19th Jan 2026 14:55
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: | GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. | |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | RIO TINTO PLC AND RIO TINTO LIMITED |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 16 January 2026 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | NO |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:
| Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary and ADRs | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 749,239.08* | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 749,239.08* | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 |
* GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP resulting position includes changes resulting from non-trade related activity.
Class of relevant security:
| Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 731,450 | 0.20 | 5,615,912 | 1.51 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 5,293,120 | 1.43 | 408,456 | 0.11 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 6,024,570 | 1.62 | 6,024,368 | 1.62 |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary | Purchase | 14,014 | 63.4700 GBP |
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary | Sale | 905 | 63.4700 GBP |
ADR | Purchase | 2,699 | 84.7901 USD |
ADR | Purchase | 1,147 | 84.9800 USD |
ADR | Sale | 2,699 | 84.7901 USD |
ADR | Sale | 1,147 | 84.9800 USD |
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 5 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 2 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 115 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 34 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 447 | 148.1347 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 48,129 | 148.1397 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 28 | 148.1461 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 23 | 148.1481 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 69 | 148.1624 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 289 | 148.1730 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 63 | 148.1735 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 40,000 | 148.2018 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 21,184 | 148.2078 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 3,946 | 148.2249 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 2,328 | 148.2500 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 440 | 148.2761 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Purchase | 16,869 | 148.4503 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 20,340 | 73.4934 GBP |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 156 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 10,000 | 147.8326 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 23 | 147.9450 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 1,375 | 148.0591 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 7,300 | 148.0904 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 1,009 | 148.1028 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 12,954 | 148.2694 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 6,623 | 148.3381 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | Sale | 4,963 | 148.4625 AUD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 20,340 | 146.7327 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 40,000 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 21,112 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 40,000 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 40,000 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 156 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,947 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,128 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 10,000 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 484,373 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,128 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,379 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,379 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 21,112 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 484,373 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 115 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 34 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 5 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 4,947 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 40,000 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,000 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 10,000 | 147.8326 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,997 | 147.9060 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,375 | 148.0591 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 7,323 | 148.0899 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 72 | 148.0997 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 3,379 | 148.1003 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 1,009 | 148.1028 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 2,792 | 148.1556 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 69 | 148.1624 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 40,019 | 148.1670 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 289 | 148.1730 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 146 | 148.1741 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 40,000 | 148.2018 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 21,112 | 148.2082 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 4,947 | 148.2198 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 1 | 148.2500 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 2,076 | 148.2646 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 10,878 | 148.2703 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 16,869 | 148.4502 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 4,963 | 148.4625 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,831 | 148.4711 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a long position | 2,328 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | SWAP | Reducing a short position | 2,328 | 147.2000 AUD |
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary | SWAP | Opening a short position | 2,328 | 148.2500 AUD |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising / exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
NONE
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
NONE
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 19 January 2026 |
| Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
| Telephone number*: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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