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 03 November 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 48,512,015 4.86% 975,526 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,108,941 0.11% 1,927,107 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,722,156 4.98% 3,179,592 0.32%
(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 25,200 28.7440
Purchase 29,772 29.0000
Purchase 1,586 29.0802
Purchase 601 28.6447
Purchase 200 29.0000
Purchase 205 28.7900
Purchase 13,300 28.7440
Purchase 350 28.6800
Purchase 170 28.9100
Purchase 5,239 28.7864
Purchase 52,928 29.0000
Purchase 7,400 28.7440
Purchase 4,600 29.4327
Purchase 1,768 28.9625
Purchase 3,678 28.7960
Purchase 1,300 28.6558
Purchase 22,755 29.1778
Purchase 100 28.5900
Purchase 4,900 29.0587
Purchase 25,486 28.6047
Purchase 11,807 29.0000
Purchase 825 28.6400
Purchase 467,353 28.6400
Purchase 976 29.0000
Purchase 1,034 29.0802
Purchase 3,399 29.0000
Purchase 145 29.0000
Purchase 915 29.1168
Purchase 3,616 29.0000
Purchase 1,397 29.0000
Purchase 3,399 29.0000
Purchase 850 29.0000
Purchase 170 28.7900
Purchase 140 28.7900
Purchase 425 29.0000
Purchase 170 28.9700
Purchase 1,159 27.2400
Sale 990 27.3800
Sale 1,808 Transfer
Sale 100 28.5900
Sale 27,543 28.6455
Sale 17,813 28.5592
Sale 148 Transfer
Sale 73,119 28.8961
Sale 832 28.6195
Sale 500 28.9557
Sale 111 29.7540
Sale 143 28.0600
Sale 448 28.0600
Sale 1,400 28.9294
Sale 1,729 28.8039
Sale 73 Transfer
Sale 68,681 28.5201
Sale 1,688 28.8582
Sale 80 28.7910
Sale 210 29.0000
Sale 191 29.0000
Sale 3,616 29.0000
Sale 11,226 28.6400
Sale 67,424 28.7733
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 68681 28.5201
CFD Long 17813 28.5592
CFD Long 100 28.59
CFD Long 27543 28.6454
CFD Long 67424 28.7733
CFD Long 1729 28.8039
CFD Long 3489 28.8307
CFD Long 1688 28.8582
CFD Long 73119 28.896
CFD Long 2297 28.9286
CFD Long 500 8.9556
CFD Long 1955 29.0343
CFD Short 100 28.59
CFD Short 25486 28.6047
CFD Short 601 28.6446
CFD Short 1300 28.6558
CFD Short 5239 28.7864
CFD Short 3678 28.796
CFD Short 1768 28.9625
CFD Short 4900 29.0587
CFD Short 22755 29.1778
(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 04 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