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 20 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 49,316,334 4.94% 1,142,490 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 746,068 0.07% 1,709,317 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,830 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,163,602 5.03% 3,128,637 0.31%
(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 400 21.3400
Purchase 1,500 21.1500
Purchase 135 21.2500
Purchase 145 20.2200
Purchase 500 21.0700
Purchase 750 21.5335
Purchase 6,700 20.6870
Purchase 62,819 20.4727
Purchase 48,108 20.2200
Purchase 941 21.0364
Purchase 5,633 20.6776
Purchase 603 Transfer
Purchase 300 20.9806
Purchase 1,354 20.3848
Purchase 2,100 20.8452
Purchase 1,560 20.2230
Purchase 3,446 20.9400
Purchase 100 21.1400
Purchase 30,458 20.5774
Purchase 8,079 21.0834
Purchase 5,313 20.9337
Purchase 569 19.9700
Purchase 8,294 20.2200
Purchase 10,291 20.2200
Purchase 15,558 20.9564
Purchase 27,442 20.5148
Purchase 4,905 21.1502
Purchase 2,346 20.9400
Purchase 100 25.7800 EUR
Sale 45 Transfer
Sale 8,942 21.0886
Sale 5,926 21.2245
Sale 100 21.1400
Sale 41 21.2540
Sale 14,383 20.8818
Sale 1,671 20.3170
Sale 8,945 20.4438
Sale 26,179 20.7558
Sale 621 20.1167
Sale 13,178 20.8875
Sale 98,328 21.2564
Sale 603 Transfer
Sale 200 20.3700
Sale 14,810 20.3488
Sale 23,628 20.8452
Sale 32,243 22.5700
Sale 879 21.0730
Sale 243 21.1100
Sale 383 21.1100
Sale 29 20.6659
Sale 250 21.1710
Sale 48,108 20.2200
Sale 2,100 20.8569
Sale 300 20.3200
Sale 29 21.7120
Sale 90 19.7300
Sale 100 20.3800
Sale 250 19.9000
Sale 60 20.0400
Sale 46,514 20.4762
Sale 27 23.6830
Sale 190 20.8795
Sale 2,406 21.1779
Sale 433 20.9716
Sale 100 20.6200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1671 20.3169
CFD Long 14810 20.3487
CFD Long 46514 20.4762
CFD Long 2640 20.4959
CFD Long 26179 20.7557
CFD Long 23628 20.8451
CFD Long 190 20.8794
CFD Long 14383 20.8817
CFD Long 13178 20.8874
CFD Long 433 20.9715
CFD Long 8942 21.0885
CFD Long 100 21.14
CFD Long 4516 21.1608
CFD Long 2406 21.1779
CFD Long 5926 21.2244
CFD Long 98328 21.2564
CFD Short 1560 20.223
CFD Short 1354 20.3848
CFD Short 62819 20.4727
CFD Short 27442 20.5148
CFD Short 30458 20.5773
CFD Short 5633 20.6776
CFD Short 6700 20.687
CFD Short 5313 20.9337
CFD Short 300 20.9806
CFD Short 941 21.0363
CFD Short 8062 21.0667
CFD Short 8079 21.0834
CFD Short 100 21.14
CFD Short 3341 21.1456
CFD Short 7686 21.1493
CFD Short 4905 21.1502
CFD Short 750 21.5335
(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 21 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 -42 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -223 4,400.0000 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 -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