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Transaction in Own Shares

23rd Apr 2009 15:34

RNS Number : 0692R
Rio Tinto PLC
23 April 2009
 



Rio Tinto plc 

Transaction in Own Shares

23 April 2009

Rio Tinto plc announces that yesterday 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

Date of transfer:
22 April 2009
Number of ordinary shares transferred:
10,178
Highest transfer price per share:
£20.68
Lowest transfer price per share:
£11.07
Following the above purchase, Rio Tinto plc holds 5,869,091 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 998,629,580.
 

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

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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