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

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RNS Number : 6206P  UBS AG (EPT)  20 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:

                                                                               Rio Tinto Limited
      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:

                                                                                 Rio Tinto Limited
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                19 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               327542                      63.84512        GBP                   63.20000        GBP

 10p ordinary                Sell              338830                      63.92000        GBP                   63.18500        GBP

 

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

 Limited ordinary            Buy               451829                      149.53667 AUD                         147.00000 AUD

 Limited ordinary            Sell              444224                      149.53667 AUD                         147.03629 AUD

 

 

(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                                                                           21                              63.43        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           5851                            126.675855        AUD

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2900                            63.5014206896552        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2                               73.2462        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           125                             63.42424        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           55                              73.29945455        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           14                              63.38920762        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           52                              63.499423        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           86                              63.381491        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           12                              73.06333333        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           985                             63.396034        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           100                             63.585        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           485                             63.87        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           109                             63.92        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           370                             63.8        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           6015                            63.727779        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           154                             63.42        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           75                              73.26        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           7                               73.26142857        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           27                              73.1870858740741        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2940                            63.3610563168        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           37                              63.4252427567568        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           321                             63.354707        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           2292                            63.258462        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           88                              63.204368        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           22175                           63.241032        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           69                              63.4252427536232        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           180                             63.4645        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          300                             63.3044333333333        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          589                             63.497284        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          147                             63.415314        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          358                             73.049832        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          27                              72.99        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3738                            63.397        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          100                             63.4495        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          108                             63.4        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          571                             63.4128        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          613                             63.4249        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          530                             63.388        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          40                              73.22        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          11750                           63.6164        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2                               63.73        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          6536                            63.373076524235        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          20262                           63.3947542500247        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          13425                           63.50140112        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          13702                           63.39        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          307                             72.99687296        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          75                              73.26        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          10625                           63.3947542499765        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3428                            63.373043171937        GBP

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           315                             149.269532        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           40205                           148.993065        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           11616                           149.536668546796        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           7247                            149.37999995        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           1081                            149.26974098        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           7511                            148.532226        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           82                              149.48012195122        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           5077                            147.036291116801        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           5505                            149.38        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           138                             149.478841        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           3100                            149.254587        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           435                             149.108253        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           39524                           149.096748        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           159                             149.487296        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           18139                           149.196469        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           18731                           149.115085152955        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           234                             149.468419        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           21788                           149.22856        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           65794                           148.999259        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           674                             149.474718        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           89                              148.145393        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           900                             149.316906        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          3244                            148.874972256473        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          48                              149.298125        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          1524                            149.498956692913        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          27892                           149.301454        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          127                             149.317874        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          17423                           149.39596        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          168                             148.33244        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          15125                           149.104909        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          47                              148.708320660213        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          296                             149.078547        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          1124                            148.849795373665        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          577                             149.525632582322        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          856                             148.957196        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          49763                           149.110978        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          2486                            149.033411        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          30087                           148.447882        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          45093                           149.115285        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:  20 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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