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REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and Ltd amend

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RNS Number : 0300Q  JPMorgan Securities Plc  22 January 2026

AMENDMENT

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:                                                    16 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          20,340                      148.1600 AUD                          148.1600 AUD

                             Sale              21,385                      148.4129 AUD                          148.1600 AUD

 

 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          1,402,299                   64.0300 GBP                           62.9600 GBP
                                               987                         73.3475 EUR                           73.1633 EUR
                             Sale              1,531,825                   64.0028 GBP                           62.9600 GBP
                                               991                         73.3475 EUR                           73.1633 EUR

 

 Class of relevant security  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received

 ADR                         Purchase          50,000                      85.2000 USD                           85.2000 USD
                             Sale              100,000                     85.2000 USD                           85.2000 USD

 

 

 

 

 

(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                                                        2,826                           99.4873 AUD

                                                                                                                                  2,773                          147.8711 AUD

                                                                                                                                  7,565                          148.0174 AUD

                                                                                                                                  463                            148.0444 AUD

                                                                                                                                  2,013                          148.1463 AUD

                                                                                                                                  27,572                         148.1857 AUD

                                                                                                                                  54                             148.2322 AUD

                                                                                                                                  1,091                          148.3437 AUD

                                                                                                                                  273                            148.4652 AUD

                                                                                                                                  20,340                         73.5743 AUD

                                                  Opening a short position                                                        149                            99.4348 AUD

                                                                                                                                  1,118                          99.4739 AUD

                                                                                                                                  3,525                          147.8887 AUD

                                                                                                                                  10                             148.0400 AUD

                                                                                                                                  192                            148.0653 AUD

                                                                                                                                  17,058                         148.1315 AUD

                                                                                                                                  163                            148.2704 AUD

                                                                                                                                  7,564                          148.2722 AUD

 

 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          Decrease Long                                                                  67                              63.0156 GBP

                                                                                                                                  14                             63.0463 GBP

                                                                                                                                  284                            63.0579 GBP

                                                                                                                                  26                             63.1206 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16,891                         63.2987 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,444                          63.3515 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8,666                          63.4374 GBP

                                                                                                                                  144                            63.4729 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,918                          63.4737 GBP

                                                                                                                                  26                             63.4933 GBP

                                                                                                                                  30,028                         63.5376 GBP

                                                                                                                                  7,067                          63.5691 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,407                          85.0062 GBP

                                                  Decrease Short                                                                  480                            63.1698 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,133                          63.2936 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,232                          63.3102 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,764                          63.3132 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,591                          63.3379 GBP

                                                                                                                                  49                             63.3514 GBP

                                                                                                                                  82                             63.3834 GBP

                                                                                                                                  36                             63.3835 GBP

                                                                                                                                  14                             63.3846 GBP

                                                                                                                                  21                             63.3847 GBP

                                                                                                                                  956                            63.3868 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,246                          63.3871 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,958                          63.3911 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,660                          63.4183 GBP

                                                                                                                                  206                            63.4303 GBP

                                                                                                                                  30,451                         63.4318 GBP

                                                                                                                                  458                            63.4564 GBP

                                                                                                                                  17                             63.4688 GBP

                                                                                                                                  21,337                         63.5485 GBP

                                                                                                                                  6,530                          63.5502 GBP

                                                                                                                                  191                            63.5737 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3,361                          63.8219 GBP

                                                                                                                                  8,888                          126.8547 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4,126                          126.8925 GBP

                                                  Increase Long                                                                   5,860                          63.3604 GBP

                                                                                                                                  53                             63.4123 GBP

                                                                                                                                  483                            63.4230 GBP

                                                                                                                                  436                            63.4380 GBP

                                                                                                                                  10,946                         63.4466 GBP

                                                                                                                                  3                              63.4471 GBP

                                                                                                                                  35,200                         63.4479 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,227                          63.4481 GBP

                                                                                                                                  16                             63.4621 GBP

                                                                                                                                  121,050                        63.4674 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,280                          63.4695 GBP

                                                                                                                                  581                            63.6752 GBP

                                                  Increase Short                                                                  441                            63.2294 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,955                          63.2477 GBP

                                                                                                                                  19                             63.2984 GBP

                                                                                                                                  518                            63.3260 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,476                          63.3573 GBP

                                                                                                                                  12                             63.3763 GBP

                                                                                                                                  814                            63.3772 GBP

                                                                                                                                  6,938                          63.3810 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,095                          63.4070 GBP

                                                                                                                                  11                             63.4264 GBP

                                                                                                                                  402                            63.4694 GBP

                                                                                                                                  345                            63.4944 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,466                          63.4945 GBP

                                                                                                                                  1,699                          63.6511 GBP

                                                                                                                                  949                            63.6846 GBP

                                                                                                                                  2,044                          63.7623 GBP

                                                  Opening a long position                                                         506                            63.4025 GBP

                                                                                                                                  385                            63.4567 GBP

                                                                                                                                  24,240                         63.4653 GBP

                                                                                                                                  649                            63.4668 GBP

                                                                                                                                  4                              73.2563 EUR

                                                  Opening a short position                                                        200                            63.3510 GBP

                                                                                                                                  24                             63.4619 GBP

                                                                                                                                  306                            63.4698 GBP

                                                                                                                                  24,601                         63.4700 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:  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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