29th Jan 2026 11:58
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: | 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
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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
| 148263 | 67.75294 GBP | 67.03000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 265813 | 67.75294 GBP | 66.99500 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 | 599718 | 154.82000 AUD | 152.40000 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | Sell | 602853 | 154.82000 AUD | 152.80487 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
| 8607 | 93.37000 USD | 92.90160 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 8719 | 93.37000 USD | 87.38286 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 | 424 | 67.675 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 24 | 67.6 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 530 | 67.286245 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 136 | 67.523987 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 64 | 67.403286 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41 | 67.27609756 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 52031 | 67.4437573754377 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 42 | 67.66 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 133 | 67.570341275188 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 113 | 67.62 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2600 | 67.5518305493 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1 | 67.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 100 | 77.465 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 920 | 67.40257766 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4 | 78.015 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1919 | 67.521285 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2270 | 67.4162 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5000 | 67.530867 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5528 | 67.50973 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6 | 77.6925833333333 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 290 | 67.498655 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 19888 | 67.212918 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 23 | 67.16 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 52 | 67.055 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 52 | 67.105 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 54 | 67.075 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32 | 67.095 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 76 | 66.995 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 78 | 67.5 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 55 | 67.17 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 81 | 67.29 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 25 | 67.435 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 54434 | 67.499674 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1033 | 67.312894 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 108 | 67.62 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 28 | 67.436515 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1777 | 67.397023 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 63 | 67.146667 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 700 | 67.2549428571429 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1749 | 67.38310749 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 133 | 67.51 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 67.32 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 164 | 77.99 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3 | 77.96833333 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 77.3 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1618 | 67.25093407 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 115 | 67.5114 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 819 | 67.130842 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4550 | 92.88737269 USD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 627 | 67.64488 GBP |
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Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 47397 | 153.656141527945 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8356 | 152.929321 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5917 | 153.436 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32354 | 153.302978 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 195 | 152.804897 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 27566 | 154.595282 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 640 | 153.117438 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 719 | 153.086929 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 88784 | 154.270015 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2 | 153.59 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 17918 | 154.290453 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5504 | 153.402512718023 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 243 | 154.538272 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 47 | 154.357447 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 34385 | 153.525328 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 49841 | 153.180129 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2821 | 154.82 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2644 | 152.975079425113 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 751 | 154.075033288948 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 62 | 153.085161290323 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 299 | 154.172909698997 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13066 | 152.834294 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 488 | 152.929324 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5844 | 152.981409589001 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 385 | 154.783818181818 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2004 | 154.799656 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 14158 | 153.37893 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 385 | 153.026779 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4682 | 153.894079 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 610 | 153.190639 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 36644 | 153.071806 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 41910 | 153.014733 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2146 | 153.12881 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 55224 | 153.020838 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2178 | 152.865358 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2439 | 152.943272 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29 | 153.043448 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29660 | 152.974415 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 236 | 154.3845339 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7490 | 154.0095 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1719 | 152.925349 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10679 | 153.112886 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 19826 | 153.823348 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 20594 | 154.0097 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 154.82 AUD |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 1013 | 92.982774 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 887 | 93.03982 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 25 | 92.9016 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 45 | 93.3479 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 56 | 93.076964 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: | 29 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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