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 25 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 44,442,160 4.45% 1,207,995 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 993,531 0.10% 90,235 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,536,891 4.56% 1,299,260 0.13%
(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 7,435 58.6000
Purchase 200 58.6568
Purchase 34,327 58.2554
Purchase 95 Transfer
Purchase 2,600 59.5742
Purchase 533 58.8184
Purchase 4,800 58.5327
Purchase 33,440 58.6000
Purchase 105,464 58.4811
Purchase 21,800 59.3844
Purchase 9,893 58.6000
Purchase 799 58.6000
Purchase 7,470 58.6000
Purchase 159 59.5000
Purchase 186 59.5000
Purchase 555 59.5000
Purchase 850 58.5236
Sale 8,789 58.5363
Sale 78,136 58.5622
Sale 95 Transfer
Sale 14,748 58.3597
Sale 105,464 58.4811
Sale 4,500 58.5540
Sale 7,892 58.5395
Sale 113,777 58.3355
Sale 24,576 58.3513
Sale 170 58.0832
Sale 8,357 58.8212
Sale 412 61.0508
Sale 75 58.3160
Sale 80 58.0500
Sale 527 58.6000
Sale 100 58.2600
Sale 37,197 61.2900
Sale 55 58.1324
Sale 100 58.0500
Sale 850 58.6000
Sale 70 58.0916
Sale 200 58.6920
Sale 200 58.6136
Sale 80 58.0500
Sale 25,075 58.4916
Sale 3,305 58.6000
Sale 90 58.4246
Sale 50 58.7336
Sale 50 58.7236
Sale 55 58.1024
Sale 100 73.5700 EUR
Sale 50 58.1140
Sale 27 60.9600
Sale 50 58.6530
Sale 50 58.6336
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 113777 58.3354
CFD Long 24576 58.3513
CFD Long 14748 58.3596
CFD Long 105464 58.481
CFD Long 25075 58.4915
CFD Long 8789 58.5362
CFD Long 7892 58.5394
CFD Long 78136 58.5622
CFD Long 8357 58.8212
CFD Long 27 60.96
CFD Short 34327 58.2554
CFD Short 105464 58.481
CFD Short 4800 58.5327
CFD Short 23907 58.6425
CFD Short 533 58.8183
CFD Short 2600 59.5742
(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 26 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