Resolutions requisitioned by shareholders

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Rio Tinto PLC

04 March 2020

 

Resolutions requisitioned by shareholders

4 March 2020

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.17A.1, Rio Tinto attaches proposed resolutions received under section 249N of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 for consideration by shareholders at the 2020 Rio Tinto Limited annual general meeting to be held in Brisbane, on 7 May 2020.

Rio Tinto will issue an addendum to its notice of meeting that will be published on 10 March 2020, setting out the proposed resolutions, together with an accompanying statement provided by the requisitioning shareholders under section 249P of the Corporations Act 2001, and a statement by its board in response to the resolutions. 

Rio Tinto also gives notice, in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.17A.2, that the shareholder requisitioned resolutions set out in the notice to the ASX dated 7 February 2020 have been withdrawn by those shareholders who requisitioned those resolutions.

Resolution 1

Special resolution to amend the Constitution

To amend the constitution to insert beneath Clause 57 'Annual general meetings' the following new sub-clause: "The company in general meeting may by ordinary resolution express an opinion or request information about the way in which a power of the company partially or exclusively vested in the directors has been or should be exercised. However, such a resolution must relate to a material risk as identified by the company and cannot either advocate action that would violate any law or relate to any personal claim or grievance. Such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the directors or the company."

Resolution 2

Ordinary resolution on emissions targets

Recognising the company's commitment to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and the aims of the Climate Action 100+, shareholders request that the company, in subsequent annual reporting, disclose short, medium and long-term targets for its scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions and performance against those targets.

All targets should be independently verified as aligned with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Media Relations, United Kingdom Illtud Harri M [phone] David Outhwaite T [phone] M [phone] Media Relations, Americas Matthew Klar T [phone] Media Relations, Asia Grant Donald T [phone] M [phone]	Media Relations, Australia Jonathan Rose T [phone] M [phone] Matt Chambers T [phone] M [phone] Jesse Riseborough T [phone] M [phone]
Investor Relations, United Kingdom Menno Sanderse T: [phone] M: [phone] David Ovington T [phone] M [phone]	Investor Relations, Australia Natalie Worley T [phone] M [phone] Amar Jambaa T [phone] M [phone]
Group Company Secretary Steve Allen Rio Tinto plc 6 St James's Square London SW1Y 4AD United Kingdom T [phone] Registered in England No. 719885	Joint Company Secretary Tim Paine Rio Tinto Limited Level 7, 360 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia T [phone] Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404

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

 

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