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 30 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 47,866,859 4.77% 835,847 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 966,044 0.10% 2,013,747 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,934,103 4.87% 3,126,553 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 167 28.6200
Purchase 1,516 28.2612
Purchase 1,705 28.8978
Purchase 14,170 27.6600
Purchase 30,503 28.1357
Purchase 435 27.6600
Purchase 200 36.0800 EUR
Purchase 1,010 28.4833
Purchase 14,850 27.6600
Purchase 3,996 27.6600
Purchase 92 Transfer
Purchase 13,507 27.9552
Purchase 79,437 27.8715
Purchase 300 28.0033
Purchase 580 27.6600
Purchase 3,520 28.1913
Purchase 114,518 27.9302
Purchase 1,806 27.6600
Sale 81,193 27.6666
Sale 71 Transfer
Sale 689 Transfer
Sale 92 Transfer
Sale 31,835 28.5714
Sale 14,865 28.3950
Sale 151,000 28.2945
Sale 150 28.0330
Sale 482 28.2963
Sale 167 28.6200
Sale 30,311 27.6873
Sale 230 Transfer
Sale 247,476 28.4633
Sale 1,539 28.8224
Sale 25 Transfer
Sale 102 Transfer
Sale 167 28.6200
Sale 5,964 28.4744
Sale 6,417 28.4744
Sale 3,012 28.4744
Sale 2,465 28.4744
Sale 6,584 28.4744
Sale 2,518 28.4744
Sale 13,153 28.4744
Sale 7,951 28.4744
Sale 2,266 26.7700
Sale 263 28.4744
Sale 6,590 28.4744
Sale 4,060 28.4744
Sale 5,792 27.5693
Sale 1,311 28.4744
Sale 59 Transfer
Sale 23 27.9100
Sale 19 27.9100
Sale 622 28.1308
Sale 19,511 28.3665
Sale 4,894 28.5160
Sale 1,636 28.4744
Sale 545 28.4744
Sale 3,320 28.4744
Sale 13,026 28.0327
Sale 781 29.0369
Sale 300 28.0033
Sale 7,209 28.4744
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6973 26.8316
CFD Long 5792 27.5692
CFD Long 81193 27.6665
CFD Long 30311 27.6872
CFD Long 18497 27.7674
CFD Long 300 28.0033
CFD Long 13026 28.0327
CFD Long 15773 28.2697
CFD Long 151000 28.2945
CFD Long 482 28.2963
CFD Long 14865 28.395
CFD Long 247476 28.4632
CFD Long 13128 28.4908
CFD Long 24085 28.5091
CFD Long 31835 28.5714
CFD Long 167 28.62
CFD Long 781 29.0368
CFD Short 79437 27.8715
CFD Short 114518 27.9301
CFD Short 13507 27.9551
CFD Short 300 28.0033
CFD Short 30503 28.1356
CFD Short 3520 28.1912
CFD Short 1010 28.4833
(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 31 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