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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

30th Jan 2026 11:58

RNS Number : 1321R
UBS AG (EPT)
30 January 2026
 

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:

29 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

 

 

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

 

653483

70.14000 GBP

67.94000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sell

 

1178571

70.14000 GBP

67.94000 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

751791

157.04000 AUD

121.68720 AUD

Limited Ordinary

Sell

740975

157.04000 AUD

121.68720 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

 

12389

96.85312 USD

94.39966 USD

ADR

Sell

 

18007

96.01167 USD

94.39966 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

533

69.024776 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

33

69.1987979707566 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1115

69.1641582488789 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

768

69.95 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

79

68.96 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

285

69.43 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

103

68.7 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

133

68.13 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

13

78.95230769 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

12

79.02 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

17

69.1988336501757 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

12803

69.500546 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

9101

69.99461598 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

121

68.81 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

32

68.215 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

141

67.94 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

61

69.77 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

223

69.485 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

51

69.28 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

22

68.76 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

46

70.025 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

139

70.1 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

178

68.44 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

147

68.491224 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

85

69.91 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

147

70.07 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

111

70.02 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

193

70.11 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

431

68.365 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

239

68.41 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

180

68.115 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

244

68.045 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

23

68.03 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

76

69.875 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

54

69.79 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

58

69.49 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

180

69.495 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

48

69.17 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

70

69.145 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

96

68.415 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

71

69.98 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

81

69.425 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

78

68.345 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

48

67.965 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

190

68.16 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

100

68.32 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

135

68.555037 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

142

68.615 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

130

68.575 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

44

69.945 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

64

69.685 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

96

68.165 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

42

68.085 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

43

69.705 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

96

68.55 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

60

68.095 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

201

68.075 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

398

68.395 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

627

68.335008 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

219

68.49 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4858

69.18889 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

875

69.34444571 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

762

70.000013 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

155

69.974176 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

85888

68.9166708969821 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4412

68.4852062556664 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

7719

136.18028815 AUD

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2029

68.39951271 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

873

68.706975 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2156

80.245218 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

17

78.66 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

175

69.365 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

221

69.435 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

21

69.745 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

178863

68.63502 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

30

69.775 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

137

69.7 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

45

69.75 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

34

69.735 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

128

69.405 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

8

69.55 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

38

69.275 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

143

69.53 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

26

69.185 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

94

69.36 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

44

69.31 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

112

69.465 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

76

69.37 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

21

69.385 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

105

69.255 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

81

69.4 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

28

69.41 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

95

69.51 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

35

69.3 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

828

69.195 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

14

69.24 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

30

69.15 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

48

69.97 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

48

69.525 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

74

69.48 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

39

69.515 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

122

68.565 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

75

69.645 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

34

69.39 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

91

68.605 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

133

68.67 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

102

68.27 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

92

68.055 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

222

68.505 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

18

70.085 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

105

69.115 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

10

69.05 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

148

68.07 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

115

68.39 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

178

68.555 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

80

69.935 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

15

69.68 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

66

69.62 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

121

68.955 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

121

68.705 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

49

68.42 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

80

69.595 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

111

69.52 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

128

69.045 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

109

68.585 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

133

68.405 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

153

68.305 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

41

70.14 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

82

69.42 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

138

68.56 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

180

68.23 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

80

69.825 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

128

68.025 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

149

68.135 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

74

69.855 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Long

89

69.355 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2059

79.991714 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

64

69.12690031 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2286

69.225188 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

159

69.265 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

27133

69.22943353 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1370

68.49 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

421

79.1497460809026 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1241

69.784842 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

271

69.861921 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

46

69.733495 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4489

69.743797 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

592

69.482232 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

284

69.409653 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

256

69.570299 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

185

69.408251 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

28

69.560122 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

694

69.337471 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

112

69.528563 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

4444

95.15465575 USD

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1076

69.103 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

255

80.0625431357255 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

5747

69.150675 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

523

68.442849 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

308

69.2750974 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

600

69.2631833333333 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

100

80.33 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

210

80.2050476167143 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

3752

69.68602653 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

900

68.6821 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

135

68.4914 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6

80.351086 EUR

10p ordinary

CFD

 

Short

18

69.10179982 GBP

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

123

157.04 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

104371

154.452235 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1703

154.067375 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1700

153.777094 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

4529

153.107013 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

100

156.4597 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3

156.053333 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

190

152.242842105263 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2300

79.872055 GBP

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

80537

155.306897 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

13632

155.994867 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

2283

152.351677617565 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

3

157.023333 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

1000

154.582195 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

951

153.516257 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

11305

156.710763 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

378

156.748836 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

87170

153.763283 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

75692

153.451065 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

9463

152.842318503646 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

18219

152.145183599539 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

194

152.175103 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Long

12148

155.842181 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

6

154.283333 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1519

156.357299 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

9

156.613333333333 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

74042

154.872601 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

24500

155.9786 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

354

155.853983 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

53418

153.849366 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

15688

155.667015 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

85313

154.445246 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1163

156.713293207223 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2

156.02 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

747

152.39046854083 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

735

153.778646 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

2083

153.786519 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

27860

157.04 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

93

154.403656 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1345

152.275085 AUD

Limited Ordinary

CFD

 

Short

1889

155.387711628957 AUD

 

 

 

 

 

ADR

CFD

 

Long

68

94.7376 USD

ADR

CFD

 

Long

6

96.0117 USD

ADR

CFD

 

Long

1391

94.68765816 USD

ADR

CFD

 

Long

78

94.664423 USD

ADR

CFD

 

Long

87

94.3997 USD

ADR

CFD

 

Short

4

94.6438 USD

ADR

CFD

 

Short

54

95.13 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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:

30 January 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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