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 29 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 48,265,232 4.84% 533,265 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 647,856 0.06% 2,108,448 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,014,288 4.91% 2,918,672 0.29%
(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 26,568 26.7700
Purchase 200 25.0050
Purchase 66,076 25.1348
Purchase 32,679 25.5615
Purchase 2,800 25.6424
Purchase 18,602 25.1248
Purchase 46,924 25.7566
Purchase 67 24.8400
Purchase 24,022 25.1465
Purchase 26,442 24.5970
Purchase 105,334 24.4302
Purchase 1,141 26.7700
Purchase 10,000 24.4234
Purchase 165 26.7700
Purchase 1,455 24.8183
Purchase 14,193 23.3617
Purchase 8,193 26.7700
Purchase 220 26.7700
Purchase 149,972 25.2475
Purchase 4,986 25.3980
Purchase 3,565 24.4500
Purchase 5,200 25.9834
Purchase 659 25.3980
Purchase 46,853 26.7700
Purchase 290 26.7700
Purchase 5,665 26.7700
Purchase 1,129 26.7700
Purchase 3,399 26.7700
Purchase 1,292 25.3980
Sale 19,150 25.1216
Sale 7,329 25.4802
Sale 88,666 26.4711
Sale 164 25.4649
Sale 3,300 24.3298
Sale 600 22.5700
Sale 4,000 26.7665
Sale 400 26.7700
Sale 395,879 23.4029
Sale 100 30.8000 EUR
Sale 17 33.5000 EUR
Sale 1,400 26.1300
Sale 500 25.3000
Sale 32,366 25.5764
Sale 800 25.5094
Sale 10,000 24.6209
Sale 53,418 26.7237
Sale 49,725 25.5704
Sale 2,900 24.3298
Sale 23 23.6640
Sale 800 Transfer
Sale 46 23.6410
Sale 200 25.0050
Sale 4,800 24.3338
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11903 24.399
CFD Long 10000 24.6209
CFD Long 200 25.005
CFD Long 19150 25.1216
CFD Long 9824 25.2926
CFD Long 164 25.4648
CFD Long 7329 25.4802
CFD Long 800 25.5094
CFD Long 49725 25.5704
CFD Long 32366 25.5764
CFD Long 6845 26.407
CFD Long 88666 26.4711
CFD Long 53418 26.7237
CFD Long 4000 26.7665
CFD Short 10000 24.4233
CFD Short 105334 24.4302
CFD Short 26442 24.5969
CFD Short 200 25.005
CFD Short 18602 25.1247
CFD Short 66076 25.1348
CFD Short 24022 25.1464
CFD Short 149972 25.2474
CFD Short 8892 25.4116
CFD Short 32679 25.5615
CFD Short 2800 25.6424
CFD Short 46924 25.7566
CFD Short 5200 25.9834
(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 30 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