21st Jan 2026 13:43
AMENDMENT
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: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(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 and Rio Tinto Limited |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 14 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, Glencore plc |
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 | Purchase | 452,484 | 63.5595 GBP | 62.2800 GBP |
1,484 | 73.2614 EUR | 72.7689 EUR | ||
| Sale | 927,592 | 63.5500 GBP | 62.2137 GBP | |
1,484 | 73.2614 EUR | 72.7689 EUR |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
ADR | Purchase | 52,734 | 83.5900 USD | 83.5900 USD |
| Sale | 35,156 | 83.5900 USD | 83.5900 USD |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
Ordinary | Purchase | 12,962 | 147.2676 AUD | 146.4856 AUD |
Sale | 12,888 | 147.2676 AUD | 146.4856 AUD |
(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 | Equity Swap | Decrease Long | 6,010 | 63.1527 GBP |
400 | 63.1807 GBP | |||
3,882 | 63.2488 GBP | |||
103 | 63.3229 GBP | |||
265 | 63.4448 GBP | |||
11,462 | 63.4605 GBP | |||
380 | 63.4659 GBP | |||
232 | 63.5529 GBP | |||
328 | 63.5532 GBP | |||
108 | 63.5579 GBP | |||
1,731 | 84.9127 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 26,754 | 62.2137 GBP | ||
67 | 62.4991 GBP | |||
26,400 | 62.5200 GBP | |||
12 | 62.5523 GBP | |||
190,996 | 62.6600 GBP | |||
415 | 62.8037 GBP | |||
83,774 | 62.8988 GBP | |||
199 | 63.2194 GBP | |||
3,790 | 63.2349 GBP | |||
115 | 63.2537 GBP | |||
429 | 63.2658 GBP | |||
196 | 63.2700 GBP | |||
10,288 | 63.2745 GBP | |||
23,575 | 63.2844 GBP | |||
4,286 | 63.3228 GBP | |||
799 | 63.3280 GBP | |||
4,651 | 63.3351 GBP | |||
15,957 | 63.3551 GBP | |||
8,603 | 63.3658 GBP | |||
4,123 | 63.3752 GBP | |||
11,116 | 63.3801 GBP | |||
1,806 | 63.4130 GBP | |||
5,952 | 63.4663 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 1 | 62.3972 GBP | ||
7 | 62.4129 GBP | |||
11,605 | 63.0701 GBP | |||
9,343 | 63.1809 GBP | |||
17 | 63.1901 GBP | |||
25,030 | 63.3414 GBP | |||
2,950 | 63.3942 GBP | |||
1,945 | 63.4354 GBP | |||
19,189 | 63.4886 GBP | |||
2,213 | 63.4943 GBP | |||
1,122 | 63.5471 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 51 | 62.2509 GBP | ||
292 | 62.3859 GBP | |||
9 | 62.7569 GBP | |||
291 | 62.9868 GBP | |||
3,383 | 63.0963 GBP | |||
1,706 | 63.1077 GBP | |||
1,691 | 63.2119 GBP | |||
462 | 63.2303 GBP | |||
391 | 63.2730 GBP | |||
486 | 63.2958 GBP | |||
13 | 63.3377 GBP | |||
1,035 | 63.4103 GBP | |||
3,081 | 63.4114 GBP | |||
32 | 63.4206 GBP | |||
278 | 63.4332 GBP | |||
657 | 63.5595 GBP | |||
Opening a long position | 358 | 62.7472 GBP | ||
618 | 63.1132 GBP | |||
1,144 | 63.1637 GBP | |||
4,382 | 63.2094 GBP | |||
14,499 | 63.2793 GBP | |||
161 | 63.2909 GBP | |||
Opening a short position | 2,332 | 62.5618 GBP | ||
2,404 | 62.7715 GBP | |||
77 | 62.8159 GBP | |||
837 | 62.8431 GBP | |||
908 | 63.3054 GBP | |||
13,752 | 63.5480 GBP | |||
852 | 63.5500 GBP |
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 | Equity Swap | Opening a long position | 10,054 | 145.8855 AUD |
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| 1,046 | 146.6386 AUD | |
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| 661 | 146.6965 AUD | |
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| 8 | 146.9146 AUD | |
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| 204 | 147.1211 AUD | |
| Opening a short position | 10,915 | 98.3065 AUD | |
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| 1,919 | 146.7481 AUD | |
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| 54 | 147.2676 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 |
(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
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| Date of disclosure: | 21 January 2026 |
| Contact name: | Hetvi Shah |
| Telephone number: | 44 2034 936359 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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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