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 28 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 48,273,454 4.84% 676,575 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 791,166 0.08% 2,049,005 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,165,820 4.93% 3,002,539 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 756 24.3563
Purchase 30 28.0000 EUR
Purchase 250 24.3700
Purchase 154 22.5800
Purchase 13,200 22.5800
Purchase 5,528 23.2116
Purchase 80,000 22.4300
Purchase 210 24.5500
Purchase 26,400 23.9519
Purchase 93 22.5800
Purchase 2,262 23.5500
Purchase 1,001 23.4792
Purchase 6,500 23.7578
Purchase 464 22.5800
Purchase 32,218 22.5800
Purchase 119,670 23.4181
Purchase 37,707 22.9885
Purchase 19,500 23.4332
Purchase 1,900 23.3476
Purchase 11,453 23.4670
Purchase 2,000 24.3036
Purchase 400 23.0100
Purchase 634 24.2863
Purchase 4,524 22.5800
Sale 226 Transfer
Sale 7,118 24.1227
Sale 386 22.0300
Sale 634 24.2614
Sale 294 22.0300
Sale 32,218 22.5800
Sale 22 Transfer
Sale 1,000 23.4746
Sale 2,447 24.2548
Sale 6,484 22.5800
Sale 35 24.6169
Sale 93 22.5800
Sale 135,255 23.6603
Sale 128 23.7830
Sale 59 24.2830
Sale 39,413 23.6014
Sale 342 22.0300
Sale 1,784 22.5800
Sale 6,500 24.5183
Sale 64 23.6820
Sale 220 22.0300
Sale 32,157 22.5800
Sale 400 23.0100
Sale 26,973 22.6276
Sale 405 22.5800
Sale 1,429 22.5800
Sale 683 22.5800
Sale 9,165 22.5800
Sale 13,735 22.5800
Sale 50 24.4050
Sale 2,580 22.5800
Sale 154 22.5800
Sale 143 Transfer
Sale 28,304 22.5800
Sale 1,248 22.5800
Sale 448 22.5800
Sale 223 22.5800
Sale 2,230 22.5800
Sale 23,087 23.8085
Sale 386 22.0300
Sale 75 24.4251
Sale 11,467 23.4192
Sale 38,008 23.3470
Sale 52 Transfer
Sale 519 22.5800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1095 22.58
CFD Long 26973 22.6276
CFD Long 400 23.01
CFD Long 38008 23.3469
CFD Long 17894 23.3866
CFD Long 11467 23.4192
CFD Long 578 23.4796
CFD Long 874 23.4812
CFD Long 8277 23.4851
CFD Long 39413 23.6014
CFD Long 4991 23.6564
CFD Long 135255 23.6603
CFD Long 7118 24.1227
CFD Long 2447 24.2547
CFD Long 634 24.2613
CFD Long 6500 24.5182
CFD Long 35 24.6168
CFD Short 80000 22.43
CFD Short 37707 22.9885
CFD Short 400 23.01
CFD Short 5528 23.2115
CFD Short 1745 23.2733
CFD Short 1900 23.3476
CFD Short 119670 23.418
CFD Short 19500 23.4331
CFD Short 11453 23.467
CFD Short 6500 23.7577
CFD Short 26400 23.9519
CFD Short 634 24.2862
CFD Short 756 24.3563
(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 29 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