20th Jan 2026 11:56
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: | 19 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
| 327542 | 63.84512 GBP | 63.20000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 338830 | 63.92000 GBP | 63.18500 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 | 451829 | 149.53667 AUD | 147.00000 AUD
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Limited ordinary | Sell | 444224 | 149.53667 AUD | 147.03629 AUD
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(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 | 21 | 63.43 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5851 | 126.675855 AUD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2900 | 63.5014206896552 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2 | 73.2462 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 125 | 63.42424 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 55 | 73.29945455 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 14 | 63.38920762 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 52 | 63.499423 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 86 | 63.381491 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12 | 73.06333333 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 985 | 63.396034 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 100 | 63.585 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 485 | 63.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 109 | 63.92 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 370 | 63.8 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6015 | 63.727779 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 154 | 63.42 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 75 | 73.26 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 73.26142857 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 27 | 73.1870858740741 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2940 | 63.3610563168 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 37 | 63.4252427567568 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 321 | 63.354707 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2292 | 63.258462 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 88 | 63.204368 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 22175 | 63.241032 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 69 | 63.4252427536232 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 180 | 63.4645 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 300 | 63.3044333333333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 589 | 63.497284 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 147 | 63.415314 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 358 | 73.049832 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 27 | 72.99 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3738 | 63.397 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 100 | 63.4495 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 108 | 63.4 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 571 | 63.4128 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 613 | 63.4249 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 530 | 63.388 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 40 | 73.22 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11750 | 63.6164 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 63.73 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6536 | 63.373076524235 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 20262 | 63.3947542500247 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13425 | 63.50140112 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13702 | 63.39 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 307 | 72.99687296 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 75 | 73.26 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10625 | 63.3947542499765 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3428 | 63.373043171937 GBP |
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Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 315 | 149.269532 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40205 | 148.993065 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11616 | 149.536668546796 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7247 | 149.37999995 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1081 | 149.26974098 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7511 | 148.532226 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 82 | 149.48012195122 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5077 | 147.036291116801 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5505 | 149.38 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 138 | 149.478841 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3100 | 149.254587 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 435 | 149.108253 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 39524 | 149.096748 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 159 | 149.487296 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18139 | 149.196469 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18731 | 149.115085152955 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 234 | 149.468419 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 21788 | 149.22856 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 65794 | 148.999259 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 674 | 149.474718 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 89 | 148.145393 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Long | 900 | 149.316906 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3244 | 148.874972256473 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 48 | 149.298125 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1524 | 149.498956692913 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 27892 | 149.301454 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 127 | 149.317874 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 17423 | 149.39596 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 168 | 148.33244 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 15125 | 149.104909 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 47 | 148.708320660213 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 296 | 149.078547 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1124 | 148.849795373665 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 577 | 149.525632582322 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 856 | 148.957196 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 49763 | 149.110978 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2486 | 149.033411 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 30087 | 148.447882 AUD |
Limited ordinary | CFD
| Short | 45093 | 149.115285 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 |
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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: | 20 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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