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 16 September 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 46,840,084 4.69% 615,105 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 449,599 0.05% 2,151,385 0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 151,400 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,390,883 4.75% 2,917,890 0.29%
(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 35,833 39.3536
Purchase 267 38.7200
Purchase 503,901 Transfer
Purchase 1,428 38.7200
Purchase 13,330 39.1793
Purchase 843 38.7200
Purchase 357 38.8000
Purchase 2,121 38.7200
Purchase 20,951 38.7200
Purchase 12,955 39.9367
Purchase 357 38.8400
Purchase 121,426 39.2430
Purchase 434 40.2849
Purchase 17,000 38.7394
Purchase 7,800 38.9122
Purchase 14,909 39.5889
Purchase 644 39.7800
Purchase 105 40.9662
Purchase 270 40.3919
Purchase 37,547 40.1673
Purchase 521 Transfer
Purchase 43,000 40.0072
Purchase 762 40.2849
Purchase 250 38.7885
Purchase 391 40.2849
Purchase 50 50.6000 EUR
Purchase 1,761 40.2849
Purchase 1,600 39.5245
Purchase 3,244 39.4685
Purchase 38,716 39.4458
Purchase 51,577 39.0721
Purchase 1,140 40.2087
Purchase 311 38.7200
Purchase 1,641 39.5705
Purchase 4,216 39.2282
Purchase 225 39.5762
Purchase 125 38.7200
Purchase 311 38.7200
Purchase 1,395 38.7200
Purchase 125 38.7200
Purchase 4,912 38.7200
Purchase 224 39.5427
Purchase 281 38.7200
Purchase 223 39.5423
Purchase 624 38.7200
Sale 3,896 40.5260
Sale 4,154 39.0543
Sale 5,656 39.3293
Sale 32 42.1400
Sale 30 38.7270
Sale 524 39.9100
Sale 503,901 Transfer
Sale 60 38.7320
Sale 2,619 39.9500
Sale 6,400 39.3222
Sale 200 40.0380
Sale 150 40.0380
Sale 350 40.0380
Sale 150 40.3800
Sale 3,906 41.9400
Sale 725 38.7200
Sale 80 40.6200
Sale 70 40.3180
Sale 29,580 39.6413
Sale 1,792 52.7000 EUR
Sale 13,330 39.1793
Sale 18,890 39.3896
Sale 22,142 39.5369
Sale 600 40.3866
Sale 347 72.1100 USD
Sale 644 39.7800
Sale 4,000 42.7546
Sale 357 38.8400
Sale 54 41.6000
Sale 4,860 39.3321
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4154 39.0543
CFD Long 13330 39.1793
CFD Long 6400 39.3221
CFD Long 18890 39.3896
CFD Long 1246 39.5349
CFD Long 22142 39.5369
CFD Long 19780 39.5418
CFD Long 2027 39.5445
CFD Long 29580 39.6412
CFD Long 600 40.3866
CFD Long 3896 40.526
CFD Long 4000 42.7545
CFD Short 7800 38.9122
CFD Short 51577 39.072
CFD Short 13330 39.1793
CFD Short 121426 39.2429
CFD Short 3244 39.4684
CFD Short 14909 39.5888
CFD Short 12955 39.9367
CFD Short 37547 40.1672
CFD Short 105 40.9661
(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 17 September 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 -50,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
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 -270 6,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -350 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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