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 20 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 48,084,589 4.82% 542,879 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 589,631 0.06% 2,451,900 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,978 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,775,420 4.89% 3,271,757 0.33%
(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 150 24.7050
Purchase 2,282 22.5000
Purchase 2,493 25.4500
Purchase 10,803 25.4500
Purchase 2,888 25.4500
Purchase 1,142 23.5000
Purchase 6,677 21.7479
Purchase 21,507 23.6421
Purchase 1,389 23.5000
Purchase 788 22.0363
Purchase 22,840 23.5000
Purchase 33,380 25.4500
Purchase 13,400 22.0000
Purchase 1,387 24.1045
Purchase 419 23.7200
Purchase 4,000 21.2806
Purchase 100 24.4900
Purchase 38 Transfer
Purchase 7,877 23.9441
Purchase 39,668 24.1119
Purchase 17,000 25.4500
Purchase 134,814 21.5004
Purchase 11,218 25.4500
Purchase 629 23.6103
Purchase 69,831 25.4500
Purchase 788 24.0200
Purchase 44,304 24.2188
Purchase 1,866 23.9028
Purchase 1,142 25.4500
Purchase 425 24.2132
Purchase 3,753 25.4500
Purchase 2,490 22.5000
Purchase 425 25.4500
Purchase 58,114 24.1180
Purchase 850 25.4500
Purchase 1,432 23.8588
Purchase 9,269 22.5000
Purchase 2,284 25.4500
Purchase 60,000 22.5000
Sale 84,995 24.9870
Sale 43,807 24.0717
Sale 27,179 24.1213
Sale 230,567 24.0739
Sale 16,500 24.3992
Sale 38 Transfer
Sale 133 Transfer
Sale 800 23.7644
Sale 94 23.8320
Sale 100 23.4965
Sale 37 23.8820
Sale 788 22.0363
Sale 45,756 25.4500
Sale 44,750 24.2415
Sale 121,962 24.1028
Sale 46,466 25.0897
Sale 100 24.4900
Sale 150 23.7540
Sale 6,189 24.1991
Sale 54 24.1009
Sale 10,774 24.1240
Sale 90 31.0200 EUR
Sale 2,490 22.5000
Sale 31,592 23.9614
Sale 1,254 23.6500
Sale 817 23.7162
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 100 23.4965
CFD Long 800 23.7644
CFD Long 31592 23.9614
CFD Long 43807 24.0716
CFD Long 230567 24.0739
CFD Long 121962 24.1028
CFD Long 27179 24.1212
CFD Long 6189 24.1991
CFD Long 44750 24.2415
CFD Long 16500 24.3991
CFD Long 100 24.49
CFD Long 84995 24.987
CFD Long 46466 25.0896
CFD Short 134814 21.5004
CFD Short 60000 22.5
CFD Short 21507 23.6421
CFD Short 1866 23.9027
CFD Short 7877 23.9441
CFD Short 1387 24.1045
CFD Short 39668 24.1118
CFD Short 170949 24.1168
CFD Short 58114 24.118
CFD Short 425 24.2132
CFD Short 44304 24.2188
CFD Short 265000 24.4251
CFD Short 100 24.49
CFD Short 1760 25.45
(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 21 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 -113 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