Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto Limited

UBS AG (EPT)

12 January 2026

 

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 Limited
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Rio Tinto plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	09 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

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
Ordinary	Buy	3013714	148.55471 AUD	71.5537787 GBP
Ordinary	Sell	3024710	148.55471 AUD	71.5537787 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
Ordinary	CFD	Long	5546	144.813516        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	3	143.026666666667        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	1352	142.963425        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	19163	142.900951        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	5762	144.175566        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	48902	145.752816        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	61390	143.749800130314        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	33923	142.944455        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	16	142.92        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	380	144.814526        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	167751	144.483870038701        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	2235	142.96004705047        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	36080	144.214990099902        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	348	143.474109        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	60000	143.164702333333        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	49267	143.845090222664        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	733	144.753697135061        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	861600	143.06        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	95598	144.047769        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	21128	143.031388        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	84868	144.356037        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	73983	144.138913        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	1237	144.885052546483        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	937	143.32022411953        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	336	143.111458        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	12049	145.058345920823        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	24114	143.198294        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	12	142.996667        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	73400	144.00205        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	23349	143.059999801482        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	1909	144.212532700629        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	250	144.151744        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	92	144.511848        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	37	145.299459        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	286	144.352762        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	21732	144.034777        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Long	19163	143.787099        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	55800	143.9438        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	169	142.76834755        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	9000	144.64467106        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	18889	144.576352        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	123	144.907398        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	213333	144.224692063079        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	9314	143.06000026        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	8582	143.454114158557        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	36139	144.13840089599        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	348	143.063448        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	518	143.072876        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	4000	144.9646        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	859277	143.06        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	1300	95.855213        USD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	2350	71.553777        GBP
Ordinary	CFD	Short	150	72.059858        GBP
Ordinary	CFD	Short	20700	145.1138        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	95725	144.670224        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	200	143.108016        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	2208	143.058804        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	1468	143.161424        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	47800	143.03016        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	119531	144.004384        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	72320	144.168943        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	1178	145.146990999677        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	5455	145.25555065        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	1026	142.997934        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	18600	143.4194        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	16206	143.074306        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	28622	143.061342        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	1000	148.554705        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	10864	143.015331516464        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	1984	145.782363107879        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	122387	143.272822        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	175861	143.701047        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	42493	144.217409365274        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	29	142.831771389655        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	5020	143.364698280478        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	531	97.6700471630895        USD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	4167	143.852049        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	1954	144.451048        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	132	143.27553        AUD
Ordinary	CFD	Short	18773	144.2805        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)

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

(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:	12 January 2026
Contact name:	Richard Howard
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [e-mail]

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

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

 

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