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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and ltd amend

4th Feb 2026 17:30

RNS Number : 7723R
JPMorgan Securities Plc
04 February 2026
 

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:

28 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

774,621

67.7400 GBP

67.0400 GBP

150

77.9900 EUR

77.4650 EUR

Sale

844,935

67.7200 GBP

66.9561 GBP

442

77.9900 EUR

77.4650 EUR

 

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

 

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

Ordinary

Purchase

34,321

156.1505 AUD

153.8611 AUD

Sale

34,293

156.1505 AUD

153.8611 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

663

67.1550 GBP

4,165

67.2509 GBP

2,055

67.3527 GBP

198

67.4290 GBP

357

67.4656 GBP

76

67.4807 GBP

1,428

67.4940 GBP

772

67.5097 GBP

55,265

67.5100 GBP

154

67.5114 GBP

1,783

67.5130 GBP

15

67.5133 GBP

6,855

67.6112 GBP

21

67.6305 GBP

782

92.8079 GBP

 

Decrease Short

2,151

67.1900 GBP

4,405

67.2129 GBP

1,803

67.2162 GBP

1,538

67.2801 GBP

102

67.2802 GBP

227

67.2953 GBP

1,780

67.3035 GBP

779

67.3869 GBP

1,357

67.3928 GBP

132

67.4233 GBP

133

67.4958 GBP

138

67.5033 GBP

111,415

67.5201 GBP

10,924

67.5489 GBP

315

67.5499 GBP

95

41,844

 9,855

67.5582 GBP

92.8366 GBP

TBD

 

Increase Long

14,300

67.3234 GBP

60,649

67.3579 GBP

697

67.3646 GBP

2,369

67.4026 GBP

6,060

67.4047 GBP

2,382

67.4155 GBP

2,660

67.4440 GBP

300

67.4809 GBP

10,011

67.4880 GBP

2,459

67.4942 GBP

8

67.5016 GBP

912

67.5024 GBP

74

67.5070 GBP

 

Increase Short

1,311

67.0986 GBP

97,771

67.1100 GBP

299

67.1244 GBP

97,771

67.1436 GBP

18

67.2510 GBP

1,349

67.2728 GBP

200

67.3208 GBP

988

67.3491 GBP

575

67.3822 GBP

477

67.3886 GBP

6,857

67.3901 GBP

350

67.4111 GBP

2,145

67.4428 GBP

152

67.5201 GBP

391

67.5661 GBP

1,754

67.5676 GBP

2,149

67.6317 GBP

 

Opening a long position

100,000

67.1630 GBP

917

67.2592 GBP

19,681

67.2909 GBP

6

67.3733 GBP

7,387

67.5517 GBP

393

292

67.6059 GBP

77.9900 EUR

 

Opening a short position

62

67.0920 GBP

3,825

67.1076 GBP

2,196

67.1711 GBP

12,500

67.2006 GBP

116

67.2712 GBP

12,500

67.3116 GBP

12,500

67.3422 GBP

32,500

67.3593 GBP

20,746

67.5100 GBP

30,000

67.5310 GBP

1,549

67.6966 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

577

107.1508 AUD

84

152.7933 AUD

21

152.7934 AUD

110,652

152.8770 AUD

4,260

152.9561 AUD

8,194

153.4550 AUD

322

153.6557 AUD

159

154.2397 AUD

33

154.8015 AUD

Opening a short position

5,457

77.6260 AUD

3,739

77.6442 AUD

5,457

78.2479 AUD

7,821

107.9078 AUD

25,179

107.9079 AUD

3,598

153.0601 AUD

21

153.1533 AUD

39,362

153.2590 AUD

4,664

153.2891 AUD

4,664

153.2917 AUD

51

153.6338 AUD

99

154.8665 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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

(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:

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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