Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

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 plc
(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
10p ordinary	Buy	807082	70.43162        EUR	60.02000        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	786324	70.52000        EUR	59.97000        GBP

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
ADR	Buy	8399	81.29903        USD	81.13000        USD
ADR	Sell	3800	81.29903        USD	81.25976        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	CFD	Long	8	60.25        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	31	60.98        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	128	60.47        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	103	69.65252427        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	18300	60.6208743169016        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1000	60.7        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	35492	60.406334        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	13401	60.473248        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3	69.9466666666667        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	100000	60.242844        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	365	69.67975342        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	23	69.51        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	115	60.0588        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	9179	60.40629        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	82	60.193538        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	980	60.2359996        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1975	60.26739974        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	181	60.93        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	6	60.8        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	60	60.895        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	6	60.39        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	140	60.44        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	409	60.24929993        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	823	60.23220022        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	6000	60.506667        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	671	60.426751        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	626	60.50332268        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	132	60.670833        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	321	60.499093        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	294	60.503922        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	221	69.6405322        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7	70.52        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	43310	60.429704        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	27070	60.525157548        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	75500	60.5752        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	40000	60.924438        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	20000	60.520537        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1412	69.845793        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	104253	60.408913        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	382	60.17        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	408	60.77        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	217	60.86        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	346	60.208613        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11	60.27        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	379	60.16        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	55	60.895091        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	89	60.87        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	400	60.335        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	26	60.485        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	87	60.91        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	53	60.925        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5	60.18        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	70	60.15        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	274	60.82        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1663	61.0        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	65	61.07        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	515	60.4        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	68	61.02        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	103	61.008058        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	327	60.72        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	569	60.6        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	12	60.57        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	18400	61.0412886133        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6100	60.9098320504        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	246784	60.157453        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	14324	60.157454        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3513	61.11222032        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	21435	60.44953778        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	18849	60.44953767        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	54	70.32        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	676	61.11221893        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	13020	60.40980493        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1836	61.11222222        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	74	69.9127027        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1198	60.7724        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	243	60.428189        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	12	60.0691666666667        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6000	60.55        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1807	60.72337        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	89	60.062883        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	52	60.06        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	10974	60.059982        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	442	60.4703141560995        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	34	61.11235294        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1242	69.928357        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	12902	60.353747        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6	69.54        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4029	60.0658126181633        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	594	60.1312940184175        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	57000	60.5000742896247        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	500	60.9859109827831        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	921	60.4524550955527        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2652	60.4339        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4235	60.581817        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2875	61.11221913        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	514	69.7417509696498        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	187	60.268508        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	12777	60.47278195        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	7648	60.0657925166266        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1128	60.1311362673404        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1	69.8        EUR

(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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