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RNS Number : 1575R  Schroders PLC  30 January 2026

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION 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:                                                      Schroders plc
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
 different from 1(a):

      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a
 trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form   Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto Plc
 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:
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                       29/01/2026

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
 prior to the disclosure
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making           Glencore Plc
 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:                                          Rio Tinto Plc- 10p Ordinary

                                                                      Interests             Short positions

                                                                      Number       %        Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     19,859,227   1.5833
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        121,415      0.00968  396,540   0.031615

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to                        17,000    0.00135
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      19,980,642*  1.5930   413,540   0.032970

      TOTAL:

 

*Schroders PLC does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect
of  2,204,699  shares that are included in the total above.

 

 

 

 

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          Rio Tinto Limited - Ordinary

                                                                      Interests               Short positions

                                                                      Number       %          Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     2,928,542     0.78890
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                267       0.0000719

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      2,928,542**  0.78890    267       0.0000719

      TOTAL:

 

**Schroders PLC does not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect
of  703,737  shares that are included in the total above.

 

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

 Rio Tinto Limited Ordinary  Sale           587                   154.08000000 AUD
 Rio Tinto Limited Ordinary  Purchase       13,471                157.04000000 AUD
 Rio Tinto Limited Ordinary  Purchase       115                   154.08 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Purchase       261                   69.19674 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Sale             207                 69.19 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Sale           71                    69.14 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Sale           83                    69.9 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Purchase       2,478                 69.21596 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Purchase       66,548                69.47000000 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Sale           220                   69.13000000 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Purchase       10,525                69.32000000 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Purchase       7,240                  68.49000000 GBP
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Sale           13,410                68.49000000 GBP

 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  Sale           155,041               68.33000000 GBP

 

(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

 

(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?  Yes

 

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  30/01/2026
 Contact name:        Jessica Patel
 Telephone number:    +4420 7658 7281

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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk) .  The
Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to
the Code's 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) .

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,
AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 Full name of person making disclosure:                                Schroders PLC
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the  Rio Tinto Plc
 disclosure relates:

 

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option                               Written or purchased  Number of securities to which option or derivative relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date

                                                                                                                                                                                                           e.g. American, European etc.
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  60 (A) CALL OPTION ON RIO TINTO PLC ORDINARY 10P (EXP 20/02/2026)  Written               8,000                                                       60 GBP                   American                       20/02/2026
 Rio Tinto PLC 10p Ordinary  73 (A) CALL OPTION ON RIO TINTO PLC ORDINARY 10P (EXP 20/03/2026)  Written               9,000                                                       73 GBP                   American                       20/03/2026

 

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

 Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position
 can be fully understood:

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions)
with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel

 

 

 

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