Shareholder information
Rio Tinto Limited
Rio Tinto Limited shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the New Zealand Securities Exchange. The ASX is the principal trading market for Rio Tinto Limited shares. The ASX is a national stock exchange operating in the capital city of each Australian State with an automated trading system. Although not listed, Rio Tinto Limited shares are also traded in London.
Closing ASX share prices are published in most Australian newspapers and are also available during the day on the Rio Tinto and other websites.
Rio Tinto Limited had an ADR facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA under a Deposit Agreement, dated 6 June 1989, as amended on 1 August 1989, as further amended and restated on 2 June 1992 and as further amended and restated on 7 July 2005 when JPMorgan became Rio Tinto Limited's depository.
Rio Tinto Limited had established a separate ADR programme before the DLC merger in 1995 but the Group did not believe that there was any benefit in continuing to maintain two separate ADR programmes and in 2006 decided that, due to the relative size of the Rio Tinto Limited ADR programme, it should be terminated. In February 2006 formal notice of termination of the Deposit Agreement was given to JPMorgan and it was terminated on 10 April 2006, immediately after the payment of the final dividend to the ADR holders. Any questions concerning holdings of Rio Tinto Limited ADRs should be directed to the JPMorgan Service Center on 001 (800) 990 1135.
The following table sets out, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing sale prices of Rio Tinto Limited shares based upon information provided by the ASX. There is no established trading market in the US for Rio Tinto Limited's shares.
| A$ per Rio Tinto Limited share |
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|---|---|---|
| High | Low | |
| 2003 | 37.54 | 28.17 |
| 2004 | 40.20 | 31.98 |
| 2005 | 69.10 | 38.82 |
| 2006 | 87.97 | 65.38 |
| 2007 | 146.90 | 69.50 |
| Aug 2007 | 93.52 | 81.16 |
| Sep 2007 | 108.22 | 93.52 |
| Oct 2007 | 113.50 | 104.43 |
| Nov 2007 | 145.19 | 108.50 |
| Dec 2007 | 146.90 | 128.00 |
| Jan 2008 | 134.00 | 101.00 |
| 2006 | ||
| First quarter | 78.85 | 67.50 |
| Second quarter | 87.97 | 70.90 |
| Third quarter | 78.56 | 65.38 |
| Fourth quarter | 82.00 | 68.01 |
| 2007 | ||
| First quarter | 80.11 | 69.50 |
| Second quarter | 101.15 | 77.20 |
| Third quarter | 108.22 | 81.16 |
| Fourth quarter | 146.90 | 104.43 |
As at 22 February 2008, there were 121,931 holders of record of Rio Tinto Limited shares. Of these holders, 265 had registered addresses in the US, representing approximately 0.072 per cent of the total number of Rio Tinto Limited shares issued and outstanding as of such date. In addition, nominee accounts of record with registered addresses other than in the US may hold Rio Tinto Limited shares, in whole or in part, beneficially for US persons.
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