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RNS Number : 1595R  JPMorgan Asset Management  30 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:                                          JPMorgan Asset Management
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short

  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                   N/A

  insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and

  beneficiaries must be named.
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                     Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited

 relevant securities this form 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:                                                   Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest            29 January 2026

 practicable date prior to the disclosure
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the                 Yes, Glencore plc

 discloser making 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:                                          10p ordinary
                                                                      Interests          Short positions

                                                                      Number      %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     18,594,283  1.48   0         0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        814,293     0.06   10,727    0.00
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      19,408,576  1.54   10,727    0.00

      TOTAL:

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          ordinary
                                                                      Interests         Short positions

                                                                      Number     %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     5,035,387  1.36   0         0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        0          0.00   515       0.00
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      5,035,387  1.36   515       0.00

      TOTAL:

 

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

 10p ordinary                Purchase       192                   68.2350 GBP

Purchase
20
68.3645 GBP

Purchase
66
68.3646 GBP

Purchase
35
68.3646 GBP

Purchase
24
68.3646 GBP

Purchase
587
68.3646 GBP

Purchase
216
68.3646 GBP

Purchase
1,739
68.3646 GBP

Purchase
23,176
68.3647 GBP

Purchase
4,578
68.3647 GBP

Purchase
1,726
68.3647 GBP

Purchase
282
68.3647 GBP

Purchase
49
68.3647 GBP

Purchase
66
68.3647 GBP

Purchase
51
68.3647 GBP

Purchase
40
68.3648 GBP

Purchase
21
68.3648 GBP

Purchase
50
68.3648 GBP

Purchase
14
68.3650 GBP

Purchase
138,150
68.4900 GBP

Purchase
32
68.6203 GBP

Purchase
28
68.6204 GBP

Purchase
27
68.6204 GBP

Purchase
474
68.6204 GBP

Purchase
69
68.6204 GBP

Purchase
587
68.6204 GBP

Purchase
775
68.6205 GBP

Purchase
30,929
68.6205 GBP

Purchase
8,065
68.6205 GBP

Purchase
2,281
68.6205 GBP

Purchase
674
68.6205 GBP

Purchase
100
68.6205 GBP

Purchase
19
68.6205 GBP

Purchase
55
68.6206 GBP

Purchase
18
68.6206 GBP

Purchase
35
68.6206 GBP

Purchase
68
68.6206 GBP

Purchase
33
68.6206 GBP

Purchase
11
68.6209 GBP

Purchase
79
68.9166 GBP

Purchase
1,862
68.9166 GBP

Purchase
394,009
68.9166 GBP

Purchase
8,279
68.9166 GBP

Purchase
338
68.9166 GBP

Purchase
158
68.9347 GBP

Purchase
183
68.9347 GBP

Purchase
191
68.9347 GBP

Purchase
972
68.9347 GBP

Purchase
19,127
68.9347 GBP

Purchase
106,683
68.9347 GBP

Purchase
1,992
68.9348 GBP

Purchase
103
68.9348 GBP

Purchase
25
68.9348 GBP

Purchase
15
69.0967 GBP

Purchase
31
69.0968 GBP

Purchase
47
69.0968 GBP

Purchase
41
69.0968 GBP

Purchase
560
69.0968 GBP

Purchase
438
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
331
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
482
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
17,616
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
4,097
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
981
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
175
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
130
69.0969 GBP

Purchase
69
69.0970 GBP

Purchase
100
69.0970 GBP

Purchase
27
69.0970 GBP

Purchase
33
69.0973 GBP

Purchase
62
69.5187 GBP

Purchase
128
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
57
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
90
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
99
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
1,817
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
9,903
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
26,841
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
1,750
69.5188 GBP

Purchase
668
69.5189 GBP

Purchase
123
69.5189 GBP

Purchase
97
69.5189 GBP

Purchase
80
69.5189 GBP

Purchase
90
69.5189 GBP

Purchase
11
69.5191 GBP

Purchase
1,948
69.5336 GBP

Sale
524
67.9550 GBP

Sale
39
67.9551 GBP

Sale
124
68.4900 GBP

 

 Class of relevant security  Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit

 Ordinary                    Purchase       134                   154.0800 AUD

                             Purchase       63                    157.0400 AUD

                             Sale           650                   154.0800 AUD

 

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference  Price per unit

securities
                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position

 

(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:  30 January 2026
 Contact name:        Hetvi Shah
 Telephone number*:   44 2034 936359

 

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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