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RNS Number : 0509S

Rio Tinto PLC

01 November 2019

1 November 2019

Rio Tinto plc - Transaction in own shares

Rio Tinto plc (the "Company") today announces that on 1 November 2019 it purchased the following number of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange from J.P. Morgan Securities plc. These shares will be cancelled.

Ordinary Shares

 
 Date of Purchase                       1 November 2019 
 Number of ordinary shares purchased             15,836 
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 Average price paid (pence)                   4042.8877 
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 Highest price paid (pence)                   4043.5000 
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 Lowest price paid (pence)                    4041.0000 
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These share purchases form part of the Company's share buy-back programme which is expected to be completed over the period from 28 February 2019 to 28 February 2020, details of which were announced on 20 September 2018.

In respect of this programme, J.P. Morgan Securities plc will make trading decisions in relation to the Company's Ordinary Shares repurchased under the buy-back programme independently of, and uninfluenced by, the Company for the period from 20 May 2019 to 26 February 2020.

Any such acquisitions will be effected within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase Ordinary Shares, Chapter 12 of the Listing Rules and the provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU dealing with buy-back programmes.

Following the cancellation of the Ordinary Shares repurchased, the Company will have 1,261,999,532 Ordinary Shares in issue. To the extent that further Ordinary Shares are repurchased under the programme, these will also be cancelled.

In accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU, a full breakdown of the individual trades is detailed below:

Transaction details: Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares of 10 pence each

Issuer name: Rio Tinto plc

LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

Classification: 2.4. Acquisition or disposal of the issuer's own shares

ISIN: GB0007188757

Intermediary name: J.P. Morgan Securities plc

Intermediary Code: JPMSGB2L

Timezone: GMT

Currency: GBp

Aggregated Information

Date of purchase: 1 November 2019

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 15,836

Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence): 4042.8877

 
   Transaction     Volume   Price (GBp)   Trading           Transaction Reference 
  Date and Time                            Venue                    Number 
   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15       211      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032448-E0g03OYrYFDt20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15       338      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000032350-E0g03OYrYFDr20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        66      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032448-E0g03OYrYFEH20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        83      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032448-E0g03OYrYFDw20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        24      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032501-E0g03OYrYFEk20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        50      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032501-E0g03OYrYFEX20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15       219      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000032470-E0g03OYrYFEO20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        50      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032448-E0g03OYrYFEM20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        64      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000032470-E0g03OYrYFEV20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        20      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000029303-E0g03OYrYFDh20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:15        94      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000029152-E0g03OYrYFDf20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     09:51:16        8       4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032501-E0g03OYrYFEm20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:20:00       154      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000032927-E0g03OYrYcAa20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:20:00       319      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032899-E0g03OYrYcAY20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:20:00       166      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000032917-E0g03OYrYcAc20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:20:00       383      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000033106-E0g03OYrYcAe20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       209      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037766-E0g03OYrYdGg20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24        83      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037787-E0g03OYrYdGm20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       130      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037766-E0g03OYrYdGi20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       308      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037795-E0g03OYrYdGo20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       308      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000037772-E0g03OYrYdGk20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       308      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000037805-E0g03OYrYdGq20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       315      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037765-E0g03OYrYdGe20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24        10      4042.5000     XLON     01003010000037848-E0g03OYrYdJB20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24        29      4042.5000     XLON     11003110000037848-E0g03OYrYdJD20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       129      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037809-E0g03OYrYdGs20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       310      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037850-E0g03OYrYdGu20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       283      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000037765-E0g03OYrYdGb20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:21:24       300      4042.5000     XLON     01003010000037848-E0g03OYrYdJ720191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:22:36       309      4041.0000     XLON     01003010000037860-E0g03OYrYe2h20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:24:41        22      4042.5000     XLON     01003010000038223-E0g03OYrYfiX20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:24:41       138      4042.5000     XLON     01003010000038223-E0g03OYrYfiV20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:26:13       151      4042.5000     XLON     11003110000038573-E0g03OYrYgfi20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:26:34       237      4041.0000     XLON     11003110000038481-E0g03OYrYgyn20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:27:25        85      4042.0000     XLON     01003010000038773-E0g03OYrYhe120191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     10:31:51       144      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000039727-E0g03OYrYkje20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:05:52       113      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000040108-E0g03OYrZ9hO20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:05:52       113      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000040298-E0g03OYrZ9hQ20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:05:52       100      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047025-E0g03OYrZ9iP20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:05:52       150      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047025-E0g03OYrZ9iL20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:05:52       167      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047025-E0g03OYrZ9iN20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:05:52        42      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047025-E0g03OYrZ9iR20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18        96      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047646-E0g03OYrZDlT20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18       180      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047655-E0g03OYrZDlX20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18       121      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047539-E0g03OYrZDlN20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18        93      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047674-E0g03OYrZDlZ20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18       115      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047525-E0g03OYrZDlL20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18        64      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047643-E0g03OYrZDlP20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18       115      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047655-E0g03OYrZDlV20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18        89      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000047643-E0g03OYrZDlR20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18       140      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047966-E0g03OYrZDmN20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18       150      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047966-E0g03OYrZDmL20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:18       100      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047966-E0g03OYrZDmP20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:33       244      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000047994-E0g03OYrZE6M20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:34       140      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000048035-E0g03OYrZE7Y20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:34       110      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000048035-E0g03OYrZE7W20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:34       100      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000048035-E0g03OYrZE7U20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:35       100      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000048040-E0g03OYrZE8w20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:12:35       150      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000048040-E0g03OYrZE8u20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:13:19        91      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000048082-E0g03OYrZEl920191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:13:19       116      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000048111-E0g03OYrZElD20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:13:19       153      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000048082-E0g03OYrZElB20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        87      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000049048-E0g03OYrZKMR20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31       137      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000049064-E0g03OYrZKMV20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        53      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000049127-E0g03OYrZKMh20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        23      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000049089-E0g03OYrZKMb20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        30      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000049136-E0g03OYrZKMd20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        25      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000049127-E0g03OYrZKMj20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        76      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000049051-E0g03OYrZKMT20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        13      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000049064-E0g03OYrZKMX20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31       247      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000049136-E0g03OYrZKMf20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:18:31        76      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000049128-E0g03OYrZKMl20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:19:11       271      4043.0000     XLON     11003110000049310-E0g03OYrZL1N20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:19:12        4       4042.0000     XLON     11003110000049162-E0g03OYrZL3Q20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:19:12        78      4042.5000     XLON     01003010000049130-E0g03OYrZL2G20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:19:12        88      4042.5000     XLON     11003110000049110-E0g03OYrZL2E20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:19:12        5       4042.5000     XLON     01003010000049137-E0g03OYrZL2I20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:19:12        83      4042.5000     XLON     01003010000049286-E0g03OYrZL2K20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:19:12       200      4042.0000     XLON     11003110000049162-E0g03OYrZL3N20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:21:37       262      4041.0000     XLON     11003110000049516-E0g03OYrZMfK20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:22:37       183      4041.0000     XLON     01003010000049817-E0g03OYrZNQL20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:24:03       162      4041.0000     XLON     01003010000050172-E0g03OYrZODf20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     11:27:38        70      4042.5000     XLON     01003010000050657-E0g03OYrZQGu20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     12:15:56       100      4041.0000     XLON     11003110000060275-E0g03OYra1Fw20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     12:15:59       3198     4042.0000     XLON     01003010000060234-E0g03OYra1Jr20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     12:16:57       259      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000060314-E0g03OYra1wl20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     12:16:57       318      4043.5000     XLON     01003010000060281-E0g03OYra1wj20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     12:16:58       284      4043.5000     XLON     11003110000060425-E0g03OYra1yI20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     12:17:05       219      4043.0000     XLON     11003110000060439-E0g03OYra21M20191101 
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   01-Nov-2019 
     12:17:19        76      4042.0000     XLON     01003010000060403-E0g03OYra28a20191101 
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