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 24 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 48,902,849 4.90% 561,476 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 698,402 0.07% 2,564,526 0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,702,451 4.98% 3,402,961 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 112,240 21.8447
Purchase 2,697 20.8837
Purchase 5,159 20.8837
Purchase 1,040 20.9415
Purchase 1,699 22.7700
Purchase 2,555 20.7864
Purchase 196 22.7700
Purchase 7,584 22.7700
Purchase 779 20.8837
Purchase 100 20.5900
Purchase 83,549 21.1514
Purchase 420 Transfer
Purchase 10,000 21.6764
Purchase 6,554 21.7549
Purchase 440 21.2873
Purchase 1,158 21.2204
Purchase 78,977 21.5464
Purchase 19,157 21.0425
Purchase 1,629 21.8443
Purchase 20,706 21.2720
Purchase 3,231 20.7717
Purchase 447 22.7700
Purchase 4,568 22.7700
Purchase 10,278 21.3200
Purchase 9,972 22.7700
Purchase 387 20.7441
Purchase 31,267 22.7700
Purchase 4,465 22.7700
Purchase 13,284 22.7700
Purchase 39,026 22.7700
Purchase 339 20.8837
Purchase 311 20.8837
Purchase 270 20.8837
Purchase 521 20.8837
Purchase 737 20.8837
Purchase 380 20.8837
Sale 100 20.5900
Sale 2,110 Transfer
Sale 20,007 21.0599
Sale 57,346 21.4791
Sale 150 20.4700
Sale 54 Transfer
Sale 838 21.3300
Sale 513 34.1700 USD
Sale 183 21.9811
Sale 21,729 21.2931
Sale 29,920 20.9038
Sale 200 20.1420
Sale 150 20.5100
Sale 2,927 20.9455
Sale 1,000 20.8800
Sale 43 22.5340
Sale 500 20.5700
Sale 150 20.8273
Sale 55 20.9620
Sale 864 21.3368
Sale 4,760 21.8603
Sale 28 22.5020
Sale 51,749 22.3796
Sale 7,500 22.6849
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 100 20.59
CFD Long 150 20.8273
CFD Long 29920 20.9038
CFD Long 2927 20.9455
CFD Long 20007 21.0598
CFD Long 21729 21.2931
CFD Long 864 21.3367
CFD Long 57346 21.479
CFD Long 7071 21.6594
CFD Long 70942 21.6647
CFD Long 4577 21.687
CFD Long 4760 21.8603
CFD Long 183 21.981
CFD Long 51749 22.3796
CFD Long 7500 22.6849
CFD Short 100 20.59
CFD Short 2555 20.7863
CFD Short 19157 21.0424
CFD Short 16426 21.0782
CFD Short 83549 21.1514
CFD Short 1158 21.2203
CFD Short 20706 21.272
CFD Short 440 21.2872
CFD Short 16900 21.3557
CFD Short 886 21.3632
CFD Short 78977 21.5464
CFD Short 10000 21.6764
CFD Short 6554 21.7548
CFD Short 1629 21.8442
CFD Short 112240 21.8446
(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 Selling 1 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 27 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 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 -94 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
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
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