Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 479

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 479
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 to Rio Tinto plc, the threshold is 30% and under Australian law which applies to Rio Tinto Limited, the threshold is 20%. These thresholds also apply on a joint basis as Rio Tinto plc's Articles of Association and Rio Tinto Limited's Constitution extend these laws to apply to the combined entity. These provisions also ensure that a person cannot exercise control over one company without having made offers to the public shareholders of both companies. If one of these thresholds is exceeded, the person's voting and distribution rights are suspended, and their shares may be divested – until they offer for all publicly held shares of the other company, reduce their controlling interest below the thresholds specified, or acquire (by a permitted means) at least 50% of each company's publicly held shares. This ensures equal treatment for all shareholders, with the Directors unable to offer exemptions. Guarantees Subject to limited exceptions, each company guarantees the other company's contractual obligations, creditors and the obligations of other persons guaranteed by the other company. All creditors can make demands on their guarantor without first having recourse to the company or persons whose obligations are being guaranteed. The guarantor's obligations expire on termination of the Sharing Agreement (but only for obligations arising after termination) and under other limited circumstances (after due notice is given) . Markets Rio Tinto plc The principal market for Rio Tinto plc shares is the London Stock Exchange, with shares trading through the Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service (SETS) system. Rio Tinto plc American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Rio Tinto Limited Rio Tinto Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The ASX is the principal trading market for Rio Tinto Limited shares. The ASX is a national stock exchange with an automated trading system. Share ownership Substantial shareholders in Rio Tinto plc The following table shows holdings of 3% or more of voting rights in Rio Tinto plc’s ordinary shares as per the most recent notification of each respective holder to Rio Tinto plc under the UK Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5. The percentage of voting rights detailed below was calculated as at the date of the relevant disclosures. The following table shows shareholders who have provided this notice or an equivalent as of 4 February 2025.

| Rio Tinto plc                     | Date ofnotice | Numberof shares | Percentageof capital |
| BlackRock, Inc.1                  | 4 Dec 2009    |     127,744,871 |