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 29 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 46,661,061 4.68% 640,366 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 611,162 0.06% 1,868,526 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,373,423 4.75% 2,610,292 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 16 52.2827
Purchase 2,320 52.2900
Purchase 23 52.7949
Purchase 1,024 52.2900
Purchase 131 52.2827
Purchase 270,000 52.4000
Purchase 4,860 52.2900
Purchase 136 52.7949
Purchase 2 52.7949
Purchase 355 52.2827
Purchase 9,462 52.2900
Purchase 1,400 52.2900
Purchase 234 52.7949
Purchase 10,384 52.2900
Purchase 1,331 52.2827
Purchase 1,585 52.2900
Purchase 106 52.2900
Purchase 482 52.2984
Purchase 2,000 53.2811
Purchase 20,000 53.4000
Purchase 2,132 53.3570
Purchase 20,996 52.3700
Purchase 5,500 52.8836
Purchase 300 52.9900
Purchase 776 52.2827
Purchase 52,128 53.1979
Purchase 117 52.2900
Purchase 20,996 52.3700
Purchase 31,170 52.2425
Purchase 9,000 52.2315
Purchase 9,500 52.6245
Purchase 11,855 52.2900
Purchase 62 52.7949
Purchase 510 52.6716
Purchase 1,335 52.2900
Purchase 6,802 52.3186
Purchase 64,910 52.3186
Purchase 562 52.2900
Purchase 24,664 52.4050
Purchase 2,666 52.2900
Purchase 5,359 52.2900
Purchase 220 52.2900
Purchase 2,036 52.2900
Purchase 75,346 52.2900
Purchase 7,364 52.2900
Purchase 1,435 52.2827
Purchase 253 52.7949
Purchase 11,203 52.2900
Purchase 611 52.2900
Purchase 476 52.2900
Sale 2,045 Transfer
Sale 481 52.7494
Sale 270,000 52.4000
Sale 350 52.4200
Sale 6,000 52.2900
Sale 863 Transfer
Sale 75 52.6440
Sale 240 53.3375
Sale 75 53.3036
Sale 5,067 52.2900
Sale 3,588 52.2900
Sale 129 Transfer
Sale 1,335 52.2900
Sale 7,576 52.7104
Sale 56 51.9900
Sale 11,396 52.2900
Sale 47,111 52.3289
Sale 3,589 52.5125
Sale 24,927 52.3695
Sale 39 53.2890
Sale 100 53.2320
Sale 630 52.2900
Sale 377 52.2900
Sale 2,113 52.2900
Sale 11,855 52.2900
Sale 174 52.2900
Sale 218 52.2900
Sale 150 52.1660
Sale 21,393 52.2973
Sale 3,775 52.6576
Sale 314 52.9300
Sale 75,346 52.2900
Sale 5,511 52.3677
Sale 7,364 52.2900
Sale 300 52.9900
Sale 65 53.2155
Sale 22,728 52.2900
Sale 6,386 52.2900
Sale 50 52.9716
Sale 671 Transfer
Sale 230 Transfer
Sale 2,398 53.2204
Sale 6,064 52.2900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 701 52.29
CFD Long 47111 52.3289
CFD Long 5511 52.3676
CFD Long 24927 52.3695
CFD Long 3589 52.5124
CFD Long 481 52.7493
CFD Long 300 52.99
CFD Long 2398 53.2203
CFD Short 9000 52.2314
CFD Short 31170 52.2424
CFD Short 2124 52.2744
CFD Short 482 52.2983
CFD Short 9500 52.6245
CFD Short 510 52.6716
CFD Short 5500 52.8836
CFD Short 300 52.99
CFD Short 52128 53.1979
CFD Short 2132 53.3569
(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 01 September 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