Rio Tinto 2015 Final & 2016 Interim Dividend Dates

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Rio Tinto PLC

07 February 2016

 

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited - 2015 Final and 2016 Interim Dividend Dates

8 February 2016

Set out below are the relevant dates for the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited 2015 final and 2016 interim dividends.

2015 Final Dividend
24 February 2016	Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares and Rio Tinto plc ADRs quoted "ex-dividend"
25 February 2016	Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares quoted "ex-dividend"
26 February 2016	Record date
15 March 2016	Final date for elections under the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited Dividend Reinvestment Plans and under facilities for dividends to be paid in alternative currency (GBP/AUD)
31 March 2016	Dividend currency conversion date
7 April 2016	Payment date

2016 Interim Dividend
10 August 2016	Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares and Rio Tinto plc ADRs quoted "ex-dividend"*
11 August 2016	Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares quoted "ex-dividend"
12 August 2016	Record date
1 September 2016	Final date for elections under the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited Dividend Reinvestment Plans and under facilities for dividends to be paid in alternative currency (GBP/AUD)
15 September 2016	Dividend currency conversion date
22 September 2016	Payment date

*The 2016 interim dividend ex-date for Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares is subject to change. ASX has announced a proposal to introduce a T+2 settlement cycle in Australia with a target implementation dated of 7 March 2016. ASX has indicated that the implementation date will be confirmed in late February 2016.  Introduction of a T+2 settlement cycle would result in reduction of the number of business days between the ex-date and the record date to one business day (two business days under the current T+3 settlement cycle).  Under a T+2 settlement cycle, the ex-date for the 2016 interim dividend for Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares would be 11 August 2016. The record date would remain 12 August 2016.

Vaughn Walton Assistant Company Secretary	Tim Paine Joint Company Secretary
Rio Tinto plc 6 St James's Square London SW1Y 4AD United Kingdom T [phone] Registered in England No. 719885	Rio Tinto Limited 120 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia T [phone] Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404

 

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