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 22 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 46,239,866 4.63% 856,714 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 596,864 0.06% 1,793,735 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,400 0.01% 101,650 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,938,130 4.70% 2,752,099 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 3,909 50.9996
Purchase 8,069 51.1355
Purchase 26,486 51.4931
Purchase 18,808 51.4460
Purchase 686 51.5274
Purchase 1,002 51.0800
Purchase 527 Transfer
Purchase 39,338 51.3835
Purchase 2,717 51.5817
Purchase 4,382 51.0131
Purchase 3,098 51.2112
Purchase 3,000 51.5259
Purchase 1,428 51.7900
Purchase 5,645 51.7900
Purchase 1,337 51.7900
Purchase 1,908 51.7900
Purchase 30 51.4570
Purchase 140 51.6586
Purchase 6,900 51.6329
Sale 59 50.8045
Sale 40 50.7000
Sale 85,533 51.2474
Sale 3,775 50.6405
Sale 56 50.7345
Sale 17 51.6545
Sale 530 51.2014
Sale 14,300 51.3149
Sale 58 Transfer
Sale 193 51.6000
Sale 125 51.2624
Sale 1,413 51.7900
Sale 554 51.6061
Sale 43,923 49.8600
Sale 120 51.1415
Sale 55 51.6460
Sale 163 51.2100
Sale 527 Transfer
Sale 21,546 51.7900
Sale 18,654 51.0965
Sale 400 51.8717
Sale 3,909 51.7900
Sale 20 51.5575
Sale 37 51.6745
Sale 9,236 51.1691
Sale 14 51.6745
Sale 3,981 51.7900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9236 51.1691
CFD Long 530 51.2013
CFD Long 85533 51.2474
CFD Long 14300 51.3149
CFD Long 763 51.4523
CFD Long 400 51.8717
CFD Short 4382 51.013
CFD Short 3098 51.2112
CFD Short 39338 51.3834
CFD Short 18808 51.4459
CFD Short 5657 51.4612
CFD Short 26486 51.4931
CFD Short 3000 51.5259
CFD Short 6900 51.6328
CFD Short 591 51.8602
(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 26 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 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
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
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