Rio Tinto PLC

Notice of Dividend Amount • Sep 16, 2016

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Rio Tinto PLC

16 September 2016

Notice of dividend currency exchange rates - 2016 interim dividend

16 September 2016

On 3 August 2016, Rio Tinto announced an interim dividend of 45.00 US cents per share for the year ending 31 December 2016, with Rio Tinto Limited shareholders to be paid 59.13 Australian cents per ordinary share and Rio Tinto plc shareholders to be paid 33.80 pence per ordinary share.

As referred to in that announcement, the currency exchange rates which apply for Rio Tinto Limited shareholders who elect to receive the interim dividend in pounds sterling and Rio Tinto plc shareholders who elect to receive the interim dividend in Australian dollars are the currency exchange rates applicable on 15 September 2016, being five business days prior to the dividend payment date.

American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders receive dividends in US dollars based on the pounds sterling currency exchange rate applicable on 15 September 2016.

This announcement confirms the currency exchange rates applicable for the 2016 interim dividend for shareholders who have made a currency election:

Declared dividend (45.00 US cents)	Exchange rate	Dividend per share following currency election/Dividend per ADR
59.13 Australian cents	0.56867	33.63 British pence
33.80 British pence	1.75850	59.44 Australian cents
33.80 British pence	1.31930	44.59 US cents (ADR Holders)

The interim dividend will be paid to shareholders of Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc and to ADR holders on 22 September 2016.

Victoria Hames ### Acting Company Secretary	### Tim Paine Joint Company Secretary
### Rio Tinto plc 6 St James's Square London SW1Y 4AD United Kingdom T +44 20 7781 1345 Registered in England No. 719885	### Rio Tinto Limited 120 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia T +61 3 9283 3333 Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404

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