REG - JPMorgan Asset Mngt Rio Tinto - Form 8.3 - Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited

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RNS Number : 5542R  JPMorgan Asset Management  03 February 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            02 February 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:                     20,748,923  1.65   0         0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        814,293     0.06   14,962    0.00
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      21,563,216  1.71   14,962    0.00

      TOTAL:

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          ordinary
                                                                      Interests         Short positions

                                                                      Number     %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     5,021,442  1.35   0         0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        0          0.00   515       0.00
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      5,021,442  1.35   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       275                   66.0097 GBP

Purchase
1,792
66.0097 GBP

Purchase
171,556
66.0097 GBP

Purchase
75,531
66.0097 GBP

Purchase
356
66.0098 GBP

Purchase
175
66.0098 GBP

Purchase
92
66.0098 GBP

Purchase
15
66.0100 GBP

Purchase
58,901
66.0300 GBP

Purchase
5,364
67.3772 GBP

Purchase
34
67.6388 GBP

Purchase
26
67.6389 GBP

Purchase
79
67.6389 GBP

Purchase
202
67.6389 GBP

Purchase
102
67.6389 GBP

Purchase
852
67.6389 GBP

Purchase
595
67.6389 GBP

Purchase
5,590
67.6390 GBP

Purchase
48,125
67.6390 GBP

Purchase
2,211
67.6390 GBP

Purchase
636
67.6390 GBP

Purchase
248
67.6390 GBP

Purchase
40
67.6390 GBP

Purchase
41
67.6390 GBP

Purchase
84
67.6391 GBP

Purchase
22
67.6391 GBP

Purchase
779
67.6400 GBP

Purchase
46
67.7400 GBP

Purchase
36
67.9989 GBP

Purchase
66
67.9989 GBP

Purchase
814
67.9990 GBP

Purchase
4,004
67.9990 GBP

Purchase
80,550
67.9990 GBP

Purchase
2,135
67.9990 GBP

Purchase
1,038
67.9990 GBP

Purchase
319
67.9990 GBP

Purchase
114
67.9990 GBP

Purchase
63
67.9991 GBP

Purchase
117
67.9991 GBP

Purchase
33
67.9991 GBP

Purchase
34
67.9991 GBP

Purchase
13
67.9992 GBP

                             Sale

Sale
9,085
67.6150 GBP

Sale
4,264
67.7100 GBP

491
68.0200 GBP

 

 

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

 Ordinary                    Purchase       113                   150.2000 AUD

                             Sale           2,124                 149.9800 AUD

                             Sale            5,354                150.2000 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:  03 February 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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