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 27 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 46,341,778 4.63% 796,474 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 532,861 0.05% 1,800,395 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,450 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,975,839 4.69% 2,698,319 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 200 51.0500
Purchase 46,125 51.7661
Purchase 9,000 52.4300
Purchase 756 52.2251
Purchase 9,355 51.9868
Purchase 756 52.2264
Purchase 11,172 51.9436
Purchase 3,900 51.1787
Purchase 51,262 51.9439
Purchase 400 51.5275
Purchase 62 51.7882
Purchase 22,664 51.5000
Purchase 425 52.4300
Purchase 3,856 52.4300
Purchase 1,948 51.4585
Purchase 580 52.4300
Purchase 22,000 51.7000
Sale 31 51.5730
Sale 3,856 51.8726
Sale 2,450 51.8186
Sale 29 51.1860
Sale 6,679 51.1499
Sale 10,235 51.5859
Sale 100 51.3460
Sale 55 50.1075
Sale 16,940 52.4149
Sale 6,324 50.2206
Sale 756 52.2264
Sale 230 51.5230
Sale 3,110 52.4300
Sale 246 52.4300
Sale 14 51.5145
Sale 400 51.5275
Sale 28,400 52.3641
Sale 1,000 51.7225
Sale 60 51.6723
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6324 50.2205
CFD Long 6679 51.1499
CFD Long 400 51.5275
CFD Long 1000 51.7225
CFD Long 2450 51.8185
CFD Long 28400 52.3641
CFD Long 16940 52.4149
CFD Long 219 52.4405
CFD Short 3900 51.1787
CFD Short 1948 51.4585
CFD Short 400 51.5275
CFD Short 46125 51.766
CFD Short 62 51.7882
CFD Short 11172 51.9436
CFD Short 51262 51.9438
CFD Short 9355 51.9868
CFD Short 756 52.2263
(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 28 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