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 30 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 44,395,173 4.45% 1,241,231 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,001,935 0.10% 157,913 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,498,308 4.56% 1,400,174 0.14%
(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 1,933 60.0900
Purchase 521 60.0900
Purchase 706 60.0900
Purchase 581 60.0900
Purchase 2,942 60.0900
Purchase 6,911 60.0900
Purchase 294 60.0900
Purchase 534 60.0900
Purchase 344 60.0900
Purchase 288 60.0900
Purchase 172 60.0900
Purchase 327 60.0900
Purchase 544 60.0900
Purchase 180 60.0900
Purchase 9,293 60.0900
Purchase 212 60.0900
Purchase 369 60.0900
Purchase 443 59.9300
Purchase 18,398 60.2397
Purchase 1,800 60.1960
Purchase 7,300 60.2718
Purchase 1,360 60.0783
Purchase 443 59.9300
Purchase 175 60.4194
Purchase 19,018 60.3007
Purchase 483 60.3600
Purchase 24,480 60.2018
Purchase 9 57.3725
Purchase 700 59.8199
Purchase 4,011 60.0900
Purchase 100 75.9300 EUR
Purchase 100 75.8000 EUR
Purchase 785 60.0327
Purchase 771 60.0900
Purchase 40 59.8535
Purchase 290 56.3000
Purchase 662 60.0900
Purchase 1,723 59.6700
Purchase 198 60.0327
Purchase 249 56.3000
Purchase 67 59.6255
Purchase 232 60.0327
Purchase 192 60.0900
Sale 30,980 59.5683
Sale 10,667 59.7303
Sale 423 60.0116
Sale 1,300 59.7850
Sale 979 59.8899
Sale 23,995 59.6955
Sale 13,999 59.9025
Sale 127 59.8205
Sale 75 59.9375
Sale 2,187 59.7055
Sale 3,882 58.4300
Sale 1,615 59.6440
Sale 84 60.0600
Sale 443 59.9300
Sale 1,267 60.0900
Sale 2,767 60.0116
Sale 6,900 59.5334
Sale 2,415 58.4300
Sale 82,564 60.0735
Sale 1,630 59.6800
Sale 400 60.0710
Sale 75 59.8912
Sale 581 60.0900
Sale 85 59.8631
Sale 75 59.7831
Sale 5,389 60.0900
Sale 50 60.2048
Sale 67 59.6045
Sale 55 59.8775
Sale 130 59.7932
Sale 75 59.8075
Sale 175 59.7924
Sale 100 60.4232
Sale 20,458 60.0900
Sale 330 59.9700
Sale 185 60.1636
Sale 110 59.3348
Sale 369 60.0900
Sale 79 60.0124
Sale 150 60.3316
Sale 12,772 60.0900
Sale 135 60.2516
Sale 3,530 60.0900
Sale 4,481 60.0900
Sale 2,942 60.0900
Sale 200 59.4000
Sale 426 60.0900
Sale 190 59.8020
Sale 100 60.1130
Sale 6,644 60.0900
Sale 423 60.0900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6900 59.5333
CFD Long 30980 59.5683
CFD Long 1615 59.644
CFD Long 23995 59.6955
CFD Long 2187 59.7055
CFD Long 10667 59.7302
CFD Long 979 59.8898
CFD Long 13999 59.9024
CFD Long 400 60.071
CFD Long 82564 60.0734
CFD Long 369 60.09
CFD Short 1273 59.7851
CFD Short 700 59.8199
CFD Short 2216 59.9278
CFD Short 1037 60.078
CFD Short 1360 60.0782
CFD Short 369 60.09
CFD Short 1800 60.196
CFD Short 24480 60.2017
CFD Short 18398 60.2396
CFD Short 7300 60.2718
CFD Short 19018 60.3007
CFD Short 483 60.36
CFD Short 175 60.4194
(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 01 July 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