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 18 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 46,872,642 4.68% 612,001 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 524,363 0.05% 2,068,948 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 151,400 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,498,205 4.74% 2,832,349 0.28%
(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 2,000 37.7704
Purchase 52,990 37.1545
Purchase 11,500 36.4914
Purchase 3,106 36.5500
Purchase 13,625 37.4331
Purchase 70,271 36.7841
Purchase 10,000 37.6492
Purchase 87 Transfer
Purchase 98,880 36.5000
Purchase 48,632 37.1785
Purchase 16,735 36.5500
Purchase 2,139 37.9389
Purchase 850 36.5500
Purchase 115 37.6157
Purchase 13,000 36.5500
Purchase 8,300 37.1101
Purchase 33,433 37.0630
Purchase 54 Transfer
Purchase 3,068 37.2304
Sale 61,200 37.5826
Sale 103 37.3550
Sale 46 40.7130
Sale 843 Transfer
Sale 67,639 37.6772
Sale 437 Transfer
Sale 255 38.2600
Sale 642 65.4000 USD
Sale 54 Transfer
Sale 13,000 36.0000
Sale 34 41.3230
Sale 120 65.4000 USD
Sale 1,650 37.4540
Sale 87 Transfer
Sale 1,280 37.3197
Sale 140 37.7800
Sale 349 38.2600
Sale 47 Transfer
Sale 1,016 37.6331
Sale 2,252 37.6331
Sale 200 38.0130
Sale 377 36.5500
Sale 1,672 36.5500
Sale 600 37.1500
Sale 953 Transfer
Sale 160 37.7800
Sale 147 Transfer
Sale 17,103 36.5500
Sale 90 37.7800
Sale 50 38.3576
Sale 28,174 37.3935
Sale 13,600 37.4672
Sale 11,963 37.7902
Sale 8,073 39.4454
Sale 16,642 37.2571
Sale 3,068 37.2304
Sale 150 37.7800
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
17/09/2008 Sale 243 40.3300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 16642 37.257
CFD Long 1280 37.3197
CFD Long 19031 37.3855
CFD Long 13600 37.4671
CFD Long 61200 37.5825
CFD Long 67639 37.6772
CFD Long 11963 37.7901
CFD Short 11500 36.4914
CFD Short 4205 36.55
CFD Short 70271 36.784
CFD Short 33433 37.0629
CFD Short 8300 37.1101
CFD Short 52990 37.1544
CFD Short 48632 37.1784
CFD Short 115 37.6156
CFD Short 10000 37.6492
CFD Short 2000 37.7704
(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 19 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