Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

UBS AG (EPT)

30 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:	29 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	653483	70.14000        GBP	67.94000        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	1178571	70.14000        GBP	67.94000        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	751791	157.04000 AUD	121.68720 AUD
Limited Ordinary	Sell	740975	157.04000 AUD	121.68720 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	12389	96.85312        USD	94.39966        USD
ADR	Sell	18007	96.01167        USD	94.39966        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	533	69.024776        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	33	69.1987979707566        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1115	69.1641582488789        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	768	69.95        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	79	68.96        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	285	69.43        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	103	68.7        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	133	68.13        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	13	78.95230769        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12	79.02        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	17	69.1988336501757        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12803	69.500546        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	9101	69.99461598        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	121	68.81        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	32	68.215        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	141	67.94        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	61	69.77        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	223	69.485        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	51	69.28        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	22	68.76        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	46	70.025        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	139	70.1        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	178	68.44        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	147	68.491224        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	85	69.91        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	147	70.07        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	111	70.02        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	193	70.11        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	431	68.365        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	239	68.41        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	180	68.115        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	244	68.045        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	23	68.03        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	76	69.875        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	54	69.79        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	58	69.49        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	180	69.495        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	48	69.17        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	70	69.145        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	96	68.415        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	71	69.98        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	81	69.425        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	78	68.345        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	48	67.965        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	190	68.16        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	100	68.32        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	135	68.555037        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	142	68.615        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	130	68.575        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	44	69.945        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	64	69.685        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	96	68.165        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	42	68.085        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	43	69.705        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	96	68.55        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	60	68.095        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	201	68.075        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	398	68.395        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	627	68.335008        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	219	68.49        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4858	69.18889        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	875	69.34444571        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	762	70.000013        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	155	69.974176        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	85888	68.9166708969821        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4412	68.4852062556664        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7719	136.18028815        AUD
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2029	68.39951271        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	873	68.706975        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2156	80.245218        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	17	78.66        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	175	69.365        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	221	69.435        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	21	69.745        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	178863	68.63502        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	30	69.775        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	137	69.7        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	45	69.75        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	34	69.735        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	128	69.405        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	8	69.55        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	38	69.275        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	143	69.53        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	26	69.185        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	94	69.36        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	44	69.31        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	112	69.465        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	76	69.37        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	21	69.385        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	105	69.255        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	81	69.4        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	28	69.41        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	95	69.51        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	35	69.3        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	828	69.195        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	14	69.24        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	30	69.15        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	48	69.97        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	48	69.525        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	74	69.48        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	39	69.515        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	122	68.565        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	75	69.645        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	34	69.39        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	91	68.605        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	133	68.67        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	102	68.27        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	92	68.055        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	222	68.505        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	18	70.085        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	105	69.115        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	10	69.05        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	148	68.07        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	115	68.39        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	178	68.555        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	80	69.935        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	15	69.68        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	66	69.62        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	121	68.955        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	121	68.705        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	49	68.42        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	80	69.595        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	111	69.52        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	128	69.045        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	109	68.585        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	133	68.405        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	153	68.305        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	41	70.14        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	82	69.42        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	138	68.56        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	180	68.23        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	80	69.825        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	128	68.025        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	149	68.135        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	74	69.855        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	89	69.355        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2059	79.991714        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	64	69.12690031        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2286	69.225188        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	159	69.265        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	27133	69.22943353        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1370	68.49        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	421	79.1497460809026        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1241	69.784842        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	271	69.861921        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	46	69.733495        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4489	69.743797        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	592	69.482232        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	284	69.409653        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	256	69.570299        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	185	69.408251        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	28	69.560122        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	694	69.337471        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	112	69.528563        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4444	95.15465575        USD
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1076	69.103        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	255	80.0625431357255        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5747	69.150675        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	523	68.442849        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	308	69.2750974        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	600	69.2631833333333        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	100	80.33        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	210	80.2050476167143        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3752	69.68602653        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	900	68.6821        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	135	68.4914        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6	80.351086        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	18	69.10179982        GBP
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	123	157.04        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	104371	154.452235        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1703	154.067375        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1700	153.777094        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	4529	153.107013        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	100	156.4597        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	3	156.053333        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	190	152.242842105263        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	2300	79.872055        GBP
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	80537	155.306897        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	13632	155.994867        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	2283	152.351677617565        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	3	157.023333        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1000	154.582195        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	951	153.516257        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	11305	156.710763        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	378	156.748836        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	87170	153.763283        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	75692	153.451065        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	9463	152.842318503646        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	18219	152.145183599539        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	194	152.175103        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	12148	155.842181        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	6	154.283333        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	1519	156.357299        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	9	156.613333333333        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	74042	154.872601        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	24500	155.9786        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	354	155.853983        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	53418	153.849366        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	15688	155.667015        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	85313	154.445246        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	1163	156.713293207223        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	2	156.02        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	747	152.39046854083        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	735	153.778646        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	2083	153.786519        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	27860	157.04        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	93	154.403656        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	1345	152.275085        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	1889	155.387711628957        AUD
ADR	CFD	Long	68	94.7376        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	6	96.0117        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	1391	94.68765816        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	78	94.664423        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	87	94.3997        USD
ADR	CFD	Short	4	94.6438        USD
ADR	CFD	Short	54	95.13        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:	30 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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