REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
03/02/2026 11:30
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RNS Number : 5312R JPMorgan Securities Plc 03 February 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: 02 February 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 652 149.9800 AUD 149.9800 AUD
Sale 13 149.9800 AUD 149.9800 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 1,061,608 68.1000 GBP 65.2000 GBP
1,596 78.6600 EUR 78.2900 EUR
Sale 979,993 68.0200 GBP 65.2000 GBP
368 78.6600 EUR 77.4100 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 180,000 92.6900 USD 92.6900 USD
Sale 90,000 92.6900 USD 92.6900 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 98 150.2859 AUD
37,330 150.3584 AUD
1,047 150.4435 AUD
58 150.7859 AUD
11,519 151.0785 AUD
Opening a short position 8,312 150.0175 AUD
7,819 151.1352 AUD
24,194 151.2686 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
10p ordinary Equity Swap Decrease Long 638 66.0459 GBP
36,624 66.2404 GBP
6,034 66.6536 GBP
977 66.6750 GBP
121,526 66.9918 GBP
21,601 67.1194 GBP
24 67.1230 GBP
2,091 67.7276 GBP
5,497 67.7816 GBP
758 67.7969 GBP
278 67.8954 GBP
89,132 68.0200 GBP
1,154 68.0231 GBP
18 68.0285 GBP
1,750 68.0302 GBP
1,538 78.6600 EUR
Decrease Short 392 66.0036 GBP
47,413 66.4531 GBP
309 66.4772 GBP
44 67.0272 GBP
130 67.0380 GBP
3,988 67.2596 GBP
1,628 67.5050 GBP
778 67.5437 GBP
816 67.5475 GBP
43,896 67.7057 GBP
824 67.7660 GBP
326 67.8530 GBP
4,780 67.9072 GBP
26 68.0132 GBP
95 68.0200 GBP
Increase Long 503 66.3994 GBP
3,175 66.7523 GBP
9,710 67.0602 GBP
2,667 67.2078 GBP
1,000 67.3491 GBP
9,810 67.4164 GBP
171 67.6626 GBP
10,509 67.6726 GBP
25,957 67.7444 GBP
814 67.8539 GBP
201 67.8754 GBP
22,676 67.9542 GBP
187 67.9554 GBP
9,909 67.9569 GBP
302 67.9718 GBP
15 77.4061 EUR
295 78.6600 EUR
Increase Short 27 65.2049 GBP
100 65.6053 GBP
28,300 65.9106 GBP
38 66.2079 GBP
250 66.2080 GBP
20 66.2086 GBP
14 66.2102 GBP
17,680 66.5192 GBP
1,411 67.4153 GBP
74 67.4542 GBP
199 67.5120 GBP
732 67.5500 GBP
575 67.5576 GBP
129 67.6166 GBP
32 67.6810 GBP
46 67.7320 GBP
2,195 67.7648 GBP
300 67.7771 GBP
2,504 67.8556 GBP
5,038 67.9638 GBP
6,600 67.9854 GBP
44,671 68.0200 GBP
6,176 68.0214 GBP
Opening a long position 50,000 67.4095 GBP
5,000 67.4621 GBP
400 67.4765 GBP
1,500 67.4873 GBP
Opening a short position 1,500 67.8937 GBP
400 67.9570 GBP
15,000 68.0404 GBP
5,000 68.0782 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: 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 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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