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 07 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 47,086,809 4.72% 600,264 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 857,430 0.09% 1,734,176 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,998 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,045,439 4.81% 2,611,438 0.26%
(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 2,053 28.7061
Purchase 500 29.7100
Purchase 22,687 29.5308
Purchase 5,500 30.2160
Purchase 109,935 29.9856
Purchase 5,891 29.8931
Purchase 38,800 28.8800
Purchase 220 29.8800
Purchase 579 29.3559
Purchase 200 29.2800
Purchase 66 29.7300
Purchase 67,950 29.7651
Purchase 331 Transfer
Purchase 924 Transfer
Purchase 19,283 29.6195
Purchase 32,000 28.9375
Purchase 13,000 44.0000
Purchase 8,106 29.6443
Purchase 659 29.1544
Purchase 50 30.3500
Purchase 41,232 29.1700
Purchase 547 34.7000
Purchase 4,129 34.7000
Purchase 850 29.1700
Purchase 425 29.1700
Purchase 1,222 Transfer
Purchase 1,208 29.7632
Purchase 280 29.7200
Purchase 21,215 29.2725
Purchase 178 29.1700
Purchase 2,139 30.2100
Purchase 424 29.7632
Purchase 560 29.7632
Purchase 46,081 29.5311
Purchase 1,235 Transfer
Purchase 2,000 30.4546
Purchase 902 29.1700
Purchase 21,124 29.8319
Purchase 3,132 29.1700
Sale 54 29.7500
Sale 32,000 28.9375
Sale 400 30.5154
Sale 32,000 28.9375
Sale 22,471 29.6389
Sale 500 29.7100
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 10,000 29.1700
Sale 84,002 29.9241
Sale 5,300 30.5370
Sale 1,410 29.8183
Sale 178 29.1700
Sale 948 29.3066
Sale 929 29.1700
Sale 50 38.1000 EUR
Sale 55 38.9000 EUR
Sale 300 29.8450
Sale 3,308 29.1700
Sale 319 29.8800
Sale 13,352 29.1700
Sale 33,380 29.1700
Sale 65 Transfer
Sale 10,171 29.1700
Sale 68,188 29.7267
Sale 300 29.4000
Sale 24 Transfer
Sale 4,500 29.9315
Sale 47,359 28.8800
Sale 170 30.4100
Sale 13,000 44.0000
Sale 27,920 29.5120
Sale 30 30.3700
Sale 12,900 29.6788
Sale 124 29.5400
Sale 1,485 29.1700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 32000 28.9375
CFD Long 27920 29.512
CFD Long 22471 29.6389
CFD Long 12900 29.6788
CFD Long 500 29.71
CFD Long 68188 29.7267
CFD Long 1410 29.8182
CFD Long 12884 29.873
CFD Long 84002 29.9241
CFD Long 4500 29.9314
CFD Long 400 30.5154
CFD Long 5300 30.537
CFD Short 2053 28.706
CFD Short 38800 28.88
CFD Short 659 29.1543
CFD Short 2955 29.17
CFD Short 579 29.3558
CFD Short 22687 29.5308
CFD Short 46081 29.531
CFD Short 19283 29.6195
CFD Short 8106 29.6443
CFD Short 500 29.71
CFD Short 67950 29.765
CFD Short 21124 29.8319
CFD Short 5891 29.8931
CFD Short 109935 29.9855
CFD Short 5500 30.216
CFD Short 2000 30.4545
(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 08 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 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -50,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased -125,000 45.0000 AMER 20/03/2009
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 -133 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
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