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 10 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 48,448,667 4.83% 639,913 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 811,156 0.08% 1,956,538 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 49,361,023 4.92% 2,873,410 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 677 30.3331
Purchase 20,397 29.0985
Purchase 1,978 30.0742
Purchase 10,000 28.8300
Purchase 10 28.0000
Purchase 2,564 29.7155
Purchase 35,825 29.0054
Purchase 4,830 28.7408
Purchase 4,698 28.4003
Purchase 54,772 28.7390
Purchase 942 29.0300
Purchase 76 Transfer
Purchase 200 30.2500
Purchase 3,052 28.9108
Purchase 8,000 28.8665
Purchase 7,345 25.9724
Purchase 22,313 28.4400
Purchase 400 28.4400
Purchase 5,142 26.1800
Purchase 33,900 25.9687
Purchase 1,102 28.0639
Sale 5,700 30.1500
Sale 848 30.1800
Sale 200 30.2500
Sale 2,564 29.7302
Sale 8,274 28.9054
Sale 4,985 28.4077
Sale 48 29.4300
Sale 23,532 30.2347
Sale 3,410 29.1398
Sale 110 28.9193
Sale 38,191 28.9939
Sale 100 30.2000
Sale 20,760 29.0488
Sale 80 28.9100
Sale 16,361 29.3589
Sale 619 29.3300
Sale 10 28.0000
Sale 73 30.3100
Sale 175 29.5000
Sale 100 29.6100
Sale 5,906 28.7252
Sale 290 29.3800
Sale 76 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9053 28.3938
CFD Long 4985 28.4076
CFD Long 5906 28.7252
CFD Long 8274 28.9054
CFD Long 110 28.9192
CFD Long 38191 28.9938
CFD Long 20760 29.0488
CFD Long 3410 29.1397
CFD Long 8212 29.1599
CFD Long 16361 29.3589
CFD Long 23532 30.2346
CFD Long 200 30.25
CFD Short 46196 28.3396
CFD Short 4698 28.4003
CFD Short 54772 28.7389
CFD Short 4830 28.7407
CFD Short 8000 28.8664
CFD Short 3052 28.9108
CFD Short 35825 29.0054
CFD Short 20397 29.0985
CFD Short 3321 29.5008
CFD Short 1978 30.0741
CFD Short 200 30.25
CFD Short 677 30.3331
(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 11 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