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RNS Number : 7304O  BlackRock Group  13 January 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:                                                      BlackRock, Inc.
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if           N/A
 different from 1(a):

      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a
 trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
 (c) 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
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this
 and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                       12 January 2026

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
 prior to the disclosure
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making           Yes, Glencore plc
 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:                                          Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary/

                                                                      Rio Tinto plc ADR
                                                                      Interests             Short positions

                                                                      Number       %        Number     %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     106,125,789  8.46%    0          0.00%
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        78,774       0.00%    2,387,209  0.19%

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  0            0.00%    0          0.00%
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      106,204,563  8.46%    2,387,209  0.19%

      TOTAL:

*BlackRock, Inc. does not have voting authority over 7,857,983 shares, however
investment discretion is retained.

 

 

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          Rio Tinto Limited ordinary

                                                                      Interests            Short positions

                                                                      Number      %        Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     26,521,487  7.14%    0         0.00%
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        125,337     0.03%    257,171   0.06%

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  0           0.00%    0         0.00%
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      26,646,824  7.17%    257,171   0.06%

      TOTAL:

*BlackRock, Inc. does not have voting authority over 3,647,398 shares, however
investment discretion is retained.

 

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

 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Purchase       4,875                 GBP 60.5323
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Purchase       176                   GBP 60.7700
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Purchase       15,992                GBP 61.3500
 Rio Tinto plc ADR*          Purchase       6,554                 USD 82.8800
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Sale           4,043                 GBP 61.0046
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Sale           2,574                 GBP 61.3500

 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  Purchase       8,845                 AUD 142.1920
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  Purchase       12,469                AUD 142.4300
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  Sale           3,996                 AUD 142.4300

*Please note each ADR converts to 1 Ordinary share

 

 

 

 

 

(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
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  CFD                  Reducing short                                                                 42,691                          GBP 61.3500
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  CFD                  Reducing long                                                                  37                              GBP 61.3500

 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  CFD                  Increasing short                                                               5,238                           AUD 142.1682
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  CFD                  Increasing short                                                               851                             AUD 142.1684
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  CFD                  Increasing short                                                               4,539                           AUD 142.1945
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  CFD                  Increasing short                                                               3,817                           AUD 142.2361
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  CFD                  Increasing short                                                               77                              AUD 142.4300

 

(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
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Transfer In of Shares           2,604
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Transfer In of Shares           49,683
 Rio Tinto plc ADR*          Transfer In of ADR's            10,141
 Rio Tinto plc ADR*          Transfer In of ADR's            86,604
 Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary  Transfer In of Shares           891,741

 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  Transfer In of Shares           623
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  Transfer In of Shares           16,160
 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary  Transfer In of Shares           6,420

*Please note each ADR converts to 1 Ordinary share

 

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:  13 January 2026
 Contact name:        Jana Blumenstein
 Telephone number:    +44 20 7743 3650

 

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.

 

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

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