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 17 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 48,343,023 4.82% 519,574 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 768,621 0.08% 2,612,940 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,978 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,212,844 4.91% 3,409,492 0.34%
(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 32,479 20.6924
Purchase 77 20.4800
Purchase 54,718 21.6031
Purchase 30 21.5800
Purchase 918 20.8337
Purchase 2,378 20.2105
Purchase 62,851 20.8100
Purchase 76,053 21.8795
Purchase 19,200 20.5000
Purchase 28,199 21.1188
Purchase 200 21.9700
Purchase 36,705 20.8072
Purchase 6,550 20.6378
Purchase 9,560 21.5800
Purchase 39 20.5198
Purchase 33,435 21.0459
Purchase 71,666 21.8583
Purchase 2,208 21.5036
Purchase 942 21.0801
Purchase 12,148 22.5000
Purchase 200 28.2700 EUR
Purchase 10,803 22.5000
Purchase 20,775 22.5000
Purchase 150,156 21.4213
Purchase 3,002 22.5000
Purchase 432,988 21.1595
Purchase 7,951 21.9600
Purchase 2,282 22.5000
Purchase 495 21.2397
Purchase 100 19.6600
Purchase 880 22.3900
Purchase 22,313 22.5000
Purchase 629 22.5000
Sale 14 23.5650
Sale 2,800 20.8736
Sale 94,711 21.2582
Sale 45,325 21.6576
Sale 2,968 21.3611
Sale 80,925 22.3154
Sale 19 20.7810
Sale 293 38.5900 USD
Sale 147 22.0640
Sale 450 20.5100
Sale 65 20.6040
Sale 150 21.2330
Sale 50 20.6040
Sale 3,023 20.3260
Sale 79 21.3840
Sale 386 38.5900 USD
Sale 65 21.5172
Sale 386 38.5900 USD
Sale 145,353 21.6386
Sale 200 21.9700
Sale 27,930 21.1415
Sale 2,784 21.4739
Sale 11,000 20.9695
Sale 342 38.5900 USD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2800 20.8735
CFD Long 27930 21.1415
CFD Long 94711 21.2581
CFD Long 2784 21.4738
CFD Long 65 21.5172
CFD Long 145353 21.6385
CFD Long 45325 21.6576
CFD Long 200 21.97
CFD Long 80925 22.3153
CFD Short 19200 20.5
CFD Short 19871 20.5114
CFD Short 6550 20.6378
CFD Short 32479 20.6924
CFD Short 36705 20.8072
CFD Short 918 20.8337
CFD Short 33435 21.0459
CFD Short 28199 21.1187
CFD Short 432988 21.1594
CFD Short 150156 21.4212
CFD Short 9441 21.4896
CFD Short 2208 21.5036
CFD Short 54718 21.6031
CFD Short 71666 21.8582
CFD Short 76053 21.8795
CFD Short 200 21.97
CFD Short 15275 22.5
(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 20 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