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 09 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 46,264,809 4.64% 747,776 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 593,141 0.06% 1,987,037 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,959,150 4.70% 2,836,213 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 7,200 42.3969
Purchase 17,796 44.3845
Purchase 7,178 42.7840
Purchase 16,011 42.1802
Purchase 500 44.4555
Purchase 42 44.0567
Purchase 1,100 44.2752
Purchase 37,522 43.0563
Purchase 600 42.7314
Purchase 20,000 42.6500
Purchase 2,248 42.9801
Purchase 6,606 42.6500
Purchase 900 42.5168
Purchase 1,200 44.2752
Purchase 150 43.2060
Purchase 3,906 44.9000
Purchase 6,606 44.9000
Purchase 3,303 44.9000
Purchase 4,803 42.6500
Purchase 2,228 42.6500
Purchase 176 42.6500
Purchase 251 44.7236
Purchase 55,014 42.6500
Sale 1,000 78.7600 USD
Sale 1,634 42.7585
Sale 12,700 44.2524
Sale 1,600 44.3000
Sale 600 42.7314
Sale 64 44.5500
Sale 5,464 44.9000
Sale 7,700 44.0526
Sale 77,113 43.8011
Sale 150 42.7036
Sale 23,869 42.4507
Sale 2,500 43.8679
Sale 51 45.1400
Sale 50,668 42.9604
Sale 502 44.3834
Sale 753 44.3834
Sale 900 44.3160
Sale 50 44.5590
Sale 50 43.9332
Sale 62 44.1620
Sale 243 44.3834
Sale 29 45.1800
Sale 200 44.2624
Sale 7,420 44.9000
Sale 1,105 44.9000
Sale 3,906 44.9000
Sale 160,493 43.3581
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 653 41.8334
CFD Long 23869 42.4507
CFD Long 150 42.7036
CFD Long 600 42.7313
CFD Long 1634 42.7585
CFD Long 50668 42.9603
CFD Long 160493 43.358
CFD Long 77113 43.801
CFD Long 7700 44.0526
CFD Long 360 44.137
CFD Long 3812 44.1932
CFD Long 12700 44.2524
CFD Long 900 44.316
CFD Short 16011 42.1801
CFD Short 7200 42.3969
CFD Short 900 42.5168
CFD Short 600 42.7313
CFD Short 7178 42.784
CFD Short 2248 42.98
CFD Short 37522 43.0563
CFD Short 465 43.8
CFD Short 42 44.0566
CFD Short 510 44.3105
CFD Short 17796 44.3845
CFD Short 3140 44.8911
CFD Short 349 45.241
(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 10 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 -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
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 -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
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