REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Ltd
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RNS Number : 7273R JPMorgan Securities Plc 04 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: J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 03 February 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader Yes, Glencore plc
making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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 Purchase 765,562 70.3832 GBP 68.5000 GBP
198 81.4363 EUR 80.4200 EUR
Sale 1,105,820 70.3800 GBP 68.4000 GBP
198 81.4363 EUR 80.4200 EUR
Class of relevant security Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received
Ordinary Purchase 12,359 152.8700 AUD 152.8700 AUD
Sale - - -
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
10p ordinary Equity Swap Decrease Long 54 68.5507 GBP
2,240 68.6484 GBP
15,000 69.1998 GBP
5,000 69.2786 GBP
158 69.2952 GBP
116 69.3444 GBP
4,884 69.3445 GBP
1,121 69.5592 GBP
784 69.6596 GBP
7,239 69.6876 GBP
10,000 69.7338 GBP
111 69.8431 GBP
26,069 69.9306 GBP
3,686 70.0387 GBP
82 70.1852 GBP
372 70.2322 GBP
1,520 70.2349 GBP
1,520 70.2359 GBP
55 70.3815 GBP
1 70.3832 GBP
Decrease Short 126 68.8186 GBP
23,796 69.2727 GBP
6,538 69.2927 GBP
10,099 69.3261 GBP
13,758 69.4196 GBP
599 69.4292 GBP
720 69.4475 GBP
980 69.4478 GBP
592 69.4710 GBP
1,978 69.5024 GBP
2,829 69.5059 GBP
352 69.5077 GBP
586 69.5078 GBP
266 69.5324 GBP
695 69.5817 GBP
61 69.6479 GBP
1,087 69.6547 GBP
7,150 69.7110 GBP
190 69.7686 GBP
11 69.8391 GBP
42 69.9251 GBP
32 69.9690 GBP
27,000 69.9775 GBP
10,608 70.0548 GBP
5,266 70.0551 GBP
80,000 70.1703 GBP
80,000 70.1771 GBP
77,000 70.2039 GBP
21,130 70.2355 GBP
1,090 70.3744 GBP
5,025 70.3800 GBP
Increase Long 1,732 69.3518 GBP
11,894 69.4055 GBP
10,321 69.4737 GBP
58,100 69.5772 GBP
5,355 69.5837 GBP
9,099 69.7447 GBP
1,439 69.7807 GBP
5,030 69.7861 GBP
1,644 69.7907 GBP
1,423 70.1625 GBP
1,495 70.2656 GBP
2,434 70.2884 GBP
11,834 70.3223 GBP
166 70.3659 GBP
34 70.3712 GBP
Increase Short 26 68.5051 GBP
858 69.2065 GBP
801 69.2957 GBP
9,936 69.5849 GBP
295 69.7486 GBP
5,096 69.8360 GBP
845 69.8714 GBP
645 69.9046 GBP
1,674 70.1266 GBP
45 70.1971 GBP
7 70.2720 GBP
4,096 70.3800 GBP
1,910 70.3856 GBP
Opening a long position 2,192 69.5190 GBP
3 70.1833 GBP
1,127 70.3800 GBP
Opening a short position 3,368 69.1184 GBP
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
Ordinary Equity Swap Opening a long position 9,150 152.8197 AUD
516 153.0250 AUD
660 153.0409 AUD
1,990 153.6070 AUD
4,922 153.7069 AUD
65,344 154.3190 AUD
Opening a short position 7,137 107.2007 AUD
3,258 152.9140 AUD
18 153.0720 AUD
9,340 153.1081 AUD
31,751 153.1409 AUD
17,744 153.1452 AUD
(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
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: 04 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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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