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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633.4 | 1,631.5 | 1,629.6 |
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to ordinary shareholders of Rio Tinto (cents) |   707.2 |   616.5 |   760.4 |

(a) The weighted average number of shares is calculated as the average number of Rio Tinto plc shares outstanding not held as treasury shares of 1,252.1million ( 2023 : 1,250.5million ; 2022 :

1,248.9million ) plus the average number of Rio Tinto Limited shares outstanding of 371.0million ( 2023 : 370.9million ; 2022 : 370.9million ) over the relevant period. There were no cross

holdings of shares between Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc at 31 December 2024 ( 2023 : nil ; 2022 : nil ).

3 Dividends

Our Directors have announced a final dividend of 225.0 cents per share on 19 February 2025 . This is expected to result in payments of

US$ 3,652million . The dividend will be paid on 17 April 2025 to Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited shareholders on the register at the close of

business on 7 March 2025. Dividends per share announced for the year ended 31 December are as follows.

|                                                                          | 2024US cents | 2023US cents | 2022US cents |
| Ordinary dividends per share: announced with the results for the year(a) |        225.0 |        258.0 |        225.0 |

(a) As announced on 26 July 2024, following changes to Rio Tinto Limited’s constitution approved by shareholders in 2024, we now declare and announce Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited

dividends in USD, our reporting currency. Historically, we have declared and announced these dividends in GBP and AUD, respectively. Dividends declared and announced in GBP and AUD

for prior years can be found in note 3 to the Financial Statements in our 2023 Annual Report .

Total dividends per share paid in the year

|                                             | 2024US cents | 2023US cents | 2022US cents |
| Previous year final - paid during theyear   |        258.0 |        225.0 |        417.