Notice of dividend currency exchange rates

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Rio Tinto PLC

06 September 2013

 



Notice of dividend currency exchange rates - 2013 interim dividend

6 September 2013

On 8 August 2013, Rio Tinto announced an interim dividend of 83.50 US cents per share for the year ending 31 December 2013, with Rio Tinto Limited shareholders to be paid 93.00 Australian cents per ordinary share and Rio Tinto plc shareholders to be paid 54.28 pence per ordinary share.

As referred to in that announcement, the currency exchange rates which apply for Rio Tinto Limited shareholders who elect to receive the interim dividend in pounds sterling and Rio Tinto plc shareholders who elect to receive the interim dividend in Australian dollars are the currency exchange rates applicable on 5 September 2013, being five business days prior to the dividend payment date.

American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders receive dividends in US dollars based on the pounds sterling currency exchange rate applicable on 5 September 2013.

This announcement confirms the currency exchange rates applicable for the 2013 interim dividend for shareholders who have made a currency election:

Declared dividend (83.50 US cents)	Exchange rate	Dividend per share following currency election/Dividend per ADR
93.00 Australian cents	0.58543	54.44 British pence
54.28 British pence	1.70816	92.72 Australian cents
54.28  British pence	1.55895	84.62 US cents (ADR Holders)

The interim dividend will be paid to shareholders of Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc and to ADR holders on 12 September 2013.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and New York Stock Exchange 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, thermal and metallurgical coal, uranium, gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide and salt) and iron ore. Activities span the world and are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America.

For further information, please contact:

Media Relations, Australia / Asia David Luff Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Bruce Tobin Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Investor Relations, Australia Christopher Maitland Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Rachel Storrs Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Media Relations, EMEA / Americas Illtud Harri Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] David Outhwaite Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Investor Relations, London Mark Shannon Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] David Ovington Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] Grant Donald Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]
	Investor Relations, North America Jason Combes Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone]

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