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 04 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 46,714,452 4.68% 588,669 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 564,973 0.06% 2,016,000 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,380,625 4.75% 2,706,069 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 558 44.7167
Purchase 26 46.6895
Purchase 19 48.2555
Purchase 1,700 46.4512
Purchase 9,700 46.7022
Purchase 500 46.7961
Purchase 1,600 Transfer
Purchase 520 45.8376
Purchase 3,452 46.2805
Purchase 23,601 47.1106
Purchase 11,500 47.2320
Purchase 3,100 47.1423
Purchase 50,000 48.1134
Purchase 30 46.9570
Purchase 28,831 45.0592
Purchase 2,527 44.7156
Purchase 676 46.2303
Purchase 26 47.5204
Purchase 39,642 45.3474
Purchase 651 44.7100
Sale 17,019 46.9726
Sale 500 45.9624
Sale 17 47.4530
Sale 45,905 46.6155
Sale 2,500 45.6815
Sale 23,000 47.4896
Sale 1,000 46.2172
Sale 5,019 46.9886
Sale 38 47.8460
Sale 1,738 47.5185
Sale 712 48.0024
Sale 75 58.4500 EUR
Sale 100 58.2300 EUR
Sale 290 44.7100
Sale 55 47.9540
Sale 1,073 48.2700
Sale 80 47.3700
Sale 82,961 46.5437
Sale 500 47.2897
Sale 6,859 45.7636
Sale 9,455 46.5226
Sale 19,954 47.9065
Sale 386 44.7100
Sale 131 47.6945
Sale 130 46.7330
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2500 45.6815
CFD Long 6859 45.7635
CFD Long 500 45.9624
CFD Long 1000 46.2172
CFD Long 9455 46.5225
CFD Long 82961 46.5436
CFD Long 45905 46.6155
CFD Long 17019 46.9725
CFD Long 5019 46.9886
CFD Long 500 47.2897
CFD Long 23000 47.4896
CFD Long 118 47.5384
CFD Long 19954 47.9064
CFD Short 2527 44.7155
CFD Short 558 44.7167
CFD Short 28831 45.0591
CFD Short 39642 45.3473
CFD Short 520 45.8375
CFD Short 3452 46.2804
CFD Short 1700 46.4512
CFD Short 776 46.4948
CFD Short 9700 46.7021
CFD Short 30 46.957
CFD Short 23601 47.1106
CFD Short 3100 47.1423
CFD Short 11500 47.232
CFD Short 617 47.7825
CFD Short 261 47.7861
CFD Short 143 47.7981
CFD Short 50000 48.1134
(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 05 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