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GLENCORE PLC - Form 8 OPD Announcement

Release Date: 22/01/2026 09:00
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Form 8 OPD Announcement

Glencore plc
(Incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991)
(Registration number 107710)
JSE Share Code: GLN
LSE Share Code: GLEN
ISIN: JE00B4T3BW64
LEI: 2138002658CPO9NBH955

Baar, Switzerland
22 January 2026


                                                                                     FORM 8 (OPD)

         PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER
                 Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.      KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:                                     Glencore plc

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short                  N/A
    positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
    The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
    insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and
    beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                Glencore plc
    relevant securities this form relates:
    Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                Offeree

(e) Date position held:                                         21 January 2026
    The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the            Yes
    discloser making disclosures in respect of any
    other party to the offer?                                   If Yes, specify which:
    If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
                                                                Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited


2.      POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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(c), 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

Class of relevant security:                           Ordinary Shares of no par value

                                                  Interests                    Short positions
                                                Number             %           Number          %
(1) Relevant securities owned                      NIL              -           NIL            -
    and/or controlled:
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:                      NIL              -           NIL            -

(3) Stock-settled derivatives                      NIL              -           NIL            -
    (including options) and
    agreements to purchase/sell:
                                                   NIL              -           NIL            -
      TOTAL:

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).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements
should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b)       Rights to subscribe for new securities

Class of relevant security in relation to                N/A
which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights                  N/A
concerned and relevant percentages:


3.        POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE
          OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors'
and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer
making the disclosure:

      (a) Interests in Glencore plc (Glencore) held by Glencore directors (together with their
          close relatives and related trusts of any of them):

 Director                            Ordinary shares of no par               Percentage of issued share
                                     value in Glencore                       capital*
 Gary Nagle                          3,452,919                               0.02%
 John Wallington                     500                                     0.00%
 Martin Gilbert                      115,000                                 0.00%
 Liz Hewett                          85,049                                  0.00%
 María Margarita Zuleta              66,031                                  0.00%
* Percentages are calculated on the basis of 11,743,755,559 ordinary shares of no par value in issue as of the share
register dated 8 January 2026 (excluding treasury shares). Figures are rounded to 2.d.p.

      (b) Interests held as options or awards under the share plans of Glencore by the
          directors of Glencore (together with their close relatives and related trusts of any of
          them):

 Director         Scheme            Date of        Number of        Exercise       Vesting period
                                    Grant          shares in        price per
                                                   the capital      Glencore
                                                   of               share
                                                   Glencore
                                                   under
                                                   option
 Gary Nagle       RSP award         23/03/23       608,622          Nil            23/03/23 - 22/03/26
                  RSP award         19/03/24       725,277          Nil            19/03/24 - 18/03/27
                  Career            17/03/25       2,374,395        Nil            17/03/25 - 16/03/28
                  shares
                  Bonus             23/03/23       316,399          Nil            23/03/23 - 22/03/26
                  deferred
                  shares
                  Bonus              19/03/24       334,101         Nil            19/03/24 - 18/03/27
                  deferred
                  shares
                  Total              -              4,358,794       -              -




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).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements
should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

4.      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 party to the offer making the disclosure or
any person acting in concert with it:
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 party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, 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


(c)     Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)                                                No

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)                                                           No



Date of disclosure:                             22 January 2026

Contact name:                                   John Burton, Company Secretary

Telephone number:                               +41 41 709 2000

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
disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.



Sponsor
Absa Corporate and Investment Bank, a division of Absa Bank Limited

Date: 22-01-2026 09:00:00
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