REG - Rio Tinto - Western Range joint venture: Shareholder Circulars

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15/09/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 5207Z  Rio Tinto PLC  15 September 2022

 15 September 2022

Proposed joint venture between Rio Tinto and Baowu to develop Western Range
deposit in the Pilbara: publication of shareholder circulars and notices of
general meetings

Rio Tinto will today issue notices for general meetings of Rio Tinto plc and
Rio Tinto Limited, which are being convened for the purpose of approving entry
into an unincorporated joint venture and associated iron ore sales arrangement
between Rio Tinto and China Baowu Steel Group Co. Ltd to jointly invest $2
billion  to develop the Western Range project in the  Pilbara, Western
Australia. The notices will be available at riotinto.com/gm2022
(https://www.riotinto.com/gm2022) . Rio Tinto Limited's notice of general
meeting will also be released to the ASX.

 

The general meetings will be held contemporaneously on 25 October 2022.  Rio
Tinto plc will hold its general meeting at 9.00 a.m. (BST) in London and Rio
Tinto Limited will hold its extraordinary general meeting at 4.00 p.m. (AWST)
in Perth. Shareholders are invited to participate in the meetings in person.

 

In the lead up to the general meetings, Rio Tinto will continue to monitor the
COVID-19 situation in the United Kingdom and in Australia. If it becomes
necessary or appropriate to make alternate arrangements to hold the meetings,
shareholders will be given as much notice as possible. Updates will be made
available at riotinto.com/gm2022 (https://www.riotinto.com/gm2022) .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Contacts  Please direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto.com

 

 Media Relations, UK         Media Relations, Australia

 Illtud Harri                Jonathan Rose

 M +44 7920 503 600          M +61 447 028 913

 Matthew Klar                Matt Chambers

 M+ 44 7796 630 637          M +61 433 525 739

 David Outhwaite             Jesse Riseborough

 M +44 7787 597 493          M +61 436 653 412

 Media Relations, Americas   Investor Relations, Australia

 Simon Letendre              Amar Jambaa
 M +514 796 4973

                           M +61 472 865 948
 Malika Cherry
 M  +1 418 592 7293

 Investor Relations, UK

 Menno Sanderse

 M: +44 7825 195 178

 David Ovington

 M +44 7920 010 978

 Clare Peever

 M +44 7788 967 877

 Rio Tinto plc               Rio Tinto Limited

 6 St James's Square         Level 7, 360 Collins Street

London SW1Y 4AD

United Kingdom             Melbourne 3000

 T +44 20 7781 2000          Australia

Registered in England

 No. 719885

                             T +61 3 9283 3333

                             Registered in Australia

                             ABN 96 004 458 404

 

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Steve Allen, Rio
Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

 

riotinto.com

 

 

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