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 22 October 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 48,130,786 4.82% 701,374 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 748,126 0.07% 2,000,547 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,960 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,980,112 4.91% 2,978,881 0.30%
(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 1,650 23.9840
Purchase 162,969 23.8900
Purchase 16,000 25.0065
Purchase 831 23.8900
Purchase 6,248 23.5108
Purchase 102,142 24.0741
Purchase 22,312 23.8900
Purchase 9,489 23.8153
Purchase 300 24.0733
Purchase 18,000 52.0000
Purchase 7,400 24.4454
Purchase 39,828 23.9224
Purchase 9,830 23.7735
Purchase 50 24.5200
Purchase 7,612 24.3209
Purchase 40,890 24.4673
Purchase 11,699 25.6000
Purchase 395,879 25.6000
Purchase 26,568 23.8900
Purchase 9,290 23.8900
Purchase 9,559 23.8900
Sale 368 24.1100
Sale 145,288 23.7891
Sale 9,756 23.8965
Sale 102,641 23.9195
Sale 229 Transfer
Sale 9,989 23.8402
Sale 40 Transfer
Sale 18,163 25.6000
Sale 97,487 24.1711
Sale 600 24.4900
Sale 50 24.5200
Sale 600 31.1600 EUR
Sale 100 25.8170
Sale 767 Transfer
Sale 12,710 24.1664
Sale 42,718 23.8182
Sale 200 23.6300
Sale 80 23.7610
Sale 102 23.6120
Sale 300 24.0733
Sale 120 24.1740
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 185 23.9300
Sale 196 23.8000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 145288 23.7891
CFD Long 42718 23.8181
CFD Long 9989 23.8401
CFD Long 9756 23.8965
CFD Long 19050 23.8972
CFD Long 102641 23.9195
CFD Long 300 24.0733
CFD Long 12710 24.1663
CFD Long 97487 24.1711
CFD Long 600 24.49
CFD Short 6248 23.5107
CFD Short 9830 23.7734
CFD Short 9489 23.8153
CFD Short 941 23.89
CFD Short 39828 23.9224
CFD Short 1650 23.984
CFD Short 300 24.0733
CFD Short 102142 24.0741
CFD Short 7612 24.3209
CFD Short 7400 24.4454
CFD Short 40890 24.4672
CFD Short 16000 25.0065
(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)
Put Purchase 18 52 EURO 19/12/2008 0.00
(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 23 October 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 -50,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased -100,000 64.0000 AMER 21/11/2008
Option Purchased -125,000 45.0000 AMER 20/03/2009
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
Option Purchased -95 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 -300 4,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -300 4,400.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -350 5,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 7,000.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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