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 15 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 47,094,672 4.70% 643,988 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 889,271 0.09% 1,524,203 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,980 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,085,143 4.80% 2,445,171 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 450 23.3300
Purchase 50 30.2200 EUR
Purchase 200 30.5000 EUR
Purchase 894 28.2600
Purchase 300 23.5600
Purchase 19,813 23.3842
Purchase 16 Transfer
Purchase 48,000 25.5277
Purchase 50,300 23.6271
Purchase 11,615 23.5700
Purchase 180 24.0000
Purchase 180 28.5227
Purchase 1,041 25.6338
Purchase 2,141 23.5700
Purchase 1,400 23.4500
Purchase 2,872 23.5700
Purchase 90,392 23.8258
Purchase 3,320 24.9548
Purchase 151,054 23.7329
Purchase 23,280 24.4830
Purchase 21,730 26.1555
Purchase 698 23.5700
Purchase 246 Transfer
Purchase 5,200 25.1185
Purchase 13,400 24.8993
Purchase 77,987 25.1595
Purchase 13,002 25.1198
Purchase 1,288 23.5700
Purchase 41,550 28.2600
Purchase 18,200 26.2570
Purchase 1,110 23.5700
Purchase 850 23.5700
Purchase 206 23.5700
Purchase 569 25.6338
Purchase 713 23.5700
Purchase 715 28.2600
Purchase 7,994 28.2600
Purchase 2,463 26.1361
Purchase 9,136 28.2600
Purchase 713 23.5700
Purchase 4,986 28.2600
Purchase 5,817 28.2600
Purchase 86,478 28.2600
Purchase 10,816 23.5700
Purchase 3,324 28.2600
Purchase 563 25.6338
Purchase 197 26.5562
Purchase 985 26.5562
Purchase 358 28.2600
Sale 84 24.7240
Sale 57,046 24.8764
Sale 52 25.5000
Sale 105 26.3000
Sale 48,000 25.5277
Sale 40,534 25.9411
Sale 170 25.1250
Sale 39 Transfer
Sale 800 25.1762
Sale 17 30.7400
Sale 395 25.3000
Sale 246 Transfer
Sale 621 27.5800
Sale 75,259 23.7086
Sale 17,023 23.5700
Sale 50,300 23.6271
Sale 875 25.6053
Sale 3,320 24.9548
Sale 134 28.2600
Sale 7,295 25.6758
Sale 23,073 24.4416
Sale 206 23.5700
Sale 6,265 24.9094
Sale 1,135 23.5700
Sale 3,320 24.9573
Sale 123,069 23.6452
Sale 4,037 24.4432
Sale 727 25.6053
Sale 48,000 25.5277
Sale 5,559 28.2600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2180 23.57
CFD Long 50300 23.6271
CFD Long 123069 23.6452
CFD Long 75259 23.7086
CFD Long 23073 24.4416
CFD Long 4037 24.4432
CFD Long 57046 24.8763
CFD Long 6265 24.9094
CFD Long 3320 24.9548
CFD Long 800 25.1762
CFD Long 48000 25.5277
CFD Long 7295 25.6757
CFD Long 40534 25.9411
CFD Short 19813 23.3841
CFD Short 10733 23.57
CFD Short 50300 23.6271
CFD Short 151054 23.7328
CFD Short 90392 23.8257
CFD Short 23280 24.483
CFD Short 13400 24.8992
CFD Short 5200 25.1185
CFD Short 13002 25.1198
CFD Short 77987 25.1595
CFD Short 3942 25.2684
CFD Short 21730 26.1555
CFD Short 18200 26.257
(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 16 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