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 19 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 46,876,481 4.68% 435,374 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 535,727 0.05% 1,886,309 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 151,400 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,513,408 4.74% 2,473,083 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 400 39.9680
Purchase 10,770 41.6800
Purchase 275 39.8118
Purchase 539 41.6800
Purchase 480 40.5800
Purchase 272 41.6800
Purchase 6,403 41.6800
Purchase 727 41.6800
Purchase 2,932 41.6800
Purchase 1,475 41.6800
Purchase 10,769 41.7235
Purchase 29,000 40.9063
Purchase 229 41.6800
Purchase 6,860 41.6800
Purchase 352 41.6800
Purchase 104,984 40.1800
Purchase 536,835 40.9288
Purchase 706 Transfer
Purchase 86,170 39.9964
Purchase 662 41.6800
Purchase 2,544 39.1100
Purchase 36 Transfer
Purchase 70,951 41.1854
Purchase 27,000 41.9711
Purchase 33 41.6000
Purchase 38,827 41.4073
Purchase 73,515 41.2000
Purchase 995 41.6800
Purchase 223 41.6800
Purchase 7,188 41.6800
Purchase 7,561 41.6800
Purchase 850 41.6800
Purchase 12,729 41.6800
Purchase 2,869 41.6800
Purchase 216 41.6800
Purchase 6,658 36.5000
Purchase 44,121 41.6800
Purchase 268 36.5000
Purchase 150 39.6450
Purchase 453 41.6800
Purchase 144 41.6800
Purchase 609 41.6800
Purchase 145 41.6800
Sale 247 Transfer
Sale 1,200 40.1040
Sale 133 41.6800
Sale 165 41.1200
Sale 2,515 41.6800
Sale 120,562 41.3831
Sale 217 41.6800
Sale 100 40.0000
Sale 2,466 41.6800
Sale 73,810 41.1636
Sale 536,835 40.9288
Sale 3,100 40.3221
Sale 109,724 41.0411
Sale 1,672 41.6800
Sale 351 41.5700
Sale 19 36.9710
Sale 130 39.5800
Sale 35,442 40.9666
Sale 1,475 41.6800
Sale 215 40.9500
Sale 662 41.6800
Sale 30 52.0000 EUR
Sale 30 49.7800 EUR
Sale 109 Transfer
Sale 154 Transfer
Sale 6,860 41.6800
Sale 152,379 40.9105
Sale 5,921 41.6800
Sale 559 41.6800
Sale 6,658 36.5000
Sale 268 36.5000
Sale 32,300 40.4040
Sale 762 41.3300
Sale 110 40.5200
Sale 2,207 41.6800
Sale 8,138 41.0617
Sale 36 Transfer
Sale 215 39.6100
Sale 200 40.4300
Sale 110 Transfer
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
18/09/2008 Sale 13,000 36.0000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1200 40.1039
CFD Long 32300 40.404
CFD Long 152379 40.9104
CFD Long 536835 40.9288
CFD Long 35442 40.9666
CFD Long 109724 41.0411
CFD Long 8138 41.0616
CFD Long 73810 41.1635
CFD Short 6297 39.7252
CFD Short 400 39.968
CFD Short 29000 40.9063
CFD Short 536835 40.9288
CFD Short 70951 41.1853
CFD Short 73515 41.1999
CFD Short 38827 41.4072
(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 22 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