Total Voting Rights

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Rio Tinto PLC
01 September 2010
 



 

Rio Tinto plc

1 September 2010

 

 

 

 

VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

 

Pursuant to Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6:

 

As of 31 August 2010 the issued share capital of Rio Tinto plc comprised 1,529,003,871 Ordinary shares of 10p each of which 3,040,144 shares had been bought back and held in treasury.

 

The total number of voting rights in Rio Tinto plc is therefore 1,525,963,727.

 

This information may be used by shareholders in their calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Rio Tinto plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

Further information:

 

Matthew Whyte

Assistant Company Secretary

Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1629

email: matthew.whyte@riotinto.com

 

 

Note:

As at the date of this announcement Rio Tinto plc had also issued one Special Voting Share of 10p and one DLC Dividend Share of 10p in connection with its dual listed companies ('DLC') merger with Rio Tinto Limited which was designed to place the shareholders of both companies in substantially the same position as if they held shares in a single enterprise owning all of the assets of both companies.

 

 


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