Rio Tinto PLC Rio Tinto 2015 Final & 2016 Interim Dividend Dates (3105O)

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RNS Number : 3105O

Rio Tinto PLC

07 February 2016

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited - 2015 Final and 2016 Interim Dividend Dates

8 February 2016

Set out below are the relevant dates for the Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited 2015 final and 2016 interim dividends.

 
 2015 Final Dividend 
 24 February   Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares and 
  2016          Rio Tinto plc ADRs quoted "ex-dividend" 
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 25 February   Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares quoted 
  2016          "ex-dividend" 
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 26 February 
  2016         Record date 
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 15 March      Final date for elections under the 
  2016          Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited 
                Dividend Reinvestment Plans and under 
                facilities for dividends to be paid 
                in alternative currency (GBP/AUD) 
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 31 March 
  2016         Dividend currency conversion date 
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 7 April 
  2016         Payment date 
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 2016 Interim Dividend 
 10 August      Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares and 
  2016           Rio Tinto plc ADRs quoted "ex-dividend"* 
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 11 August      Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares quoted 
  2016           "ex-dividend" 
               ------------------------------------------ 
 12 August 
  2016          Record date 
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 1 September    Final date for elections under the 
  2016           Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited 
                 Dividend Reinvestment Plans and under 
                 facilities for dividends to be paid 
                 in alternative currency (GBP/AUD) 
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 15 September 
  2016          Dividend currency conversion date 
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 22 September 
  2016          Payment date 
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*The 2016 interim dividend ex-date for Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares is subject to change. ASX has announced a proposal to introduce a T+2 settlement cycle in Australia with a target implementation dated of 7 March 2016. ASX has indicated that the implementation date will be confirmed in late February 2016. Introduction of a T+2 settlement cycle would result in reduction of the number of business days between the ex-date and the record date to one business day (two business days under the current T+3 settlement cycle). Under a T+2 settlement cycle, the ex-date for the 2016 interim dividend for Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares would be 11 August 2016. The record date would remain 12 August 2016.

 
Vaughn Walton                 Tim Paine 
 Assistant Company Secretary   Joint Company Secretary 
Rio Tinto plc                 Rio Tinto Limited 
 6 St James's Square           120 Collins Street 
 London SW1Y 4AD               Melbourne 3000 
 United Kingdom                Australia 
 
 T [phone]            T [phone] 
 Registered in England         Registered in Australia 
 No. 719885                    ABN 96 004 458 404 
 

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