20th Jan 2026 11:56
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 4612P released at 12:01 on the 19th 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 |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Rio Tinto plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 16 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
| 1211527 | 64.00000 GBP | 58.00000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 1197502 | 63.98000 GBP | 55.00000 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
| 121845 | 86.35000 USD | 65.00000 USD |
ADR | Sell
| 11266 | 85.20413 USD | 85.06556 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 | 99 | 63.555 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 451 | 63.585 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 20 | 63.735 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 191 | 63.485026 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 638 | 63.55 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 135 | 63.615037 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 147 | 63.625034 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 735 | 63.515 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 200 | 63.4 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 109 | 63.38 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 75 | 63.385067 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 100408 | 63.35 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1322 | 63.46 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 56 | 63.405 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 933 | 63.395 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 147 | 63.43 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 7 | 63.205714 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 478 | 63.295 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 94 | 63.41 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 903 | 63.42 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 102 | 63.37 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 201 | 63.375025 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 579 | 63.355 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 36 | 63.32 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10 | 63.25 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1361 | 63.462675 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 650 | 63.363508 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 241 | 63.53946058 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 34 | 63.30405 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 28700 | 63.5293703832996 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 883 | 63.3061268403171 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1917 | 63.3750860719875 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 147 | 73.15537415 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1611 | 63.4087 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 18 | 63.71 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1769 | 63.38832956 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13903 | 63.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 105 | 63.4880001619048 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 208 | 73.3475 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 858 | 63.4323 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 471 | 63.4368 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 150 | 63.4687 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2258 | 73.154712 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 145 | 63.36 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 469 | 63.28 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 286 | 63.31 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 56 | 63.645 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 182 | 63.655 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15 | 63.59 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15 | 63.27 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 68 | 63.485 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 128 | 63.325 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 36 | 63.18 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 76 | 63.305 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 70 | 63.0 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 264 | 63.095 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 264 | 63.13 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15 | 63.075333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 15 | 63.05 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 235 | 63.34 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 116 | 63.425 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 136 | 63.365 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 72 | 62.875 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 38 | 63.495 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 50 | 63.345 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 155 | 63.385032 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 72 | 63.275 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 47895 | 63.425093 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 63 | 63.45 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 81 | 63.485062 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 592 | 63.545 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 79 | 63.435 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 24 | 63.535 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 29 | 63.525172 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 220 | 63.475 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 118 | 63.52 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 101 | 63.51 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 93 | 63.725 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 85 | 63.565 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 118 | 63.54 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 6 | 63.4747603333333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 4 | 63.8725 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 63.875 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 623 | 73.23049759 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 90 | 63.465778 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 9 | 63.4747602222222 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 8 | 63.87375 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 784 | 73.0695153065689 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 105 | 63.47 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 15 | 63.8733333333333 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5 | 63.874 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2 | 63.87 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 9635 | 63.506242 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 40000 | 63.457277 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 156 | 73.16333333 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 21095 | 63.238353 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3469 | 63.43740116 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 88 | 73.22818182 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 108 | 73.1681481458333 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 476 | 63.4795168067227 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 152 | 63.4260004 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 154 | 63.4795454545455 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 972 | 72.994455 EUR |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 62 | 63.4050005 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 443 | 64.0 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1052 | 63.325105 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 157280 | 63.45311 GBP |
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ADR | CFD
| Long | 9 | 85.065556 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: | 20 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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