Form 8.3 - RIO TINTO PLC AND RIO TINTO LIMITED

Goldman Sachs Grp. (Non Exmpt Ent.)

16 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	15 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:	736,129.34*	0.06	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:	736,129.34*	0.06	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:	797,840*	0.21	5,751,530*	1.55
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,314,545	1.43	360,653	0.10
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	6,112,385*	1.65	6,112,183*	1.65

* 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	2,569	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	2,746	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	30,631	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	25,234	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	60,000	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	1,295	147.4204 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	84	147.6184 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	885	147.6322 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	117	147.6377 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	350	147.7989 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	40,000	147.8725 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	37	148.1454 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	443	148.3380 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	35,603	148.5438 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	38,955	148.5996 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	55,375	148.9500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	8	149.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	46	149.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Purchase	155	149.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	10,716	146.5867 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	2,569	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	5	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	6	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	61	147.3274 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	8,176	147.5357 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	4,416	147.9993 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	55,375	148.0979 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	32,068	148.3935 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	984	148.8075 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	10,917	148.8952 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	Sale	209	149.0600 AUD

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary	Purchase	1,463	64.6800 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	10,716	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,917	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	40,000	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	55,375	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,400	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	29,667	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	10,917	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,645	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	29,667	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	60,218	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,739	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,739	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	40,000	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	136	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	136	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	10,716	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,645	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,400	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	40,000	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	55,375	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	40,000	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	60,218	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	60,000	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	6	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	61	147.3274 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8,176	147.5357 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,530	147.5469 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	84	147.6185 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	117	147.6376 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	847	147.7204 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	21,633	147.7517 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	139	147.8682 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	40,000	147.8725 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1,400	147.9923 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,147	147.9993 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	3,269	147.9993 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	984	148.0287 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3,391	148.0287 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	55,375	148.0979 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	37	148.1454 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	32,068	148.3935 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	29,667	148.5118 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	28,841	148.6761 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	35	148.7651 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	984	148.8075 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	6,019	148.8803 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,269	148.8803 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	55,375	148.9500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	209	149.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	46	149.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8	149.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	155	149.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a long position	30,631	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a long position	27,980	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Opening a short position	2,569	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a long position	2,569	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Opening a long position	2,569	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	27,980	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	30,631	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Reducing a short position	2,569	146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Opening a short position	30,631	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Opening a short position	25,234	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Increasing a short position	2,746	147.2000 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary	SWAP	Increasing a short position	443	148.3380 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:	16 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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