Issue of Shares

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Rio Tinto plc has issued 574 ordinary shares to satisfy awards under its Global Employee Share Plan between May 1 and May 29, 2026. These shares, admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange, bring the total issued share capital to 1,256,038,584 shares as of May 29, 2026, with 992,389 shares held in treasury, resulting in 1,255,046,195 total voting rights.

Disclaimer*

Rio Tinto PLC
08 June 2026
 

Notice to LSE                                                                                                                                  

 

Issue of Shares

8 June 2026

 

In accordance with PRM 1.6.4R, Rio Tinto plc (the "Company") (LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82) confirms that between 1 May 2026 and 29 May 2026, it has issued and allotted 574 ordinary shares of 10 pence each (ISIN GB0007188757) ("Shares") to satisfy awards under the Rio Tinto plc Global Employee Share Plan.

 

The Shares were admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market under the Company's existing block admission arrangements and rank equally with the Company's existing ordinary shares.

 

Following this issuance of Shares, the Company confirms that as at 29 May 2026, the Company's issued share capital comprised 1,256,038,584 Shares, each with one vote. 992,389 Shares are held in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,255,046,195.

 

  



   

Contacts

Please direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto.com

 

 

Media Relations,

United Kingdom

 

Matthew Klar 

M +44 7796 630 637 

 

David Outhwaite

M +44 7787 597 493

 

 

 

Media Relations,

Australia

 

Matt Chambers

M +61 433 525 739

 

Alyesha Anderson
M +61 434 868 118

 

Rachel Pupazzoni

M +61 438 875 469

 

Bruce Tobin  

M +61 419 103 454

 

 

 

 

Media Relations,

Canada

 

Vanessa Damha

M +1 514 715 2152

 

Malika Cherry

M +1 418 592 7293

 

 

Media Relations,

US & Latin America

 

Jesse Riseborough 

M +1 202 394 9480 

 

Investor Relations,

United Kingdom

 

Rachel Arellano
M
+44 7584 609 644

 

David Ovington

M +44 7920 010 978

 

Laura Brooks  

M +44 7826 942 797 

 

Weiwei Hu  

M +44 7825 907 230

 

 

 

Investor Relations,

Australia

 

Tom Gallop

M +61 439 353 948

 

Eddie Gan-Och 
M
+61 477 599 714

 

 

Rio Tinto plc

 

6 St James's Square

London SW1Y 4AD

United Kingdom

T +44 20 7781 2000

 

Registered in England

No. 719885

 

 

 

Rio Tinto Limited

 

Level 43, 120 Collins Street

Melbourne 3000

Australia

T +61 3 9283 3333

 

Registered in Australia

ABN 96 004 458 404


This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Matthew Whyte, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

 

 

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