http://riotinto.msgfocus.com/q/13Vwu6iPlYm8I9pRHZB25/wv Follow us http://riotinto.msgfocus.com/c/15lC0imXA7lw4j2ueBAZLt2S 17 March 2014 Rio Tinto publishes details of its US$7.5 billion global tax payments in 2013 Download media release here http://riotinto.msgfocus.com/c/15lC4nQwm0wMWBdXiMfjYLBO Download Taxes paid report here http://riotinto.msgfocus.com/c/15lC6qAiJX7qnKjGPRzu5pTh Rio Tinto has published its latest ‘Taxes paid report’ which details the US$7.5 billion of taxes the company paid around the world in 2013. The company also paid US$1.9 billion of taxes on behalf of its employees. The voluntary annual report details all individual payments more than US$1 million made to governments in the countries where Rio Tinto operates. The majority of Rio Tinto’s taxes were paid in Australia (US$5.7b), Canada (US$523m), Chile (US$380m), Mongolia (US$220m), United States (US$217m), South Africa (US$167m), France (US$126m), Guinea (US$64m), Singapore (US$52m) and the United Kingdom (US$26m). Corporate income tax was the largest component of Rio Tinto’s tax payments around the world, followed by government royalties, employer payroll taxes and other taxes. Rio Tinto chief financial officer Chris Lynch said “Our tax strategy and payments are central to our approach to achieving sustainable development for the long term as a business, as a sector and as a global corporate citizen. “This report demonstrates the significant contribution Rio Tinto makes to public finances in the countries where it operates around the globe.

We are a strong advocate for global tax transparency and this is reflected through this report and our founding membership of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. “However, Rio Tinto is concerned about additional compliance costs associated with the proliferation of new regulatory initiatives around worldwide tax reporting that have recently been introduced, or are under consideration, by various governments.

A multitude of different reporting formats is unlikely to result in greater clarity and will impose additional costs upon companies, with little or no public benefit.” This is the fourth year that Rio Tinto has published its ‘Taxes paid report’. Contacts: Media Relations, EMEA / Americas Illtud Harri Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1152 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 503 600 David Outhwaite Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1623 Mobile: +44 (0) 7787 597 493 Media Relations, Australia / Asia David Luff Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620 Mobile: +61 (0) 419 850 205 Bruce Tobin Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3612 Mobile: +61 (0) 419 103 454 Media Relations, Canada Bryan Tucker Office: +1 (0) 514 848 8151 Mobile: +1 (0) 514 825 8319 Investor Relations, London Mark Shannon Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1178 Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 576 597 David Ovington Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 2051 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 010 978 Grant Donald Office: +44 (0) 20 7781 1262 Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 587 805 Investor Relations, Australia Christopher Maitland Office +61 (0) 3 9283 3063 Mobile +61 (0) 459 800 131 Rachel Storrs Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628 Mobile: +61 (0) 417 401 018 Galina Rogova Office: +852 2839 9208 Mobile: +852 6978 3011 Further information: If you have been forwarded this email, you may wish to signup for our media releases http://riotinto.msgfocus.com/c/15lC8tk57TI3OTpqmWTEc4aK directly. Website: www.riotinto.com http://riotinto.msgfocus.com/c/15lCaw3RvQiHg2v9U2dOiIsd If you have problems viewing images in Outlook, please add us to your safe list http://riotinto.msgfocus.com/c/15lCcyNDTMTkHbATr7xYpmJG LEGAL INFORMATION - Copyright © 2014 Rio Tinto.

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