29th Jan 2026 11:58
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 7634Q released at 11:58 on the 28th of January 2026. Amendments to section 2a. All other information remains unchanged.
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: | 27 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
| 296610 | 67.33714 GBP | 66.01000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 507019 | 67.36000 GBP | 66.01000 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 | 594435 | 152.49000 AUD | 121.59300 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | Sell | 582328 | 152.14770 AUD | 121.59300 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
| 77208 | 92.91000 USD | 90.47000 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 107822 | 92.91000 USD | 92.03660 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 | 34 | 66.05 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 61 | 66.28 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 97 | 66.25 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 248 | 66.33 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1172 | 66.281698 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2221 | 66.686601 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 72 | 66.15930556 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 66.2 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3 | 66.216667 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 66369 | 66.5747305217481 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 41741 | 66.46 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 42 | 77.38047619 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3976 | 66.9887958835312 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 49760 | 66.1967590289 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 449 | 66.8768 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3862 | 132.22872712 AUD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5 | 77.402 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5647 | 66.67998025 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 6037 | 67.0102687029071 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 240 | 67.28 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11 | 77.35818182 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16840 | 131.98312883 AUD |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 199 | 66.3723806502513 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1235 | 67.156568 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 27 | 66.26 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 34810 | 67.103959 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40 | 66.63 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 294 | 66.195 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 45 | 67.24 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 881 | 67.252622 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 12 | 67.21 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 58 | 67.2 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 142 | 66.1 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15 | 66.08 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28 | 66.04 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 110 | 66.175 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 89 | 66.12 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 34 | 66.11 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 19 | 66.125 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 345 | 66.15 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 23 | 66.93139986 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 614 | 66.251091 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 327 | 67.28 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 837 | 67.08988053 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 579 | 66.584301 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 458 | 67.070699 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 128 | 67.280841 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 32 | 66.7109375 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3 | 66.941004 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1100 | 66.2935454545455 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5205 | 67.27856 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 66.33 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 542 | 67.029548 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 190 | 77.44 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5 | 66.32 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2880 | 66.1347375786 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 49839 | 66.653573 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 51 | 76.33 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 174 | 66.43987325 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 200 | 67.1764 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 30 | 67.2813 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 76 | 66.94109989 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10 | 67.228349 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 13 | 67.048332 GBP |
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Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 59713 | 151.797195 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 5917 | 151.1757 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20083 | 151.992428 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10126 | 152.14769998 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2113 | 151.87693800284 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2351 | 151.206222883879 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 658 | 151.20396656535 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7045 | 152.1477005 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 22 | 151.89 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 42 | 151.715586 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1244 | 151.810812 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 596 | 152.059606 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1241 | 151.2009025 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 32676 | 151.760993 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 31069 | 151.248864 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 240 | 151.200958 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 435 | 151.38869 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1645 | 151.2 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Long | 30703 | 151.925708 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1629 | 151.487355864886 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 87975 | 151.696309 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7567 | 151.739038 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 93 | 151.648065 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4335 | 151.202611 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 7747 | 151.652955 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2952 | 151.79377 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 640 | 151.450859 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4775 | 151.203922513089 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 42220 | 151.72505498 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 70997 | 151.56743 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 55076 | 151.566575 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 123 | 151.318699 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 40265 | 151.338045 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 60 | 151.896166666667 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1522 | 151.253082771075 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6155 | 152.260168647169 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 151.25 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3321 | 151.425230352304 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1744 | 151.542964 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 775 | 151.230245 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 33604 | 151.797777 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1 | 152.02 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5164 | 151.234482958947 AUD |
Limited Ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5000 | 151.23024 AUD |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 963 | 92.164263 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 537 | 91.807635 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 352 | 92.5337 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 11230 | 92.6758041 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Long | 11111 | 92.362685 USD |
ADR | CFD
| Short | 300 | 92.295 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: | 29 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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