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UBS Securities LLC filed an amended Form 8.5 Public Opening Position Disclosure/Dealing Disclosure on 02 February 2026, detailing its positions and dealings in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited securities as of 30 January 2026. The disclosure showed UBS held 122,756 ADRs (0.01%) and 955,195 Limited Ordinary shares (0.26%), with a short position of 62,268 10p Ordinary shares (0.00%). On 30 January 2026, UBS executed dealings including purchases of 62,606 10p Ordinary shares, 18,682 ADRs, and 3,132 Limited Ordinary shares, and sales of 7,635 10p Ordinary shares, 18,332 ADRs, and 11,504 Limited Ordinary shares.
| Date | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 18:20:35 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 4037R |
This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 3663R released at 13:45 on the 02nd of February 2026. Amendments to section 2a. All other information remains unchanged.
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
UBS Securities LLC |
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto Limited |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Rio Tinto plc Rio Tinto Limited |
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(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an open position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
30 January 2026 |
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(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
YES |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
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Class of relevant security:
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10p Ordinary |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
0 |
0.00% |
62,268 |
0.00% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
0 |
0.00% |
62,268 |
0.00% |
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Class of relevant security:
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ADR
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
122,756 |
0.01% |
0 |
0.00% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
122,756 |
0.01% |
0 |
0.00% |
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Class of relevant security:
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Limited Ordinary |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
955,195 |
0.26% |
0 |
0.00% |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
955,195 |
0.26% |
0 |
0.00% |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
8.7 (b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) 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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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10p Ordinary |
PURCHASE
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62,606 |
67.53 GBP |
66.63 GBP |
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10p Ordinary |
SALE
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7,635 |
67.73 GBP |
67.53 GBP |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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ADR |
PURCHASE
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18,682 |
92.72 USD |
5.7 USD |
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ADR |
SALE
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18,332 |
92.72 USD |
91.0256 USD |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale
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Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
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Limited ordinary |
PURCHASE
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3,132 |
151.53 AUD |
151.5 AUD |
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Limited ordinary |
SALE
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11,504 |
152.71 AUD |
152.71 AUD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. CFD |
Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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 e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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(ii) Exercise
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Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None
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(c) Attachments
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
Date of disclosure: |
02 February 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@thetakeoverpanel.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.