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 09 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 47,076,699 4.72% 1,001,468 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 726,025 0.07% 1,660,627 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,903,924 4.80% 2,663,125 0.27%
(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 2,793 53.7021
Purchase 561 53.1300
Purchase 190 54.0875
Purchase 380 54.1600
Purchase 120,408 53.4898
Purchase 3,733 53.7021
Purchase 5,090 54.1273
Purchase 210,562 53.6700
Purchase 3,604 54.0761
Purchase 80,000 54.3004
Purchase 3,817 53.2068
Purchase 2,249 53.1300
Purchase 847 54.0298
Purchase 1,766 54.0887
Purchase 16,244 53.1698
Purchase 1,000 53.4700
Purchase 8,239 54.1077
Purchase 400 54.1381
Purchase 45,656 53.4779
Purchase 15,000 53.0628
Purchase 9,667 53.7021
Purchase 17,267 53.5409
Purchase 24,041 54.2148
Purchase 1,100 53.4700
Purchase 3,700 53.2724
Purchase 527 53.1300
Purchase 1,140 53.1300
Purchase 292 53.1300
Purchase 345 53.1300
Purchase 1,226 54.0875
Purchase 426 53.1300
Purchase 292 53.1300
Purchase 190 53.1300
Purchase 433 54.0875
Purchase 334 54.0875
Purchase 185 54.0875
Sale 130 53.1800
Sale 1,300 53.9881
Sale 232 54.1042
Sale 200 53.0700
Sale 102 53.4084
Sale 7,059 54.1600
Sale 8,816 52.6400
Sale 2,797 53.8587
Sale 490 54.1690
Sale 30,218 54.0968
Sale 11 53.4418
Sale 7,893 54.0552
Sale 4,215 54.1600
Sale 120 53.9532
Sale 100 53.4205
Sale 100 53.1800
Sale 90 53.3300
Sale 550 52.8700
Sale 50 53.2906
Sale 4,316 53.6709
Sale 3,400 54.0371
Sale 14,355 53.9731
Sale 47,727 53.9710
Sale 85 54.0840
Sale 75 53.4884
Sale 340 53.5539
Sale 150 53.1263
Sale 60 53.1800
Sale 260 53.5900
Sale 860 53.5700
Sale 2,356 54.0837
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11 53.4418
CFD Long 340 53.5539
CFD Long 4316 53.6709
CFD Long 47727 53.971
CFD Long 14355 53.973
CFD Long 1300 53.9881
CFD Long 3400 54.037
CFD Long 7893 54.0551
CFD Long 2356 54.0837
CFD Long 30218 54.0967
CFD Long 490 54.1689
CFD Short 15000 53.0628
CFD Short 16244 53.1698
CFD Short 3817 53.2068
CFD Short 3700 53.2724
CFD Short 484 53.3101
CFD Short 45656 53.4779
CFD Short 120408 53.4898
CFD Short 17267 53.5408
CFD Short 1172 53.5961
CFD Short 847 54.0297
CFD Short 3604 54.0761
CFD Short 1766 54.0886
CFD Short 8239 54.1076
CFD Short 5090 54.1273
CFD Short 400 54.1381
CFD Short 7865 54.1492
CFD Short 24041 54.2148
CFD Short 80000 54.3003
(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 10 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