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 07 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 48,362,856 4.83% 618,718 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 789,961 0.08% 1,890,391 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,254,017 4.91% 2,786,068 0.28%
(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 8,000 25.9687
Purchase 9,157 26.1247
Purchase 2,488 26.4051
Purchase 75,357 26.0766
Purchase 86,824 25.9435
Purchase 84,139 26.2238
Purchase 21,341 25.7034
Purchase 33,281 26.0288
Purchase 1,113 26.1800
Purchase 37,773 25.9790
Purchase 26,786 25.9922
Purchase 10,700 25.9687
Purchase 850 26.1800
Purchase 250 26.2600
Purchase 1,218 26.1800
Purchase 190 26.1200
Purchase 20,870 26.1800
Purchase 9,087 26.1800
Purchase 10,136 26.1800
Purchase 227 26.1800
Purchase 100 25.8500
Sale 34 25.8730
Sale 34 26.0320
Sale 57 Transfer
Sale 34,073 26.1803
Sale 100 25.8500
Sale 2,462 26.3447
Sale 600 26.6256
Sale 52,784 25.9860
Sale 33 26.5000
Sale 124 26.1800
Sale 40 25.8210
Sale 41,718 26.0735
Sale 36 25.4510
Sale 20,870 26.1800
Sale 100 25.9040
Sale 125 25.9040
Sale 125 25.8000
Sale 19,223 26.1800
Sale 33,033 26.0180
Sale 173 26.0300
Sale 10,345 26.1800
Sale 100 26.0300
Sale 67 Transfer
Sale 15,942 26.8771
Sale 25,874 26.0119
Sale 39 25.7030
Sale 4,663 26.1800
Sale 9,907 25.8266
Sale 4,088 26.1800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9907 25.8265
CFD Long 100 25.85
CFD Long 52784 25.986
CFD Long 25874 26.0119
CFD Long 33033 26.018
CFD Long 4635 26.0285
CFD Long 2462 26.3446
CFD Long 600 26.6256
CFD Long 15942 26.8771
CFD Short 21341 25.7034
CFD Short 2578 25.8442
CFD Short 100 25.85
CFD Short 4974 25.8925
CFD Short 86824 25.9435
CFD Short 37773 25.9789
CFD Short 26786 25.9921
CFD Short 33281 26.0287
CFD Short 75357 26.0766
CFD Short 9157 26.1247
CFD Short 84139 26.2237
CFD Short 6736 26.5889
(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 10 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