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 04 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 43,493,932 4.36% 2,426,093 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,165,591 0.22% 179,606 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,760,723 4.58% 2,606,729 0.26%
(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 5,000 54.3400
Purchase 70 54.8200
Purchase 4,698 57.6400
Purchase 500 54.2392
Purchase 55 54.2391
Purchase 220 54.2391
Purchase 50 54.6600
Purchase 794 56.0000
Purchase 2,800 55.0285
Purchase 70 56.2700
Purchase 6,567 54.1148
Purchase 60 54.8360
Purchase 1,586 53.9742
Purchase 59,808 54.3495
Purchase 715 56.0000
Purchase 2,300 54.7878
Purchase 55 54.2391
Purchase 11,367 54.3882
Purchase 92 54.2391
Sale 195 55.1017
Sale 6,752 55.9930
Sale 11,236 55.9192
Sale 1,408,270 56.0000
Sale 830 54.2008
Sale 100 53.9300
Sale 84,140 54.9891
Sale 1,110 54.0600
Sale 276 54.1100
Sale 2,000 56.3100
Sale 100 54.0100
Sale 715 56.0000
Sale 2,183 56.0000
Sale 184 54.3502
Sale 3,882 58.4300
Sale 1,597 54.6466
Sale 100 53.9300
Sale 120 54.0000
Sale 150 53.9300
Sale 560 54.1600
Sale 215 53.9300
Sale 100 53.9300
Sale 460 54.1508
Sale 150 53.9300
Sale 150 53.9300
Sale 100 53.9300
Sale 250 53.9300
Sale 200 54.0000
Sale 120 54.0000
Sale 120 54.0000
Sale 150 53.9300
Sale 100 53.9300
Sale 1,125 56.3845
Sale 130 53.9300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 84140 54.989
CFD Long 195 55.1017
CFD Long 11236 55.9192
CFD Long 6752 55.993
CFD Long 1408270 56
CFD Long 2000 56.31
CFD Long 1125 56.3844
CFD Short 6567 54.1148
CFD Short 6843 54.2114
CFD Short 59808 54.3494
CFD Short 11367 54.3882
CFD Short 2300 54.7877
CFD Short 684 54.7943
CFD Short 2800 55.0285
CFD Short 267 55.9888
(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 07 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