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 02 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 46,773,828 4.69% 544,957 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 517,872 0.05% 1,978,246 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,392,900 4.75% 2,624,603 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 36 47.77
Purchase 300 48.05
Purchase 250 48.05
Purchase 83,069 48.2184
Purchase 536 48.07
Purchase 389 47.94
Purchase 300 48.04
Purchase 355 48.08
Purchase 808 48.08
Purchase 117 47.87
Purchase 77,455 48.1389
Purchase 9,500 52.1681
Purchase 5,826 51.6737
Purchase 428 48.02
Purchase 393 47.77
Purchase 593 47.82
Purchase 921 47.77
Purchase 311 47.73
Purchase 778 48.09
Purchase 418 47.77
Purchase 753 47.82
Purchase 1,513 48.11
Purchase 163 47.82
Purchase 176 48.11
Purchase 1,037 47.83
Purchase 1,599 47.77
Purchase 1,280 47.95
Purchase 257 47.95
Purchase 628 48.02
Purchase 6 48.08
Purchase 632 48.04
Purchase 80 48.05
Purchase 545 48.06
Purchase 390 48.07
Purchase 963 47.8
Purchase 546 47.85
Purchase 915 47.76
Purchase 13,500 48.2657
Purchase 159 48.06
Purchase 790 48.04
Purchase 899 47.75
Purchase 42,000 50.1173
Purchase 300 48.04
Purchase 150,000 50.1
Purchase 42 48.05
Purchase 153 47.9
Purchase 448 48.05
Purchase 342 47.82
Purchase 1,010 47.82
Purchase 20 47.77
Purchase 274 47.9
Purchase 2,045 48.06
Purchase 205 48
Purchase 468 48.1
Purchase 300 48.05
Purchase 886 48.07
Purchase 42 48.05
Purchase 573 48
Purchase 259 47.77
Purchase 437 47.9
Purchase 102 48.07
Purchase 210 48.03
Purchase 1,528 48.09
Purchase 100 48.04
Purchase 2 47.74
Purchase 102 47.76
Purchase 6 48.08
Purchase 570 47.87
Purchase 2,837 51.5381
Purchase 70,000 48.2422
Purchase 300 51.1633
Purchase 300 48
Purchase 1,689 48.1
Purchase 5,000 48.3
Purchase 337 48.11
Purchase 260 48.07
Purchase 197 47.95
Purchase 298 48.05
Purchase 427 47.74
Purchase 635 47.77
Purchase 865 48.11
Purchase 459 48.07
Purchase 1,015 47.9
Purchase 6 48.08
Purchase 1,000 51.6258
Purchase 671 Transfer
Purchase 28 48.03
Purchase 255 48.07
Purchase 1,800 51.803
Purchase 42 48.05
Purchase 700 48.07
Purchase 696 48.0129
Purchase 468 48.09
Purchase 500 48.1
Purchase 238 47.9
Purchase 400 48.185
Purchase 4,481 48.4464
Purchase 697 48.09
Purchase 158 48
Purchase 576 48.06
Purchase 507 48.04
Purchase 1,176 48.1
Purchase 604 47.77
Purchase 1,459 48.04
Purchase 1,173 47.7
Purchase 133 47.71
Purchase 587 48.07
Purchase 889 48.11
Purchase 200 48.03
Purchase 8,984 52.29
Purchase 200 59.15
Purchase 791 48.3
Purchase 330 48.09
Purchase 13,677 48.3493
Purchase 2,260 48.5844
Purchase 16 48.04
Purchase 500 48.04
Purchase 6 48.08
Purchase 1,000 48.39
Purchase 781 48.03
Purchase 14,170 50.0576
Purchase 1,116 48.08
Purchase 400 48.08
Purchase 13 47.89
Purchase 163 47.9
Purchase 6 48.08
Purchase 477 47.85
Purchase 1,322 51.3189
Purchase 6,539 48.2291
Purchase 1,092 47.7
Purchase 129 48.06
Purchase 890 48.07
Purchase 945 47.83
Purchase 402 47.95
Purchase 400 48.07
Purchase 1,322 48.11
Purchase 473 48.11
Purchase 103 47.82
Purchase 300 48.05
Purchase 713 48.08
Purchase 300 48.04
Purchase 1,072 48.05
Purchase 1,309 48.04
Purchase 305 47.9
Purchase 230 48.04
Purchase 1,000 48.6594
Purchase 72,292 51.1968
Purchase 810 48.06
Purchase 525 48
Purchase 6 48.08
Purchase 40,000 47.7936
Purchase 608 48.01
Purchase 183 47.9
Purchase 87 47.77
Purchase 300 48
Purchase 105 47.83
Purchase 1,347 48.07
Sale 75 48.036
Sale 40,000 47.7936
Sale 49,662 48.1915
Sale 5,200 48.2396
Sale 1,545 51.6753
Sale 37 48.09
Sale 9 48.006
Sale 685 48.03
Sale 150,000 50.1
Sale 62 48.354
Sale 93 48.3
Sale 8,770 48.3
Sale 58 48.03
Sale 40 48.74
Sale 21,679 50.1
Sale 689 48.03
Sale 26,704 48.3
Sale 75,534 48.364
Sale 181 51.4775
Sale 52,388 50.6494
Sale 20,315 51.1388
Sale 500 48.1
Sale 400 48.185
Sale 41 51.7175
Sale 1,499 48.3855
Sale 40 49.3075
Sale 102 48.163
Sale 244 47.9096
Sale 11 51.7275
Sale 40,000 47.7936
Sale 2,228 50.1617
Sale 300 51.1633
Sale 6,293 48.0349
Sale 2,898 48.294
Sale 28,747 48.1632
Sale 19 51.0645
Sale 8,000 50.5349
(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 47.7935
CFD Long 244 47.9095
CFD Long 6293 48.0349
CFD Long 28747 48.1632
CFD Long 400 48.185
CFD Long 49662 48.1915
CFD Long 6827 48.2396
CFD Long 2898 48.2939
CFD Long 206 48.3097
CFD Long 1499 48.3854
CFD Short 696 48.0128
CFD Short 77455 48.1388
CFD Short 400 48.185
CFD Short 83069 48.2183
CFD Short 6539 48.229
CFD Short 70000 48.2421
CFD Short 13500 48.2657
CFD Short 13677 48.3493
CFD Short 4481 48.4464
CFD Short 2260 48.5844
CFD Short 1000 48.6593
(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 03 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 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
Option Purchased 150 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 -150 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -270 6,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -350 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