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 01 September 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 46,640,744 4.67% 639,309 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 622,658 0.06% 1,956,231 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,364,602 4.75% 2,696,940 0.27%
(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 1,057 50.1000
Purchase 4,028 50.1000
Purchase 1,500 52.5268
Purchase 3,564 50.1000
Purchase 30 63.1000 EUR
Purchase 779 52.2900
Purchase 340 52.2900
Purchase 1,462 52.2900
Purchase 95 52.2900
Sale 40 51.0560
Sale 115 51.4560
Sale 11,000 50.1000
Sale 2,000 51.4602
Sale 20 53.3830
Sale 3,564 50.1000
Sale 51 51.0630
Sale 168 51.5730
Sale 20 51.7560
Sale 91 51.8405
Sale 23 51.7290
Sale 3,564 50.1000
Sale 70 50.2824
Sale 105 51.7100
Sale 65 51.6531
Sale 180 50.0500
Sale 629 51.0491
Sale 500 62.0300 EUR
Sale 1,439 50.1000
Sale 4,028 50.2624
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2228 50.1616
CFD Long 8000 50.5349
CFD Long 52388 50.6493
CFD Long 20315 51.1388
CFD Long 300 51.1633
CFD Long 1545 51.6752
CFD Short 14170 50.0575
CFD Short 42000 50.1172
CFD Short 300 51.1633
CFD Short 72292 51.1967
CFD Short 1322 51.3189
CFD Short 6500 51.3439
CFD Short 2837 51.5381
CFD Short 1000 51.6258
CFD Short 5826 51.6736
CFD Short 1800 51.803
CFD Short 9500 52.1681
CFD Short 1500 52.5268
CFD Short 9500 52.6245
(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 02 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 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
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 19/12/2008
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 -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
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