Rio Tinto April 2026 Corporate Activities: Dividend, Share Issuances, and Disaster Relief
Rio Tinto's Form 6-K for April 2026 reports multiple corporate activities including the payment of a 2025 final dividend of USD 2.54 per share, fully franked at 30%, with payment on April 16, 2026. The filing details share capital updates with Rio Tinto plc having 1,254,956,574 voting rights and Rio Tinto Limited having 371,821,214 publicly held shares. The company issued 156,231 ordinary shares through employee share plan conversions and 547,933 share rights under employee incentive schemes. Additionally, 340,623 share rights lapsed due to unmet conditions. Rio Tinto announced A$3 million in disaster relief donations for communities affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle in Australia. The filing also includes multiple notifications of share dealings by key management personnel through various employee share plans and dividend reinvestment programs.