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 18 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 48,678,074 4.88% 1,180,927 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 792,170 0.08% 1,847,340 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,571,444 4.97% 3,305,226 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 1,706 24.6800
Purchase 12,100 23.8776
Purchase 4,000 23.9536
Purchase 1,900 23.5640
Purchase 100,000 23.7327
Purchase 13,216 24.1133
Purchase 62,612 24.0054
Purchase 200 23.6300
Purchase 407 23.9100
Purchase 16,793 23.9194
Purchase 20,804 23.9414
Purchase 3,250 23.7598
Purchase 8,869 24.0183
Purchase 26,726 24.4936
Purchase 33,468 24.6800
Purchase 300 23.3000
Purchase 12,345 24.6800
Purchase 12,345 24.6800
Purchase 900 23.5300
Purchase 422 24.6800
Purchase 13,571 23.9559
Purchase 1,050 23.4900
Purchase 84,342 24.6800
Purchase 52,370 23.6480
Purchase 200 23.3000
Purchase 1,415 24.6800
Purchase 8,137 24.6800
Sale 1,800 23.1000
Sale 3,148 23.4750
Sale 9,678 23.8810
Sale 1,762 Transfer
Sale 39,286 24.3955
Sale 26,300 24.6374
Sale 16,380 24.0652
Sale 2,150 24.6594
Sale 2,400 23.3123
Sale 17,202 23.9720
Sale 33 Transfer
Sale 12,899 23.2520
Sale 3,250 23.7632
Sale 200 23.6300
Sale 1,000 23.2402
Sale 7 Transfer
Sale 3,500 24.6316
Sale 1,800 23.2045
Sale 250 23.8720
Sale 270 23.8200
Sale 240 24.3500
Sale 3,613 24.6800
Sale 115,448 23.7126
Sale 2,500 24.5360
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1800 23.1
CFD Long 1800 23.2045
CFD Long 1000 23.2402
CFD Long 12899 23.252
CFD Long 200 23.63
CFD Long 9678 23.881
CFD Long 17202 23.9719
CFD Long 16380 24.0651
CFD Long 39286 24.3954
CFD Long 2500 24.5359
CFD Long 3500 24.6316
CFD Long 26300 24.6373
CFD Long 2150 24.6594
CFD Long 1418 24.68
CFD Short 900 3.53
CFD Short 1900 23.564
CFD Short 200 23.63
CFD Short 52370 23.6479
CFD Short 100000 23.7326
CFD Short 10605 23.8735
CFD Short 12100 23.8776
CFD Short 3489 23.8781
CFD Short 16793 23.9193
CFD Short 20804 23.9414
CFD Short 4000 23.9535
CFD Short 62612 24.0053
CFD Short 8869 24.0182
CFD Short 13216 24.1133
(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 19 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