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 24 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 45,803,252 4.59% 2,078,929 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,332,482 0.33% 40,801 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,450 0.01% 141,080 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,237,184 4.93% 2,260,810 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 42,408 61.9300
Purchase 700 62.1817
Purchase 140,370 61.8651
Purchase 4,300 62.2513
Purchase 2,166 62.1901
Purchase 114 Transfer
Purchase 3,334 62.1628
Purchase 252 63.4200
Purchase 18,796 61.8266
Purchase 4,019 61.5998
Purchase 5 63.6000
Purchase 15 62.0276
Purchase 5,864 62.2478
Purchase 5,200 61.6984
Purchase 92 Transfer
Purchase 42,408 61.7151
Purchase 2,687 61.9300
Purchase 10,703 61.7978
Purchase 92 Transfer
Purchase 4,229 62.3170
Sale 14,400 61.9538
Sale 81 61.5060
Sale 42,408 61.7151
Sale 30 62.2045
Sale 10,162 62.0344
Sale 252 63.5200
Sale 42,408 61.9300
Sale 6,938 62.1328
Sale 252 63.4200
Sale 79 61.9705
Sale 8,467 61.5474
Sale 23 62.4300
Sale 92 Transfer
Sale 40 61.4760
Sale 4,797 62.0690
Sale 976 63.5982
Sale 2,400 61.3558
Sale 250 62.5200
Sale 10,648 63.5253
Sale 20,583 62.3184
Sale 15,104 61.9538
Sale 350 61.4700
Sale 618 61.9300
Sale 1,238 61.4950
Sale 100 77.0700 EUR
Sale 50 62.5300
Sale 80 62.2416
Sale 100 62.3664
Sale 125 61.5024
Sale 11,672 62.1922
Sale 100 62.0624
Sale 9,217 62.8146
Sale 600 61.9300
Sale 114 Transfer
Sale 70 62.1929
Sale 7,512 64.6400
Sale 99 61.5824
Sale 3,322 61.9300
Sale 100 63.5932
Sale 75 62.2900
Sale 75 62.2900
Sale 981 61.9300
Sale 300 62.3430
Sale 90 62.0632
Sale 35,519 61.8904
Sale 2,909 61.9300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2400 61.3557
CFD Long 8467 61.5474
CFD Long 35519 61.8903
CFD Long 10162 62.0343
CFD Long 4797 62.069
CFD Long 6938 62.1328
CFD Long 20583 62.3184
CFD Long 9217 62.8146
CFD Short 4019 61.5998
CFD Short 5200 61.6983
CFD Short 10703 61.7977
CFD Short 18796 61.8266
CFD Short 183 62.0931
CFD Short 3334 62.1627
CFD Short 700 62.1817
CFD Short 2166 62.1901
CFD Short 5864 62.2477
CFD Short 4300 62.2512
CFD Short 4229 62.317
CFD Short 156 63.361
(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 25 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