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 13 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 47,914,808 4.80% 1,326,611 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 937,854 0.09% 1,662,510 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,953,862 4.90% 3,266,080 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 350 24.8329
Purchase 27,388 24.9244
Purchase 628 Transfer
Purchase 7,700 25.0705
Purchase 869 25.3831
Purchase 13,529 25.7000
Purchase 6,300 25.0455
Purchase 2,496 Transfer
Purchase 78,093 25.7000
Purchase 30,676 24.9696
Purchase 1,412 25.0299
Purchase 21,300 25.0705
Purchase 200 24.8400
Purchase 5,300 24.9106
Purchase 4,592 25.0488
Purchase 32 25.2300
Purchase 40,591 24.9679
Purchase 53,508 25.1360
Purchase 26,025 25.1116
Purchase 712 25.7000
Purchase 900 24.9800
Purchase 125 24.7200
Purchase 4,115 25.7000
Purchase 526 25.7000
Purchase 15,801 25.7000
Purchase 381 25.7000
Purchase 425 24.9835
Purchase 1,131 25.7000
Purchase 21,398 24.7147
Purchase 115 24.7700
Purchase 41,150 25.7000
Sale 286 Transfer
Sale 628 Transfer
Sale 467 24.7868
Sale 286 Transfer
Sale 40,303 25.0068
Sale 200 24.8400
Sale 398 25.2000
Sale 850 25.7000
Sale 186,668 24.9383
Sale 35 Transfer
Sale 23,089 24.6753
Sale 257 25.7000
Sale 26,796 24.9602
Sale 1,859 25.7000
Sale 5,421 25.7000
Sale 154 Transfer
Sale 7,604 24.6962
Sale 350 24.8371
Sale 15,509 25.4097
Sale 480 24.6500
Sale 870 24.9871
Sale 55 24.8000
Sale 6,600 24.7344
Sale 166 Transfer
Sale 220 Transfer
Sale 55 26.0130
Sale 45,824 25.2339
Sale 435 25.7000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 23089 24.6752
CFD Long 7604 24.6961
CFD Long 6600 24.7344
CFD Long 467 24.7868
CFD Long 200 24.84
CFD Long 186668 24.9382
CFD Long 26796 24.9602
CFD Long 40303 25.0068
CFD Long 14630 25.0387
CFD Long 45824 25.2338
CFD Long 15509 25.4096
CFD Short 200 24.84
CFD Short 5300 24.9105
CFD Short 27388 24.9243
CFD Short 40591 24.9678
CFD Short 30676 24.9696
CFD Short 1412 25.0299
CFD Short 6300 25.0455
CFD Short 4592 25.0488
CFD Short 26025 25.1115
CFD Short 53508 25.1359
(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 14 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