Changes to dividend currency and timetable

Rio Tinto PLC
26 July 2024
 

 

Notice to ASX/LSE                                                                                                                       

 

Changes to dividend declaration currency and

2024 interim dividend timetable

26 July 2024

 

Rio Tinto determines its dividends in US dollars, our reporting currency.  Historically, Rio Tinto has announced this US dollar amount, as well as the dividend per share in pounds sterling for Rio Tinto plc shareholders and in Australian dollars for Rio Tinto Limited shareholders. However, following changes to Rio Tinto Limited's constitution approved by shareholders in 2024, Rio Tinto now intends to declare and announce its dividends in US dollars only.  Shareholders will continue to have the ability to elect to receive their dividends in pounds sterling, Australian dollars and New Zealand dollars.  Payments in these currencies will now be converted from US dollars based on currency conversion rates seven business days prior to the payment date and will be announced to the market on the following business day. Shareholders will also now have the ability to receive their dividends in US dollars at the declared amount.1

 

Set out below is the updated 2024 interim dividend timetable reflecting the changes to our dividend payment approach. This information replaces the 2024 interim dividend dates set out in the Key Dates announcement released to the ASX and the LSE on 29 November 2023.

 

Date

Event

2024 Interim dividend

31 July 2024

2024 half year results announcement. Interim dividend is determined and declared in US dollars 

 

15 August 2024

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares quoted "ex-dividend"2

16 August 2024

Record date

5 September 2024

Final date for elections under the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited Dividend Reinvestment Plans and for payment currency elections to receive dividends in US dollars, pounds sterling, Australian dollars or New Zealand dollars3

17 September 2024

Currency conversion date: Pounds sterling, Australian dollar, and New Zealand dollar equivalent dividend payment amounts determined

26 September 2024

Payment date

 

1.     Shareholders who wish to receive their dividends in US dollars are required to submit their elections, including direct credit details for a US dollar denominated bank account, by 5 September 2024.

2.     Effective 28 May 2024, under the US Security Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, the trade settlement cycle for our ADRs will change from T+2 to T+1. The ex-dividend date and record date will become the same for regular ex-dividend date processing of our ADRs.

3.     In the absence of updated payment currency elections being received by the share registrars by 5 September 2024, 2024 interim dividend payments will be made as per existing payment elections on record.

 


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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

 

Jesse Riseborough

M +61 436 653 412

 

Alyesha Anderson

M +61 434 868 118

 

Michelle Lee

M +61 458 609 322

 

 

Media Relations,

Americas

 

Simon Letendre

M +1 514 796 4973

 

Malika Cherry

M +1 418 592 7293

 

Vanessa Damha

M +1 514 715 2152

Investor Relations,

United Kingdom

 

David Ovington

M +44 7920 010 978

 

Laura Brooks  

M +44 7826 942 797 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Relations,

Australia

 

Tom Gallop

M +61 439 353 948

 

Amar Jambaa

M +61 472 865 948

 

 

 

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 Andy Hodges, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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