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 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 45,609,046 4.57% 2,397,407 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,215,874 0.32% 24,989 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 141,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,966,370 4.91% 2,523,476 0.25%
(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 21,300 60.0700
Purchase 781 63.6700
Purchase 2,842 63.6700
Purchase 27,773 62.4807
Purchase 425 62.0540
Purchase 4,141 61.5000
Purchase 16 59.5270
Purchase 26 61.5460
Purchase 2,804 63.6700
Purchase 3,279 62.0752
Purchase 10,184 63.6700
Purchase 80,000 62.9651
Purchase 167 63.6700
Purchase 20 62.7984
Purchase 13,801 61.5000
Purchase 2,221 62.0752
Purchase 6,114 61.5000
Purchase 7,401 62.0752
Sale 50 62.2060
Sale 50 62.2060
Sale 75 62.2060
Sale 154 63.3216
Sale 50 62.2060
Sale 150 62.1100
Sale 75 62.2060
Sale 83 63.3500
Sale 75 62.1800
Sale 970 62.0445
Sale 80 62.1460
Sale 42 63.2345
Sale 35 Transfer
Sale 300 62.9030
Sale 55 62.1100
Sale 115 62.1500
Sale 200 62.0930
Sale 70 61.9824
Sale 530 63.2545
Sale 50 63.2890
Sale 50 62.1100
Sale 52 62.3300
Sale 150 62.1100
Sale 50 63.2032
Sale 40 62.0533
Sale 13,788 63.6700
Sale 50 62.1760
Sale 30 76.9700 EUR
Sale 55 62.9716
Sale 100 60.7795
Sale 100 62.9660
Sale 75 62.2060
Sale 500 60.6600
Sale 2,650 62.4327
Sale 1,300 60.7592
Sale 83,249 63.1085
Sale 26,575 62.1595
Sale 163,071 62.9446
Sale 25 77.7000 EUR
Sale 83 60.5850
Sale 11,000 63.6700
Sale 309 62.0730
Sale 15,066 61.2711
Sale 144 62.0720
Sale 25,420 61.6893
Sale 624 62.4026
Sale 1,220 63.6700
Sale 200 61.6600
Sale 5,963 63.6604
Sale 50 62.2060
Sale 50 62.2060
Sale 1,000 76.2600 EUR
Sale 33 75.9000 EUR
Sale 30 59.3300
Sale 27 Transfer
Sale 2,800 62.8699
Sale 3,623 63.6700
Sale 30 Transfer
Sale 58 59.1640
Sale 21 59.2150
Sale 10 62.8075
Sale 50 Transfer
Sale 5,970 62.4173
Sale 445 62.0130
Sale 19,947 60.0700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 500 60.66
CFD Long 1300 60.7591
CFD Long 15066 61.271
CFD Long 25420 61.6892
CFD Long 26575 62.1594
CFD Long 624 62.4025
CFD Long 5970 62.4172
CFD Long 2800 62.8698
CFD Long 163071 62.9446
CFD Long 83249 63.1084
CFD Long 5963 63.6604
CFD Short 27773 62.4806
CFD Short 80000 62.965
(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 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