19th Jan 2026 11:58
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: | 16 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 | 603863 | 148.48000 AUD | 143.18060 AUD
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Ordinary | Sell | 604873 | 148.48000 AUD | 143.18060 AUD
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(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 | 11000 | 147.974464 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11230 | 148.25 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12000 | 148.009314 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 414 | 148.21164251 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12000 | 148.130071 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 78245 | 148.201026 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41285 | 148.174383 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 384 | 147.850443 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 46000 | 148.2516 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2719 | 148.25159985 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12394 | 148.142293 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 31719 | 148.146639 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6935 | 148.214977649603 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10523 | 148.311856 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5035 | 148.0333 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 36544 | 148.234561 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2605 | 148.121447216891 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1482 | 148.119973009447 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 83 | 148.130361445783 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 139 | 148.021043 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4420 | 147.959416728371 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 21613 | 148.237633 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2932 | 148.125978854025 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 835 | 148.397545 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 510 | 148.146529 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3837 | 148.16976 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 152 | 148.039079 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1289 | 147.878332 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3626 | 148.199124 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13981 | 148.160875 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 526 | 148.25 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1686 | 99.290809 USD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 21217 | 148.14766 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 27537 | 148.123766 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1883 | 148.115613 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 499 | 147.925331 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7500 | 148.48 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1069 | 148.215622 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 74729 | 148.148569 AUD |
Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 16849 | 148.064782 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: | 19 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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