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Michael Mitchell of the Investor Relations Society (right) presents the award for best communication of shareholder value creation to David Ovington of Rio Tinto, with host David Mitchell.
Rio Tinto has won three UK Investor Relations awards in London.
At the annual IR magazine awards in June, Rio Tinto was recognised for the best communication of shareholder value creation, the best investor relations during a corporate transaction, and best of sector in investor relations practice in the mining/basic resources sector. Rio Tinto was also highly commended for its corporate governance and best practice in corporate social responsibility. IR magazine commissioned an independent research survey covering a broad cross section of the UK investment community. The target group, consisting of 700 buy side analysts, sell side analysts and portfolio managers, were interviewed to provide a comprehensive insight into current investor sentiment toward IR issues in the UK market.