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 04 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 48,729,767 4.88% 734,105 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 896,128 0.09% 1,896,874 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,727,095 4.98% 2,907,938 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 1,000 28.2600
Purchase 14,094 29.7382
Purchase 2,840 31.2129
Purchase 29,807 28.8685
Purchase 50 37.4200 EUR
Purchase 2,000 30.0945
Purchase 200,000 28.1126
Purchase 41,492 28.8000
Purchase 2,800 28.1712
Purchase 8,000 31.3500
Purchase 1,200 29.6600
Purchase 1,000 28.2600
Purchase 8,966 31.3500
Purchase 6,710 27.9830
Purchase 941 31.0809
Purchase 425 31.3500
Purchase 7,195 30.1230
Purchase 639 28.8300
Purchase 137,849 28.7886
Purchase 609 31.3500
Purchase 15,747 30.5477
Sale 463 29.6600
Sale 1,090 29.5874
Sale 1,025 Transfer
Sale 337 29.6700
Sale 100 29.6600
Sale 5,400 29.7259
Sale 1,509 28.5100
Sale 62,592 30.6282
Sale 250 28.1064
Sale 28 29.0410
Sale 1,200 29.6600
Sale 65 27.9340
Sale 6,000 31.3500
Sale 159 28.3540
Sale 203 28.3540
Sale 13,561 31.3500
Sale 100 38.7200 EUR
Sale 85 28.0031
Sale 110 28.8520
Sale 150 29.9820
Sale 300 29.6600
Sale 100 28.4670
Sale 44,718 28.6710
Sale 7,091 30.1648
Sale 870 29.3571
Sale 13,543 29.5436
Sale 1,579 28.9800
Sale 8,500 30.2980
Sale 30 29.1720
Sale 85,536 30.0229
Sale 7,300 30.2980
Sale 1,618 31.3500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4561 27.9298
CFD Long 250 28.1064
CFD Long 44718 28.671
CFD Long 13543 29.5435
CFD Long 1090 29.5874
CFD Long 5400 29.7258
CFD Long 85536 30.0228
CFD Long 7091 30.1648
CFD Long 62592 30.6282
CFD Long 4117 31.044
CFD Short 200000 28.1126
CFD Short 2800 28.1712
CFD Short 137849 28.7885
CFD Short 29807 28.8685
CFD Short 14094 29.7381
CFD Short 2000 30.0945
CFD Short 7195 30.123
CFD Short 15747 30.5476
CFD Short 346 31.1
CFD Short 2840 31.2128
(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 05 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