Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Glencore 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

            Glencore 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

USD 0.01

Buy

 

22792276

103.21000        ZAR

3.939718        GBP

USD 0.01

Sell

 

20505112

102.67000        ZAR

3.67140        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

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

58123

4.52749975        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

2364

4.5250005        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

24231

4.52669967        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

181411

4.546142        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

158

4.564        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

117

4.56825        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

211

4.578        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

94

4.5755        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

4509

4.5515        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

11883

4.5345        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

2334

4.53625        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

100

4.5605        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

135

4.5205        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

926

4.5435        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

374604

100.27437307        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

161546

4.45277252        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

63

4.48793650793651        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

8

4.46375        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

370

4.54710810810811        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

60000

4.447032        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

87

4.46344827586207        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

5

4.49        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

1562

4.54711907810499        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

484

4.46626033057851        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

344

4.58700581395349        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

139

4.46352517985612        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

48

4.48791666666667        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

3211

4.54711927748365        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

529

4.5869943289225        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

153

4.58699346405229        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

62

4.46354838709677        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

11

4.48818181818182        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

851

4.54712103407756        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

4

4.4875        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

3388

4.54711924439197        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

1050

4.46624761904762        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

746

4.58699731903485        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

251

4.46350597609562        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

221770

4.520167        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

115

100.7948        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

8362

4.5236756462298        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

1106019

4.5265        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

89247

4.52650005042186        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

34650

4.52650014430014        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

220058

4.52754411        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

400000

4.58012088        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

200000

4.57788375        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

140374

4.580291        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

7391

4.53        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

32512

4.52625        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

98367

4.53024998220948        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

31675

4.45567915307024        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

40557

4.456834        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

16852

4.454418        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

13810

4.455861        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

5567

4.451265        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

773

4.452159        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

3413

4.467053        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

374906

4.434602        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

224519

4.452626        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

65972

4.453708        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

219790

4.50621306867191        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

489254

4.51194235        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

417283

4.50621308866798        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

134

4.58701492537313        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

36

4.46361111111111        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

605

4.54712396694215        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

189

4.46624338624339        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

1552

4.54711984536082        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

545

4.46625688073394        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

390

4.587        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

265

4.46350943396226        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

5720

4.54345316363636        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

18980

100.72        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

484720

100.94809775        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

102

100.5023        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

698769

99.68725235        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

78736

100.6658        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

7779

100.57933668        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

48713

100.59757847        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

64033

101.999525574286        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

121569

101.999523244285        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

3142

4.518644        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

4007

4.52369709164623        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

13366

4.43815805602125        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

5652

4.52110011        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

4026

4.54852735        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

45240

4.483823        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

15584

4.535483        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

238109

4.54745579        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

71979

4.52305955        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

32911

4.536267        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

7519

4.538444        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Long

319

4.44968652        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

190

100.746307        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

41482

100.665607        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

163317

4.559653        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

158423

4.47610915        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

65486

4.497486        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

3185

4.54875        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

1604

4.54810474        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

3652757

4.5019        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

88446

4.520228        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

484720

100.94809775        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

60000

4.47531        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

37064

100.665627        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

18980

100.72        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

102

100.5023        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

48713

100.59757847        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

41892

4.5167        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

164598

6.05703001        USD

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

229752

4.5265        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

16479

4.48825011        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

100588

4.52677158        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

11525

4.51756614        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

6579

4.52530072        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

6564

4.49997734        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

18317

4.483778        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

3319

4.54197349        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

12415

4.52432944019331        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

6830

4.48555929721816        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

5740

4.54197386759582        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

615

4.5189593495935        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

168000

4.4692192343        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

172971

4.47465332108978        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

136036

4.52700175246096        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

267298

4.47462263092129        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

211195

4.536781741992        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

51295

4.53024992689346        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

15205

4.5262499177902        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

7391

4.53        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

760630

4.51002524        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

150000

4.5166274        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

263622

4.49843769        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

100000

4.534763        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

100000

4.544364        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

100000

4.53878        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

200000

4.55364        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

200000

4.462604        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

200000

4.44396835        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

14783

4.533758        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

471871

4.52627        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

168769

4.420295        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

109360

4.521001        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

10153

4.537864        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

2074

4.516545        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

34517

4.53025002172842        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

13585

4.52625027603975        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

12555

4.53025009956193        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

3722

4.52624932831811        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

7779

100.57933668        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

12194

4.5228        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

331

4.516003        GBP

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

115

100.7948        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

185602

101.99952404        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

374604

100.27437307        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

241076

99.6872547760728        ZAR

USD 0.01

CFD

 

Short

457693

99.6872510860771        ZAR

 

(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:

+44 (0)207 568 9128

 

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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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