Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

UBS AG (EPT)

15 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:	14 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	147807	63.55954        GBP	62.26000        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	555775	63.55000        GBP	62.10893        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	8579	85.70038        USD	85.50710        USD
ADR	Sell	15614	85.70038        USD	85.12000        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	10300	62.5157660194175        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	16093	62.10892997        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	223	62.68        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5218	62.4488346454        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11640	63.447612        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	333	63.412538        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	6063	63.12101765        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1099	63.447607        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1205	63.44761        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	960	63.3069341333333        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	133034	63.55        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3738	63.18086873        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	47	63.055        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	24	63.435        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	70	63.3        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	741	63.32        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	55	63.2        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	27	63.395185        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	71	63.08        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	84	63.24        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	26	63.045        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	25	63.1        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12	63.47        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	58	63.38        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	31	63.21        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	42	63.19        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	60	63.205        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11	63.225455        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	60	63.14        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	106113	63.465885        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	33	63.235152        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	18	62.765        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	18	62.7        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	516	62.81        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	28	62.75        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	45	62.435        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	35	62.47        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	61	62.53        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	17	62.8        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	315	62.26        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	61	62.35        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	15	62.405333        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	169	62.34503        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	82	62.37        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	37	62.33        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1245	63.036731        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	122	72.11893443        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	108	72.07888889        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	28011	63.447611        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	58	73.11431034        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	16	73.32        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4493	63.2801081751862        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	227	63.5547662511013        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3443	63.5544496079001        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	157	63.2799363057325        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	12864	85.0839974        USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	810	73.2455678983457        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5886	63.191615        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	8567	63.280227845241        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	433	63.5547662494226        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1201	63.55        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	263	73.2379467691255        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	371	73.1314285742857        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	279	63.5595340501792        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4700	63.4611        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	858	63.3042        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	705	63.4616        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	471	63.3057        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	97	73.2172164993814        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	795	63.559534591195        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	170	63.45439956        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3	63.476667        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2224	63.555084        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	69	63.43329967        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	855	63.426924        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	899	63.251212        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	35	62.758        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	856	63.21213785        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	157	62.422815        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	327	72.471376        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	89	73.1511236        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:	15 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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