27th 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: | 26 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
| 1051861 | 67.41000 GBP | 66.04000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 269802 | 67.41000 GBP | 65.75223 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 | 0 | 0.00000 AUD | 0.00000 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | Sell | 3965 | 0.00000 AUD | 0.00000 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
| 11933 | 91.74630 USD | 89.25534 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 10618 | 91.74630 USD | 90.47916 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 | 954 | 66.96872397 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 153 | 66.44 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 71 | 66.96 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 66 | 66.92 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 373 | 67.005 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 513 | 66.935 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 48 | 67.045 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 50 | 67.05 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 63 | 66.95 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 74 | 66.94 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 43 | 67.07 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 508 | 66.965591 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13 | 67.01 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41 | 66.97 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28 | 66.965 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41 | 66.945 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 60 | 67.125 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18443 | 66.885201 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1116 | 66.732491 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 503 | 67.06155735 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 100 | 66.865997 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 8 | 66.38 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 455 | 67.018989 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 26356 | 66.9885179845196 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4744 | 66.7553267284992 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 69 | 77.16869565 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 147 | 66.3174071462852 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 916 | 66.46 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 67.0 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 113 | 66.3050442477876 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 316 | 66.435 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 117 | 66.37 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 271 | 66.8749815498155 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1541 | 66.42 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 613 | 66.45 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1 | 66.65 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4656 | 67.124498 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 920 | 66.8053 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 36 | 77.16833333 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4637 | 66.80808066 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 111 | 66.305045045045 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 283 | 66.4349823321555 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 241 | 66.875020746888 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 107 | 66.8079023168224 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7500 | 131.9262039 AUD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1 | 77.19 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 72646 | 66.848535 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 230 | 66.7613 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 211 | 66.85049149 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 77.18 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 122 | 66.80670033 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 584 | 66.53 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2262 | 66.678585 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 24 | 66.81169983 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1850 | 66.938465 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 446 | 66.542175 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10 | 66.911 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 600 | 66.3432166666667 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 756976 | 66.04 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 224 | 66.305 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 117 | 66.37 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 512 | 66.875 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1541 | 66.42 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 904 | 66.46 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 599 | 66.4350083472454 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 613 | 66.45 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 949 | 66.356242 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 293 | 66.256625 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 66.65 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 275 | 66.365886 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 271 | 66.309116 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 191 | 66.310091 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 23 | 66.375197 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 166 | 91.4838984 USD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4549 | 91.57467427 USD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 36146 | 66.7603 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 77.26 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 77.27 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 937 | 66.869794 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1963 | 66.76 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 77.04 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 51 | 76.42 EUR |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 1500 | 91.61662 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 330 | 91.4741 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 549 | 91.553224 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Short | 743 | 91.746299 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: | 27 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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