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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-23-004990
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	IRANNOTICE
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230224
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230224

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RIO TINTO PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863064
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		IRANNOTICE
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10533
		FILM NUMBER:		23664611

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i43329b10d5ea46ba81b730c9b5e729a0_1"></div><div style="min-height:56.7pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><img alt="image_0.jpg" src="image_0.jpg" style="height:49px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:138px"></div><div style="padding-right:-56.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Rio Tinto plc </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6 St James&#8217;s Square</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">London, SW1Y 4AD</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Georgia',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">United Kingdom</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">February 24, 2023</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">US Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Washington, DC 20549</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Re&#58; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Notice of disclosure filed in Exchange Act Annual Report under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dear Sirs&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Rio Tinto plc has made disclosure pursuant to those provisions in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2023. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Respectfully,</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Steve Allen&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Steve Allen</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Company Secretary</font></div><div style="height:56.7pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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