4th Feb 2026 14:43
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: | JPMorgan Asset Management |
(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. |
N/A |
(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: |
Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
03 February 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" | YES, Glencore plc |
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)
(a)
Class of relevant security: | 10p ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 21,000,049 | 1.67 | 0 | 0.00 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 814,293 | 0.06 | 14,962 | 0.00 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: | 21,814,342 | 1.74 | 14,962 | 0.00 |
Class of relevant security: | ordinary | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 5,016,807 | 1.35 | 0 | 0.00 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 0 | 0.00 | 515 | 0.00 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: | 5,016,807 | 1.35 | 515 | 0.00 |
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: |
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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 |
10p ordinary | Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase Purchase
Sale | 200 11 15 37 54 142 101 173 174 3,017 87,712 8,262 646 143 74 40 23 158 66 24 26 27 168 57 72 88 90 61 447 1,203 10,678 2,152 999 34 241 122 36 55 95 39 66 23 103 256 29 41 31 52 179 204 642 1,244 1,501 18,427 1,542 92 198 376 166 108 49 74 28 396 69 84 19 87 868 676 41,071 71,874 2,374 419 48 81 11 62 18 43 25 513
10,805 | 69.2500 GBP 69.4273 GBP 69.4273 GBP 69.4276 GBP 69.4276 GBP 69.4276 GBP 69.4276 GBP 69.4276 GBP 69.4276 GBP 69.4277 GBP 69.4277 GBP 69.4277 GBP 69.4277 GBP 69.4277 GBP 69.4277 GBP 69.4278 GBP 69.4278 GBP 69.7500 GBP 69.8091 GBP 69.8092 GBP 69.8092 GBP 69.8093 GBP 69.8093 GBP 69.8093 GBP 69.8093 GBP 69.8093 GBP 69.8093 GBP 69.8093 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8094 GBP 69.8095 GBP 69.8095 GBP 69.8095 GBP 69.8096 GBP 69.8096 GBP 69.8151 GBP 69.9400 GBP 70.1790 GBP 70.1790 GBP 70.1790 GBP 70.1790 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1791 GBP 70.1792 GBP 70.1792 GBP 70.1792 GBP 70.1792 GBP 70.1792 GBP 70.1793 GBP 70.2350 GBP 70.3526 GBP 70.3526 GBP 70.3526 GBP 70.3526 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3527 GBP 70.3528 GBP 70.3528 GBP 70.3528 GBP 70.3800 GBP
69.5500 GBP |
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
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Ordinary | Sale | 4,635 | 152.9699 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 referencesecurities | Price per unit |
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(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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(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 |
(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: | 04 February 2026 |
Contact name: | Hetvi Shah |
Telephone number*: | 44 2034 936359 |
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.
Related Shares:
Rio Tinto