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 19 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 45,259,265 4.53% 544,742 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,807,839 0.28% 73,534 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,961 0.01% 341,580 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,169,065 4.83% 959,856 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 10,300 61.0751
Purchase 13,753 60.8216
Purchase 1,663 61.0767
Purchase 18,365 60.9799
Purchase 16,274 61.0713
Purchase 100 61.5192
Purchase 100 61.5192
Purchase 425 60.9332
Purchase 224 61.4361
Purchase 3,700 61.5084
Purchase 1,893 60.0079
Purchase 27,979 60.9000
Purchase 5,031 60.8861
Purchase 1,070 61.4361
Purchase 754 61.4361
Purchase 230 61.4361
Purchase 4,583 60.8176
Purchase 549 61.5182
Purchase 1,428 61.3724
Sale 11,300 61.1961
Sale 1,000 60.7409
Sale 30 60.2075
Sale 60 61.0400
Sale 4,361 60.9696
Sale 34,392 60.9613
Sale 91 60.7500
Sale 2,148 60.3701
Sale 49 Transfer
Sale 13,500 61.5050
Sale 28 Transfer
Sale 400 61.2200
Sale 150 61.0115
Sale 406 61.3750
Sale 27,979 60.9000
Sale 27,979 60.9000
Sale 164 61.0600
Sale 274 61.0600
Sale 150 61.2200
Sale 116 60.7775
Sale 100 61.2120
Sale 100 60.9205
Sale 120 60.9235
Sale 75 61.5165
Sale 6,784 60.8100
Sale 195 61.0600
Sale 368 61.2600
Sale 205 61.4900
Sale 607 61.0539
Sale 150 61.5172
Sale 130 60.5700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2148 60.3701
CFD Long 1000 60.7408
CFD Long 91 60.75
CFD Long 34392 60.9612
CFD Long 4361 60.9695
CFD Long 607 61.0538
CFD Long 11300 61.1961
CFD Long 13500 61.5049
CFD Long 3654 61.5818
CFD Short 4583 60.8176
CFD Short 13753 60.8215
CFD Short 5031 60.886
CFD Short 18365 60.9798
CFD Short 5102 61.0631
CFD Short 16274 61.0712
CFD Short 10300 61.075
CFD Short 3700 61.5084
CFD Short 549 61.5181
(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 20 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