12th Jan 2026 13:13
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: | 09 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
| 807082 | 70.43162 EUR | 60.02000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 786324 | 70.52000 EUR | 59.97000 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
| 8399 | 81.29903 USD | 81.13000 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 3800 | 81.29903 USD | 81.25976 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 | 8 | 60.25 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 31 | 60.98 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 128 | 60.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 103 | 69.65252427 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18300 | 60.6208743169016 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1000 | 60.7 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 35492 | 60.406334 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13401 | 60.473248 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3 | 69.9466666666667 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 100000 | 60.242844 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 365 | 69.67975342 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 23 | 69.51 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 115 | 60.0588 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 9179 | 60.40629 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 82 | 60.193538 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 980 | 60.2359996 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1975 | 60.26739974 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 181 | 60.93 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6 | 60.8 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 60 | 60.895 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6 | 60.39 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 140 | 60.44 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 409 | 60.24929993 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 823 | 60.23220022 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6000 | 60.506667 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 671 | 60.426751 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 626 | 60.50332268 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 132 | 60.670833 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 321 | 60.499093 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 294 | 60.503922 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 221 | 69.6405322 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 70.52 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 43310 | 60.429704 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 27070 | 60.525157548 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 75500 | 60.5752 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40000 | 60.924438 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20000 | 60.520537 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1412 | 69.845793 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 104253 | 60.408913 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 382 | 60.17 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 408 | 60.77 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 217 | 60.86 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 346 | 60.208613 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11 | 60.27 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 379 | 60.16 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 55 | 60.895091 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 89 | 60.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 400 | 60.335 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 26 | 60.485 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 87 | 60.91 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 53 | 60.925 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5 | 60.18 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 70 | 60.15 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 274 | 60.82 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1663 | 61.0 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 65 | 61.07 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 515 | 60.4 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 68 | 61.02 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 103 | 61.008058 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 327 | 60.72 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 569 | 60.6 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12 | 60.57 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18400 | 61.0412886133 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6100 | 60.9098320504 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 246784 | 60.157453 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 14324 | 60.157454 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3513 | 61.11222032 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 21435 | 60.44953778 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18849 | 60.44953767 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 54 | 70.32 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 676 | 61.11221893 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13020 | 60.40980493 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1836 | 61.11222222 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 74 | 69.9127027 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1198 | 60.7724 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 243 | 60.428189 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12 | 60.0691666666667 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6000 | 60.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1807 | 60.72337 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 89 | 60.062883 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 52 | 60.06 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10974 | 60.059982 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 442 | 60.4703141560995 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 34 | 61.11235294 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1242 | 69.928357 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12902 | 60.353747 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6 | 69.54 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4029 | 60.0658126181633 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 594 | 60.1312940184175 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 57000 | 60.5000742896247 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 500 | 60.9859109827831 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 921 | 60.4524550955527 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2652 | 60.4339 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4235 | 60.581817 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2875 | 61.11221913 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 514 | 69.7417509696498 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 187 | 60.268508 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 12777 | 60.47278195 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7648 | 60.0657925166266 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1128 | 60.1311362673404 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 69.8 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: | 12 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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