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Post By : Diamond World News Service On 09 October 2007 12:00 AM
The Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited were held on 13 April 2007 and 27 April 2007 respectively. All resolutions were passed by poll.The results are as set out below.Under Rio Tinto's dual listed companies structure established in 1995, decisions on significant matters affecting shareholders of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited in similar ways are taken through a joint electoral procedure. The following resolutions, which were put to both Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc shareholders on a poll at the respective Annual General Meetings, were subject to the joint electoral procedure and the aggregate results of the joint polls were as follows: %% FOR AGAINST$$ To elect Michael Fitzpatrick as a director$$ (Resolution 4)$$ 749,388,611 1,881,225$$ To re-elect Ashton Calvert as a director$$ (Resolution 5)$$ 749,611,786 1,678,141$$ To re-elect Guy Elliott as a director$$ (Resolution 6)$$ 749,134,585 2,163,616$$ To re-elect Lord Kerr as a director$$ (Resolution 7)$$ 747,858,016 1,941,815$$ To re-elect Sir Richard Sykes as a director$$ (Resolution 8)$$ 746,689,745 4,459,494$$ Re-appointment of the auditors of Rio Tinto plc$$ and authorisation of auditors’ remuneration$$ (Resolution 9)$$ 750,008,979 1,333,674$$ Approval of remuneration report$$ (Resolution 10)$$ 683,967,755 6,296,742$$ Receipt of reports and financial statements$$ (Resolution 11)$$ 748,668,990 1,346,350%% FOR AGAINST$$ Amendment to the articles of association and to$$ the constitution$$ (Resolution 3)$$ 138,177,481 98,477%% The following resolutions were passed at the Rio Tinto Limited meeting held on 27 April 2007. The results of the polls were as follows:$$ FOR AGAINST$$ Renewal of off-market and on-market buyback$$ authorities$$ (Resolution)

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