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Share Changes For Rio Tinto In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 09/05/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday May 13th 2005:

Rio Tinto Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6220103, GICS Code: 15104020) a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares to 471,075,069. This change is due to a share buyback.

Following is a summary of the announced changes:

S&P/ASX 50 Index – May 13th 2005 after the market close

S&P Index Company Name New Total  New IWF
S&P/ASX 50  Rio Tinto Limited 471,075,069 0.62 (no change)

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