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 17 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 48,449,742 4.85% 1,358,955 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 943,472 0.09% 1,826,897 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,494,414 4.96% 3,462,811 0.35%
(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 14,760 25.2908
Purchase 850 24.5800
Purchase 34,012 25.0944
Purchase 18,426 25.0493
Purchase 4,115 24.5800
Purchase 391 24.9900
Purchase 139 Transfer
Purchase 712 24.5800
Purchase 4,677 24.5800
Purchase 26,726 24.5800
Purchase 106 Transfer
Purchase 1,800 25.3148
Purchase 146,107 24.4786
Purchase 4,762 24.6775
Purchase 1,400 25.0001
Purchase 1,891 24.9291
Purchase 75 28.6800 EUR
Purchase 7,711 24.7130
Purchase 450 24.8562
Purchase 7,800 25.2147
Purchase 800 24.9700
Purchase 238 25.0500
Purchase 1,469 27.3500
Purchase 19,794 24.5800
Purchase 25,000 27.3996
Purchase 2,943 24.9377
Purchase 250 25.1000
Purchase 264 25.8000
Purchase 715 24.3059
Purchase 666 24.3059
Purchase 13,212 24.3059
Purchase 4,483 24.5800
Purchase 572 24.3059
Purchase 395 24.3059
Sale 170 24.7610
Sale 66,661 24.5577
Sale 1,891 24.9291
Sale 26,726 24.5800
Sale 1,400 25.0046
Sale 3,271 24.7146
Sale 436 25.1217
Sale 635 24.5800
Sale 51 26.8610
Sale 50 26.8620
Sale 7,055 24.9842
Sale 11,995 24.6835
Sale 300 25.0000
Sale 85 24.1631
Sale 7,917 25.2780
Sale 5,404 24.8374
Sale 44,881 24.3598
Sale 17,103 24.6668
Sale 25,767 24.5637
Sale 505 25.9958
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 44881 24.3597
CFD Long 66661 24.5576
CFD Long 25767 24.5636
CFD Long 2262 24.58
CFD Long 17103 24.6667
CFD Long 11995 24.6835
CFD Long 5404 24.8373
CFD Long 1891 24.929
CFD Long 7917 25.278
CFD Long 505 25.9958
CFD Short 146107 24.4785
CFD Short 4762 24.6774
CFD Short 14884 24.6856
CFD Short 7711 24.7129
CFD Short 450 24.8562
CFD Short 1891 24.929
CFD Short 18426 25.0492
CFD Short 34012 25.0943
CFD Short 7800 25.2147
CFD Short 14760 25.2907
CFD Short 1800 25.3148
(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 18 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