Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

UBS AG (EPT)

26 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:	23 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	278380	65.98083        GBP	64.01000        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	369059	65.98083        GBP	64.66337        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	504692	149.68769 AUD	148.21936 AUD
Limited Ordinary	Sell	509988	149.68769 AUD	148.21936 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	73751	90.43000        USD	87.30000        USD
ADR	Sell	98687	90.43000        USD	89.35676        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	25	64.9        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1097	65.31701        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	17	65.625        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	41	65.748079        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	6130	65.752234        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	48	75.861575        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1011	65.1874201666568        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3906	65.74923707        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	957	75.81225705        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1928	65.1874705331328        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	72893	65.76        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	463	65.6166492427646        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	979	75.8252502567416        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	39929	129.30513206191        AUD
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	104	75.8093874990385        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	79	75.70873418        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	230	65.7587        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1704	65.74275108        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	394	75.10731        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	63	74.88        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	545	65.05        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	13	65.225        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	52	65.08        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	22	65.11        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7	65.2        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	47	65.17        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	44	65.22        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	81	65.23        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	26	65.265        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12028	65.36        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	544	65.81        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	36	65.46        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	36	65.45        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	19	65.355        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	29	65.3        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	29	65.49        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12	65.215        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	20	65.315        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	34	65.33        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	31	65.475        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	82	64.905        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	357	64.994412        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	83	65.935808        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	37	65.75620038        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	707	65.377341        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	159	65.280189        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	102	65.29431373        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6700	65.0625820895522        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	500	65.54261        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1424	65.429896        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	631	64.855259        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	491	65.371234        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2	64.65        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1449	64.86        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	7563	65.46727754        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	463	65.76        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	153	75.82666667        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	24296	65.12452463        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	15291	65.12452443        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	89	65.73409959        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	9504	65.35624968        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	77	65.06081325        GBP
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	3605	148.72        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	37367	149.027453        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	62030	148.881783        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	3891	148.58088152146        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	4344	148.347401012891        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1158	148.358609671848        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1210	148.520628099174        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	97135	148.684443300561        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	15654	148.759419        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	131	148.337176        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	346	148.219372        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1000	148.5306        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	18822	148.703938        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	571	149.687688        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	6577	148.489504333283        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	291	148.524914        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	52555	148.655645        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1393	149.278794        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	245	148.655469        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	3699	148.289657        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	45326	148.636247        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	34791	148.796253        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	333	148.534084        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	23751	148.542047        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	6412	148.52949937617        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	1	148.3        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	15	148.680667        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	160	148.314964        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	2548	148.339867743344        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	4087	148.72        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	230	148.562696        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	10175	148.341868        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	60005	148.561048        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	3300	148.5296        AUD
ADR	CFD	Long	7	89.12        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	416	89.50613        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	4115	90.26022479        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	23592	89.810154        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	409	89.8391        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	1026	89.962646        USD
ADR	CFD	Short	185	89.354        USD
ADR	CFD	Short	122	90.076721        USD
ADR	CFD	Short	1142	90.43        USD

(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:	26 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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