Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

UBS AG (EPT)

23 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 Rio Tinto Limited
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto Limited
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	22 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	640787	66.40000        GBP	64.44971        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	524008	66.40000        GBP	64.44971        GBP

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
Limited Ordinary	Buy	791080	155.12442 AUD	151.01000 AUD
Limited Ordinary	Sell	791191	155.12442 AUD	151.02000 AUD

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
ADR	Buy	6420	88.84000        USD	87.33894        USD
ADR	Sell	9529	87.35011        USD	87.33894        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	4784	65.379082401087        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	383	65.4754046997389        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	357	65.088174        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	22974	65.2462327        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	9124	65.3790632124331        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	36	64.86        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2571	129.889623        AUD
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3200	65.0932269681        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	306	75.2366666666667        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	115	64.8587        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	124	64.97685141        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	566	65.299324        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	447	74.951163        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	10	65.305        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	29	65.54        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	57	65.0        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	644	65.21        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	50	65.11        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	112	65.04        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	140	64.97        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	50	65.39        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	86	65.46        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	9	64.795        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	62	64.95        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	15	65.52        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	58307	64.949076        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	15	65.08        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	16	65.29        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	319	65.24        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1755	65.245954        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	36	65.429019        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	47900	65.3403212943633        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7317	65.533299166325        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	20925	64.991706        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5	74.716        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3	74.63        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	128	65.26942609375        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	948	65.057349        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	495	64.992498        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3441	65.031283        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	9	64.72        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	298	87.5181924        USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	29210	65.16003167        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	720	65.643125        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	572	74.6996853134266        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	244	65.2685423145902        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	36	64.8200001555556        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	351	74.5515384615385        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	23967	64.86        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	920	65.5271408577        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	22000	65.4773        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	72	74.58625        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	14428	64.86810785        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	8658	64.86810695        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	37170	65.02225631        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6015	64.9045277        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	34211	65.5790279        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	25182	65.18673289        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	9081	64.86810704        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5449	64.86810791        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2484	64.90452943        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	23394	65.02225617        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	21532	65.5790278        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	15849	65.18673292        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	917	64.99291764        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	105	74.5245714302857        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	227	65.643128        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	193	64.876477        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	153	75.236471        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5652	65.383333        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	186	65.05677419        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	183	65.289285        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	167	65.393772        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1056	65.220824        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3	65.395        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	277	65.643141        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1100	65.4773181818182        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1000	65.21163        GBP
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	480	151.1265625        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	67166	152.444335        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	67989	152.619468        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	85124	151.132486        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	29651	153.984657        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	30457	153.033869        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1397	151.118002863278        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	266	151.299248120301        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	16501	151.61217138        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	27266	155.02481992        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	598	151.130836120401        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	75111	153.7074        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1075	151.213786        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	5733	154.978595848596        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	2938	152.010214        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	4762	151.449654        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	10	151.534        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	245	151.02        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	86	151.310275        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	4673	151.222921        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	243	151.074938        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	2410	151.827701244813        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	2409	152.045840597758        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	1082	153.823262476895        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	928	153.069418103448        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	685	150.494145985401        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	37392	154.15399979        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	8411	155.12441921        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	5074	151.306763293709        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	8435	151.388385        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	77361	152.455784        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	10691	151.13698        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	521	151.336161        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	32	151.364063        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	2422	150.762423616846        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	3450	153.322373913043        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	4928	151.00411525974        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	4928	152.078924512987        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	148	151.453074        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	12	151.2675        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	42220	153.70054925        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	6001	151.535639        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	7162	151.110367        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	52924	153.575393        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	9	151.167778        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	13039	151.348204        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	7	151.087143        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	3012	155.018967        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	318	151.02        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	54155	152.211123        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	359	152.161058        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	77824	152.481636        AUD

(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:	23 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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