Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6328Q

Rio Tinto PLC

15 April 2009

 



Rio Tinto plc - Results of voting at 2009 annual general meeting 

The Annual General Meeting of Rio Tinto plc was held on 15 April 2009.

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 and 14 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 20 April 2009.

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.	To increase the authorised share capital and authority to allot relevant securities under Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985	592,610,097	95.45	28,262,542	4.55	600,293
11.	Authority to allot relevant securities for cash under Section 89 of the Companies Act 1985	613,168,555	98.92	6,671,786	1.08	1,631,792
12.	Notice period for general meetings other than annual general meetings	596,925,675	96.33	22,745,809	3.67	1,795,933
13.	Authority to pay scrip dividends	612,521,405	99.64	2,236,933	0.36	6,714,595

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  Amanda Buckley Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Ian Head Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Media Relations, Americas  Tony Shaffer Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, London Nigel Jones Office:   [phone]  Mobile: [phone] David Ovington Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Investor Relations, Australia Dave Skinner Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Simon Ellinor Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, North America Jason Combes Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]

Website: www.riotinto.com

 

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