12th Jan 2026 13:17
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | UBS Investment Bank, London |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Rio Tinto Limited |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Rio Tinto plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 09 January 2026 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
Ordinary | Buy | 3013714 | 148.55471 AUD | 71.5537787 GBP |
Ordinary | Sell | 3024710 | 148.55471 AUD | 71.5537787 GBP |
(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 |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5546 | 144.813516 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3 | 143.026666666667 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1352 | 142.963425 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 19163 | 142.900951 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5762 | 144.175566 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 48902 | 145.752816 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 61390 | 143.749800130314 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 33923 | 142.944455 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16 | 142.92 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 380 | 144.814526 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 167751 | 144.483870038701 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2235 | 142.96004705047 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 36080 | 144.214990099902 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 348 | 143.474109 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 60000 | 143.164702333333 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 49267 | 143.845090222664 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 733 | 144.753697135061 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 861600 | 143.06 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 95598 | 144.047769 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 21128 | 143.031388 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 84868 | 144.356037 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 73983 | 144.138913 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1237 | 144.885052546483 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 937 | 143.32022411953 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 336 | 143.111458 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12049 | 145.058345920823 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 24114 | 143.198294 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12 | 142.996667 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 73400 | 144.00205 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 23349 | 143.059999801482 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1909 | 144.212532700629 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 250 | 144.151744 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 92 | 144.511848 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 37 | 145.299459 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 286 | 144.352762 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 21732 | 144.034777 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 19163 | 143.787099 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 55800 | 143.9438 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 169 | 142.76834755 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 9000 | 144.64467106 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18889 | 144.576352 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 123 | 144.907398 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 213333 | 144.224692063079 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 9314 | 143.06000026 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8582 | 143.454114158557 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 36139 | 144.13840089599 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 348 | 143.063448 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 518 | 143.072876 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4000 | 144.9646 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 859277 | 143.06 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1300 | 95.855213 USD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2350 | 71.553777 GBP |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 150 | 72.059858 GBP |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 20700 | 145.1138 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 95725 | 144.670224 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 200 | 143.108016 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2208 | 143.058804 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1468 | 143.161424 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 47800 | 143.03016 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 119531 | 144.004384 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 72320 | 144.168943 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1178 | 145.146990999677 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5455 | 145.25555065 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1026 | 142.997934 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18600 | 143.4194 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 16206 | 143.074306 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 28622 | 143.061342 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1000 | 148.554705 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10864 | 143.015331516464 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1984 | 145.782363107879 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 122387 | 143.272822 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 175861 | 143.701047 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 42493 | 144.217409365274 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29 | 142.831771389655 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5020 | 143.364698280478 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 531 | 97.6700471630895 USD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4167 | 143.852049 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1954 | 144.451048 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 132 | 143.27553 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18773 | 144.2805 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 |
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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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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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 |
| Date of disclosure: | 12 January 2026 |
| Contact name: | Richard Howard |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 9128 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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