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 26 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 46,226,232 4.63% 858,686 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 595,073 0.06% 1,788,039 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,400 0.01% 101,650 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,922,705 4.70% 2,748,375 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 1,590 50.2649
Purchase 1,400 50.6450
Purchase 40,118 50.7283
Purchase 21,496 51.3384
Purchase 75 66.0000 EUR
Purchase 16,500 50.7211
Purchase 72 Transfer
Purchase 3,303 51.7500
Purchase 44 Transfer
Purchase 2,580 50.2651
Purchase 5,077 51.5000
Purchase 32,585 51.5000
Sale 29,345 51.4918
Sale 100 51.6032
Sale 4,600 51.4580
Sale 58 51.0040
Sale 120 50.1032
Sale 18,872 51.5871
Sale 44 Transfer
Sale 917 50.6007
Sale 5,000 51.5000
Sale 50 49.9912
Sale 72 Transfer
Sale 18,290 50.2098
Sale 32,585 51.5000
Sale 5,077 51.5000
Sale 6,688 51.5000
Sale 7,546 51.5000
Sale 360 51.6000
Sale 5,501 51.7900
Sale 3,249 50.0323
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18290 50.2097
CFD Long 249 50.4527
CFD Long 917 50.6006
CFD Long 7462 50.9392
CFD Long 4600 51.4579
CFD Long 29345 51.4917
CFD Long 18872 51.5871
CFD Short 1590 50.2648
CFD Short 2580 50.265
CFD Short 2683 50.6066
CFD Short 1400 50.6449
CFD Short 16500 50.721
CFD Short 40118 50.7282
CFD Short 21496 51.3383
(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 27 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 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 200 5,000.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
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