Result of AGM
Rio Tinto PLC
22 April 2004
Results of Voting at 2004 Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto
Limited
The Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and of Rio Tinto Limited were held
on 7 April 2004 and 22 April 2004 respectively. All resolutions were passed by
poll. The results are as set out below.
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.
The following resolutions, which were put to both Rio Tinto Limited and Rio
Tinto plc shareholders on a poll at the respective Annual General Meetings, were
subject to the joint electoral procedure and the aggregate of the joint polls
were as follows:
FOR AGAINST
Adoption of Executive Incentive Plans 676,897,815 44,198,638
(Mining Companies Comparative Plan 2004 and Share Option Plan
2004)
(Resolution 2)
To elect Sir John Kerr as a director 749,903,063 14,345,742
(Resolution 4)
To re-elect Mr Leigh Clifford as a director 754,028,494 10,337,410
(Resolution 5)
To re-elect Mr Guy Elliott as a director 754,011,504 10,340,742
(Resolution 6)
To re-elect Sir Richard Sykes as a director 753,458,649 10,890,384
(Resolution 7)
To re-elect Sir Richard Giordano as a director (Resolution 8) 738,101,185 19,563,823
Approval of remuneration report 736,284,714 18,190,150
(Resolution 9)
Re-appointment of the auditors of Rio Tinto plc and auditors 702,305,177 31,333,899
remuneration
(Resolution 10)
Receipt of reports and financial statements 750,347,080 1,415,932
(Resolution 11)
The following resolutions were passed at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on
22 April 2004, the results of the polls were as follows:
FOR AGAINST
Renewal of share buy-back authorities 160,223,955 178,691
(Resolution 1)
Approval of awards to directors under Executive Incentive and 149,039,683 12,148,746
Share Savings Plans
(Resolution 3)
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