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 21 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 46,319,694 4.64% 849,386 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 599,414 0.06% 1,787,487 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,400 0.01% 101,650 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,020,508 4.71% 2,738,523 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 7,112 51.5573
Purchase 5,325 51.4217
Purchase 15,676 50.3014
Purchase 67 51.1940
Purchase 22,000 50.3772
Purchase 9,652 51.3253
Purchase 80,000 50.6080
Purchase 10,500 51.6574
Purchase 2,457 51.5405
Purchase 39,000 51.4200
Purchase 7,393 51.0491
Purchase 1,326 51.4200
Purchase 100 51.4655
Purchase 329 50.7953
Purchase 275 51.4200
Purchase 398 51.3300
Purchase 21,992 51.4200
Purchase 10,736 51.4200
Purchase 205 50.7953
Purchase 358 50.7953
Purchase 1,227 50.7169
Sale 300 50.7729
Sale 14,300 50.7348
Sale 9,652 51.3253
Sale 34,040 50.6296
Sale 80,000 50.6080
Sale 1,048 51.5400
Sale 15,750 51.1970
Sale 329 51.5100
Sale 26 50.7116
Sale 15,676 50.3014
Sale 2,013 51.7472
Sale 63,196 51.0388
Sale 9,652 51.3253
Sale 83,560 50.6315
Sale 300 50.7729
Sale 121 51.4800
Sale 11 49.7800
Sale 196 49.4205
Sale 45 64.7000 EUR
Sale 56 51.4945
Sale 38 Transfer
Sale 100 49.2545
Sale 2,098 50.9510
Sale 26,704 51.4200
Sale 100 50.5975
Sale 300 50.7000
Sale 15,676 50.3014
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 34040 50.6295
CFD Long 83560 50.6315
CFD Long 26 50.7115
CFD Long 14300 50.7348
CFD Long 2098 50.951
CFD Long 63196 51.0387
CFD Long 15750 51.197
CFD Long 763 51.365
CFD Long 2013 51.7471
CFD Short 22000 50.3771
CFD Short 9489 50.8493
CFD Short 7393 51.0491
CFD Short 5325 51.4216
CFD Short 2457 51.5405
CFD Short 7112 51.5573
CFD Short 10500 51.6574
(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 22 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