16th Mar 2009 11:46
Rio Tinto plc
16 March 2009
RIO TINTO PLC
2008 Annual Report and 2009 Annual General Meeting
Rio Tinto has today posted the following documents on its website at:
http://www.riotinto.com/shareholders/2009_annual_general_meetings.asp
2008 Annual report
2008 Full financial statements
2008 Summary financial statements
2009 Notice of annual general meeting
Rio Tinto plc has also today submitted these documents to the UK Listing Authority and they will shortly be available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon
E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7066 1000
Rio Tinto plc will hold its 2009 Annual general meeting in London on 15 April 2009 and Rio Tinto Limited will hold its Annual general meeting in Sydney, on 20 April 2009.
Rio Tinto will announce when its 2008 Annual report on Form 20-F has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
American Depositary Receipt holders can view Rio Tinto's 2008 Annual report and Full financial statements, Rio Tinto plc's 2009 Notice of meeting and, when filed the 2008 Annual report on Form 20-F on the Rio Tinto website at:
http://www.riotinto.com/shareholders/ADRS
Hard copies of these documents can be obtained free of charge on request from the company secretaries, whose contact details are as follows:
The Company Secretary Rio Tinto plc 5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7HR United Kingdom |
The Company Secretary Rio Tinto Limited 120 Collins Street Melbourne, 3000 Australia |
This announcement is made in line with the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules, LR 9.6.3(1).
Further information please contact:
Matthew Whyte
Assistant Secretary
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1629
email: [email protected]
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