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 21 April 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 45,799,986 4.59% 2,208,868 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,143,100 0.31% 25,379 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 101,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,044,536 4.91% 2,335,327 0.23%
(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 14,051 61.9350
Purchase 76 Transfer
Purchase 90,800 61.2000
Purchase 215 61.9100
Purchase 37 Transfer
Purchase 6,400 61.6105
Purchase 23,598 61.8366
Purchase 18,576 62.3700
Purchase 41 Transfer
Purchase 2,993 61.9066
Purchase 1,228 61.7064
Purchase 257 61.8226
Purchase 16,700 61.2000
Purchase 10,000 61.6609
Purchase 63 61.8226
Purchase 139 61.8400
Purchase 42,139 61.9286
Purchase 6,051 62.3700
Purchase 41,056 61.8257
Sale 60 61.6300
Sale 57 61.9832
Sale 43 61.9660
Sale 37 Transfer
Sale 100 62.0488
Sale 17 61.7390
Sale 5,647 61.8378
Sale 1,600 61.9429
Sale 24 61.8650
Sale 1,000 62.0300
Sale 85 61.8936
Sale 48 61.6350
Sale 73 61.8650
Sale 41 Transfer
Sale 379 61.6134
Sale 37 61.8345
Sale 6,068 62.3606
Sale 849 61.8454
Sale 252 61.8517
Sale 25 77.6000 EUR
Sale 200 62.3700
Sale 570 61.8469
Sale 636 62.0174
Sale 432 61.8469
Sale 2,222 61.8457
Sale 50 61.8240
Sale 300 61.9690
Sale 136 62.0212
Sale 250 61.6345
Sale 50 62.0324
Sale 55 61.8516
Sale 100 61.8730
Sale 76 Transfer
Sale 1,695 61.8452
Sale 300 61.9690
Sale 208 61.8469
Sale 18,576 62.3700
Sale 1,188 61.8469
Sale 2,921 61.8469
Sale 100 61.8130
Sale 726 61.8484
Sale 75 61.8731
Sale 215 61.9500
Sale 200 61.7932
Sale 400 61.9160
Sale 130 61.8130
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 379 61.6134
CFD Long 5647 61.8378
CFD Long 100 62.0488
CFD Long 6068 62.3606
CFD Short 6400 61.6104
CFD Short 10000 61.6608
CFD Short 41056 61.8257
CFD Short 23598 61.8365
CFD Short 2993 61.9066
CFD Short 42139 61.9286
CFD Short 14051 61.935
(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 22 April 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 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,000.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased 250 3,800.0000 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 -135 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 30.0000 AMER 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