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 23 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 48,628,603 4.87% 659,415 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 706,167 0.07% 2,480,839 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,960 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,435,970 4.95% 3,417,214 0.34%
(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 8,581 21.5209
Purchase 29,273 21.3270
Purchase 38,116 21.4608
Purchase 149,083 21.6608
Purchase 58,072 20.8102
Purchase 125,172 21.7340
Purchase 8,353 21.9794
Purchase 850 22.4000
Purchase 1,050 21.2600
Purchase 84,719 21.2770
Purchase 7,642 20.7320
Purchase 47,000 23.3107
Purchase 6,257 22.2820
Purchase 40,000 23.8900
Purchase 16,281 21.2172
Purchase 779 21.3354
Purchase 80,000 23.8900
Purchase 500 20.7400
Purchase 714 21.0227
Purchase 2,284 22.4000
Purchase 3,426 22.2100
Purchase 1,495 22.2002
Purchase 12,865 22.2100
Purchase 100 26.1100 EUR
Purchase 2,179 22.2002
Purchase 1,152 22.2100
Purchase 1,149 22.4000
Purchase 230 21.2400
Purchase 200 21.8000
Purchase 1,901 22.4000
Sale 52 23.9920
Sale 9,288 21.9390
Sale 7 21.9040
Sale 523 Transfer
Sale 10,887 22.0588
Sale 1,203 20.8500
Sale 19 21.9400
Sale 130 21.3000
Sale 82,087 21.7376
Sale 4,435 22.4000
Sale 53 20.6521
Sale 100 22.1330
Sale 1,500 Transfer
Sale 80,192 22.1196
Sale 1,901 22.4000
Sale 779 22.3167
Sale 66 23.9030
Sale 68 23.9710
Sale 37,982 21.4428
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 37982 21.4427
CFD Long 82087 21.7376
CFD Long 9288 21.939
CFD Long 10887 22.0587
CFD Long 80192 22.1196
CFD Long 779 22.3166
CFD Short 7642 20.7319
CFD Short 58072 20.8102
CFD Short 16281 21.2171
CFD Short 84719 21.2769
CFD Short 29273 21.3269
CFD Short 779 21.3354
CFD Short 38116 21.4607
CFD Short 8581 21.5208
CFD Short 12196 21.5959
CFD Short 149083 21.6607
CFD Short 125172 21.7339
CFD Short 8353 21.9793
CFD Short 12739 22.045
CFD Short 6257 22.2819
CFD Short 9596 22.4
CFD Short 9607 22.7121
CFD Short 47000 23.3106
CFD Short 120000 23.89
(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 24 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