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 28 August 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 46,512,580 4.65% 674,010 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 604,237 0.06% 1,833,773 0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,450 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,218,017 4.72% 2,609,233 0.26%
(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 5,929 53.1956
Purchase 11,855 52.9133
Purchase 67 52.8900
Purchase 16,700 53.3100
Purchase 200 52.7450
Purchase 2,105 52.0291
Purchase 191 51.9600
Purchase 10,310 52.6568
Purchase 125,977 53.3800
Purchase 38 Transfer
Purchase 41,992 53.3800
Purchase 16,797 53.2800
Purchase 55,190 52.7080
Purchase 2,528 52.4747
Purchase 479 52.5984
Purchase 41,992 53.3800
Sale 25 51.9760
Sale 97 53.2800
Sale 16,700 53.5766
Sale 775 52.2001
Sale 175 53.0660
Sale 800 52.8500
Sale 3,920 51.9300
Sale 2,281 52.8546
Sale 1,010 52.0900
Sale 11 52.5255
Sale 200 52.0932
Sale 4,475 51.9300
Sale 35 52.1832
Sale 85 53.0724
Sale 4,192 53.1738
Sale 16,797 53.2800
Sale 668 52.0200
Sale 200 52.7450
Sale 18,052 52.4444
Sale 19 51.7560
Sale 60 52.7232
Sale 4 51.6730
Sale 40 51.6660
Sale 400 53.0221
Sale 35 52.9504
Sale 64,833 52.3253
Sale 59 52.0216
Sale 25,600 52.7001
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 676 52.1685
CFD Long 775 52.2001
CFD Long 64833 52.3252
CFD Long 18052 52.4444
CFD Long 11 52.5254
CFD Long 25600 52.7001
CFD Long 200 52.745
CFD Long 400 53.022
CFD Long 4192 53.1738
CFD Short 2105 52.0291
CFD Short 2528 52.4746
CFD Short 479 52.5984
CFD Short 10310 52.6568
CFD Short 55190 52.708
CFD Short 200 52.745
CFD Short 5929 53.1956
(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 29 August 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 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 350 4,600.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 300 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 200 5,000.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 200 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -135 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -145 5,200.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -200 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -250 5,200.0000 EURO 19/09/2008
Option Purchased -270 6,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -300 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -350 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
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