28th Feb 2007 15:41
Rio Tinto PLC28 February 2007 RIO TINTO PLC ("THE COMPANY") TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, RioTinto plc is required to notify the market of the following: The Company's issued capital, including treasury shares, consists of1,071,709,325 Ordinary shares of 10p each. Of these, 58,527,033 shares wereheld in treasury at the date of this announcement. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,013,182,292. The above figure (1,013,182,292 Ordinary shares) may be used by shareholders asthe denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they arerequired to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, theCompany under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Further information: Mr M J WhyteAssistant Secretary 28 February 2007 www.riotinto.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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