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 18 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 46,792,534 4.69% 553,113 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,817,658 0.28% 76,749 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,712,153 4.98% 971,442 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 1,000 59.6300
Purchase 965 59.6100
Purchase 443 59.8400
Purchase 293 59.6800
Purchase 15,401 59.9997
Purchase 258 59.7300
Purchase 69 59.6700
Purchase 189 59.6600
Purchase 146 59.5800
Purchase 1,000 59.5700
Purchase 303 59.6300
Purchase 643 59.6100
Purchase 896 59.6300
Purchase 6,500 60.0392
Purchase 193 59.5800
Purchase 452 59.7100
Purchase 483 59.7400
Purchase 390 59.8000
Purchase 213 59.6700
Purchase 202 59.4900
Purchase 443 59.8400
Purchase 290 59.4900
Purchase 5,300 60.8916
Purchase 144 59.6100
Purchase 203 59.5700
Purchase 279 59.5800
Purchase 3,800 60.7855
Purchase 774 59.5700
Purchase 226 59.7300
Purchase 202 59.4900
Purchase 334 59.8000
Purchase 215 59.5800
Purchase 100 59.5800
Purchase 1,164 60.3060
Purchase 637 59.5200
Purchase 300 59.5700
Purchase 175 59.5800
Purchase 579 59.4900
Purchase 258 59.6400
Purchase 144 59.7300
Purchase 34 59.7100
Purchase 100 59.4900
Purchase 213 59.5800
Purchase 74 59.7100
Purchase 323 59.5600
Purchase 100 59.5800
Purchase 800 60.7691
Purchase 106 59.7000
Purchase 968 59.6300
Purchase 1,800 59.9973
Purchase 354 59.5700
Purchase 696 59.7200
Purchase 100 59.5900
Purchase 43 59.7000
Purchase 139 59.8000
Purchase 258 59.6300
Purchase 114 59.8400
Purchase 114 59.7300
Purchase 382 59.7000
Purchase 226 59.7300
Purchase 332 59.5800
Purchase 171 59.5800
Purchase 257 59.7000
Purchase 610 59.8000
Purchase 400 59.5700
Purchase 44 59.6700
Purchase 1,659 60.8800
Purchase 10,391 60.6149
Purchase 17,919 60.8800
Purchase 30 75.1000 EUR
Purchase 12,727 58.8500
Purchase 396 59.5500
Purchase 18 59.5900
Purchase 1,000 59.5000
Purchase 161 59.6700
Purchase 97 59.5700
Purchase 1,000 59.8600
Purchase 24 59.4900
Purchase 118 59.7000
Purchase 406 59.6300
Purchase 280 59.5900
Purchase 148 59.5800
Purchase 1,000 59.7200
Sale 75 60.4045
Sale 142 61.1875
Sale 100 59.9675
Sale 122 59.8100
Sale 75 59.7031
Sale 1,104 60.8800
Sale 250 60.2230
Sale 150 60.6180
Sale 60 59.6575
Sale 12,727 58.8500
Sale 2 75.7900 EUR
Sale 1 60.4400
Sale 13,141 60.2428
Sale 979 60.6600
Sale 166 60.5375
Sale 14,142 60.3931
Sale 100 60.0090
Sale 171 60.2215
Sale 25,888 59.9179
Sale 24,247 59.6624
Sale 6,000 60.2258
Sale 88 59.9700
Sale 3,785 59.8580
Sale 84,438 60.8800
Sale 16,672 60.6275
Sale 19,635 60.7467
Sale 5,208 60.5204
Sale 97 60.0535
Sale 19,590 60.8800
Sale 150 60.0830
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3785 59.858
CFD Long 25888 59.9178
CFD Long 6000 60.2258
CFD Long 13141 60.2427
CFD Long 14142 60.393
CFD Long 1 60.44
CFD Long 5208 60.5203
CFD Long 16672 60.6274
CFD Long 19635 60.7466
CFD Short 1800 59.9972
CFD Short 15401 59.9997
CFD Short 6500 60.0392
CFD Short 701 60.1239
CFD Short 1164 60.306
CFD Short 800 60.7691
CFD Short 3800 60.7855
CFD Short 5300 60.8915
(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 19 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 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
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 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 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 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
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