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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

 REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2017

 

Commission file number: 001-10533

Commission file number: 001-34121

 

 

Rio Tinto plc

Rio Tinto Limited

 

ABN 96 004 458 404

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

6 St James’s Square

Level 33, 120 Collins Street

London, SW1Y 4AD, United Kingdom

Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F _X_  Form 40-F ___

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ___

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to

Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes ___  No _X_

 

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection

with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________

 

 


 

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

 

 

 

 

12 May 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Rio Tinto share buyback programme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

 

Rio Tinto plc        

Rio Tinto Limited

(Registrant)            

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

By /s/ Steve Allen          

By   /s/ Steve Allen

Name  Steve Allen          

Name   Steve Allen

Title  Company Secretary        

Title  Joint Company Secretary

 

 

Date    1 June 2017                  

 1 June 2017