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 20 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 46,458,853 4.65% 795,711 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 546,024 0.05% 1,885,567 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,400 0.01% 101,650 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,106,277 4.72% 2,782,928 0.28%
(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 2,204 48.4520
Purchase 33,896 49.4940
Purchase 30,387 49.5211
Purchase 10,500 48.8168
Purchase 159 49.8600
Purchase 2,400 48.7976
Purchase 34,381 49.1820
Purchase 199,500 49.7000
Purchase 18,800 49.0587
Purchase 100 49.2500
Purchase 10,500 49.2500
Purchase 37,000 49.8600
Purchase 2,045 Transfer
Purchase 7,472 48.4520
Purchase 32 46.2200
Purchase 3,291 48.4520
Purchase 3,522 46.7717
Purchase 163 49.6600
Purchase 108 49.6600
Purchase 110 49.0555
Purchase 15,000 48.0606
Purchase 3,450 48.1352
Sale 3,522 46.7717
Sale 100 49.6830
Sale 82,860 49.6464
Sale 60 63.0000 EUR
Sale 25 62.6000 EUR
Sale 1,131 49.4529
Sale 35 46.0745
Sale 1,002 49.8600
Sale 4,573 49.5793
Sale 714 49.4743
Sale 200 49.4893
Sale 110 49.1145
Sale 32 47.2745
Sale 23,965 49.6724
Sale 24 46.0790
Sale 52,635 49.6629
Sale 100 49.2500
Sale 42,618 49.6277
Sale 600 49.0300
Sale 25 47.0996
Sale 369 46.0529
Sale 75 47.9600
Sale 33 46.1800
Sale 665 49.4700
Sale 86,295 48.8734
Sale 11,831 49.6052
Sale 200 49.5260
Sale 10,399 49.6867
Sale 3,522 49.1714
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 369 46.0528
CFD Long 86295 48.8734
CFD Long 100 49.25
CFD Long 1131 49.4529
CFD Long 714 49.4742
CFD Long 200 49.4892
CFD Long 4573 49.5793
CFD Long 11831 49.6051
CFD Long 42618 49.6276
CFD Long 52635 49.6628
CFD Long 23965 49.6723
CFD Long 10399 49.6866
CFD Short 15000 48.0606
CFD Short 3450 48.1351
CFD Short 2400 48.7976
CFD Short 10500 48.8167
CFD Short 18800 49.0586
CFD Short 34381 49.1819
CFD Short 10600 49.25
CFD Short 2064 49.4053
CFD Short 242 49.4623
CFD Short 33896 49.494
CFD Short 30387 49.5211
CFD Short 687 49.8501
(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 Sale 350 50 EURO 19/12/08 .575
(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 21 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
Option Purchased -350 5,000.0000 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