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 10 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 47,134,543 4.72% 828,927 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,083,007 0.11% 1,899,096 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,998 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,318,750 4.84% 3,005,021 0.30%
(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 125 25.5500
Purchase 300 23.1700
Purchase 150 23.9500
Purchase 150 23.9500
Purchase 300 23.9500
Purchase 657 24.2400
Purchase 200 23.9500
Purchase 120 24.2400
Purchase 200 23.9500
Purchase 26,198 23.5867
Purchase 500 25.4100
Purchase 125 23.9900
Purchase 400 24.4000
Purchase 400 24.3100
Purchase 1,290 23.7000
Purchase 180 24.5300
Purchase 175 23.9500
Purchase 81,745 24.3623
Purchase 16,760 24.9600
Purchase 200 24.2800
Purchase 2,000 23.4355
Purchase 4,470 23.7024
Purchase 58,661 24.2400
Purchase 1,159 27.7954
Purchase 1,000 23.8600
Purchase 629 23.8100
Purchase 180 23.9500
Purchase 6,357 24.2853
Purchase 31,603 24.0749
Purchase 41,510 23.9952
Purchase 1,037 24.6500
Purchase 110,672 24.6092
Purchase 3,714 23.9733
Purchase 6,500 24.6960
Purchase 1,142 24.2400
Purchase 3,637 24.2400
Purchase 1,802 24.2400
Purchase 400 23.9500
Purchase 125 23.9300
Purchase 201 24.2400
Purchase 38,638 24.2400
Purchase 1,267 23.9656
Purchase 16,640 24.3400
Purchase 200 23.7700
Purchase 250 23.9500
Purchase 1,000 25.4100
Purchase 175 23.9500
Purchase 200 25.4300
Purchase 4,568 24.3381
Purchase 9,028 23.9376
Purchase 1,400 23.9000
Purchase 576 24.2400
Purchase 300 24.2300
Purchase 364 24.2400
Purchase 2,754 24.2400
Purchase 100 24.1900
Sale 114 23.9300
Sale 1,983 24.2657
Sale 1,300 24.6405
Sale 15,084 24.0559
Sale 12,678 24.1170
Sale 1,074 24.5841
Sale 41,904 23.9874
Sale 42,235 24.2232
Sale 1,037 24.6500
Sale 425 24.1865
Sale 5,945 24.8694
Sale 15,000 24.2400
Sale 16,640 24.4618
Sale 211 Transfer
Sale 16,700 24.2631
Sale 15,000 24.5463
Sale 1,037 24.6500
Sale 300 23.0000
Sale 16,690 24.2400
Sale 23,366 24.2400
Sale 175 23.9600
Sale 3,844 24.2400
Sale 3,350 24.2400
Sale 130 24.0650
Sale 150 24.0750
Sale 3,308 24.2400
Sale 200 23.4200
Sale 1,300 24.1200
Sale 120 24.2400
Sale 58,661 24.2400
Sale 32,535 24.1162
Sale 16,760 24.9600
Sale 200 24.2800
Sale 18 27.0200
Sale 35 23.8781
Sale 60 23.9900
Sale 37 27.0500
Sale 210 24.1600
Sale 70 23.9400
Sale 602,293 24.7011
Sale 56 Transfer
Sale 504 24.2400
Sale 100 23.3100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 35 23.878
CFD Long 41904 23.9873
CFD Long 32535 24.1162
CFD Long 12678 24.1169
CFD Long 1983 24.2656
CFD Long 200 24.28
CFD Long 15000 24.5463
CFD Long 1074 24.584
CFD Long 1300 24.6405
CFD Long 602293 24.7011
CFD Long 5945 24.8693
CFD Short 2000 23.4355
CFD Short 26198 23.5866
CFD Short 4470 23.7024
CFD Short 3714 23.9733
CFD Short 41510 23.9951
CFD Short 31603 24.0748
CFD Short 8290 24.24
CFD Short 200 24.28
CFD Short 6357 24.2852
CFD Short 81745 24.3623
CFD Short 110672 24.6092
CFD Short 6500 24.696
(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 13 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