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 26 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 46,086,779 4.62% 818,802 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,010,627 0.10% 1,552,343 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 152,000 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,198,606 4.73% 2,523,145 0.25%
(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 5,483 38.4776
Purchase 1,388 37.9835
Purchase 64,435 37.5872
Purchase 1,800 38.5431
Purchase 48,248 38.0193
Purchase 50,618 38.0476
Purchase 807 37.4209
Purchase 873 39.2074
Purchase 1,000 39.9139
Purchase 38,343 37.9348
Purchase 6,500 38.0061
Purchase 1,907 37.0500
Purchase 125 37.8300
Purchase 8,330 37.0500
Purchase 1,800 39.3488
Purchase 125 38.2300
Sale 1,008 40.0300
Sale 60 Transfer
Sale 27 38.0730
Sale 19,924 37.4361
Sale 5,500 38.0629
Sale 79 Transfer
Sale 1,100 37.6247
Sale 9,427 37.5515
Sale 1,800 39.3488
Sale 40,541 39.7972
Sale 38 38.9370
Sale 101,656 37.4311
Sale 600 38.5000
Sale 45 38.4960
Sale 808 40.0300
Sale 35,485 37.3886
Sale 45 40.0630
Sale 260 38.6300
Sale 515 38.3577
Sale 34 39.8820
Sale 635 38.5000
Sale 50 37.6630
Sale 50 37.6630
Sale 4,684 37.0500
Sale 19 39.8820
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 35485 37.3886
CFD Long 101656 37.431
CFD Long 19924 37.436
CFD Long 9427 37.5514
CFD Long 1100 37.6247
CFD Long 134 37.8487
CFD Long 5500 38.0629
CFD Long 2122 38.073
CFD Long 40541 39.7971
CFD Short 64435 37.5871
CFD Short 3885 37.76
CFD Short 3987 37.7609
CFD Short 38343 37.9347
CFD Short 1388 37.9835
CFD Short 6500 38.0061
CFD Short 48248 38.0193
CFD Short 50618 38.0475
CFD Short 5483 38.4775
CFD Short 1800 38.5431
CFD Short 873 39.2073
CFD Short 1000 39.9138
(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 29 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