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 09 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 47,602,948 4.77% 344,834 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 581,329 0.06% 1,789,106 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,998 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,285,477 4.84% 2,410,938 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 1,159 27.7996
Purchase 725 28.0000
Purchase 5,236 27.8692
Purchase 890 27.0796
Purchase 35,817 27.9884
Purchase 29,453 27.7705
Purchase 200 28.1000
Purchase 4,189 27.5000
Purchase 725 28.0000
Purchase 3,766 27.8842
Purchase 100 28.0000
Purchase 66,797 27.4887
Purchase 8,806 28.2552
Purchase 12,570 28.1900
Purchase 36,125 28.3225
Purchase 70 28.2400
Purchase 2,501 27.8577
Purchase 400 28.1800
Purchase 603 27.8783
Purchase 1,149 27.5000
Purchase 3,328 27.5000
Purchase 520 28.2581
Purchase 115 27.7536
Purchase 27,990 27.5000
Purchase 87 27.5000
Purchase 715 28.2466
Purchase 151 27.8200
Purchase 1,133 27.5000
Purchase 3,966 28.0103
Purchase 4,160 27.5000
Purchase 2,284 27.5000
Purchase 41,600 27.5000
Purchase 4,324 28.4500
Purchase 11,554 27.0100
Purchase 1,626 28.1005
Purchase 456 28.2491
Purchase 50 35.2000 EUR
Purchase 2,000 27.9536
Purchase 12,480 28.2000
Sale 1,653 28.1014
Sale 1,000 27.2459
Sale 88 Transfer
Sale 190 Transfer
Sale 400 28.1800
Sale 1,000 29.0862
Sale 3,201 27.7513
Sale 20,985 27.4008
Sale 927 28.3525
Sale 64,726 27.6854
Sale 29,228 27.8155
Sale 11,624 27.6085
Sale 330 27.2000
Sale 3,308 27.5000
Sale 1,805 27.5000
Sale 12,570 28.1900
Sale 67 27.2200
Sale 5,580 28.3979
Sale 10,000 28.3805
Sale 12,480 28.3411
Sale 8,071 27.7027
Sale 24,848 27.7105
Sale 1,159 27.7996
Sale 36,262 27.9819
Sale 6,002 28.1262
Sale 61,203 27.5000
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
09/10/2008 Purchase 725 28.0000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1000 27.2459
CFD Long 20985 27.4007
CFD Long 64726 27.6854
CFD Long 24848 27.7104
CFD Long 3201 27.7512
CFD Long 29228 27.8154
CFD Long 36262 27.9818
CFD Long 1653 28.1013
CFD Long 6002 28.1262
CFD Long 400 28.18
CFD Long 927 28.3525
CFD Long 1000 29.0862
CFD Short 35 0
CFD Short 890 27.0795
CFD Short 66797 27.4886
CFD Short 115 27.7535
CFD Short 2945 3 27.7705
CFD Short 1159 27.7995
CFD Short 5236 27.8691
CFD Short 603 27.8783
CFD Short 3766 27.8842
CFD Short 35817 27.9883
CFD Short 3966 28.0103
CFD Short 400 28.18
CFD Short 8806 28.2551
CFD Short 520 28.258
CFD Short 36125 28.3225
CFD Short 3545 28.5982
(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 10 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