3rd Feb 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: | 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
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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
| 1163415 | 68.03023 GBP | 65.20000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 953836 | 68.08000 GBP | 65.20000 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 | 524815 | 151.60518 AUD | 149.22500 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | Sell | 526176 | 151.60518 AUD | 149.22500 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
| 38919 | 92.62500 USD | 92.29143 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 13711 | 92.62500 USD | 92.29143 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 | 327 | 75.8 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 200 | 75.83 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 64 | 78.46 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1405 | 76.508093 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18 | 78.48 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 310 | 67.68 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10 | 67.3 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 64 | 67.46 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 546 | 67.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3 | 67.76 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 218 | 67.775 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4 | 67.79 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5 | 67.82 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 762 | 67.78 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 646 | 67.785 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 572 | 67.81 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 842 | 67.8 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 711 | 67.71 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 280 | 67.73 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32 | 67.745 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 26 | 67.7 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 362 | 66.66 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 323 | 66.195 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 483 | 66.185 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 56 | 66.19 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20 | 66.28 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 17 | 66.24 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 25 | 66.065 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 53726 | 67.541712 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 209388 | 68.02 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1129 | 67.310009 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 232 | 67.603362 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 284 | 78.06883803 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3650 | 66.098836 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 48044 | 67.3056 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9 | 78.66 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1809 | 67.6924074887783 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 42 | 65.61 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 127 | 67.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5804 | 67.720048 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4000 | 66.09 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 17 | 67.142294 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1402 | 67.236719 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10 | 66.540335 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 73 | 67.265353 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10 | 67.643235 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 58 | 67.678362 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 30 | 67.256977 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 49 | 67.621743 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1000 | 66.06 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 142 | 78.3446232394366 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9660 | 67.0417230435818 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 276 | 67.6155801855073 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 172 | 78.4273453497674 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 45 | 67.7751111111111 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 37500 | 132.7281 AUD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 49 | 78.29 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15185 | 66.2666862 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 113 | 67.4687 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1727 | 67.8213 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 125 | 78.32270400024 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 588575 | 65.2 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 21833 | 66.27331333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 127 | 67.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 47 | 67.7751063829787 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2000 | 66.625 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1000 | 66.05 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4158 | 67.490855 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12201 | 67.13846447 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 42 | 65.61 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 276 | 68.02 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 184 | 67.8656 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4500 | 67.8583 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 11 | 67.90031 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 138 | 78.48702899 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 43 | 68.0302325581395 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 500 | 66.46438 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8200 | 66.3002243902439 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 277 | 67.69815884 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1117 | 67.184226 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2058 | 76.205622 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1253 | 65.49514 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 43 | 67.610433 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 29 | 66.194483 GBP |
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Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1639 | 149.978501113446 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 429 | 149.807063 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 205 | 151.106683 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 198 | 151.043636363636 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 528 | 149.945303030303 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6619 | 150.487133505826 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 357 | 149.972016806723 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 210 | 151.118047619048 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15226 | 149.95000394 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2 | 149.98 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 69657 | 150.479494 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2125 | 149.957501176471 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 17 | 149.965294 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 56 | 149.225 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 347 | 149.61129 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8791 | 150.323464 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 85 | 151.605118 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 50055 | 150.007063 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6582 | 151.55 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 34112 | 150.080891 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 49822 | 150.152062 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 57879 | 150.198248 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 864 | 150.337847 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1 | 150.73 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10504 | 149.97999964 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 25018 | 149.98 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18 | 150.600556 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 500 | 151.4863 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8532 | 151.486292 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7589 | 151.287371 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2528 | 149.844912658505 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18 | 150.258333 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2199 | 150.503438 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1328 | 149.955361 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1386 | 149.376645 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2853 | 150.970035 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 53702 | 149.960018 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 65752 | 150.220742 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6582 | 151.55 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 723 | 150.015795 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 16763 | 149.922696 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 24018 | 150.337698 AUD |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 2 | 92.625 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 556 | 92.558022 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 21 | 92.291429 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 1266 | 92.487464 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Short | 100 | 92.52 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Short | 300 | 92.528333 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: | 03 February 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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