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 11 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 47,078,395 4.72% 899,900 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 620,703 0.06% 1,612,397 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 1,030 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,800,298 4.79% 2,513,327 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 12,913 54.3440
Purchase 234 54.1745
Purchase 516 54.1745
Purchase 534 54.1745
Purchase 186 55.2300
Purchase 623 55.2300
Purchase 1,283 54.1745
Purchase 1,158 55.5513
Purchase 80 54.1880
Purchase 10,476 54.3443
Purchase 192 54.1745
Purchase 7,727 54.1621
Purchase 1,695 54.1745
Purchase 3,084 54.6424
Purchase 32,400 53.4492
Purchase 8,000 55.1200
Purchase 14,760 54.0804
Purchase 40,000 54.1589
Purchase 2,945 54.5793
Purchase 11,858 54.6768
Purchase 4,856 54.4787
Purchase 2,242 54.1875
Purchase 91 53.4200
Purchase 40,000 54.3363
Purchase 1,407 53.4200
Purchase 515 54.1745
Purchase 5,656 54.1745
Purchase 309 54.1745
Purchase 6,371 54.1600
Purchase 63,404 53.4200
Purchase 182 54.1745
Purchase 786 54.1745
Purchase 278 55.2300
Purchase 492 54.2017
Purchase 356 55.2300
Purchase 990 53.4100
Purchase 665 54.1745
Purchase 70 55.2300
Purchase 2,204 53.4200
Purchase 164 54.1745
Purchase 556 54.1745
Purchase 533 54.1745
Purchase 217 54.1745
Sale 339 54.5399
Sale 1,715 54.4100
Sale 6,371 54.1600
Sale 1,318 53.8068
Sale 800 54.7818
Sale 32 55.1800
Sale 1,554 54.2472
Sale 150 54.1542
Sale 10,137 54.2802
Sale 281 54.7540
Sale 43,042 54.1599
Sale 100 55.5311
Sale 100 55.5311
Sale 63,118 53.4200
Sale 5,562 53.4200
Sale 3,597 53.8720
Sale 1,000 55.0500
Sale 50 54.0904
Sale 95,804 54.3389
Sale 428 55.0850
Sale 85 55.5311
Sale 20,200 55.1230
Sale 47,041 55.1014
Sale 27 54.5284
Sale 16,353 54.2116
Sale 37,579 54.3822
Sale 100 53.3407
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 182 53.4307
CFD Long 3641 53.9736
CFD Long 43042 54.1598
CFD Long 3151 54.2088
CFD Long 16353 54.2116
CFD Long 1554 54.2472
CFD Long 10137 54.2802
CFD Long 95804 54.3389
CFD Long 37579 54.3821
CFD Long 339 54.5399
CFD Long 800 54.7817
CFD Long 47041 55.1014
CFD Long 20200 55.123
CFD Short 32400 53.4491
CFD Short 14760 54.0804
CFD Short 40000 54.1589
CFD Short 7727 54.1621
CFD Short 2242 54.1875
CFD Short 40000 54.3363
CFD Short 12913 54.3439
CFD Short 23429 54.3442
CFD Short 4856 54.4786
CFD Short 886 54.5149
CFD Short 2945 54.5792
CFD Short 3084 54.6424
CFD Short 11858 54.6768
(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 14 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