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 22 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 45,761,013 4.59% 2,223,407 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,241,952 0.32% 26,273 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,104,415 4.92% 2,390,760 0.24%
(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 819 63.8500
Purchase 17,204 63.5394
Purchase 3,288 63.8500
Purchase 2,372 63.5599
Purchase 215 63.4389
Purchase 102 Transfer
Purchase 7,042 63.8500
Purchase 6,068 63.4821
Purchase 70,313 63.7993
Purchase 14,000 63.7000
Purchase 10,352 63.5813
Purchase 300 63.6860
Purchase 894 63.5233
Purchase 16 63.3980
Purchase 2,500 63.6721
Purchase 93 Transfer
Purchase 3,693 62.3700
Purchase 79 62.5500
Purchase 43 63.8500
Purchase 80,000 63.2373
Purchase 100 63.4800
Purchase 1,600 63.1324
Sale 2,400 63.2155
Sale 102 Transfer
Sale 42 63.2600
Sale 12,654 63.7899
Sale 71,755 63.5124
Sale 3 63.7075
Sale 22,027 63.3266
Sale 7,467 62.6500
Sale 10 61.9705
Sale 20,284 63.3386
Sale 195 63.6400
Sale 93 Transfer
Sale 40,000 61.0978
Sale 12 62.0630
Sale 51 61.6845
Sale 400 63.2646
Sale 16 63.5315
Sale 49,428 63.3831
Sale 650 63.6860
Sale 1,283 63.4350
Sale 1,557 63.4407
Sale 69 63.3300
Sale 110 63.5020
Sale 50 63.0132
Sale 300 63.1360
Sale 50 63.1448
Sale 100 63.1360
Sale 115 63.2736
Sale 75 63.5000
Sale 8,053 63.8500
Sale 175 63.5045
Sale 80 63.6545
Sale 160 63.5830
Sale 108 63.1760
Sale 115 63.5090
Sale 100 63.5530
Sale 150 63.5730
Sale 200 63.5416
Sale 200 63.4990
Sale 40 63.2605
Sale 819 63.8500
Sale 7,042 63.8500
Sale 6,659 63.8500
Sale 3,693 62.3700
Sale 50 63.5016
Sale 594 Transfer
Sale 450 Transfer
Sale 80 63.6030
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 40000 61.0977
CFD Long 2400 63.2155
CFD Long 400 63.2646
CFD Long 22027 63.3265
CFD Long 20284 63.3385
CFD Long 49428 63.383
CFD Long 71755 63.5123
CFD Long 12654 63.7898
CFD Short 1600 63.1323
CFD Short 80000 63.2373
CFD Short 6068 63.482
CFD Short 894 63.5233
CFD Short 17204 63.5394
CFD Short 2372 63.5598
CFD Short 10352 63.5812
CFD Short 2500 63.672
(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)
CALL Purchase 40000 70 AMER 20/06/08 2.6775
(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 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 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -250 2,500.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -300 3,800.0000 EURO 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -2,000 70.0000 AMER 20/06/2008
Option Purchased -38,000 70.0000 AMER 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