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REG - UBS AG (EPT) Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Rio Tinto Limited

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RNS Number : 5600O  UBS AG (EPT)  12 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:                                                        UBS Investment Bank, London
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form              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                    Rio Tinto plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                09 January 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES
 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                    Buy               3013714                     148.55471 AUD                         71.5537787 GBP
 Ordinary                    Sell              3024710                     148.55471 AUD                         71.5537787 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
 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           5546                            144.813516        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           3                               143.026666666667        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           1352                            142.963425        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           19163                           142.900951        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           5762                            144.175566        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           48902                           145.752816        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           61390                           143.749800130314        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           33923                           142.944455        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           16                              142.92        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           380                             144.814526        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           167751                          144.483870038701        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           2235                            142.96004705047        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           36080                           144.214990099902        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           348                             143.474109        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           60000                           143.164702333333        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           49267                           143.845090222664        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           733                             144.753697135061        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           861600                          143.06        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           95598                           144.047769        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           21128                           143.031388        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           84868                           144.356037        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           73983                           144.138913        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           1237                            144.885052546483        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           937                             143.32022411953        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           336                             143.111458        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           12049                           145.058345920823        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           24114                           143.198294        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           12                              142.996667        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           73400                           144.00205        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           23349                           143.059999801482        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           1909                            144.212532700629        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           250                             144.151744        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           92                              144.511848        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           37                              145.299459        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           286                             144.352762        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           21732                           144.034777        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Long                                                                           19163                           143.787099        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          55800                           143.9438        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          169                             142.76834755        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          9000                            144.64467106        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          18889                           144.576352        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          123                             144.907398        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          213333                          144.224692063079        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          9314                            143.06000026        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          8582                            143.454114158557        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          36139                           144.13840089599        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          348                             143.063448        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          518                             143.072876        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          4000                            144.9646        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          859277                          143.06        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          1300                            95.855213        USD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          2350                            71.553777        GBP

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          150                             72.059858        GBP

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          20700                           145.1138        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          95725                           144.670224        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          200                             143.108016        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          2208                            143.058804        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          1468                            143.161424        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          47800                           143.03016        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          119531                          144.004384        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          72320                           144.168943        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          1178                            145.146990999677        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          5455                            145.25555065        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          1026                            142.997934        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          18600                           143.4194        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          16206                           143.074306        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          28622                           143.061342        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          1000                            148.554705        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          10864                           143.015331516464        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          1984                            145.782363107879        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          122387                          143.272822        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          175861                          143.701047        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          42493                           144.217409365274        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          29                              142.831771389655        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          5020                            143.364698280478        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          531                             97.6700471630895        USD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          4167                            143.852049        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          1954                            144.451048        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          132                             143.27553        AUD

 Ordinary                    CFD                  Short                                                                          18773                           144.2805        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:  12 January 2026
 Contact name:        Richard Howard
 Telephone number:    +44 (0)207 568 9128

 

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 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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