Rio Tinto

RIO

Market cap $140B

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION       (a) Full name of discloser: Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

Rio Tinto , has engaged JPMorgan and two other advisers on its potential acquisition of Glencore , a deal that could create the world's largest miner worth over $200 billion, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.

RIO posts 10% YoY copper output growth as Nuton technology hits first production, while major iron ore and aluminum projects advance.

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION       (a) Full name of discloser: Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

BHP is set to wait out Rio Tinto's talks to take over Glencore , a deal that would create the world's largest mining company, and is not currently planning a bid for the Swiss firm, two people familiar with the matter said.

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION       (a) Full name of discloser: Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION       (a) Full name of discloser: Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) 1. KEY INFORMATION       (a) Full name of discloser: Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

Rio Tinto's , talks to buy Glencore and create a new global industry leader could spur consolidation efforts across the copper-hungry mining sector and heap pressure on BHP, currently the world's biggest miner, to respond.

Rio Tinto-Glencore merger talks underscore the growing demand for copper, driven in part by AI.