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 03 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 47,026,668 4.71% 449,439 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 706,605 0.07% 1,841,291 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 152,000 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,834,473 4.79% 2,442,730 0.24%
(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 303,957 32.2800
Purchase 3127 33.9800
Purchase 915 32.1500
Purchase 2,192 33.5338
Purchase 400 33.5444
Purchase 52 32.6400
Purchase 400 32.9250
Purchase 5,726 33.9800
Purchase 2,232 32.3900
Purchase 12,771 32.4242
Purchase 68,000 32.1000
Purchase 940 31.5539
Purchase 25,778 33.5609
Purchase 1,467 34.0656
Purchase 40,000 32.1000
Purchase 120,000 33.3261
Purchase 100 32.9440
Purchase 15 32.5947
Purchase 69,864 32.3128
Purchase 565 31.5909
Purchase 245 32.2700
Purchase 7,221 34.7100
Purchase 4,488 31.5909
Purchase 21,917 33.5658
Purchase 200 32.2036
Purchase 319 31.5909
Purchase 372 31.5909
Purchase 245 32.2700
Purchase 26,078 33.9800
Purchase 39,405 32.1000
Purchase 100 33.4300
Purchase 848 32.4075
Purchase 100 32.5700
Purchase 2,377 33.9800
Purchase 1,109 33.9800
Purchase 1,700 33.9800
Sale 3,600 33.6318
Sale 60 40.3100
Sale 55,801 32.3557
Sale 4,052 33.6021
Sale 800 32.9251
Sale 2,400 32.4651
Sale 90,175 33.1733
Sale 1,678 33.9800
Sale 20,950 33.9700
Sale 5,022 32.3133
Sale 915 32.1500
Sale 24,466 32.6564
Sale 100 32.9440
Sale 5,726 33.9684
Sale 39,405 32.1000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 55801 32.3557
CFD Long 2400 32.4651
CFD Long 24466 32.6564
CFD Long 800 32.925
CFD Long 100 32.944
CFD Long 90175 33.1732
CFD Long 3600 33.6318
CFD Short 940 31.5538
CFD Short 108000 32.1
CFD Short 303957 32.28
CFD Short 69864 32.3128
CFD Short 5923 32.3275
CFD Short 12771 32.4242
CFD Short 15 32.5946
CFD Short 400 32.9249
CFD Short 100 32.944
CFD Short 120000 33.326
CFD Short 2192 33.5338
CFD Short 400 33.5444
CFD Short 25778 33.5608
CFD Short 21917 33.5658
(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 06 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 -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
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
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