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RNS Number : 1018S  JPMorgan Asset Management  06 February 2026

FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

 MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a) Full name of discloser:                                          JPMorgan Asset Management
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short

  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                   N/A

  insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and

  beneficiaries must be named.
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                     Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited

 relevant securities this form relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an

 offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 offeror/offeree:                                                   Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest            05 February 2026

 practicable date prior to the disclosure
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the                 Yes, Glencore plc

 discloser making disclosures in respect of any

 other party to the offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

 

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree

 to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          10p ordinary
                                                                      Interests          Short positions

                                                                      Number      %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     22,800,784  1.82   0         0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        814,293     0.06   15,444    0.00
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      23,615,077  1.88   15,444    0.00

      TOTAL:

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          ordinary
                                                                      Interests         Short positions

                                                                      Number     %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     5,019,568  1.35   0         0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        0          0.00   762       0.00
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      5,019,568  1.35   762       0.00

      TOTAL:

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other

 employee options)

 

 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

 

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit

 10p ordinary                Purchase       79,727                68.2600 GBP

Purchase
178
68.2950 GBP

Purchase
474,255
68.2951 GBP

Purchase
33,231
68.2951 GBP

Purchase
193
68.2951 GBP

Purchase
84
68.2951 GBP

Purchase
95
68.4697 GBP

Purchase
1,915
68.4697 GBP

Purchase
213,230
68.4697 GBP

Purchase
5,543
68.4697 GBP

Purchase
334
68.4697 GBP

Purchase
230
68.4697 GBP

Purchase
119
68.4698 GBP

Purchase
85
68.4698 GBP

Purchase
11
68.4700 GBP

Purchase
28
68.6071 GBP

Purchase
171
68.6073 GBP

Purchase
84
68.6073 GBP

Purchase
730
68.6073 GBP

Purchase
543,458
68.6073 GBP

Purchase
5,321
68.6073 GBP

Purchase
189
68.6073 GBP

Purchase
62
68.8652 GBP

Purchase
81
68.8652 GBP

Purchase
25
68.8652 GBP

Purchase
92
68.8652 GBP

Purchase
198
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
192
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
370
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
214
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
497
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
1,377
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
10,497
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
1,175
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
561
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
118
68.8653 GBP

Purchase
172
68.8654 GBP

Purchase
293
68.8654 GBP

Purchase
54
68.8654 GBP

Purchase
39
68.8654 GBP

Purchase
24
68.8654 GBP

Purchase
70
68.8654 GBP

Purchase
121
68.8655 GBP

Purchase
104
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
86
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
318
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
216
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
591
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
2,903
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
38,596
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
6,423
68.9163 GBP

Purchase
939
68.9164 GBP

Purchase
382
68.9164 GBP

Purchase
69
68.9164 GBP

Purchase
216
68.9164 GBP

Purchase
34
68.9165 GBP

Purchase
23
68.9165 GBP

Purchase
48
69.0613 GBP

Purchase
39
69.0613 GBP

Purchase
61
69.0613 GBP

Purchase
38
69.0613 GBP

Purchase
150
69.0613 GBP

Purchase
111
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
492
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
1,051
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
1,883
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
25,088
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
3,605
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
1,340
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
120
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
413
69.0614 GBP

Purchase
207
69.0615 GBP

Purchase
48
69.0615 GBP

Purchase
34
69.0615 GBP

Purchase
81
69.0615 GBP

Purchase
47
69.0615 GBP

Purchase
33
69.0618 GBP

Sale
8,168
68.1000 GBP

Sale
30,588
68.2600 GBP

Sale
6,474
69.1224 GBP

 

 Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit

 Ordinary                    Purchase       23                    158.0400 AUD

                             Sale           48                    157.1300 AUD

 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference  Price per unit

securities
                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position

 

(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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii) Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

 

4. 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 person
 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 person 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

 

(c) Attachments

 

 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  No

 

 Date of disclosure:  06 February 2026
 Contact name:        Hetvi Shah
 Telephone number*:   44 2034 936359

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .

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