REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and Limited
22/01/2026 11:45
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RNS Number : 9948P JPMorgan Securities Plc 22 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: 21 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
10p ordinary Purchase 1,003,802 66.6467 GBP 64.0808 GBP
413 76.2200 EUR 75.8600 EUR
Sale 953,615 66.5775 GBP 64.1447 GBP
632 76.2200 EUR 75.8600 EUR
Class of relevant security Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received
Ordinary Purchase 1,112 148.1354 AUD 148.1354 AUD
Sale - - -
(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
10p ordinary Equity Swap Decrease Long 54 65.9206 GBP
140 66.0763 GBP
89,642 66.1632 GBP
3,273 66.3247 GBP
19,847 66.3556 GBP
17,572 66.3657 GBP
3,968 66.3756 GBP
1 66.4130 GBP
Decrease Short 166,245 0.0000 GBP
700 64.2000 GBP
252 65.5818 GBP
564 65.7340 GBP
40,000 65.8991 GBP
290 65.9191 GBP
75,712 66.0667 GBP
75,712 66.0712 GBP
712 66.0907 GBP
7,043 66.1166 GBP
127 66.1534 GBP
9,934 66.1580 GBP
9,355 66.1645 GBP
1,003 66.1831 GBP
441 66.1959 GBP
28,050 66.2030 GBP
16,552 66.2501 GBP
434 66.2568 GBP
2,388 66.4573 GBP
5,803 66.4904 GBP
Increase Long 15,477 65.7586 GBP
4,410 66.0364 GBP
1,671 66.3610 GBP
68 66.4017 GBP
613 66.4067 GBP
528 66.4070 GBP
1,319 89.1171 GBP
Increase Short 166,245 0.0000 GBP
30 64.0808 GBP
47 64.8213 GBP
3,288 65.2264 GBP
784 65.7303 GBP
5,763 65.8543 GBP
1,215 65.8712 GBP
3,560 65.8823 GBP
12,897 65.8915 GBP
2,320 65.9426 GBP
378 66.0176 GBP
398 66.1024 GBP
13,504 66.1447 GBP
412 66.1483 GBP
15,401 66.1891 GBP
350 66.1957 GBP
80 66.2230 GBP
729 66.2240 GBP
2,321 66.2740 GBP
13,894 66.2811 GBP
264 66.3504 GBP
564 66.3560 GBP
7,856 66.3580 GBP
661 66.3828 GBP
465 66.3958 GBP
8,562 66.4042 GBP
38,460 66.4153 GBP
149 66.4199 GBP
Opening a long position 60,000 66.0570 GBP
7,643 66.1287 GBP
15,000 66.2313 GBP
140 66.3033 GBP
64 66.3484 GBP
530 66.3509 GBP
8,401 66.3532 GBP
717 66.4897 GBP
323 66.5633 GBP
2,473 66.5685 GBP
310 76.2200 EUR
Opening a short position 1,892 65.7476 GBP
1,442 65.8784 GBP
1,539 66.2612 GBP
3,200 66.4087 GBP
11,701 66.4100 GBP
517 66.6467 GBP
91 76.2200 EUR
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 1,404 100.8392 AUD
1,075 100.8573 AUD
2,005 149.6118 AUD
27,504 149.7383 AUD
2,000 149.8367 AUD
49 149.8484 AUD
2,000 149.8665 AUD
71 150.0820 AUD
Opening a short position 5,457 74.9544 AUD
71 146.9976 AUD
27 149.4252 AUD
8,604 149.7819 AUD
586 149.7905 AUD
16,500 149.8003 AUD
4,472 149.9517 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
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: 22 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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