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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i3ef0ab7365ed4463a860e5e933d318e0_41"></div><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%"><br>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">FORM S-8<br>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">UNDER<br>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.008%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:21.888%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.442%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:24.515%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:20.903%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.444%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Rio Tinto plc </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Rio Tinto Limited</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">ABN 96 004 458 404</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">England and Wales</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">None</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Australia </font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">None </font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6 St. James&#8217;s Square</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">London SW1Y 4AD</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">United Kingdom</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Level 43, 120 Collins Street</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Melbourne, Victoria 3000</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Australia</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Rio Tinto plc</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Equity Incentive Plan 2018</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Full title of plans)</font></div></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Rio Tinto Limited</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Equity Incentive Plan 2018</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Full title of plans)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Cheree Finan</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Corporate Secretary</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Rio Tinto Services Inc.</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">80 State Street</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Albany, New York, 12207-2543</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Name and address of agent for service)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">(801) 204-2000</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Copies to&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Michael Z. Bienenfeld</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Igor Rogovoy</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Linklaters LLP</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">One Silk Street</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">London EC2Y 8HQ<br>+44 20 7456 2000</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:65.52pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company,&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.616%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:27.447%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.950%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.587%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Large accelerated filer</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#9746;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Accelerated filer</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#9744;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non-accelerated filer</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#9744;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Smaller reporting company</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#9744;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Emerging growth company</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#9744;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Securities Act</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:65.52pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">This registration statement on Form S-8 (&#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering&#58; (i) an aggregate of 1,130,000 additional ordinary shares, nominal value 10 pence per share, in the capital of Rio Tinto plc (the &#8220;plc Shares&#8221;) under the Rio Tinto plc Equity Incentive Plan 2018 (the &#8220;2018 plc Plan&#8221;) and (ii) an aggregate of 25,000 additional shares in the capital of Rio Tinto Limited (the &#8220;Limited Shares&#8221;) under the Rio Tinto Limited Equity Incentive Plan 2018, (the &#8220;2018 Limited Plan&#8221;). </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">These additional plc Shares and Limited Shares are additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement on </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863064/000156459018013385/rio-s8.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Form S-8 (File No. 333-224907</a><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863064/000156459018013385/rio-s8.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">)</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%"> was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on May 14, 2018 (the &#8220;Prior S-8 Registration Statement&#8221;), and were not previously registered under the Prior S-8 Registration Statement. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior S-8 Registration Statement are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except as otherwise set forth herein.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">PART II</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Item 3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Incorporation of Documents By Reference.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">We incorporate by reference into this registration statement&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:68.05pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-34.04pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;padding-left:22.95pt">Annual Report on Form 20-F of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:68.05pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-34.04pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;padding-left:22.38pt">All other reports filed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), since 31 December 2024 (other than the portions of those reports not deemed to be filed).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:68.05pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-34.04pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;padding-left:22.95pt">The description of (i) Rio Tinto plc&#8217;s ordinary shares, nominal value 10 pence per share and (ii) Rio Tinto Limited&#8217;s shares, each contained in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024 under the section entitled &#8220;Shareholder Information.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:34pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">All documents subsequently filed by either Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities hereby registered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:34pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such previous statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:34pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%"> </font></div><div style="height:65.52pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Item 8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Exhibits.</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.876%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.504%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.164%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:81.032%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibit No. </font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibit Description</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">4.1</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863064/000162828021003713/ex1-1plcarticles.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Articles of Association of Rio Tinto plc (adopted by special resolution passed on 20 April 2009 and amended on 1 October 2009 and 8 April 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Rio Tinto plc&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2020, File No. 1-10533)</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">4.2</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863064/000162828025006642/ex1-2rtl_amendedxconstit.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Constitution of Rio Tinto Limited (ACN 004 458 404) (as adopted by special resolution passed on 24 May 2000 and amended by special resolution on 18 April 2002, 29 April 2005, 27 April 2007, 24 April 2008, 20 April 2009, 7 May 2020 and 2 May 2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 of Rio Tinto plc&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, File No. 001-10533)</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">4.3</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863064/000162828025006642/ex4-1eip2018plc8may2024.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Rules of the Rio Tinto plc Equity Incentive Plan 2018, approved on 11 April 2018 and amended on 12 February 2019, 4 March 2021, 28 June 2021, 19 October 2023 and 8 May 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Rio Tinto plc&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, File No. 001-10533) filed on February 20, 2024</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%"> </font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">4.4</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863064/000162828025006642/ex4-2eip2018limited8may2.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Rules of the Rio Tinto Limited Equity Incentive Plan 2018, approved on 2 May 2018 and amended on 12 February 2019, 4 March 2021, 28 June 2021, 19 October 2023 and 8 May 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Rio Tinto Limited&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, File No. 001-34121) filed on February 20, 2024</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">5.1*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex51rtpopinionofcounseleip.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Opinion of counsel of Rio Tinto plc, as to the validity of newly issued shares</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">5.2*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex52rtlopinionofcounseleip.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Opinion of counsel of Rio Tinto Limited, as to the validity of newly issued shares</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">23.1*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex231_kpmgeip2018.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Consent of KPMG LLP and KPMG, independent registered public accounting firms</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">23.2*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex51rtpopinionofcounseleip.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Consent of counsel of Rio Tinto plc (included in Exhibit 5.1) </a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">23.3*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex52rtlopinionofcounseleip.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Consent of counsel of Rio Tinto Limited (included in Exhibit 5.2)</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">24.1*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ibe933698682849f5b75f1cbaca8b1e34_7454" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">107*</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="exfilingfees2018_07mar2025.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">Filing Fee Table</a></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:43.931%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">*Filed herewith</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:65.52pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:34pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of London, United Kingdom, on 7 March 2025.</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:58.934%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.866%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Rio Tinto plc </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Registrant)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">Rio Tinto Limited </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">(Registrant) </font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Andy Hodges                        &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Andy Hodges<br>Group Company Secretary                                             (Signature and Title)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Tim Paine                       &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Tim Paine<br>Company Secretary                                             (Signature and Title) </font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:272pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:272pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:272pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:272pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:65.52pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font id="ibe933698682849f5b75f1cbaca8b1e34_7454"></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:34pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below severally constitutes and appoints each Director listed below (with full power to each of them to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorney may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the Securities and any securities or Blue Sky law of any of the states of the United States of America in order to effect the registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) of the said securities for issue, offer, sale or trade under the Blue Sky or other securities laws of any of such states and in connection therewith to execute, acknowledge, verify, deliver, file and cause to be published applications, reports, consents to service of process, appointments of attorneys to receive service of process and other papers and instruments which may be required under such laws, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or her name in his or her capacity as an Officer, Director or Authorized Representative in the United States of America or in any other capacity with respect to this registration statement and any registration statement in respect of the Securities that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) (collectively, the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) and&#47;or such other form or forms as may be appropriate to be filed with the Commission or under or in connection with any Blue Sky laws or other securities laws of any state of the United States of America or with such other regulatory bodies and agencies as any of them may deem appropriate in respect of the Securities, and with respect to any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and to any and all instruments and documents filed as part of or in connection with this Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:34pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:34pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:65.52pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.488%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:51.073%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:20.139%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Signature</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Title</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Date</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Dominic Barton</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Chairman</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Dominic Barton</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Jakob Stausholm</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Director and Chief Executive</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Jakob Stausholm</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Peter Cunningham</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Director and Chief Financial Officer </font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Peter Cunningham </font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Dean Dalla Valle</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Dean Dalla Valle</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Simon Henry</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Simon Henry</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Kaisa Hietala</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Kaisa Hietala</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Sam Laidlaw</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Sam Laidlaw</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Jennifer Nason</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">7 March 2025</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Jennifer Nason</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Ngaire Woods</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Joc O&#8217;Rourke</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Sharon Thorne</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Non Executive Director</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Martina Merz</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">&#47;s&#47; Ben Wyatt</font></div></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 2.38pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Non Executive Director</font></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7 March 2025</font></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ben Wyatt</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:65.52pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:84.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed the registration statement on 7 March 2025 in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Rio Tinto plc in the United States.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:204pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:140%">RIO TINTO PLC.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;padding-left:204pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">By&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Cheree Finan<br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Name&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Cheree Finan<br>Title&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Authorized Representative  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:140%">Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed the registration statement on 7 March 2025 in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Rio Tinto Limited in the United 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Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Rio Tinto plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Rio Tinto Limited
ABN 96 004 458 404
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
None
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Australia
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
None
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6 St. James's Square
London SW1Y 4AD
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Level 43, 120 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Australia
(Address of principal executive offices)
Rio Tinto plc
Equity Incentive Plan 2018
(Full title of plans)
Rio Tinto Limited
Equity Incentive Plan 2018
(Full title of plans)
Cheree Finan
Corporate Secretary
Rio Tinto Services Inc.
80 State Street
Albany, New York, 12207-2543
(Name and address of agent for service)
(801) 204-2000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Michael Z. Bienenfeld
Igor Rogovoy
Linklaters LLP
One Silk Street
London EC2Y 8HQ
+44 20 7456 2000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "
Securities Act
").
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form S-8 ("Registration Statement") is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering: (i) an aggregate of 1,130,000 additional ordinary shares, nominal value 10 pence per share, in the capital of Rio Tinto plc (the "plc Shares") under the Rio Tinto plc Equity Incentive Plan 2018 (the "2018 plc Plan") and (ii) an aggregate of 25,000 additional shares in the capital of Rio Tinto Limited (the "Limited Shares") under the Rio Tinto Limited Equity Incentive Plan 2018, (the "2018 Limited Plan").
These additional plc Shares and Limited Shares are additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement on
Form S-8 (File No. 333-224907
)
was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 14, 2018 (the "Prior S-8 Registration Statement"), and were not previously registered under the Prior S-8 Registration Statement. Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior S-8 Registration Statement are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except as otherwise set forth herein.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
We incorporate by reference into this registration statement:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 20-F of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024.
(b)
All other reports filed by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), since 31 December 2024 (other than the portions of those reports not deemed to be filed).
(c)
The description of (i) Rio Tinto plc's ordinary shares, nominal value 10 pence per share and (ii) Rio Tinto Limited's shares, each contained in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited for the year ended 31 December 2024 under the section entitled "Shareholder Information."
All documents subsequently filed by either Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities hereby registered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such previous statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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Item 8.    Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
4.1
Articles of Association of Rio Tinto plc (adopted by special resolution passed on 20 April 2009 and amended on 1 October 2009 and 8 April 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Rio Tinto plc's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2020, File No. 1-10533)
4.2
Constitution of Rio Tinto Limited (ACN 004 458 404) (as adopted by special resolution passed on 24 May 2000 and amended by special resolution on 18 April 2002, 29 April 2005, 27 April 2007, 24 April 2008, 20 April 2009, 7 May 2020 and 2 May 2024) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 of Rio Tinto plc's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, File No. 001-10533)
4.3
Rules of the Rio Tinto plc Equity Incentive Plan 2018, approved on 11 April 2018 and amended on 12 February 2019, 4 March 2021, 28 June 2021, 19 October 2023 and 8 May 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Rio Tinto plc's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, File No. 001-10533) filed on February 20, 2024
4.4
Rules of the Rio Tinto Limited Equity Incentive Plan 2018, approved on 2 May 2018 and amended on 12 February 2019, 4 March 2021, 28 June 2021, 19 October 2023 and 8 May 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Rio Tinto Limited's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024, File No. 001-34121) filed on February 20, 2024
5.1*
Opinion of counsel of Rio Tinto plc, as to the validity of newly issued shares
5.2*
Opinion of counsel of Rio Tinto Limited, as to the validity of newly issued shares
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP and KPMG, independent registered public accounting firms
23.2*
Consent of counsel of Rio Tinto plc (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3*
Consent of counsel of Rio Tinto Limited (included in Exhibit 5.2)
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement)
107*
Filing Fee Table
*Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of London, United Kingdom, on 7 March 2025.
Rio Tinto plc
(Registrant)
Rio Tinto Limited
(Registrant)
/s/ Andy Hodges
Andy Hodges
Group Company Secretary                                             (Signature and Title)
/s/ Tim Paine
Tim Paine
Company Secretary                                             (Signature and Title)
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below severally constitutes and appoints each Director listed below (with full power to each of them to act alone), his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorney may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the Securities and any securities or Blue Sky law of any of the states of the United States of America in order to effect the registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) of the said securities for issue, offer, sale or trade under the Blue Sky or other securities laws of any of such states and in connection therewith to execute, acknowledge, verify, deliver, file and cause to be published applications, reports, consents to service of process, appointments of attorneys to receive service of process and other papers and instruments which may be required under such laws, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or her name in his or her capacity as an Officer, Director or Authorized Representative in the United States of America or in any other capacity with respect to this registration statement and any registration statement in respect of the Securities that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) (collectively, the "Registration Statement") and/or such other form or forms as may be appropriate to be filed with the Commission or under or in connection with any Blue Sky laws or other securities laws of any state of the United States of America or with such other regulatory bodies and agencies as any of them may deem appropriate in respect of the Securities, and with respect to any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement and to any and all instruments and documents filed as part of or in connection with this Registration Statement.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Dominic Barton
Chairman
7 March 2025
Dominic Barton
/s/ Jakob Stausholm
Director and Chief Executive
7 March 2025
Jakob Stausholm
/s/ Peter Cunningham
Director and Chief Financial Officer
7 March 2025
Peter Cunningham
/s/ Dean Dalla Valle
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Dean Dalla Valle
/s/ Simon Henry
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Simon Henry
/s/ Kaisa Hietala
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Kaisa Hietala
/s/ Sam Laidlaw
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Sam Laidlaw
/s/ Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz
/s/ Jennifer Nason
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Jennifer Nason
/s/ Ngaire Woods
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Ngaire Woods
/s/ Joc O'Rourke
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Joc O'Rourke
/s/ Sharon Thorne
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Sharon Thorne
/s/ Martina Merz
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Martina Merz
/s/ Ben Wyatt
Non Executive Director
7 March 2025
Ben Wyatt
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed the registration statement on 7 March 2025 in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Rio Tinto plc in the United States.
RIO TINTO PLC.
By:
/s/ Cheree Finan
Name:    Cheree Finan
Title:    Authorized Representative
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed the registration statement on 7 March 2025 in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Rio Tinto Limited in the United States.
RIO TINTO LIMITED
By:
/s/ Cheree Finan
Name:    Cheree Finan
Title:    Authorized Representative
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