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RNS Number : 5503O Goldman Sachs Grp. (Non Exmpt Ent.) 12 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: 09 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: 737,833* 0.06 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:
737,833* 0.06 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: 945,306* 0.25 6,130,702* 1.65
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 5,622,636 1.51 437,038 0.12
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
6,567,942* 1.77 6,567,740* 1.77
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 6 142.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 26,043 143.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 154,000 143.0849 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 40 143.1065 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 1,380 143.1297 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 2,898 143.1491 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 30 143.2460 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 306 143.2627 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 1,737 143.3333 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 129,300 143.3993 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 15 143.4028 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 758 143.7374 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 2,721 143.7878 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 106,735 143.9293 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 110 143.9537 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 22 144.0900 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 7,575 144.2047 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 2 144.5400 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 3,915 144.5764 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 403 144.7828 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 2,495 144.8892 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 4 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 105 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 31 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Purchase 7,575 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 1 142.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 5 142.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 103 142.4332 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 56 142.9677 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 361 142.9753 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 12 143.0385 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 12 143.0483 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 521 143.3103 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 1,201 143.3896 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 24,672 143.9781 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 18,591 144.0459 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 13 144.1077 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 19,218 144.2853 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 111,164 144.3588 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 1,162 144.3627 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 646 144.3738 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 2,860 144.4500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 2 144.5400 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 390 144.5579 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 40 145.0150 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 194 146.0987 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 140 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 9,565 147.8382 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary Sale 7,575 152.6300 AUD
(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 6 142.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1 142.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 5 142.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 103 142.4332 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 30,000 142.9514 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 30,000 143.0279 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 35 143.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 26,043 143.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 29,795 143.0600 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 83,856 143.0722 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 527 143.0764 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 53,610 143.1046 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 552 143.1218 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,442 143.1265 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,380 143.1297 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,355 143.1512 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,088 143.2037 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,958 143.2316 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 2 143.2850 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 546 143.3233 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 3,812 143.3314 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a long position 29,795 143.4534 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 462 143.4844 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 8,400 143.5033 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,953 143.5045 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 75,690 143.6080 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,925 143.6887 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 25,929 143.9487 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 110 143.9537 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,571 144.1941 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 76,940 144.2660 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 38 144.3566 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 5 144.3810 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 16,265 144.4271 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,860 144.4500 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2 144.5400 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2 144.5400 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,915 144.5764 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,448 144.6818 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 81,369 144.6904 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 7,114 144.8273 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 105 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 31 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 140 146.6750 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 9,799 147.7922 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 585 148.5400 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 60,000 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,126 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 585 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 76,940 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 53,610 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 60,000 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 29,795 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 53,610 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 76,940 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,126 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 26,043 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Opening a short position 75,690 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 83,856 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,374 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 75,690 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,374 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 29,795 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 83,856 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 53,610 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 53,610 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 26,043 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 585 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Increasing a short position 7,575 144.2047 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Increasing a short position 2,495 144.8892 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Increasing a short position 7,575 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Reducing a long position 35,334 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Increasing a long position 7,575 152.6300 AUD
Rio Tinto Limited ordinary SWAP Reducing a short position 35,334 152.6300 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: 12 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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