Form 8.3 - RIO TINTO PLC AND RIO TINTO LIMITED

Goldman Sachs Grp. (Non Exmpt Ent.)

15 January 2026

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	RIO TINTO PLC AND RIO TINTO LIMITED
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	14 January 2026
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	NO

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary and ADRs
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	736,698.5372*	0.05	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	736,698.5372*	0.05	0	0.00

* GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP resulting position includes changes resulting from non-trade related activity.

Class of relevant security:	Rio Tinto Limited ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	654,967*	0.17	5,777,834*	1.55
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,448,345	1.47	325,276	0.09
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	6,103,312*	1.64	6,103,110*	1.64

* GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP resulting position includes changes resulting from non-trade related activity.

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	4	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	134	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	22	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	448	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	5	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	133	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	21	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	448	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	134	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	448	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	5	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	21	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	21	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	448	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	5	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	134	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	96	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	4	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	1	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	29	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	608	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	607	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	608	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	608	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	130	147.4900 AUD

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary	Purchase	836	63.1938 GBP
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary	Sale	551	63.4871 GBP
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary	Sale	332	63.5500 GBP

(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
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	52,738	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	40,000	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19,350	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,385	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	40,000	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	40,000	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8,385	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11,399	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	737	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,240	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	641	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	19,350	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	40,000	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	737	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	52,738	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	177	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	11,399	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,240	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	641	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	177	145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8,385	146.6376 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	15	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	159	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,335	146.6605 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	177	146.6816 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,070	146.7508 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1	146.7600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	35	146.8189 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	40,000	146.8624 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	641	146.8884 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,721	146.9134 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,262	146.9755 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	608	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	22	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	134	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	448	147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11,691	147.0994 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	19,350	147.1151 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,165	147.1743 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	11,399	147.1745 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	99	147.1807 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	99	147.2380 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	737	147.2500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,430	147.2500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	607	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	448	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	133	147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	54	147.2833 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	608	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	134	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	448	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21	147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	608	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	448	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	134	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	130	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	29	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	96	147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	775	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Increasing a long position	4,632	146.7380 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Increasing a short position	591	146.7414 AUD

(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

(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)

4.         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 person 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

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	15 January 2026
Contact name:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number*:	[phone] / [phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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