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 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 49,160,182 4.92% 1,291,706 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 923,498 0.09% 1,292,821 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 351,200 0.04% 127,078 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 50,434,880 5.05% 2,711,605 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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 100 15.8
Purchase 300 15.67
Purchase 12 15.5
Purchase 314 15.5
Purchase 1,286 15.5
Purchase 292 16.81
Purchase 109 16.87
Purchase 200 15.4
Purchase 125 16.87
Purchase 150 15.4
Purchase 195,474 15.5
Purchase 200 16.87
Purchase 1,000 15.9
Purchase 205 15.8
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 110 16.87
Purchase 200 15.67
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 70 15.8
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 150 15.4
Purchase 200 16.88
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 174 15.5
Purchase 7 15.5
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 300 15.61
Purchase 250 16.5
Purchase 200 15.67
Purchase 195 15.02
Purchase 200 15.67
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 250 15.67
Purchase 150 16.49
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 2,852 15.5
Purchase 107 15.5
Purchase 230 16.49
Purchase 195 15.03
Purchase 416 15.5
Purchase 11,049 15.5
Purchase 229 15.5
Purchase 1,000 15.2
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 240 16.49
Purchase 200 16.49
Purchase 500 15.8
Purchase 1,707 15.5
Purchase 300,000 16.2741
Purchase 165 24.5
Purchase 406 Transfer
Purchase 41,398 15.75
Purchase 233 16.81
Purchase 93,672 15.9576
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 25,320 15.2935
Purchase 213,879 15.5888
Purchase 1,100 15.9
Purchase 3,200 15.8445
Purchase 160,000 14.2244
Purchase 260,052 16.1519
Purchase 5,714 16.1143
Purchase 85,252 15.4037
Purchase 10,000 15.5927
Purchase 13,200 15.966
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 200 15.67
Purchase 500 15.71
Purchase 250 15.8
Purchase 500 15.8
Purchase 370 15.3
Purchase 231 16.81
Purchase 450 15.67
Purchase 240 16.49
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 300 15.8
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 285 15.8
Purchase 250 15.8
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 250 15.8
Purchase 300 15.8
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 1,000 15.8
Purchase 200 16.03
Purchase 250 15.8
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 250 15.79
Purchase 225 16
Purchase 150 15.4
Purchase 250 15.8
Purchase 120 15.8
Purchase 290 16.81
Purchase 449 15.5
Purchase 110 15.4
Purchase 232 16.81
Purchase 144 16.81
Purchase 240 16.49
Purchase 117 16.81
Purchase 600 16.87
Purchase 75 15.8
Purchase 1,500 14.72
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 1,000 15.21
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 1,250 15.9
Purchase 300 15.8
Purchase 330 14.92
Purchase 50 18.4000 EUR
Purchase 1,597 15.5
Purchase 612 15.5
Purchase 848 15.5
Purchase 21,025 15.5
Purchase 2,269 15.5
Purchase 353 15.4946
Purchase 529 15.4946
Purchase 581 15.4946
Purchase 200 15.64
Purchase 300 18.3700 EUR
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 110 18.8300 EUR
Purchase 400 17.8000 EUR
Purchase 150 18.4800 EUR
Purchase 50 18.7000 EUR
Purchase 55 18.2000 EUR
Purchase 50 19.0000 EUR
Purchase 750 15.5
Purchase 1,350 16.05
Purchase 189 15.8
Purchase 100 23.9100 EUR
Purchase 297,866 16.7368
Purchase 551 15.5
Purchase 16 15.5
Purchase 437 15.5
Purchase 913 14.6912
Purchase 41,398 15.75
Purchase 26,430 15.8715
Purchase 21 15.5
Purchase 150 15.8
Purchase 147,500 16.1
Purchase 100 16.82
Purchase 6,002 15.836
Purchase 73,000 16.2101
Purchase 279,936 15.871
Purchase 1,205 15.64
Purchase 150 16.49
Purchase 120 16.49
Purchase 74,380 15.5541
Purchase 150 16.49
Purchase 188,379 16.823
Purchase 11,154 15.5
Purchase 7,095 15.5
Purchase 250 15.67
Purchase 200 15.8
Purchase 120 16.56
Purchase 352,805 15.7501
Sale 1,597 15.5
Sale 18,745 15.3124
Sale 348 15.5
Sale 271,227 15.5823
Sale 299,171 15.9069
Sale 352,805 15.7501
Sale 160,000 14.2244
Sale 85,252 15.4094
Sale 21,641 23.12
Sale 110 15.5054
Sale 18,505 15.8072
Sale 6,527 15.5
Sale 300,000 16.2741
Sale 6,518 23.12
Sale 6,342 15.6348
Sale 18,016 15.5
Sale 900 16.6445
Sale 2,700 15.5
Sale 62,256 15.3124
Sale 160,000 14.2244
Sale 11,154 15.5
Sale 2,589 15.85
Sale 24,130 15.3124
Sale 78,176 15.8128
Sale 271 15.5
Sale 1,220 15.5
Sale 3,400 20.75
Sale 10,536 20.75
Sale 9,902 20.75
Sale 8,388 23.12
Sale 195,474 15.5
Sale 300,000 16.2741
Sale 165 24.5
Sale 1,100 15.9
Sale 594,722 15.3679
Sale 740 Transfer
Sale 1,543 15.5054
Sale 400 18.8900 EUR
Sale 187,768 16.1121
Sale 1,000 16.88
Sale 33,469 15.5
Sale 123,306 16.3749
Sale 1,424 15.5
Sale 79 15.81
Sale 10,000 15.5624
Sale 500 15.68
Sale 40 24.314
Sale 6,454 15.5
Sale 75 14.72
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 160000 14.2243
CFD Long 27347 14.5809
CFD Long 2111 15.1121
CFD Long 14086 15.1196
CFD Long 23847 15.2212
CFD Long 594722 15.3678
CFD Long 326 15.535
CFD Long 6342 15.6348
CFD Long 537259 15.6982
CFD Long 352805 15.75
CFD Long 18505 15.8072
CFD Long 78176 15.8128
CFD Long 1100 15.9
CFD Long 187768 16.112
CFD Long 7544 16.1629
CFD Long 300000 16.274
CFD Long 123306 16.3748
CFD Long 900 16.6445
CFD Short 913 14.6912
CFD Short 25320 15.2934
CFD Short 74380 15.5541
CFD Short 213879 15.5888
CFD Short 352805 15.75
CFD Short 6002 15.8359
CFD Short 279936 15.871
CFD Short 26430 15.8714
CFD Short 1100 15.9
CFD Short 93672 15.9575
CFD Short 260052 16.1518
CFD Short 297866 16.7367
(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)
Call Selling 250 16 EURO 19/12/2008 2.77
Put Selling 250000 14 EURO 19/12/2008 1.10
(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 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 250,000 14.0000 AMER 19/12/2008
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 -250 1,600.0000 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