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 11 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 48,057,536 4.79% 1,160,658 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 771,901 0.08% 1,871,549 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 101,200 0.01% 276,959 0.03%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 48,930,637 4.88% 3,309,166 0.33%
(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 70,285 27.2482
Purchase 14,582 26.0380
Purchase 34,776 25.9200
Purchase 942 27.6000
Purchase 13,260 26.8420
Purchase 1,142 25.9200
Purchase 851 25.9200
Purchase 11,500 27.5367
Purchase 39,696 25.9200
Purchase 44,000 25.9200
Purchase 300 26.7800
Purchase 175 27.0200
Purchase 123,600 25.9200
Purchase 10,339 27.1162
Purchase 10,000 25.9239
Purchase 6,128 27.2723
Purchase 436 25.9200
Purchase 1,218 25.9200
Purchase 72 27.2800
Purchase 12,999 26.6361
Purchase 250 26.5800
Sale 10,347 26.2458
Sale 300 26.7800
Sale 74,630 26.5590
Sale 29,716 27.1487
Sale 13,636 26.6600
Sale 4,534 26.1978
Sale 516,000 26.1020
Sale 3,978 26.2419
Sale 180 27.1000
Sale 177 27.2465
Sale 54,297 25.9200
Sale 250 27.2630
Sale 200 27.3300
Sale 300 27.3600
Sale 243 25.9200
Sale 500 27.9954
Sale 120 27.2500
Sale 9,763 26.5532
Sale 100 26.2050
Sale 900 27.3600
Sale 44,000 25.9200
Sale 1,255 26.3393
Sale 4,666 26.3246
Sale 5,260 26.5028
Sale 11,000 26.1788
Sale 876 25.9200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 11000 26.1787
CFD Long 4534 26.1977
CFD Long 10347 26.2458
CFD Long 4666 26.3245
CFD Long 1255 26.3392
CFD Long 5260 26.5028
CFD Long 9763 26.5532
CFD Long 74630 26.5589
CFD Long 13636 26.66
CFD Long 300 26.78
CFD Long 29520 26.7966
CFD Long 29716 27.1487
CFD Long 500 27.9953
CFD Short 10000 25.9238
CFD Short 14582 26.038
CFD Short 12999 26.6361
CFD Short 300 26.78
CFD Short 13260 26.8419
CFD Short 10339 27.1161
CFD Short 70285 27.2481
CFD Short 6128 27.2722
CFD Short 11500 27.5367
(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 12 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