For more information for shareholders who are tax resident in the UK and, as a result of the Rio Tinto plc Rights Issue 2009, either took up some of their Rights through a cashless take-up or elected to sell all their Rights to New Rio Tinto plc shares.
What kind of expenses did Rio Tinto incur?
Rio Tinto incurred expenses with respect to a communications strategy in support of the proposed transaction. This included development of a market for the shares of the capital stock that were to be issued as consideration as part of the proposed transaction.
When did the ratio change in Rio Tinto?
On 12 April 2010, Rio Tinto announced a ratio change for the Rio Tinto plc American Depository Receipts (ADR) programme. With effect from 30 April 2010, one ADR represents one Ordinary share of 10p in Rio Tinto plc prior to this date one ADR represented 4 Ordinary shares.
Can a Rio Tinto dividend be paid in Australian dollars?
On request, shareholders of Rio Tinto plc can elect to receive dividends in Australian dollars, and Rio Tinto Limited shareholders can elect to receive dividends in sterling.
How is the class action against Rio Tinto going?
Rio Tinto has been fighting the class action for a decade, seeking to have the complaint dismissed. Recently, however, the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice refused to side with the company in its legal argument, thereby paving the way for the suit, which could cost Rio Tinto millions in reparations, to proceed in the U.S. court system.
What does Rio Tinto say about human rights?
(1) Rio Tinto maintains that “respect is central to a harmonious workplace, where the rights of employees are upheld and where their dignity is affirmed, free of intimidation, discrimination or coercion of any kind.”
When did Rio Tinto close the Panguna mine?
On the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, the people fought and won a 10-year war against Rio Tinto and its Panguna copper and gold mine during the 1990s. Resistance to the mine was so intense, the company was forced to close it in 1989 and, since that time, the mine has not been operational.
