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 01 July 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 44,538,600 4.46% 1,070,891 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 824,525 0.08% 111,904 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,464,325 4.56% 1,183,825 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 3,773 57.6472
Purchase 2,100 58.9198
Purchase 6,389 57.6400
Purchase 7,566 58.5991
Purchase 56,000 57.6406
Purchase 46,120 58.8009
Purchase 90,000 59.2709
Purchase 100,000 58.6746
Purchase 55,396 58.2797
Purchase 22,812 58.6190
Purchase 4,000 57.6400
Purchase 131 59.9300
Purchase 5,998 57.6400
Purchase 10,900 59.3624
Purchase 700 58.4282
Purchase 207 59.1485
Purchase 50 58.3384
Purchase 177 58.5988
Purchase 200 58.5200
Sale 10,298 58.7130
Sale 6,964 59.0993
Sale 2,743 58.3975
Sale 25,047 58.8827
Sale 85 58.1245
Sale 49,993 58.8986
Sale 107 60.4060
Sale 9,300 58.6222
Sale 9 60.1130
Sale 90,000 59.2709
Sale 50 58.2600
Sale 53 57.9760
Sale 350 59.7300
Sale 350 59.7300
Sale 350 59.7300
Sale 85 59.0824
Sale 30 58.6190
Sale 250 58.5400
Sale 170 58.3824
Sale 50 58.1120
Sale 87 59.9060
Sale 70 58.2600
Sale 45 58.3245
Sale 300 59.7700
Sale 80 58.2600
Sale 90 58.5000
Sale 200 58.2600
Sale 5,412 57.6400
Sale 38,277 58.5207
Sale 20,740 58.5068
Sale 132 Transfer
Sale 7,185 58.2459
Sale 190 59.1456
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7185 58.2458
CFD Long 20740 58.5068
CFD Long 38277 58.5207
CFD Long 9300 58.6222
CFD Long 10298 58.7129
CFD Long 25047 58.8826
CFD Long 49993 58.8986
CFD Long 6964 59.0993
CFD Long 1362 59.1663
CFD Long 90000 59.2708
CFD Short 3842 57.6285
CFD Short 56000 57.6405
CFD Short 3773 57.6472
CFD Short 55396 58.2797
CFD Short 700 58.4282
CFD Short 2010 58.5545
CFD Short 7566 58.5991
CFD Short 22812 58.619
CFD Short 100000 58.6746
CFD Short 46120 58.8009
CFD Short 2100 58.9198
CFD Short 37 58.9283
CFD Short 211 59.1746
CFD Short 90000 59.2708
(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 02 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