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

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RNS Number : 8082P  UBS AG (EPT)  21 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:                                                                20 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               695177                      63.26000        GBP                   49.55930        GBP

 10p ordinary                Sell              486180                      63.41000        GBP                   60.50762        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               327789                      149.50000 AUD                         137.01110 AUD

 Limited ordinary            Sell              322210                      149.50000 AUD                         137.01110 AUD

 

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

 ADR                         Buy               48525                       85.78106        USD                   85.13000        USD

 ADR                         Sell              73708                       85.78106        USD                   84.98340        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                                                                           113                             72.67        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           609                             63.14        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           603                             62.915522        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           112                             62.628884        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           83                              63.098795        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           32430                           63.055516        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           11656                           62.516507        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           9397                            125.86500125        AUD

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           469                             62.760218        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           228                             62.764502        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1716                            63.1351479587413        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           20000                           125.7308032        AUD

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           106                             62.90786        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           50                              62.908109        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           325                             62.932268        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           918                             63.04739651        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3391                            62.871793        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           261                             62.974047        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           26                              62.751328        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           266                             62.835596        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           10859                           63.1388        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           107                             62.786618        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           156                             72.4053846176923        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           13687                           62.9321139574151        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           175                             62.749003        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           31                              62.771124        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           682                             62.770061        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           367                             72.3901498628883        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           277                             63.063724        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           35                              62.52914286        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           661                             62.94802        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           26102                           62.9320864994836        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1                               62.775        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           16                              63.0475        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           391                             62.463753        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           41                              62.787125        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           4405                            62.771201        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           338                             63.04739645        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           225                             62.788254        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           756                             62.65367269        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           214                             62.80086        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           76                              62.719006        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           42208                           62.984776        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3273                            63.1351422990131        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1112                            62.876909        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           57                              62.908312        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           61                              62.829388        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1579                            63.02066        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1059                            62.780488        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           10                              62.585        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1340                            62.756821        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           62                              62.783997        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           962                             62.908589        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           11861                           62.932479        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1203                            63.1018        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           3219                            62.944556        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           8022                            63.1026        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           365                             62.75026        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1438                            63.04739917        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           11                              62.910375        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           502                             62.828868        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           98                              62.980195        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           134                             72.42350224        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           1757                            63.04739898        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           242                             62.894796        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           309                             62.832327        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           310                             62.774745        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           40                              62.759632        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           73                              62.850822        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Long                                                                           40000                           60.507615        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2218                            63.1526284941389        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          115                             63.03710029        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          35                              72.43540857        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          2529                            63.1526294978252        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          1                               63.1        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          832                             62.879844        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          136                             62.9713        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          38                              62.47        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          47                              63.03760024        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          282                             63.061348        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          581                             72.000981        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9734                            62.88055013        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          9                               72.49        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          4834                            62.99626396        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          285                             62.72735332        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          81                              72.0176543192593        EUR

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          55329                           63.14        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          545                             62.7273463981651        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          1241                            63.01518163        GBP

 10p ordinary                CFD                  Short                                                                          3200                            62.69446875        GBP

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           985                             146.53330964        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           6595                            148.611451        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           1293                            148.22163186        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           13                              146.34        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           20645                           146.590177        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           723                             146.586390041494        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           245                             146.409265        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           579                             99.39970018        USD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           37679                           147.252565        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           1132                            147.099832155477        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           10                              147.047        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           521                             148.22163148        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           2182                            146.34000194        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           1838                            147.288988        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           1049                            147.142193        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           30295                           147.776948        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           3                               146.683333333333        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           31716                           147.659276        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           496                             146.615524        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           18161                           146.852216        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           21521                           147.383091        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           12122                           147.37956855297        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           3496                            148.22163043        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Long                                                                           19449                           147.410586088615        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          2938                            146.579026548673        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          14559                           146.765772        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          92                              147.041413        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          7968                            147.58649        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          93                              147.844516        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          13822                           147.121711        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          8446                            147.197199        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          34546                           147.241165        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          7118                            146.34        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          3100                            146.903718        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          3490                            146.96148        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          3544                            146.723476        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          324                             149.5        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          3                               146.723333        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          100                             146.5509        AUD

 Limited ordinary            CFD                  Short                                                                          656                             146.908369        AUD

 ADR                         CFD                  Long                                                                           23000                           85.68        USD

 

(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:  21 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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