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 19 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 46,371,553 4.65% 686,914 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 441,751 0.04% 1,841,717 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,400 0.01% 101,300 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,914,704 4.70% 2,629,931 0.26%
(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 2,524 46.5983
Purchase 2,513 46.5025
Purchase 3,071 47.1071
Purchase 11,172 46.1913
Purchase 10,000 46.4174
Purchase 6,036 46.5952
Purchase 56 Transfer
Purchase 13,796 46.4462
Purchase 2,524 46.5971
Purchase 36 46.2876
Purchase 40 Transfer
Purchase 83,983 47.1600
Purchase 11 47.3840
Purchase 39,499 46.3253
Purchase 190 47.0368
Purchase 300 47.1967
Purchase 30,446 46.3079
Purchase 26,330 46.3739
Purchase 2,851 45.9282
Purchase 9,590 46.4100
Purchase 41,992 47.1600
Sale 49 Transfer
Sale 4,148 46.5490
Sale 5,000 46.3006
Sale 14,287 46.7091
Sale 56 Transfer
Sale 33,109 47.0298
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 246 Transfer
Sale 1,000 47.0275
Sale 8,272 47.0309
Sale 2,524 46.5983
Sale 100 47.2422
Sale 29 47.6560
Sale 4,711 46.5377
Sale 300 47.1967
Sale 75 46.3445
Sale 150 47.3275
Sale 65 46.6360
Sale 65 47.3275
Sale 224 47.0660
Sale 800 46.4755
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5000 46.3005
CFD Long 800 46.4755
CFD Long 4148 46.5489
CFD Long 14287 46.7091
CFD Long 1000 47.0275
CFD Long 33109 47.0298
CFD Long 8272 47.0308
CFD Long 300 47.1966
CFD Long 100 47.2422
CFD Short 11172 46.1912
CFD Short 36 46.2875
CFD Short 30446 46.3078
CFD Short 39499 46.3253
CFD Short 26330 46.3739
CFD Short 1013 46.4008
CFD Short 10000 46.4174
CFD Short 13796 46.4462
CFD Short 2513 46.5024
CFD Short 1828 46.5808
CFD Short 6036 46.5951
CFD Short 2524 46.5982
CFD Short 300 47.1966
(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 20 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