RIO TINTO LTD

This report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning

of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

All statements other than statements of historical facts included in

this report, including, without limitation, those regarding Rio Tinto’s

financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of

management for future operations (including development plans and

objectives relating to Rio Tinto’s products, production forecasts, and

reserve and resource positions), are forward-looking statements.

The words “intend”, “aim”, “project”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “plan”,

“believes”, “expects”, “may”, “should”, “will”, “target”, “set to” or

similar expressions, commonly identify such forward-looking

statements.

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,

uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,

performance or achievements of Rio Tinto, or industry results, to be

materially different from any future results, performance or

achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking

statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on

numerous assumptions regarding Rio Tinto’s present and future

business strategies and the environment in which Rio Tinto will

operate in the future. Among the important factors that could cause

Rio Tinto’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ

materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but

are not limited to:

an inability to live up to Rio Tinto’s values and any resultant damage

to its reputation; the impacts of geopolitics on trade and investment;

the impacts of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon

future; an inability to successfully execute and/or realise value from

acquisitions and divestments; the level of new ore resources,

including the results of exploration programs and/or acquisitions;

disruption to strategic partnerships that play a material role in

delivering growth, production, cash or market positioning; damage to

Rio Tinto’s relationships with communities and governments; an

inability to attract and retain requisite skilled people; declines in

commodity prices and adverse exchange rate movements; an

inability to raise sufficient funds for capital investment; inadequate

estimates of ore resources and reserves;

delays or overruns of large and complex projects; changes in tax

regulation; changes in environmental, social and governance

reporting standards; safety incidents or major hazard events; cyber

breaches; physical impacts from climate change; the impacts of

water scarcity; natural disasters; an inability to successfully manage

the closure, reclamation and rehabilitation of sites; the impacts of

civil unrest; breaches of Rio Tinto’s policies, standards and

procedures, laws or regulations; trade tensions between the world’s

major economies; increasing societal and investor expectations, in

particular with regard to environmental, social and governance

considerations; the impacts of technological advancements; and

such other risks identified in Rio Tinto’s most recent Annual Report

and accounts in Australia and the United Kingdom and the most

recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC or Form 6-Ks

furnished to, or filed with, the SEC. Forward-looking statements

should, therefore, be construed in light of such risk factors and

undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this

report. Rio Tinto expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking

(except as required by applicable law, the UK Listing Rules, the

Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial

Conduct Authority and the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities

Exchange) to release publicly any updates or revisions to any

forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in

Rio Tinto’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in

events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement

is based.

Nothing in this report should be interpreted to mean that future

earnings per share of Rio Tinto plc or Rio Tinto Limited will

necessarily match or exceed its historical published earnings

per share.

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ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

Exhibits marked “*” have been filed as exhibits to this Annual report on Form 20-F and other exhibits

have been incorporated by reference as indicated.

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have duly caused and authorised the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on their behalf.