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 26 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 44,498,177 4.46% 1,098,930 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 883,944 0.09% 110,990 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,483,321 4.56% 1,210,950 0.12%
(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 2,000 57.5235
Purchase 116,436 57.6402
Purchase 34 72.8000 EUR
Purchase 400 57.2086
Purchase 1,629 57.0100
Purchase 223 57.4700
Purchase 297 57.4700
Purchase 198 57.4700
Purchase 503 57.6263
Purchase 175 57.4040
Purchase 868 57.0100
Purchase 1,817 57.0100
Purchase 8,483 57.5978
Purchase 50 57.8588
Purchase 20,425 57.7159
Purchase 309 57.4700
Purchase 130 57.8864
Purchase 10,622 57.0100
Purchase 168 57.3417
Purchase 117 57.0100
Purchase 40,000 56.9885
Purchase 50,336 58.4369
Purchase 8,985 58.2359
Purchase 5,027 57.4476
Purchase 113 58.6200
Purchase 921 57.0100
Purchase 12 58.4455
Purchase 9,668 57.4588
Purchase 47,037 58.3740
Sale 100 57.9500
Sale 160 57.5000
Sale 450 57.9000
Sale 200 56.9532
Sale 50 57.9008
Sale 700 57.0906
Sale 265 57.6200
Sale 200 57.2500
Sale 40,000 56.9885
Sale 47,037 58.3740
Sale 28 57.7160
Sale 40,000 56.9885
Sale 10,000 57.0100
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 15,658 57.0222
Sale 2,369 57.3711
Sale 5,524 57.7080
Sale 37,067 57.3978
Sale 5,895 57.2288
Sale 5,272 57.3133
Sale 50 57.5100
Sale 402 57.3133
Sale 491 57.0100
Sale 883 57.0100
Sale 189 57.0100
Sale 192 57.0100
Sale 200 57.3133
Sale 190 57.0100
Sale 50 72.5400 EUR
Sale 684 57.3133
Sale 117 58.0300
Sale 921 57.0100
Sale 2,584 57.0100
Sale 388 57.0100
Sale 338 57.0100
Sale 1,552 57.0100
Sale 55 57.0933
Sale 50 57.4232
Sale 616 57.0100
Sale 250 57.4530
Sale 1,473 57.0100
Sale 23 57.5500
Sale 70 57.4446
Sale 287 57.0100
Sale 160 57.4028
Sale 100 57.4330
Sale 60 57.4540
Sale 180 57.8312
Sale 25 57.5200
Sale 75 58.1331
Sale 150 58.2915
Sale 47,037 58.3740
Sale 87 57.0100
(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 56.9884
CFD Long 15658 57.0222
CFD Long 700 57.0906
CFD Long 5895 57.2288
CFD Long 1366 57.3589
CFD Long 2369 57.371
CFD Long 37067 57.3977
CFD Long 5524 57.708
CFD Long 100 58.1479
CFD Short 198 56.9986
CFD Short 400 57.2085
CFD Short 5156 57.397
CFD Short 4354 57.3972
CFD Short 3946 57.3978
CFD Short 5027 57.4476
CFD Short 9668 57.4587
CFD Short 2000 57.5235
CFD Short 8483 57.5977
CFD Short 116436 57.6402
CFD Short 20425 57.7159
CFD Short 3607 57.8932
CFD Short 8985 58.2358
CFD Short 50336 58.4368
(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 27 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