3rd Feb 2026 11:25
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: | 02 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, 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 |
Ordinary | Purchase | 652 | 149.9800 AUD | 149.9800 AUD |
| Sale | 13 | 149.9800 AUD | 149.9800 AUD |
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 | 1,061,608 | 68.1000 GBP | 65.2000 GBP |
1,596 | 78.6600 EUR | 78.2900 EUR | ||
| Sale | 979,993 | 68.0200 GBP | 65.2000 GBP | |
368 | 78.6600 EUR | 77.4100 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 | 180,000 | 92.6900 USD | 92.6900 USD |
| Sale | 90,000 | 92.6900 USD | 92.6900 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 |
Ordinary | Equity Swap | Opening a long position | 98 | 150.2859 AUD |
37,330 | 150.3584 AUD | |||
1,047 | 150.4435 AUD | |||
58 | 150.7859 AUD | |||
11,519 | 151.0785 AUD | |||
Opening a short position | 8,312 | 150.0175 AUD | ||
7,819 | 151.1352 AUD | |||
24,194 | 151.2686 AUD |
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
Decrease Short
Increase Long
Increase Short
Opening a long position
Opening a short position | 638 36,624 6,034 977 121,526 21,601 24 2,091 5,497 758 278 89,132 1,154 18 1,750 1,538
392 47,413 309 44 130 3,988 1,628 778 816 43,896 824 326 4,780 26 95
503 3,175 9,710 2,667 1,000 9,810 171 10,509 25,957 814 201 22,676 187 9,909 302 15 295
27 100 28,300 38 250 20 14 17,680 1,411 74 199 732 575 129 32 46 2,195 300 2,504 5,038 6,600 44,671 6,176
50,000 5,000 400 1,500
1,500 400 15,000 5,000 | 66.0459 GBP 66.2404 GBP 66.6536 GBP 66.6750 GBP 66.9918 GBP 67.1194 GBP 67.1230 GBP 67.7276 GBP 67.7816 GBP 67.7969 GBP 67.8954 GBP 68.0200 GBP 68.0231 GBP 68.0285 GBP 68.0302 GBP 78.6600 EUR
66.0036 GBP 66.4531 GBP 66.4772 GBP 67.0272 GBP 67.0380 GBP 67.2596 GBP 67.5050 GBP 67.5437 GBP 67.5475 GBP 67.7057 GBP 67.7660 GBP 67.8530 GBP 67.9072 GBP 68.0132 GBP 68.0200 GBP
66.3994 GBP 66.7523 GBP 67.0602 GBP 67.2078 GBP 67.3491 GBP 67.4164 GBP 67.6626 GBP 67.6726 GBP 67.7444 GBP 67.8539 GBP 67.8754 GBP 67.9542 GBP 67.9554 GBP 67.9569 GBP 67.9718 GBP 77.4061 EUR 78.6600 EUR
65.2049 GBP 65.6053 GBP 65.9106 GBP 66.2079 GBP 66.2080 GBP 66.2086 GBP 66.2102 GBP 66.5192 GBP 67.4153 GBP 67.4542 GBP 67.5120 GBP 67.5500 GBP 67.5576 GBP 67.6166 GBP 67.6810 GBP 67.7320 GBP 67.7648 GBP 67.7771 GBP 67.8556 GBP 67.9638 GBP 67.9854 GBP 68.0200 GBP 68.0214 GBP
67.4095 GBP 67.4621 GBP 67.4765 GBP 67.4873 GBP
67.8937 GBP 67.9570 GBP 68.0404 GBP 68.0782 GBP |
(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: | 03 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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