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 21 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 47,674,996 4.78% 571,933 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 618,685 0.06% 2,069,315 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,978 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,394,881 4.85% 2,918,226 0.29%
(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 100,000 25.9342
Purchase 21,323 25.4737
Purchase 8,000 25.7688
Purchase 200 25.5800
Purchase 1,000 25.3400
Purchase 349 25.7200
Purchase 1,220 26.1800
Purchase 168 26.0000
Purchase 466 26.3127
Purchase 938 26.3128
Purchase 12,097 25.5857
Purchase 125,200 26.0518
Purchase 110,844 25.6977
Purchase 5,041 25.6073
Purchase 20,976 25.6000
Purchase 349 23.5690
Purchase 2,947 26.1774
Purchase 18,942 25.7375
Purchase 13,400 24.9725
Purchase 364 26.1800
Purchase 1,278 25.7657
Purchase 4,568 25.6000
Purchase 3,288 26.1800
Sale 11,013 25.4728
Sale 30 25.3320
Sale 13 23.9730
Sale 125,200 26.0518
Sale 18,225 25.6941
Sale 158,779 25.7382
Sale 1,400 25.4748
Sale 22 Transfer
Sale 252 25.7700
Sale 65 25.5520
Sale 23,699 26.2113
Sale 4,968 26.3639
Sale 600 26.3000
Sale 300 26.1500
Sale 1,013 25.7589
Sale 513 25.7589
Sale 1,427 25.7589
Sale 591 25.7589
Sale 2,216 25.7589
Sale 1,055 25.7589
Sale 938 25.7589
Sale 436 25.7589
Sale 811 25.7589
Sale 290 25.7589
Sale 45,258 25.8650
Sale 1,435 25.7589
Sale 42 Transfer
Sale 1,078 25.7589
Sale 220 25.6110
Sale 119 25.8340
Sale 150 25.2720
Sale 621 25.7589
Sale 349 23.5690
Sale 641 Transfer
Sale 348,347 25.7563
Sale 76,026 26.0447
Sale 33,426 25.7655
Sale 983 25.6000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11013 25.4728
CFD Long 1400 25.4747
CFD Long 18225 25.694
CFD Long 158779 25.7381
CFD Long 348347 25.7563
CFD Long 33426 25.7654
CFD Long 45258 25.8649
CFD Long 76026 26.0447
CFD Long 125200 26.0518
CFD Long 23699 26.2113
CFD Long 4968 26.3639
CFD Short 13400 24.9724
CFD Short 21323 25.4737
CFD Short 12097 25.5856
CFD Short 5041 25.6072
CFD Short 110844 25.6976
CFD Short 5719 25.7334
CFD Short 22136 25.7335
CFD Short 18942 25.7375
CFD Short 100000 25.9342
CFD Short 125200 26.0518
(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 22 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 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
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 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
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
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