Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc

UBS AG (EPT)

05 February 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:	04 February 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	446737	72.31000        GBP	70.04896        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	1097143	72.22545        GBP	70.03954        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	375596	159.43000 AUD	157.37000 AUD
Limited Ordinary	Sell	367476	159.43000 AUD	157.37000 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	22419	98.12020        USD	95.46880        USD
ADR	Sell	25216	99.93621        USD	95.97806        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	4	71.465        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	502	71.46        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	455	71.92        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	604	71.58        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	243	71.95        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3	71.93        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5	71.54        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5	71.47        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	314	71.55        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5	71.33        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	570	71.385        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	840	71.74621429        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	452173	70.05        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4554	71.159271        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	227	71.988987        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	25	71.808923        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7	71.81910225        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	89	70.66        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	347	70.88        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	182	70.98        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	300	70.62        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1236	71.7732473035599        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4000	70.6733069921        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5932	70.70740246        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	9	81.83        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	16930	70.484491        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	293	71.805        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	493	71.8        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	453	71.34        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	5	71.415        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	824	71.005        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	100	70.7399515049811        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	383	81.88877285        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	218	82.36790754        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	41400	71.2788941245321        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	43	70.0395348837209        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	28305	71.8615517839382        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	10595	72.133755058877        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2481	71.0817        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	93	70.833681        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	119	70.7        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	91	70.047198        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	54	70.982901        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12	70.129299        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11	71.01166        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	23482	70.048669        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2289	70.325706        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	636	70.8154        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1000	71.72        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2092	70.212986        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3431	70.320436        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	203	71.0049753694581        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	213	70.86        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5	70.751538        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	441	70.825        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4761	71.340027        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	276	71.511667        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	407	71.07653955        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	265	70.62196226        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	97	71.006082        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	74	71.071066        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3881	71.486199        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	11274	70.966855        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	69198	70.05        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	88	81.0733431831818        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1	83.345        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	71037	71.4862        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	98	82.315        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1800	70.502        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	270	70.4975        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	8	70.1202        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3	70.4714        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	48	81.185        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	186	81.06        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2950	70.792508        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	192	70.874161        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	192	81.851228        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	191	81.88120419        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2519	70.0549027391822        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1281	70.0775487900078        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1	83.04        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	86	81.1394186018605        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	316	70.9620079976        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	11761	71.24708486        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	626	70.760753938147        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2035	71.486201        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2225	71.486202        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	23	81.26918261        EUR
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	319	70.7611217365204        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1027	71.0049951314508        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	53	70.805809        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	19	71.027102        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	530	70.9        GBP
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	24528	158.896545        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	15051	157.865625        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	297	159.328148148148        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	309	158.523074433657        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	230	157.890696        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	20130	159.43        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	205	158.624732        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	420	158.236395        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	5885	158.986272        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	20	157.996        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	3000	81.531277        GBP
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1347	159.058671        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	93	159.198065        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	1259	111.762905        USD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	28086	158.339067        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	47212	158.530652        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	584	159.274606        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	7	159.374286        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Long	7176	157.828127090301        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	2537	158.786628237209        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	165	159.194848        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	32	157.37        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	5	158.255033        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	3185	159.42999904        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	1599	158.011595        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	29311	158.086805        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	8626	158.639456        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	27765	158.720779        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	13	158.529230769231        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	14347	158.660268        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	63262	158.445796        AUD
Limited Ordinary	CFD	Short	32846	158.481146        AUD
ADR	CFD	Long	3646	98.093143        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	3032	98.152741        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	134	97.59944        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	36	96.495        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	103	95.9781        USD
ADR	CFD	Long	218	96.3819        USD
ADR	CFD	Short	1600	96.20625        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:	05 February 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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