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 03 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 44,924,995 4.50% 993,490 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 735,098 0.07% 182,959 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,761,293 4.59% 1,177,479 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 15,184 54.6000
Purchase 192 54.1050
Purchase 395 54.6000
Purchase 341 54.6000
Purchase 1,612 54.6000
Purchase 5,854 54.6000
Purchase 395 Transfer
Purchase 435 54.6000
Purchase 246 54.1050
Purchase 289 54.6000
Purchase 1,600 54.5762
Purchase 527 54.6000
Purchase 8,073 54.6000
Purchase 2,119 54.9900
Purchase 1,600 54.5081
Purchase 210,560 59.0040
Purchase 38,608 54.5239
Purchase 2,300 53.9333
Purchase 70,727 54.1457
Purchase 9,662 54.0015
Purchase 9,516 53.6707
Purchase 440 54.6000
Purchase 195 54.1050
Purchase 950 54.6000
Purchase 425 54.2988
Purchase 1,428 54.4424
Purchase 4,408 54.6000
Purchase 367 54.1900
Purchase 1,572 54.1050
Purchase 336 54.0500
Purchase 611 54.6000
Purchase 361 54.1050
Purchase 194 53.6800
Purchase 10,764 54.6000
Purchase 1,031 54.6000
Purchase 1,084 54.6000
Purchase 108,000 54.4691
Purchase 6,384 54.7753
Purchase 10,700 54.6374
Purchase 17,579 54.0498
Purchase 1,218 54.6000
Purchase 112 54.6000
Purchase 460 54.6000
Sale 7,800 53.5915
Sale 120 52.9921
Sale 11,820 53.6802
Sale 85 54.3140
Sale 4,314 54.1084
Sale 14,073 54.2253
Sale 154,131 54.2160
Sale 6,000 54.1022
Sale 5,000 53.4414
Sale 36,681 54.5561
Sale 125 53.7932
Sale 2,439 54.6425
Sale 2,887 54.1576
Sale 6,914 55.1100
Sale 80 54.5175
Sale 80 54.1124
Sale 75 53.9760
Sale 175 53.4400
Sale 7,609 53.3836
Sale 141 Transfer
Sale 235 Transfer
Sale 1,100 53.4203
Sale 4,106 54.4229
Sale 159 55.4900
Sale 4,663 53.8259
Sale 80 53.5500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 120 52.992
CFD Long 7609 53.3835
CFD Long 1100 53.4203
CFD Long 7800 53.5914
CFD Long 11820 53.6802
CFD Long 247 54.0162
CFD Long 6000 54.1022
CFD Long 4314 54.1083
CFD Long 154131 54.2159
CFD Long 14073 54.2253
CFD Long 4106 54.4229
CFD Long 1827 54.5329
CFD Long 36681 54.556
CFD Short 9516 53.6706
CFD Short 2300 53.9333
CFD Short 9662 54.0014
CFD Short 184 54.0238
CFD Short 17579 54.0498
CFD Short 70727 54.1456
CFD Short 912 54.182
CFD Short 108000 54.4691
CFD Short 1600 54.508
CFD Short 38608 54.5238
CFD Short 1600 54.5762
CFD Short 4830 54.5891
CFD Short 10764 54.6
CFD Short 10700 54.6374
CFD Short 6384 54.7753
(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 04 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