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 20 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 44,661,140 4.47% 1,044,112 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 812,241 0.08% 2,220,645 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,574,581 4.57% 3,265,787 0.33%
(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 4,844 59.8000
Purchase 655 Transfer
Purchase 11,000 59.7000
Purchase 193 Transfer
Purchase 569 60.3700
Purchase 43,058 59.8000
Purchase 912 59.8000
Purchase 250,000 38.0000
Purchase 26,182 60.2486
Purchase 1,000 60.4590
Purchase 2,182 59.9701
Purchase 256 59.8000
Purchase 2,732 59.7929
Purchase 548 59.8000
Purchase 2,536 59.8308
Purchase 196 59.8000
Purchase 299 59.8000
Purchase 850 59.8000
Purchase 1,429 59.8000
Purchase 658 59.8000
Purchase 58 59.8000
Purchase 165 59.8000
Purchase 311 59.8000
Purchase 141 59.8000
Purchase 329 59.8000
Purchase 1,131 60.7800
Purchase 204 59.8000
Purchase 1,916 60.1977
Purchase 1,392 60.6895
Purchase 43,970 59.8000
Purchase 800 59.7705
Purchase 453 59.8000
Purchase 12,881 59.8000
Purchase 125,000 44.0000
Purchase 1 59.8000
Purchase 2,030 59.9224
Purchase 101 59.8000
Purchase 12,864 60.0324
Purchase 633 60.0000
Sale 43,970 59.8000
Sale 19,113 59.7988
Sale 113 59.9212
Sale 250 59.7675
Sale 140 60.3660
Sale 30 60.0723
Sale 5,526 59.8000
Sale 482 59.8000
Sale 145 59.7330
Sale 8 59.8000
Sale 60 60.3800
Sale 60 60.0300
Sale 50 59.5136
Sale 8,581 59.8000
Sale 125 60.4324
Sale 548 59.8000
Sale 100 59.9436
Sale 1,182 59.9026
Sale 77 60.1323
Sale 57 59.7675
Sale 682 59.8000
Sale 120 60.1916
Sale 19,642 59.6769
Sale 10,300 60.1175
Sale 140 Transfer
Sale 64,498 59.8136
Sale 17,800 59.5060
Sale 139,000 59.8000
Sale 378 59.8000
Sale 32 61.0115
Sale 26,182 59.7708
Sale 73 60.6305
Sale 3,500 60.0718
Sale 38 60.0630
Sale 65 59.9125
Sale 2,466 60.6012
Sale 150 59.7900
Sale 31 59.9375
Sale 912 59.8000
Sale 337,752 60.2501
Sale 2,481 59.8098
Sale 10,900 60.2395
Sale 379,971 60.2501
Sale 1,962 59.7823
Sale 140 60.3890
Sale 50,663 59.9547
Sale 218 59.8000
Sale 4,583 60.1058
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 17800 59.506
CFD Long 19642 59.6768
CFD Long 12417 59.7302
CFD Long 26182 59.7707
CFD Long 1962 59.7823
CFD Long 150 59.79
CFD Long 19113 59.7987
CFD Long 2481 59.8098
CFD Long 64498 59.8136
CFD Long 3500 60.0718
CFD Long 4583 60.1058
CFD Long 10300 60.1174
CFD Long 2466 60.6011
CFD Short 800 59.7704
CFD Short 2732 59.7928
CFD Short 2536 59.8308
CFD Short 2030 59.9223
CFD Short 2182 59.9701
CFD Short 12864 60.0324
CFD Short 1916 60.1977
CFD Short 26182 60.2485
CFD Short 569 60.37
CFD Short 1000 60.459
CFD Short 1392 60.6894
(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 23 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 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 500 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 -500 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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