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

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RNS Number : 7260O  UBS AG (EPT)  13 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 plc
 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:                                                                12 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

 10p ordinary                Buy               800646                      70.91000        EUR                   60.10262        GBP

 10p ordinary                Sell              718435                      121.86441        AUD                  60.10262        GBP

 

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

 ADR                         Buy               3721                        81.296326        USD                  81.13000        USD

 ADR                         Sell              8263                        81.296326        USD                  81.85000        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
 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           816                             61.35        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1447                            70.3081548        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           446                             70.4654484304933        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           24511                           121.5115139        AUD

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           424                             69.8225000025        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1453                            60.55939776        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           300                             61.0886        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           99                              70.7496717181818        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           24                              61.208307        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           59                              60.985085        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           41                              61.165        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           340                             60.860338        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           70                              61.095        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           76                              61.075        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           834                             60.99512        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           67                              60.88        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           55                              61.21        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           27                              60.87        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           70                              61.12        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           29                              61.125172        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           45                              61.125        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           102                             61.085        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           73                              61.16        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           508                             60.83        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           7047                            61.000153        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           253                             70.91        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           773                             60.507788        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           296                             60.575882        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           37                              60.569189        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           32                              60.6653125        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           292                             70.63893836        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           281                             70.05538764        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           65844                           121.8644        AUD

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           131                             70.81572519        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           8563                            60.7523496438982        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           5500                            60.59736        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           750                             60.764        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           101                             60.6609524782178        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          6                               60.11        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          917                             60.5234351491821        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2117                            60.9072845        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          842                             60.9067        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          237                             61.0988        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          181                             60.5505        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          216                             60.9460004        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          94                              60.95139986        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          65                              70.72        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          957                             62.12473182        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          814                             60.360319        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          135                             60.880913        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          111                             60.934234        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          48                              60.43520833        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          225                             69.546489        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3                               69.62087025        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          209544                          60.46        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9                               70.91        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          4993                            61.3546012499499        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          4056                            60.8052479215286        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          463                             61.3208639308855        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          300                             60.4848666666667        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          5781                            60.8262        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          500                             60.471        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          44194                           60.63201464        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9523                            61.3546012500262        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          7227                            60.815276173653        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.
 10p ordinary                Call                                  Purchasing                                  3301                                          67.436        GBP         European                       09 February 2026  0.3374        GBP
 10p ordinary                Call                                  Purchasing                                  3301                                          67.436        GBP         European                       09 February 2026  0.3374        GBP
 10p ordinary                Call                                  Selling                                     3301                                          67.436        GBP         European                       09 February 2026  0.3374        GBP

 

(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:  13 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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