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 10 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 46,415,794 4.65% 801,259 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 646,624 0.06% 1,898,883 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,163,618 4.73% 2,801,542 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 1,061 42.6500
Purchase 1,241 42.0926
Purchase 1,000 41.1306
Purchase 24,255 41.4242
Purchase 850 41.5100
Purchase 196 41.6842
Purchase 7,644 42.0929
Purchase 33,234 41.5271
Purchase 2,774 41.9585
Purchase 55 Transfer
Purchase 20,952 44.9000
Purchase 43 Transfer
Purchase 5,500 40.7556
Purchase 704 42.3715
Purchase 12,194 42.3236
Purchase 152 42.2111
Purchase 500 41.8716
Purchase 141,900 41.5100
Purchase 19,000 41.5100
Purchase 3,055 41.5100
Purchase 16,041 41.9985
Purchase 4,900 40.7556
Purchase 32 Transfer
Purchase 248,102 41.6831
Purchase 900 41.1306
Sale 65,046 41.9164
Sale 83 42.1640
Sale 10,189 41.7091
Sale 122 Transfer
Sale 43 Transfer
Sale 32 Transfer
Sale 71 Transfer
Sale 235 Transfer
Sale 15,797 41.5100
Sale 3,055 41.5100
Sale 30 51.6000 EUR
Sale 30 52.5000 EUR
Sale 75 41.7132
Sale 100 42.1748
Sale 141,900 41.5100
Sale 6,500 43.0329
Sale 120 42.4300
Sale 11,000 42.4273
Sale 55 Transfer
Sale 126 Transfer
Sale 54 Transfer
Sale 59,273 41.7339
Sale 500 41.1338
Sale 35 Transfer
Sale 80,729 41.4090
Sale 100 40.9724
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 500 41.1338
CFD Long 80729 41.4089
CFD Long 7751 41.694
CFD Long 10189 41.709
CFD Long 59273 41.7338
CFD Long 65046 41.9163
CFD Long 11000 42.4272
CFD Long 6500 43.0329
CFD Short 24255 41.4242
CFD Short 33234 41.527
CFD Short 248102 41.683
CFD Short 196 41.6842
CFD Short 2774 41.9584
CFD Short 16041 41.9984
CFD Short 1241 42.0926
CFD Short 7644 42.0928
CFD Short 12194 42.3235
(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 11 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 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased 100,000 56.0000 AMER 18/12/2009
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
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