Rio Tinto PlcLSE: RIO

Appointment of Group Company Secretary

May 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM UTC · Issued by Rio Tinto Plc

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Notice to ASX/LSE

Appointment of Group Company Secretary

18 May 2026

Rio Tinto announces the appointment of Matthew Whyte as Group Company Secretary, and Company Secretary of Rio Tinto plc, with effect from 18 May 2026.

Andy Hodges will stand down as Group Company Secretary, and Company Secretary of Rio Tinto plc with effect from 18 May 2026.

Tim Paine continues as Company Secretary of Rio Tinto Limited.

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Contacts

Please direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto.com

Media Relations,

United Kingdom

Matthew Klar

M +44 7796 630 637

David Outhwaite

M +44 7787 597 493

Media Relations,

Australia

Matt Chambers

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Alyesha Anderson
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Rachel Pupazzoni

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Bruce Tobin 

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Media Relations,

Canada

Vanessa Damha

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Malika Cherry

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Media Relations,

US & Latin America

Jesse Riseborough

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Investor Relations,

United Kingdom

Rachel Arellano
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David Ovington

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Laura Brooks

M +44 7826 942 797

Weiwei Hu

M +44 7825 907 230

Investor Relations,

Australia

Tom Gallop

M +61 439 353 948

Eddie Gan-Och
M +61 477 599 714

Rio Tinto plc

6 St James's Square

London SW1Y 4AD

United Kingdom

T +44 20 7781 2000

Registered in England

No. 719885

Rio Tinto Limited

Level 43, 120 Collins Street

Melbourne 3000

Australia

T +61 3 9283 3333

Registered in Australia

ABN 96 004 458 404

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Matthew Whyte, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

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