REG - UBS AG (EPT) Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto plc
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RNS Number : 9245R 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 Rio Tinto plc
relates:
Rio Tinto Limited
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is Rio Tinto plc
connected:
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 YES
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 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 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 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 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: 05 February 2026
Contact name: Richard Howard
Telephone number: +44 (0)207 568 9128
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
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk)
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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