6th Feb 2026 12:12
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 plc Rio Tinto Limited
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto Limited
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 05 February 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 |
10p ordinary | Buy
| 942526 | 69.66000 GBP | 67.83000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 1788620 | 69.66000 GBP | 67.83000 GBP |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
Limited Ordinary | Buy | 544756 | 159.77000 AUD | 157.13000 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | Sell | 547093 | 159.47799 AUD | 157.13000 AUD |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
ADR | Buy
| 39965 | 96.48000 USD | 91.06445 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 32769 | 92.55500 USD | 91.08000 USD |
(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 |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1208 | 68.3807 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8934 | 68.795585 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3948 | 69.1318012 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3325 | 69.13179458 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 250 | 79.5 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2317 | 78.552434 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4 | 69.195 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 538 | 69.22 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8 | 69.2 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 422 | 69.11 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 245 | 68.06 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 43 | 69.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 25 | 69.32 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40 | 68.68 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 21 | 68.7 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 391 | 68.265 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6484 | 68.77 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32 | 68.75 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 25 | 68.34 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 267 | 68.22 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10 | 69.03 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32 | 68.72 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13 | 69.15 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32 | 68.24 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 23149 | 68.9107913829937 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2000 | 67.97 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 190000 | 68.2603 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2 | 78.38 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 660 | 68.482537 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 45340 | 68.9107716444773 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1 | 78.48 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 68.305 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 68.3 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 310 | 68.23 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 741 | 68.86 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 95 | 68.355 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9 | 68.37 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 48 | 68.09 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 14 | 67.975 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 464 | 68.255 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 143 | 68.17 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20 | 69.435 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 201 | 68.15 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 23 | 68.31 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 590 | 69.0 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6 | 69.04 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 99216 | 68.481341 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 206 | 69.17 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 392 | 68.71 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1062 | 69.13 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 324 | 69.12 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 215 | 69.08 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 210 | 69.28 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 163 | 69.1 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3908 | 69.095 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 197 | 69.06 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 351 | 69.16 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3952 | 68.97 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 521 | 69.187562 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11 | 69.25 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9 | 69.21 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 103 | 68.72398058 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12 | 69.213962 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5144 | 68.662805 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 384 | 68.045151 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 286 | 68.9005723 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 166 | 69.07228916 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 109 | 69.11055 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 158885 | 68.26 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8502 | 69.3394177840508 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 37998 | 68.3334822508659 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 712 | 79.30358146 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 234 | 79.683504 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 63624 | 68.31273565 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 54100 | 68.5212308952365 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 325500 | 68.07544077 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4000 | 68.2182225 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 53 | 69.0150993716981 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28942 | 68.31273548 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 490 | 78.863000004 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1755 | 68.69639319 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8200 | 68.3907 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 144 | 78.41083333 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18485 | 68.7365027010684 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 16 | 68.84 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 170002 | 68.2603 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 78.9 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4246 | 68.87403321 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 36206 | 68.7365202324002 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 41 | 68.26 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12 | 69.1804087333333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 170 | 68.23134007 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 65 | 68.4159 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 365 | 68.58830017 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2645 | 78.742302 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 205 | 69.11 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 85 | 68.93 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5901 | 68.965118 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 113 | 68.5829997 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11 | 68.72090909 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4842 | 68.731753 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1243 | 68.543451 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 257 | 69.19 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3400 | 69.0592264705882 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 328 | 79.10332317 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 294 | 79.5 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 150 | 79.19098987 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 130 | 79.571194 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3650 | 69.069 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4000 | 69.3396525 GBP |
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Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 69957 | 158.256506 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 91998 | 157.927138 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2 | 158.425 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2966 | 157.907811867835 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 325 | 157.241723076923 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 646 | 157.949922600619 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 168 | 157.235952380952 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 25113 | 157.2943352 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 190 | 157.13 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4698 | 157.690105 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9106 | 158.19058 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3681 | 109.918826 USD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40434 | 157.701335 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 691 | 157.56741 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 929 | 157.145177610334 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 736 | 157.198777 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 370 | 157.468811 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 358 | 157.773855 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 38147 | 158.178724 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 24 | 158.0375 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6632 | 158.1174035 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 47841 | 157.643452 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 25296 | 158.503112 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 52982 | 157.40291942 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 64 | 157.248906 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18478 | 157.327794 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 270 | 157.80699708 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 901 | 159.477991120977 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 574 | 157.274146 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 388 | 157.531005 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 972 | 158.007356 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1478 | 157.13 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12435 | 157.886323 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1929 | 158.071607 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2487 | 157.841323 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 35910 | 157.725736 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 91 | 157.13002908 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 34891 | 158.117404 AUD |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 800 | 92.372113 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 222 | 92.416577 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 92 | 92.319 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 354 | 91.12 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Short | 522 | 92.555 USD |
(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: | 06 February 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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