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 05 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 48,579,817 4.85% 868,573 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,038,435 0.10% 1,882,140 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,719,452 4.96% 3,027,672 0.30%
(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 1,380 30.8300
Purchase 784 29.8780
Purchase 400 30.0400
Purchase 3,630 29.9147
Purchase 4,483 29.4800
Purchase 3,345 30.1736
Purchase 850 29.4800
Purchase 1,141 31.3500
Purchase 1,142 29.4800
Purchase 478 29.4800
Purchase 4,400 29.7290
Purchase 2,149 30.1736
Purchase 4,144 30.2620
Purchase 3,272 29.9668
Purchase 40,000 29.1279
Purchase 56,834 29.6584
Purchase 688 30.3995
Purchase 10,813 30.0161
Purchase 3,743 30.1913
Purchase 12,565 29.8730
Purchase 2,854 29.0000
Purchase 279 29.8909
Purchase 112 29.8909
Purchase 2,266 29.4800
Purchase 10,712 29.4800
Purchase 901 31.3500
Sale 2,615 29.9933
Sale 2,483 29.9933
Sale 4,285 29.9933
Sale 862 29.9933
Sale 40,000 29.1279
Sale 66,024 30.1205
Sale 3,237 30.2462
Sale 15,475 30.1964
Sale 40,000 29.1279
Sale 274 29.9933
Sale 4,907 30.2284
Sale 789 30.1644
Sale 15,521 29.7919
Sale 54 Transfer
Sale 182 29.4800
Sale 74,335 29.7730
Sale 3,568 29.9933
Sale 1,010 30.0443
Sale 16 28.8950
Sale 8,298 29.4800
Sale 2,091 29.7663
Sale 6,163 29.9933
Sale 160 29.7130
Sale 300 29.6900
Sale 2,189 29.9933
Sale 1,157 29.9933
Sale 1,290 29.9933
Sale 200 36.6800 EUR
Sale 2,020 29.9933
Sale 9,685 30.0041
Sale 1,076 29.5361
Sale 437 29.9933
Sale 3,531 29.5361
Sale 1,801 29.5361
Sale 289 29.8585
Sale 2,044 29.9933
Sale 437 29.9933
Sale 4,310 29.5361
Sale 200 30.4610
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 40000 29.1279
CFD Long 3242 29.48
CFD Long 74335 29.773
CFD Long 15521 29.7919
CFD Long 7839 29.8869
CFD Long 6585 29.9984
CFD Long 4292 29.9993
CFD Long 9685 30.004
CFD Long 1010 30.0442
CFD Long 66024 30.1205
CFD Long 789 30.1643
CFD Long 15475 30.1964
CFD Long 4907 30.2284
CFD Long 3237 30.2461
CFD Long 200 30.461
CFD Short 56834 29.6584
CFD Short 4400 29.729
CFD Short 1533 29.83
CFD Short 12565 29.873
CFD Short 10813 30.016
CFD Short 3743 30.1912
CFD Short 4144 30.262
CFD Short 688 30.3995
CFD Short 1380 30.83
(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 06 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 -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