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 23 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 44,701,469 4.48% 1,089,463 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 862,945 0.09% 2,222,490 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,665,614 4.58% 3,312,983 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 84 59.3900
Purchase 134 60.4208
Purchase 21,752 59.9909
Purchase 19 Transfer
Purchase 195 59.7400
Purchase 2,400 59.7157
Purchase 100 59.5500
Purchase 7,88 59.6546
Purchase 23,744 59.7400
Purchase 844 59.2300
Purchase 84 59.7400
Purchase 47 59.4270
Purchase 214 59.7400
Purchase 12,248 59.7400
Purchase 4,367 59.5229
Purchase 722 60.4500
Purchase 659 60.4500
Purchase 26,410 59.7400
Purchase 244 60.0500
Purchase 44,270 59.8000
Purchase 9,681 59.8000
Purchase 412 Transfer
Purchase 4,066 60.0672
Sale 134 60.4208
Sale 49,378 59.4626
Sale 19 Transfer
Sale 14,500 59.7400
Sale 1,374 59.5339
Sale 26,100 60.0532
Sale 200 59.3500
Sale 3 59.3965
Sale 1,200 58.9978
Sale 721 59.5300
Sale 50 59.6876
Sale 1,447 59.8000
Sale 130 59.2100
Sale 35 59.5460
Sale 55 59.6445
Sale 57 59.7400
Sale 11,777 59.7400
Sale 100 59.6875
Sale 2,000 59.4090
Sale 5,670 59.7400
Sale 46 59.4135
Sale 100 59.6875
Sale 100 59.5460
Sale 1,148 61.2816
Sale 125 59.6010
Sale 100 59.7700
Sale 117 59.6500
Sale 3,541 59.5062
Sale 27 59.7400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1200 58.9978
CFD Long 200 59.35
CFD Long 2000 59.409
CFD Long 49378 59.4625
CFD Long 3541 59.5061
CFD Long 1227 59.521
CFD Long 1374 59.5339
CFD Long 125 59.601
CFD Long 3038 59.752
CFD Long 26100 60.0531
CFD Long 1148 61.2816
CFD Short 4367 59.5229
CFD Short 7887 59.6545
CFD Short 2400 59.7157
CFD Short 21752 59.9909
CFD Short 4066 60.0672
(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 24 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