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Share Capital - Rio Tinto Limited

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Disclosure of classes of share capital [abstract]

Rio Tinto Limited


	2023 Number (million)	2022 Number (million)	2021 Number (million)	2023 US$m	2022 US$m	2021 US$m
Issued and fully paid up share capital
At 1 January	371.21	371.21	371.21	3,330	3,570	3,781
Adjustment on currency translation				47	(240)	(211)
At 31 December	371.21	371.21	371.21	3,377	3,330	3,570
– Special Voting Share(a)	1 only	1 only	1 only
– DLC Dividend Share(a)	1 only	1 only	1 only
Total share capital	371.21	371.21	371.21

(a)The Special Voting Share was issued to facilitate the joint voting by shareholders of Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc on Joint Decisions following the DLC Merger. The DLC Dividend Share

was issued to facilitate the efficient management of funds within the DLC structure. Directors have the ability to issue an Equalisation Share if that is required under the terms of the DLC Merger

Sharing Agreement.

During 2023, US$78 million of shares (2022: US$84 million; 2021: US$95 million) were purchased by employee share ownership trusts on behalf of

Rio Tinto Limited to satisfy employee share awards on vesting. At 31 December 2023, 794,282 shares (2022: 979,495; 2021: 995,173) were held in

the employee share ownership trusts on behalf of Rio Tinto Limited.

Information relating to share-based incentive schemes is in note 27.