Substantial shareholders
Under the UK Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the Australian Corporations Act, any shareholder of Rio Tinto plc with voting rights of three per cent or more or any person with voting power of five per cent or more in Rio Tinto Limited, is required to provide the companies with notice. Excluding the interest held by Tinto Holdings Australia Pty Limited in Rio Tinto Limited, the shareholders who have provided such, or an equivalent, notice are:
Rio Tinto plc
|
Date of
notice |
Number of
shares |
Percentage
of issued
share capital |
| Barclays PLC |
12 Jul 2006 |
42,129,019 |
4.02 |
| The Capital Group Companies, Inc |
13 Jun 2006 |
41,031,494 |
3.90 |
| Legal & General plc |
6 Nov 2008 |
45,879,555 |
4.59 |
| AXA S.A. |
29 Jan 2008 |
48,493,873 |
4.86 |
| Shining Prospect Pte. Ltd |
2 Feb 2009 |
119,705,134 |
12.00 |
Rio Tinto Limited
|
Date of
notice |
Number of
shares1 |
Percentage
of issued
share capital |
| Shining Prospect Pte. Ltd1 |
4 Feb 2008 |
- |
- |
| |
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| Notes |
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- Shining Prospect Pte. Ltd, a Singapore based entity owned by Chinalco (Aluminum Corporation of China) with funding from Alcoa Inc, acquired 119,705,134 Rio Tinto plc shares on 1 February 2008. Through the operation of Corporations Act as modified, this gives these entities voting power of 9.32 per cent in the Rio Tinto Group on a joint decision matter, making them substantial shareholders of Rio Tinto Limited as well as of Rio Tinto plc.As a result of the proposed arrangements between Rio Tinto and Chinalco announced to the Australian Securities Exchange on 12 February 2009, Rio Tinto and Chinalco have become associates in relation to Rio Tinto Limited, giving (by reason of that association) Rio Tinto the same voting power in Rio Tinto Limited as Chinalco and Chinalco the same voting power as Tinto Holdings Australia Pty Limited in Rio Tinto Limited and in the Rio Tinto Group on a joint decision matter. Tinto Holdings Australia Pty Limited may only vote its shares in Rio Tinto Limited to give effect to the DLC voting arrangements.
- As far as it is known, Rio Tinto is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation or by any government.
- Rio Tinto is not aware of any arrangement which may result in a change of control.
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