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 14 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 48,325,043 4.84% 1,269,635 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 880,878 0.09% 1,696,086 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,307,121 4.94% 3,242,680 0.32%
(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 34,279 26.3388
Purchase 12,748 25.6200
Purchase 22,313 25.6200
Purchase 1,138 25.6200
Purchase 18,561 26.6180
Purchase 106,990 25.6200
Purchase 70,813 26.8650
Purchase 2,252 27.3500
Purchase 52,928 25.6200
Purchase 1,843 25.7711
Purchase 200 27.1150
Purchase 138 26.6544
Purchase 11,858 26.7204
Purchase 3,831 26.7871
Purchase 9,400 26.9523
Purchase 44,533 26.8961
Purchase 5,000 25.6432
Purchase 801 26.7200
Purchase 424 25.6200
Purchase 2,100 25.6073
Purchase 10,536 26.2851
Purchase 13,400 25.6200
Purchase 859 25.6200
Purchase 13,525 25.0798
Purchase 5,720 25.6200
Purchase 9,902 26.2851
Purchase 3,400 26.2851
Purchase 27,238 27.3583
Purchase 13,400 27.3500
Purchase 10,416 25.6200
Purchase 61,176 25.7000
Purchase 29,199 25.6200
Sale 865 26.9832
Sale 1,843 27.2180
Sale 2,212 26.9832
Sale 92 26.9832
Sale 33,075 25.6200
Sale 2,746 26.9832
Sale 1,278 26.7286
Sale 23,911 26.0178
Sale 676 26.9832
Sale 1,255 26.9832
Sale 5,000 27.5405
Sale 11,402 26.7929
Sale 941 26.9832
Sale 2,195 26.9832
Sale 2,675 26.9832
Sale 42 26.7020
Sale 3,241 26.9832
Sale 177 26.9832
Sale 150 27.4930
Sale 13,400 25.6200
Sale 207 25.7400
Sale 15,500 26.1710
Sale 64 26.6010
Sale 1,552 26.9832
Sale 1,332 26.9832
Sale 335 26.9832
Sale 19,350 26.6268
Sale 2,358 26.9832
Sale 200 27.1150
Sale 5,702 26.0223
Sale 3,831 26.7879
Sale 30,923 26.8915
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 23911 26.0178
CFD Long 5702 26.0222
CFD Long 15500 26.1709
CFD Long 372 26.2752
CFD Long 19350 26.6267
CFD Long 11402 26.7929
CFD Long 5235 26.8558
CFD Long 30923 26.8914
CFD Long 200 27.115
CFD Long 1843 27.218
CFD Long 5000 27.5404
CFD Short 2100 25.6073
CFD Short 5000 25.6432
CFD Short 1843 25.771
CFD Short 2891 26.0559
CFD Short 34279 26.3388
CFD Short 18561 26.6179
CFD Short 138 26.6544
CFD Short 11858 26.7204
CFD Short 5244 26.8241
CFD Short 3130 26.8618
CFD Short 70813 26.865
CFD Short 44533 26.8961
CFD Short 9400 26.9523
CFD Short 200 27.115
(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 17 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