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 05 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 46,550,373 4.66% 711,602 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 557,432 0.06% 1,988,837 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,209,005 4.73% 2,801,839 0.28%
(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 466 44.7500
Purchase 177 43.7075
Purchase 8,732 43.6726
Purchase 47 Transfer
Purchase 8,160 44.8567
Purchase 7,786 43.4917
Purchase 705 43.1500
Purchase 11,000 44.3911
Purchase 25,000 43.1500
Purchase 33,883 44.3838
Purchase 52,272 43.2722
Purchase 1,700 43.7113
Purchase 6,515 43.9415
Purchase 400 43.0065
Purchase 200 43.3060
Purchase 25,239 43.2375
Purchase 1,531 43.1500
Purchase 7,649 43.1500
Purchase 690 44.7500
Purchase 42 47.1700
Purchase 4,158 47.1700
Purchase 354 44.7500
Purchase 100 42.9376
Purchase 1,000 43.0700
Sale 62,119 43.6181
Sale 18 45.3975
Sale 17,131 43.1348
Sale 33 47.3045
Sale 2,527 43.7370
Sale 489 Transfer
Sale 2,500 45.4852
Sale 2,500 43.1305
Sale 11,183 43.1592
Sale 442 Transfer
Sale 16 45.4260
Sale 46 44.8800
Sale 125,977 43.1500
Sale 34 43.9675
Sale 170 43.4730
Sale 804 43.1500
Sale 4,158 47.3000
Sale 681 43.0612
Sale 280 43.0600
Sale 295 43.0000
Sale 26,700 43.1500
Sale 11,133 43.1500
Sale 527 43.1500
Sale 55 45.3945
Sale 80 43.8230
Sale 62,025 43.6657
Sale 7,838 43.6123
Sale 130 43.9245
Sale 34 45.5132
Sale 133 43.9500
Sale 35 43.7830
Sale 42 43.2290
Sale 13,726 43.6219
Sale 7,900 43.2654
Sale 24 45.4340
Sale 100 43.9224
(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 43.1305
CFD Long 17131 43.1348
CFD Long 11183 43.1592
CFD Long 7900 43.2653
CFD Long 7838 43.6123
CFD Long 62119 43.6181
CFD Long 13726 43.6218
CFD Long 62025 43.6657
CFD Long 2527 43.7369
CFD Long 2500 45.4851
CFD Short 400 43.0064
CFD Short 146 43.1371
CFD Short 14563 43.1414
CFD Short 25239 43.2374
CFD Short 52272 43.2722
CFD Short 7786 43.4917
CFD Short 8732 43.6726
CFD Short 1700 43.7113
CFD Short 4608 43.8476
CFD Short 4292 43.8976
CFD Short 1472 43.9117
CFD Short 6515 43.9414
CFD Short 33883 44.3837
CFD Short 8160 44.8567
(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 08 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