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 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 44,646,906 4.47% 991,061 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 769,162 0.08% 81,076 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,517,268 4.56% 1,073,167 0.11%
(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 77 Transfer
Purchase 2,008 61.1300
Purchase 210 60.2922
Purchase 3,800 60.7761
Purchase 270 60.2922
Purchase 175 60.2922
Purchase 1,200 60.5691
Purchase 6,849 60.1000
Purchase 230 60.2922
Purchase 483 59.6200
Purchase 600 60.0600
Purchase 20,958 60.3569
Purchase 937 61.1413
Purchase 77 Transfer
Purchase 68,532 60.0201
Purchase 75 59.4295
Purchase 21,218 60.1587
Purchase 21,305 60.1259
Purchase 198 59.6200
Purchase 32,200 61.0890
Purchase 6,300 60.8153
Purchase 680 59.6200
Purchase 50 59.9740
Purchase 571 59.6200
Purchase 443 59.6200
Purchase 206 60.4871
Sale 12,196 59.8043
Sale 600 117.0300 USD
Sale 19,774 59.7479
Sale 389 117.0300 USD
Sale 175 117.0300 USD
Sale 1,052 117.3000 USD
Sale 77 Transfer
Sale 5,861 59.4418
Sale 190 118.9300 USD
Sale 4,614 60.5221
Sale 221 117.0300 USD
Sale 350 117.0300 USD
Sale 5,741 59.9215
Sale 300 117.0300 USD
Sale 3,110 59.5952
Sale 750 117.0300 USD
Sale 402 117.0300 USD
Sale 300 117.0300 USD
Sale 180 117.0300 USD
Sale 41 60.0105
Sale 406 117.0300 USD
Sale 5 59.6860
Sale 1,900 59.8961
Sale 100 118.9300 USD
Sale 450 117.0300 USD
Sale 122 117.0300 USD
Sale 400 117.0300 USD
Sale 700 59.5800
Sale 7,171 60.1000
Sale 1,200 117.0300 USD
Sale 150 59.8320
Sale 211 60.3069
Sale 180 61.0132
Sale 365 60.7922
Sale 100 59.4448
Sale 1,248 60.1000
Sale 150 61.1022
Sale 10,032 60.1000
Sale 5,807 59.7889
Sale 30 75.0600 EUR
Sale 13,294 59.5937
Sale 5,076 60.1000
Sale 21,791 59.5942
Sale 5,960 59.7889
Sale 329 59.7889
Sale 75 59.6088
Sale 205 117.0300 USD
Sale 200 117.0300 USD
Sale 77 Transfer
Sale 150 117.0300 USD
Sale 200 60.9500
Sale 450 117.0300 USD
Sale 370 117.0300 USD
Sale 50 60.0600
Sale 8,161 59.5830
Sale 816 117.0300 USD
Sale 408 59.4323
Sale 52,379 60.1000
Sale 120 59.3932
Sale 4,921 60.1000
Sale 6,849 60.1000
Sale 1,004 60.3069
Sale 33,280 60.1000
Sale 1,000 59.5800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5861 59.4417
CFD Long 8161 59.5829
CFD Long 3110 59.5951
CFD Long 19774 59.7479
CFD Long 263 59.7598
CFD Long 12196 59.8042
CFD Long 1900 59.8961
CFD Long 5741 59.9214
CFD Long 3024 60.1121
CFD Long 1332 60.5052
CFD Long 4614 60.5221
CFD Short 68532 60.02
CFD Short 21218 60.1586
CFD Short 20958 60.3569
CFD Short 1200 60.5691
CFD Short 3800 60.776
CFD Short 6300 60.8153
CFD Short 32200 61.089
CFD Short 937 61.1413
(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 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