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REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Rio Tinto - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Rio Tinto plc and Limited Amend

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RNS Number : 4867P  JPMorgan Securities Plc  19 January 2026

AMENDMENT

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:                                            J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  Rio Tinto plc and 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        Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    12 January 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    Yes, Glencore plc
 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                Purchase          854,289                     61.3600 GBP                           60.0547 GBP
                                               1,875                       70.3082 EUR                           69.8225 EUR
                             Sale              708,066                     61.3500 GBP                           60.0000 GBP
                                               1,875                       70.3082 EUR                           69.8225 EUR

 

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

  Ordinary                   Purchase          48,938                      143.0000 AUD                          142.6142 AUD

                             Sale              693,802                     142.6142 AUD                          141.6500 AUD

 

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

 ADR                         Purchase          35,000                      81.7900 USD                           81.7900 USD

                             Sale

                                                     70,000                81.7900 USD                           81.7900 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                Equity Swap          Decrease Long                                                                  1,773                           60.0600 GBP

 Ordinary
                                                                                                                                 3,740                           60.1800 GBP
                                                                                                                                 301                             60.5064 GBP
                                                                                                                                 472                             60.5178 GBP
                                                                                                                                 181                             60.5571 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,131                           60.5889 GBP
                                                                                                                                 633                             60.6094 GBP
                                                                                                                                 815                             60.6173 GBP
                                                                                                                                 54,089                          60.6351 GBP
                                                                                                                                 80                              60.6996 GBP
                                                                                                                                 261                             60.7066 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,427                           60.8200 GBP
                                                                                                                                 19,250                          60.8206 GBP
                                                                                                                                 96                              60.8227 GBP
                                                                                                                                 197                             60.8465 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,291                           60.9073 GBP
                                                                                                                                 30,011                          60.9608 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,529                           60.9868 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,683                           61.0177 GBP
                                                                                                                                 87                              61.0338 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,158                           61.1900 GBP
                                                                                                                                 26,846                          61.3057 GBP
                                                                                                                                 22                              61.3577 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4                               61.3600 GBP
                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 581                             60.4770 GBP
                                                                                                                                 412                             60.4976 GBP
                                                                                                                                 19,032                          60.5314 GBP
                                                                                                                                 25,252                          60.5861 GBP
                                                                                                                                 8,119                           60.6310 GBP
                                                                                                                                 581                             60.6474 GBP
                                                                                                                                 131                             60.7007 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,431                           60.7395 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,709                           60.7439 GBP
                                                                                                                                 87                              60.8238 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,040                           60.9293 GBP
                                                                                                                                 19,491                          61.3488 GBP
                                                  Increase Long                                                                  14                              60.1443 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,632                           60.5594 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,716                           60.7672 GBP
                                                                                                                                 184                             61.1233 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,787                           61.3021 GBP
                                                                                                                                 90,699                          61.3405 GBP
                                                  Increase Short                                                                 2,300                           60.1880 GBP
                                                                                                                                 908                             60.5414 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,590                           60.5939 GBP
                                                                                                                                 40,455                          60.6471 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,790                           60.8618 GBP
                                                                                                                                 28,061                          60.8803 GBP
                                                                                                                                 33,762                          60.9430 GBP
                                                                                                                                 14                              61.0668 GBP
                                                                                                                                 15                              61.1237 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4                               61.1261 GBP
                                                                                                                                 246                             61.1661 GBP
                                                                                                                                 108                             61.2361 GBP
                                                  Opening a long position                                                        5,757                           60.3336 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,163                           60.5204 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,838                           60.5280 GBP
                                                                                                                                 333                             60.5301 GBP
                                                                                                                                 9,166                           60.5744 GBP
                                                                                                                                 69                              60.5989 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,211                           60.7526 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,376                           61.0595 GBP
                                                                                                                                 9,513                           61.3203 GBP
                                                  Opening a short position                                                       61                              60.2818 GBP
                                                                                                                                 427                             60.3237 GBP
                                                                                                                                 9,951                           60.3238 GBP
                                                                                                                                 208                             60.5059 GBP
                                                                                                                                 429                             60.7322 GBP
                                                                                                                                 10,797                          60.7625 GBP
                                                                                                                                 10,100                          60.7677 GBP
                                                                                                                                 17,424                          60.7947 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,164                           61.1051 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,887                           61.1309 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,521                           61.3495 GBP
                                                                                                                                 14,246                          61.3500 GBP

                                                                                                                                 15,435                          61.3512 GBP

                             Equity Swap          Opening a long position                                                        12,500                          95.3325 AUD
                                                                                                                                 625                             142.4129 AUD
                                                                                                                                 2,600                           142.5808 AUD
                                                                                                                                 93,261                          142.8670 AUD
                                                  Opening a short position                                                       21,138                          71.1068 AUD
                                                                                                                                 13,096                          141.9712 AUD
                                                                                                                                 1,046                           142.1446 AUD
                                                                                                                                 850                             142.2239 AUD
                                                                                                                                 26,581                          142.3380 AUD
                                                                                                                                 70                              143.2971 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:  19 January 2026
 Contact name:        Hetvi Shah
 Telephone number:    44 2034 936359

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

 

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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