24th Apr 2008 07:01
Rio Tinto PLC24 April 2008 Results of Voting at 2008 Annual General Meetings ofRio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited 24 April 2008 The Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited were held on17 April 2008 and 24 April 2008 respectively. All resolutions were passed bypoll. The results are as set out below. Under Rio Tinto's dual listed companies structure established in 1995, decisionson significant matters affecting shareholders of Rio Tinto plc and Rio TintoLimited in similar ways are taken through a joint electoral procedure. The following resolutions, which were put to both Rio Tinto Limited and RioTinto plc shareholders on a poll at the respective Annual General Meetings, weresubject to the joint electoral procedure and the aggregate results of the jointpolls were as follows: FOR AGAINST Receipt of reports and financial statements(Resolution 1) 770,670,941 738,091 Approval of remuneration report(Resolution 2) 748,025,964 7,792,951 To elect Richard Evans as a director(Resolution 3) 768,178,230 3,136,493 To elect Yves Fortier as a director(Resolution 4) 768,078,900 3,245,647 To elect Paul Tellier as a director(Resolution 5) 768,714,386 2,461,326 To re-elect Tom Albanese as a director(Resolution 6) 769,112,313 2,279,952 To re-elect Vivienne Cox as a director(Resolution 7) 761,940,591 8,394,394 To re-elect Richard Goodmanson as a director(Resolution 8) 760,906,366 9,303,042 To re-elect Paul Skinner as a director(Resolution 9) 767,753,446 3,633,754 Re-appointment of auditors of Rio Tinto plc andauthorisation of auditors' remuneration(Resolution 10) 768,847,567 2,304,228 The following resolution was passed at the Rio Tinto plc meeting on 17 April2008 and also at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on 24 April 2008. Theresults of the poll at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting were as follows: FOR AGAINST Amendments to the terms of the DLC Dividend Shares(Resolution 13) 144,021,112 294,682 The following resolutions were passed at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on24 April 2008. The results of the polls were as follows: FOR AGAINST Renewal of on-market share buyback authorities(Resolution 11) 143,692,916 233,822 Renewal of authorities to buy back shares heldby Rio Tinto plc (Resolution 12) 143,718,040 200,352 About Rio Tinto Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK,combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed public company, and Rio TintoLimited, which is a public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Majorproducts are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold,industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore.Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and NorthAmerica with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southernAfrica. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning ofSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other thanstatements of historical facts included in this announcement, including, withoutlimitation, those regarding Rio Tinto's financial position, business strategy,plans and objectives of management for future operations (including developmentplans and objectives relating to Rio Tinto's products, production forecasts andreserve and resource positions), are forward-looking statements. Suchforward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties andother factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements ofRio Tinto, or industry results, to be materially different from any futureresults, performance or achievements expressed or implied by suchforward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding RioTinto's present and future business strategies and the environment in which RioTinto will operate in the future. Among the important factors that could causeRio Tinto's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materiallyfrom those in the forward-looking statements include, among others, levels ofactual production during any period, levels of demand and market prices, theability to produce and transport products profitably, the impact of foreigncurrency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, operationalproblems, political uncertainty and economic conditions in relevant areas of theworld, the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities suchas changes in taxation or regulation and such other risk factors identified inRio Tinto's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United StatesSecurities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") or Form 6-Ks furnished to theSEC. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be construed in light of suchrisk factors and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-lookingstatements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of thisannouncement. Rio Tinto expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking(except as required by applicable law, the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers(the "Takeover Code"), the UK Listing Rules, the Disclosure and TransparencyRules of the Financial Services Authority and the Listing Rules of theAustralian Securities Exchange) to release publicly any updates or revisions toany forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in RioTinto's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions orcircumstances on which any such statement is based. Nothing in this announcement should be interpreted to mean that future earningsper share of Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited will necessarily match or exceedits historical published earnings per share. Subject to the requirements of the Takeover Code, none of Rio Tinto, any of itsofficers or any person named in this announcement with their consent or anyperson involved in the preparation of this announcement makes any representationor warranty (either express or implied) or gives any assurance that the impliedvalues, anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied inforward-looking statements contained in this announcement will be achieved. For further information, please contact: Media Relations, Australia Media Relations, London Amanda Buckley Christina Mills Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3627 Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1154 Mobile: +61 (0) 419 801 349 Mobile: +44 (0) 7825 275 605 Ian Head Nick Cobban Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620 Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1138 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 041 003 Media Relations, Americas Nancy Ives Mobile: +1 619 540 3751 Investor Relations, Australia Investor Relations, London Dave Skinner Nigel Jones Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628 Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 2049 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309 Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227365 Simon Ellinor David Ovington Office: +61 (0) 7 3867 1607 Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 2051 Mobile: +61 (0) 439 102 811 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 010 978 Investor Relations, North America Jason Combes Office: +1 (0) 801 685 4535 Mobile: +1 (0) 801 558 2645 Email: [email protected] Website: www.riotinto.com High resolution photographs available at: www.newscast.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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