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 25 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 46,079,387 4.62% 775,659 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 965,228 0.10% 1,496,273 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 152,000 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,145,815 4.72% 2,423,932 0.24%
(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 100 40.0800
Purchase 8,138 39.2572
Purchase 38 Transfer
Purchase 3,100 40.7828
Purchase 5,500 39.8701
Purchase 3,200 39.5971
Purchase 39,011 40.0487
Purchase 920 39.4304
Purchase 24,885 39.3475
Purchase 1,600 40.8517
Purchase 50,918 39.2489
Purchase 100 39.7000
Purchase 120 39.7000
Purchase 250 39.8600
Purchase 277 40.1941
Purchase 1,873 39.4100
Purchase 901 40.1941
Purchase 29,285 39.4000
Purchase 572 39.4000
Purchase 500 40.0300
Purchase 100 39.7000
Purchase 100 39.7000
Purchase 2,279 39.4000
Purchase 200 39.7000
Sale 17,000 39.4000
Sale 32 40.2360
Sale 5,600 39.3015
Sale 1,715 39.4229
Sale 1,581 39.6442
Sale 1,263 38.9678
Sale 31,296 39.5839
Sale 93 39.9020
Sale 1,259 40.0150
Sale 38 Transfer
Sale 200 39.9380
Sale 10,500 40.1310
Sale 97 38.9200
Sale 1,793 38.9000
Sale 11,910 39.6873
Sale 10,000 39.3520
Sale 39,558 39.5319
Sale 375 39.6750
Sale 172 Transfer
Sale 1,629 40.2248
Sale 100 40.0800
Sale 150 39.8880
Sale 47,301 39.4899
Sale 218 39.4000
Sale 11,000 39.7487
Sale 1,738 39.9600
Sale 18,000 39.5745
Sale 9,694 39.9828
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5600 39.3014
CFD Long 10000 39.3519
CFD Long 1715 39.4228
CFD Long 47301 39.4899
CFD Long 39558 39.5318
CFD Long 18000 39.5745
CFD Long 31296 39.5838
CFD Long 1581 39.6441
CFD Long 11910 39.6872
CFD Long 11000 39.7487
CFD Long 100 40.08
CFD Long 10500 40.131
CFD Short 70154 39.141
CFD Short 50918 39.2488
CFD Short 8138 39.2572
CFD Short 24885 39.3475
CFD Short 920 39.4304
CFD Short 5500 39.8701
CFD Short 39011 40.0487
CFD Short 100 40.08
CFD Short 3100 40.7828
CFD Short 1600 40.8517
(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 26 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 -50,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
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 -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
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
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