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 21 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 49,579,773 4.97% 854,777 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 462,153 0.05% 1,706,350 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 126,828 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,143,126 5.02% 2,687,955 0.27%
(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 57 20.7700
Purchase 2,350 21.0728
Purchase 50,200 21.5781
Purchase 6,608 20.7500
Purchase 250 21.3400
Purchase 100 20.7534
Purchase 27,577 21.1121
Purchase 2,000 44.0000
Purchase 29,470 20.7500
Purchase 5,759 21.1778
Purchase 130 20.9200
Purchase 250 20.6400
Purchase 1,671 21.2723
Purchase 58,139 20.7523
Purchase 2,640 21.3828
Purchase 59,685 20.7673
Purchase 7,600 20.8076
Purchase 46 21.2200
Purchase 7,329 21.0498
Purchase 20,969 21.0827
Purchase 5,189 20.8397
Purchase 523 21.2800
Purchase 11,554 21.2742
Purchase 240,000 19.2901
Purchase 4,400 20.9282
Purchase 1,278 20.7500
Purchase 712 20.7500
Purchase 4,210 20.7500
Purchase 50,520 20.7500
Purchase 300 21.1367
Sale 151 21.3410
Sale 27,348 21.4905
Sale 20,602 21.0556
Sale 911 20.7563
Sale 300 21.1367
Sale 4,730 21.0607
Sale 85 21.9430
Sale 520 21.6864
Sale 67,656 21.0155
Sale 2,400 21.5386
Sale 59 21.5420
Sale 50,200 21.5781
Sale 8,901 21.4197
Sale 400 21.0772
Sale 2,350 21.0802
Sale 124 21.0100
Sale 6,485 21.4208
Sale 250 21.0300
Sale 2,789 21.4208
Sale 1,762 21.4208
Sale 2,443 21.4208
Sale 304 21.4208
Sale 700 21.1748
Sale 329 21.4208
Sale 594 21.2853
Sale 1,464 21.2853
Sale 574 21.4208
Sale 1,847 21.4208
Sale 863 21.4208
Sale 495 20.7500
Sale 990 20.7500
Sale 7,842 21.4208
Sale 904 21.4208
Sale 2,855 21.4208
Sale 400 21.8000
Sale 19,701 20.9828
Sale 14,560 20.7500
Sale 847 20.7500
Sale 6,608 20.7500
Sale 2,065 21.2853
Sale 50 21.4940
Sale 559 21.1748
Sale 495 21.2853
Sale 55,335 21.5696
Sale 2,419 21.4208
Sale 191 21.4208
Sale 3,620 21.6239
Sale 1,777 21.2853
Sale 75 22.1611
Sale 1,633 21.2853
Sale 1,294 21.4208
Sale 6,221 21.2853
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1176 20.75
CFD Long 2573 20.8697
CFD Long 19701 20.9827
CFD Long 67656 21.0155
CFD Long 20602 21.0555
CFD Long 4730 21.0606
CFD Long 400 21.0772
CFD Long 300 21.1366
CFD Long 8901 21.4196
CFD Long 27348 21.4904
CFD Long 1360 21.5299
CFD Long 2400 21.5386
CFD Long 55335 21.5695
CFD Long 50200 21.5781
CFD Long 520 21.6863
CFD Short 240000 19.29
CFD Short 58139 20.7522
CFD Short 100 20.7534
CFD Short 59685 20.7672
CFD Short 7600 20.8076
CFD Short 5189 20.8396
CFD Short 6955 20.9014
CFD Short 4400 20.9281
CFD Short 7329 21.0497
CFD Short 20969 21.0827
CFD Short 27577 21.1121
CFD Short 300 21.1366
CFD Short 39842 21.2126
CFD Short 1671 21.2722
CFD Short 11554 21.2741
CFD Short 2640 21.3828
CFD Short 50200 21.5781
(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 24 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 -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 -221 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