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    	COMPANY DATA:
    		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIO TINTO PLC
    		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863064
    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
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    		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
    		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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    		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
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    		FILM NUMBER:		21836703

    	BUSINESS ADDRESS:
    		STREET 1:		6 ST JAMES'S SQUARE
    		CITY:			LONDON, SW1Y 4AD
    		STATE:			X0
    		ZIP:			00000
    		BUSINESS PHONE:		44 20 7781 1623

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    		STREET 1:		RIO TINTO SERVICES INC.
    		STREET 2:		80 STATE STREET
    		CITY:			ALBANY
    		STATE:			NY
    		ZIP:			12207-2543

    	FORMER COMPANY:
    		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RTZ CORPORATION PLC
    		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950522

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    		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887028
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    		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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    		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
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    		STREET 1:		120 COLLINS STREET
    		STREET 2:		MELBOURNE
    		CITY:			VICTORIA 3000
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    		ZIP:			AUSTRALIA
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    		STATE:			NY
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