Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and Limited

JPMorgan Securities Plc

19 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:	J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(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 and Rio Tinto Limited
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
(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, Glencore plc

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
	Sale	1,045	148.4129 AUD	148.4129 AUD

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,389,722	64.0300 GBP	62.9600 GBP
		987	73.3475 EUR	73.1633 EUR
	Sale	1,518,811	64.0028 GBP	62.9600 GBP
		991	73.3475 EUR	73.1633 EUR

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
ADR	Purchase	50,000	85.2000 USD	85.2000 USD
	Sale	100,000	85.2000 USD	85.2000 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
Ordinary 10p Ordinary	Equity Swap	Opening a long position	2,826	99.4873 AUD
			2,773	147.8711 AUD
			7,565	148.0174 AUD
			463	148.0444 AUD
			2,013	148.1463 AUD
			27,572	148.1857 AUD
			54	148.2322 AUD
			1,091	148.3437 AUD
			273	148.4652 AUD
		Opening a short position	1,118	99.4739 AUD
			3,525	147.8887 AUD
			10	148.0400 AUD
			192	148.0653 AUD
			17,058	148.1315 AUD
			163	148.2704 AUD
	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	7,564 67	148.2722 AUD 63.0156 GBP
			14	63.0463 GBP
			284	63.0579 GBP
			26	63.1206 GBP
			16,891	63.2987 GBP
			1,444	63.3515 GBP
			8,666	63.4374 GBP
			144	63.4729 GBP
			3,918	63.4737 GBP
			26	63.4933 GBP
			30,028	63.5376 GBP
			7,067	63.5691 GBP
			1,407	85.0062 GBP
		Decrease Short	480	63.1698 GBP
			2,133	63.2936 GBP
			1,232	63.3102 GBP
			3,764	63.3132 GBP
			1,591	63.3379 GBP
			49	63.3514 GBP
			82	63.3834 GBP
			36	63.3835 GBP
			14	63.3846 GBP
			21	63.3847 GBP
			956	63.3868 GBP
			1,246	63.3871 GBP
			4,958	63.3911 GBP
			2,660	63.4183 GBP
			206	63.4303 GBP
			30,451	63.4318 GBP
			458	63.4564 GBP
			17	63.4688 GBP
			21,337	63.5485 GBP
			6,530	63.5502 GBP
			191	63.5737 GBP
			3,361	63.8219 GBP
		Increase Long	5,860	63.3604 GBP
			53	63.4123 GBP
			483	63.4230 GBP
			436	63.4380 GBP
			10,946	63.4466 GBP
			3	63.4471 GBP
			35,200	63.4479 GBP
			2,227	63.4481 GBP
			16	63.4621 GBP
			121,050	63.4674 GBP
			2,280	63.4695 GBP
			581	63.6752 GBP
			4	73.2563 EUR
		Increase Short	441	63.2294 GBP
			1,955	63.2477 GBP
			19	63.2984 GBP
			518	63.3260 GBP
			1,476	63.3573 GBP
			12	63.3763 GBP
			814	63.3772 GBP
			6,938	63.3810 GBP
			1,095	63.4070 GBP
			11	63.4264 GBP
			402	63.4694 GBP
			345	63.4944 GBP
			1,466	63.4945 GBP
			1,699	63.6511 GBP
			949	63.6846 GBP
			2,044	63.7623 GBP
		Opening a long position	506	63.4025 GBP
			385	63.4567 GBP
			24,240	63.4653 GBP
			649	63.4668 GBP
		Opening a short position	200	63.3510 GBP
			24	63.4619 GBP
			306	63.4698 GBP
			24,601	63.4700 GBP

(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:	19 January 2026
Contact name:	Hetvi Shah
Telephone number:	44 2034 936359

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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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