16th Sep 2009 17:05
RNS Number : 1907Z
Rio Tinto PLC
16 September 2009
Rio Tinto plc
Transaction in Own Shares
16 September 2009
Rio Tinto plc announces that on 16 September it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes the following number of its ordinary shares of 10p each, which were previously held as treasury shares.
Ordinary Shares
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Date of transfer:
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16 September 2009
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Number of ordinary shares transferred:
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18,792
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Highest transfer price per share:
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£22.397
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Lowest transfer price per share:
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£10.979
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Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 5,430,672 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 1,523,548,036.
For further information, please contact:
Secretarial Department
Gemma Aldridge
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1419
Website: www.riotinto.com
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