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 12 November 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 47,872,905 4.80% 1,356,211 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 967,454 0.10% 1,863,808 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,941,559 4.90% 3,496,978 0.35%
(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 200 26.3443
Purchase 2,768 25.4733
Purchase 12,535 25.7125
Purchase 140 25.2900
Purchase 48,000 25.6764
Purchase 12,778 25.0216
Purchase 600 26.2990
Purchase 100,905 25.1958
Purchase 1,426 25.2471
Purchase 4,439 26.3350
Purchase 11,253 25.2416
Purchase 425 25.4600
Purchase 102,875 25.4600
Purchase 4,115 25.4600
Purchase 302 26.6400
Purchase 713 25.4600
Purchase 36,726 26.0940
Purchase 1,827 25.4600
Purchase 1,332 25.0238
Purchase 3,285 26.1209
Purchase 359 26.5619
Purchase 100 25.3100
Sale 142,494 25.2142
Sale 5,625 25.3722
Sale 41 27.5740
Sale 168 25.3410
Sale 18 27.9110
Sale 57 26.1420
Sale 100,905 25.1958
Sale 4,187 24.8290
Sale 6,744 25.2882
Sale 44,000 26.6613
Sale 3,230 25.1899
Sale 18,265 25.4400
Sale 30 27.5230
Sale 2,653 25.8655
Sale 100 25.3250
Sale 150 25.6720
Sale 2,031 25.2882
Sale 135 26.2930
Sale 48,000 25.6764
Sale 2,599 25.2882
Sale 26 27.8670
Sale 48,000 25.6764
Sale 43 Transfer
Sale 10,195 25.4439
Sale 46 25.7220
Sale 1,332 24.7811
Sale 34,700 25.3987
Sale 48 27.7130
Sale 359 26.5603
Sale 5,781 24.9771
Sale 3,140 25.4600
Sale 11,000 25.4600
Sale 29,835 25.4340
Sale 308 25.1190
Sale 5,624 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1332 24.7811
CFD Long 5781 24.977
CFD Long 308 25.1189
CFD Long 3230 25.1898
CFD Long 100905 25.1957
CFD Long 142494 25.2141
CFD Long 5625 25.3722
CFD Long 34700 25.3987
CFD Long 29835 25.4339
CFD Long 18265 25.44
CFD Long 10195 25.4439
CFD Long 48000 25.6763
CFD Long 1849 25.7337
CFD Long 2653 25.8654
CFD Short 12778 25.0215
CFD Short 1332 25.0237
CFD Short 100905 25.1957
CFD Short 11253 25.2415
CFD Short 2768 25.4732
CFD Short 14212 25.5447
CFD Short 12535 25.7125
CFD Short 845 25.8259
CFD Short 36726 26.094
CFD Short 3285 26.1209
CFD Short 600 26.299
CFD Short 4439 26.335
CFD Short 200 26.3443
(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 13 November 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 -125,000 45.0000 AMER 20/03/2009
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 -94 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 -300 4,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -300 4,400.0000 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