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 12 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 46,628,225 4.67% 635,411 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 492,032 0.05% 1,926,614 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 151,400 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,221,457 4.73% 2,713,425 0.27%
(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 2,500 43.6858
Purchase 150,000 45.0000
Purchase 8,751 44.3587
Purchase 16,000 43.9530
Purchase 17,888 43.7709
Purchase 1 43.3000
Purchase 20,989 44.2202
Purchase 956 Transfer
Purchase 4,848 44.3461
Purchase 80,000 43.8056
Purchase 60,000 42.0061
Purchase 1,250 43.4776
Purchase 10,618 44.3169
Purchase 3,970 41.5800
Purchase 7,707 44.9000
Purchase 60,000 41.5215
Purchase 5,000 43.6991
Purchase 16,500 41.5800
Purchase 1,500 42.9887
Purchase 1,140 42.9337
Purchase 1,325 44.9000
Purchase 32 Transfer
Purchase 45 43.6700
Sale 59 44.1430
Sale 100 43.9831
Sale 314 43.3900
Sale 24 43.5700
Sale 200 43.5700
Sale 12,459 43.8500
Sale 200 43.4000
Sale 228 43.4600
Sale 1,700 43.7995
Sale 448 44.8933
Sale 81,000 44.2235
Sale 66,500 44.1591
Sale 32 Transfer
Sale 35,957 43.6485
Sale 25 42.4910
Sale 1,942 44.9000
Sale 569 44.9000
Sale 8,671 43.8500
Sale 120 55.9100 EUR
Sale 16,641 44.6257
Sale 3,087 44.8944
Sale 150,000 45.0000
Sale 8,073 43.8053
Sale 26 41.8740
Sale 10 43.9960
Sale 16,500 41.5800
Sale 28 43.4000
Sale 86,163 43.6681
Sale 256 43.6100
Sale 23 42.5132
Sale 48 42.5636
Sale 33 42.5340
Sale 28,922 43.785
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 35957 43.6485
CFD Long 86163 43.668
CFD Long 28922 43.7852
CFD Long 1700 43.7995
CFD Long 8073 43.8053
CFD Long 6410 43.8268
CFD Long 4878 43.8359
CFD Long 33600 43.85
CFD Long 100 43.9831
CFD Long 66500 44.159
CFD Long 16641 44.6256
CFD Long 448 44.8932
CFD Long 3087 44.8943
CFD Short 60000 41.5215
CFD Short 30400 41.65
CFD Short 60000 42.0061
CFD Short 2500 43.6858
CFD Short 5000 43.699
CFD Short 17888 43.7708
CFD Short 80000 43.8056
CFD Short 12470 43.85
CFD Short 16000 43.9529
CFD Short 20989 44.2201
CFD Short 10618 44.3168
CFD Short 4848 44.346
CFD Short 8751 44.3586
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
10/09/2008 Long 30,400 41.65
(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 15 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 -270 6,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -350 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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
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