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

JPMorgan Securities Plc

16 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:	15 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	Purchase	66,162	148.9374 AUD	147.2294 AUD
	Sale	67,187	148.9374 AUD	147.2294 AUD

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
ADR	Purchase	99,549	85.8800 USD	85.8800 USD
	Sale	66,366	85.8800 USD	85.8800 USD

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	802,905	64.6829 GBP	62.6300 GBP
		521	74.0000 EUR	73.9000 EUR
	Sale	1,391,183	64.6800 GBP	62.7500 GBP
		528	74.0000 EUR	73.7214 EUR

(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	59,683	147.6790 AUD
			1,231	148.2715 AUD
			204	148.8156 AUD
			1,054	148.9374 AUD
		Opening a short position	2,527	73.5784 AUD
			34	73.9019 AUD
			6,850	99.1785 AUD
			14,476	99.3294 AUD
			152	147.2294 AUD
			6,088	147.2975 AUD
			17,914	147.4278 AUD
			578	147.7980 AUD
			54      2,489	148.3078 AUD 148.6081AUD
	Equity Swap	Decrease Long	5,740	62.7477 GBP
			3,191	63.8541 GBP
			13,711	63.9813 GBP
			2	64.1852 GBP
			67	64.1925 GBP
			6,492	64.4747 GBP
			221	64.5807 GBP
			494	64.5843 GBP
			30,601	64.6754 GBP
			178	64.6829 GBP
			24	64.6881 GBP
			1,575	85.7494 GBP
		Decrease Short	24	62.8356 GBP
			2,928	62.8382 GBP
			119	63.0276 GBP
			118	63.0277 GBP
			4,202	63.2821 GBP
			45,032	63.8923 GBP
			26	63.9894 GBP
			57,999	64.0020 GBP
			25,000	64.0159 GBP
			25,000	64.0380 GBP
			101,058	64.0418 GBP
			22,000	64.0459 GBP
			426	64.0464 GBP
			21,733	64.0475 GBP
			2,269	64.0809 GBP
			19,227	64.0879 GBP
			13,038	64.0899 GBP
			24,861	64.0900 GBP
			1,797	64.1594 GBP
			1,621	64.1628 GBP
			22,341	64.1928 GBP
			821	64.2053 GBP
			4,462	64.2400 GBP
			356	64.3044 GBP
			284	64.3405 GBP
			40,000	64.3922 GBP
			602	64.4286 GBP
			9	64.4336 GBP
			2,959	64.4627 GBP
			10	64.4636 GBP
			2,967	64.4809 GBP
			35	64.5393 GBP
			17	64.6735 GBP
			3,753	64.6787 GBP
		Increase Long	117	62.9561 GBP
			28	63.7347 GBP
			1,828	63.9630 GBP
			2,760	64.0076 GBP
			5,074	64.0170 GBP
			827	64.0510 GBP
			539	64.0574 GBP
			30,760	64.0804 GBP
			27,984	64.1000 GBP
			663	64.1117 GBP
			75	64.1436 GBP
			3,858	64.6309 GBP
			335	64.6771 GBP
			7	73.7177 EUR
			6,597	86.2924 GBP
		Increase Short	563	62.8216 GBP
			350	62.8309 GBP
			948	62.8383 GBP
			517	63.2967 GBP
			688	63.2971 GBP
			10,019	63.3412 GBP
			1,257	63.6589 GBP
			4,611	63.7042 GBP
			354	63.8273 GBP
			1,792	63.8973 GBP
			1,270	64.0564 GBP
			401	64.0920 GBP
			20	64.5446 GBP
		Opening a long position	325	63.4247 GBP
			200	63.9813 GBP
			28,534	64.1206 GBP
			10,000	64.1505 GBP
			563	64.2156 GBP
			1,018	64.2846 GBP
			910	64.6800 GBP
		Opening a short position	278	64.0369 GBP
			2,111	64.0458 GBP
			10,000	64.0815 GBP
			729	64.1577 GBP
			49	64.2119 GBP
			378	64.2745 GBP
			28,005	64.6781 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:	16 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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