5th Feb 2026 12:31
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: | 04 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
| 446737 | 72.31000 GBP | 70.04896 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 1097143 | 72.22545 GBP | 70.03954 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 | 375596 | 159.43000 AUD | 157.37000 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | Sell | 367476 | 159.43000 AUD | 157.37000 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
| 22419 | 98.12020 USD | 95.46880 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 25216 | 99.93621 USD | 95.97806 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 | 4 | 71.465 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 502 | 71.46 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 455 | 71.92 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 604 | 71.58 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 243 | 71.95 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3 | 71.93 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5 | 71.54 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5 | 71.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 314 | 71.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5 | 71.33 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 570 | 71.385 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 840 | 71.74621429 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 452173 | 70.05 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4554 | 71.159271 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 227 | 71.988987 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 25 | 71.808923 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 71.81910225 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 89 | 70.66 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 347 | 70.88 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 182 | 70.98 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 300 | 70.62 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1236 | 71.7732473035599 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4000 | 70.6733069921 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5932 | 70.70740246 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9 | 81.83 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16930 | 70.484491 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 293 | 71.805 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 493 | 71.8 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 453 | 71.34 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5 | 71.415 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 824 | 71.005 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 100 | 70.7399515049811 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 383 | 81.88877285 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 218 | 82.36790754 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41400 | 71.2788941245321 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 43 | 70.0395348837209 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28305 | 71.8615517839382 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10595 | 72.133755058877 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2481 | 71.0817 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 93 | 70.833681 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 119 | 70.7 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 91 | 70.047198 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 54 | 70.982901 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12 | 70.129299 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11 | 71.01166 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 23482 | 70.048669 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2289 | 70.325706 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 636 | 70.8154 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1000 | 71.72 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2092 | 70.212986 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3431 | 70.320436 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 203 | 71.0049753694581 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 213 | 70.86 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5 | 70.751538 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 441 | 70.825 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4761 | 71.340027 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 276 | 71.511667 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 407 | 71.07653955 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 265 | 70.62196226 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 97 | 71.006082 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 74 | 71.071066 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3881 | 71.486199 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11274 | 70.966855 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 69198 | 70.05 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 88 | 81.0733431831818 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 83.345 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 71037 | 71.4862 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 98 | 82.315 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1800 | 70.502 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 270 | 70.4975 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8 | 70.1202 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3 | 70.4714 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 48 | 81.185 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 186 | 81.06 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2950 | 70.792508 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 192 | 70.874161 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 192 | 81.851228 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 191 | 81.88120419 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2519 | 70.0549027391822 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1281 | 70.0775487900078 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 83.04 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 86 | 81.1394186018605 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 316 | 70.9620079976 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11761 | 71.24708486 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 626 | 70.760753938147 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2035 | 71.486201 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2225 | 71.486202 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 23 | 81.26918261 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 319 | 70.7611217365204 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1027 | 71.0049951314508 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 53 | 70.805809 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 19 | 71.027102 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 530 | 70.9 GBP |
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Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 24528 | 158.896545 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15051 | 157.865625 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 297 | 159.328148148148 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 309 | 158.523074433657 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 230 | 157.890696 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20130 | 159.43 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 205 | 158.624732 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 420 | 158.236395 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5885 | 158.986272 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20 | 157.996 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3000 | 81.531277 GBP |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1347 | 159.058671 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 93 | 159.198065 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1259 | 111.762905 USD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28086 | 158.339067 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 47212 | 158.530652 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 584 | 159.274606 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 159.374286 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7176 | 157.828127090301 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2537 | 158.786628237209 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 165 | 159.194848 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 32 | 157.37 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5 | 158.255033 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3185 | 159.42999904 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1599 | 158.011595 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29311 | 158.086805 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8626 | 158.639456 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 27765 | 158.720779 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13 | 158.529230769231 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 14347 | 158.660268 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 63262 | 158.445796 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 32846 | 158.481146 AUD |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 3646 | 98.093143 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 3032 | 98.152741 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 134 | 97.59944 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 36 | 96.495 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 103 | 95.9781 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 218 | 96.3819 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Short | 1600 | 96.20625 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: | 05 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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