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Rio Tinto PLC
30 March 2020
Rio Tinto plc 2020 AGM - revised arrangements
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION.
-- Attendance in person at AGM no longer possible
-- Shareholders to vote in advance by proxy
-- Tele-conference to be arranged to maintain shareholder engagement
On 10 March 2020, Rio Tinto plc posted notice of its annual
general meeting (AGM) to be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 8
April 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London (the
Notice).
The Notice explained that, in the lead up to the AGM, we would
be closely monitoring the impact of the Covid-19 virus in the
United Kingdom and how this may affect the arrangements for the
meeting.
Attending the meeting in person no longer lawful
On 23 March 2020, the UK Government announced further mandatory
measures in relation to social distancing to reduce the
transmission of COVID-19. These mandatory measures include
requiring people to stay at home, except for very limited purposes;
and stopping all gatherings of more than two people in public.
In order to comply with these orders, the Queen Elizabeth II
Conference Centre have advised that they have closed, and will not
host any events (including the Rio Tinto plc AGM), for at least the
next three weeks.
We fully support these measures to protect public health and
safety.
As a result, it is now not lawful for us to hold our AGM in the
normal way.
Revised arrangements
Instead, the AGM will be convened with the minimum quorum of
shareholders present in order to conduct the business of the
meeting. The results of the poll votes on the proposed resolutions
will be announced, in the normal way, as soon as practicable after
the conclusion of the AGM.
Even in these exceptional circumstances, the Board of Rio Tinto
is keen to maintain engagement with shareholders. In order to
facilitate this, after the conclusion of the formal AGM, we plan to
hold a conference call in which shareholders will be able to
dial-in and hear short speeches from the Chairman and CEO. A short
question and answer session is also planned.
It is our current intention that the conference call will
commence at 11.30am on Wednesday, 8 April 2020, and details of how
to join the call and how to submit questions will be provided
during the course of this week on our website at
https://www.riotinto.com/invest/shareholder-information/annual-general-meetings
.
Voting by proxy and not in person
As physical attendance at the AGM will not be lawful,
shareolders who wish to register their votes on the resolutions to
be put to the AGM should do so by completing and signing the proxy
form that accompanied the 2020 AGM Notice (or appoint a proxy
electronically if their shares are held in CREST) in accordance
with the instructions printed on the proxy form. Please return your
forms as soon as possible and in any event prior to 11:00 a.m. on 6
April 2020 or not less than 48 hours before the time of the meeting
or any adjourned meeting. Further information can be found on page
29 of the Notice. The Notice can also be found online at
https://www.riotinto.com/invest/shareholder-information/annual-general-meetings
.
If you do not have a proxy form and believe that you should have
one, or if you require additional forms or have any additional
queries on voting, please contact our registrar using the details
set out below and on the final page of the Notice:
Address: Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions,
Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY
Link: www.investorcentre.co.uk
Tel No: 0800 435 021 (in the UK) or +44 (0) 370 703 6364
(overseas)
The situation in relation to COVID-19 continues to develop and
we are closely monitoring developments, including any regulatory
changes. If it becomes necessary or appropriate to revise the
arrangements for the AGM, further announcements will be made and
information will be made available on our website at:
https://www.riotinto.com/invest/shareholder-information/annual-general-meetings
.
Rio Tinto Limited AGM on 7 May 2020 in Brisbane
Separate notices and/or announcements, as appropriate, will be
made in due course regarding the Rio Tinto Limited AGM.
The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank all
shareholders for their continued support and understanding. We
fully acknowledge that these are unusual measures in exceptional
circumstances, and we hope that our shareholders and other
stakeholders understand that health and safety must be our first
priority.
ENDS
Contacts
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Investor Relations, United Kingdom Investor Relations, Australia
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Group Company Secretary Joint Company Secretary
Steve Allen Tim Paine
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London SW1Y 4AD Melbourne 3000
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