Registrar

Rio Tinto Limited has appointed Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited as its registrar. They are responsible for keeping the ompany's register of shareholders up to date, the distribution of statutory documents such as the Annual report and financial statements, and administering the payment of dividends.

If you have a query regarding your shareholding, please contact Computershare. If you wish to notify Computershare of a change of details or require a form regarding the payment of dividends or transfer of shares you can obtain downloadable forms from the Computershare website.

You can also check your shareholding on the Computershare website.

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited
GPO Box 2975
Melbourne, Victoria 3001

Telephone (within Australia) 1800 813 292
Telephone (outside Australia) + 61 (0) 3 9415 4030
Facsimile + 61 (0) 3 9473 2500

Email: web.queries@computershare.com.au

If you have any general enquiries, please feel free to write to the Company Secretary, Rio Tinto Limited, Level 33 120 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 or email: company.secretarial@riotinto.com. Note if your query relates to your shareholding, please contact Computershare whose details are set out above.

On 2 June 1997, CRA Limited changed its name to Rio Tinto Limited.

Consolidation of registered holdings

Some shareholders have their total Rio Tinto Limited shareholding comprising two or more separately registered share holdings. If you wish to consolidate your holdings you can download a 'Request to consolidate holdings' form from the Computershare website. 

Unsolicited mail

Rio Tinto is aware that some shareholders have had occasion to complain as outside organisations have, for their own purposes, used information obtained from the companies' share registers. Rio Tinto, like other companies, cannot by law refuse to supply such information provided that the organisation concerned pays the appropriate statutory fee.