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 03 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 46,755,290 4.68% 534,672 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 511,879 0.05% 2,000,738 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,368,369 4.75% 2,636,810 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 2,743 46.0500
Purchase 7,556 46.7686
Purchase 10,100 47.1128
Purchase 4,303 46.0500
Purchase 3,505 46.4759
Purchase 2,300 47.3936
Purchase 37,957 46.2558
Purchase 36,000 47.0910
Purchase 41,690 46.5407
Purchase 1,200 47.0200
Purchase 1,000 47.0200
Purchase 4,483 46.0500
Purchase 2,898 46.8743
Purchase 80 57.2500 EUR
Purchase 145 49.9600
Sale 86 46.7848
Sale 9,542 46.1952
Sale 2,227 47.1967
Sale 6,403 46.8910
Sale 500 47.2120
Sale 4,303 47.5003
Sale 43 47.0775
Sale 1,250 46.9500
Sale 44 46.4496
Sale 28,744 46.9249
Sale 24 48.6845
Sale 1,358 46.4552
Sale 453 46.4552
Sale 266 46.4552
Sale 450 47.0494
Sale 145 47.2394
Sale 65,000 47.9775
Sale 207 46.4552
Sale 47,330 46.9243
Sale 30 47.6160
Sale 43 48.0845
Sale 1,249 47.1738
Sale 2,519 46.7669
Sale 2,000 46.1834
Sale 37 46.9545
Sale 245 46.9094
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2000 46.1834
CFD Long 9542 46.1951
CFD Long 6403 46.8909
CFD Long 4292 46.8949
CFD Long 47330 46.9242
CFD Long 28744 46.9249
CFD Long 11734 47.1264
CFD Long 1249 47.1737
CFD Long 2227 47.1967
CFD Short 37957 46.2557
CFD Short 3505 46.4759
CFD Short 41690 46.5407
CFD Short 7556 46.7685
CFD Short 2898 46.8742
CFD Short 36000 47.091
CFD Short 10100 47.1128
CFD Short 2300 47.3935
(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 04 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