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 10 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 47,127,851 4.72% 943,247 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 667,374 0.07% 1,741,791 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,896,425 4.80% 2,686,068 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 8,797 54.3504
Purchase 58,898 54.4076
Purchase 26,789 54.3766
Purchase 1,309 54.2109
Purchase 168,449 53.9500
Purchase 168,449 53.9500
Purchase 109,988 54.0623
Purchase 7,733 54.1475
Purchase 1,009 53.7021
Purchase 210,562 53.6700
Purchase 13 54.1774
Purchase 2,204 54.8000
Purchase 31,600 54.4076
Purchase 15,039 54.3457
Purchase 245 54.1269
Purchase 1,185 54.8000
Purchase 131 54.8000
Purchase 990 53.4100
Purchase 55 54.2916
Sale 370 54.8000
Sale 210,562 Transfer
Sale 21,529 54.5050
Sale 23,135 54.0673
Sale 1,156 53.3288
Sale 168,449 53.9500
Sale 311 54.0791
Sale 2,108 54.2300
Sale 91 54.8000
Sale 15,934 54.3745
Sale 210,562 53.6700
Sale 7,486 54.1982
Sale 1,968 54.5479
Sale 34 Transfer
Sale 325 54.0000
Sale 4,211 54.8000
Sale 125 54.1442
Sale 4,856 54.7932
Sale 3,300 54.8000
Sale 15,200 54.0712
Sale 29,018 54.5072
Sale 865 54.1028
Sale 23,347 53.9804
Sale 12,990 54.3281
Sale 200 54.5484
Sale 100 54.3663
Sale 31 53.0005
Sale 75 54.2427
Sale 3,836 54.1696
Sale 95 52.9632
Sale 24 54.8905
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 23347 53.9803
CFD Long 23135 54.0672
CFD Long 15200 54.0711
CFD Long 865 54.1028
CFD Long 3836 54.1696
CFD Long 7486 54.1981
CFD Long 12990 54.328
CFD Long 15934 54.3745
CFD Long 21529 54.505
CFD Long 4856 54.7931
CFD Short 1709 54.0514
CFD Short 109988 54.0622
CFD Short 339 54.0629
CFD Short 7733 54.1475
CFD Short 1309 54.2109
CFD Short 15039 54.3456
CFD Short 8797 54.3504
CFD Short 26789 54.3766
CFD Short 90498 54.4076
CFD Short 6792 54.7891
(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 11 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