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 06 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 48,197,874 4.81% 834,283 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,005,526 0.10% 1,862,247 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,304,600 4.92% 2,973,489 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 377 25.0600
Purchase 300 27.8500
Purchase 19,636 26.3378
Purchase 4,557 26.9394
Purchase 4,200 26.4134
Purchase 342 29.0800
Purchase 75,062 27.0223
Purchase 200 26.4350
Purchase 800 28.0694
Purchase 18,561 27.2329
Purchase 570 25.0600
Purchase 851 25.0600
Purchase 17,457 25.3382
Purchase 10 25.0600
Purchase 39,696 25.0600
Purchase 712 25.0600
Purchase 4,510 25.0600
Purchase 1,243 27.7633
Purchase 850 25.0600
Purchase 51,278 25.6049
Purchase 425 25.0600
Purchase 3,560 28.0600
Purchase 2,812 31.2700
Purchase 73,263 26.0322
Purchase 250 25.9950
Purchase 4,263 25.0600
Purchase 435 25.0600
Purchase 425 25.0600
Sale 10 25.0600
Sale 200 26.4350
Sale 4,588 26.7984
Sale 19,514 26.8066
Sale 4,328 26.4848
Sale 69,630 26.6352
Sale 66,171 25.8945
Sale 23 Transfer
Sale 3,184 26.5466
Sale 60,663 25.7757
Sale 65 26.4320
Sale 1,460 25.0600
Sale 44,926 25.0600
Sale 222,208 26.5323
Sale 203,427 26.0644
Sale 2,490 29.4800
Sale 8 26.4800
Sale 4,127 25.6057
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2001 25.06
CFD Long 4127 25.6056
CFD Long 60663 25.7757
CFD Long 66171 25.8944
CFD Long 13900 26.2716
CFD Long 200 26.435
CFD Long 4328 26.4847
CFD Long 3184 26.5465
CFD Long 69630 26.6352
CFD Long 4588 26.7984
CFD Long 19514 26.8065
CFD Long 3992 27.1343
CFD Short 17457 25.3382
CFD Short 51278 25.6049
CFD Short 73263 26.0321
CFD Short 19636 26.3377
CFD Short 4200 26.4133
CFD Short 200 26.435
CFD Short 4557 26.9394
CFD Short 75062 27.0223
CFD Short 18561 27.2329
CFD Short 300 27.85
CFD Short 800 28.0694
(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 07 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