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 31 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 48,092,570 4.82% 851,399 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 984,814 0.10% 2,003,491 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,178,584 4.93% 3,131,849 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 790 28.6400
Purchase 27,978 28.6400
Purchase 3,118 27.5273
Purchase 330 27.7342
Purchase 2,489 28.6400
Purchase 235 28.6400
Purchase 6,616 28.6400
Purchase 2,044 28.6400
Purchase 3,700 28.2681
Purchase 14,658 28.6400
Purchase 5,955 28.6400
Purchase 25,360 28.3929
Purchase 228 28.6400
Purchase 20,517 28.6400
Purchase 1,144 28.6400
Purchase 29,695 28.6400
Purchase 84,459 28.8654
Purchase 1,702 28.6400
Purchase 33,469 28.6400
Purchase 44,625 28.6400
Purchase 6,717 28.2778
Purchase 6,500 28.6400
Purchase 2,972 27.9076
Purchase 884 28.6400
Purchase 195 28.6400
Purchase 4,536 27.2400
Purchase 1,237 28.6400
Purchase 106 Transfer
Purchase 3,853 28.6400
Purchase 27,800 27.5290
Purchase 105,370 27.6956
Purchase 5,051 28.6400
Purchase 100 28.7800
Purchase 145 28.6400
Purchase 17 28.6400
Purchase 20,891 28.6400
Purchase 442 28.6400
Purchase 805 28.6400
Purchase 1,035 28.6400
Sale 66 28.1600
Sale 41 28.9710
Sale 31 28.0500
Sale 7,234 28.1176
Sale 60 Transfer
Sale 3,600 27.7726
Sale 68,749 27.8566
Sale 19,099 28.1942
Sale 100 28.7800
Sale 35,352 27.8728
Sale 89,196 28.7315
Sale 90 28.8957
Sale 45 28.0600
Sale 265 28.6400
Sale 6,992 28.6400
Sale 5,090 28.6400
Sale 765 28.6400
Sale 100 37.7000 EUR
Sale 300 29.3400
Sale 539 28.6400
Sale 513 28.6400
Sale 85 26.9720
Sale 811 28.6400
Sale 8,655 28.6400
Sale 2,580 28.6400
Sale 2,121 27.1380
Sale 2,712 28.6400
Sale 2,636 28.6400
Sale 110 26.7730
Sale 8,558 28.6400
Sale 599 28.6400
Sale 315 28.6400
Sale 2,812 27.3700
Sale 200 27.5230
Sale 825 28.6400
Sale 811 28.6400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8874 26.7584
CFD Long 23511 26.8106
CFD Long 3600 27.7726
CFD Long 68749 27.8566
CFD Long 35352 27.8728
CFD Long 7234 28.1175
CFD Long 19099 28.1941
CFD Long 11649 28.2295
CFD Long 6881 28.2322
CFD Long 6747 28.2346
CFD Long 3051 28.6486
CFD Long 89196 28.7314
CFD Long 100 28.78
CFD Long 90 28.8956
CFD Long 1041 29.0165
CFD Long 660 29.6028
CFD Short 27800 27.529
CFD Short 105370 27.6955
CFD Short 330 27.7341
CFD Short 2972 27.9075
CFD Short 3700 28.2681
CFD Short 6717 28.2777
CFD Short 25360 28.3929
CFD Short 100 28.78
CFD Short 84459 28.8654
(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 03 November 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 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 -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