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RNS Number : 7771N

Rio Tinto PLC

22 May 2020

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                             Rio Tinto plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                                The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
                                                                                   ("CGC") 
 City and country of registered office                                   Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                                             19 May 2020 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                 21 May 2020 
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                                      % of voting         % of voting rights    Total of both    Total number 
                                     rights attached      through financial      in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                                    to shares (total         instruments             8.B)         of issuer (vii) 
                                        of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                              1 + 8.B 2) 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                            5.0014 %               0.0000 %           5.0014 %         1,246,691,016 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                           4.9115 %               0.0000 %           4.9115 % 
                                -----------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights 
  shares             (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                          Direct                Indirect                      Direct                       Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive   (Art 10 of Directive          (Art 9 of Directive          (Art 10 of Directive 
                       2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC) 
                         (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1)                                                 (DTR5.2.1) 
                                         --------------------- 
 Ordinary Shares 
  GB0007188757                            62,338,358                                                 5.0003 % 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 ADRs 
  US7672041008                            13,656                                                     0.0011% 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      62,352,014                                           5.0014 % 
                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/              Number of voting                    % of voting 
  financial          date                  Conversion Period      rights that may                     rights 
  instrument         (x)                   (xi)                   be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 N/A 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
                                          SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                         ---------------------  ----------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/              Physical or      Number of          % of voting 
  financial         date (x)              Conversion              cash             voting rights      rights 
  instrument                              Period (xi)             settlement 
                                                                  (xii) 
                  ---------------------  ---------------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
 N/A 
                   --------------------  ---------------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
 
 
                                                                 SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                                ---------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                             X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
             Name (xv)                  % of voting rights       % of voting rights        Total of both if 
                                          if it equals or         through financial         it equals or is 
                                          is higher than          instruments if it         higher than the 
                                          the notifiable         equals or is higher      notifiable threshold 
                                             threshold           than the notifiable 
                                                                      threshold 
                                     -----------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 The Capital Group 
  Companies, Inc. 
  Holdings by CG Management 
  companies are set 
  out below :                                5.0014 %                                          5.0014 % 
                                     -----------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 -- Capital Bank & 
  Trust Company (2) 
                                     -----------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 -- Capital International, 
  Inc.(1) 
                                     -----------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 -- Capital International 
  Sàrl(1) 
                                     -----------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 -- Capital Research 
  and Management Company(2) 
                                     -----------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
 (1) Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company. 
  (2) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                              ------------------------------------------------ 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                              ------------------------------------------------ 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                              ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital 
  Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company 
  ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves 
  as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other 
  pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients. 
  CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various 
  investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global 
  Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. 
  CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), 
  which in turn is the parent company of four investment management companies 
  ("CGII management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International 
  Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. 
  CGII management companies and CB&T primarily serve as investment managers 
  to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based investment 
  management company that is a registered investment adviser and an affiliated 
  federally chartered bank. 
 
  Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of your company for 
  its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are 
  owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one 
  or more of the investment management companies described above. 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Los Angeles, CA, USA 
 Date of completion    20 May 2020 
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LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

Classification: 2.3: Major shareholding notifications

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

Secretary.

 
 
  Steve Allen 
  Group Company Secretary 
Rio Tinto plc 
 6 St James's Square 
 London SW1Y 4AD 
 United Kingdom 
 
 T +44 20 7781 2058 
 Registered in England 
 No. 719885 
 

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