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 14 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 46,873,191 4.70% 671,730 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 917,013 0.09% 1,494,090 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,980 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,891,404 4.80% 2,442,800 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 65 29.9600
Purchase 112 35.2900 EUR
Purchase 112 35.2900 EUR
Purchase 100 28.9200
Purchase 135 28.4600
Purchase 145 30.5900
Purchase 5,222 28.2309
Purchase 3,338 28.2600
Purchase 6,847 28.4996
Purchase 23,366 28.2600
Purchase 65,729 28.4390
Purchase 109 35.2900 EUR
Purchase 176,000 30.6500
Purchase 380 30.6200
Purchase 400 30.0300
Purchase 1,488 28.2600
Purchase 927 28.1418
Purchase 5,425 29.6227
Purchase 105 27.9700
Purchase 5,271 28.8598
Purchase 18,335 29.6227
Purchase 82,209 28.5538
Purchase 7,383 29.6227
Purchase 3,456 28.4301
Purchase 6,973 28.2600
Purchase 12,465 28.6900
Purchase 62,184 28.4336
Purchase 62 29.5500
Purchase 100 27.8100
Purchase 3,526 30.1065
Purchase 12,328 24.6277
Purchase 112 35.2900 EUR
Purchase 254 28.3638
Purchase 12,570 28.2300
Purchase 39 29.4900
Purchase 204 28.7700
Purchase 486 28.7700
Purchase 1,183 28.7700
Sale 22 27.5500
Sale 6,973 27.8725
Sale 15 29.8100
Sale 29,155 30.0632
Sale 153 Transfer
Sale 53,736 28.6206
Sale 29 27.6700
Sale 105 27.9700
Sale 6,404 28.3764
Sale 117,343 29.3457
Sale 210 29.6100
Sale 11,308 30.2212
Sale 294 Transfer
Sale 90 29.3400
Sale 215 26.7500
Sale 9,637 29.5547
Sale 1,320 29.4416
Sale 2,760 29.4416
Sale 229 29.8800
Sale 112 35.2900 EUR
Sale 109 35.2900 EUR
Sale 112 35.2900 EUR
Sale 112 35.2900 EUR
Sale 134 28.2600
Sale 160 30.6630
Sale 1,400 30.5100
Sale 5,766 27.9700
Sale 8,223 28.3466
Sale 1,240 29.4416
Sale 22,280 28.2600
Sale 12,465 28.6900
Sale 35,654 28.4833
Sale 1,090 29.4105
Sale 129,491 29.8290
Sale 43,011 28.8538
Sale 59,440 28.4498
Sale 60 Transfer
Sale 180 30.7110
Sale 12,570 28.2300
Sale 100 27.8100
Sale 27,654 28.2600
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/10/2008 Purchase 2,035 25.5043
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 100 27.81
CFD Long 8223 28.3465
CFD Long 6404 28.3764
CFD Long 59440 28.4498
CFD Long 35654 28.4833
CFD Long 53736 28.6206
CFD Long 43011 28.8537
CFD Long 117343 29.3456
CFD Long 129491 29.8289
CFD Long 29155 30.0632
CFD Long 11308 30.2212
CFD Short 100 27.81
CFD Short 927 28.1418
CFD Short 5222 28.2309
CFD Short 3456 28.4301
CFD Short 62184 28.4336
CFD Short 65729 28.4389
CFD Short 6847 28.4996
CFD Short 82209 28.5538
CFD Short 5271 28.8598
CFD Short 176000 30.65
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/10/2008 Short 2,035 25.5042
(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)
Put Selling 115000 52 EURO 19/12/2008 0
(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 15 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 -115 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