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 LIMITED
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 27 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 44,534,105 4.46% 1,140,914 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 914,692 0.09% 155,952 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,549,997 4.56% 1,297,896 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 320 58.1651
Purchase 64 Transfer
Purchase 24,878 57.2653
Purchase 1,036 57.9655
Purchase 52,090 57.8075
Purchase 567 56.9974
Purchase 2,156 58.0887
Purchase 16,350 56.8927
Purchase 337 Transfer
Purchase 26,812 57.2061
Purchase 2,311 57.0817
Purchase 2,311 57.0894
Purchase 50 58.0026
Purchase 12,370 57.6177
Purchase 500 57.3800
Purchase 18,310 57.7669
Purchase 150 57.0600
Purchase 150 57.0600
Purchase 150 57.0600
Purchase 25 71.5000 EUR
Purchase 26,798 58.0241
Purchase 322 58.4300
Purchase 25 57.5855
Purchase 44 57.4410
Purchase 7,312 57.5951
Sale 14,887 57.4546
Sale 2,700 56.7428
Sale 2,311 57.0817
Sale 338 56.9250
Sale 300 57.5000
Sale 81 58.0305
Sale 1,310 Transfer
Sale 96,835 58.1425
Sale 6,335 57.1583
Sale 2,105 57.0320
Sale 22,578 58.2905
Sale 175 57.3732
Sale 100 57.2924
Sale 150 57.6324
Sale 50 57.1760
Sale 100 57.1532
Sale 50 57.9416
Sale 170 57.2245
Sale 1,565 57.0320
Sale 162 56.3000
Sale 209 57.4821
Sale 6,900 57.1371
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2700 56.7428
CFD Long 338 56.925
CFD Long 6900 57.137
CFD Long 14887 57.4546
CFD Long 96835 58.1425
CFD Long 22578 58.2905
CFD Short 199 56.74
CFD Short 24878 57.2653
CFD Short 7515 57.371
CFD Short 7312 57.5951
CFD Short 12370 57.6176
CFD Short 18310 57.7669
CFD Short 52090 57.8075
CFD Short 1036 57.9655
CFD Short 26798 58.0241
CFD Short 5418 58.0362
CFD Short 2156 58.0886
CFD Short 320 58.165
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 30 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