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 17 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 46,940,101 4.70% 530,796 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,796,042 0.28% 124,139 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,838,104 4.99% 996,515 0.10%
(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 2,725 60.9901
Purchase 385 60.4431
Purchase 333 60.4431
Purchase 192 60.4431
Purchase 344 60.4431
Purchase 2,630 60.4431
Purchase 10,965 60.4431
Purchase 575 60.4431
Purchase 187 60.4431
Purchase 829 60.2661
Purchase 194 60.4431
Purchase 132 Transfer
Purchase 215 60.4431
Purchase 9,917 60.1483
Purchase 100 58.9097
Purchase 8,228 60.5122
Purchase 1,118 60.4117
Purchase 151 58.7084
Purchase 30 Transfer
Purchase 151 60.1900
Purchase 2,495 60.9618
Purchase 18,318 61.0086
Purchase 131 Transfer
Purchase 1,250 Transfer
Purchase 19,600 60.1110
Purchase 39,000 60.9137
Purchase 6,113 60.1861
Purchase 27,255 60.4230
Purchase 890 60.4431
Purchase 30 76.5100 EUR
Purchase 50 76.9700 EUR
Purchase 554 59.6800
Purchase 117 59.6800
Purchase 701 60.4431
Purchase 309 60.4431
Purchase 2,373 60.9000
Purchase 425 61.3201
Purchase 3,258 60.9000
Purchase 386 60.4431
Purchase 425 60.9000
Purchase 270 60.4431
Purchase 211 59.6800
Purchase 171 60.4431
Purchase 601 60.4431
Purchase 128 60.9000
Sale 13,100 60.8279
Sale 151 58.7084
Sale 347 60.5500
Sale 131 Transfer
Sale 304 Transfer
Sale 741 59.9906
Sale 2,400 61.0417
Sale 1,862 59.9000
Sale 19,600 60.1110
Sale 70 60.8830
Sale 538 59.9000
Sale 1,862 59.9000
Sale 790 59.9000
Sale 6,487 60.6592
Sale 19,600 60.1110
Sale 3,400 58.8500
Sale 11,200 60.7852
Sale 6,500 58.9995
Sale 574 59.9000
Sale 1,865 59.9000
Sale 132 Transfer
Sale 11,912 60.7549
Sale 1,631 59.9000
Sale 513 59.9000
Sale 32 76.8500 EUR
Sale 80 60.6760
Sale 50 61.3000
Sale 37,691 60.9000
Sale 7,695 60.9000
Sale 108, 625 60.9000
Sale 175 61.4915
Sale 110 61.2400
Sale 75 60.1431
Sale 100 60.8800
Sale 60 60.5615
Sale 110 60.8400
Sale 550 60.6800
Sale 222 60.4325
Sale 3,409 60.4325
Sale 211 61.3738
Sale 258 59.9400
Sale 114,666 60.4719
Sale 616 60.5000
Sale 314 60.4325
Sale 500 59.9910
Sale 3,200 60.8131
Sale 3,800 60.7876
Sale 263 Transfer
Sale 3,303 60.8639
Sale 451 60.4325
Sale 1,658 59.9000
Sale 1,087 59.9000
Sale 100 60.8015
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6500 58.9995
CFD Long 500 59.991
CFD Long 114666 60.4718
CFD Long 6487 60.6591
CFD Long 11200 60.7852
CFD Long 3800 60.7876
CFD Long 170 60.7938
CFD Long 3200 60.8131
CFD Long 13100 60.8279
CFD Long 3303 60.8639
CFD Long 2400 61.0417
CFD Long 211 61.3738
CFD Short 100 58.9097
CFD Short 9917 60.1483
CFD Short 6113 60.1861
CFD Short 27255 60.423
CFD Short 8228 60.5122
CFD Short 39000 60.9136
CFD Short 2495 60.9617
CFD Short 2725 60.99
CFD Short 18318 61.0086
(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 18 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