EX-99.6 7 rio-ex996_38.htm EX-99.6

Exhibit 99.6

Notification of dividend / distribution

Update Summary |

Entity name

RIO TINTO LIMITED

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

RIO - ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Announcement Type

Update to previous announcement

Date of this announcement

Friday April 6, 2018

Reason for the Update

Update to Appendix 3A.1 released on 7 February 2018 to notify the currency exchange rates - refer section 2B.2a

Additional Information

The 2017 final dividend of AUD2.2853 per share is fully franked at the applicable corporate rate of 30%

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

Announcement Details |

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details |

| 1.1 | Name of +Entity

RIO TINTO LIMITED

1.2 Registered Number Type |  | Registration Number
ABN |  | 96004458404

| 1.3 | ASX issuer code

RIO

| 1.4 | The announcement is

Update/amendment to previous announcement

1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement

Update to Appendix 3A.1 released on 7 February 2018 to notify the currency exchange rates - refer section 2B.2a

1.4 b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update

Wednesday February 7, 2018

| 1.5 | Date of this announcement

Friday April 6, 2018

| 1.6 | ASX +Security Code

RIO

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ASX +Security Description

ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details |

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

Ordinary

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of six months

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)

Sunday December 31, 2017

2A.4 +Record Date

Friday March 2, 2018

2A.5 Ex Date

Thursday March 1, 2018

2A.6 Payment Date

Thursday April 12, 2018

2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?

| • | Security holder approval

| • | Court approval

| • | Lodgement of court order with +ASIC

| • | ACCC approval

| • | FIRB approval

| • | Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the dividend/distribution. |

No

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")

AUD - Australian Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount per +security (in primary currency) for all dividends/distributions notified in this form

AUD 2.28530000

2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements relating to the currency in which the dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders that it wishes to disclose to the market?

Yes

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security?

We have a Dividend/Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP)

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2A.11a If the +entity has a DRP, is the DRP applicable to this dividend/distribution? Yes | 2A.11a(i) DRP Status in respect of this dividend/distribution Full DRP

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking?

No

Part 2B - Currency Information |

2B.1 Does the entity default to payment in certain currencies dependent upon certain attributes such as the banking instruction or registered address of the +securityholder? (For example NZD to residents of New Zealand and/or USD to residents of the U.S.A.).

Yes

2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements

Where the security holder has nominated an Australian or United Kingdom financial institution account for receipt of payments, payment will be made by direct credit in AUD or GBP as applicable. In the absence of any such nomination, or any election by the securityholder to the contrary (including currency election facilities offered by Computershare Investor Services Pty Ltd, Rio Tinto Limited's share registry), payments will be made as follows: - securityholders with a registered address in the United Kingdom will receive payment by cheque in GBP; and - all other secuirtyholders will receive payment by cheque in AUD. Payments in GBP referred to above will be converted from AUD at the exchange rate applicable 5 business days prior to the dividend payment date and released to the ASX the following day.

2B.2a Other currency/currencies in which the dividend/distribution will be paid:

GBP - Pound Sterling | GBP 1.25490000

2B.2b Please provide the exchange rates used for non-primary currency payments

AUD/GDP 0.54912

2B.2c If payment currency equivalent and exchange rates not known, date for information to be released |  | Estimated or Actual? Actual
Friday April 6, 2018 |

2B.3 Can the securityholder choose to receive a currency different to the currency they would receive under the default arrangements?

No

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Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution |

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time? No 3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security AUD 2.28530000 3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked? Yes 3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked 100.0000 % 3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security AUD 2.28530000 3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount AUD 0.00000000 3A.7 Ordinary dividend/distribution conduit foreign income amount per security AUD 0.00000000 | 3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security AUD 3A.2a Is the ordinary dividend/distribution fully franked? Yes 3A.3a Applicable corporate tax rate for franking credit (%) 30.0000 % 3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked 0.0000 %

Part 4A - +Dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) |

4A.1 What is the default option if +security holders do not indicate whether they want to participate in the DRP?

Do not participate in DRP (i.e. cash payment)

4A.2 Last date and time for lodgement of election notices to share registry under DRP Tuesday March 20, 2018 17:00:00 | 4A.3 DRP discount rate 0.0000 %

4A.4 Period of calculation of reinvestment price

Start Date | End Date

4A.5 DRP price calculation methodology

Shares will be purchased on-market on or as soon as practicable after the dividend payment date. It may be necessary to carry out several market transactions to acquire the number of shares required and the DRP price will be the average of the deal prices of those transactions. The DRP price will be published at www.riotinto.com/drp-price

4A.6 DRP Price (including any discount): AUD | 4A.7 DRP +securities +issue date

4A.8 Will DRP +securities be a new issue?

No

4A.9 Is there a minimum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

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No

4A.10 Is there a maximum dollar amount or number of +securities required for DRP participation?

No

4A.11 Are there any other conditions applying to DRP participation?

No

4A.12 Link to a copy of the DRP plan rules

www.riotinto.com/drp-rules

4A.13 Further information about the DRP

Part 5 - Further information |

| 5.1 | Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution

| 5.2 | Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

The 2017 final dividend of AUD2.2853 per share is fully franked at the applicable corporate rate of 30%

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