REG - Goldman Sachs Group Rio Tinto - Form 8.3 - RIO TINTO PLC AND RIO TINTO LIMITED
15/01/2026 14:00
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RNS Number : 1125P Goldman Sachs Grp. (Non Exmpt Ent.) 15 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: GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
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: 14 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 NO
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 and ADRs
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 736,698.5372* 0.05 0 0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 0 0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
736,698.5372* 0.05 0 0.00
TOTAL:
* GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP resulting position includes changes
resulting from non-trade related activity.
Class of relevant security: Rio Tinto Limited ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 654,967* 0.17 5,777,834* 1.55
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 5,448,345 1.47 325,276 0.09
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
6,103,312* 1.64 6,103,110* 1.64
TOTAL:
* GOLDMAN SACHS NON EXEMPT ENTITY GROUP resulting position includes changes
resulting from non-trade related activity.
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 Limited ordinary Purchase 4 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 134 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 22 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 448 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 5 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 133 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 21 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 448 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 134 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 448 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 5 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 21 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 21 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 448 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 5 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 134 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 96 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 4 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 1 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 29 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 608 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 607 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 608 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 608 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 130 147.4900 AUD
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary Purchase 836 63.1938 GBP
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary Sale 551 63.4871 GBP
Rio Tinto plc 10p ordinary Sale 332 63.5500 GBP
(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 Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 52,738 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 40,000 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 19,350 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 8,385 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 40,000 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 40,000 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 8,385 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 11,399 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 737 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,240 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 641 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,350 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 40,000 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 737 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a long position 52,738 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 177 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,399 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,240 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 641 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 177 145.5300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 8,385 146.6376 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 15 146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1 146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 159 146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,335 146.6605 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 177 146.6816 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,070 146.7508 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1 146.7600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 35 146.8189 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 40,000 146.8624 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 641 146.8884 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,721 146.9134 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,262 146.9755 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 608 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 22 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 134 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 448 147.0550 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 11,691 147.0994 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 19,350 147.1151 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,165 147.1743 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 11,399 147.1745 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 99 147.1807 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a long position 99 147.2380 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a long position 737 147.2500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,430 147.2500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 607 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 21 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 448 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 133 147.2600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 54 147.2833 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 608 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 134 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 448 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 21 147.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 608 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 448 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 21 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 134 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5 147.4250 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 130 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 29 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 96 147.4900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Reducing a short position 775 146.6600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Increasing a long position 4,632 146.7380 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Increasing a short position 591 146.7414 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
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: 15 January 2026
Contact name: Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number*: +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817
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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