Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
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Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
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: – The on-market purchase by Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited or its subsidiaries of up to 125,141,768 Rio Tinto plc shares (representing approximately 10% of Rio Tinto plc’s issued share capital, excluding Rio Tinto plc shares held in Treasury at that time). – The off-market purchase by Rio Tinto plc of up to 125,141,768 Rio Tinto plc shares acquired by Rio Tinto Limited or its subsidiaries under the above authority. – The on-market buy-back by Rio Tinto Limited of up to 55.6 million Rio Tinto Limited shares (representing approximately 15% of Rio Tinto Limited’s issued share capital at that time). Substantial shareholders Details of substantial shareholders are included on page 326 . Dividends Details of dividends paid and declared for payment, together with the company’s shareholder returns policy, can be found on page 21 . Waived dividends The number of shares on which Rio Tinto plc dividends are based excludes those held as treasury shares and those held by employee share trusts that waived the right to dividends. Employee share trusts waived dividends on 151,144 Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares and 30,888 American depositary receipts (ADRs) for the 2023 final dividend, and on 81,491 Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares and 34,574 ADRs for the 2024 interim dividend. (2023: on 110,774 Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares and 31,831 ADRs for the 2022 final dividend, and on 99,016 Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares and 35,066 ADRs for the 2023 interim dividend; 2022: on 194,321 Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares and 30,162 ADRs for the 2021 final dividend and on 111,443 Rio Tinto plc ordinary shares and 35,132 ADRs for the 2022 interim dividend). In 2024, 2023 and 2022, no Rio Tinto Limited shares were held by Rio Tinto plc. The number of shares on which Rio Tinto Limited dividends are based, excludes those held by shareholders who have waived the rights to dividends. Employee share trusts waived dividends on 32,540 Rio Tinto Limited ordinary shares for the 2023 final dividend and on 35,713 shares for the 2024 interim dividend (2023: on 35,010 shares for the 2022