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 15 August 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 46,164,134 4.63% 829,925 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 459,206 0.05% 1,779,441 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,400 0.01% 101,300 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,724,740 4.68% 2,710,666 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 8,632 46.7175
Purchase 6,000 46.0500
Purchase 400 46.6277
Purchase 7,848 46.0569
Purchase 300 47.1900
Purchase 27,132 47.3728
Purchase 2,000 Transfer
Purchase 116 46.0500
Purchase 50 46.9756
Purchase 150 46.5800
Purchase 5,665 46.0500
Purchase 115 46.0500
Purchase 17,987 46.0500
Purchase 185 46.7344
Purchase 527 Transfer
Sale 3,441 47.0354
Sale 30 48.9242
Sale 33 48.8484
Sale 561 46.0500
Sale 3,244 47.2629
Sale 17,454 47.2125
Sale 413 47.3029
Sale 100,000 46.7649
Sale 94,766 46.9141
Sale 1,600 Transfer
Sale 24,400 46.8625
Sale 579 46.4515
Sale 740 46.3516
Sale 90 47.4745
Sale 105 48.2384
Sale 47 47.3530
Sale 15,048 46.0500
Sale 8,360 46.0500
Sale 130 46.3624
Sale 18,103 46.0500
Sale 3,798 46.0500
Sale 100 47.1500
Sale 32,315 46.5675
Sale 110 46.3830
Sale 44 46.0500
Sale 391 46.0500
Sale 60 47.4175
Sale 31 48.6263
Sale 13,600 46.6554
Sale 10,032 46.0500
Sale 7 47.2045
Sale 39 46.3545
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 579 46.4515
CFD Long 32315 46.5674
CFD Long 13600 46.6553
CFD Long 24400 46.8625
CFD Long 94766 46.9141
CFD Long 17454 47.2124
CFD Long 3244 47.2629
CFD Long 413 47.3029
CFD Short 7848 46.0569
CFD Short 400 46.6277
CFD Short 23081 46.6974
CFD Short 8632 46.7175
CFD Short 300 47.19
CFD Short 27132 47.3728
(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 18 August 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 -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 300 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 200 5,000.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 200 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -135 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -200 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -270 6,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -300 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