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 08 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 47,592,560 4.77% 315,140 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 562,878 0.06% 1,763,654 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,998 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,256,638 4.83% 2,355,792 0.24%
(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 48,000 28.8800
Purchase 300 28.0633
Purchase 2,510 27.8692
Purchase 16,172 26.4780
Purchase 46,103 27.6742
Purchase 170,271 27.3108
Purchase 44,498 26.2700
Purchase 32,124 27.5254
Purchase 579 27.5716
Purchase 27,573 27.0135
Purchase 2,500 29.4975
Purchase 2,118 28.6238
Purchase 16,760 27.5700
Purchase 7,943 27.1349
Purchase 120,000 29.1700
Purchase 11,017 26.2700
Purchase 4,566 28.7880
Purchase 13,883 27.4504
Purchase 22,135 26.4200
Purchase 734 26.2700
Purchase 41,134 26.2700
Purchase 4,572 26.2700
Purchase 473 28.6122
Purchase 1,664 26.2700
Purchase 14,976 26.2700
Purchase 16,640 27.5700
Purchase 2,496 26.2700
Purchase 20,800 26.2700
Purchase 285 26.2700
Purchase 330 27.7100
Purchase 6,310 26.6743
Purchase 641 26.5500
Purchase 257 26.2700
Purchase 51,003 27.9482
Purchase 4,079 27.2341
Purchase 100 33.6000 EUR
Purchase 50 26.6000
Sale 3,600 27.5458
Sale 26 26.6200
Sale 300 28.0633
Sale 8,600 28.3254
Sale 41 27.3600
Sale 105 27.6900
Sale 1,887 26.7032
Sale 16,293 28.0692
Sale 208 29.0500
Sale 39 27.2100
Sale 13,994 27.5820
Sale 54 28.7153
Sale 543 26.2700
Sale 140 27.0300
Sale 924 Transfer
Sale 28,508 27.1048
Sale 99,992 27.0503
Sale 47 27.3300
Sale 5,000 28.3923
Sale 1,905 26.5005
Sale 23 Transfer
Sale 31,805 27.5604
Sale 25 Transfer
Sale 16,760 27.5700
Sale 45 26.6700
Sale 120 28.6800
Sale 29 26.5400
Sale 2,100 28.1400
Sale 16,640 27.7079
Sale 25 27.3700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1905 26.5004
CFD Long 1887 26.7032
CFD Long 99992 27.0503
CFD Long 28508 27.1048
CFD Long 3600 27.5457
CFD Long 31805 27.5604
CFD Long 7353 27.769
CFD Long 4690 27.7691
CFD Long 12482 27.9401
CFD Long 300 28.0633
CFD Long 16293 28.0691
CFD Long 8600 28.3254
CFD Long 5000 28.3923
CFD Long 54 28.7153
CFD Long 208 29.05
CFD Short 16172 26.478
CFD Short 6310 26.6742
CFD Short 27573 27.0134
CFD Short 7943 27.1348
CFD Short 1818 27.2922
CFD Short 170271 27.3108
CFD Short 13883 27.4503
CFD Short 32124 27.5254
CFD Short 579 27.5716
CFD Short 46103 27.6741
CFD Short 2510 27.8691
CFD Short 51003 27.9482
CFD Short 300 28.0633
CFD Short 2118 28.6237
CFD Short 48000 28.88
CFD Short 120000 29.17
(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 09 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 -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 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
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
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
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