15th Jan 2026 11:55
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 |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Rio Tinto plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 14 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
| 147807 | 63.55954 GBP | 62.26000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 555775 | 63.55000 GBP | 62.10893 GBP |
Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
ADR | Buy
| 8579 | 85.70038 USD | 85.50710 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 15614 | 85.70038 USD | 85.12000 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 | 10300 | 62.5157660194175 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16093 | 62.10892997 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 223 | 62.68 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5218 | 62.4488346454 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11640 | 63.447612 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 333 | 63.412538 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6063 | 63.12101765 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1099 | 63.447607 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1205 | 63.44761 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 960 | 63.3069341333333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 133034 | 63.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3738 | 63.18086873 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 47 | 63.055 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 24 | 63.435 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 70 | 63.3 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 741 | 63.32 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 55 | 63.2 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 27 | 63.395185 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 71 | 63.08 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 84 | 63.24 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 26 | 63.045 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 25 | 63.1 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12 | 63.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 58 | 63.38 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 31 | 63.21 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 42 | 63.19 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 60 | 63.205 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11 | 63.225455 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 60 | 63.14 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 106113 | 63.465885 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 33 | 63.235152 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18 | 62.765 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18 | 62.7 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 516 | 62.81 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28 | 62.75 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 45 | 62.435 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 35 | 62.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 61 | 62.53 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 17 | 62.8 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 315 | 62.26 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 61 | 62.35 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15 | 62.405333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 169 | 62.34503 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 82 | 62.37 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 37 | 62.33 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1245 | 63.036731 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 122 | 72.11893443 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 108 | 72.07888889 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28011 | 63.447611 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 58 | 73.11431034 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 16 | 73.32 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4493 | 63.2801081751862 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 227 | 63.5547662511013 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3443 | 63.5544496079001 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 157 | 63.2799363057325 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12864 | 85.0839974 USD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 810 | 73.2455678983457 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5886 | 63.191615 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8567 | 63.280227845241 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 433 | 63.5547662494226 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1201 | 63.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 263 | 73.2379467691255 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 371 | 73.1314285742857 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 279 | 63.5595340501792 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4700 | 63.4611 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 858 | 63.3042 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 705 | 63.4616 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 471 | 63.3057 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 97 | 73.2172164993814 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 795 | 63.559534591195 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 170 | 63.45439956 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3 | 63.476667 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2224 | 63.555084 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 69 | 63.43329967 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 855 | 63.426924 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 899 | 63.251212 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 35 | 62.758 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 856 | 63.21213785 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 157 | 62.422815 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 327 | 72.471376 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 89 | 73.1511236 EUR |
(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: | 15 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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