4th Feb 2026 12:03
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 |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto Limited |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 03 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
| 1015568 | 70.39056 GBP | 68.50000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 463258 | 70.38000 GBP | 68.50000 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 | 355453 | 154.34000 AUD | 152.27000 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | Sell | 393825 | 154.09578 AUD | 152.58 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
| 50293 | 96.37000 USD | 92.52000 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 78257 | 96.37000 USD | 95.17020 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 | 9288 | 69.866024 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 983 | 69.866022 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1046 | 69.588862 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1346 | 68.960936 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 480 | 69.95 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 195 | 68.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 100 | 69.07 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 517 | 69.335 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 520 | 69.6 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 49875 | 70.069202 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 114 | 69.5051078631579 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 313 | 69.67 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 139 | 81.33462791 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 47 | 69.865957 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 268 | 70.127 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16 | 70.38 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 548 | 70.16253835 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2668 | 69.866023 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 42 | 70.079048 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 390 | 69.625 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 142 | 69.04 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 977 | 70.053964 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 328 | 81.3229573156707 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 79394 | 69.408015540484 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 403 | 69.603002 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 440 | 81.2698409077045 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 294 | 80.91585 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 39 | 69.74 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 26600 | 70.1629244360639 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10426 | 69.6004419981748 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 357 | 69.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 63 | 81.43634921 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3 | 81.4 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1800 | 70.1146 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 33900 | 69.3268138643068 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 152 | 69.43 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16763 | 69.211339 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 451 | 69.32 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1548 | 69.41237726 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 259 | 80.91417 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 569 | 68.8781971080316 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 78 | 81.4025641 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1113 | 68.8783326078706 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 484 | 70.3905578512397 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8 | 69.9564 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 449620 | 70.38 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1983 | 68.97237 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 35 | 70.043301 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 685 | 69.642555 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6357 | 69.56486157 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4 | 81.53 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 155617 | 69.49 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 538 | 69.573757 GBP |
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Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 999 | 152.878198 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41574 | 153.248832 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 768 | 152.809739583333 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 247 | 152.870729 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32 | 152.904688 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4024 | 153.083613 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 639 | 153.304084507042 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6539 | 152.6525 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 56506 | 152.940453 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 535 | 152.85972 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11856 | 153.018838 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 505 | 78.703461 GBP |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 33975 | 153.166984 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 427 | 152.818103 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13520 | 152.87 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 36481 | 153.038151 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 43 | 153.91 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6523 | 153.690164035091 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 53 | 153.636038 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 404 | 78.144688 GBP |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5000 | 152.900574 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6 | 152.87 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2058 | 152.812527 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 707 | 153.115728 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 45 | 154.095778 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 51202 | 153.10965 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 152.915 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2614 | 153.392717348386 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10977 | 152.912584 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5 | 152.908 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 57 | 153.628277 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12874 | 153.039806 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 364 | 152.847335 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1154 | 153.207773 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29133 | 153.121549 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 19662 | 153.180964 AUD |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 14 | 95.78 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 13375 | 95.799614 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 300 | 95.455 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 107 | 95.6493 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 46 | 96.0909 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 2 | 95.375 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 83 | 95.5017 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 8 | 95.5 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Short | 400 | 95.170213 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: | 04 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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