Notice of dividend currency exchange rates

RNS Number : 6829Z

Rio Tinto PLC

16 September 2022

 

16 September 2022

Notice of dividend currency exchange rates - 2022 interim dividend

On 27 July 2022, Rio Tinto announced an interim dividend of 267.00 US cents per share for the half year ended 30 June 2022, with Rio Tinto Limited shareholders to be paid:

· an interim dividend of 383.70 Australian cents per ordinary share;

and Rio Tinto plc shareholders to be paid:

· an interim dividend of 221.63 British pence per ordinary share.

American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders will receive the dividends in US dollars as announced on 27 July 2022.

The currency exchange rates which apply to Rio Tinto Limited shareholders who elect to receive the interim dividend in pounds sterling or New Zealand dollars and Rio Tinto plc shareholders who elect to receive the interim dividend in Australian dollars or New Zealand dollars are the currency exchange rates applicable on 15 September 2022.

This announcement confirms the currency exchange rates applicable for the 2022 interim dividend for shareholders who have made a currency election:

Declared 2022 interim dividend	Exchange rate	Interim dividend per share following currency election
Interim dividend of 383.70 Australian cents	0.58468	Interim dividend of 224.34 British pence
	1.12284	Interim dividend of 430.83 New Zealand cents
Interim dividend of 221.63 British pence	1.71035	Interim dividend of 379.06 Australian cents
	1.92045	Interim dividend of 425.63 New Zealand cents

The payment date for the interim dividend payable to shareholders of Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc and to ADR holders will be 22 September 2022. However, due to the National Day of Mourning declared by the Australian Federal Government to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II, 22 September 2022 is now a non-business day for banking and ASX purposes. As a result, payments for Rio Tinto Limited shareholders who have elected to receive their dividends via direct credit in Australian dollars will be processed on 21 September 2022. Shareholders who have elected to receive their dividend payments in pounds sterling or New Zealand dollars will be paid on 22 September 2022. On-market purchases to satisfy the Rio Tinto Limited Dividend Reinvestment Plan allocations will commence on 23 September 2022.

Contacts

Please direct all enquiries to [e-mail]

Media Relations, UK Illtud Harri M [phone] Matthew Klar M + 44 7796 630 637 David Outhwaite M [phone] Media Relations, Americas Simon Letendre M [phone] Malika Cherry M  [phone] Investor Relations, UK Menno Sanderse M: [phone] David Ovington M [phone] Clare Peever M [phone]	Media Relations, Australia Jonathan Rose M [phone] Matt Chambers M [phone] Jesse Riseborough M [phone] Investor Relations, Australia Amar Jambaa M [phone]
Rio Tinto plc 6 St James's Square London SW1Y 4AD United Kingdom T [phone] Registered in England No. 719885	Rio Tinto Limited Level 43, 120 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia T [phone] Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404

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

riotinto.com

 

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