REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and Limited
16/01/2026 11:30
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RNS Number : 2705P JPMorgan Securities Plc 16 January 2026
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
(b) 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
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 15 January 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader Yes, Glencore plc
making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received
Ordinary Purchase 66,162 148.9374 AUD 147.2294 AUD
Sale 67,187 148.9374 AUD 147.2294 AUD
Class of relevant security Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received
ADR Purchase 99,549 85.8800 USD 85.8800 USD
Sale 66,366 85.8800 USD 85.8800 USD
Class of relevant security Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received
10p ordinary Purchase 802,905 64.6829 GBP 62.6300 GBP
521 74.0000 EUR 73.9000 EUR
Sale 1,391,183 64.6800 GBP 62.7500 GBP
528 74.0000 EUR 73.7214 EUR
(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
Ordinary Equity Swap Opening a long position 59,683 147.6790 AUD
10p ordinary
1,231 148.2715 AUD
204 148.8156 AUD
1,054 148.9374 AUD
Opening a short position 2,527 73.5784 AUD
34 73.9019 AUD
6,850 99.1785 AUD
14,476 99.3294 AUD
152 147.2294 AUD
6,088 147.2975 AUD
17,914 147.4278 AUD
578 147.7980 AUD
54 148.3078 AUD
2,489 148.6081AUD
Equity Swap
Decrease Long 5,740 62.7477 GBP
3,191 63.8541 GBP
13,711 63.9813 GBP
2 64.1852 GBP
67 64.1925 GBP
6,492 64.4747 GBP
221 64.5807 GBP
494 64.5843 GBP
30,601 64.6754 GBP
178 64.6829 GBP
24 64.6881 GBP
1,575 85.7494 GBP
Decrease Short 24 62.8356 GBP
2,928 62.8382 GBP
119 63.0276 GBP
118 63.0277 GBP
4,202 63.2821 GBP
45,032 63.8923 GBP
26 63.9894 GBP
57,999 64.0020 GBP
25,000 64.0159 GBP
25,000 64.0380 GBP
101,058 64.0418 GBP
22,000 64.0459 GBP
426 64.0464 GBP
21,733 64.0475 GBP
2,269 64.0809 GBP
19,227 64.0879 GBP
13,038 64.0899 GBP
24,861 64.0900 GBP
1,797 64.1594 GBP
1,621 64.1628 GBP
22,341 64.1928 GBP
821 64.2053 GBP
4,462 64.2400 GBP
356 64.3044 GBP
284 64.3405 GBP
40,000 64.3922 GBP
602 64.4286 GBP
9 64.4336 GBP
2,959 64.4627 GBP
10 64.4636 GBP
2,967 64.4809 GBP
35 64.5393 GBP
17 64.6735 GBP
3,753 64.6787 GBP
Increase Long 117 62.9561 GBP
28 63.7347 GBP
1,828 63.9630 GBP
2,760 64.0076 GBP
5,074 64.0170 GBP
827 64.0510 GBP
539 64.0574 GBP
30,760 64.0804 GBP
27,984 64.1000 GBP
663 64.1117 GBP
75 64.1436 GBP
3,858 64.6309 GBP
335 64.6771 GBP
7 73.7177 EUR
6,597 86.2924 GBP
Increase Short 563 62.8216 GBP
350 62.8309 GBP
948 62.8383 GBP
517 63.2967 GBP
688 63.2971 GBP
10,019 63.3412 GBP
1,257 63.6589 GBP
4,611 63.7042 GBP
354 63.8273 GBP
1,792 63.8973 GBP
1,270 64.0564 GBP
401 64.0920 GBP
20 64.5446 GBP
Opening a long position 325 63.4247 GBP
200 63.9813 GBP
28,534 64.1206 GBP
10,000 64.1505 GBP
563 64.2156 GBP
1,018 64.2846 GBP
910 64.6800 GBP
Opening a short position 278 64.0369 GBP
2,111 64.0458 GBP
10,000 64.0815 GBP
729 64.1577 GBP
49 64.2119 GBP
378 64.2745 GBP
28,005 64.6781 GBP
(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
3. 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 exempt
principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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
Date of disclosure: 16 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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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