Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2747K

Rio Tinto PLC

15 April 2010

 



Rio Tinto plc - Results of voting at 2010 annual general meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Rio Tinto plc was held on 15 April 2010.

Under Rio Tinto's dual listed companies structure established in 1995, decisions on significant matters affecting shareholders of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited in similar ways are taken through a joint electoral procedure. 

Resolutions 1 to 9 of the Rio Tinto plc annual general meeting fall into this category, and the results of the voting on these resolutions will be announced shortly after the Rio Tinto Limited annual general meeting which will be held in Australia on 22 April 2010.

The remaining resolutions 10 to 13 were put to Rio Tinto plc shareholders on a poll at the annual general meeting and the results as certified by the scrutineers, Computershare Investor Services PLC, were as follows:

RESOLUTIONS		FOR	%	AGAINST	%	VOTE WITHHELD
10.	Authority to allot relevant securities under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	873,723,402	88.84	109,716,770	11.16	11,184,451
11.	Authority to allot relevant securities for cash as defined in the Companies Act 2006	987,165,515	99.36	6,334,163	0.64	1,137,271
12.	Authority to purchase Rio Tinto plc shares by the Company or Rio Tinto Limited	990,486,804	99.89	1,045,641	0.11	3,106,506
13.	Notice period for general meetings other than annual general meetings	952,246,227	95.91	40,590,770	4.09	1,790,427

Resolutions 11 to 13 were passed as special resolutions. 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority ('UKLA') and will be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS.

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About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.

For further information, please contact:

Media Relations, London Nick Cobban Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Christina Mills Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Media Relations, Australia David Luff Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Tony Shaffer Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Media Relations, Americas Tony Shaffer Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Media Relations, Canada Stefano Bertolli Office:: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, London Mark Shannon Office:   [phone] Mobile: [phone] David Ovington Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Investor Relations, North America Jason Combes Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Investor Relations, Australia Simon Ellinor Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Dave Skinner Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]

Website: www.riotinto.com

 

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