0354
CFD Short 3400 60.1117
(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 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