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 02 October 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 46,519,408 4.66% 952,775 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,214,379 0.12% 1,854,150 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 152,000 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,834,987 4.79% 2,958,925 0.30%
(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 300 34.9133
Purchase 2,340 35.0053
Purchase 167,500 36.9943
Purchase 178,163 36.9943
Purchase 12,800 34.5802
Purchase 1,700 34.5856
Purchase 41,123 32.8033
Purchase 1,957 34.8692
Purchase 3,705 34.0278
Purchase 2,232 34.2050
Purchase 323 32.1000
Purchase 54,392 32.9936
Purchase 521 Transfer
Purchase 170 34.3231
Purchase 2,868 35.0512
Purchase 1,159 34.8986
Purchase 274 34.7000
Purchase 546 32.1000
Purchase 546 32.1000
Purchase 2,286 32.1000
Purchase 200 33.1500
Purchase 1,218 32.1000
Purchase 288 35.8545
Purchase 150 32.1700
Sale 29 34.3700
Sale 300 34.9133
Sale 500 35.2500
Sale 20 35.0445
Sale 521 Transfer
Sale 49 35.1200
Sale 1,600 34.3363
Sale 56 Transfer
Sale 1,400 35.3431
Sale 99 34.9230
Sale 110 35.9900
Sale 50 34.1410
Sale 296 32.1000
Sale 131 Transfer
Sale 114,110 34.2866
Sale 46 34.6810
Sale 23,575 33.9437
Sale 71,269 32.6990
Sale 13,800 32.7547
Sale 77 35.9900
Sale 570 34.5200
Sale 2,143 32.1000
Sale 170 35.7330
Sale 12,000 34.0614
Sale 34 32.9450
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 71269 32.699
CFD Long 13800 32.7546
CFD Long 23575 33.9437
CFD Long 12000 34.0614
CFD Long 13716 34.1522
CFD Long 1456 34.1972
CFD Long 114110 34.2865
CFD Long 1600 34.3363
CFD Long 300 34.9133
CFD Long 20 35.0445
CFD Short 1265 32.1
CFD Short 41123 32.8033
CFD Short 54392 32.9936
CFD Short 3705 34.0278
CFD Short 1280 34.2802
CFD Short 3662 34.4016
CFD Short 12800 34.5802
CFD Short 1700 34.5856
CFD Short 1957 34.8691
CFD Short 300 34.9133
CFD Short 2340 35.0052
CFD Short 8472 35.1215
CFD Short 14314 35.7867
CFD Short 178163 36.9942
CFD Short 167500 36.9943
(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 03 October 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