15th Aug 2008 15:16
Rio Tinto plc
Transaction in Own Shares
15 August 2008
Rio Tinto plc announces that it has today 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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15 August 2008
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Number of ordinary shares transferred:
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924
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Highest transfer price per share:
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4660p
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Lowest transfer price per share:
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4660p
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Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 55,105,761 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 998,078,235.
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Nigel Jones
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 2049
Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365
Secretarial Department
Gemma Aldridge
Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1419
Website: www.riotinto.com
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