22nd Sep 2009 15:19
RNS Number : 4827Z
Rio Tinto PLC
22 September 2009
Rio Tinto plc
Transaction in Own Shares
22 September 2009
Rio Tinto plc announces that on 22 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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22 September 2009
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Number of ordinary shares transferred:
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58,027
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Highest transfer price per share:
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£15.086
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Lowest transfer price per share:
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£15.086
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Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 5,369,187 ordinary shares as
treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares
held as treasury shares) is 1,523,609,521.
For further information, please contact:
Secretarial Department
Pat Sims
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1910
Website: www.riotinto.com
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