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REG - Goldman Sachs Group Rio Tinto - Form 8.3 - Rio Tinto

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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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