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 08 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 46,711,452 4.68% 997,671 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 733,015 0.07% 1,504,423 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,545,667 4.76% 2,503,124 0.25%
(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 126,337 53.5500
Purchase 4,200 55.8000
Purchase 11,000 53.1343
Purchase 5,100 54.6516
Purchase 186 54.1554
Purchase 181 52.6400
Purchase 13 53.9516
Purchase 16,963 53.1442
Purchase 24,415 53.7791
Purchase 4,316 52.6466
Purchase 7,423 54.0260
Purchase 112,930 54.1110
Purchase 3,000 53.9160
Purchase 42,112 53.5500
Purchase 3,000 54.1817
Purchase 48 54.8454
Purchase 3,201 54.0444
Purchase 1,129 53.8550
Purchase 453 52.6400
Purchase 425 52.6400
Purchase 425 52.6400
Purchase 62 52.6400
Purchase 168,449 53.5500
Purchase 127 53.7900
Purchase 5 53.8930
Purchase 46 53.7637
Purchase 202 Transfer
Purchase 1,611 52.6400
Sale 202 Transfer
Sale 311 53.9000
Sale 5,192 52.6400
Sale 10,180 53.7728
Sale 56,165 53.6207
Sale 59,761 53.8518
Sale 131 Transfer
Sale 168,449 53.5500
Sale 12,011 53.5226
Sale 66 54.8784
Sale 27,838 53.8510
Sale 120 53.3324
Sale 2,752 52.6400
Sale 85 52.6400
Sale 7,623 53.9133
Sale 1,129 53.8550
Sale 40 68.3700 EUR
Sale 115 66.2100 EUR
Sale 13,754 52.6400
Sale 150 54.2905
Sale 100 53.1936
Sale 12,468 53.7701
Sale 181 52.6400
Sale 317 Transfer
Sale 245 53.3821
Sale 35 53.3600
Sale 335 54.5800
Sale 100 53.5636
Sale 87 53.3621
Sale 130 54.6040
Sale 10,302 52.6400
Sale 313 53.6521
Sale 3,201 54.0444
Sale 28,619 53.8175
Sale 24,601 52.6400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12011 53.5225
CFD Long 56165 53.6207
CFD Long 313 53.6521
CFD Long 12468 53.7701
CFD Long 10180 53.7727
CFD Long 28619 53.8175
CFD Long 27838 53.851
CFD Long 59761 53.8518
CFD Long 3201 54.0443
CFD Short 4316 52.6465
CFD Short 11000 53.1342
CFD Short 16963 53.1441
CFD Short 24415 53.779
CFD Short 3000 53.916
CFD Short 3201 54.0443
CFD Short 112930 54.111
CFD Short 3000 54.1817
CFD Short 5100 54.6515
CFD Short 48 54.8454
(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 09 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