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 16 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 47,524,744 4.74% 616,936 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 807,871 0.08% 1,927,509 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,978 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,433,815 4.83% 2,821,423 0.28%
(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 1,723 20.5000
Purchase 30,834 20.5000
Purchase 5,085 22.3288
Purchase 713 20.5000
Purchase 217,375 22.2451
Purchase 850 20.5000
Purchase 140,972 21.7337
Purchase 150,250 21.2837
Purchase 7,182 20.5000
Purchase 40,000 20.5125
Purchase 1,142 20.5000
Purchase 2,298 20.5000
Purchase 12,570 21.6200
Purchase 12,465 21.6700
Purchase 21,709 22.5033
Purchase 21,968 22.4603
Purchase 105 23.5700
Purchase 18,783 21.5956
Purchase 132 Transfer
Purchase 200 23.0500
Purchase 90 27.5900 EUR
Purchase 808 30.7600
Purchase 30,317 22.1898
Purchase 206,928 22.4423
Purchase 1,876 20.5000
Purchase 249 20.5000
Purchase 26,259 21.7291
Purchase 12,020 21.6900
Purchase 10,803 20.5000
Purchase 47,880 22.2239
Purchase 290 20.5000
Purchase 118 21.0500
Purchase 31,200 21.9605
Purchase 2,000 52.0000
Sale 25,000 20.5000
Sale 460 20.5000
Sale 12,465 21.6700
Sale 40,000 20.5125
Sale 460 20.5000
Sale 31,200 21.9605
Sale 1,800 22.2334
Sale 75,421 20.5000
Sale 65 Transfer
Sale 137,475 21.0325
Sale 112,693 21.9384
Sale 31,200 21.9605
Sale 250 21.8700
Sale 38,037 22.1386
Sale 589 Transfer
Sale 50 26.5000 EUR
Sale 6 20.5000
Sale 1,876 20.5000
Sale 62 22.4700
Sale 63 22.5100
Sale 70 21.8800
Sale 31 22.5600
Sale 11,300 23.5700
Sale 425 23.0500
Sale 105 20.0100
Sale 210 22.0900
Sale 537 Transfer
Sale 12,570 21.6200
Sale 893 Transfer
Sale 1,200 22.3071
Sale 40,000 20.5125
Sale 1,135 20.5000
Sale 132 Transfer
Sale 200 23.0500
Sale 105 23.5700
Sale 29,682 21.8611
Sale 199 21.5900
Sale 19 Transfer
Sale 19,009 21.5440
Sale 150 22.1600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 40000 20.5125
CFD Long 137475 21.0325
CFD Long 19009 21.5439
CFD Long 81328 21.774
CFD Long 29682 21.8611
CFD Long 31200 21.9604
CFD Long 38037 22.1385
CFD Long 1200 22.3071
CFD Long 31365 22.3644
CFD Long 200 23.05
CFD Short 2437 20.8565
CFD Short 118476 21.0137
CFD Short 18783 21.5956
CFD Short 26259 21.7291
CFD Short 140972 21.7337
CFD Short 204 22.1232
CFD Short 30317 22.1898
CFD Short 47880 22.2238
CFD Short 217375 22.245
CFD Short 31774 22.2904
CFD Short 206928 22.4423
CFD Short 21968 22.4602
CFD Short 21709 22.5033
CFD Short 6058 22.5826
CFD Short 1444 22.5827
CFD Short 1418 22.6118
CFD Short 200 23.05
(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 2 52 EURO 19/12/2008 0.00
(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 17 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