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 11 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 46,614,513 4.67% 712,498 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 590,249 0.06% 1,955,196 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 101,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,305,962 4.74% 2,819,094 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 35,958 41.4427
Purchase 6,071 41.6277
Purchase 3,000 42.0280
Purchase 16,500 42.6500
Purchase 4,794 41.8961
Purchase 47 Transfer
Purchase 7,500 40.9200
Purchase 45,074 41.5741
Purchase 1,981 42.5264
Purchase 8,429 42.1754
Purchase 8,600 40.9200
Purchase 2,500 40.9968
Purchase 2,500 41.9500
Purchase 22,187 41.5646
Purchase 49,690 41.6734
Purchase 10,000 41.3992
Purchase 20,500 44.1713
Purchase 117,154 41.1148
Purchase 2,400 42.0280
Purchase 272 42.4516
Purchase 13 52.0100 EUR
Purchase 120 41.8468
Purchase 2,271 42.0000
Purchase 588 41.6531
Purchase 435 41.5800
Purchase 250 40.3800
Purchase 644 42.4516
Purchase 878 42.4855
Purchase 161 41.6900
Sale 25 42.2930
Sale 2,339 41.5350
Sale 10,000 41.8817
Sale 9,257 41.5800
Sale 241 41.2540
Sale 7,500 42.1416
Sale 88 42.4948
Sale 4,500 40.5617
Sale 50 52.0700 EUR
Sale 45,451 41.2229
Sale 2,200 40.7342
Sale 5,056 41.3379
Sale 11,500 42.5526
Sale 18,103 41.7672
Sale 13,586 41.2155
Sale 155 40.8840
Sale 1,600 40.5613
Sale 54 42.2700
Sale 30,400 41.6500
Sale 3,344 41.5800
Sale 5,352 41.5800
Sale 33 42.5336
Sale 600 41.9300
Sale 47 Transfer
Sale 217 Transfer
Sale 100 41.6628
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1600 40.5613
CFD Long 4500 40.5616
CFD Long 2200 40.7342
CFD Long 13586 41.2154
CFD Long 45451 41.2229
CFD Long 5056 41.3378
CFD Long 17189 41.4533
CFD Long 3276 41.5884
CFD Long 30400 41.65
CFD Long 32386 41.6656
CFD Long 18103 41.7671
CFD Long 10000 41.8817
CFD Long 8087 42.0273
CFD Long 11500 42.5526
CFD Short 16100 40.92
CFD Short 2500 40.9968
CFD Short 117154 41.1147
CFD Short 10000 41.3992
CFD Short 35958 41.4426
CFD Short 22187 41.5645
CFD Short 45074 41.574
CFD Short 6071 41.6277
CFD Short 49690 41.6734
CFD Short 8429 42.1753
CFD Short 878 42.4855
CFD Short 1981 42.5263
(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)
Call Purchase 50,000 64 AMER 21/11/2008 0.178
(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 12 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 -50,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
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