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 27 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 48,415,430 4.85% 668,924 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 805,850 0.08% 2,133,455 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,322,480 4.94% 3,079,338 0.31%
(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 209 21.5870
Purchase 400 21.5050
Purchase 1,342 21.3200
Purchase 15,600 21.3172
Purchase 2,285 21.3200
Purchase 447 21.6400
Purchase 37,286 22.4300
Purchase 3,889 22.4300
Purchase 511 20.9270
Purchase 2,939 21.5446
Purchase 4,185 21.6400
Purchase 326 21.5683
Purchase 3,324 22.4300
Purchase 256 21.5878
Purchase 848 21.3200
Purchase 375 21.5346
Purchase 6,100 22.4704
Purchase 194 21.5878
Purchase 383 21.5360
Purchase 1,437 21.5497
Purchase 2,760 21.5483
Purchase 57,411 21.1832
Purchase 1,184 21.3651
Purchase 40,000 20.5881
Purchase 40,000 20.5881
Purchase 30,078 21.8789
Purchase 228 21.5843
Purchase 216 21.3633
Purchase 22,428 21.2546
Purchase 6,567 21.4861
Purchase 774 21.6400
Purchase 6,746 21.0689
Purchase 10,803 22.4300
Purchase 21,626 21.7551
Purchase 680 22.4300
Purchase 3,393 22.4300
Purchase 2,262 21.6400
Sale 294 20.5709
Sale 22,428 21.2546
Sale 33 20.8900
Sale 400 21.9964
Sale 40,000 20.5881
Sale 307,142 21.3642
Sale 21,305 21.7439
Sale 16 20.7720
Sale 510 Transfer
Sale 1,230 22.4300
Sale 400 21.5050
Sale 16,011 20.7167
Sale 4,999 21.6171
Sale 179,329 20.6538
Sale 72 22.0000
Sale 40,910 21.4937
Sale 1,658 22.2904
Sale 29,000 22.2746
Sale 96,713 22.3451
Sale 10 20.9500
Sale 50 25.1700 EUR
Sale 28,912 21.8487
Sale 21,600 22.4319
Sale 3,889 22.4300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4223 20.545
CFD Long 26552 20.5664
CFD Long 294 20.5708
CFD Long 771 20.5878
CFD Long 179329 20.6538
CFD Long 16011 20.7166
CFD Long 22428 21.2546
CFD Long 307142 21.3641
CFD Long 40910 21.4937
CFD Long 400 21.505
CFD Long 4999 21.617
CFD Long 21305 21.7439
CFD Long 28912 21.8486
CFD Long 2126 22.155
CFD Long 29000 22.2746
CFD Long 1658 22.2904
CFD Long 96713 22.345
CFD Long 21600 22.4318
CFD Short 20667 20.5609
CFD Short 40000 20.5881
CFD Short 6746 21.0688
CFD Short 57411 21.1831
CFD Short 22428 21.2546
CFD Short 15600 21.3171
CFD Short 216 21.3632
CFD Short 1184 21.365
CFD Short 26312 21.4538
CFD Short 10519 21.4573
CFD Short 6567 21.4861
CFD Short 400 21.505
CFD Short 21626 21.755
CFD Short 30078 21.8788
CFD Short 6100 22.4704
(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 28 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 -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
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