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

JPMorgan Securities Plc

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:	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:	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, 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
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,905,440	61.1100 GBP	60.0600 GBP
		956	70.3200 EUR	69.5100 EUR
	Sale	1,933,643	61.1200 GBP	60.0548 GBP
		956	70.3200 EUR	69.6697 EUR

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
Ordinary	Purchase	33,768	144.7335 AUD	144.5690 AUD
		70	82.5500 EUR	82.5500 EUR
	Sale	27,800	144.5659 AUD	143.0600 AUD
		70	82.5500 EUR	82.5500 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	150,000	81.2800 USD	81.2000 USD
	Sale	300,000	81.2800 USD	81.2000 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
10p ordinary	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	598	60.0660 GBP
			74	60.0675 GBP
			1,503	60.0690 GBP
			37,471	60.1195 GBP
			595	60.1703 GBP
			370	60.2858 GBP
			295	60.2972 GBP
			125,764	60.3755 GBP
			32,531	60.4098 GBP
			42,456	60.4234 GBP
			80,607	60.4235 GBP
			197	60.4412 GBP
			12,309	60.4495 GBP
		Decrease Short	76,907	60.0548 GBP
			13,664	60.0589 GBP
			5,600	60.0600 GBP
			730	60.1025 GBP
			11,416	60.2119 GBP
			797	60.2537 GBP
			407	60.3265 GBP
			8,051	60.3268 GBP
			1,562	60.3269 GBP
			479	60.3275 GBP
			488	60.3499 GBP
			106,211	60.3708 GBP
			9,167	60.3960 GBP
			3,145	60.4151 GBP
			699	60.5537 GBP
			424	60.5708 GBP
			129,838	60.5883 GBP
			61,314	60.6740 GBP
			61,369	60.6792 GBP
			1,482	60.7187 GBP
			5,031	60.7550 GBP
			67,423	61.0310 GBP
			2,400	81.6697 GBP
		Increase Long	345	60.1729 GBP
			116	60.2696 GBP
			7,789	60.2711 GBP
			15	60.4740 GBP
			2,495	60.5310 GBP
			7,752	60.8986 GBP
			4,081	60.8987 GBP
			1,453	80.9989 GBP
		Increase Short	642	60.2454 GBP
			2,327	60.4589 GBP
			2,532	60.5603 GBP
			658	60.5911 GBP
			1,634	60.6049 GBP
			9,000	60.6080 GBP
			5,031	60.7550 GBP
			15,000	81.0493 GBP
		Opening a long position	15,257	60.2409 GBP
			1,635	60.4593 GBP
			18,829	60.7338 GBP
		Opening a short position	15,778	60.0616 GBP
			657	60.2837 GBP
			33,625	60.3450 GBP
			19,286	60.3733 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:	12 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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