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Rule 8.3- Rio Tinto plc

23rd Oct 2008 15:16

RNS Number : 5620G
BlackRock Group
23 October 2008
 



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 (Note 1)

BlackRock Group

Company dealt in

Rio Tinto Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

10Ordinary shares

Date of dealing

22nd  October 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 securities

28,679,304

2.87%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

103,511

0.01%

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

98,500

0.009%

-115,000

-0.01%

Total

28,881,315

2.89%

-115,000

-0.01%

 

 

(b)

Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:

Long

Short

 

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)

Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale 

Number of securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

Purchase

*12,000

GBP 52.00

Purchase

3,913

GBP 23.90

Purchase

43,700

GBP 24.72

Purchase

25 ADR = 100 ord shares

USD 140.38

Purchase

23 ADR = 92 ord shares

USD 144.84

Purchase

3 ADR = 12 ord shares

USD 146.04

Purchase

15 ADR = 60 ord shares

USD 146.30

Purchase

3 ADR = 12 ord shares

USD 147.00

Purchase

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 147.68

Purchase

2 ADR = 8 ord shares

USD 148.47

Purchase

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 149.50

Purchase

31 ADR = 124 ord shares

USD 149.73

Purchase

10 ADR = 40 ord shares

USD 150.00

Purchase

8 ADR = 32 ord shares

USD 151.79

Purchase

13 ADR = 52 ord shares

USD 153.50

Purchase

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 154.07

Purchase

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 154.79

Purchase

40 ADR = 160 ord shares

USD 154.82

Purchase

2 ADR = 8 ord shares

USD 155.30

Purchase

110 ADR = 440 ord shares

USD 155.31

Sale

11,350

GBP 23.53

Sale

42,300

GBP 24.20

Sale

200,000

GBP 24.571

Sale

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 136.99

Sale

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 141.51

Sale

3 ADR = 12 ord shares

USD 141.52

Sale

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 143.39

Sale

3 ADR = 12 ord shares

USD 145.83

Sale

5 ADR = 20 ord shares

USD 145.84

Sale

2 ADR = 8 ord shares

USD 152.70

Sale

4 ADR = 16 ord shares

USD 152.71

Sale

40 ADR = 160 ord shares

USD 154.40

Sale

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 154.56

Sale

1 ADR = 4 ord shares

USD 154.72

Sale

13 ADR = 52 ord shares

USD 154.91

Sale

19 ADR = 76 ord shares

USD 154.94

Sale

4 ADR = 16 ord shares

USD 155.19

* This trade relates to a partial put option exercised against BlackRock 

Note: There was a transfer out of 119 ADRs representing 476 ord shares.

Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

CFD

Long

911 

GBP 24.4666

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option 

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise price 

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5) 

(ii) Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities 

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

 

Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 Nature of transaction (Note 8) 

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

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.

None………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES

 

 

Date of disclosure

23rd October 2008

Contact name

Kai Chew

Telephone number

020 7743 2602

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

BHP Billiton

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

Category 2

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,

e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates

Exercise price (Note 2)

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Call Option

Bought

22,500

GBP 65.00

European

7th November 2008

Call Option

Sold

-55,000

GBP 71.50

European

7th November 2008

Put Option

Sold

5,000

GBP 32.00

American

21st November 2008

Call Option

Sold

-10,000

GBP 33.00

American

21st November 2008

Put Option

Sold

71,000

GBP 52.00

American

19th December 2008

Put Option

Bought

-50,000

GBP 32.00

American

19th December 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

This information is provided by RNS
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