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J.P. Morgan Securities Plc, an exempt principal trader and corporate broker for Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited, reported dealings on 04 February 2026, also making disclosures for Glencore plc. The firm purchased 892,415 Rio Tinto 10p ordinary shares (GBP) and 213 (EUR), and sold 1,110,144 (GBP), 213 (EUR), and 1,526 (AUD) ordinary shares, all within specified price ranges. Additionally, various cash-settled equity swap transactions, including increases, decreases, and opening of long/short positions, were undertaken for both GBP 10p ordinary and AUD ordinary shares.
| Date | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 11:35:34 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 9146R |
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
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(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
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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 and Rio Tinto Limited |
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited |
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(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
04 February 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, Glencore plc |
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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
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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 |
892,415 |
72.2350 GBP |
70.0500 GBP |
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|
213 |
82.3150 EUR |
81.0600 EUR |
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Sale |
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|
|
|
213 |
82.3150 EUR |
81.0600 EUR |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchases/ sales
|
Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
|
Ordinary |
Purchase |
- |
- |
- |
Sale |
|
|
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(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 |
|
10p ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Decrease Long |
7 |
70.0506 GBP |
|
|
|
27 |
70.0532 GBP |
|
|
|
|
31 |
70.0536 GBP |
|
|
|
|
6,288 |
70.1079 GBP |
|
|
|
|
254 |
70.2895 GBP |
|
|
|
|
56 |
70.2961 GBP |
|
|
|
|
812 |
70.3469 GBP |
|
|
|
|
161 |
70.5707 GBP |
|
|
|
|
4,650 |
70.7310 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,501 |
70.9043 GBP |
|
|
|
|
302 |
70.9215 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,629 |
71.2340 GBP |
|
|
|
|
104,000 |
72.0500 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1 |
72.1000 GBP |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
175 |
70.0430 GBP |
|
|
|
|
441 |
70.0490 GBP |
|
|
|
|
31 |
70.2149 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,151 |
70.2440 GBP |
|
|
|
|
49 |
70.2686 GBP |
|
|
|
|
62 |
70.7629 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,449 |
70.8079 GBP |
|
|
|
|
3,527 |
70.8185 GBP |
|
|
|
|
29,964 |
70.8393 GBP |
|
|
|
|
68 |
70.8979 GBP |
|
|
|
|
301 |
70.8980 GBP |
|
|
|
|
746 |
70.8990 GBP |
|
|
|
|
594 |
71.0086 GBP |
|
|
|
|
63 |
71.0312 GBP |
|
|
|
|
406 |
71.0315 GBP |
|
|
|
|
66 |
71.0316 GBP |
|
|
|
|
204 |
71.1681 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,945 |
71.3561 GBP |
|
|
|
|
7,297 |
71.4268 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,482 |
71.4894 GBP |
|
|
|
|
629 |
71.7367 GBP |
|
|
|
|
7,557 |
71.9495 GBP |
|
|
|
|
55,834 |
71.9706 GBP |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
56 |
70.0469 GBP |
|
|
|
|
295 |
70.1496 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,183 |
70.2594 GBP |
|
|
|
|
394 |
70.2596 GBP |
|
|
|
|
800 |
70.4554 GBP |
|
|
|
|
18 |
70.6128 GBP |
|
|
|
|
15,251 |
70.7074 GBP |
|
|
|
|
2,000 |
70.9251 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,419 |
70.9632 GBP |
|
|
|
|
514 |
70.9891 GBP |
|
|
|
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21,595 |
71.0346 GBP |
|
|
|
|
226,781 |
71.1769 GBP |
|
|
|
|
1,143 |
71.2483 GBP |
|
|
|
|
62 |
71.4346 GBP |
|
|
|
|
41,694 |
71.5178 GBP |
|
|
|
|
17,724 |
71.5403 GBP |
|
|
|
|
7,916 |
71.5504 GBP |
|
|
|
|
9,500 |
71.8651 GBP |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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19,500 |
70.1025 GBP |
|
|
|
|
58 |
70.2443 GBP |
|
|
|
|
4,733 |
70.3064 GBP |
|
|
|
|
2,200 |
70.3301 GBP |
|
|
|
|
22 |
70.4153 GBP |
|
|
|
|
67 |
70.4919 GBP |
|
|
|
|
2,771 |
70.5666 GBP |
|
|
|
|
95 |
70.6211 GBP |
|
|
|
|
125,664 |
70.6600 GBP |
|
|
|
|
496 |
70.7948 GBP |
|
|
|
|
3,866 |
70.8865 GBP |
|
|
|
|
28,302 |
71.8528 GBP |
|
|
|
|
600 |
72.2350 GBP |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
28 |
70.7279 GBP |
|
|
|
|
2,407 |
71.4851 GBP |
|
|
|
|
67 |
81.0600 EUR |
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|
|
3,642 |
71.2864 GBP |
|
|
|
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6,935 |
71.5634 GBP |
|
|
|
|
67 |
81.0600 EUR |
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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 |
|
Ordinary |
Equity Swap |
Opening a long position |
32 |
158.9575 AUD |
|
|
|
795 |
158.9637 AUD |
|
|
|
|
27,384 |
158.9995 AUD |
|
|
|
|
32 |
159.4109 AUD |
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|
|
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|
75 |
111.8745 AUD |
|
|
|
|
14,699 |
158.9100 AUD |
|
|
|
|
1,032 |
159.1842 AUD |
|
|
|
|
10,574 |
159.2090 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 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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|
|
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
|
Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
|
|
|
|
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3. 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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Date of disclosure: |
05 February 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.