Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

UBS AG (EPT)

27 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:	26 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	1051861	67.41000        GBP	66.04000        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	269802	67.41000        GBP	65.75223        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	0	0.00000 AUD	0.00000 AUD
Limited Ordinary	Sell	3965	0.00000 AUD	0.00000 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	11933	91.74630        USD	89.25534        USD
ADR	Sell	10618	91.74630        USD	90.47916        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	954	66.96872397        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	153	66.44        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	71	66.96        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	66	66.92        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	373	67.005        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	513	66.935        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	48	67.045        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	50	67.05        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	63	66.95        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	74	66.94        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	43	67.07        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	508	66.965591        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	13	67.01        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	41	66.97        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	28	66.965        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	41	66.945        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	60	67.125        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	18443	66.885201        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1116	66.732491        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	503	67.06155735        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	100	66.865997        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	8	66.38        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	455	67.018989        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	26356	66.9885179845196        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4744	66.7553267284992        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	69	77.16869565        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	147	66.3174071462852        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	916	66.46        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7	67.0        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	113	66.3050442477876        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	316	66.435        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	117	66.37        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	271	66.8749815498155        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1541	66.42        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	613	66.45        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1	66.65        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4656	67.124498        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	920	66.8053        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	36	77.16833333        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4637	66.80808066        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	111	66.305045045045        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	283	66.4349823321555        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	241	66.875020746888        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	107	66.8079023168224        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7500	131.9262039        AUD
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1	77.19        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	72646	66.848535        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	230	66.7613        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	211	66.85049149        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2	77.18        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	122	66.80670033        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	584	66.53        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2262	66.678585        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	24	66.81169983        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1850	66.938465        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	446	66.542175        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	10	66.911        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	600	66.3432166666667        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	756976	66.04        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	224	66.305        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	117	66.37        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	512	66.875        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1541	66.42        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	904	66.46        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	599	66.4350083472454        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	613	66.45        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	949	66.356242        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	293	66.256625        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1	66.65        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	275	66.365886        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	271	66.309116        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	191	66.310091        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	23	66.375197        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	166	91.4838984        USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4549	91.57467427        USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	36146	66.7603        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2	77.26        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1	77.27        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	937	66.869794        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1963	66.76        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1	77.04        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	51	76.42        EUR
ADR	CFD	Long	1500	91.61662        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	330	91.4741        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	549	91.553224        USD
ADR	CFD	Short	743	91.746299        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:	27 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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