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 22 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 46,749,121 4.67% 1,268,940 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 777,446 0.08% 1,868,278 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 151,400 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,627,767 4.75% 3,288,618 0.33%
(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 277 41.6800
Purchase 1,418 41.6800
Purchase 713 42.5900
Purchase 126 Transfer
Purchase 15,083 42.4000
Purchase 1,475 41.6800
Purchase 27 Transfer
Purchase 7,322 42.6111
Purchase 54 42.8943
Purchase 232 42.7400
Purchase 32,000 40.0000
Purchase 10,032 43.4564
Purchase 57 Transfer
Purchase 8,000 40.0000
Purchase 41,000 42.5688
Purchase 392 42.4000
Purchase 47 Transfer
Purchase 34,704 43.4564
Purchase 526 40.5893
Purchase 14,258 43.4564
Purchase 26,392 41.0867
Purchase 49,372 42.7534
Purchase 514 42.8574
Purchase 99 42.8574
Purchase 119,119 41.6800
Purchase 4,045 42.4101
Purchase 413 40.5893
Purchase 20 55.7300 EUR
Purchase 9,812 42.4000
Purchase 9,693 42.7334
Purchase 272 42.6500
Purchase 2,975 42.4000
Purchase 527 43.3135
Purchase 41,901 42.4000
Purchase 1,126 40.5893
Purchase 986 43.2136
Sale 38 42.6200
Sale 21,000 42.8093
Sale 526 40.5893
Sale 931 43.5600
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 15 42.0631
Sale 4,392 41.4025
Sale 29 41.6100
Sale 105 43.0930
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 51 42.8940
Sale 47 Transfer
Sale 803 42.7536
Sale 1,429 42.9422
Sale 277 41.6800
Sale 1,126 40.5893
Sale 28,715 42.7962
Sale 26 39.5600
Sale 19,000 42.7070
Sale 111 42.7688
Sale 500 40.4850
Sale 1,149 42.4000
Sale 75 43.5500
Sale 17,871 42.4000
Sale 3,775 42.4000
Sale 80 42.8320
Sale 59,423 43.2851
Sale 355 42.7600
Sale 218,917 42.9122
Sale 229 42.7688
Sale 13,800 42.4000
Sale 9,812 42.4000
Sale 15,083 42.4000
Sale 12,584 42.2500
Sale 35 42.7300
Sale 2,016 42.2500
Sale 77 45.1263
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 44 42.9650
Sale 45 42.8910
Sale 40,000 40.0000
Sale 4,465 42.7282
Sale 91 Transfer
Sale 15,083 42.4000
Sale 3,992 41.4025
Sale 2,700 43.2056
Sale 2,700 43.2056
Sale 413 40.5893
Sale 1,418 42.1500
Sale 55,207 43.0801
Sale 2 41.0000
Sale 1,418 41.6800
Sale 112 Transfer
Sale 27 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 15 42.0633
CFD Long 4465 42.7281
CFD Long 28715 42.7961
CFD Long 21000 42.8092
CFD Long 218917 42.9121
CFD Long 1429 42.9421
CFD Long 55207 43.08
CFD Long 59423 43.2851
CFD Long 1135 43.3332
CFD Short 26392 41.0867
CFD Short 4045 42.41
CFD Short 41000 42.5688
CFD Short 9693 42.7334
CFD Short 49372 42.7534
CFD Short 54 42.8942
(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 23 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