EX-99.8 9 director.htm

Change to Director's Appointment Date

Released : 22.03.2017 09:09

RNS Number : 1880A
Rio Tinto PLC
22 March 2017

Simon Henry effective date of appointment as Rio Tinto director

22 March 2017

Rio Tinto announced on 10 February 2017 that Mr Simon Henry would join the board of Rio Tinto on 1 July 2017. Rio Tinto is now pleased to confirm that the effective date of Mr Henry's appointment has been brought forward and he will be appointed a director with effect from 1 April 2017.

| Steve Allen | Tim Paine
| Company Secretary | Joint Company Secretary
| Rio Tinto plc | Rio Tinto Limited
| 6 St James's Square | 120 Collins Street
| London SW1Y 4AD | Melbourne 3000
| United Kingdom | Australia
| T +44 20 7781 2058 | T +61 3 9283 3333
| Registered in England | Registered in Australia
| No. 719885 | ABN 96 004 458 404

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